10 August 2026 Current Affairs: Key National, Banking & Science Updates

On: August 17, 2026

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Category	Important Updates
National Affairs	Cabinet approved Rs 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme; Rs 8,970 crore NH project in Assam; Bhawana Kanth became first woman IAF Fighter Combat Leader; LASPL-Massivit MoU for large-format 3D printing facility
Banking & Finance	RBI expanded NBFC Upper Layer to 17; extended loan recovery norms deadline; SBI Life partnered with J&K Bank; Standard Chartered got IFSCA approval for GIFT City operations; Indian Bank approved Rs 500 crore MSME loans
Awards & Recognitions	Shah Rukh Khan topped Kroll Celebrity Brand Valuation 2025 with USD 177.9 million brand value
Science & Technology	Successful test-fire of Agni-4 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile from Odisha
Sports	R Praggnanandhaa won Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz title; England pacer John Turner retired
Important Days	National Handloom Day on 7 August; Quit India Movement Day on 8 August; Nagasaki Day and International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August

📑 Current Affairs Summary

Current Affairs Summary

Ye latest current affairs August 2026 ke important updates ko cover karte hain. Isme National Affairs, Banking & Finance, Science & Technology, Awards & Recognitions, aur Important Days jaise major categories ke mukhya ghatnayen shamil hain. Is article me cabinet approvals, RBI ke naye decisions, defence achievements, aur bade awards ki jankari di gayi hai. Ye current affairs SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway aur anya competitive exams ke liye bahut upyogi hain.

📑 Daily Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs

August 2026 ke daily current affairs me desh aur videsh ke mukhya ghatnayen shamil hain jo competitive exams ke liye mahatvapurna hain. Is mahine me cabinet ke bade faisle, RBI ke naye niyam, defence ki safalta, aur rashtriya evam antarashtriya dinon ki jankari di gayi hai. In updates ko dhyan se padhna exams me faydemand rahega.

📑 National Affairs

National Affairs

📑 Cabinet Approves Rs 23731 Crore Gobardhan Scheme

Cabinet Approves Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme

Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, ne August 2026 me Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) scheme ko Rs 23,731 crore budget ke saath manzoori di. Ye scheme Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) dwara FY27 se FY36 tak 10 saal ke liye chalai jayegi. Aim: Bharat ke organic waste ko clean energy, rural livelihoods aur economic growth me badalna. Key Targets: Domestic Compressed Biogas (CBG) production ko lagbhag 10 guna badhana; private investment ko attract karna; city gas distributors ke saath assured offtake; capital subsidies aur pipeline infrastructure provide karna.

📑 Ccea Approves Rs 8970 Crore Nh Project In Assam

CCEA Approves Rs 8,970 Crore NH Project in Assam

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), PM Narendra Modi ki adhyakshata me, ne Assam me 135.87 km lambi four-lane, access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur corridor (NH-15) ke construction ko Rs 8,970 crore ke budget ke saath manzoori di.

📑 Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth Becomes Iafs First Woman Fighter Combat Leader

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth Becomes IAF’s First Woman Fighter Combat Leader

August 2026 me Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth ne Indian Air Force ke Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE), Gwalior se prestigious Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course successfully complete karke IAF ki pehli woman fighter combat leader ban gayi. Background: Darbhanga, Bihar ki engineering graduate, June 2016 me IAF me commission hui. Pehli teen women fighter pilots me shamil. Career Highlights: MiG-21 Bison se start, Sukhoi Su-30 MKI pe transition; 2019 me pehli woman fighter pilot jo daytime combat missions ke liye qualified; Republic Day parade me 2021 me pehli baar shamil; 2024 me flypast me bhi shamil. IAF: Established 8 October 1932; Headquarters: New Delhi; Chief of Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.

📑 Laspl And Massivit Signs Mou To Establish Indias First Large Format Additive Manufacturing Facility

LASPL and Massivit Signs MoU To Establish India’s First Large-Format Additive Manufacturing Facility

August 2026 me Lohia Aerospace Systems Private Limited (LASPL) ne Israel-based Massivit ke saath Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sign kiya, jisse Kanpur, UP me India ka pehla commercial large-format 3D printing facility establish hoga. Investment USD 8–10 million hai jo 1-2 saal me complete hoga. Objective: Composite tooling, aerospace moulds, aur production tools banane ke liye Massivit ki 3D printing platform ka use. Applications: Aerospace aur defence manufacturing, UAVs, manned aircraft aur aerospace components me technology ka exclusive deployment. Significance: Aatmanirbhar Bharat ko boost dena. About LASPL: 2019 me sthapit, Kanpur, UP based aerospace aur defence composite manufacturing company.

📑 Banking Finance

Banking & Finance

📑 Rbi Expands Upper Layer Nbfc List To 17 For Fy27 Retains Tata Sons

RBI Expands Upper-Layer NBFC List to 17 for FY27; Retains Tata Sons

RBI ne 2026-27 ke liye 17 NBFCs ko Upper Layer (UL) me shamil kiya. Tata Sons, Tata Group ka unlisted parent company, ab bhi NBFC-UL me hai. New Additions: Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited, Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Limited, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) Limited. NBFC-UL ki sankhya January 2025 ke 15 se badhakar 17 ho gayi hai.

📑 Rbi Extends Loan Recovery Norms Deadline To January 1 2027

RBI Extends Loan Recovery Norms Deadline to January 1, 2027

RBI ne loan recovery framework aur recovery agents ke certification norms ki implementation deadline 1 January 2027 tak badha di. Pehle ye 1 October 2026 thi. Key Directions: Existing recovery agents ko Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) ya uske tie-up institute se certification lene ke liye 1 saal ka transition window diya gaya hai. Exemptions: Regulated Entities ke apne employees, agents jo regular installments collect karte hain, aur law firms jo lenders ki taraf se court me case karte hain, is framework ke bahar hain.

📑 Muthoot Fincorp Gets Perpetual Ad Ii Forex Licence From Rbi

Muthoot FinCorp Gets Perpetual AD-II Forex Licence from RBI

Muthoot FinCorp Limited ne RBI se perpetual Authorised Dealer Category-II (AD-II) foreign exchange licence prapt kiya, jisse company regulated forex services provide kar sakti hai.

📑 Sbi Life Partners With Jk Bank To Offer Insurance Solutions Across India

SBI Life Partners with J&K Bank to Offer Insurance Solutions Across India

August 2026 me SBI Life Insurance ne Jammu & Kashmir Bank ke saath corporate agency partnership ki jisse SBI Life ke insurance products J&K Bank ke branch network ke through poore Bharat me distribute kiye jayenge. Objective: Insurance penetration aur financial inclusion badhana; IRDAI ke 'Insurance for All by 2047' vision ko support karna. Coverage: Protection, savings, retirement aur child insurance plans customers ko uplabdh karwana. About SBI Life: March 2001 me sthapit, Mumbai headquartered, State Bank of India aur BNP Paribas Cardif ki JV company.

📑 Standard Chartered Gets Ifsca Approval To Offer Wealth Management Products From Gift City

Standard Chartered Gets IFSCA Approval to Offer Wealth Management Products from GIFT City

Standard Chartered Bank ko International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) ne GIFT City, Gandhinagar me apni branch se wealth management products aur services dene ki manzoori di. Significance: GIFT City ko global financial hub banane me madad; Indian aur international clients ko diversified investment options dena. Operations: Standard Chartered ne 2020 me GIFT City me operations shuru kiye; ab tak lending, trade finance, transaction services provide karta hai. Market Share: GIFT City ke Regional Treasury Centres me lagbhag 50% market share. About Standard Chartered: 1969 me merger ke baad established; CEO India & South Asia: PD Singh; Headquarters: London, UK.

📑 Indian Bank Approves Rs 500 Crore Msme Loans During 120th Foundation Day Credit Outreach Programme

Indian Bank Approves Rs 500 Crore MSME Loans During 120th Foundation Day Credit Outreach Programme

Indian Bank ne 120th Foundation Day ke avsar par Rs 500 crore ke MSME loans 128 beneficiaries ko approve kiye aur credit proposals worth Rs 1,250 crore mobilise kiye. Highlights: Faster, paperless loan processing with in-principle approval in 30 minutes; OTP-based digital documentation under MSME GST framework. MSME Portal: Unified MSME Portal launch kiya gaya jisse PAN, GST, Udyam Registration details ke madhyam se digital lending asaan hogi. CSR: Wheelchairs aur sewing machines distribute kiye gaye. About Indian Bank: Established 15 August 1907; Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu; MD & CEO: Binod Kumar.

📑 Awards Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions

📑 Kroll Report 2025 Shah Rukh Khan Tops Indian Celebrity Brand Rankings

Kroll Report 2025: Shah Rukh Khan Tops Indian Celebrity Brand Rankings

Kroll Celebrity Brand Valuation 2025 report ke mutabik, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan sabse valuable Indian celebrity bane jinka brand value USD 177.9 million hai. Top Celebrities Ranking: Ranveer Singh second (USD 162.9 million), Virat Kohli third (USD 158.4 million), Sachin Tendulkar fourth (USD 125.9 million), Mahendra Singh Dhoni fifth (USD 115.3 million). Most Valued Female Celebrity: Alia Bhatt sixth (USD 93.9 million), Deepika Padukone seventh (USD 89.2 million). Women Representation: 12 women in top 25, 30% increase in brand value and endorsement count for women since 2024. Combined Brand Value: India’s top 25 celebrities ka combined brand value USD 2 billion (2025), 3.7% decrease from 2024.

📑 Science Technology

Science & Technology

📑 India Successfully Test Fires Agni 4 Medium Range Ballistic Missile

India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-4 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile

August 2026 me India ne Odisha ke Integrated Test Range, Chandipur se Agni-4 MRBM ka flight test safalta purvak kiya. Test Strategic Forces Command (SFC) aur DRDO ke saath milkar conduct kiya gaya. Missile Details: Two-stage, surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile with solid-fuel motors. Range: Lagbhag 4,000 km tak payload carry kar sakta hai. Specifications: Wajan 17,000 kg, length 20 meter, diameter 1.2 meter (lower stage).

📑 Sports

Sports

📑 Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa Wins Maiden Saint Louis Rapid Blitz Title

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa Wins Maiden Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Title

Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa ne July 31 - August 7, 2026 me USA ke Saint Louis me Rapid & Blitz title jeeta. Unhone 23.5 points score kiye aur sirf ek blitz game me haar maani. About Event: 11th Grand Chess Tour ka chautha leg; rapid aur blitz formats me khela gaya; Saint Louis Chess Club dwara ayojit.

📑 England Pacer John Turner Announces Retirement From Professional Cricket

England Pacer John Turner Announces Retirement from Professional Cricket

England ke fast bowler John Turner ne 25 saal ki age me 5 saal ki career ke baad retirement announce kiya. Unka career back stress fracture aur injuries ke karan khatam hua. Career: 2 ODIs aur 2 T20Is England ke liye; Hampshire aur Lancashire ke liye domestic cricket khela.

⭐ Important Days

Important Days

📑 National Handloom Day 2026 August 7

National Handloom Day 2026 – August 7

Har saal 7 August ko National Handloom Day manaya jata hai jisme handloom weavers ko sammanit kiya jata hai aur sector ke socio-economic contributions ko samjha jata hai. Origin: 2015 me GoI ne 7 August ko National Handloom Day declare kiya tha, Swadeshi Movement ke launch ki yaad me. 2026 Event: 12th National Handloom Day Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi me manaya gaya; President Droupadi Murmu chief guest thi.

📑 Quit India Movement Day 2026 August 8

Quit India Movement Day 2026 – August 8

8 August ko Quit India Movement Day ya August Kranti Diwas manaya jata hai, jo 1942 me Mahatma Gandhi ke netritva me British rule ke khilaf launch hua tha. Background: Cripps Mission ke fail hone ke baad Gandhi ne "Do or Die" ka call diya; British ne Gandhi aur anya leaders ko arrest kar liya. Leadership: Aruna Asaf Ali ne Indian flag Gowalia Tank Maidan par jhanda lagaya; unhe Padma Vibhushan (1992) aur Bharat Ratna (posthumously 1997) diya gaya.

📑 Nagasaki Day 2026 August 9

Nagasaki Day 2026 – August 9

9 August ko Nagasaki Day manaya jata hai jo 1945 me USA dwara Nagasaki par atomic bombing ki yaad me hai. Inaugural Ceremony: 9 August 1947 me Japan sarkar dwara pehli baar manaya gaya. Memorial Venue: Nagasaki Peace Park me 10-metre bronze Peace Statue sthapit hai. Bombing Details: USAAF B-29 “Bockscar” ne "Fat Man" bomb giraya jo 21,000 tons TNT ke barabar tha; bomb ka wajan approx. 4,670 kg tha.

📑 International Day Of The Worlds Indigenous Peoples 2026 August 9

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2026 – August 9

9 August ko UN ke dwara World Tribal Day ya International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples manaya jata hai jisme indigenous communities ke contributions ko samjha jata hai. 2026 Theme: “Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being”. Background: UNGA ne 23 December 1994 ko is din ko ghoshit kiya; pehli baar 9 August 1995 ko manaya gaya tha.

📝 Important Facts For Exams

Important Facts for Exams

GOBARdhan scheme budget: Rs 23,731 crore; duration FY27-FY36; ministry: MoPNG
CCEA approved Rs 8,970 crore NH project: Guwahati-Tezpur corridor, 135.87 km
Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth: First woman IAF Fighter Combat Leader; commissioned June 2016
LASPL-Massivit MoU: USD 8-10 million investment; Kanpur based aerospace 3D printing facility
RBI NBFC Upper Layer: 17 NBFCs for FY27; Tata Sons retained
RBI loan recovery norms extended to January 1, 2027
SBI Life-J&K Bank partnership for insurance distribution across India
Standard Chartered got IFSCA approval for wealth management from GIFT City
Indian Bank approved Rs 500 crore MSME loans during 120th Foundation Day
Shah Rukh Khan top celebrity brand: USD 177.9 million (Kroll 2025 report)
Agni-4 missile test-fired successfully from Chandipur, Odisha; range approx. 4000 km
R Praggnanandhaa won 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz chess title
John Turner retired from cricket in August 2026 at age 25
National Handloom Day: 7 August; Quit India Movement Day: 8 August
Nagasaki Day and International Day of Indigenous Peoples: 9 August

📑 Current Affairs One Liners

Current Affairs One-Liners

Question: GOBARdhan scheme ka budget kitna hai? Answer: Rs 23,731 crore.
Question: Bhawana Kanth kis course ko complete karne wali pehli woman IAF fighter pilot bani? Answer: Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course.
Question: RBI ne loan recovery norms ki deadline kab tak badhai? Answer: 1 January 2027.
Question: Shah Rukh Khan ka brand value kitna hai according to Kroll 2025 report? Answer: USD 177.9 million.
Question: Agni-4 missile ka range kitna hai? Answer: Lagbhag 4,000 km.
Question: National Handloom Day kab manaya jata hai? Answer: 7 August.
Question: Standard Chartered ne GIFT City me wealth management services ke liye kis authority se approval liya? Answer: International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
Question: Indian Bank ne MSME loans ke liye kitna amount approve kiya? Answer: Rs 500 crore.
Question: Quit India Movement Day kab manaya jata hai? Answer: 8 August.
Question: R Praggnanandhaa ne kaunsa chess tournament jeeta? Answer: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026.

📑 Faq

FAQ

Q: GOBARdhan scheme ka objective kya hai? A: India ke organic waste ko clean energy, rural livelihoods aur economic growth me badalna.
Q: Bhawana Kanth kaun hai? A: Pehli woman IAF fighter pilot jo Fighter Combat Leader course complete karne wali bani.
Q: RBI ne NBFC Upper Layer me kitne NBFCs shamil kiye hain FY27 ke liye? A: 17 NBFCs.
Q: Agni-4 missile ki range kya hai? A: Lagbhag 4,000 kilometer.
Q: National Handloom Day kab aur kyun manaya jata hai? A: 7 August ko, Swadeshi Movement ke launch ki yaad me aur handloom sector ko samman dene ke liye.

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