Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) completes ten years on 9 August 2026, the Commerce Ministry said on 7 August. Cumulative GMV has crossed ₹20 lakh crore through more than 3.78 crore orders. An IIT Delhi study of FY 2023-24 to 2025-26 estimates a net social saving of ₹1,76,411.46 crore. MSEs account for 45.6 per cent of cumulative GMV.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GeM.
7 Aug 2026
The Scan and Register service of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has crossed 25 crore OPD registrations, the Health Ministry said on 7 August 2026. Patients scan a QR code at the hospital and share their ABHA profile to register instantly. It runs at 30,800 facilities in 36 States and UTs, and about 4 lakh people use it daily.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ABDM.
7 Aug 2026
In a Lok Sabha reply released on 6 August 2026, MeitY set out how Indian law tackles AI deepfakes. It covers the IT Act, 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the IT Rules, 2021. The 10 February 2026 amendment requires labels and traceable metadata on AI-generated content and cuts some takedown timelines from 36 hours to 3 hours.
UPSC angle: Mains: Regulating deepfakes.
6 Aug 2026
On 6 August 2026 the Commerce Ministry called media reports that India is importing, or plans to import, large amounts of US ethanol for fuel blending baseless. Ethanol for the Ethanol Blended with Petrol Programme is sourced entirely from domestic producers. No concession or commitment on fuel ethanol imports was made in India-US trade talks.
UPSC angle: Prelims: biofuel policy.
6 Aug 2026
India's first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System, the 82.15 km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, has been fully operational since February 2026, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry told Lok Sabha on 6 August. It includes 23 km of Meerut metro on the same infrastructure. Over 3.8 crore commuters have used it, with punctuality above 99 per cent.
UPSC angle: Prelims: RRTS.
6 Aug 2026
India produced 69.75 million tonnes of coal in July 2026, up 7.51 per cent from 64.88 MT a year earlier, the Coal Ministry said on 6 August. Despatch rose 18.03 per cent to 86.85 MT. With 34.55 MT at power plants and about 113 MT at pitheads and in transit, total stock of about 148 MT covers some 62 days.
UPSC angle: Prelims: coal statistics.
6 Aug 2026
On 6 August 2026 the Union Cabinet approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36. Run by the Petroleum Ministry, it aims to raise Compressed Biogas output nearly ten-fold through assured offtake, a stable price of ₹2,110 per MMBTU, capital assistance, pipelines and credit guarantees.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GOBARdhan, SATAT.
6 Aug 2026
India successfully test-fired the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha, on 6 August 2026, the Defence Ministry said. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. It was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, which handles such strategic missile tests.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Agni series.
6 Aug 2026
SVAMITVA gives property owners in rural inhabited (abadi) areas a Record of Rights, the Panchayati Raj Minister told Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2026. Drone surveys with CORS technology create high-accuracy maps. Drone survey is complete in 3.30 lakh villages, and 11,147 loans worth ₹1,713 crore have been given against SVAMITVA property cards.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SVAMITVA tech.
5 Aug 2026
On 5 August 2026 the Prime Minister marked seven years since Articles 370 and 35(A) ceased to operate in 2019, calling 5 August 2019 a defining milestone. He said the full application of the Constitution has empowered women and marginalised communities in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The change rested on two Presidential Orders, C.O. 272 and C.O. 273.
UPSC angle: Prelims: J&K reorganisation.
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