7 August 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

Explanation

The Ministry of External Affairs announced on 6 August 2026 that Devesh Uttam, a 2003-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. He is currently India's Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania and takes up the new post shortly. He earlier headed the MEA's Consular, Passport and Visa Division and was Deputy Chief of Mission in Tehran. Exam angle: the African Union is headquartered in Addis Ababa.

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According to the Ministry of Defence, the medium-range ballistic missile Agni-4 was successfully test-fired on 6 August 2026 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. The test was held under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command and validated all operational and technical parameters. Agni-4, built by DRDO, is a two-stage solid-fuelled missile with a range of about 4,000 km. Exam angle: the Agni series anchors India's credible minimum deterrence doctrine.

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National Handloom Day is observed every 7 August because the Swadeshi Movement was formally launched at Calcutta Town Hall on that date in 1905, urging a boycott of foreign goods and giving a major push to indigenous industry, especially handlooms. The day was instituted in 2015. The 12th edition on 7 August 2026 was held by the Ministry of Textiles at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, with President Droupadi Murmu as Chief Guest.

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The Ministry of Culture ran the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign from 9 to 17 August 2026, dedicating it to 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram. Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, it first appeared on 7 November 1875 in his journal Bangadarshan and was later included in the novel Anandamath (1882). The year-long 150th commemoration runs 7 November 2025 to 7 November 2026. Exam angle: on 24 January 1950 it was given status equal to the national anthem.