Daily Current Affairs 1 August 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for August 1, 2026. The Union Cabinet’s July 31 meeting produced an unusually consequential slate, approving the Rs 84,084-crore Samudra Manthan offshore hydrocarbon exploration scheme and, in the same sitting, the Rs 5,070-crore Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana for floating solar, a pairing that captures India’s simultaneous bets on fossil-fuel security and the energy transition. July GST collections crossed Rs 2.11 lakh crore, though the growth was driven far more by imports than by domestic consumption. In West Asia, Saudi Arabia launched a fourteen-nation maritime defence alliance for the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab that includes Pakistan and Bangladesh but not India. At home, the Supreme Court declined to ban pellet guns outright but said it would frame a national protocol on their use, and the India Meteorological Department forecast a below-normal August with implications for the kharif harvest. The full roundup, seven deep-dive articles, and a practice quiz follow.