Current Affairs — 23 July 2026

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO ne 'Kusha' Long-Range SAM ka pehla flight-test kiya

23 July 2026 ko DRDO ne Odisha ke APJ Abdul Kalam Island se 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile ka pehla safal flight-test kiya.

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

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

President Murmu Romania mein – teen dashakon mein pehli State Visit

23 July 2026 ko President Droupadi Murmu Moldova, North Macedonia aur Romania ki State Visits ke aakhri padav par Bucharest pahunchi aur President Nicușor Dan se baat ki.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

US Section 301 final measures: India 10% wale lower tier mein

23 July 2026 ko USTR ne Section 301 ke final measures announce kiye – India par 10% additional duty, jo pehle proposed 12.5% se kam hai.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Israel Important

India–Israel FTA ka doosra round New Delhi mein poora

India aur Israel ne proposed FTA ka second round 20–23 July 2026 ko Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi mein poora kiya.

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

🌐 International Organisations 📍 Switzerland Important

India ne WTO mein apna 8th Trade Policy Review poora kiya

23 July 2026 ko Geneva mein WTO par India ka 8th Trade Policy Review khatam hua – 68 Members ne hissa liya; delegation Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal ne lead kiya.

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

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM ne paper leak cases ke liye fast-track courts ka elaan kiya

23 July 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne kaha ki paper leak karne walon ko jaldi aur sakht saza ke liye fast-track courts banenge.

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🎓 Education 📍 Bihar Important

NSTI (Women) Patna ka permanent campus; Bihar mein Skill India International Centre

23 July 2026 ko CM Samrat Choudhary aur MoS Jayant Chaudhary ne NSTI (W) Patna ke permanent campus ka elaan kiya aur SIIC ke liye MoU hua.

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

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Kerala Important

Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 Kochi mein khatam

23 July 2026 ko Southern Naval Command, Kochi mein Indian Navy aur Combined Maritime Forces ka 4-din ka Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 khatam hua.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra mein cooperative Bharat Taxi launch

23 July 2026 ko CM Devendra Fadnavis ne Navi Mumbai International Airport par Maharashtra mein 'Bharat Taxi' launch ki – Delhi aur Gujarat ke baad.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Chandigarh Important

16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting Chandigarh mein khatam

23 July 2026 ko Chandigarh mein 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting khatam hui aur 16th BRICS Health Ministerial Declaration sarvasammati se apnayi gayi.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

Lokmanya Tilak aur Chandra Shekhar Azad ki jayanti

23 July 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Lokmanya Tilak aur Chandra Shekhar Azad ko unki jayanti par shraddhanjali di.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Teaching +1 1 MCQs

🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

Vice-President ne freedom fighter Subramania Siva ko shraddhanjali di

23 July 2026 ko Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan ne Subramania Siva ki punyatithi par Uprashtrapati Bhawan mein pushpanjali di.

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