Current affairs relevant to GS2.
On 1 September 2026 the Central Adoption Resource Authority launched its Adoption Awareness 2026 theme: "Legal Adoption. Safe Childhood. Secure Future. Say No to Illegal Adoption!" State and UT workshops will run from September onwards instead of only in November, with a Delhi workshop on 10 September 2026 to explain the legal adoption process.
1 Sep 2026
The Prime Minister attended the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 31 August and 1 September 2026, the grouping's 25th anniversary year. He pressed for dialogue over war and no double standards on terrorism. The Bishkek Declaration includes Indian-backed items such as English as an official language in the SCO Charter.
1 Sep 2026
On 31 August 2026 the Prime Minister met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek on the margins of the 26th SCO Summit, their first meeting of the year. They welcomed the outcome of the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission held in Moscow on 24 August 2026 and discussed BRICS, West Asia and the Black Sea.
31 Aug 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 30 August 2026 uses AISHE data to show a decade of change in higher education. Between 2014-15 and 2023-24 universities rose from 760 to 1,289, enrolment from 3.42 crore to 4.50 crore, and GER from 23.7 to 30 per cent. Female GER reached 31.2 per cent, ahead of male GER.
30 Aug 2026
During the Prime Minister's state visit to Uzbekistan on 29 and 30 August 2026, the two leaders agreed to raise ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They set up a Foreign Ministers led mechanism, a working group on non-tariff barriers, and steps towards a preferential trade agreement. India will fund US $1 million of Aral Sea greening.
30 Aug 2026
The 4th India-Argentina Joint Trade Committee met in Buenos Aires on 24 August 2026, led by the Commerce Secretary. Trade crossed USD 6.5 billion in 2025, and India is Argentina's fifth-largest trading partner. The talks covered KABIL's lithium mining in Catamarca, market access for Indian farm goods and Argentina's move to upgrade India's pharma status.
29 Aug 2026
The first meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation in training, exercises, military medicine, staff talks, defence industry and R&D. It is a step to operationalise the defence MoU signed during the Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait in December 2024.
28 Aug 2026
PM SVANidhi, the collateral-free loan scheme for urban street vendors launched on 1 June 2020, completed one year of its restructured phase on 27 August 2026. Lending now runs till 31 March 2030 for 1.15 crore vendors. In the first year, 21.86 lakh loans worth ₹6,294 crore went to 10.56 lakh new beneficiaries.
27 Aug 2026
On 26 August 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives in floods in Nepal. He said India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance, and that Indian teams are coordinating closely with Nepalese authorities on rescue and relief.
26 Aug 2026
On 25 August 2026 India's Department of Fisheries hosted a high-level delegation from Seychelles led by its Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy. The two sides discussed mariculture, hatcheries, tuna fisheries, stock assessment, surveillance and AI tools. Seychelles wants a bilateral MoU only on fisheries and aquaculture, with an advanced work plan.
26 Aug 2026