Current Affairs for Competitive Exams: 06 August 2026, Daily Roundup
Current Affairs – 06 August 2026
National Current Affairs
1. National Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released India’s first National Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan (CAP).
Key Highlights:
- Covers 14 priority landscapes across Northeast India.
- Focuses on habitat conservation and scientific monitoring using environmental DNA (eDNA).
- Meghalaya launched Mission Clouded Leopard to strengthen species conservation.
2. AMRUT 2.0 Progress Review: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs reviewed the implementation of AMRUT 2.0.
Key Findings:
- Out of 594 sewerage and septage projects, only 104 projects (17.51%) have been completed.
- Recommended linking Central assistance with verified household connections rather than tender awards.
3. BRICS Culture Working Group Meeting: India hosted the 3rd BRICS Culture Working Group (CWG) Meeting in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
4. Other Important National Updates
- Parliament passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).
- Lok Sabha passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, recognising electronic banking records as legally admissible evidence.
- Around 1.8 lakh electors were removed from Meghalaya’s draft electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
- The 7th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 was observed on 5 August, marking the reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
International Current Affairs
1. Inventory-Based Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Framework: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) operationalised the Inventory-Based Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Framework under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023.
Key Features:
- Supports export-oriented warehousing.
- Permits 100% FDI in export-only inventory models.
- Simplifies global e-commerce exports.
2. Air India–Azerbaijan Airlines Codeshare: Air India signed a strategic codeshare agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL).
Importance:
- Improves international connectivity.
- Strengthens trade and tourism links between India and the Caucasus region.
3. Other International Developments
- Favara-UPI Cross-Border Payment Corridor launched between India and Maldives, enabling real-time UPI-based payments.
- India asked Pakistan to end violence in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) and dismantle terror infrastructure.
- A high-level Iranian delegation arrived in India for the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting.
4. Major World Developments
- Hiroshima Day marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing.
- Nauru officially adopted the name Republic of Naoero.
- China announced export controls on drones and sanctions against several American entities.
- NASA confirmed that the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket impacted the Moon.
Defence Update
1. INS Malvan Commissioned: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Malvan, a Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC).
Key Features:
- Designed for coastal defence and anti-submarine operations.
- Equipped for shallow-water surveillance and mine-laying missions.
- Enhances India’s coastal security capabilities.
2. C-DAC–GSI MoU: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) signed an MoU with the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
Purpose:
- High-Performance Computing (HPC) for geospatial analytics.
- Landslide and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) monitoring.
- Advanced mineral exploration.
3. Defence Industry Updates
- Vietnam signed a US$629 million deal to procure BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India.
- HAL inaugurated India’s first indigenous high-thrust aero-engine test bed at Koraput, Odisha.
- Indigenous Virupaksha AESA Radar trials continue for the Su-30MKI fleet.
Science & Technology
1. ANUGYAN Nuclear Technology Programme: IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts launched ANUGYAN, India’s first joint industry-academia Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme.
2. ICAR Develops T2T Genome: ICAR developed India’s first Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) genome of the pigeonpea variety ‘Asha’.
Importance:
- Boosts pulse breeding.
- Improves crop resilience and productivity.
3. New Swamp Eel Species: Scientists discovered a new subterranean blind swamp eel species, Rakthamichthys anchi, from freshwater ecosystems of Northeast India.
Sports Update
Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships
- India won the Men’s Team Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, continuing its strong performance after the Commonwealth Games.
Important Observance – 06 August
Hiroshima Day: Observed: 6 August
Significance:
- Marks the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (1945).
- Promotes global peace, nuclear disarmament and remembrance of war victims.
- The memorial ceremony is held at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (Genbaku Dome), a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Miscellaneous One-Liners Current Affairs
- The Supreme Court directed a 10-km mining buffer zone around notified Wetland Conservation Reserves.
- States and UTs were directed to strengthen cyber-crime response and adopt modern anti-fraud mechanisms.
- Prasanta Mahapatra assumed charge as Executive Director of SEBI.
- India Post released a ₹5 commemorative postage stamp on the birth centenary of Satish Gujral.
- Jupiter Wagons Ltd. partnered with Italy’s Lucchini RS to establish India’s first private-sector integrated railwheel manufacturing unit.
