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Current affairs compilation: August 2025

The whole month in one page, day by day. Use it for revision before Prelims.

October 2026 · 101September 2026 · 142August 2026 · 169July 2026 · 165June 2026 · 139May 2026 · 125

Friday, 1 August

6 items
  1. Bharat National Cybersecurity Exercise 2025GS3 · Cyber security
  2. BHASKAR startup registry crosses 1.97 lakh entitiesGS3 · Startups
  3. PM National Dialysis Programme: 1,704 centres in 751 districtsGS2 · Health
  4. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: 1.78 lakh centresGS2 · Health
  5. Food processing: PMKSY, PLI and PMFMEGS3 · Agriculture
  6. MEA Parliament replies (31 Jul-1 Aug 2025): evacuations, Ganga treaty, MauritiusGS2 · Parliament replies

Saturday, 2 August

3 items
  1. Bihar SIR: draft electoral rolls publishedGS2 · Elections
  2. Matri Van: 750-acre urban forest in the AravallisGS3 · Environment
  3. Kopili river (NW-57) gets its first cargoGS3 · Inland waterways

Sunday, 3 August

1 items
  1. BIMSTEC doctors join the National Cancer Grid meetingGS2 · IR

Monday, 4 August

4 items
  1. Mountaineers summit highest peaks of Pangong Tso regionGS1 · Geography
  2. NITI: EVs a $200 billion opportunityGS3 · Energy, Industry
  3. FGD norms for thermal plants reviewedGS3 · Pollution
  4. MEA: targeting India over Russian oil is “unjustified”GS2 · IR

Tuesday, 5 August

5 items
  1. 11th National Handloom Day: “Haat on Wheels”GS1/3 · Culture, Economy
  2. DAC clears ₹67,000 crore of proposalsGS3 · Defence
  3. E-Commerce Export Hubs: five pilotsGS3 · Trade
  4. PM GatiShakti: 293 projects worth ₹13.59 lakh crore evaluatedGS3 · Infrastructure
  5. India and the Philippines become Strategic PartnersGS2 · IR

Wednesday, 6 August

5 items
  1. First green ammonia auction at ₹55.75/kgGS3 · Energy
  2. Household Income Survey in 2026; PLFS revampedGS3 · Data
  3. New base years: GDP and IIP 2022-23, CPI 2024GS3 · Economy
  4. Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 passedGS3 · Maritime
  5. OTT oversight under IT Rules 2021GS2 · Media regulation

Thursday, 7 August

5 items
  1. AIM and Bhashini to push vernacular innovationGS2/3 · Language, Innovation
  2. Joint doctrines for cyberspace and amphibious operations releasedGS3 · Defence
  3. NCERT adds chapters on Manekshaw, Usman and Somnath SharmaGS1 · History
  4. GSI conference on critical mineralsGS3 · Resources
  5. LNG: 8 terminals, 52.7 MMTPAGS3 · Energy

Friday, 8 August

6 items
  1. Cabinet: ₹4,250 crore special packages for Assam and TripuraGS3 · Internal security
  2. GeM at nine: ₹5.4 lakh crore GMVGS2 · Governance
  3. MERITE scheme for 275 technical institutionsGS2 · Education
  4. Parliament replies digest (4–8 Aug 2025): nuclear mission, Gaganyaan, deep ocean, R&DGS2/3 · Parliament replies
  5. Ujjwala subsidy continued; ₹30,000 crore LPG compensation for OMCsGS3 · Energy, Welfare
  6. MEA Parliament replies (7-8 Aug 2025): Brahmaputra dam, LAC, all-party delegationsGS2 · Parliament replies

Saturday, 9 August

3 items
  1. Defence production hits ₹1,50,590 croreGS3 · Defence industry
  2. Sanchar Saathi app crosses 50 lakh downloadsGS3 · Cyber security
  3. ECI delists 334 registered unrecognised partiesGS2 · Elections

Sunday, 10 August

1 items
  1. World Lion Day: Asiatic lions rise to 891GS3 · Biodiversity

Monday, 11 August

4 items
  1. India-Sri Lanka Coast Guard high-level meetingGS2 · Neighbourhood
  2. MPLADS: ₹5 crore a year, now in one instalmentGS2 · Polity
  3. World Elephant Day: India has ~60% of wild elephantsGS3 · Biodiversity
  4. Bank reforms: IBC, CRILC, and UPI growthGS3 · Banking

Tuesday, 12 August

5 items
  1. 700 MW Tato-II hydro project in ArunachalGS3 · Energy
  2. Four more semiconductor units approvedGS3 · Semiconductors
  3. Lucknow Metro Phase-1B approvedGS3 · Urban transport
  4. SHRESTH index for state drug regulatorsGS2 · Health
  5. Parliament replies digest (11–12 Aug 2025): COP29 finance, e-waste, SundarbansGS3 · Parliament replies

Wednesday, 13 August

2 items
  1. FSSAI consultation on honest food labellingGS2 · Health
  2. 98th NPG meeting reviews seven projectsGS3 · Infrastructure

Thursday, 14 August

5 items
  1. e-Sushrut@Clinic for small health providersGS2 · Health, Digital
  2. Parliament replies digest (11–14 Aug 2025): COP29 finance, e-waste, SundarbansGS3 · Parliament replies
  3. Sports Governance and Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bills passedGS2 · Governance
  4. Trade April-July 2025; WPI at -0.58% in JulyGS3 · Economy
  5. Two Indian aquanauts dive to 5,002 mGS3 · Deep ocean

Friday, 15 August

3 items
  1. 79th Independence Day speech: Viksit Bharat 2047 roadmapGS2/3 · Governance
  2. AITIGA review and India-Singapore trade groupGS2/3 · Trade
  3. Next-generation GST reforms announcedGS3 · Taxation

Saturday, 16 August

4 items
  1. Har Ghar Tiranga 2025: 7.50 crore selfiesGS1/2 · Society
  2. Patte Shah Dargah collapse near Humayun’s TombGS1 · Heritage
  3. Conference on cruise tourism in MumbaiGS3 · Tourism
  4. India welcomes Trump-Putin summit in AlaskaGS2 · IR

Sunday, 17 August

2 items
  1. Consumer commissions dispose of more cases than filed in JulyGS2 · Consumer protection
  2. Foreign Secretary in Nepal; Oli invited to IndiaGS2 · IR

Monday, 18 August

3 items
  1. Jan Vishwas 2.0 Bill: 288 provisions decriminalisedGS2/3 · Governance
  2. Contaminated sites rules notifiedGS3 · Pollution
  3. NAPCC and city resilienceGS3 · Climate

Tuesday, 19 August

5 items
  1. Bhubaneswar ring road and Kota-Bundi airport clearedGS3 · Infrastructure
  2. Sickle cell mission: over 6 crore screenedGS2 · Health
  3. Exports push: UK CETA signed, EU FTA aimed by year-endGS3 · Trade
  4. NABL portal for medical labsGS2 · Health
  5. India-China: 24th Special Representatives talks, border trade to reopenGS2 · IR

Wednesday, 20 August

4 items
  1. Agni 5 test-fired from ChandipurGS3 · Defence
  2. Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill: removal of jailed PM, CMs, MinistersGS2 · Polity
  3. India and EAEU agree terms to start FTA talksGS2 · Trade
  4. National Supercomputing Mission: 37 systems, 40 petaflopsGS3 · Tech

Thursday, 21 August

5 items
  1. ESIC adds 19.37 lakh workers in JuneGS3 · Employment
  2. Fortified rice supply extended to December 2028GS2 · Nutrition
  3. Parliament replies digest (18–21 Aug 2025): SMRs, new spaceport, plastics, mangrovesGS3 · Parliament replies
  4. Shubhanshu Shukla: ISS experience to aid GaganyaanGS3 · Space
  5. MEA Parliament replies (21 Aug 2025): USAID, hyphenation, Yarlung TsangpoGS2 · Parliament replies

Friday, 22 August

4 items
  1. National Space Meet 2.0: space startups grow to 350+GS3 · Space
  2. NITI report on homestaysGS3 · Tourism
  3. AURIC smart industrial city allots landGS3 · Industry
  4. National Consumer Helpline gets ₹2.72 crore refundsGS2 · Consumer protection

Saturday, 23 August

5 items
  1. CCPA fines VLCC for misleading CoolSculpting adsGS2 · Consumer protection
  2. India-Australia CECA: 11th roundGS2 · Trade
  3. Kuttanad pilot to revive fish farmingGS3 · Fisheries
  4. NAMASTE: 85,819 sanitation workers profiledGS2 · Social justice
  5. Sub-national SDG monitoring workshop in AgartalaGS2 · Governance

Sunday, 24 August

3 items
  1. Bihar SIR: documents of 98.2% electors receivedGS2 · Elections
  2. DRDO tests Integrated Air Defence Weapon SystemGS3 · Defence
  3. Speakers’ conference marks centenary of Vitthalbhai Patel’s electionGS1/2 · History, Polity

Monday, 25 August

5 items
  1. Atal Pension Yojana: 1.17 crore new subscribersGS2 · Social security
  2. Ran Samwad 2025 at Army War CollegeGS3 · Defence
  3. Chiefs of Defence Conference in ThailandGS2 · Indo-Pacific
  4. GeM crosses ₹15 lakh crore cumulative GMVGS2 · Governance
  5. Fiji PM’s visit: hospital, Jan Aushadhi, mobilityGS2 · IR

Tuesday, 26 August

5 items
  1. CMS Education: 55.9% of students in government schoolsGS2 · Education
  2. India hosts first 3GPP meetings on 6GGS3 · Telecom
  3. INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri commissioned togetherGS3 · Navy
  4. National One Health Mission adds three ministriesGS2/3 · Health
  5. India-US 2+2 intersessional: new 10-year defence frameworkGS2 · IR

Wednesday, 27 August

4 items
  1. ₹12,328 crore rail projects incl. new Kutch lineGS3 · Railways
  2. ASI 2023-24: factory GVA up 11.89%GS3 · Industry
  3. Cabinet approves bid for CWG 2030 in AhmedabadGS2 · Sports
  4. Exercise Bright Star 2025 in EgyptGS2 · Defence diplomacy

Thursday, 28 August

4 items
  1. IIP July 2025: 3.5%, mining contractsGS3 · Industry
  2. India-Saudi Arabia defence committee meetsGS2 · IR
  3. Jan Dhan at 11: 56 crore accountsGS3 · Financial inclusion
  4. Cotton import duty waiver extendedGS3 · Textiles

Friday, 29 August

2 items
  1. India-Africa: double trade by 2030GS2 · IR
  2. India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism under Article 6.2GS3 · Climate

Saturday, 30 August

3 items
  1. First barrier-free MLFF toll plaza in GujaratGS3 · Transport
  2. Ocean accounts workshop for coastal statesGS3 · Environment
  3. CAQM workshop on road dust in GhaziabadGS3 · Air pollution

Sunday, 31 August

3 items
  1. DigiLocker and e-District: ~2,000 services in all statesGS2 · E-governance
  2. India Post suspends all mail bookings to the USGS2/3 · IR, Trade
  3. National Ayush Mission summit announcedGS2 · Health