Current Affairs — 26 July 2026

🏅 Other Sports 📍 World Must know

Mirabai Chanu ki CWG gold hat-trick; Rishikanta aur Raja Muthupandi ko silver

26 July 2026 ko Glasgow mein Mirabai Chanu ne Games-record 190 kg ke saath women's 48 kg gold jeeta – lagatar teesra CWG title; Rishikanta Singh (60 kg) aur Raja Muthupandi (65 kg) ko silver.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Must know

Mann Ki Baat 136th episode: Vagu mat, Chongpreng, Khadi aur aur bhi

26 July 2026 ko Mann Ki Baat ke 136th episode mein PM ne Kashmir ki Vagu mat, Tripura ka Chongpreng, ~₹8,000 crore Khadi sales aur Kerala ka 'Aksharakanduk' project highlight kiya.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

Exam reforms par high-powered task force ke head honge Nandan Nilekani

26 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne Nandan Nilekani ki leadership mein exam reforms par high-powered task force announce ki, jo NTA exams mein badlav suggest karegi.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

Himachal ne Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana shuru ki

26 July 2026 ko CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ne reservoir fishermen ke liye scheme launch ki – fishing ban ke dauran ₹3,500 saalana.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

PM ne Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 ke participants se baat ki

26 July 2026 ko PM ne MY Bharat volunteers se virtual baat ki jinhone Himachal, Uttarakhand aur Ladakh ke border villages ke experience share kiye.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Ladakh Important

27th Kargil Vijay Diwas; Rajnath Singh ne Dras mein sambodhit kiya

26 July 2026 ko 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas par Dras mein Rajnath Singh ne kaha Op Sindoor ne India ki capability saabit ki aur Pakistan se baat sirf PoK par hogi.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 World Important

2026 Science Olympiads mein India ka best performance

PM ne 26 July 2026 ki Mann Ki Baat mein bataya: Physics Olympiad mein paanchon Indian students ko gold aur India top par; Chemistry mein sabko gold; Maths mein 2 gold, 4 silver.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Rajnandgaon ka Mission Jal Raksha – Catch the Rain ki misaal

26 July 2026 ko Jal Shakti Ministry ne Chhattisgarh ke Rajnandgaon ke Mission Jal Raksha ko highlight kiya – 662 gaon mein 60,000+ structures aur groundwater mein ~2.04 m badhat.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Pralhad Joshi bane Union Education Minister

26 July 2026 ko Pralhad Joshi ne Kartavya Bhavan mein Ministry of Education ka charge liya – Dharmendra Pradhan ke 25 July ke resignation ke ek din baad.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

Naye Rajya Sabha members ke liye 'Prarambh' workshop sampann

26 July 2026 ko Deputy Chairman Harivansh ne naye Rajya Sabha members ki do-din ki orientation workshop 'Prarambh' mein valedictory speech di.

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