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Highlights of Current Affairs 5 August 2026
- The government approved nationwide rollout of the Vessel Communication and Support System (VCSS) at ₹364 crore, giving ISRO-built transponders free to about 1 lakh fishing vessels for safety and surveillance.
- The Union Cabinet cleared a revamped Khelo India Scheme with ₹36,441 crore allocated for 2026–31, introducing a grassroots-to-podium athlete pipeline and a new National Coach Accreditation Board.
- Vizhinjam Port in Kerala was designated a customs port by CBIC, allowing full EXIM cargo operations alongside its role as India’s first deep-water transshipment hub.
- Reports of around 120 ISRO scientists resigning have spotlighted India’s research brain drain, with over 73% of internationally mobile Indian researchers reportedly not returning home.
- The Supreme Court ruled that protection against domestic cruelty under BNS Sections 85–86 can extend to women in live-in relationships resembling marriage.
- PM Modi launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan, a 100-week youth-led campaign against substance abuse tied to the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
- Parliament passed the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, mandating CPSEs to settle MSME payments via TReDS and setting time-bound arbitration for payment disputes.
- India won 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze) at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, finishing 4th overall, with boxing and athletics as top contributors.
- Nauru officially renamed itself the Republic of Naoero, with citizens now called dei-Naoero, replacing its colonial-era name.
- Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kamlang Tiger Reserve became India’s 101st Ramsar Site and the state’s first wetland under the Ramsar Convention.
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