Daily Current Affairs – 2 August 2026

Introduction

The CareerUdaya Daily Current Affairs – 2 August 2026 edition gives APSC, ADRE, Assam Police, Assam TET, SSC, Banking and Railway aspirants a compact revision set from verified developments available by 2 August. The strongest examination hooks are the start of Census 2027 Self Enumeration in Assam, the State’s time-bound flood rehabilitation roadmap, the Union Cabinet’s Samudra Manthan National Offshore Exploration Scheme, Presidential assent converting the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment into law, the launch of Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan, major NEET-PG 2026 process reforms with record registrations, appointment of Geological Survey of India’s first woman Director General, and India’s final-stage Commonwealth Games 2026 medal standing. Attempt the linked Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 2 August 2026 after revising the notes.

Assam & Census — Self Enumeration for Census 2027 Begins

As per an official PIB Guwahati release, the Self Enumeration (SE) facility for the first phase of Census 2027 commenced in Assam from 2 August 2026. Citizens can furnish household and individual information online through the dedicated portal se.census.gov.in. The SE window remains open till 16 August 2026. After that, the Houselisting Operation and Housing Census will run from 17 August to 15 September 2026, when trained enumerators visit households to collect or confirm details.

Director of Census Operations, Assam, Biswajit Pegu, stated that Self Enumeration makes the digital census more participatory and citizen-centric. Information furnished is protected under the Census Act, 1948. Because of the floods, Census training and preparatory works in Sivasagar and Charaideo were suspended until further orders. For exams, separate Assam’s SE timeline from the earlier Tamil Nadu–Tripura field houselisting window already covered on 1 August: Assam SE 2–16 August; Assam HLO field ops 17 August–15 September; portal se.census.gov.in; statutory confidentiality under the Census Act, 1948.

Assam & Disaster Management — Time-Bound Flood Rehabilitation Roadmap

As floodwaters receded, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said restoration and rehabilitation had become the government’s central challenge. The death toll stood at 82, with more than two lakh people still affected as per ASDMA-linked reporting. The State announced a time-bound recovery package with clear cash and infrastructure anchors for examination revision.

Immediate assistance of ₹15,000 per affected family was to be transferred to bank accounts by 5 August, with a further ₹10,000 on 10 August, ahead of the final comprehensive damage assessment starting 7 August. The government decided to waive electricity bills for July and property tax for the entire year in flood-affected districts. Nearly 550 schools were reported affected in Sivasagar alone. The CM authorised ₹7.62 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund through Samagra Siksha Assam for new uniforms for flood-hit students, and promised ₹2 lakh each for damaged schools and ₹2.5 lakh each for Anganwadi offices in Sivasagar and Charaideo. Schools were targeted for reopening by 10 August. Insurers were asked to process claims using digital documents where originals were destroyed and, in death cases, to accept government lists. Revise this package as a multi-layer Assam disaster-management fact set: cash stages, tax/power waivers, education repair and insurance facilitation.

Energy & Economy — Cabinet Approves Samudra Manthan Scheme

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved “Samudra Manthan” – the National Offshore Exploration Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore for implementation through FY 2030–31 (Phase I till 31 March 2031). Official PIB material frames it as India’s most ambitious offshore exploration mission to date, aimed at energy security and Atmanirbhar Bharat by expanding deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration in basins such as Krishna–Godavari, Cauvery, Mahanadi and the Andaman region.

Key components and outlays: modern offshore seismic data acquisition and processing (₹28,534 crore); drilling of 60 deepwater exploration wells (₹43,200 crore), with government support of up to 50% of eligible drilling cost or ₹675 crore per well, whichever is lower; common offshore infrastructure hubs (₹10,000 crore); and Oil and Gas Manufacturing and Services Zones (₹2,000 crore). Subject to exploration success, the scheme aims to raise domestic oil and gas production from about 62 MMTOE to 80 MMTOE annually and expand the hydrocarbon resource base from 1.6 billion TOE to 2.2 billion TOE, with potential crude-import savings near ₹1 lakh crore a year. For exams, lock scheme name, ministry, outlay, terminal year, 60 deepwater wells, 50% risk-sharing cap and MMTOE production targets. Do not confuse this with a refinery or pipeline project.

Governance & Law — Public Examinations Amendment Act Gets Assent

The President of India granted assent on 31 July 2026 to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026, after Parliament completed passage (Lok Sabha 29 July; Rajya Sabha 30 July). The law amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which covers examinations conducted by authorities such as the UPSC, SSC, Railway Recruitment Boards, IBPS, National Testing Agency and other notified central bodies.

The amendment sharply hardens penalties. Under the revised Section 10 framework, imprisonment that earlier ranged from three years (extendable to five) with fine up to ₹10 lakh is raised to a floor of five years extendable up to ten years, with fine up to ₹50 lakh. Official and parliamentary reporting also points to time-bound investigation and trial requirements and Special Fast Track Courts for offences under the law. For aspirants, this is a high-yield polity–governance topic: distinguish Bill → Act via Presidential assent, name the principal 2024 Act correctly, and retain the new imprisonment and fine ceilings. Do not describe mere House passage as the final law once assent has been granted.

Social Sector & Youth — Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan

On 2 August 2026, the Prime Minister launched the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ through video conferencing. Official PMO and Ministry of Youth Affairs material describes it as the start of a 100-week nationwide Jan Bhagidari campaign against substance abuse, implemented through MY Bharat under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Weekly activities are to be organised every Sunday across the country — sports events, walkathons, meditation sessions, cultural programmes, awareness drives, nukkad nataks, discussion forums, art competitions and community engagement. The launch programme was designed for participation from over 10,000 locations, including MY Bharat volunteers, NSS volunteers, educational institutions, NGOs, industry youth wings and more than 125 partner spiritual organisations. Exam anchors: full campaign name, launch date, 100-week / Sunday design, implementing ministry and the citizen-participation (Jan Bhagidari) framing rather than a new cash-transfer scheme.

Education & Health — NEET-PG 2026 Reforms and Record Registration

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed preparedness for NEET (PG) 2026 (scheduled 30 August). The Union Health Ministry said a record 2,73,183 candidates had registered — more than 12.5% higher than the previous year. The exam will be held in a single shift across about 340 cities and more than 1,300 centres, with over 60,000 examination functionaries deployed.

Process reforms with clear MCQ value include: candidates indicate three State preferences for centres, with the correspondence State as the mandatory first preference so centres are closer to home; test-city intimation nearly three weeks before the exam; pattern rationalised to 180 questions in 210 minutes (earlier 200 questions for the same overall duration); Aadhaar-based authentication at application and on exam day, with iris biometrics where fingerprints fail; multi-layer encryption of the question paper and offline preparation with timed digital decryption only at the start of the test. Revise registration figure, single-shift design, city/centre scale and the 180/210 pattern change as a package of exam-administration facts.

Science & Appointments — First Woman DG of Geological Survey of India

Smt. Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on 31 July 2026, becoming the first woman to head the organisation in its about 176-year history (GSI established 1851). She succeeded Asit Saha. Official Ministry of Mines / GSI communication highlights her three decades of geoscientific work and leadership roles within GSI, with priorities including mineral security, geoscientific mapping, critical-mineral and offshore exploration, geohazard mitigation and sustainable resource development.

For competitive exams, GSI is India’s premier geoscientific organisation under the Ministry of Mines. High-yield one-liners: first woman DG, 54th DG, year of GSI’s establishment, and the distinction between GSI (geology/minerals) and bodies such as the Survey of India (topography/mapping under the Department of Science and Technology).

Sports — India at Commonwealth Games 2026 (Glasgow)

At the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow (23 July–2 August), India stood 4th on the medal table with 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze (39 medals overall). Boxing delivered India’s best-ever CWG boxing haul with seven gold and three silver medals. Athletics, judo and weightlifting also contributed substantially to the tally. Combined with earlier milestones such as the men’s javelin double podium, the campaign remains a high-frequency sports current-affairs topic for SSC and State PSC papers.

Revise venue (Glasgow), overall rank and medal split, and boxing’s 7+3 record as the standout sport-specific fact. Prefer aggregate table facts over routine live score updates.

Revision Notes

Revise these anchors from 2 August: Assam Census SE — starts 2 August, till 16 August; HLO 17 August–15 September; portal se.census.gov.in; Sivasagar–Charaideo prep suspended. Assam flood rehab — toll 82; ₹15,000 by 5 Aug + ₹10,000 on 10 Aug; electricity (July) and annual property-tax waivers; ₹7.62 crore uniforms; school reopen target 10 Aug. Samudra Manthan — MoPNG Central Sector Scheme; ₹84,084 crore to FY 2030–31; 60 deepwater wells; up to 50% / ₹675 crore support per well; production target 62→80 MMTOE. Public Examinations Amendment Act — assent 31 July 2026; amends 2024 Act; imprisonment 5–10 years, fine up to ₹50 lakh. Nasha Mukt Yuva Sankalp Abhiyan — launched 2 August; 100-week Sunday Jan Bhagidari; MY Bharat / Youth Affairs. NEET-PG 2026 — 2,73,183 registrations; single shift; ~340 cities / 1,300+ centres; 180 Q / 210 min. GSI — Varsha Ashok Aglawe, first woman / 54th DG. CWG Glasgow — India 4th; 13–17–9 (39); boxing 7 gold, 3 silver. Use the Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 2 August 2026 to test these facts.

Exam Snapshot Table

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Self Enumeration for Census 2027 run in Assam?

Self Enumeration runs from 2 to 16 August 2026 on se.census.gov.in. Enumerator-led Houselisting and Housing Census operations then run from 17 August to 15 September 2026, except where flood-related suspensions apply in Sivasagar and Charaideo.

What cash assistance did Assam announce in its flood rehabilitation roadmap?

Affected families were to receive ₹15,000 by 5 August and a further ₹10,000 on 10 August, with comprehensive damage assessment beginning 7 August, alongside electricity and property-tax relief in affected districts.

What is Samudra Manthan?

It is the National Offshore Exploration Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet as a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore through FY 2030–31 to accelerate deepwater oil and gas exploration.

What changed after Presidential assent to the Public Examinations Amendment?

The 2026 Amendment Act became law after assent on 31 July 2026, hardening penalties under the 2024 anti-unfair-means framework (including higher imprisonment and fine ceilings) for public examination offences.

Is there a quiz based on this edition?

Yes. The Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 2 August 2026 has 10 exam-focused MCQs with explanations.