Daily Current Affairs 20 August 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for Thursday, August 20, 2026. India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation, deepening naval ties under their Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The Supreme Court delivered two significant rulings: one holding that passive waste generation is constitutionally unethical and directing waste-management education in schools, and another ordering a nationwide survey of elephant corridors. The Department of Telecommunications moved to enforce its nine-SIM cap through photograph-based verification, and the Railway Ministry raised speed limits on the USBRL’s Katra-Banihal section. The roundup covers a tumour-activated cancer prodrug from Guwahati researchers, the fastest known star orbiting the Milky Way’s black hole, India’s expanding air-cargo transshipment network, and more. Today’s editorial section draws on nine pieces across The Hindu, Indian Express, Business Standard, and Down to Earth. The full roundup, five deep-dive articles, nine editorials, and a practice quiz follow.