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Tournaments

Anahat Singh Scripts History as First Indian Champion at World Junior Squash Championship

7 Aug 2026

• Event Venue: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
• Edition: 31st World Junior Squash Championships

CEO / MD

Air India Selects Aviation Industry Veteran Tewolde Gebremariam as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

7 Aug 2026

• Air India Founded: 1932 by J. R. D. Tata (as Tata Airlines)
• Air India Parent/Owner: Tata Sons (Acquired in 2022)
• Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana

Secretaries

Cabinet Approves Tenurial Extension for Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan

7 Aug 2026

• Cabinet Secretariat: Works under the direct charge of the Prime Minister of India

Foreign Postings

ACC Sanctions Top Diplomatic and Multilateral Representation Roles at IMF, ADB, and ICAO

7 Aug 2026

• IMF HQ: Washington, D.C., USA
• ADB HQ: Manila, Philippines
• ICAO HQ: Montreal, Canada
• Administrative Ministry: Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)

Committee Heads

A. S. Rajeev Takes Charge as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner

7 Aug 2026

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): Established in 1964, granted statutory status under CVC Act, 2003
• CVC Headquarters: New Delhi

Global Indexes

Yale University Releases Environmental Performance Index 2026; India Ranks 176th Globally

7 Aug 2026

• Publisher: Yale University
• Total Countries Evaluated in EPI 2026: 177 nations

Bilateral Relations

Massachusetts and City of Boston Proclaim August 15 as 'India Day'

7 Aug 2026

• Massachusetts Capital: Boston
• United States Capital: Washington, D.C.

International Organizations

Pacific Island Nation Nauru Reclaims Traditional Indigenous Name 'Republic of Naoero'

7 Aug 2026

• Republic of Naoero Capital: Yaren (de facto administrative centre)
• Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
• President: David Adeang
• Global Rank: World's 3rd-smallest country by population (~12,000 residents)

Mobile Applications

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Upgrades MyCall App with Integrated QoS and QoE Tracking Features

7 Aug 2026

• TRAI Establishment: Statutory body under TRAI Act, 1997, HQ in New Delhi

Domestic Collaborations

Bharat Electronics Limited and Esri India Partner to Enhance Defence GeoAI and Spatial Intelligence

7 Aug 2026

• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL): Established in 1954, HQ in Bengaluru, Karnataka (Navratna CPSE under MoD)

Foundations / Anniversaries

India Post Unveils Commemorative Postage Stamp Honoring Birth Centenary of Satish Gujral

7 Aug 2026

• Satish Gujral Padma Vibhushan Award Year: 1999
• Department of Posts HQ: New Delhi

Rules & Regulations

Supreme Court Mandates Standard Operating Procedures and e-Zero FIRs to Mitigate Digital Arrest Frauds

7 Aug 2026

• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): Operated under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Insurance

Bajaj General Insurance Collaborates with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions for Cross-Border Commercial Coverage

7 Aug 2026

• Bajaj General Insurance HQ: Pune, Maharashtra (Established in 2001)
• Swiss Re Corporate Solutions HQ: Zurich, Switzerland

Payment Systems

Union Government Drafts Proposal to Reintroduce Merchant Discount Rate on High-Value UPI Transactions

7 Aug 2026

• Payment and Settlement Systems Act: Enacted in 2007
• UPI Development: Launched by NPCI in 2016

Corporate Deals

Jupiter Wagons Partners with Lucchini RS to Establish India's First Private Railwheel Plant

7 Aug 2026

• Jupiter Wagons Founded: 1979
• JWL Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• Partner Firm Country: Italy (Lucchini RS)

Climate Change

Health Ministry Deploys Joint Outbreak Response Team for Chandipura Virus in Gujarat & Rajasthan

7 Aug 2026

• Discovered Year: 1965 in Chandipura Village, Nagpur District, Maharashtra
• Primary Vector: Sandfly (Phlebotomine)
• Gujarat CM: Bhupendra Patel | Rajasthan CM: Bhajan Lal Sharma

Union Cabinet Decisions

Ministry of Ayush Launches Digital Platforms at 27th CCRAS Meeting

7 Aug 2026

• Nodal Council: Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Minister of State (IC) for Ayush: Prataprao Jadhav

Digital Platforms

Tourism Ministry Launches 'As Seen on Netflix' Hub on Incredible India Portal

7 Aug 2026

• Cabinet Minister for Tourism: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Constituency: Jodhpur, Rajasthan)
• Minister of State for Tourism: Suresh Gopi
• Netflix Founded: 1997 | Headquarters: California, USA

Rankings

Google Ranked India's Top Employer Brand in REBR 2026 Report

7 Aug 2026

• Google CEO: Sundar Pichai | HQ: California, USA
• Tata Group Chairman: Natarajan Chandrasekaran | HQ: Mumbai
• Amazon CEO: Andy Jassy | HQ: Seattle, USA

Resignations

Bandhan Bank CFO Rajeev Mantri Resigns from Executive Position

7 Aug 2026

• Bandhan Bank Founded: 23 August 2015
• Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• MD & CEO: Partha Pratim Sengupta

Directors

Air Marshal Tejpal Singh Assumes Charge as Deputy Chief of Air Staff

7 Aug 2026

• Branch: Indian Air Force
• Headquarters: Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi
• Memorial visited: National War Memorial, New Delhi

Directors

Prasanta Mahapatra Takes Charge as Executive Director of SEBI

7 Aug 2026

• SEBI Established: 12 April 1988 (Statutory powers gained on 30 January 1992)
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• SEBI Chairman: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

SEBI

RBI Grants Perpetual AD Category-II Forex Licences to Niyo Forex and GlobalPay

7 Aug 2026

• Governing Act: Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
• Regulatory Body: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• Licence Category: Authorised Dealer Category-II (AD-II)

Research Initiatives

IIT Hyderabad Launches 'ANUGYAN' Nuclear Technology Training Initiative

7 Aug 2026

• Institute: IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
• Industry Partner: Crimson Energy Experts India Pvt Ltd
• Target Capacity: 100 GW Nuclear Power by 2047

International Summits

Global Biofuels Alliance Inducts 15 Researchers into Inaugural Fellowship Program

7 Aug 2026

• Global Biofuels Alliance Launched: September 2023
• Launch Event: G20 Summit, New Delhi
• GBA Composition: 34 Member Countries, 14 International Organizations

State Schemes

Central Government Releases ₹747.17 Crore to Uttar Pradesh for SC/ST Protection Schemes

7 Aug 2026

• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Formed: 1986
• NCRB Headquarters: New Delhi
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Policies

NITI Aayog Releases Roadmap to Formalize India's Caregiving Sector

7 Aug 2026

• NITI Aayog Founded: 1 January 2015
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Ex-Officio Chairperson: Prime Minister of India

Union Cabinet Decisions

Union Cabinet Approves ₹23,731 Crore Outlay for GOBARdhan Bioenergy Scheme

7 Aug 2026

• Full Form: Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
• Key Output: Compressed Biogas (CBG) and Organic Manure

UPI / NPCI

UPI Monthly Transactions Hit Unprecedented High in July 2026

7 Aug 2026

• Launch Date of UPI: 11 April 2016
• Developer Organization: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
• Top UPI App by Volume: PhonePe

Days & Themes

UN Commemorates International Day of Awareness for Landlocked Developing Countries on August 6

6 Aug 2026

• Observance Date: August 6
• Organizing Entity: United Nations (UN)
• Key Focus: Economic and transit challenges of landlocked developing nations

CA

Prashant Agrawal Authors New Book Titled 'Bringing the Cheetah Back to India'

6 Aug 2026

• Project Cheetah launched in India in 2022 at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
• First batch of wild cheetahs was translocated to India from Namibia and South Africa.

Days & Themes

81st Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Commemorated Globally

6 Aug 2026

• Hiroshima Day Date: 6 August
• Nagasaki Day Date: 9 August
• Aircraft used on August 6, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Constitutional Amendments

India Observes 7th Anniversary of Article 370 Abrogation

6 Aug 2026

• Article 370 was part of Part XXI of the Indian Constitution (Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions).
• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 bifurcated the state into two UTs: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

Research Initiatives

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission Recognized as WHO-SEARN Regional Centre of Excellence

6 Aug 2026

• IPC Headquarters: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
• SEARN: South-East Asia Regulatory Network
• WHO South-East Asia Regional Office Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Digital Platforms

Ministry of Tourism Partners with Netflix to Launch 'As Seen on Netflix' on Incredible India Portal

6 Aug 2026

• National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Location: New Delhi
• Incredible India Digital Portal is managed by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Corporate Deals

Shah Rukh Khan Tops Kroll's 2025 India Celebrity Brand Valuation Rankings

6 Aug 2026

• Kroll Headquarters: New York, United States
• Kroll is a global financial advisory and risk consulting firm.

Banking Affairs

RBI Prepares to Re-open On-Tap Licensing for Urban Co-operative Banks After Two Decades

6 Aug 2026

• Reserve Bank of India Established: April 1, 1935 under RBI Act, 1934
• RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Primary Regulator for UCBs: Banking Regulation Act, 1949

CEO / MD

Air India Appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as New Chief Executive and Managing Director

6 Aug 2026

• Air India Founder: J. R. D. Tata (1932)
• Air India Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
• Parent Company: Tata Group

Secretaries

ACC Grants One-Year Extension to Cabinet Secretary and Home Secretary

6 Aug 2026

• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
• Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India.

Directors

Central Government Names Satyajit Mohanty as India's Representative to ICAO Council

6 Aug 2026

• ICAO Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
• ICAO Council President: Salvatore Sciacchitano
• IMF Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• IMF Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva

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