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Current affairs August 24 – August 30, 2026 for CUET

2 stories from the week of August 24 – August 30, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

August 2026 in current affairs: fifteen stories for CUET

Sports

National Sports Day 2026: 'Tribute, Play, and Move'

National Sports Day 2026 ran as a three-day campaign, 28–30 August, themed 'Tribute, Play, and Move'.

National Sports Day 2026 was observed from 28 to 30 August as a three-day nationwide campaign themed 'Tribute, Play, and Move', marking the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on 29 August. It is organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

National Sports Day on 29 August marks the birth anniversary of which player?

  1. AMilkha Singh
  2. BP. T. Usha
  3. CSachin Tendulkar
  4. DMajor Dhyan Chand
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. It marks the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

  2. India's highest sports honour, the Khel Ratna, also carries his name.

Concept
National Sports Day
Typical time
40 seconds
Written from
pib.gov.in

Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What was the theme of the three-day National Sports Day campaign of 2026?

  1. AKhelo India, Fit India
  2. BSports for All
  3. CTribute, Play, and Move
  4. DHockey Hai Hum
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The 2026 theme was 'Tribute, Play, and Move', from 28 to 30 August.

  2. The campaign's slogan was 'Khelega Bharat, Jeetega Bharat'.

Concept
National Sports Day 2026 theme
Typical time
50 seconds
Written from
pib.gov.in
Read the releasePractise this: Sports

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International

India and Uzbekistan become Comprehensive Strategic Partners

During PM Modi's visit on 29–30 August 2026, India and Uzbekistan became Comprehensive Strategic Partners.

During the Prime Minister's State Visit to Uzbekistan on 29 and 30 August 2026, the two countries raised their Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The list of outcomes runs to eleven MoUs and agreements and five announcements. Among them: Indian UPI apps will be able to scan Uzbekistan's national QR code, UZQR; India will help conserve and restore the ancient Buddhist sites of Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa in Termez; a US$ 1 million grant goes to afforestation in the Aral Sea region; and the state of Gujarat and the Samarkand region signed a cooperation agreement.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

During the Prime Minister's State Visit to Uzbekistan in August 2026, India and Uzbekistan raised their relationship to what?

  1. AA Strategic Partnership
  2. BA Privileged Strategic Partnership
  3. CA Global Strategic Partnership
  4. DA Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The list of outcomes opens by elevating the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

  2. So a Strategic Partnership is what the relationship already was, not what it became.

Concept
The India-Uzbekistan partnership upgrade
Typical time
30 seconds
Written from
mea.gov.in

Question 2

HardOriginal question

One outcome of India's State Visit to Uzbekistan in August 2026 was the conservation and restoration of Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa. What are they?

  1. AAncient Buddhist sites in Termez
  2. BTimurid-era mosques in Samarkand
  3. CSilk Road caravanserais in Bukhara
  4. DSoviet-era observatories near Tashkent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The outcomes list conservation and restoration of the ancient Buddhist sites of Fayaz Tepa and Kara Tepa, in Termez, Uzbekistan.

  2. Samarkand appears in the same list for another reason: a cooperation agreement between the Gujarat state and the Samarkand region.

  3. Other outcomes include a US$ 1 million grant for afforestation in the Aral Sea region, and a link that lets Indian UPI apps scan Uzbekistan's national QR code, UZQR.

Concept
India-Uzbekistan heritage cooperation
Typical time
45 seconds
Written from
mea.gov.in
Read the releasePractise this: International

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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. National Sports Day 2026 Inaugurated at BRIC-IBSD, Imphal — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  2. List of Outcomes: Prime Minister's State Visit to Uzbekistan (August 29 – 30, 2026) — Ministry of External Affairs