UP current affairs, July 2026
One month of Uttar Pradesh, read as a whole. Scattered news turns into a clear picture when you see it grouped by theme, and that is what UPPSC tests: whether you understand UP, not whether you skimmed a headline. Every item below has a short summary and opens the full note.
UP Economy
9 items- Cabinet clears 117.7-km Kanpur–Kabrai greenfield highway (₹7,145 crore, BOT) 1 Jul
The highway opens up Bundelkhand, one of UP's poorest regions.
- UP Data Centre Policy-2026 replaces the 2021 policy 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Policy-2026, which aims to make UP a green, AI-ready data centre hub. It targets over 2 GW of new capacity and over ₹2 lakh crore…
- UP Startup Policy-2026 and a new UP Startup Mission 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy-2026 and a UP Startup Mission to run it. Sustenance allowance rises to ₹20,000 a month for two years and seed funding to ₹15 lakh. Deep-tech…
- CM Risk Management and Livestock Insurance Scheme 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved the Mukhyamantri Risk Management and Livestock Insurance Scheme, a State scheme. The central scheme, running since 2017-18, insures only up to 10 animals, while Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana units keep…
- Horticulture college for Raebareli 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved the free transfer of 22 hectares at village Padera, tehsil Sadar, Raebareli, to the Agricultural Education and Research Department for a horticulture college. The college will come under the Chandra…
- Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission signs MoU with UP Promote Pharma Council 15 Jul GS-VI
On 14 July 2026, at the YEIDA MedTech Investors Meet in Greater Noida, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Promote Pharma Council (UPPPC) on quality standards and drug-safety reporting. On 23 July…
- ₹10,998-crore elevated corridor along Varuna river in Varanasi approved 15 Jul
Decongestion of a pilgrim city.
- Cabinet clears ₹10,998-crore Varuna elevated corridor in Varanasi 15 Jul
An elevated road is meant to ease traffic in a crowded heritage city.
- Bharat Taxi not yet in Purvanchal 28 Jul GS-VI
In a Lok Sabha reply on 28 July 2026, the Ministry of Cooperation said Bharat Taxi, a cooperative ride app run by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited under the MSCS Act 2002, was running in Delhi-NCR, Gujarat and Maharashtra,…
UP History & Culture
4 items- Jalalabad in Shahjahanpur renamed Parshurampuri 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved renaming the town of Jalalabad, under the Jalalabad Nagar Palika Parishad in Shahjahanpur district, as Parshurampuri. The town is known as the birthplace of Lord Parshuram. The Government of India…
- Jalaun: Kalpi handmade paper and a 56,000-acre industrial township 25 Jul GS-VI
On 25 July 2026 the UP Chief Minister inaugurated 158 and laid foundations for 216 projects, 374 in all, worth ₹1,274 crore in the Urai, Madhogarh and Kalpi areas of Jalaun. He said Kalpi's handmade paper has a…
- Mainpuri: Tarkashi under ODOP; Shikohabad-Bhogaon road 26 Jul GS-VI
On 26 July 2026 the UP Chief Minister inaugurated or laid foundations for 111 projects worth over ₹682 crore in the Karhal and Mainpuri assembly areas of Mainpuri. He said Mainpuri's Tarkashi craft has won global recognition under…
- Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan for Sant Ravidas’s 650th year 29 Jul GS-VI
On 29 July 2026, Guru Purnima, the UP Chief Minister launched the Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan at Seer Govardhan, Varanasi, the birthplace of Sant Ravidas, to mark the saint's 650th Prakash Varsh. The drive runs till Maghi Purnima on…
UP Society & Demography
3 items- School Chalo Abhiyan phase 2 from Saharanpur; Operation Kayakalp 1 Jul GS-VI
On 1 July 2026 the UP Chief Minister launched the second phase of the statewide School Chalo Abhiyan-2026 from an upper primary school in Ismailpur, Saharanpur. He said that in 2017 only 36 per cent of Basic Shiksha…
- Cashless treatment for Home Guards and families 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved cashless medical treatment for Home Guard volunteers, honorary officers and their dependants. Through SACHIS, each family gets cover of up to ₹5 lakh a year for in-patient treatment in government…
- Land for ESIC medical college in Varanasi 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved giving 13 acres of land at village Pindra in Varanasi, free of cost, to the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for the teaching block of its proposed medical college. The…
UP Polity & Governance
3 items- NHRC notice on bonded labour in Muzaffarnagar 2 Jul GS-V
On 2 July 2026 the National Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognizance of a report that 12 bonded labourers were assaulted and forced to work for nearly one and a half years at a paper plate factory…
- Municipal bonds for Gorakhpur (₹80 crore) and Moradabad (₹50 crore) 6 Jul GS-V
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet allowed the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation to issue municipal bonds of up to ₹80 crore and Moradabad up to ₹50 crore. Money from the Infrastructure Development Fund will support credit-rating enhancement. Under…
- 1.05% of State Finance Commission funds kept for panchayat support staff 6 Jul GS-VI
On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet allowed 1.05 per cent of the money all three tiers of panchayats get from the State Finance Commission in 2026-27 to be held at the directorate. It will pay staff of…
UP Schemes & Policies
1 item- 4,226 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Uttar Pradesh 31 Jul GS-V
As on 30 June 2026, 4,226 Jan Aushadhi Kendras had opened in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, 17 of them in Hathras district, where 2 had become non-operational (Lok Sabha reply, PIB, 31 July…