Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
The Bharat 6G Alliance had grown to 90 members by 15 July 2026, spanning operators, equipment makers, startups, R&D labs and academia. DoT released a Spectrum Roadmap for 6G after consulting the Alliance. A three-year TTDF project will build a 6G terahertz testbed at SAMEER Kolkata with IIT Madras, Guwahati and Patna.
UPSC angle: Prelims: B6GA.
22 Jul 2026
A PIB backgrounder on 22 July 2026 explains the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act as a registration and disclosure regime run by the Home Ministry. The 2010 Act, tightened in 2020, requires a single SBI New Delhi account, bars sub-granting and caps administrative spend at 20%. A 2026 Amendment Bill is pending in Parliament.
UPSC angle: Mains: Regulation of NGOs.
22 Jul 2026
On 22 July 2026 the Coal Ministry released AAROH, India's first annual report on scientific mine closure, documenting 42 closed coal mines. It signed an implementation agreement with Germany's GIZ (EUR 10 million to 2030) and inaugurated Coal NEER plants that treat mine water for drinking.
UPSC angle: Mains: Just energy transition.
22 Jul 2026
About 99.6% of Indian Railways' broad-gauge network is electrified, a Railways release said on 22 July 2026. Some 48,072 route km were electrified in 2014-26 against 21,801 km in about 60 years before 2014. Diesel for traction fell from 293 crore litres in 2015-16 to 108 crore litres in 2024-25.
UPSC angle: Prelims: railway net-zero target.
22 Jul 2026
Renewable energy installed capacity rose from 76.38 GW in 2014 to 288.58 GW as on 30 June 2026, MNRE told Rajya Sabha. Solar is 162.15 GW, wind 57.44 GW, bio-power 11.75 GW and hydro 57.24 GW. Non-fossil capacity is 297.36 GW including 8.78 GW nuclear.
UPSC angle: Prelims: RE capacity.
21 Jul 2026
As on 31 March 2026, Production Linked Incentive schemes across 14 key sectors had drawn over Rs 2.40 lakh crore in actual investment and over 14.15 lakh jobs, a Commerce Ministry reply said. Cumulative exports under the schemes exceeded Rs 15.2 lakh crore. The approved outlay is Rs 1.91 lakh crore.
UPSC angle: Mains: PLI effectiveness.
21 Jul 2026
On 21 July 2026 MDoNER and Meghalaya launched Mission Golden Spice, a Rs 175.45 crore convergence project to strengthen the Lakadong turmeric value chain. The five-year roadmap (2025 to 2030) has two phases. Targets include raising farmgate prices toward Rs 80 a kilo and area from about 2,500 ha to nearly 7,500 ha.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GI products of NE.
21 Jul 2026
India's eighth WTO Trade Policy Review opened in Geneva with the Commerce Secretary citing nearly 8% growth in the review period and record exports of USD 863.1 billion in 2025-26. Sixty-five WTO members joined the discussion. India had just deposited its Instrument of Acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TPRM.
21 Jul 2026
Scientists from MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune (DST) reported five new species of Allographa lichens from the Western Ghats. Allographa is a script-lichen genus in Graphidaceae with more than 200 species. The work is the first comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Allographa from the Western Ghats.
UPSC angle: Prelims: lichens as bioindicators.
21 Jul 2026
The 11th Agriculture Census, with reference year 2021-22, began in 2022 and has completed field work and data collection for all three phases on time, the Agriculture Ministry told Parliament on 21 July 2026. The census runs every five years with States and Union Territories.
UPSC angle: Prelims: census periodicity.
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