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August 2026 Current Affairs
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Social IssuesPrelims + Mains
Drugs-Free Youth Crucial for Developed India: PM Modi
Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan is a nation-wide initiative which lasts for 100 weeks to make a drug-free young generation by adopting methods like creating awareness, preventing youth from drugs and rehabilitating people from trafficking. Through community participation and adopting a healthy lifestyle, it intends to capitalise on India’s demographic dividend.
3 Aug 2026 3 min
Daily Important
Polity & GovernancePrelims + Mains
Why Are Government Schools Shutting Down in India?
According to a report by NITI Aayog, there have been around 94,000 school closures or mergers during the last decade due to school rationalisation. Although the process is geared towards optimising resources as per NEP 2020, questions arise regarding accessibility problems, greater chances of dropouts, and violations of the neighbourhood provision of the RTE Act.
3 Aug 2026 3 min