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News in One Liner – 08-09-10-August-2026

PIB News

Government Sanctions Eleven New Flying Training Schools

● Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu issued Letters of Intent for eleven new flying training organisations to increase annual pilot training capacity.

Simplified News: The government has given the green light to set up eleven new flying schools across seven Airports Authority of India airports. This will let India train 750 more pilot cadets every year and comes after Commercial Pilot Licences hit a decade-high of 1,652 in 2025.

India Rolls Out Framework for Export-Only E-Commerce Inventory

● Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry operationalised the inventory based cross border electronic commerce export framework under Foreign Trade Policy Twenty Twenty Three through registered Exporters on Record.

Simplified News: The government has formally opened the door for e-commerce platforms to hold export-only inventory in India, as long as they work through a registered Exporter-on-Record. This is meant to boost MSME exports while stopping stockpiled goods from being quietly sold in the domestic market instead.

Government Releases Q1 Financial Health Report Card

● Union Ministry of Finance published the monthly account review showing central receipts of ten lakh forty nine thousand two hundred forty three crore rupees through June twenty twenty six.

Simplified News: The Controller General of Accounts released its first-quarter snapshot of the government’s finances for FY 2026-27. Total receipts touched Rs 10.49 lakh crore (about 28.7% of the full-year target), while capital expenditure reached Rs 3.40 lakh crore.

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission Wins Global Recognition

● World Health Organisation South East Asia Regulatory Network recognized the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission as a Regional Centre of Excellence in Pharmacovigilance and Quality of Medicines.

Simplified News: India’s drug-standards body, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, has been named a Regional Centre of Excellence by the WHO’s South-East Asia regulatory network. This means India will now help other countries in the region build safer drug monitoring systems and share technical know-how.

Twelve Silkyara Tunnel Rescuers Honoured with Bravery Award

● Union Minister Nitin Gadkari presented the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak and a cash prize of two lakh rupees each to twelve rat miners for their role in the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation.

Simplified News: The twelve ‘rat miners’ who hand-dug through debris to rescue 41 trapped workers from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel have been given India’s highest civilian life-saving award. Each received a medal, certificate, and Rs 2 lakh in cash from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.

India Hosts BRICS Nations to Tackle Corruption Together

● India hosted the second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in Hyderabad to advance consensus on asset recovery, fugitive extradition, and technology-driven corruption prevention.

Simplified News: India brought together BRICS member countries in Hyderabad to discuss how to catch economic fugitives faster and recover stolen assets hidden abroad. The talks also covered using AI and digital tools to prevent corruption and stop crypto-linked money laundering.

NITI Aayog Proposes National Body for Caregivers

● NITI Aayog launched a comprehensive report proposing a National Policy on Caregiving and a National Caregiver Council to professionalize India’s care services sector by 2047.

Simplified News: As India’s elderly population is set to more than double by 2050, NITI Aayog wants to create a formal National Caregiver Council to regulate and professionalise care work. The report projects India’s care economy will nearly triple to $72.31 billion by 2030.

Scientists Build Light-Powered Nanobots to Fight Breast Cancer

● Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology Mohali developed fuel free light-driven nanorobots capable of phototaxis for targeted breast cancer therapy.

Simplified News: Researchers at INST Mohali have created tiny robots that move toward a laser beam and destroy breast cancer cells using heat and light, without needing any chemical fuel. The nanobots home in specifically on cancer cells using a folic-acid coating, and the results have been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Survey Finds Zero Manual Scavengers Left in India

● A fresh nationwide survey conducted during 2024-25 under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act identified zero manual scavengers across all districts in the country.

Simplified News: A fresh government survey has found that no district in India now has manual scavengers, compared to nearly 58,000 identified a decade ago. All of them have since received Rs 40,000 in one-time cash assistance, and rehabilitation now continues under the NAMASTE scheme.

Amit Shah Receives Record Dividend from REPCO Bank

● Union Home Minister Amit Shah received a dividend cheque of 22.90 crore rupees from REPCO Bank as the institution achieved a record net profit of 169 crore rupees in FY 2025–26.

Simplified News: REPCO Bank, a cooperative bank that rehabilitates repatriates, handed the government a Rs 22.90 crore dividend cheque after posting its best-ever profit of Rs 169 crore this year. Union Home Minister Amit Shah received the cheque, since the bank falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Industry News

Cabinet Approves Rs 23,731 Crore Biogas Push, GOBARdhan

● The Union Cabinet approved the national circular bioenergy scheme ‘GOBARdhan’ with a total outlay of twenty-three thousand seven hundred thirty-one crore rupees to increase domestic compressed biogas production ten-fold over a decade.

Simplified News: The Cabinet has approved a ten-year, Rs 23,731 crore plan to massively scale up compressed biogas production from organic waste. City gas companies will have to blend increasing shares of biogas into their supply, starting at 3% and rising to 5% by 2028-29.

Cabinet Clears Rs 8,970 Crore Assam Highway with Air Force Runway

● The Union Cabinet approved a 135.87-kilometer, four-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur corridor on National Highway 15 in Assam at an estimated outlay of 8,970.20 crore rupees.

Simplified News: A new four-lane highway will connect Guwahati and Tezpur, cutting travel time in half and linking major tourist and economic hubs including Kaziranga National Park. It will even include a 4.9-km emergency landing strip for the Indian Air Force.

Government to Push Customs Duties to Single Digits by 2027-28

● Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will continue pruning customs duties to achieve a simplified, single-digit tariff structure across most items by Budget 2027–28.

Simplified News: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will keep simplifying customs duties so that almost all products face single-digit tariffs by the 2027-28 Budget, with only about 13 sensitive categories left out. The goal is to cut compliance costs and boost domestic manufacturing.

States Draw Rs 63,000 Crore Under Interest-Free Capex Scheme

● Under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), the Centre sanctioned ninety thousand crore rupees and disbursed sixty-three thousand crore rupees to states between April and July of FY 2026–27.

Simplified News: Under a scheme that gives states 50-year interest-free loans for capital projects, the Centre has already sanctioned Rs 90,000 crore and disbursed Rs 63,000 crore this financial year. Uttar Pradesh received the largest share so far.

Financial News

RBI Puts 17 Big NBFCs, Including Tata Sons, Under Tighter Watch

● The Reserve Bank of India designated 17 entities, including Tata Sons Private Limited, as Upper Layer NBFCs (NBFC-UL) for FY 2026–27, subjecting them to strict bank-like regulatory oversight and mandatory public listing within three years.

Simplified News: RBI has placed 17 large non-bank lenders, including Tata Sons, in its strictest ‘Upper Layer’ regulatory category, which requires bank-like oversight and a stock market listing within three years. Tata Sons stays on the list while its request to be reclassified as a simpler holding company is still pending.

Lok Sabha Clears Bill Allowing UPI Transaction Charges

● Lok Sabha passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, empowering the government to allow banks and payment service providers to levy Merchant Discount Rate charges on UPI and electronic payments.

Simplified News: Parliament has passed a law that removes the ban on banks charging a small fee (MDR) on UPI transactions, aimed at making digital payments financially sustainable for banks. The same bill also extends tax breaks for foreign companies that manufacture electronics in India.

SEBI Unveils Tech-Focused Roadmap for FY27, Including SEBI Setu Portal

● SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey unveiled the regulatory roadmap for FY 2026–27, prioritizing a revamp of the Securities Lending and Borrowing framework, a single-window clearance system for MII intermediaries, and the SEBI Setu portal.

Simplified News: SEBI’s chief laid out plans for the coming year, including a new single-window registration portal called ‘SEBI Setu’ and a pilot to put corporate bonds on blockchain technology. The regulator also wants to modernise how investors lend and borrow shares.

RBI Draft Rules Would Limit NBFCs to Fixed-Term Loans Only

● The Reserve Bank of India issued draft norms restricting non-banking financial companies to granting term loans while prohibiting revolving credit facilities, except for NBFCs authorized to issue credit cards.

Simplified News: RBI has proposed new rules that would stop most NBFCs from offering flexible, revolving credit lines, limiting them to fixed-term loans instead. The idea is to reduce risky borrowing patterns, though NBFCs that are allowed to issue credit cards are exempted.

RBI Pushes Back Recovery Agent Rules to January 2027

● The RBI extended the implementation date for its revised loan recovery and agent engagement guidelines to January 1, 2027, and modified rules governing tech-based restrictions on financed mobile devices.

Simplified News: RBI has given banks and lenders an extra year, until January 2027, to get their loan-recovery agents properly certified before the new rules kick in. It has also eased norms so that a financed phone cannot be remotely locked until a payment is at least 30 days overdue.

World News

PM Modi, Israeli PM Netanyahu Discuss West Asia Tensions

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reviewed the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and exchanged perspectives on West Asia security developments.

Simplified News: PM Modi and Israeli PM Netanyahu spoke over the phone to review their countries’ Special Strategic Partnership and discuss the volatile security situation in West Asia. Both leaders agreed to keep deepening cooperation in defence, trade, and technology.

Defence News

India Test-Fires Agni-4 Missile with 4,000-km Range

● India successfully test-fired the medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, validating all technical parameters.

Simplified News: India’s Strategic Forces Command successfully tested the Agni-4 missile, which can strike targets up to 4,000 km away. The test validated all technical systems, including its precision navigation equipment, and follows earlier 2026 trials of the Agni-Prime and Agni-3 missiles.

France Offers 114 Rafale Jets in Rs 3.25 Lakh Crore Deal

● France formally submitted a detailed technical and commercial bid valued at 3.25 lakh crore rupees to supply 114 Rafale fighter jets under India’s Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft procurement.

Simplified News: France has sent India a formal, detailed offer to supply 114 Rafale fighter jets worth about Rs 3.25 lakh crore, with 94 of them to be built in India. The deal would also bring technology transfer for engines and radars, and integration of Indian-made missiles.

Sports News

India’s Women Seeded No. 1, Men No. 2 for Chess Olympiad

● India’s women’s team earned top seed status while the men’s squad secured the second seed for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Simplified News: India’s women’s chess team has been ranked the world’s top seed for the upcoming Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, while the men’s team, led by D. Gukesh, is seeded second. A record 400 teams will compete in the tournament this September.

Miscellaneous

Regional Parties See 85% Jump in Big-Ticket Donations: ADR

● An Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report revealed an 85% increase in the number of donations above 20,000 rupees received by regional political parties, with the DMK emerging as the highest recipient.

Simplified News: A new ADR report shows that large donations (above Rs 20,000) to regional political parties jumped 85% in number and nearly tripled in value in FY 2024-25. DMK topped the list with Rs 365.78 crore, and corporate donors accounted for over 61% of the total money.

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