Current affairs — 2026-08-11

Daily current affairs for 2026-08-11. Read each story carefully and verify important figures on official links before mocks. Today's focus lines: How a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana log raft; US judge drops bribery and fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani; An Indian cash scheme for women drops nine million beneficiaries - 29,000 were men; India police fire tear gas at protesters seeking exam reforms; How a schoolteacher's son became Kashmir's first India Test cricketer; He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home.