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Current Affairs 06th August 2026
British Governors-General
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Warren Hastings – First Governor-General of Bengal (1773).
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Lord Cornwallis – Father of Civil Services.
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Lord Wellesley – Introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System.
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Lord Minto I – Signed the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
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Lord Amherst – First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26).
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Lord Auckland – First Anglo-Afghan War.
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Lord Hardinge I – First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46).
1. Prasanta Mahapatra Assumes Charge as SEBI Executive Director
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Prasanta Mahapatra has assumed charge as an Executive Director (ED) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
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He has extensive experience in market regulation, corporate finance, enforcement, investigations, and investor protection.
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SEBI is the statutory regulator of India's capital and securities market and works to ensure transparent and fair trading.
2. 100% Railway Electrification & First Electric Train in Kashmir Valley
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The first electric train in the Kashmir Valley started operating on the Banihal–Baramulla section, replacing diesel locomotives on the route.
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The electrification covers the Banihal–Baramulla railway section, an important part of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.
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The USBRL project includes the Chenab Rail Bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge, and the Anji Khad Cable-Stayed Railway Bridge.
3. Telangana Launches AI-Powered Emergency Response System 112
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The Telangana Government has launched an AI-powered Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) 112 to improve public safety and emergency services.
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The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112) is implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as a single emergency number across India.
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Telangana's capital is Hyderabad, the Chief Minister is A. Revanth Reddy, and the Governor is Jishnu Dev Varma.
4. Massachusetts and Boston Declare August 15 as 'India Day'
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston have officially declared 15 August as 'India Day'.
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India celebrates its 79th Independence Day in 2026, commemorating independence achieved on 15 August 1947.
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Boston is the capital and largest city of the state of Massachusetts, USA.
5. C-DAC and GSI Sign MoU to Advance Mineral Exploration and Disaster Management
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The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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The partnership will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI), High Performance Computing (HPC), Big Data Analytics, and Geospatial Technologies.
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C-DAC is an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
6. TRAI Revamps MyCall App to Improve Voice Call Quality
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a revamped version of the MyCall App to improve voice call quality assessment.
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TRAI was established on 20 February 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997, and its headquarters are in New Delhi.
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The current Chairperson of TRAI is Anil Kumar Lahoti, and TRAI functions under the Ministry of Communications.
7. IIT Hyderabad Launches India's First Nuclear Training Programme 'ANUGYAN'
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IIT Hyderabad has launched ANUGYAN, India's first dedicated nuclear training programme for students, researchers, and professionals.
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ANUGYAN provides training in nuclear science, reactor technology, radiation safety, nuclear engineering, and advanced research.
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India's nuclear energy programme is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
8. China Harvests First Rice Crop Grown in Space
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The experiment is being conducted aboard China's Tiangong Space Station, which orbits approximately 400 km above Earth.
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The research is carried out under the Shenzhou-23 mission, with astronauts cultivating rice in orbit.
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The experiment was conducted aboard China's Tiangong Space Station under controlled microgravity conditions.India's planned space station is called the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS).
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY
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Hiroshima Day 2026 is observed on 6 August 2026.
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima was carried out on 6 August 1945 during the final phase of World War II.
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The bomb, known as “Little Boy,” was dropped from the B-29 bomber Enola Gay.
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