Current Affairs — 18 July 2026

🔬 Space 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Skyroot ka Vikram-1 orbit tak pahunchne wala India ka pehla private rocket

18 July 2026 ko Mission Aagaman ke tahat Skyroot Aerospace ka Vikram-1 Sriharikota se Low Earth Orbit mein pahuncha — India ka pehla privately developed orbital launch vehicle.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

72nd National Film Awards: Article 370 Best Feature Film

18 July 2026 ko 2024 ke 72nd National Film Awards announce hue; Article 370 Best Feature Film, Mammootty aur Kartik Aaryan ne Best Actor share kiya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

PM Modi ne 75 Amrit Bharat Stations desh ko samarpit kiye

18 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne 20 States ke 75 redeveloped Amrit Bharat Stations (lagbhag ₹1,570 crore) desh ko samarpit kiye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Ramnagar–Dehradun pehli direct express train shuru

18 July 2026 ko Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Ramnagar–Dehradun Express ko hari jhandi dikhayi — dono shehron ke beech pehli direct express.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Aadhaar App ke 4 crore downloads; email update Dec 2026 tak free

18 July 2026 ko UIDAI ne bataya ki Aadhaar App 40 million (4 crore) downloads paar kar gaya.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Important

Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 public consultation ke liye jaari

18 July 2026 ko Bar Council of India ne Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 apni website par daala; comments 31 July 2026 (3 PM) tak.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

MNRE ne ALMM List-II chhoot net-metering projects ke liye Dec 2026 tak badhayi

18 July 2026 ko MNRE ne kaha ALMM List-II policy nahi badlegi, par net-metering aur open-access RE projects ko 31 December 2026 tak chhoot milegi.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah ne Siliguri ke Jhumagachh BOP par border tech dekhi

18 July 2026 ko Amit Shah ne Jhumagachh BOP, Siliguri mein radio-based fence breach detection system dekha aur ~₹77 crore ke BSF projects ki neev rakhi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

Piyush Goyal ki Europe visit poori; 3rd India–EU TTC meeting co-chair ki

13–18 July 2026 ko Piyush Goyal ne Spain, Belgium, Finland aur Estonia ka daura kiya; Brussels mein 3rd India–EU TTC Ministerial co-chair kiya.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Gujarat

Ahmedabad firecracker factory haadse par PM ne ex-gratia di

18 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne Ahmedabad, Gujarat ke fireworks factory haadse par shok jataya; PMNRF se ₹2 lakh (mritak) aur ₹50,000 (ghayal).

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India

Deve Gowda ki patni Chennamma ka nidhan; PM ne shok jataya

18 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne former PM H.D. Deve Gowda ki patni Smt. Chennamma ke nidhan par gehra dukh jataya.

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