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Daily Current Affairs: 7 & 8 August 2026

Current affairs of 7 & 8 August 2026: NITI Aayog Report on Empowering Caregivers by 2047; V2V Technology: MoRTH Draft Rules for Vehicle Communication; Commonwealth Games 2026: India Ends Fourth With 39 Medals, and 21 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 24 topics

National Affairs

  1. Commonwealth Games 2026: India Ends Fourth With 39 Medals
  2. Indian Officials Posted to IMF, ADB and ICAO Roles
  3. Tamil Nadu Budget FY27: TVK Government’s Maiden Budget

Government Schemes

  1. GOBARdhan Bioenergy Scheme: Rs 23,731 Crore CBG Plan

Banking & Finance

  1. Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill 2026: replaces 1891 Act
  2. CVA Risk Capital: RBI’s Draft Revised Framework for Banks
  3. RBI NBFC Upper Layer List 2026-27: Tata Sons Among 17
  4. IRDAI Monthly Data Call for Index of Service Production

Economy

  1. Closing Auction Session: NSE and BSE Start 3 Aug 2026
  2. Air India AZAL Codeshare: Delhi and Mumbai to Baku Flights

International Affairs

  1. Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act 2026: 100% Tariff Risk
  2. Hiroshima Day 2026: 81st Anniversary of the 1945 Bombing

Agriculture & Rural

  1. FarmerChat 2.0: AI Farm Advisory App Crosses 10 Lakh Users
  2. Women Farmers’ Rights: Centre Mulls Law Like Maharashtra’s Act

Science & Technology

  1. V2V Technology: MoRTH Draft Rules for Vehicle Communication
  2. Pigeonpea T2T Genome: ICAR Completes Asha Assembly
  3. C-DAC and GSI Ink MoU on Minerals and Disasters
  4. ANUGYAN: IIT Hyderabad Nuclear Technology Programme

Environment & Ecology

  1. New Seahorse Species Hippocampus amandavincentae From Kerala
  2. Clouded Leopard Day 2026: India’s Northeast Conservation Plan

Reports & Indexes

  1. NITI Aayog Report on Empowering Caregivers by 2047

Awards & Persons

  1. Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for 12 Silkyara Rat-Hole Miners
  2. D. Y. Patil Dies at 90: Educationist, Former Governor
  3. National Javelin Day on 7 August: Neeraj Chopra tribute

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Government Schemes

4. GOBARdhan Bioenergy Scheme: Rs 23,731 Crore CBG Plan

  • The Cabinet approved a scheme worth Rs 23,731 crore from 2026-27 to 2035-36, run by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry.
  • The target is to raise compressed biogas (CBG) output nearly tenfold over the scheme period.
  • GOBARdhan expands to Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan; it began in 2018 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).
  • Six growth engines include assured offtake, administered pricing, capital aid, pipelines, credit guarantee and a challenge fund.
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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

6. CVA Risk Capital: RBI’s Draft Revised Framework for Banks

  • RBI proposed new capital rules for credit valuation adjustment risk on bank derivatives, replacing the 2011 framework from 1 April 2027.
  • Banks must follow the Basic Approach (BA-CVA), either Reduced or Full.
  • Banks with non-centrally cleared derivatives of Rs 10 trillion or less may set CVA capital at 100% of counterparty credit risk capital.
  • Small finance, payments and local area banks are outside the draft.
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Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Reports & Indexes

Health & Social Issues

21. NITI Aayog Report on Empowering Caregivers by 2047

  • NITI Aayog released 'Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047'.
  • India's 60+ population was 149 million (10.5%) in 2022 and is projected at 347 million (20.8%) by 2050.
  • Women spend 299 minutes a day on unpaid care, men 97 minutes, per the Time Use Survey.
  • The report proposes a National Caregiver Council under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Awards & Persons

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