6th August

Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.

PIB Backgrounder Charts India’s Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

PIBPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

BioE3 Policy Reports Early Biomanufacturing Gains

PIBPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Indian Scientists Develop a Protocol to Densify Quantum Networks

PIBPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

Government Strengthens Rules Against AI Generated Deepfakes

PIBPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.

Cabinet Approves GOBARdhan as a National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas

PIBPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Wetland Conservation

Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh’s first Ramsar site

PIBPrelims Only | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Rising private R&D spending should be channelled into manufacturing

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Nuclear Energy

How ‘ghost particles’ can point the way to spent nuclear fuel

First/RecordPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Why floods in Kerala are becoming more severe

Explained | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

The road ahead for the Asiatic lion as its range spreads

Prelims OnlySpecies | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

How excessive police force turns peaceful marches into medical crises 

Explained | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-24. Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka advance a slate of bilateral projects

World Mapping | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-17.India and its neighborhood- relations.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

[6th August 2026] The Hindu OpED: A climate resilience pathway between India and China

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-17.India and its neighborhood- relations.

Electoral Reforms In India

Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls sees mass deletions

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

Social Media: Prospect and Challenges

Government summons Meta as Parliament flags limits of intermediary immunity

Explained | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

Government and faculty spar over the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026

Amended/EnactedBills/Act/LawsPrelims Only | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Judicial Reforms

Rajya Sabha passes the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 as a Money Bill

Amended/EnactedBills/Act/LawsPrelims Only | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-03.Separation of Powers between different organs, dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions

NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies

FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 and powers to take over foreign funded assets

Amended/EnactedBills/Act/LawsExplained | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-11.Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

Banking Sector Reforms

RBI to resume licensing of Urban Cooperative Banks after two decades

Prelims OnlyRevived / Restored | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Tax Reforms

Debate over who pays for UPI as the Taxation Bill enables charges on high value merchant transactions

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources

Equity concerns in the 16th Finance Commission award

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-04.Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

GST must be fuelled by domestic production, not inflation or imports

Explainedop-ed snap | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.

India may charge gas users to fund planned $42 billion fuel reserves, sources say

Explained | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Monetary Policy Committee Notifications

RBI Monetary Policy Committee holds the repo rate at 5.25%

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.