Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.
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
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
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
On 23 July 2026 the USTR finalised Section 301 measures on forced-labour import rules after investigating 60 economies. India faces an additional 10% ad valorem duty, cut from the 12.5% proposed on 2 June 2026. About 45% of India's US exports stay outside this duty; the rest face 10%.
25 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
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
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
DPIIT's One District One Product initiative has identified 1,244 products across 773 districts, a Commerce Ministry reply said on 24 July 2026. States choose the products. Market access tools include GeM's ODOP storefront, PM Ekta Malls under SASCI, and the PMFME scheme for food-processing ODOP lines.
24 Jul 2026
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released the Television Rating Policy, 2026, replacing the 16 January 2014 guidelines. Net-worth criteria fall from Rs 20 crore to Rs 5 crore, metered homes rise from 50,000 to 80,000, and agencies face annual independent audits, cross-holding curbs and graded penalties.
24 Jul 2026