Current Affairs — 15 July 2026

🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 United Kingdom Must know

India–UK CETA aur Double Contribution Convention lagu

15 July 2026 ko India–UK CETA aur Double Contribution Convention lagu hue; India ke ~99% exports ko zero-duty access.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne ₹1,27,500 crore ka Semicon 2.0 approve kiya

15 July 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne ₹1,27,500 crore outlay ke saath Semicon 2.0 ko manzoori di — six pillars par semiconductor ecosystem.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Gujarat Important

Porbandar shipbuilding cluster aur Vadinar ship repair ko manzoori

15 July 2026 ko MoPSW ne SbDS ke tahat Porbandar greenfield shipbuilding cluster aur ₹1,570 crore ki Vadinar ship repair facility ko in-principle approval di.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Youth Skills Day 2026: IndiaSkills guidelines aur Skills Outcomes Fund

15 July 2026 ko World Youth Skills Day par Jayant Chaudhary ne IndiaSkills 2026–27 guidelines (63 categories) jaari ki aur ~₹530 crore ka Skills Outcomes Fund announce kiya.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

CCEA ne NIPU-2026 urea investment policy approve ki

15 July 2026 ko CCEA ne gas-based urea plants mein naye nivesh ke liye National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026) ko manzoori di.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne ₹62,500 crore ki Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme approve ki

15 July 2026 ko Cabinet ne FY 2026-27 se 2030-31 ke liye ₹62,500 crore ki Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) ko manzoori di.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Critical mineral blocks ki 8th tranche auction shuru

15 July 2026 ko G. Kishan Reddy ne 9 States ke 20 critical aur strategic mineral blocks ki 8th tranche e-auction launch ki.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha ke 75 saal; VP ne Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra ko sambodhit kiya

15 July 2026 ko VP C. P. Radhakrishnan ne Jaipur mein Rajasthan Legislative Assembly ke 75th-year celebrations ki Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra ke valedictory session ko sambodhit kiya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha-Jharkhand mein ₹3,907 crore ke rail projects ko manzoori

15 July 2026 ko CCEA ne Paradeep–Haridaspur doubling aur Rajkharsawan–Dangoaposi 4th line (~₹3,907 crore, ~145 km) approve ki.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Varanasi ke liye do elevated corridors ko CCEA ki manzoori

15 July 2026 ko CCEA ne Varanasi decongestion ke liye Varuna (43.218 km) aur Ganga/NH-19 (46.039 km) elevated corridors approve kiye.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS June 2026: unemployment 5.5% par stable

15 July 2026 ko jaari PLFS June 2026 bulletin mein unemployment rate 5.5% aur LFPR 54.4% raha.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM ne K. Kamaraj ko jayanti par shraddhanjali di

15 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne K. Kamaraj ki jayanti par unhe freedom movement ke stalwart ke roop mein yaad kiya.

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