ഓരോ ആഴ്ചയ്ലേയും പത്രങ്ങളിലെ CURRENT AFFAIRS-50(AUG 2)
1. Which city hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting?
Answer: Guwahati
2. Which agency published the Global Passport Index 2026, in which India ranked 125th?
Answer: Global Citizen Solutions
3. Which company developed India’s first greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra, Rajasthan?
Answer: HPCL
4. Which port became India’s second port to achieve an 18-metre operational draft after the completion of the Capital Dredging Phase VI Project?
Answer: Kamarajar Port Limited
5. Name India’s first dedicated digital learning platform for tribal arts, culture, languages, and traditional knowledge.
Answer: TribeX
6. Which Indian city secured the 6th position globally in the Happy City Index 2026?
Answer: Jaipur
7. Name the initiative launched by the Union Government to strengthen sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods.
Answer: PRAGATI
8. Where were thorium-bearing deposits discovered by the Geological Survey of India recently?
Answer: Gundlupet, Karnataka
9. Where will India’s first Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research be established?
Answer: Keylong, Himachal Pradesh
10. Where was the Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict inaugurated recently?
Answer: WII-SACON, Coimbatore
11. Which department signed an MoU with TRAI to conduct India’s largest rural telecom network performance survey?
Answer: Department of Posts
12. Which state is constructing its first air-filled inflatable rubber dams using South Korean technology?
Answer: Gujarat
13. Which state recorded the highest Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education during 2023–24?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
14. Which country is chairing the Ninth Session of the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy in Geneva?
Answer: India
15. Who was appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of South Indian Bank?
Answer: Mahesh Muralidhar Pai
16. Which indigenous stealth frigate under Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently?
Answer: INS Mahendragiri
17. Who was selected for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2025 for preserving Haveli Sangeet?
Answer: Acharya Ranchhodlal Goswami
18. Which team won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026?
Answer: Australia
19. Who became the youngest cricketer to represent India in international cricket?
Answer: Vaibhav Suryavanshi
20. Which country will become the first to outfit its athletes in jute-viscose blended apparel at an international multi-sport event?
Answer: India
21. Which former Indian captain was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame?
Answer: Sourav Ganguly
1. Who became the first Indian-origin NASA astronaut to begin a mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2026?
Answer: Anil Menon
2. Which country announced a major breakthrough in semiconductor technology that attracted global attention this week?
Answer: China
3. India's first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train, launched on July 17, 2026, with 10 coaches and a capacity of 2,600 passengers, is operating on which route?
Answer: Jind–Sonipat route, Haryana
4. Which Indian private space company achieved a major milestone with its Vikram-1 mission?
Answer: Skyroot Aerospace
5. Which two teams contested the FIFA World Cup 2026 final?
Answer: Argentina and Spain
6. At which stadium was the FIFA World Cup 2026 final played?
Answer: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
7. Which country witnessed political unrest following a government reshuffle by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
Answer: Ukraine
8. According to an ICMR trial, drones were successfully used to transport samples for diagnosing which disease?
Answer: Tuberculosis (TB)
9. Which country's government decided to retain the male-only imperial succession law?
Answer: Japan
10. Who scored 138 runs for India in the deciding ODI against England at Lord's?
Answer: Rohit Sharma
11. Which country strengthened its naval capability by inducting an additional MH-60R Seahawk helicopter this week?
Answer: India
12. Which harmful heavy metal was reported at high levels in some cosmetic products, raising health concerns?
Answer: Mercury
13. The Centre amended which long-standing set of regulations relating to medicines in July 2026?
Answer: Drugs Rules, 1945
14. Which organization launched the E-Commerce Council of India (ECCI) in July 2026?
Answer: Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
15. India's first and deepest geothermal wells were commissioned in which place?
Answer: Puga Valley, Ladakh
16. Which state recorded the highest number of cyber fraud complaints in India during January–June 2026?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
