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Current affairs August 17 – August 23, 2026 for CUET

5 stories from the week of August 17 – August 23, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

August 2026 in current affairs: fifteen stories for CUET

Awards & Appointments

National Sports Awards 2025

The National Sports Awards 2025, announced 18 August 2026: 17 Arjuna Awards, including chess players Vidit Gujarathi and Divya Deshmukh.

The Sports Ministry announced the National Sports Awards 2025 on 18 August 2026, on the recommendation of a Selection Committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra, a former Judge of the Supreme Court.

Seventeen Arjuna Awards went to athletes, the chess players Vidit Gujarathi and Divya Deshmukh among them. The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) went to I Arumainayagam, for football. The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar went to the Army Paralympic Node, Pune. The list names no Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2025.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Vidit Gujarathi and Divya Deshmukh were among the Arjuna Award winners of the National Sports Awards 2025, announced in August 2026. In which sport?

  1. ABadminton
  2. BShooting
  3. CChess
  4. DTable tennis
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Both are chess players, and both are on the 2025 Arjuna Award list.

  2. A Selection Committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, chose the awardees.

  3. The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) went to I Arumainayagam, for football.

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The National Sports Awards 2025
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National

NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes, up to the Nepal border

The 82.58 km Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa stretch of NH-22 in Bihar, up to the Nepal border, is to be four-laned (approved 19 August 2026).

On 19 August 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved upgrading the 82.58 km Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes at ₹3,590.73 crore on the Hybrid Annuity Model. It is a feeder corridor linking the India–Nepal border at Sonbarsa with Muzaffarpur on the East–West Corridor.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The NH-22 section upgraded in August 2026 connects Muzaffarpur with the border of which country at Sonbarsa?

  1. ABangladesh
  2. BBhutan
  3. CNepal
  4. DMyanmar
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Sonbarsa is on the India–Nepal border.

  2. Bihar borders Nepal to its north.

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NH-22 and the Nepal border
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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

In which state is the Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa section of NH-22, approved for four-laning in August 2026?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DBihar
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The section is in Bihar.

  2. It will be built on the Hybrid Annuity Model at ₹3,590.73 crore.

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NH-22 state
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National

Four rail multitracking projects: about 410 km, ₹9,450 crore

On 19 August 2026 the CCEA approved four rail multitracking projects: about 410 km for ₹9,450 crore in four states.

On 19 August 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved four railway multitracking projects worth about ₹9,450 crore, adding about 410 km across eight districts of West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, to be completed by 2030-31. They include a fourth line from Kharagpur to Bhadrak (Ranital) and third and fourth lines from Cuttack to Paradeep. The projects are planned under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Under which national plan are the railway multitracking projects approved in August 2026 planned?

  1. APM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
  2. BBharatmala Pariyojana
  3. CSagarmala
  4. DSmart Cities Mission
Your answer
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. They are planned on the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multimodal connectivity.

  2. Bharatmala is for roads and Sagarmala for ports.

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PM Gati Shakti
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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

About how much track do the four rail multitracking projects of August 2026 add?

  1. A72 km
  2. B173 km
  3. C410 km
  4. D1,000 km
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Together they add about 410 km.

  2. 173 km is the Kharagpur–Bhadrak fourth line alone.

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Rail multitracking length
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Awards & Appointments

National Teachers Awards 2026: 48 school teachers

The President was to give the National Teachers Awards 2026 to 48 school teachers on Teachers' Day, 5 September.

The Education Ministry announced that the President would confer the National Teachers Awards on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026, with a separate set of national awards for 21 teachers of higher-education institutions and polytechnics. Teachers nominated themselves online, and selection ran through an online process.

Teachers' Day is the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India's second President.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

How many school teachers received the National Teachers Awards on Teachers' Day 2026?

  1. A21
  2. B48
  3. C50
  4. D75
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The President conferred the awards on 48 school teachers.

  2. 21 is the number of higher-education and polytechnic teachers honoured separately.

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National Teachers Awards 2026
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Teachers' Day, 5 September, marks the birth anniversary of whom?

  1. ADr Zakir Husain
  2. BSavitribai Phule
  3. CMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4. DDr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Teachers' Day honours Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher and India's second President.

  2. Maulana Azad's birthday, 11 November, is National Education Day.

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Science & Space

The 3rd National Space Day, at Ahmedabad

The 3rd National Space Day was inaugurated at Ahmedabad on 23 August 2026, the anniversary of Chandrayaan-3's landing.

The inaugural event of the 3rd National Space Day was held at Ahmedabad on 23 August 2026, with the theme 'Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership'. ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan presided. 23 August marks the day in 2023 when Chandrayaan-3's lander touched down near the Moon's south pole.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

National Space Day, observed on 23 August, marks which event?

  1. AThe launch of Aryabhata in 1975
  2. BChandrayaan-3's landing on the Moon in 2023
  3. CMangalyaan reaching Mars orbit in 2014
  4. DThe founding of ISRO in 1969
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Chandrayaan-3's lander touched down near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.

  2. 2026 was the 3rd National Space Day, held at Ahmedabad.

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National Space Day
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Where was the inaugural event of the 3rd National Space Day held in August 2026?

  1. ABengaluru
  2. BSriharikota
  3. CThiruvananthapuram
  4. DAhmedabad
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. It was held at Ahmedabad, home of ISRO's Space Applications Centre.

  2. Bengaluru is ISRO's headquarters.

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National Space Day 2026 venue
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

Who was ISRO's Chairman at the time of the 3rd National Space Day in August 2026?

  1. AS. Somanath
  2. BDr V. Narayanan
  3. CK. Sivan
  4. DA. S. Kiran Kumar
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Dr V. Narayanan, Secretary of the Department of Space and ISRO Chairman, presided.

  2. S. Somanath and K. Sivan were earlier chairmen.

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  1. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces National Sports Awards 2025 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  2. Cabinet approves Upgradation of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa Section of NH-22 to 4-Lane Standard in Bihar — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  3. Cabinet approves four multitracking projects covering eight Districts in West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Railways
  4. President of India to Confer National Teachers Awards on 48 school teachers on Teachers Day 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Education
  5. 3rd National Space Day 2026 celebrated at Ahmedabad — Indian Space Research Organisation