Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
On 25 July 2026 the 48th World Heritage Committee in Busan inscribed the "Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath" on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is India's 45th property. The serial site in Varanasi covers Chaukhandi Stupa and the Archaeological Remains of Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
25 Jul 2026
The Law Ministry told Lok Sabha on 25 July 2026 that the Constitution was amended eight times in the last twelve years. The list runs from the 99th Amendment Act, 2014 (NJAC) to the 106th Amendment Act, 2023 (women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies).
25 Jul 2026
On 25 July 2026 the Petroleum Minister marked the start of drilling of appraisal well MN-DWN18-1-HD in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin. It is the first of four planned deepwater wells. The event sits within HELP, OALP and other exploration reforms that have awarded most active acreage after 2014.
25 Jul 2026
The Law Ministry told Lok Sabha on 25 July 2026 that a future tribunal law will follow Supreme Court rulings on appointments, tenure and service conditions. On 19 November 2025, in Madras Bar Association v. UOI, the Court struck down certain provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 (para 142).
25 Jul 2026
By 30 June 2026 the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme had supported 4.32 lakh rural non-farm enterprises, a PIB backgrounder said on 25 July 2026. SVEP is a DAY-NRLM sub-scheme launched in 2016. About 86% of its entrepreneurs are from SC, ST, Minority and OBC communities.
25 Jul 2026
In Rajya Sabha replies on 23 July 2026, MEA said the proposed Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill aims at safe, legal, orderly and regular mobility for work abroad, with an Overseas Mobility and Welfare Council to run a welfare fund. Missions already use the Indian Community Welfare Fund, set up in 2009, for stranded Indians and sailors.
24 Jul 2026
India and Israel concluded the second round of negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 20 to 23 July 2026. The Terms of Reference signed in November 2025 still frame the talks. Merchandise trade between the two was USD 3.93 billion in FY 2025-26.
24 Jul 2026
Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, NDMA hosted the 3rd BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi on 24 July 2026. Members unanimously adopted a BRICS Joint Statement on DRR and pledged to speed up the BRICS DRR Work Plan for 2025 to 2028.
24 Jul 2026
NMC data cited in a Lok Sabha reply on 24 July 2026 show MBBS seats rising from 1,09,115 in AY 2023-24 to 1,28,976 in AY 2025-26, and PG seats from 31,185 to 86,360. Counting 80% of allopathic and AYUSH registrants as available, the doctor-population ratio is estimated at 1:778.
24 Jul 2026
Scientists at SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, backed by DST's Nano and Advanced Materials Division, dispersed silica and zinc oxide nanoparticles into a standard electrolyte to make a nanofluid electrolyte. Stable over three months, it curbs zinc corrosion and improves cathode oxygen reactions. Patent IN570691 has been granted.
24 Jul 2026