Daily Current Affairs - 2 August 2026

At Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Indian judokas won three medals: Asmita Dey (48kg) became the first Indian to win a CWG gold in judo, Harsh Singh (60kg) won gold, and Yamini Maurya (57kg) won silver.

Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in men's decathlon at Commonwealth Games 2026, becoming the first Indian to win a decathlon medal at a major international multi-sport event and the first Indian to win CWG medals in two different athletics disciplines.

Neeraj Chopra won silver (season-best 85.83m) and Yash Vir Singh won bronze (personal best 85.41m) in men's javelin throw at Commonwealth Games 2026.

Indian boxing created history at Commonwealth Games 2026 with a record 10 finalists; Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) won gold, while Jadumani Singh (55kg) won silver.

India placed 6th in the medal standings at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with 27 medals (7 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze).

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Pune.

The 12th National Handloom Day will be celebrated on 7 August 2026 with President Droupadi Murmu as the chief guest; Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 will be presented.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan' on 2 August 2026, a 100-week campaign against substance abuse.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru, Karnataka on 1 August 2026.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (cost ₹5,640 crore, capacity 6 million passengers annually) and laid the foundation for the ASIP semiconductor plant (investment ₹460 crore, 96 million chips annually) in Andhra Pradesh, as part of development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore.

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) celebrated its 56th Foundation Day on 1 August 2026; in 2025-26 it procured 522 lakh quintals of seed cotton, transferring ₹41,530 crore to farmers through 24 lakh transactions. The MSP for seed cotton was increased by about 7% for 2026-27, and the Cotton Productivity Mission – Kapas Kanti with an outlay of ₹5,659 crore over five years has been approved.

The Union Cabinet approved the 'Samudra Manthan' - National Offshore Exploration Scheme with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore for implementation through FY 2030-31 to enhance India's hydrocarbon exploration.

Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) completed one year on 1 August 2026; launched in August 2025 with an outlay of ₹99,446 crore, it aims to generate over 3.5 crore jobs, including 1.92 crore first-time employees.

NHAI launched the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48, making the Manesar-Jaipur stretch entirely barrier-free.

DSC A24, the fifth Diving Support Craft built for the Indian Navy by Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, was launched on 1 August 2026 at Kolkata with 70% indigenous content.

Air Marshal Tejpal Singh AVSM VM assumed charge as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on 1 August 2026, succeeding Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti.

Smt Alka Nangia Arora, a 1991-batch IDAS officer, assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 August 2026.

Vice Admiral AN Pramod, AVSM, YSM, assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on 1 August 2026, succeeding Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti.

General Vishwa Nath Sharma, former Chief of Army Staff (30 April 1988 – 30 June 1990), passed away at the age of 97; his last rites were conducted with full military honours on 1 August 2026.

Under 'Operation Vajra', the Central Bureau of Narcotics busted interstate counterfeit drug networks in Bihar, seizing 68,200 Tramadol tablets and 52,542 bottles of Codeine syrup.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a pan-India operation seized approximately 9.5 kg of gold, 14 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin CITES-listed Guggul resin, and other contraband, arresting 20 persons including 5 foreign nationals.

Pratiksha Nanasaheb Kale (Rajasthan cadre) topped the 2024 batch of Indian Forest Service probationers at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun; a total of 111 officers completed the 20-month training programme.

The first session of the India-Rwanda Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held in New Delhi on 30-31 July 2026, establishing a periodic apex mechanism to review bilateral trade; India is Rwanda's second-largest foreign investor as of 2025.

During the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks for Bhutan's 13th Five Year Plan, India announced support of Rs 10,000 crore, approved 12 new Project Tied Assistance projects worth Rs 332 crore, signed an Umbrella Line of Credit Agreement for Rs 4,000 crore for energy projects, and an MoU between AIIMS New Delhi and Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Science of Bhutan.

Cross-border trade between India and China resumed through Shipki-La in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and Nathu La in Sikkim after a gap of six years.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund to flood-affected states during the 2026 monsoon; Assam received ₹379.35 crore and Gujarat ₹500 crore.

NEET-PG 2026 will be conducted on 30 August 2026 in a single shift across 340 cities and over 1,300 centres; 2,73,183 candidates have registered, a 12.5% increase, with the exam pattern of 180 questions in 210 minutes.

President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, providing for imprisonment up to 10 years and fines up to ₹10 crore for offenders.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) extended the timeline for implementation of revised Particulate Matter emission standards for industries in Delhi-NCR to 1 October 2026.

The Union Government released an additional instalment of tax devolution amounting to ₹1,09,019 crore to State Governments on 1 August 2026; Uttar Pradesh received the highest at ₹19,208 crore.

GST collections in July 2026 rose 15.4% year-on-year to ₹2,11,205 crore; domestic revenues stood at ₹1,44,695 crore and import revenues at ₹66,511 crore.

Oil marketing companies reduced the price of commercial LPG cylinders by about ₹200 per 19-kg cylinder; the new price in Delhi is ₹2,738.

RBI's special swap facility mobilized $40.81 billion in foreign exchange inflows as of July 31, 2026, comprising FCNR(B) deposits ($36.725 billion), OFCBs ($2.575 billion) and ECBs ($1.516 billion).

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Orunodoi 3.0 for FY 2026-27, providing ₹1,250 monthly to over 37 lakh women beneficiaries via DBT with Aadhaar-linked payment to eliminate duplication.

Delhi government opened registration for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, providing ₹2,500 monthly financial assistance to eligible women, with a budget provision of ₹5,110 crore for 2026-27.

In West Bengal, 19,081 people received citizenship certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019; 10,151 from Nadia and 8,930 from North 24 Parganas.