Current affairs compilation: July 2026
Pick a date on the calendar to read that day's current affairs. Full month list below for revision.
Friday, 31 July 2026
7 items- MEA Parliament replies (30-31 Jul 2026): Iran evacuations, Operation Amistad, ChabaharGS2 · Parliament replies
- PM Surya Sarovar Yojana: 5,000 MW floating solar with storageGS3 · Renewable energy
- PM-KISAN extended to 2030-31 with ₹3.15 lakh croreGS3 · Agriculture
- ILO recognises 101 crore Indians under social protectionGS2/GS3 · Social security
- Govt defends ethanol blending: “petrol would cost ₹125/litre without it”GS3 · Energy, agriculture
- Favara–UPI corridor links Maldives and IndiaGS2 · Neighbourhood
- Cabinet approves Samudra Manthan offshore exploration scheme (₹84,084 crore)GS3 · Energy security
Full July list
1 July
- 11 years of Digital India
- AI traces 100 years of Kodaikanal Sun records
- Backgrounder: GAGAN satellite-based augmentation
- India’s first PinS instrument approach for helicopters approved
- MECON granted Miniratna Category-I status
- Cabinet clears 117.7-km Kanpur–Kabrai greenfield highway (₹7,145 crore, BOT)
2 July
- 16th India–Japan Annual Summit with PM Takaichi
- Better-quality PMGKAY rice: broken grains cut to 10%
- Coal imports fall 13% in April 2026
- INS Trikand foils piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden
- NITI roadmap for making Ayurveda global
3 July
- Backgrounder: India’s high-speed rail future
- DAC approves ₹52,000 crore acquisitions incl. Akash Tarang and MPATGM
- First Made-in-India EXIM shipping container; Maersk orders 1,000 more
- Free email update in Aadhaar via app; 2.5 lakh in two days
4 July
- Backgrounder: Academic Bank of Credits and APAAR ID
- Backgrounder: LokOS, digital backbone for SHGs under DAY-NRLM
- Onion procurement price for buffer raised 13% to ₹2,125/quintal
- PM inaugurates CG Semi OSAT facility at Sanand
- PM launches “Viksit UDAN”, next phase of regional connectivity
5 July
- India to chair UNCTAD expert group on consumer protection
- VB-G-RAM-G rolled out; first ₹25,863 crore released, wage floor ₹300/day
6 July
- Backgrounder: ABDM: 104 crore health records, 93 crore ABHA
- Backgrounder: Indiahandmade portal for crafts
- Expert Committee on Energy Statistics report released
- Radio study finds widespread faint black-hole activity in nearby galaxies
7 July
- Backgrounder: strengthening India’s toy ecosystem
- ECLGS 5.0: 4.11 lakh guarantees worth ₹1.55 lakh crore
- Kamarajar Port gets 18-metre draft for Capesize vessels
- Mizoram University’s museum becomes India’s 21st designated biodiversity repository
- More NPS investment choices for central autonomous body employees
- PM’s State Visit to Indonesia: joint statement
8 July
- 13th AITIGA Joint Committee in New Delhi pushes review
- Applications invited under ₹37,500-crore coal gasification scheme
- Backgrounder: Poshan Tracker real-time nutrition monitoring
- First reconstruction of topside ionosphere over India
- NRAA consultation on data for rainfed areas
- Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket flight-tested
9 July
- Backgrounder: Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
- DoT’s Samriddh Gram wins WSIS Prize 2026
- Footwear QCOs amended: legacy stock window to July 2027
- NMCG pilots nature-based solutions for river rejuvenation
- Third India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne
10 July
- ₹206 crore Kavach 4.0 on 680 route km of Northern Railway
- Backgrounder: Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme FAQs
- Coastal Shipping Act licensing exemption for GIFT IFSC units
- CPSEs must settle all MSME invoices via TReDS
- India and Australia sign TKDL access agreement
11 July
- CAQM inspects 17 road stretches in Noida and Greater Noida
- India and New Zealand announce Strategic Partnership with Roadmap to 2030
- INS Mahendragiri, sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, commissioned
- PMFME crosses 2 lakh credit-linked beneficiaries
12 July
13 July
- Backgrounder: Nilgiri, Sandhayak and Arnala naval classes
- CCI fines HP India ₹11.98 crore for cartelisation in printer supplies
- CPI inflation 4.38% in June 2026; food 5.32%
- DRI pan-India operations seize 440+ protected animals and 15 kg ivory
- Kharif sowing early July: rice 114.69 lakh ha vs 125.53 a year ago
- MeitY–SISA Digital Threat Report 2025-26 for BFSI
14 July
- 8th tranche of critical mineral auctions: 20 blocks in nine States
- MoSPI releases first trial Index of Services Production
- NESAC mapping India–Myanmar border and NE inter-State boundaries
- “Reform Express”: eight more railway freight reforms (17 total)
- Udyam portal and Udyam Assist formalising MSMEs
- WPI inflation 9.87% in June 2026; fuel and power 27.41%
15 July
- Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 with ₹1,27,500 crore outlay
- Coal exchange registration portal launched
- India–UK CETA and social security agreement enter into force
- National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 approved
- PLFS June 2026: LFPR 54.4%, female LFPR 32.7%
- Third India-EU Trade and Technology Council in Brussels
- ₹10,998-crore elevated corridor along Varuna river in Varanasi approved
- Cabinet clears ₹10,998-crore Varuna elevated corridor in Varanasi
- National Investment Policy for Urea-2026: RoE band 12–16%
- Portal opens for registration of coal exchanges
16 July
- Backgrounder: strengthening rural credit
- Codex adopts three Indian-led spice standards: large cardamom, coriander, vanilla
- Draft CAFE-III norms for passenger cars (2027-32) issued
- ICAR at 98: 386 new varieties in a year, 94% climate-resilient
- India’s first hydrogen fuel-cell train: ~2,600 passengers
- NITI roadmap: India as bioeconomy powerhouse by 2035; $2.6 trn by 2047
17 July
- Backgrounder: Modified UDAN: 679 routes, 1.68 crore passengers
- EPFO launches VISHWAS 2026 for damages/penalty disputes
- “Magnetic trees” reveal hidden flows in the Sun’s upper atmosphere
- National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and 2025 amendment brought into force
- NITI releases Investment Friendliness Index for States
- President’s first visits to Moldova and North Macedonia
18 July
- Aadhaar App crosses 4 crore downloads
- ALMM unchanged; List-II exemption for net-metering/open-access till Dec 2026
- Backgrounder: Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital rocket
- PM dedicates 75 redeveloped Amrit Bharat stations
- White Rabbit-based IST dissemination network commissioned in Bengaluru
19 July
- Backgrounder: Catch the Rain campaign renewed
- CCPA acts against 41 restaurants for default service charge
- IAF joins Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at Darwin
20 July
- Backgrounder: India’s cotton story
- Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 opened for consultation
- First release of Index of Core Industries on new 2022-23 base
- UPI users reach 55.49 crore (June 2026)
- Urban heat islands: urban planning is a State/ULB subject
21 July
- 11th Agriculture Census (2021-22) under way
- Five new Allographa lichen species found in the Western Ghats
- India’s 8th WTO Trade Policy Review: record $863.1 bn exports
- Mission “Golden Spice” for Meghalaya’s Lakadong turmeric
- PLI schemes: ₹2.40 lakh crore investment, 14.15 lakh jobs, ₹15.2 lakh crore exports
- Renewable capacity nearly quadruples to 288.58 GW since 2014
22 July
- 99.6% of broad-gauge rail network electrified
- “AAROH”: India’s first report on scientific mine closure; pact with Germany’s GIZ
- Backgrounder: FCRA and foreign contributions
- Bharat 6G Alliance grows to 90 members; spectrum roadmap for 6G
- INS Malvan, second Mahe-class ASW craft, commissioned at Karwar
- Wind capacity reaches 57,443 MW (30 Jun 2026)
23 July
- 142 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals operational, 224 MTPA capacity
- Aditya-L1 achievements reported in Parliament
- First indigenous 350-kg-thrust expendable turbojet engine developed
- Maiden flight-test of “Kusha” long-range SAM
- PM announces fast-track courts for exam paper-leak cases
- South Asia’s dust-pollution aerosol mix has the highest radiative effect: study
24 July
- India hosts 3rd BRICS ministerial on disaster risk reduction
- India–Israel conclude second round of FTA talks
- MBBS seats rise to 1.29 lakh; doctor-population ratio 1:778
- Nanofluid electrolyte advances rechargeable zinc-air batteries
- ODOP: 1,244 products across 773 districts
- Television Rating Policy, 2026 notified
- MEA Parliament replies (23-24 Jul 2026): Overseas Mobility Bill, seafarers
25 July
- Drilling of first appraisal well begins in Mahanadi offshore basin
- Eight constitutional amendments in the last 12 years
- Govt: future tribunal law will align with SC Madras Bar Association ruling
- Sarnath inscribed as India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site
- SVEP has supported 4.32 lakh rural enterprises
- US Section 301 forced-labour measures: India placed in 10% tariff tier
26 July
- 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas observed
- INS Sudarshini at SAIL 250 and International Naval Review 250 in Boston
- Viksit Vibrant Village Programme: PM interacts with youth from ~250 districts
27 July
- Backgrounder: National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme
- Coal imports by power plants fall 27.4% in FY26
- Indian astronomers catch a blue straggler star forming
- Jal Jeevan Mission: rural tap coverage up from 16.71% to 82.09%
- Kosi–Mechi intra-State link gets ₹3,653 crore central aid under PMKSY-AIBP
- NDC progress: emissions intensity down 37.38%; non-fossil capacity 54.18%
28 July
- Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2026 aligned with Jan Vishwas Act
- First direct container freight train from Kolkata to Biratnagar, Nepal
- IIP grows 7.3% in June 2026; manufacturing 7.8%
- India becomes world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers (12.16%)
- PSB gross NPAs at record low 1.9%; profit ₹1.98 lakh crore in FY26
- Stock limits imposed on sugar dealers from 1 August
29 July
- 12 green hydrogen pilots: 70 hydrogen vehicles on 21 routes
- CPI base revised from 2012 to 2024; price collection in 1,465 rural and 1,395 urban markets
- Global Tiger Day: NTCA releases security audit of 24 tiger reserves
- Machilipatnam, seventh Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft, launched
- MHA: 37 “Legacy & Thrust” districts no longer LWE-affected
- Pollen study links Harappan decline to weak monsoon (5100–4000 BP)
30 July
- Atal Bhujal Yojana pilot covered 8,203 gram panchayats in seven States
- Atrocity cases against SCs hit five-year high of 53,372 in 2023 (NCRB)
- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool launches sovereign-backed P&I cover
- Bill to give Vande Mataram the same protection as the National Anthem
- India rises 82nd→57th in competition-reform ranking (Competere report)
- Sun’s upper atmosphere rotates faster than its surface: study
31 July
- Cabinet approves Samudra Manthan offshore exploration scheme (₹84,084 crore)
- Favara–UPI corridor links Maldives and India
- Govt defends ethanol blending: “petrol would cost ₹125/litre without it”
- ILO recognises 101 crore Indians under social protection
- PM-KISAN extended to 2030-31 with ₹3.15 lakh crore
- PM Surya Sarovar Yojana: 5,000 MW floating solar with storage
- MEA Parliament replies (30-31 Jul 2026): Iran evacuations, Operation Amistad, Chabahar