Daily Current Affairs 2 August 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for August 2, 2026. Extremely heavy rain across Kerala left eight dead and thousands in relief camps, reopening the long-unresolved question of construction and quarrying on Western Ghats slopes. Oil marketing companies cut commercial LPG by roughly Rs 200 a cylinder while raising aviation turbine fuel by Rs 5 a litre, a divergence that repays understanding. The Commonwealth Games closed at Glasgow with India fourth on 39 medals and the flag passing to Ahmedabad for the 2030 centenary edition. Assam opened the online self-enumeration window for Census 2027, India’s first digital census. The day also marked the 150th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, whose design became the Tiranga, and the launch of a 100-week youth-led campaign against substance abuse. The full roundup, six deep-dive articles, and a practice quiz follow.