UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 19 AUGUST 2026

The current affairs article highlights major issues in disaster management, rural employment, environment, defence and international institutions. A recent stampede at Ashok Dham Temple underscores the need for scientific crowd management through carrying-capacity limits, unidirectional movement, holding areas, surveillance and emergency medical access. The transition from MGNREGA to the VB-G RAM G Act has caused …
GS 3The Employment Guarantee in Limbo Source: THSubject: Economy Context: Economist Jean Drèze highlighted a sharp contraction in rural employment generation during the transition from the repealed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 to the new Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025 The Employment Guarantee …