Current Affairs 3 August 2026 — Full notes
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Current Affairs 3 August 2026 — 6 news items
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Top events
- 3 Aug — A. S. Rajeev, a Vigilance Commissioner and former head of Bank of Maharashtra, took charge as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner after Praveen Kumar Srivastava's tenure ended.
- 3 Aug — Monisha Chakraborty was appointed an Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, looking after the Foreign Exchange Department and the Financial Markets Regulation Department.
- 3 Aug — Prasanta Mahapatra took charge as an Executive Director of SEBI. He oversees the Corporation Finance Investigation Department and the Recovery and Refund Department.
- 3 Aug — Heads of the national statistical offices of BRICS countries met in Lucknow on 3-4 August under India's 2026 BRICS chairship. A draft BRICS joint statistical publication was released at the meeting.
- 3 Aug — Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, received the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 at Florence, Italy. She is the first Indian woman and the fourth Indian to win it.
News by topic
- International & Agreements
- 1 one-liners
- Sports, Days & Culture
- 1 one-liners
- Awards, Appointments & Books
- 4 one-liners
International & Agreements
1 one-liners
World · summits · MoUs · exercises.
Summits, Agreements & Exercises
- 3 Aug — Heads of the national statistical offices of BRICS countries met in Lucknow on 3-4 August under India's 2026 BRICS chairship. A draft BRICS joint statistical publication was released at the meeting.
Sports, Days & Culture
1 one-liners
Results · important days · heritage.
Important Days
- 3 Aug — India observed the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day on 3 August. NOTTO reported a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, and more than five lakh people have taken the Aadhaar-verified donation pledge.
Awards, Appointments & Books
4 one-liners
Honours · new posts · books · obituaries.
Awards & Honours
| Date | Award | Winner / reason |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 | Annapurni Subramaniam, Director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics |
Appointments
| Date | Name | Appointed as |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | A. S. Rajeev | Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner |
| 3 Aug | Monisha Chakraborty | Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India |
| 3 Aug | Prasanta Mahapatra | Executive Director, SEBI |
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- India observed the _____ on 3 August. NOTTO reported a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, and more than five lakh people have taken the Aadhaar-verified donation pledge.
- 16th Indian Organ Donation Day
- _____, a Vigilance Commissioner and former head of Bank of Maharashtra, took charge as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner after Praveen Kumar Srivastava's tenure ended.
- A. S. Rajeev
- _____ was appointed an Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, looking after the Foreign Exchange Department and the Financial Markets Regulation Department.
- Monisha Chakraborty
- _____ took charge as an Executive Director of SEBI. He oversees the Corporation Finance Investigation Department and the Recovery and Refund Department.
- Prasanta Mahapatra
- Heads of the national statistical offices of _____ countries met in Lucknow on 3-4 August under India's 2026 BRICS chairship. A draft BRICS joint statistical publication was released at the meeting.
- BRICS
- _____, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, received the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 at Florence, Italy. She is the first Indian woman and the fourth Indian to win it.
- Annapurni Subramaniam
MCQs
Who chaired the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur?
- S. Jaishankar
- Piyush Goyal
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Amit Shah
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Answer: Piyush Goyal — The meeting was chaired by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal under India's 2026 BRICS chairship.
Which book by former President Ram Nath Kovind was released by PM Modi on 12 August 2026?
- The Dramatic Decade
- Triumph of the Indian Republic
- Courage and Commitment
- My Presidential Years
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Answer: Triumph of the Indian Republic — The book is subtitled 'My Life, My Struggles'.
Who was named CEO and Managing Director of Air India in August 2026?
- Campbell Wilson
- Tewolde Gebremariam
- Natarajan Chandrasekaran
- Rajesh Kumar
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Answer: Tewolde Gebremariam — He previously led Ethiopian Airlines Group and succeeds Campbell Wilson.
Who was elected President of Hungary by parliament on 11 August 2026?
- Tamás Sulyok
- Péter Magyar
- András Baka
- Viktor Orbán
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Answer: András Baka — Baka, a former Supreme Court head, won 140 votes to 6.
India signed Terms of Reference for a Preferential Trade Agreement with which bloc on 12 August 2026?
- ECOWAS
- East African Community
- Southern African Customs Union
- ASEAN
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Answer: Southern African Customs Union — SACU has five members: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.
Which country's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited India on 19-20 August 2026?
- South Korea
- Australia
- Japan
- Vietnam
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Answer: Japan — Koizumi made his first visit to India as Japan's Defence Minister and met Rajnath Singh.
On which date is National Space Day observed in India?
- 23 August
- 15 August
- 27 July
- 1 September
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Answer: 23 August — It marks the Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing of 23 August 2023.
Which document was issued at the BRICS trade meeting to help small businesses get trade finance?
- Jaipur Declaration
- Jaipur Sahmati (Consensus)
- Nyayayan
- Jaipur Accord
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Answer: Jaipur Sahmati (Consensus) — The Jaipur Sahmati aims to help small businesses obtain trade finance.
How many tree species are protected under the draft Rajasthan Tree Protection Bill, 2026?
- 9
- 19
- 29
- 39
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Answer: 29 — Species such as Khejri, Rohida, banyan, peepal and mahua are protected.
Which Indian physicist shared the 2026 Dirac Medal of the ICTP?
- Ashoke Sen
- Deepak Dhar
- Spenta Wadia
- Rajesh Gopakumar
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Answer: Deepak Dhar — Dhar shares the medal with Bernard Derrida, Marc Mezard and Haim Sompolinsky.