Current Affairs August 2026

12 editions for UPSC Prelims & Mains, newest first.

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  • Daily Current Affairs — 31 August 2026

    Centre notifies Legal Metrology Rules 2026 to mandate Indian Standard Time · Supreme Court highlights dual standards in probe agency speeds for powerful versus commoners · Supreme Court declines to restrict planned public march in New Delhi

    9 topics · 20 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER 3: INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGYGS PAPER 2: JUDICIARY & EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITYGS PAPER 3: INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIAL GROWTHGS PAPER 2: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / GS PAPER 3: ENERGY SECURITY
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 30 August 2026

    Glacial Collapse Triggers Devastating Flash Floods Across Nepal-Tibet Border · India Dispatches Relief Material and Specialized Rescue Experts to Flood-Hit Nepal · Fresh Flood Alerts Issued Along Bhotekoshi Basin Amid Upstream Water Surges

    12 topics · 14 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & DISASTER MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & ECONOMYINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & GEOPOLITICSPOLITY & GOVERNANCE
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 29 August 2026

    Nepal-Tibet border flash floods kill over 600 as glacial lake risk wanes · Delhi court takes cognisance of NIA chargesheet in Red Fort blast case · India-US Javelin missile deal highlights critical tech transfer imperatives

    9 topics · 16 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER III - DISASTER MANAGEMENT & GEOGRAPHYGS PAPER III - INTERNAL SECURITYGS PAPER II - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & SECURITY STRATEGYGS PAPER II - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & GLOBAL TRADE
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 28 August 2026

    Devastating flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border leave hundreds missing and dead · Scientific assessments warned of escalating Himalayan glacial risks months before Nepal disaster · Pilgrimage groups face severe disruption following high-altitude floods in Tibet border region

    9 topics · 16 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER 3 - DISASTER MANAGEMENT & GEOGRAPHYGS PAPER 2 - GOVERNANCE & FEDERALISMGS PAPER 2 - POLITY & GOVERNANCEGS PAPER 3 - ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 27 August 2026

    Glacial Collapse Triggers Devastating Flash Floods Along Nepal-Tibet Border · Draft Electoral Rolls Reveal Arbitrary Deletion Reasons in Southern States Revision · Four Naga Civilians Killed in Violent Ambush in Manipur Kangpokpi District

    10 topics · 12 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT & HIMALAYAN ECOLOGYPOLITY & ELECTORAL GOVERNANCEINTERNAL SECURITYSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (HEALTH)
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 26 August 2026

    India and China Discuss Border Delimitation Framework in Beijing High Level Talks · US FBI and Canadian Police Issue Duty to Warn Notice to Pannun · United States Pauses Global Immigrant Visa Processing Amid Visa Regulations Dispute

    9 topics · 18 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER II: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSGS PAPER II: FOREIGN POLICY & DIASPORAGS PAPER III: ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYGS PAPER III: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 25 August 2026

    India and China Hold 25th Round of Special Representative Border Talks in Beijing · Iranian President Warns US Against Coercion During Talks With Pakistan Army Chief · Dust and Vibration From Stone Quarries Threaten Assam Semiconductor Assembly Plant

    10 topics · 10 stories · 5 Prelims MCQs

    INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSECONOMY & ENVIRONMENTINTERNATIONAL SECURITYSOCIAL ISSUES & GOVERNANCE
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 24 August 2026

    Karnataka Special Intensive Revision draft rolls exclude over 1.07 crore voters · Telangana auto drivers call off indefinite strike following welfare board assurance · Rise in AI digital undressing tools sparks calls for stricter technology regulation

    7 topics · 14 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER II - GOVERNANCE & ELECTORAL REFORMSGS PAPER III - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY & CYBER SECURITYGS PAPER II & III - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & CYBER SECURITYGS PAPER III - ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 23 August 2026

    Iran Warns Regional Neighbors Against Supporting US Economic Sanctions · United States and Iran Escalate Rhetoric Over Strait of Hormuz Sovereignty · Israel Expresses Serious Security Concerns to US Over Hamas Disarmament Proposal

    8 topics · 14 stories · 5 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER 2 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSGS PAPER 3 - ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYGS PAPER 3 - DISASTER MANAGEMENTGS PAPER 2 - ISSUES RELATING TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SECTOR
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 22 August 2026

    United States Claims Control Over Strait of Hormuz Amid Stalled Iran Talks · Iranian President Calls for War Resolution Following Expiry of Washington Memorandum · Midway Atoll Seabird Population Rebounds Following Complete Invasive Rat Eradication

    7 topics · 16 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS II: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSGS III: ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYGS II: GOVERNANCE & FEDERALISMGS III: INTERNAL SECURITY & GOVERNANCE
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 21 August 2026

    Government Permits Duty-Free Import of 10 Lakh Tonnes Raw Sugar · Mumbai Police Bust Racket Supplying Mule Accounts for Cyber Fraud · Telangana Police Uncover Criminal Rackets Incubated Behind Bars

    9 topics · 15 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS-3: INDIAN ECONOMY & AGRICULTUREGS-3: INTERNAL SECURITY & CYBER SECURITYGS-2: GOVERNANCE & CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMGS-2: SOCIAL JUSTICE & WELFARE SCHEMES
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  • Daily Current Affairs — 20 August 2026

    Ladakh Civil Society Demands Legislative Assembly and Sixth Schedule Inclusion · United States Threatens Broad Secondary Sanctions Amid West Asia Conflict · Tamil Nadu Enhances Archaeology Allocation and Integrates AI for Epigraphy

    6 topics · 8 stories · 6 Prelims MCQs

    GS PAPER II - INDIAN CONSTITUTION & GOVERNANCEGS PAPER II - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSGS PAPER I - INDIAN ART & CULTUREGS PAPER III - ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
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