{"id":80648,"date":"2026-08-03T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=80648"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:02:42","slug":"news-in-short-03-08-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-08-2026\/news-in-short-03-08-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 03-08-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Maithili Sharan Gupt Jayanti\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/History and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maithili Sharan Gupt Jayanti is celebrated every year on <strong>3 August <\/strong>to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary <strong>Indian poet, Maithili Sharan Gupt.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Birth Date:<\/strong> August 3, 1886, in Chirgaon, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Literary Contributions:<\/strong> He popularised<strong> Khari Boli Hindi <\/strong>as a literary language, displacing the hegemony of Braj Bhasha in modern poetry.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His work included issues of <strong>nationalism, social justice and Indian cultural values.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Literary Works:<\/strong> Saket (an epic depicting the Ramayana from Urmila&#8217;s perspective), Bharat Bharati, Yashodhara, Panchavati, and Jayadrath Vadh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> Mahatma Gandhi granted him the title of <strong>\u201cRashtrakavi\u201d (National poet)<\/strong> for his patriotic masterpiece <strong>Bharat-Bharati (1912).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honors: <\/strong>He was nominated member of <strong>Rajya Sabha<\/strong> from <strong>1952-1964.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For his outstanding contribution to literature and education, he was awarded Padma Bhushan in <strong>1954.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/air\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2nd August<\/strong> is observed as the <strong>166th birth anniversary <\/strong>of <strong>Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was born on <strong>2nd August 1861<\/strong> in Khulna, now in Bangladesh, he rose to prominence as a <strong>pioneering scientist, educator, and industrialist.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was the founder of <strong>India&#8217;s first pharmaceutical company<\/strong> Bengal Chemicals &amp; Pharmaceuticals established in <strong>1901.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is widely regarded as the<strong> father of modern chemical science in India<\/strong> and played a<strong> key role in promoting scientific education in the country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also established the<strong> first modern Indian research school in chemistry.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is remembered for his discovery of <strong>mercurous nitrite<\/strong> in 1896. It opened a new path for <strong>research into metal nitrites<\/strong> and established <strong>modern chemical research in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/166th-birth-anniversary-of-acharya-prafulla-chandra-roy-being-observed-today-across-west-bengal\/#:~:text=Born%20on%202nd%20August%201861,scientific%20education%20in%20the%20country.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pingali Venkayya<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/History&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pingali Venkayya<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was born on 2 August 1876, in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was a freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian national flag, which later evolved into the present-day Tricolour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flag Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 1921, he presented a flag design to Mahatma Gandhi at a Congress session in Vijayawada.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His design featured three stripes representing India&#8217;s major communities and a spinning wheel (charkha) symbolizing self-reliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In<strong> 1947<\/strong>, the design was modified to include the <strong>Ashoka Chakra, symbolizing law and progress.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Government of India has issued postage stamps in his honor and organized events like Tiranga Utsav to celebrate his legacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2293516&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Shipki La\u00a0 Pass<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India-China cross-border trade resumed through Shipki-La after six years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shipki La Pass<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a motorable mountain pass in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh at 3,930 m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It enters Himachal Pradesh at Shipki La (3,930 m) and flows in the south-westerly direction through Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Solan and Bilaspur districts of the State.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has been a traditional trade route between <strong>India and Tibet at least since the 15th century<\/strong>, building up economic, cultural and civilisational linkages.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trade included wool, horses, borax, turquoise and gold from Tibet, grains, spices, dried fruits, timber and metal goods from India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These exchanges supported local livelihoods, crafts and cultural traditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The route was closed after the 1962 Sino-Indian War and was <\/strong>disrupted during the Doklam standoff and the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shipki La was more than a trade route. It was a shared Buddhist heritage, pastoral way of life, and cultural links between the people on the two sides of the border.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-china-cross-border-trade-resumes-through-shipki-la-after-six-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Government Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), the Centre\u2019s flagship employment-linked incentive scheme, has completed one year of implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About PM-VBRY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a <strong>Central Sector Scheme<\/strong> launched in <strong>2025<\/strong> and implemented by the <strong>Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>To promote employment generation, enhance employability, and strengthen social security across all sectors with a <strong>particular focus on the manufacturing sector.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scheme aims to <strong>create more than 3.5 crore meaningful jobs across the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Features:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-time employees are eligible<strong> for incentives of up to \u20b915,000.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For the employer&#8217;s side, <\/strong>the government offers a <strong>reward of up to \u20b93,000 per new employee<\/strong> <strong>after six months of stable employment<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"66819b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-12.png\" alt=\"PM-VBRY\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-80649\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66819b; aspect-ratio:0.8467796402038436;width:395px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-12.png 431w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-12-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8dce0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-13.png\" alt=\"one year of pm-vbry\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-80650\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8dce0; width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-13.png 602w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-13-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddindia.co.in\/2026\/08\/pm-vbry-completes-one-year-over-72-lakh-first-time-workers-join-formal-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DDNews<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Leptospirosis\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kerala has witnessed a sharp rise in cases and deaths due to <strong>leptospirosis in 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leptospirosis&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a <strong>zoonotic disease<\/strong> caused by bacteria and spread to humans by contact with the urine of an infected animal or with contaminated water and soil.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bacteria enter the body through cuts in the skin or through the eyes, nose and mouth.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has been endemic in Kerala since 1989 and now has the highest mortality among communicable diseases in the State.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The disease can range from mild to severe, sometimes fatal, with symptoms similar to those of influenza, dengue and other viral diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mild leptospirosis is treated with <strong>oral antibiotics<\/strong>, while severe cases require hospitalisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/leptospirosis-mortality-spirals-up-in-kerala\/article71289608.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>U.S. Invites Bangladesh to Join Pax Silica Initiative<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor invited Bangladesh to join the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Pax Silica<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pax Silica is a U.S.-led international economic security initiative to secure supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, and critical minerals among trusted partner nations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> inaugural Pax Silica Summit<\/strong> was held in December 2025 and <strong>the signatories include<\/strong> Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, the Netherlands, and the UAE.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Together, these countries are home to the most important companies and investors powering the global AI supply chain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India joined <\/strong>the initiative in February 2026 during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its<strong> objective<\/strong> is to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence, and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Countries will partner<\/strong> on securing strategic stacks of the global technology supply chain, including, but not limited to, software applications and platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/gor-calls-on-bangladesh-to-join-pax-silica-initiative\/article71294308.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Wild Water Buffalo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Species in News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is planning to translocate <strong>wild buffaloes<\/strong> <strong>from Assam<\/strong> and keep them in enclosures at the Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), <\/strong>also called<strong> Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, <\/strong>is a large <strong>bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"80886b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-14.png\" alt=\"wild water buffalo\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-80651\" style=\"--dominant-color: #80886b; aspect-ratio:1.3970167870692791;width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-14.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-14-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-14-768x550.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> They are found in<strong> India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>is home to<strong> more than 90% of the global wild water buffalo population<\/strong>, with<strong> most found in Assam<\/strong> and<strong> smaller populations in<\/strong> Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra\u2019s Kolamarka forests.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Threats: <\/strong>The biggest threat to wild water buffalo is the loss of genetic diversity due to intermingling with domestic cattle as well as hunting and animal diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conservation Status: <\/strong>It is listed as<strong> Endangered in the<\/strong> IUCN Red List for threatened species.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is placed under the highest protection under <strong>Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Maithili Sharan Gupt Jayanti is celebrated every year on 3 August to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary Indian poet, Maithili Sharan Gupt. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> About <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Birth Date: August 3, 1886, in Chirgaon, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Literary Contributions: He popularised Khari Boli Hindi as a literary language, displacing the hegemony of Braj Bhasha in modern poetry. <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-08-2026\/news-in-short-03-08-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read 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