UPSC current affairs — 8 August 2026
The 8 exam-relevant stories for 8 August 2026.
- Supreme Court quashes 2021 OM on ex-post facto environmental clearances
The Supreme Court quashed a 2021 Office Memorandum granting ex-post facto environmental clearances prospectively while upholding the Centre's authority to enact environmental amnesty schemes. - Lok Sabha passes the MSME Development Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha passed the MSME Development Amendment Bill to revamp administrative oversight and streamline payment resolution mechanisms for the MSME sector. - Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme expansion
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹23,371 crore layout under the GOBARdhan scheme aimed at boosting domestic Compressed Biogas (CBG) production ten-fold. - Assam carries out world's first release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures
Assam achieved a major conservation milestone by releasing captive-bred critically endangered slender-billed vultures into the wild to restore decimated populations. - Updated IT Rules mandate 2-hour deadline for social media firms to remove sensitive content
Amendments to the IT Rules require social media intermediaries to take down flagged sensitive content within a two-hour window to improve online safety enforcement. - RBI introduces measures to revitalize Urban Cooperative Banks
The Reserve Bank of India outlined a strategic framework to reignite the urban cooperative banking sector to boost financial inclusion and address credit gaps for MSMEs. - AI-enabled acoustic sentries deployed to curb human-wildlife conflict in Kerala
Kerala is deploying multi-frequency acoustic AI sentries along forest fringes to generate targeted audio deterrents and prevent wild animals from entering human settlements. - Study confirms safety of iron and zinc biofortified millets for toddler gut health
A joint study by Indian and US researchers confirmed that long-term consumption of biofortified pearl millet enriched with iron and zinc is completely safe for toddler gut health.
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