World Breastfeeding Week 2026

Key Points

• Observed annually from 1–7 August.
• Coordinated by WABA, in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF.
• 2026 Theme: “Breastfeeding for a sustainable start in life: strengthen what works”
• World Breastfeeding Week began in 1992.
• It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration of 1990.
• Linked with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

UPSC Focus: WHO + UNICEF + WABA + nutrition + SDGs.

🔥 TOP 25 PRELIMS ONE-LINERS

1. Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport → Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh.
2. Airport investment → ₹5,640+ crore.
3. ASIP semiconductor project → Tarluvada, Visakhapatnam.
4. Kurnool-IV REZ transmission project → 4.5 GW.
5. Cotton Corporation of India → CCI.
6. Cotton Productivity Mission → Kapas Kanti.
7. Kapas Kanti outlay → ₹5,659 crore.
8. REC + PFC loan → ₹26,850 crore.
9. Meja project expansion → 2,400 MW.
10. Meja Stage-II → 3 × 800 MW.
11. SEBI accessibility audit deadline → 31 October 2026.
12. GARUDA framework → AIF schemes.
13. SBI Research Q1 FY27 GDP estimate → ~7%.
14. RBI's CPI target range → 2–6%.
15. Pithora Painting → Gujarat.
16. Pithora Painting is associated with → Rathwa, Bhil, Bhilala and Nayaka communities.
17. IFSCA headquarters → GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
18. IFSCA Act → 2019.
19. Deputy Chief of Naval Staff → Vice Admiral AN Pramod.
20. DSC A24 builder → Titagarh Rail Systems Limited.
21. Pseudolaguvia khairii → Freshwater catfish.
22. P. khairii discovered in → Budhabalanga River, Odisha.
23. Commonwealth Games 2026 host → Glasgow, Scotland.
24. India at CWG 2026 → 39 medals, including 13 gold.
25. Indian Organ Donation Day → 3 August.