CURRENT AFFAIRS

A three-day special cleanliness drive “Parthenium Free Pobitora” has been launched at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam.

World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on 12 August. Its purpose is to spread global awareness for the conservation, protection of elephants and to protect their residential areas.

International Youth Day is celebrated every year on 12 August. Its purpose is to focus on youth-related issues, challenges and opportunities around the world and to promote the active participation of youth in social, economic, political and environmental development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an important global award named after Professor M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India’s Green Revolution.

Recently, eight major cooperative societies have come together to launch ‘Bharat Taxi’ with a capital of ₹300 crore.

Despite a recent order of the Calcutta High Court directing the resumption of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) payments in West Bengal, both the state and central governments have shown reluctance to act, affecting lakhs of rural workers.

Justice (Retd.) H.N. Nagamohan Das Committee has submitted its much-awaited report on internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SC) in Karnataka, aimed at ensuring equitable distribution of reservation benefits within the SC category.

A cloudburst and heavy rains caused a flash flood in the Kheer Ganga river in Dharali, Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on August 5, 2025, which caused massive destruction.

Money laundering is a global financial crime in which complex processes are used to make illegally earned money look legitimate. To prevent this in India, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 is in force but recent statistics raise questions about its effectiveness.

Moldova has recently joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming its 107th member.