UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-08-01

Use this daily collection to understand why each development matters, then verify time-sensitive facts through the linked sources before adding them to notes.

• Trump announces deal for 'complete disarmament’ of HamasInternational Relations · U.S. President Trump announced a Board of Peace-brokered deal for complete disarmament of Hamas in Gaza.
• FinMin launches Protection & Indemnity Insurance product under Bharat Maritime Insurance PoolEconomy · India launched its first sovereign-backed Protection & Indemnity insurance product under the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool.
• Supreme Court moots protocol to access court’s livestream archivesPolity · Supreme Court proposes a protocol for accessing livestream archives to prevent misuse and commercial exploitation.
• Migrant worker killed, another injured in terror attack in J&K’s KulgamInternal Security · Suspected terrorists killed a migrant worker and injured another in Kulgam, J&K, on July 31, 2026.
• ISRO calls for stronger academia-industry partnership to power future space missionsScience and Technology · ISRO Chairman calls for stronger academia-industry partnership to achieve space station by 2035 and manned moon mission by 2040.
• Cabinet approves scheme to promote ‘floating’ solar plantsEnvironment · Union Cabinet approved PM-Surya Sarovar Yojana to promote floating solar plants with ₹5,070 crore outlay.
• India risks complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, Amnesty report revealsInternational Relations · Amnesty International report alleges Indian arms exports risk complicity in Israel's war crimes in Gaza.