UPSC & State PCS · Daily Edition
Daily Current Affairs 7 August 2026
Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for August 7, 2026. Parliament completed passage of the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, mandating that central public sector enterprises settle payments to small enterprises through the Trade Receivables Discounting System. Andhra Pradesh notified India’s first integrated state policy combining pedestrian safety with universal accessibility, prescribing minimum footpath widths and mandatory road-safety audits. The Solar Energy Corporation of India discovered a record-low tariff for round-the-clock, dispatchable renewable power, and Bengaluru-based Astrobase unveiled EVEREST, India’s first privately built full-flow staged combustion rocket engine. In Jaipur, the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers’ Meeting concluded with a joint declaration on trade finance for small enterprises and a workplan for global value chains. Maharashtra began disbursing its farm loan waiver, and Odisha secured over forty thousand crore rupees in investment proposals at a food-processing roadshow. The day was also the twelfth National Handloom Day, marking 121 years since the Swadeshi Movement began at Calcutta Town Hall. The full roundup, eight deep-dive articles, and a practice quiz follow.