2) Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The 13th BRICS Education Ministers Meeting And 3rd BRICS Senior Official Meeting From 5-7th August 2026
3) Jan Elaine Soriano Wins The 2026 Science & PINS Prize For Neuromodulation For Work, That Could Prevent Blood Pressure Crises After Spinal Cord Injury
4) Nauru, The World's Third Smallest Country ( Of PACIFIC Islands) Has Changed It's Name To Republic Of Naoero
* Total Population Is 12,000
* Independent On 1968
5) Indian Council Of Agricultural Research ( ICAR) Has Developed India's First Fully Annotated Telomere - to - Telomere Reference Genome Of Pigeonpea Variety Named ASHA
* Popularly Known As ARHAR Or TUR
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6) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Keep Unchanged It's Repo Rate - 5.25% For FY 2026/27
* Marginal Standing Facility & Bank Rate REMAINS Same (5.50%)
* Standing Deposit Facility ( SDF) Remains At 5.0%
* Real GDP Growth Projected 6.7% For FY 2026/27
* CPI Inflation For 2026/27 - Projected 5.00%
7) The Durian Flavour Book Author - Gurjit Singh
8) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman On 4th August 2026 Introduced The The Taxation And Other Laws ( Amendment) Bill on Lok SABHA
* This Bill Aims To Revamps India's Tax Framework To Draw Foreign Capital, Bolster Electronic Manufacturing, Build Artificial Intelligence, And Cloud Infrastructure, Help To Global Hub For Rough Diamond Trade
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9) Supreme Court Extended The Mandatory Third Party Motor Insurance Coverage Of New Vehicle By a Year
10) Researchers At IIT ROORKEE Have Developed A Catalytic Strategy That Enable The Conversion Of Renewable Alcohol Into High Value Organic Molecule Using An Earth Abundant Nickel Catalyst
11) Tamilnadu State Government Has Allocated Rs 5,462 Crores For Pensioners ( Budget), Rs 11,532 Crores For Revenue & Disaster Management, Rs 475 Crores For Stamps And Registration, Rs 438 Crores For Natural Resources
12) Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh And Badminton Star PV SINDHU Have Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone of PV SINDHU Centre Of Sports Excellence At Vishakapatnam
13) An Indian Flagged Merchant Vessel - With 13 Indian nationals Aboard Come Under Attack At The Off Coast Of Oman
14) IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU with Banashree Semiconductor To Advance Chip Design Research
15) The Government Of India Has Extended One More Year Of Shri T V Somanthan As Cabinet Secretary
16) Indian Contingent Have Win 11 Medals Including 2 Gold, 3 Silver And 6 bronze medal At Indonesia Open Taekwondo
17) IFS OFFICER T Armstrong Has Appointed As Indian Ambassador To Republic Of Armenia
18) Government Of India Has Approved One Year Extension For Govind Mohan As Union Home Secretary
19) Air India Has Appointed Tewolde Gebremariam As It's New CEO
20) Linthoi Chanambam Is Became The Junior World Number 1 In Judo
