Current Affairs — 22 July 2026

🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Samudra Pradakshina: pehli Tri-service all-women circumnavigation poori

22 July 2026 ko Rajnath Singh ne 'Samudra Pradakshina' ka virtual flag-in kiya – IASV Triveni par nau women officers 314 din aur ~25,500 nautical miles ke baad Mumbai lauti.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka Must know

INS Malvan Karwar mein Navy mein shamil

22 July 2026 ko Mahe-class ka doosra ASW Shallow Water Craft INS Malvan Karwar mein commission hua; Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh ne adhyakshata ki.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry ne scientific mine closure par pehli report 'AAROH' jaari ki

22 July 2026 ko Coal Ministry ne 'AAROH – Annual Report on Mine Closure' jaari ki aur Germany ki GIZ ke saath agreement kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu mein do Electronics Manufacturing Clusters manzoor

22 July 2026 ko MeitY ne bataya ki Tamil Nadu mein Manallur aur Pillapaikkam par do EMCs (₹1,012 crore) manzoor hue.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

President Murmu ne Skopje mein Gandhi ji ki bust ka anavaran kiya

22 July 2026 ko President Murmu aur North Macedonia ki President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova ne Museum of the City of Skopje mein Mahatma Gandhi ki bust ka anavaran kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Telangana Important

350 kg thrust ka pehla indigenous expendable turbojet engine DRDO ko mila

22 July 2026 ko GTRE ka design kiya 350 kg thrust class ka pehla swadeshi Expendable Turbo Jet Engine Azad Engineering, Hyderabad ne GTRE ko saunpa.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NBA ne ABS ke tahat 11 cotton States ko ₹6.67 crore diye

22 July 2026 ko National Biodiversity Authority ne bataya ki Access and Benefit Sharing ke tahat 11 cotton-growing States ko ₹6.67 crore jaari hue.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ki installed wind capacity 57,443 MW

22 July 2026 ko MNRE ne bataya ki 30 June 2026 tak India ki wind capacity 57,443 MW hai; GWEC Report 2026 mein India 4th.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

DRDO ne AEW&C Mk-II ke liye do contracts sign kiye

22 July 2026 ko DRDO ke CABS ne AIESL (6 A321 aircraft conversion) aur Adani Defence (mission systems DcPP) ke saath AEW&C Mk-II contracts sign kiye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Indian Railways ka 99.6% broad gauge network electrified

22 July 2026 ko Railways ne bataya ki ~99.6% broad gauge electrified hai – UIC report ke mutabik sirf Switzerland aage.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Totapuri aam kisanon ki rahat ka review kiya

22 July 2026 ko Krishi Bhavan mein Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne AP, TN aur Karnataka ke Totapuri mango farmers ki samasyaon par review kiya.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs