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Current affairs compilation: July 2026

The whole month in one page, day by day. Use it for revision before Prelims.

October 2026 · 101September 2026 · 142August 2026 · 169July 2026 · 165June 2026 · 139May 2026 · 125

Wednesday, 1 July

6 items
  1. 11 years of Digital IndiaGS2 · E-governance
  2. AI traces 100 years of Kodaikanal Sun recordsGS3 · S&T
  3. Backgrounder: GAGAN satellite-based augmentationGS3 · Space applications
  4. India’s first PinS instrument approach for helicopters approvedGS3 · Aviation
  5. MECON granted Miniratna Category-I statusGS3 · PSUs
  6. Cabinet clears 117.7-km Kanpur–Kabrai greenfield highway (₹7,145 crore, BOT)GS3 · Infrastructure

Thursday, 2 July

5 items
  1. 16th India–Japan Annual Summit with PM TakaichiGS2 · India–Japan
  2. Better-quality PMGKAY rice: broken grains cut to 10%GS2 · Food security
  3. Coal imports fall 13% in April 2026GS3 · Energy
  4. INS Trikand foils piracy attempt in Gulf of AdenGS3 · Maritime security
  5. NITI roadmap for making Ayurveda globalGS2 · Health

Friday, 3 July

4 items
  1. Backgrounder: India’s high-speed rail futureGS3 · Infrastructure
  2. DAC approves ₹52,000 crore acquisitions incl. Akash Tarang and MPATGMGS3 · Defence
  3. First Made-in-India EXIM shipping container; Maersk orders 1,000 moreGS3 · Manufacturing
  4. Free email update in Aadhaar via app; 2.5 lakh in two daysGS2 · Governance

Saturday, 4 July

5 items
  1. Backgrounder: Academic Bank of Credits and APAAR IDGS2 · Education
  2. Backgrounder: LokOS, digital backbone for SHGs under DAY-NRLMGS2 · Rural livelihoods
  3. Onion procurement price for buffer raised 13% to ₹2,125/quintalGS3 · Food prices
  4. PM inaugurates CG Semi OSAT facility at SanandGS3 · Semiconductors
  5. PM launches “Viksit UDAN”, next phase of regional connectivityGS3 · Aviation

Sunday, 5 July

2 items
  1. India to chair UNCTAD expert group on consumer protectionGS2 · International bodies
  2. VB-G-RAM-G rolled out; first ₹25,863 crore released, wage floor ₹300/dayGS2 · Rural employment

Monday, 6 July

4 items
  1. Backgrounder: ABDM: 104 crore health records, 93 crore ABHAGS2 · Health
  2. Backgrounder: Indiahandmade portal for craftsGS1 · Culture
  3. Expert Committee on Energy Statistics report releasedGS3 · Statistics, energy
  4. Radio study finds widespread faint black-hole activity in nearby galaxiesGS3 · Space science

Tuesday, 7 July

6 items
  1. Backgrounder: strengthening India’s toy ecosystemGS3 · Manufacturing
  2. ECLGS 5.0: 4.11 lakh guarantees worth ₹1.55 lakh croreGS3 · MSME credit
  3. Kamarajar Port gets 18-metre draft for Capesize vesselsGS3 · Ports
  4. Mizoram University’s museum becomes India’s 21st designated biodiversity repositoryGS3 · Biodiversity
  5. More NPS investment choices for central autonomous body employeesGS2 · Governance
  6. PM’s State Visit to Indonesia: joint statementGS2 · India–Indonesia

Wednesday, 8 July

6 items
  1. 13th AITIGA Joint Committee in New Delhi pushes reviewGS2 · ASEAN
  2. Applications invited under ₹37,500-crore coal gasification schemeGS3 · Energy
  3. Backgrounder: Poshan Tracker real-time nutrition monitoringGS2 · Nutrition
  4. First reconstruction of topside ionosphere over IndiaGS3 · Space science
  5. NRAA consultation on data for rainfed areasGS3 · Agriculture
  6. Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket flight-testedGS3 · Defence tech

Thursday, 9 July

5 items
  1. Backgrounder: Sub-Mission on Agricultural MechanizationGS3 · Agriculture
  2. DoT’s Samriddh Gram wins WSIS Prize 2026GS2 · E-governance
  3. Footwear QCOs amended: legacy stock window to July 2027GS3 · Industry
  4. NMCG pilots nature-based solutions for river rejuvenationGS3 · Environment
  5. Third India–Australia Annual Summit in MelbourneGS2 · India–Australia

Friday, 10 July

5 items
  1. ₹206 crore Kavach 4.0 on 680 route km of Northern RailwayGS3 · Railway safety
  2. Backgrounder: Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme FAQsGS3 · Energy
  3. Coastal Shipping Act licensing exemption for GIFT IFSC unitsGS3 · Shipping, finance
  4. CPSEs must settle all MSME invoices via TReDSGS3 · MSMEs
  5. India and Australia sign TKDL access agreementGS3 · IPR

Saturday, 11 July

4 items
  1. CAQM inspects 17 road stretches in Noida and Greater NoidaGS3 · Air pollution
  2. India and New Zealand announce Strategic Partnership with Roadmap to 2030GS2 · Bilateral relations
  3. INS Mahendragiri, sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, commissionedGS3 · Defence
  4. PMFME crosses 2 lakh credit-linked beneficiariesGS3 · Food processing

Sunday, 12 July

1 items
  1. IISCO Burnpur: 84,000 m³ water reservoir for steel plant expansionGS3 · Industry

Monday, 13 July

6 items
  1. Backgrounder: Nilgiri, Sandhayak and Arnala naval classesGS3 · Defence
  2. CCI fines HP India ₹11.98 crore for cartelisation in printer suppliesGS3 · Competition
  3. CPI inflation 4.38% in June 2026; food 5.32%GS3 · Inflation
  4. DRI pan-India operations seize 440+ protected animals and 15 kg ivoryGS3 · Wildlife crime
  5. Kharif sowing early July: rice 114.69 lakh ha vs 125.53 a year agoGS3 · Agriculture
  6. MeitY–SISA Digital Threat Report 2025-26 for BFSIGS3 · Cyber security

Tuesday, 14 July

6 items
  1. 8th tranche of critical mineral auctions: 20 blocks in nine StatesGS3 · Critical minerals
  2. MoSPI releases first trial Index of Services ProductionGS3 · Statistics
  3. NESAC mapping India–Myanmar border and NE inter-State boundariesGS3 · Border management
  4. “Reform Express”: eight more railway freight reforms (17 total)GS3 · Logistics
  5. Udyam portal and Udyam Assist formalising MSMEsGS3 · MSMEs
  6. WPI inflation 9.87% in June 2026; fuel and power 27.41%GS3 · Inflation

Wednesday, 15 July

10 items
  1. Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 with ₹1,27,500 crore outlayGS3 · Electronics manufacturing
  2. Coal exchange registration portal launchedGS3 · Energy markets
  3. India–UK CETA and social security agreement enter into forceGS2 · India–UK
  4. National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 approvedGS3 · Fertilisers
  5. PLFS June 2026: LFPR 54.4%, female LFPR 32.7%GS3 · Employment
  6. Third India-EU Trade and Technology Council in BrusselsGS2 · IR
  7. ₹10,998-crore elevated corridor along Varuna river in Varanasi approvedGS3 · Infrastructure
  8. Cabinet clears ₹10,998-crore Varuna elevated corridor in VaranasiGS3 · Infrastructure
  9. National Investment Policy for Urea-2026: RoE band 12–16%GS3 · Fertilisers
  10. Portal opens for registration of coal exchangesGS3 · Energy markets

Thursday, 16 July

6 items
  1. Backgrounder: strengthening rural creditGS3 · Rural finance
  2. Codex adopts three Indian-led spice standards: large cardamom, coriander, vanillaGS3 · Trade, food safety
  3. Draft CAFE-III norms for passenger cars (2027-32) issuedGS3 · Energy efficiency
  4. ICAR at 98: 386 new varieties in a year, 94% climate-resilientGS3 · Agriculture
  5. India’s first hydrogen fuel-cell train: ~2,600 passengersGS3 · Clean energy
  6. NITI roadmap: India as bioeconomy powerhouse by 2035; $2.6 trn by 2047GS3 · Biotechnology

Friday, 17 July

6 items
  1. Backgrounder: Modified UDAN: 679 routes, 1.68 crore passengersGS3 · Aviation
  2. EPFO launches VISHWAS 2026 for damages/penalty disputesGS2 · Governance
  3. “Magnetic trees” reveal hidden flows in the Sun’s upper atmosphereGS3 · Space science
  4. National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and 2025 amendment brought into forceGS2 · Governance
  5. NITI releases Investment Friendliness Index for StatesGS2 · Federalism
  6. President’s first visits to Moldova and North MacedoniaGS2 · IR

Saturday, 18 July

5 items
  1. Aadhaar App crosses 4 crore downloadsGS2 · Governance
  2. ALMM unchanged; List-II exemption for net-metering/open-access till Dec 2026GS3 · Solar
  3. Backgrounder: Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital rocketGS3 · Space
  4. PM dedicates 75 redeveloped Amrit Bharat stationsGS3 · Infrastructure
  5. White Rabbit-based IST dissemination network commissioned in BengaluruGS3 · S&T

Sunday, 19 July

3 items
  1. Backgrounder: Catch the Rain campaign renewedGS3 · Water conservation
  2. CCPA acts against 41 restaurants for default service chargeGS2 · Consumer protection
  3. IAF joins Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at DarwinGS3 · Defence

Monday, 20 July

5 items
  1. Backgrounder: India’s cotton storyGS3 · Agriculture
  2. Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 opened for consultationGS2 · Judiciary
  3. First release of Index of Core Industries on new 2022-23 baseGS3 · Statistics
  4. UPI users reach 55.49 crore (June 2026)GS3 · Payments
  5. Urban heat islands: urban planning is a State/ULB subjectGS1 · Urbanisation

Tuesday, 21 July

6 items
  1. 11th Agriculture Census (2021-22) under wayGS3 · Agriculture
  2. Five new Allographa lichen species found in the Western GhatsGS3 · Biodiversity
  3. India’s 8th WTO Trade Policy Review: record $863.1 bn exportsGS2/GS3 · WTO
  4. Mission “Golden Spice” for Meghalaya’s Lakadong turmericGS3 · Agriculture
  5. PLI schemes: ₹2.40 lakh crore investment, 14.15 lakh jobs, ₹15.2 lakh crore exportsGS3 · Manufacturing
  6. Renewable capacity nearly quadruples to 288.58 GW since 2014GS3 · Renewable energy

Wednesday, 22 July

6 items
  1. 99.6% of broad-gauge rail network electrifiedGS3 · Infrastructure
  2. “AAROH”: India’s first report on scientific mine closure; pact with Germany’s GIZGS3 · Mining, environment
  3. Backgrounder: FCRA and foreign contributionsGS2 · Governance, NGOs
  4. Bharat 6G Alliance grows to 90 members; spectrum roadmap for 6GGS3 · Telecom
  5. INS Malvan, second Mahe-class ASW craft, commissioned at KarwarGS3 · Defence
  6. Wind capacity reaches 57,443 MW (30 Jun 2026)GS3 · Renewable energy

Thursday, 23 July

6 items
  1. 142 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals operational, 224 MTPA capacityGS3 · Logistics
  2. Aditya-L1 achievements reported in ParliamentGS3 · Space
  3. First indigenous 350-kg-thrust expendable turbojet engine developedGS3 · Defence tech
  4. Maiden flight-test of “Kusha” long-range SAMGS3 · Defence tech
  5. PM announces fast-track courts for exam paper-leak casesGS2 · Governance
  6. South Asia’s dust-pollution aerosol mix has the highest radiative effect: studyGS3 · Climate

Friday, 24 July

7 items
  1. India hosts 3rd BRICS ministerial on disaster risk reductionGS3 · Disaster management
  2. India–Israel conclude second round of FTA talksGS2 · West Asia
  3. MBBS seats rise to 1.29 lakh; doctor-population ratio 1:778GS2 · Health
  4. Nanofluid electrolyte advances rechargeable zinc-air batteriesGS3 · S&T
  5. ODOP: 1,244 products across 773 districtsGS3 · Industry
  6. Television Rating Policy, 2026 notifiedGS2 · Media governance
  7. MEA Parliament replies (23-24 Jul 2026): Overseas Mobility Bill, seafarersGS2 · Parliament replies

Saturday, 25 July

6 items
  1. Drilling of first appraisal well begins in Mahanadi offshore basinGS3 · Energy
  2. Eight constitutional amendments in the last 12 yearsGS2 · Polity
  3. Govt: future tribunal law will align with SC Madras Bar Association rulingGS2 · Judiciary
  4. Sarnath inscribed as India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage SiteGS1 · Culture, Buddhism
  5. SVEP has supported 4.32 lakh rural enterprisesGS3 · Rural livelihoods
  6. US Section 301 forced-labour measures: India placed in 10% tariff tierGS2 · India–US

Sunday, 26 July

3 items
  1. 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas observedGS3 · Security
  2. INS Sudarshini at SAIL 250 and International Naval Review 250 in BostonGS2 · Defence diplomacy
  3. Viksit Vibrant Village Programme: PM interacts with youth from ~250 districtsGS3 · Border areas

Monday, 27 July

6 items
  1. Backgrounder: National Viral Hepatitis Control ProgrammeGS2 · Health
  2. Coal imports by power plants fall 27.4% in FY26GS3 · Energy
  3. Indian astronomers catch a blue straggler star formingGS3 · Space science
  4. Jal Jeevan Mission: rural tap coverage up from 16.71% to 82.09%GS2 · Governance
  5. Kosi–Mechi intra-State link gets ₹3,653 crore central aid under PMKSY-AIBPGS3 · Irrigation
  6. NDC progress: emissions intensity down 37.38%; non-fossil capacity 54.18%GS3 · Climate change

Tuesday, 28 July

6 items
  1. Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2026 aligned with Jan Vishwas ActGS3 · Agriculture
  2. First direct container freight train from Kolkata to Biratnagar, NepalGS2 · Neighbourhood
  3. IIP grows 7.3% in June 2026; manufacturing 7.8%GS3 · Industry
  4. India becomes world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers (12.16%)GS3 · Shipping, employment
  5. PSB gross NPAs at record low 1.9%; profit ₹1.98 lakh crore in FY26GS3 · Banking
  6. Stock limits imposed on sugar dealers from 1 AugustGS3 · Food prices

Wednesday, 29 July

6 items
  1. 12 green hydrogen pilots: 70 hydrogen vehicles on 21 routesGS3 · Energy
  2. CPI base revised from 2012 to 2024; price collection in 1,465 rural and 1,395 urban marketsGS3 · Inflation, statistics
  3. Global Tiger Day: NTCA releases security audit of 24 tiger reservesGS3 · Conservation
  4. Machilipatnam, seventh Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft, launchedGS3 · Defence
  5. MHA: 37 “Legacy & Thrust” districts no longer LWE-affectedGS3 · Internal security
  6. Pollen study links Harappan decline to weak monsoon (5100–4000 BP)GS1 · Ancient history

Thursday, 30 July

6 items
  1. Atal Bhujal Yojana pilot covered 8,203 gram panchayats in seven StatesGS3 · Groundwater
  2. Atrocity cases against SCs hit five-year high of 53,372 in 2023 (NCRB)GS2 · Social justice
  3. Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool launches sovereign-backed P&I coverGS3 · Insurance, shipping
  4. Bill to give Vande Mataram the same protection as the National AnthemGS2 · Polity
  5. India rises 82nd→57th in competition-reform ranking (Competere report)GS3 · Economy
  6. Sun’s upper atmosphere rotates faster than its surface: studyGS3 · Space science

Friday, 31 July

7 items
  1. Cabinet approves Samudra Manthan offshore exploration scheme (₹84,084 crore)GS3 · Energy security
  2. Favara–UPI corridor links Maldives and IndiaGS2 · Neighbourhood
  3. Govt defends ethanol blending: “petrol would cost ₹125/litre without it”GS3 · Energy, agriculture
  4. ILO recognises 101 crore Indians under social protectionGS2/GS3 · Social security
  5. PM-KISAN extended to 2030-31 with ₹3.15 lakh croreGS3 · Agriculture
  6. PM Surya Sarovar Yojana: 5,000 MW floating solar with storageGS3 · Renewable energy
  7. MEA Parliament replies (30-31 Jul 2026): Iran evacuations, Operation Amistad, ChabaharGS2 · Parliament replies