Current affairs relevant to GS2.
The India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met for the third time in Brussels on 15 July 2026. India and the EU agreed to begin formal talks on India joining Horizon Europe, set up a first Innovation Hub on EV charging, and explore a DigiLocker-EU wallet pilot and a joint AI roadmap.
15 Jul 2026
On 11 July 2026 in Auckland the Prime Ministers of India and New Zealand announced an India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership and endorsed a Roadmap to 2030. The roadmap has six pillars covering diplomacy, defence, trade, people-to-people links, education and science, and regional cooperation. Bilateral trade in goods and services is to aim for NZ$7 billion (₹35,000 crore) by 2030.
11 Jul 2026
Prime Minister Modi visited Australia from 8 to 10 July 2026 for the Third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne. The leaders reaffirmed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They announced a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap, and finalised uranium export administrative arrangements under IAEA safeguards.
9 Jul 2026
The Department of Telecommunications' Samriddh Gram project won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize 2026 under Action Line C6 – Enabling Environment. The BharatNet-enabled model runs village Samriddhi Kendras that combine connectivity with assisted services. More than 2.17 lakh Gram Panchayats are service-ready on BharatNet.
9 Jul 2026
India hosted the 13th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee and related meetings at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 6 to 10 July 2026. The Joint Committee told sub-committees to finish outstanding review chapters on time. ASEAN accounts for about 11 percent of India's global trade; bilateral trade was USD 128 billion in 2025-26.
8 Jul 2026
Poshan Tracker is the digital backbone of POSHAN Abhiyaan and Mission Poshan 2.0. Launched in March 2021 by MoWCD with NeGD, it replaces 11 manual Anganwadi registers with near real-time monitoring. As of May 2026 it covers all 28 States and 8 Union Territories, with over 8.93 crore registered beneficiaries.
8 Jul 2026
The Government has extended two extra National Pension System investment choices to employees of Central Autonomous Bodies covered under NPS. The Aggressive Life Cycle Fund (LC-75-High) allows equity up to 75%. The Balanced Life Cycle Fund caps equity at 50% and tapers equity from age 45. Choices will appear in the CRA system.
7 Jul 2026
Prime Minister Modi paid a State Visit to Indonesia from 6 to 8 July 2026, after President Prabowo's Republic Day visit in January 2025. Talks in Jakarta covered the full Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Leaders agreed on regular summits, welcomed defence and maritime steps, and witnessed exchange of bilateral documents across security, health, food safety, telecom, disaster, space and education.
7 Jul 2026
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), launched in September 2021, now links over 104 crore health records to over 93 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts. ABHA is a 14-digit health identifier used with consent across facilities. Aarogya Setu 2.0, relaunched on 29 June 2026, is the citizen gateway and personal health record app.
6 Jul 2026
India will chair the Ninth Session of UNCTAD's Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 6 to 8 July 2026. The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, will preside. The session also launches the UN Principles for Consumer Product Safety, adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2025.
5 Jul 2026