UPSC Current Affairs — 05 Aug 2026 Daily Briefing

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

GS-1BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION & COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY

Justice Liberhan Is Gone - The Question His Commission Never Resolved Isn't

Liberhan's death has revived attention on one of independent India's longest-running Commissions of Inquiry and on the wide gap between what it found and what the criminal justice system ultimately decided - a gap that continues to shape how Commissions of Inquiry are viewed as instruments of accountability.

Sub TopicJUDICIAL COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY - DELAY, ACCOUNTABILITY…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE

UPSC Relevance8/10

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GS-1INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (UNESCO NOMINATION)

Odisha's UNESCO Push for Rath Yatra Is Also a Lesson in Heritage Politics

The Chief Minister's letter, dated August 1 and addressed to Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, formally routes the temple administration's UNESCO proposal through the Centre, which alone can submit nominations to UNESCO on India's behalf. It has become news because the BJD's sharp political response has turned a heritage request into a live state-versus-opposition dispute.

Sub TopicHERITAGE DIPLOMACY AND THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL NOMINATIONSourceBOTH - HINDU + IE

UPSC Relevance8/10

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Daily Briefing Current Affairs

Justice Liberhan Is Gone - The Question His Commission Never Resolved Isn't

Odisha's UNESCO Push for Rath Yatra Is Also a Lesson in Heritage Politics