Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.
At a ministerial dialogue at the 17th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India called for rangeland restoration rooted in science, secure tenure and community stewardship. The Environment Minister said restoration begins with pastoralists as custodians, not merely beneficiaries, as PIB reported on 26 August 2026.
26 Aug 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 26 August 2026 explains India's sugar sector and the sudden price rise. Retail sugar went from ₹48.18 a kg on 20 July to ₹55.70 on 20 August 2026, about 15.6 per cent in a month. Lower output, festive demand, global tightness and hoarding are blamed; stock limits, imports and early crushing are the response.
26 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
On 25 August 2026 the Commission for Air Quality Management ran a special inspection drive in Loni, Ghaziabad under Operation Clean Air. All 28 industrial premises checked were non-compliant. Sixteen units were sealed by the UP Pollution Control Board with the district administration, and notices were served on others.
26 Aug 2026
At the National Shipping Board's first Sagar Samvad on 25 August 2026, the Shipping Minister backed a five-point roadmap to add 100 vessels to India's merchant fleet in five years. India pays close to $75 billion a year in freight to foreign lines. Panelists said Indian-flagged ships cost 16 to 20 per cent more to run.
25 Aug 2026
On 25 August 2026 the Raksha Mantri approved the transfer of technology of all DRDO-developed conventional missile systems to the Indian defence industry for production within the country. The aim is to move missiles from development to industrial production, widen the defence industrial base, cut imports and bring MSMEs into the supply chain.
25 Aug 2026
The e-Shram portal, launched on 26 August 2021, completes five years on 26 August 2026 with 31.89 crore registrations. It is India's first Aadhaar-seeded National Database of Unorganised Workers, giving each worker a 12-digit Universal Account Number. Women make up 54.28 per cent of registrants, and Uttar Pradesh leads the states.
25 Aug 2026
At a review on 25 August 2026, the Finance Ministry said Regional Rural Banks earned a record net profit of ₹10,176 crore in FY 2025-26, up from ₹6,820 crore in FY 2024-25. Business of the 28 RRBs crossed ₹13.5 lakh crore. Gross and net NPAs fell to all-time lows of 5.3 and 2.1 per cent.
25 Aug 2026
At a ministerial dialogue on drought resilience at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 25 August 2026, India called for a shift from reactive drought relief to proactive, technology-enabled resilience. The Environment Minister said drought must be managed as a predictable, preventable risk, with preparedness over response and prevention over crisis management.
25 Aug 2026