Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
PIB profiles Vikram-1 by Skyroot as India's first privately developed orbital rocket (350 kg to LEO). Mission Aagaman's window is 12 July to 4 August 2026. Space Policy 2023 opened the value chain to private players; startups rose from one in 2014 to over 400 in 2026.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IN-SPACe; private rockets.
18 Jul 2026
MNRE said on 18 July 2026 there will be no change in ALMM List-II policy for solar PV cells and no blanket extension. Net-metering and open-access RE projects get a limited exemption from ALMM List-II until 31 December 2026, extended from 31 May 2026.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ALMM.
18 Jul 2026
The Aadhaar App crossed 4 crore (40 million) downloads, MeitY said on 18 July 2026. Residents completed 11.65 lakh address updates and almost 49 lakh mobile-number updates on the app. Biometric lock controls were used more than 1.91 crore times. Email updates on the app are free till 31 December 2026.
UPSC angle: Prelims: UIDAI.
18 Jul 2026
President Droupadi Murmu was to make State Visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania from 19 to 25 July 2026, MEA said on 17 July. The Moldova and North Macedonia legs are the first ever by an Indian President. The Romania leg is the first presidential visit there after a gap of over three decades.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none. · Mains: India and Central/Eastern Europe.
17 Jul 2026
NITI Aayog released the Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) on 17 July 2026. It rates all 28 States and 8 Union Territories on eight pillars and 84 indicators, mixing hard data with an investor survey. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha are the Top Performers. The Index was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NITI indices.
17 Jul 2026
The Government notified the commencement of the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Sports Ministry said on 17 July 2026. The Acts give statutory backing to testing, results management, education, intelligence and investigations in all sports, in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the UNESCO Convention.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NADA, WADA.
17 Jul 2026
A study led by ARIES, an autonomous DST institute, has found that the Sun's slow poleward plasma flow continues nearly 3,000 km above its visible surface, in the upper chromosphere. Using 27 years of radio images from Japan's Nobeyama Radioheliograph, the team measured speeds of about 5 to 15 metres per second, supporting the "magnetic tree" hypothesis.
UPSC angle: Prelims: solar layers.
17 Jul 2026
EPFO has launched VISHWAS 2026, a one-time scheme to settle disputes over damages and penalty under Section 14B of the EPF Act, 1952 and Section 128 of the Code on Social Security, 2020. Notified on 29 June 2026, it runs for six months. Old defaults are recalculated at 0.25% to 1% a month.
UPSC angle: Prelims: EPFO.
17 Jul 2026
A PIB Backgrounder of 17 July 2026 says UDAN has operationalised 679 routes across 95 airports, heliports and water aerodromes in nine years, carrying over 1.68 crore passengers on 3.58 lakh flights. Modified UDAN runs from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36 with ₹28,840 crore: 100 new airports, 200 helipads, O&M support and airline VGF.
UPSC angle: Prelims: UDAN.
17 Jul 2026
NITI Aayog launched a ten-year "Roadmap for Building India as a Leading Bioeconomy Powerhouse by 2035" on 16 July 2026. India's bioeconomy grew from $10 billion in 2014 to $195.3 billion in 2025, or 4.8% of GDP. The roadmap aims for $691 billion by 2035 and $2.6 trillion by 2047, through six National BioMissions.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BioE3.
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