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Current affairs August 3 – August 9, 2026 for CUET

4 stories from the week of August 3 – August 9, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

August 2026 in current affairs: fifteen stories for CUET

Environment & Climate

Glaw Lake becomes India's 101st Ramsar site

Glaw Lake became Arunachal Pradesh's first Ramsar site and India's 101st on 3 August 2026.

Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh was designated a Ramsar Site on 3 August 2026 — the state's first, and India's 101st. The Union Environment Minister announced it.

The lake is a freshwater body in the Eastern Himalayas, fed by perennial mountain streams, and lies within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. More than 150 tree species and 49 orchid species have been recorded in the site and its catchment. A wetland can sit inside another protected area and still be listed separately, because the Ramsar designation protects it for what it is rather than for where it sits.

India had 26 Ramsar sites in 2014. A running total like that changes with every designation, so the date it was true on matters as much as the number.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Glaw Lake, designated a Ramsar Site in August 2026, is a first for which state?

  1. AAssam
  2. BManipur
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DSikkim
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Glaw Lake is Arunachal Pradesh's first Ramsar Site, and it took India's tally to 101

  2. It is a freshwater lake in the Eastern Himalayas, lying within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary

Concept
Ramsar sites and the states
Typical time
40 seconds
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

Glaw Lake lies within which protected area?

  1. ANamdapha National Park
  2. BMouling National Park
  3. CPakke Tiger Reserve
  4. DKamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The announcement places the lake inside the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary

  2. A wetland can sit inside another protected area and still be listed separately, because the Ramsar designation protects the wetland for what it is rather than for where it sits

Concept
Overlapping protected designations
Typical time
55 seconds
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

How has the number of Ramsar Sites in India changed between 2014 and August 2026?

  1. AFrom 26 to 64
  2. BFrom 26 to 101
  3. CFrom 46 to 101
  4. DFrom 64 to 82
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The count went from 26 in 2014 to 101 by August 2026

  2. A running total like this changes with every new designation, so the date it was true on matters as much as the number does

Concept
Growth of India's Ramsar network
Typical time
45 seconds
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Read the releasePractise this: Environment & Climate

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Economy & Business

MPC holds the repo rate at 5.25 per cent

The MPC held the repo rate at 5.25% on 5 August 2026 and projected 6.7% growth and 5.0% inflation for 2026-27.

The Monetary Policy Committee met from 3 to 5 August 2026 and decided unanimously to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, keeping the stance neutral.

The corridor moved with it and not away from it: the standing deposit facility rate stays at 5.00 per cent and the marginal standing facility rate and the Bank Rate at 5.50 per cent — a quarter of a percentage point either side of the repo rate, which is what makes the liquidity adjustment facility a corridor rather than a single number.

For 2026-27 the Bank projected real GDP growth of 6.7 per cent with risks evenly balanced, and CPI inflation of 5.0 per cent. Headline inflation had risen to 4.4 per cent in June 2026 after sixteen consecutive months below the target.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

At its meeting of 3 to 5 August 2026, what did the Monetary Policy Committee decide about the policy repo rate?

  1. ACut it by 25 basis points to 5.00 per cent
  2. BLeft it unchanged at 5.25 per cent
  3. CRaised it by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent
  4. DLeft it unchanged at 6.50 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The decision was unanimous, and the rate stayed at 5.25 per cent

  2. The stance was also kept neutral, which is a separate decision from the rate and is taken at the same meeting

Concept
The repo rate decision
Typical time
40 seconds
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

With the repo rate at 5.25 per cent in August 2026, where did the standing deposit facility rate and the marginal standing facility rate stand?

  1. ABoth at 5.25 per cent
  2. BSDF at 5.00 per cent and MSF at 5.50 per cent
  3. CSDF at 5.50 per cent and MSF at 5.00 per cent
  4. DSDF at 4.75 per cent and MSF at 5.75 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The two rates sit a quarter of a percentage point either side of the repo rate, which is what makes the liquidity adjustment facility a corridor rather than a single rate

  2. The floor is where banks park surplus funds and the ceiling is where they borrow, so the lower figure has to be the deposit side

  3. The Bank Rate moves with the ceiling, also at 5.50 per cent

Concept
The LAF corridor
Typical time
60 seconds
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rbi.org.in

Question 3

MediumOriginal question

What did the Reserve Bank project for 2026-27 in its August 2026 statement?

  1. AReal GDP growth of 7.4 per cent and CPI inflation of 4.4 per cent
  2. BReal GDP growth of 5.0 per cent and CPI inflation of 6.7 per cent
  3. CReal GDP growth of 6.7 per cent and CPI inflation of 5.0 per cent
  4. DReal GDP growth of 6.4 per cent and CPI inflation of 4.3 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Growth for the year was put at 6.7 per cent with risks evenly balanced, and headline inflation at 5.0 per cent

  2. Inflation had risen to 4.4 per cent in June 2026 after sixteen consecutive months below the target, which is the reading the projection was built on rather than the projection itself

  3. Core inflation was projected separately, at 4.3 per cent

Concept
Growth and inflation projections
Typical time
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Government Schemes & Policy

GOBARdhan: ₹23,731 crore for compressed biogas

On 6 August 2026 the Cabinet approved GOBARdhan, a ₹23,731 crore compressed biogas scheme run by the Petroleum Ministry.

On 6 August 2026 the Cabinet approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36. It is administered by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, not agriculture, because what it produces is gas.

The aim is a nearly ten-fold rise in domestic compressed biogas (CBG) production. Two levers do most of the work: a stable administered CBG price of ₹2,110 per MMBTU, and an obligation on the CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) segments to take CBG, at 3% in FY 2026-27, 4% in FY 2027-28 and 5% from FY 2028-29 onwards.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2026, is administered by which ministry?

  1. AMinistry of New and Renewable Energy
  2. BMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  3. CMinistry of Jal Shakti
  4. DMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The Cabinet release says the scheme is administered by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

  2. It is built around compressed biogas (CBG), with an obligation on the CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) gas segments to take it.

  3. The outlay is ₹23,731 crore, from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36.

Worth noting

A scheme about cattle dung and farm waste sounds as if it belongs to agriculture. Ask where the product goes: here, into the gas network.

Concept
Which ministry runs GOBARdhan (2026)
Typical time
40 seconds
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

What compressed biogas (CBG) obligation does the GOBARdhan scheme of August 2026 set for the CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) segments?

  1. A1% in FY 2026-27, 2% in FY 2027-28 and 3% from FY 2028-29 onwards
  2. B2% in FY 2026-27, 3% in FY 2027-28 and 4% from FY 2028-29 onwards
  3. C3% in FY 2026-27, 4% in FY 2027-28 and 5% from FY 2028-29 onwards
  4. D5% in FY 2026-27, 7.5% in FY 2027-28 and 10% from FY 2028-29 onwards
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The obligation starts at 3% in FY 2026-27, rises to 4% in FY 2027-28 and holds at 5% from FY 2028-29.

  2. The scheme aims to raise domestic CBG production nearly ten-fold, and it fixes an administered CBG price of ₹2,110 per MMBTU.

Concept
The GOBARdhan CBG obligation
Typical time
50 seconds
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Read the releasePractise this: Government Schemes & Policy

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National

A four-lane Guwahati–Tezpur corridor with an emergency landing strip

A 135.87 km four-lane Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on NH-15, with an IAF emergency landing strip, was approved on 6 August 2026.

On 6 August 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a 135.87 km four-lane access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on NH-15 in Assam, from Baihata Chariali to Tezpur, at ₹8,970.20 crore on Build-Operate-Transfer (toll) mode. It includes a 4.9 km Emergency Landing Facility for the Indian Air Force on the Tezpur bypass and an elephant underpass.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The four-lane corridor approved in August 2026 connects Guwahati with which town in Assam?

  1. ADibrugarh
  2. BTezpur
  3. CSilchar
  4. DJorhat
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. It runs from Baihata Chariali near Guwahati to Tezpur along NH-15.

  2. It is 135.87 km long.

Concept
Guwahati–Tezpur corridor
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

What special facility for the Indian Air Force does the Guwahati–Tezpur corridor include?

  1. AA radar station
  2. BA missile test range
  3. CAn Emergency Landing Facility
  4. DA helicopter factory
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. A 4.9 km Emergency Landing Facility is planned on the Tezpur bypass.

  2. It was finalised in coordination with the IAF.

Concept
Emergency Landing Facility
Typical time
65 seconds
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

On which mode will the Guwahati–Tezpur corridor be built?

  1. AHybrid Annuity Model
  2. BBuild-Operate-Transfer (toll)
  3. CEngineering, Procurement and Construction
  4. DToll-Operate-Transfer
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. It will be built on BOT (toll) mode.

  2. The Odisha coastal highway and Bihar's NH-22 use the Hybrid Annuity Model instead.

Concept
Guwahati–Tezpur mode
Typical time
50 seconds
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pib.gov.in
Read the releasePractise this: National

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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh's First Ramsar Site; India's Ramsar Sites tally reaches 101 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. Governor's Statement: August 5, 2026 — Reserve Bank of India
  3. Cabinet approves GOBARdhan, India's National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas, with an outlay of Rs.23,731 crore — Press Information Bureau, Cabinet
  4. Cabinet approves construction of 4 Lane Highway from Baihata Chariali near Guwahati to Tezpur along NH-15 in Assam — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways