UPSC Current Affairs July 2026 — PIB & The Hindu
All UPSC-relevant current affairs for July 2026, rated and summarised from PIB and The Hindu, with practice MCQs.
PIB press releases
- Prime Minister announces constitution of high-powered task force on examination reforms
- “Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath” Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List
- Eight Constitution Amendments Enacted in the Last Twelve Years, Government Informs Parliament
- Cabinet approves scheme of Chemical Parks “Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA Rasayan)
- Update on NFHS-6
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR ENERGY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ENHANCING NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATION
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROGRESS UNDER NUCLEAR ENERGY MISSION
- DRDO conducts successful maiden flight-test of ‘Kusha’ Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
- CDSCO Approves India's First Dengue Vaccine, Strengthening National Dengue Prevention Efforts
- India Becomes a Party to the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies by Depositing its Instrument of Acceptance
- FIRST PRESS RELEASE OF INDEX OF CORE INDUSTRIES OF NEW SERIES WITH BASE YEAR 2022-23
- India established as a Serious Global Space Power with Vikram-1 Success; Dr. Jitendra Singh Says, the Historic Mission Vindicates PM Modi’s Landmark Space Reforms
- Self-Enumeration Begins in Tamil Nadu and Tripura under Phase 1 of Census 2027
- Government Strengthens Anti-Doping Framework with Enforcement of National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and Amendment Act, 2025
- India's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train Set to Redefine Sustainable Rail Mobility with Capacity of Around 2,600 Passengers
- Cabinet approves Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS)
- Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 - Government delivers on its commitment for a long-term policy support to Semiconductors in India
- India–UK CETA and Agreement on Social Security Enter into Force
- First Release of sub – sectoral Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) (Base Year 2024 -25)
- India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation
- PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR JUNE, 2026
- India-New Zealand Joint Statement
- Indian Navy commissions Made-in-India advanced stealth frigate ‘INS Mahendragiri’ in Raksha Mantri’s presence at Visakhapatnam
- Government amends Drugs Rules, 1945 to Strengthen Regulation of High Alcohol-Containing Drug Formulations
- India and Australia Sign Agreement on Access to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (CSIR-TKDL) to Strengthen Protection of Traditional Knowledge
- List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Australia
- Union Ministry for Education Releases Reports of the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE): 2022-23 & 2023-24
- List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s visit to Indonesia
- INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION MAHENDRAGIRI, THE SIXTH PROJECT 17A INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat
- India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) comes into force today
- List of Outcomes: Prime Minister of Japan’s visit to India for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit
- VB-G RAM G Act comes into force across the country from today; “A historic day for rural India”: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT BILL
- LAUNCHING OF VB-G RAM-G SCHEME
- India Emerges as World's Second-Largest Supplier of Seafarers
- Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi takes charge of the Union Ministry of Education
- PRESS COMMUNIQUE
- Final US Section 301 Measures on Forced Labour: India Placed in Lower Tariff Tier at 10%
- Government Strengthens Nationwide Implementation of New Criminal Laws Through Training, Technology and Judicial Reforms
- Exhaust of 3,000 Litres of Diesel Replaced with Just Water Vapours: The Story of India's Hydrogen Train
- Update on ABDM
- REVAMPING OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADITYA-L1 MISSION
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INDIA’S SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAMME
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR FUEL PROGRAMME
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME
- India Concludes Eighth Trade Policy Review at WTO in Geneva
- Successful development of first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RDI FUND UNDER ANRF
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOE3 POLICY
- Ministry of Coal Releases 'AAROH': India's First Report on Scientific Mine Closure and Repurposing Practices
- DRDO inks two major contracts with Industry partners as part of AEW&C MK-II programme
- INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONS INS MALVAN, THE SECOND OF THE MAHE-CLASS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT
- Raksha Mantri flags-in first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: BHARAT FORECAST SYSTEM
- ENERGY STATISTICS INDIA
- India Reaffirms Commitment to Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System at WTO Trade Policy Review in Geneva
- PRESS NOTE
- Update on Immunization Programme and Pandemic Preparedness
- Update on HPV Vaccination Programme and Cervical Cancer Prevention
- RESERVATION FOR RETIRED AGNIVEERS
- VB-GRAM-G SCHEME
- SEAFARER SAFETY FRAMEWORK FOR EMERGING MARITIME RISKS
- Government Strengthens Domestic Fertilizer Production and Supply Chain to Ensure Fertilizer Security
- COAL GASIFICATION TARGETS
- Nearly 55.49 Crore Users Onboarded on UPI as in June 2026
- Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Released for Stakeholder and Public Consultation
- Status of Upgradation Under PM-SETU
- Shri Pralhad Joshi commissions White Rabbit Technology-based Indian Standard Time Dissemination Demonstration Network in Bengaluru
- Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Dedicates to the Nation 75 Amrit Bharat Stations Across India
- Vikram-1: Charting India’s Cosmic Future
- Office of Economic Adviser to Release Revised Index of Core Industries Series with Base Year 2022–23
- EPFO Launches “VISHWAS, 2026” for Amicable Settlement of Damages/Penalty/-Related Disputes
- NITI Aayog released a report on “Investment Friendliness Index”
- Over the Past Year, ICAR Developed 386 Improved Varieties Across 44 Crops, Including 94% Climate-Resilient and 29 Biofortified Varieties: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- India Achieves Major Milestone at Codex Commission with Adoption of Three Global Standards for Spices
- India's First Hydrogen-Powered Train: Advancing Green Rail Mobility
- Cabinet approves National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026)
- Greenfield Shipbuilding Cluster to come up in Porbandar, Gujarat
- PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS) MONTHLY BULLETIN - June, 2026
- First Round of India–Maldives Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Concludes Successfully
- Ministry of Mines to Launch Eighth Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks
- Index of Services Production:
- Guardians of India's Maritime Frontiers
- Under India's BRICS Chairship, Transport Ministers Adopt Ministerial Declaration at the 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting in Nagpur, Maharashtra
- India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030
- List of Outcomes: Official Visit of Prime Minister to New Zealand
- Department of Posts and TRAI Join Hands to Conduct India's Largest Village-Level Telecom Network Performance Survey
- INDIAN NAVY TO INDUCT INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE MAHENDRAGIRI INTO THE EASTERN FLEET
- Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS)
- India-Australia Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation
- Hon’ble Vice President of India launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the High Seas and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document
- Curtain Raiser
- DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
- Government Notifies Navi Mumbai Airport as a Port for Import of Drugs under the Drugs Rules, 1945
- Poshan Tracker
- Prime Minister conferred ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia,’ the highest civilian award of the nation, by the President of Indonesia
- Union Ministry of Education Releases Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26
- The Union Ministry of Education Releases the Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2025-26 on School Education in India
- A historic agreement was reached in the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah on the settlement of pending payment issues among the Narmada Award beneficiary States of Maharashtra, Gu...
- Kamarajar Port Becomes India's Second Major Port with 18-Metre Draft Capability, Boosting India’s Maritime Competitiveness
- Release of Report of the Technical Advisory Committee on Compilation of the Index of Services Production (ISP) with Base Year 2024-25
- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal calls upon leather and footwear industry to target at least USD 15 billion in exports in next five to six years
- Press Note on release of the Report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics
- India to host BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies meeting on 6–7 July 2026 in Guwahati
- Ethanol Blending in India
- "India Has Entered a New Era in Semiconductors" Says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as CG SEMI's OSAT Facility Begins Commercial Production in Sanand
- Taking another significant step under Modi government's 'Zero Tolerance Policy' against terrorism, Ministry of Home Affairs, under guidance of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, has declared 23 more individuals as 'terr...
- Academic Bank of Credits and APAAR
- LokOS: A Digital Backbone for Rural Livelihoods
- DAC approves capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 52,000 crore to enhance combat readiness of Defence Forces
- India Takes a Major Step Towards Maritime Self-Reliance with First Made-in-India EXIM Shipping Container: Sarbananda Sonowal
- NRAA-Funded Wild Rice Conservation Project Secures Major Milestone in Assam
- India Advances Global Green Hydrogen Leadership under National Green Hydrogen Mission
- NITI Aayog launches report on "Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global"
- India Achieves Major Milestone with Approval of Country’s First PinS Instrument Approach Procedure for Helicopter Operations
- 11 Years of Digital India: Better Healthcare & Digital Markets Making Lives Easier
The Hindu
- Co-existing with tigers outside reserves
- Will the govt. relax rules on airport-airline ownership?
- SC considers guidelines for police during mass protests
- Forced labour farce
- The next chapter for Education Ministry
- With Sarnath becoming India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site, here’s a quiz on the other sites in the country
- Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: PM
- Do not surrender to China, do not depend on the U.S.
- U.S.’s new 10% tariffs will not affect 45% of exports: Centre
- What is the Saudi-U.S. nuclear deal about?
- Why are there protests over the Ken-Betwa project?
- Warning signals for India from NATO’s Ankara summit
- How should cities reclaim footpaths?
- New trade pact a win-win for India and U.K.
- India’s rarest heron faces a silent end as new dam ignores its home
- Why inflation is rising in India
- Central African monkey with striking patch is new species
- What goals does Semicon 2.0 aim to achieve?
- Frame policy for release of terminally ill inmates: SC
- Citizenship decisions must be ‘fair, reasoned’, says SC
- Ram Temple donation case: SC seeks report
- The right path for India’s nuclear power development
- What is the India-Australia uranium supplies agreement?
- ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan systems
- SIR in Manipur is a pathway to exclusion
- CJP’s X account back online after HC order
- Will El Niño weaken India’s economy?
- SC sets aside NCLT order for relying on AI-crafted case law
- Why has the govt. notified a new set of telecom rules?
- The fiscal tightrope for State govts.
- Panel on SC status for Dalit converts yet to submit report
- SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea over anti-defection law
- What can be done to address the CBSE evaluation controversy?
- 3 Great Indian Bustard chicks placed in rewilding tunnel
- Union govt. circulates Bill to strengthen anti-cheating law
- Sarnath added to UNESCO Heritage List
- SC seeks Centre’s response on NEET reforms
- Amid ruckus, Ministry tables Bill in RS to punish insult to National Song
- SC prohibits unauthorised recording, monetisation of court videos on social media
- Women’s quota should be implemented without delimitation: ex-HC judge
- 6.17 lakh Waqf properties approved on portal, says Ministry
- Global waterways should be safe, unimpeded: Jaishankar
- SC permits TTZ Authority to process MSME applications
- SEBI mulls revamp of portfolio manager rules
- The right to protest and the limits of police power
- SC suggests raising retirement age of judicial officers to 61
- French Parliament backs social media ban for under-15s in EU first
- Is Yashwant Varma still a judge?
- Govt. introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to raise strength of judges in SC to 38
- India joins WTO’s agreement on fisheries subsidies
- Govt. to move Bill in RS to make insult to the National Song a criminal offence
- Swear words are uncivil, but not obscene by law, says SC
- Panels examining Bill for removal of Ministers and VBSA Bill defer meeting
- India’s Parliament must not stage its Cadaver Synod
- Kudankulam ‘data breach’ unrelated to nuclear activity: govt.
- SC verdicts say state has the duty to preserve life of a person on indefinite fast
- Bills on FCRA,Vande Mataram listed for Monsoon Session
- SC raps panel mandated to protect people from NE States
- SC refuses to entertain plea to curb social media content
- Cabinet okays Semicon 2.0, mobile, urea manufacturing schemes, highways
- RBI issues data governance guidance framework for banks
- India-U.K. social security pact is not retrospective
- SC weighs SOP for cases affecting life and liberty
- ‘Gold standard’ India-U.K. trade deal is coming into effect today
- Acid ingestion included in amended Act: Centre to SC
- How the Gaganyaan crew module is built to survive
- Is the undocumented migrant counted?
- SC questions the misuse of POCSO in teen relationships
- SC asks Centre to place on record new aviation rules
- Restraining minors’ access to porn is essential: SC
- Can biogas aid India’s energy security?
- Five crore Indians wait when the courts take a break
- Centre brings new scheme to regularise PF Trusts
- Oil conundrum
- Minister asked us to flag unjust cancellations under FCRA, says church leader
- West Bengal government forms committee to review draft UCC
- Man hurls papers at SC Bench after incoherent address
- India lays out tariffs and quotas for U.K. vehicles under trade deal
- Why is the Centre revising the NFSA?
- SC seeks govt., CBSE response to plea by overseas students
- What is the right to be forgotten?
- HC upholds uniform legal marriage age for all religions
- Independence of the Bar is crucial for preservation of rule of law: Supreme Court
- Contact lost with Drishti, world’s first OptoSAR satellite
- On the method for caste enumeration
- Upcoming Index of Services Production is expected to rely heavily on GST figures
- Form used in Census second phase rehearsal has ‘open column’ for caste
- Jaishankar gearing up to lead India’s campaign for non-permanent UNSC seat
- AI governance and a voice for the Global South
- Questions surrounding the Quad’s future
- ISRO conducts test of key component for Gaganyaan mission
- Kaziranga bids adieu to iconic patrol elephant Joymala
- A legislative tangle in Maharashtra
- Explained: can the ED attach a firm’s assets after it enters insolvency?
- India’s essential medicine list lags behind global benchmark; unrevised in 4 years
- Parliament’s Monsoon Session from July 20: Rijiju
- India-U.K. FTA: FinMin notifies rules for origin of goods
- What did SCOTUS rule on birthright citizenship?
- Inside India’s language conundrum
- West Bengal Cabinet clears panel to study draft UCC Bill
- The DAILY QUIZ
- JPC likely to retain clause on removal of Ministers
- NSE is a public authority under RTI Act, says Delhi HC
- Rainfall will be below normal in July: IMD
- Monsoon Session likely to begin on July 20
- What is India’s policy on urea production?
- Indian Monsoon: a democratic tipping point
- India’s rice fields rank among world’s top methane sources
- India’s foreign policy must look seaward
- On guard
- U.S. imposes permanent tariffs; India stays at 10%
- Core upgrade
- 15 of 39 posts in NTA are vacant, Centre informs Rajya Sabha
- Delhi HC to hear PIL plea for probe into CJP protest
- Govt. eases FDI rules for e-com firms, first big relaxation in years
- U.S. announces civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia
- U.S. to announce nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia
- ‘India-U.K. FTA gives predictability for firms on both sides’
- Indian bonds crumble as oil surges over $90 a barrel
- RBI special swap sees over $20 bn inflow