Current affairs archive
Current affairs — August 2026
Every dated, sourced entry we published in August 2026.
- 31 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted with S. Somanath and a reappointed Anand Mahindra, and the RBI winds up its FCNR-B swap window
A roundup for 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted — former ISRO chief S. Somanath joins, Anand Mahindra is reappointed, and three more non-official directors are named — and the RBI closes its special FCNR-B deposit swap window after big NRI inflows lifted forex reserves.
- 30 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysBankingDefenceState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 30 August 2026: every MGNREGA worker is migrated to the new VB-G RAM G rural jobs scheme, and Russia bids for five more S-400 squadrons
A roundup for 30 August 2026: the Centre says all MGNREGA-registered workers have moved to the new VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme, with e-KYC not mandatory for work; and Russia submits its bid for five more S-400 air-defence squadrons for the Indian Air Force.
- 29 Aug 2026DefenceSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 29 August 2026: ISRO sets the EOS-05 launch for 4 September and begins a leadership revamp, and Varnali Deka becomes the first woman IAS officer from Assam empanelled as Joint Secretary
A roundup for 29 August 2026: ISRO sets the EOS-05 launch for 4 September on a GSLV from Sriharikota and begins a leadership revamp with S.R. Biju to head Gaganyaan; and Dr Varnali Deka becomes the first woman IAS officer from Assam empanelled as Joint Secretary at the Centre.
- 28 Aug 2026BankingDefenceSSCRailways
Current affairs, 28 August 2026: PM Jan Dhan Yojana turns 12, the Navy gets its first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel Samarthak, and India signs for US Javelin missiles
A roundup for 28 August 2026: PM Jan Dhan Yojana completes 12 years (59.09 crore accounts, ₹3.17 lakh crore deposits); the Navy takes delivery of its first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, Samarthak; and the Army signs for US FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles.
- 27 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysState PSC & ServicesDefencePolice & Paramilitary
Current affairs, 27 August 2026: PM Modi's Khelo India Samvaad ahead of National Sports Day, and India heads to the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek
A roundup for 27 August 2026 for SSC, railways, state-PSC and defence aspirants: PM Modi's Khelo India Samvaad ahead of National Sports Day (29 August) pushes a wider Olympic footprint and the National Sports Governance Act; and India heads to the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek.
- 26 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysDefence
Current affairs, 26 August 2026: three new directors join the RBI board, and DRDO opens all conventional missiles to private industry
A roundup for 26 August 2026: the Centre names three new part-time directors to the RBI's central board; Rajnath Singh clears the transfer of all conventional DRDO missile technology to Indian industry; and the ₹36,441-crore New Khelo India Scheme (2026-31) is unveiled.
- 25 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysDefence
Current affairs, 25 August 2026: UPI turns 10, and East Bengal win the 135th Durand Cup
A roundup for 25 August 2026: the Unified Payments Interface completes 10 years — the IMF calls it the world's largest real-time payment system; and East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 to win the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup, a record-equalling 17th title.
- 24 Aug 2026SSCBankingState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 24 August 2026: India–US trade deal 'almost done in principle', and the NDA revisits One Nation, One Election
A roundup for 24 August 2026: US Ambassador Sergio Gor calls the India–US trade deal 'almost done in principle', with mainly the legal text left; and the NDA weighs aligning 22 states' Assembly polls with the 2029 Lok Sabha election for One Nation, One Election.
- 23 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysState PSC & ServicesDefencePolice & Paramilitary
Current affairs, 23 August 2026: India marks the 3rd National Space Day and targets its own space station by 2035, and Rajnath Singh opens a ₹3,500-crore defence expansion
A roundup for 23 August 2026 for SSC, railways, state-PSC and defence aspirants: India observes the third National Space Day (theme 'Towards Viksit Bharat'), ISRO targets its own space station by 2035, and Rajnath Singh opens a ₹3,500-crore defence manufacturing expansion in West Bengal.
- 22 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 22 August 2026: RBI holds the repo at 5.25% as the MPC minutes back a wait-and-watch stance
A roundup for 22 August 2026: the August MPC minutes show the repo rate held at 5.25% on a wait-and-watch view of food and fuel inflation, while RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra sets out a shift towards principle-based regulation with bank balance sheets at a multi-year best.
- 21 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 21 August 2026: forex reserves cross $707 billion as the RBI defends the early FCNR(B) close
A roundup for 21 August 2026: India's foreign-exchange reserves rise to a record $707 billion, the RBI Governor calls the early close of the FCNR(B) swap window a calibration rather than a U-turn, and the operational timeline and hedging cost behind it.
- 20 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 20 August 2026: RBI expects $80 billion in forex inflows, and the MPC keeps a rate hike on the table
A roundup for 20 August 2026: the RBI Governor's statement that three forex schemes should draw at least $80 billion, the early close of the FCNR(B) swap window, the banking-system health numbers, and the August MPC minutes that keep a later rate hike in view.
- 19 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 19 August 2026: the PSB Confluence and a 'Banking for Youth' campaign from 2 October
A roundup for 19 August 2026: the PSB Confluence 2026, the Finance Minister's call for a month-long 'Banking for Youth' campaign from 2 October for citizens above 16, and the priority-sector-lending points a banking-awareness paper leans on.
- 18 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 18 August 2026: a law to rework the zero-MDR rule on UPI and RuPay, and the Mines and Minerals Amendment Act
A roundup for 18 August 2026: the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Act that lets the government rework the zero-MDR framework on UPI and RuPay, what MDR means, and the Mines and Minerals (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2026 that received presidential assent.
- 17 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 17 August 2026: the Radcliffe Line, published on this day in 1947
A roundup for 17 August 2026: the Radcliffe Line published on 17 August 1947, how the India–Pakistan boundary was drawn, and the important boundary lines a geography and history paper asks you to match.
- 16 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 16 August 2026: Direct Action Day, 1946, and the road to Partition
A roundup for 16 August 2026: Direct Action Day of 16 August 1946 and the Great Calcutta Killings, the Cabinet Mission Plan behind it, and the sequence of events from 1946 to Partition that a modern-history paper tests.
- 15 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 15 August 2026: the 80th Independence Day, and Vande Mataram at the Red Fort for the first time
A roundup for 15 August 2026: the 80th Independence Day at the Red Fort, the ceremonial details a paper leans on, and Vande Mataram sung at the Red Fort for the first time on Independence Day in its 150th year.
- 14 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 14 August 2026: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, and the eve of the 80th Independence Day
A roundup for 14 August 2026: why 14 August is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day and the 1947 partition it recalls, and a primer for the 80th Independence Day on 15 August, the Red Fort address and the facts an awareness paper leans on.
- 13 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 13 August 2026: World Organ Donation Day, and Har Ghar Tiranga returns before the 80th Independence Day
A roundup for 13 August 2026: World Organ Donation Day and how it differs from India's own Organ Donation Day, the law and the bodies behind transplants, and the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign that runs 9 to 17 August ahead of the 80th Independence Day.
- 12 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 12 August 2026: new RBI and SEBI Executive Directors, the Vande Mataram law, and Kerala becomes Keralam
A fuller daily roundup for 12 August 2026: the RBI and SEBI name new Executive Directors, President Murmu signs the Vande Mataram protection law, the Lok Sabha clears the Kerala-to-Keralam Bill, Deepak Dhar wins the Dirac Medal, and NASA invites ISRO to its Moon Base.
- 11 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 11 August 2026: Parliament clears the payments Bill — UPI stays free for consumers, MDR only for large merchants
On 10 August 2026 Parliament cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. UPI stays free for consumers, but the Bill enables a future MDR on large-merchant transactions. The Rajya Sabha also passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill.
- 7 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 7 August 2026: the RBI's regulatory agenda takes shape — co-operative bank licensing, lending-rate reform and a bond auction
The regulatory half of last week's policy arrives as drafts: 'on tap' licensing returns for urban co-operative banks after two decades, new concentration-risk norms for rural co-operative banks, and a rationalised interest-rate framework. Plus forex reserves near $693bn.
- 5 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 5 August 2026: the RBI holds the repo rate at 5.25% and keeps a neutral stance
On 5 August 2026 the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold the repo rate at 5.25% and keep its neutral stance, projecting FY27 growth at 6.7% and inflation at 5.0%. Here is what each figure means, with its source.
- 4 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 4 August 2026: a ₹32,000-crore government securities auction, and the RBI updates its Basel Pillar 3 disclosures
The government announces a ₹32,000-crore re-issue of dated securities, auctioned on 7 August through the RBI's e-Kuber platform; the RBI updates its Basel Pillar 3 disclosure formats from April 2027; and the MPC rate decision is due tomorrow, 5 August. Each item linked to its source.
- 3 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 3 August 2026: the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, and the RBI rewrites its supervisory rulebook
Parliament takes up a Bill to replace the 1891 Bankers' Books Evidence Act and make digital bank records admissible; the RBI issues new Compliance, Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Management Directions; and the MPC meets 3-5 August. Each item linked to its source.
- 2 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 2 August 2026: RBI reworks bulk-deposit pricing, and the MPC meets this week
The RBI overhauls how banks price and disclose bulk deposits from October, and its rate-setting committee meets 3 to 5 August. Plus the forex reserves, the FCNR(B) swap inflows and 64 new Master Directions, each linked to the official release.
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