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Highlights of Current Affairs 1 August 2026
- PM CARES Fund remained in focus as it has not published audited financial statements since FY 2022–23, leading to concerns over transparency, accountability, and its exemption from RTI and CAG audit.
- The Supreme Court held that pellet guns cannot be banned while existing advisories permit their use for crowd control, provided their deployment follows the principles of necessity, proportionality, and reasonableness.
- The Supreme Court struck down the 2021 Office Memorandum permitting routine ex post facto environmental clearances, reinforcing that prior environmental approval should generally precede project execution.
- The Houthis announced a maritime blockade in the Red Sea, raising concerns over the security of one of the world’s most important trade and energy routes.
- India launched the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP), the country’s first sovereign-backed maritime insurance pool with a total capacity of USD 1.5 billion to strengthen maritime risk coverage.
- The annual Kanwar Yatra began across North India during the month of Shravan, with extensive security arrangements along the pilgrimage routes.
- The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to extend statutory protection to Vande Mataram by bringing the National Song under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
- The Cauvery Water Management Authority directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days despite severe hydrological distress caused by below-average inflows.
- Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched to enhance coastal defence and underwater surveillance capabilities.
- India recorded notable achievements as the Department of Telecommunications honoured telecom innovators with the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards 2025, while Indian para-athletes secured multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
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