Daily Current Affairs - 11 August 2026

India finished fourth in the medal tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze.

Indian boxers topped the boxing medal tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 7 gold and 3 silver medals, marking India's best-ever boxing performance at the CWG. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won silver in women's 75kg, was praised for objecting to a distorted map of India at a Glasgow restaurant.

Gulveer Singh became the first Indian track and field athlete to win two individual medals at a single Commonwealth Games, winning silver in the men's 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m at Glasgow 2026.

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Indian judokas won their best-ever CWG haul with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze; Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh became the first Indian woman and man respectively to win CWG gold in judo.

The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 (Men's and Women's), co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15 to 30, will feature a revamped format without quarterfinals. India's men are in Pool D with England, Pakistan, and Wales; women in Pool D with China, England, and South Africa.

At the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA, Basant Kumar Meghwal won silver in men's high jump (2.21m) and Shahnavaz Khan won bronze in men's long jump (7.84m), becoming India's first medals in these events at the championship.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and released ₹21.35 crore in scholarships to over 6,000 agriculture students via DBT on August 10, 2026.

APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of 1 metric tonne of Mustard Honey by Dergang FPO from Tripura to Dubai on August 10, 2026.

Government e Marketplace (GeM) celebrated its 10th Foundation Day on August 10, 2026; it was launched on 9 August 2016. GeM introduced nationwide shortcode '14550' for helpdesk services. As of August 2026, GeM's gross merchandise value crossed ₹1,55,000 crore, with over 12.28 lakh MSEs registered, including 2.25 lakh women-led enterprises and over 42,000 startups.

NABL launched India's first Accreditation Scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories at the 'Gunvatta Samanvaya' event on August 10, 2026.

Government notified 11 more international ports for e-visa entry, raising total to 88 (37 airports, 38 seaports, 13 landports), including Bhopal and Tirupati airports and Attari and Agartala land ports.

As of 12 July 2026, PM SVANidhi scheme has provided over 1.15 crore collateral-free loans worth ₹18,475 crore to 76.95 lakh street vendors.

Ken-Betwa Link Project, with an estimated cost of ₹44,605 crore, will provide irrigation to 11.88 lakh hectares, drinking water to 62 lakh people, and 103 MW hydropower.

Under PMKVY 4.0, 5.44 lakh candidates have been trained in new-age and futuristic job roles as on 30 June 2026.

The NAVYA programme has trained 1,060 girls from 15 States/UTs, and was expanded to 100 aspirational districts from 27 May 2026.

As on 30 June 2026, 2,824 children have been identified, rescued and rehabilitated under the SMILE scheme, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest (927).

PAIMANA-CRIP module, envisioned as Central Repository of Infrastructure Projects, was launched on 8 July 2026, replacing DPIIT's Integrated Project Monitoring Portal.

Under PM-POSHAN, the Centre allocated 24.15 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains in 2025-26, with Bihar receiving the highest allocation of 3,01,148.29 MT.

Indian Culture Portal Version 2.0 was launched in March 2026 with AI-enabled chatbot Bharti and content in 22 Indian languages.

DHR-ICMR's second edition of S.H.I.N.E. (Science, Health and Innovation for NextGen Explorers) will be held on 11-12 August 2026 across 83 locations, expecting 30,000 students from Grades 9-12.

Technology Development Board supported Griva Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. for manufacturing and commercialization of 'GrivaVision', an AI-powered portable digital colposcope for cervical cancer screening, with manufacturing to be established in Kollam, Kerala.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is on a four-day official visit to Mauritius from 10-13 August 2026 to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation.

The 8th edition of the Indian Navy-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise 2026 is being held at Kochi from 10 to 14 August 2026.

Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences on August 10, 2026.

Supreme Court extended the deadline for in-service teachers to acquire TET qualification to 31 August 2028 and directed TET to be conducted twice a year.

The tenure of ED Director Rahul Navin was extended by one year, from 13 August 2026 to 13 August 2027.

PSB Confluence, a two-day conclave for public sector banks and financial institutions, will be held on 17-18 August 2026 in New Delhi, addressed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Inaugural National Conclave of Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHT SUTRA 2026) will be held on 12 August 2026 at DAIC, New Delhi, with theme 'IIHTs: Weaving the Future of the Indian Handloom Sector – Educate • Innovate • Transform'.

MoSPI signed two MoUs with IDEAS and Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, for developing a GDP Nowcasting tool and a harmonised indicator framework linking administrative data with NSS data.

As per PLFS quarterly bulletin April-June 2026, urban unemployment rate for persons aged 15+ stood at 6.7%; rural unemployment at 4.8%; female urban unemployment fell to 8.7%; male urban LFPR rose to 75.3%. From January 2025, PLFS provides monthly labour force estimates at all-India level and quarterly for rural and urban areas.

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was the world's largest derivatives exchange by trading volume (contracts) in calendar year 2025, as per the Futures Industry Association (FIA).

On World Lion Day (10 August 2026), India's Asiatic lion population increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, with habitat range expanding from 30,000 sq km to 35,000 sq km.

Green India Mission has brought 1,84,467 hectares under eco-restoration in 17 states and one UT since 2015-16.

Scientists discovered an unusually thick ozone layer at 21-23 km altitude above North Bay of Bengal during the Phase-I NetRAD-ASMA campaign, using ARIES' 206.5 MHz ST Radar.

India's non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity generation capacity crossed 300 GW, with solar energy contributing 165 GW; a record 55.29 GW renewable capacity was added in 2025-26.

DGFT removed the requirement of physical duty payment challans for EODC applications under Advance Authorisation and EPCG schemes effective 1 August 2026.

Parliament passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, exempting FIIs and the Bank for International Settlements from income tax on interest from government securities w.e.f. 1 April 2026, and also providing tax exemption to foreign companies on sale of rough diamonds in notified special zones and on income from data services procured from specified data centres.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified that no Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will be imposed on UPI transactions, and electronic payment modes continue to have statutory protection against charges.

Parliament passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, replacing the 1891 Act, to give legal recognition to electronic and digital banking records as admissible evidence.

The Government of India announced the sale of four dated securities for a total notified amount of ₹32,000 crore, including New GS 2029 (₹11,000 crore) and New GS 2033 (₹11,000 crore), to be auctioned on August 14, 2026.

RBI announced a 3-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction for ₹1,25,000 crore on August 11, 2026; the overnight VRRR on August 10 received bids for ₹58,671 crore against a notified amount of ₹1,00,000 crore at a cut-off rate of 5.24%.

TRAI initiated phase-wise implementation of 1601-series numbers for transactional and service calls by utilities, courier and logistics sectors, distinct from the 1600 series for banking and government entities.

BSE Ltd. will replace Wipro Ltd. in the Nifty 50 index effective September 30, 2026.

India will celebrate its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026 with the theme 'Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047' and marking the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram; for the first time, 'Vande Mataram' will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

Approximately 5,000 special guests, including 19 medalist students from the 2026 International Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematical Olympiads, have been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.

The 2026 Har Ghar Tiranga campaign marks the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram and introduces 'Suryapath Tiranga', a first-of-its-kind global Tricolour celebration; DMRC unveiled a special Metro train wrapped with Har Ghar Tiranga theme on the Yellow Line on the occasion of 80th Independence Day.

As part of Independence Day 2026 celebrations, band performances by Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and paramilitary forces are scheduled at 343 locations from 8 to 15 August 2026.

Delhi Metro services will begin at 4 AM on Independence Day 2026 for ceremony invitees.

Lok Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, proposing to establish a National Tribunals Commission headed by a former Supreme Court judge or High Court Chief Justice.