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Highlights of Current Affairs 10 August 2026
- The Supreme Court clarified that FIRs filed against protesting students can’t be cancelled by executive order alone — cases can only end via a closure report, court-approved withdrawal from prosecution, or High Court quashing.
- The Union Cabinet approved the GOBARdhan Scheme (₹23,731 crore, FY27–36) to scale up India’s compressed biogas ecosystem, targeting a tenfold rise in domestic CBG production with assured offtake, stable pricing, and credit guarantees.
- India’s EV adoption jumped from 0.08% in FY16 to 8.26% in FY26, with annual sales rising nearly 46x; UP and Maharashtra lead state-wise adoption, and India targets 30% EV sales by 2030.
- India marked the 12th National Handloom Day (7 August), with the President conferring Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards on 22 recipients; India produces nearly 95% of the world’s handwoven fabric.
- The Lok Sabha passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, exempting FIIs and the BIS from tax on interest from government securities and extending incentives for foreign diamond/electronics firms.
- The same Bill amends the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, allowing banks/payment providers to charge MDR on UPI and other notified digital payment modes, removing the earlier restriction.
- The Ministry of Culture launched Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 (9–17 August), featuring “Suryapath Tiranga” — a symbolic flag relay across Indian missions worldwide following the path of the rising sun.
- India hosted the 2nd BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in Hyderabad, proposing a BRICS Network of Law-Enforcement Practitioners and a Repository on Informal Cooperation for asset recovery and fugitive tracing.
- India successfully test-fired the Agni-4 ballistic missile (range ~4,000 km) from Chandipur, Odisha, demonstrating high precision via its Ring Laser Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System.
- The Danube River hit its lowest water levels since 1996 due to prolonged European drought, threatening navigation and agriculture along its basin spanning 10 countries and four capital cities.
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