Current Affairs — July 2026

📅 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.

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🌟 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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🛡️ 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.

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🛡️ 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.

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📊 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.

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💹 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.

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🌐 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.

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🔬 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.

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🌿 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.

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🚄 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.

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🛡️ 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.

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🚄 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.

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🌾 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.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

CDSCO ne India ki pehli dengue vaccine Qdenga ko approve kiya

CDSCO ne Takeda GmbH, Germany ki live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine Qdenga ko marketing authorisation diya; ye India mein approve hone wali pehli dengue vaccine hai.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Meghalaya Must know

Meghalaya ki Lakadong turmeric ke liye Mission Golden Spice launch

21 July 2026 ko Jyotiraditya Scindia aur CM Conrad Sangma ne Meghalaya mein ₹175.45 crore ka 'Mission Golden Spice' launch kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

President Murmu ki North Macedonia yatra: Villa Vodno mein talks, Assembly ko sambodhan

21 July 2026 ko President Droupadi Murmu ne Skopje mein President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova se baat ki aur North Macedonia ki Assembly ko address kiya; kisi Indian President ki ye pehli North Macedonia yatra hai.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

BRICS Network University board ne Traditional aur Indigenous Knowledge Systems ko naya theme banane ka support kiya

21 July 2026 ko Ministry of Education ne BRICS Network University ke International Governing Board ki virtual meeting ki; 20 July ko TIKS par pehli BRICS NU conference hui.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ki renewable energy capacity 288.58 GW pahunchi

30 June 2026 tak India ki installed RE capacity 288.58 GW ho gayi, jo 2014 mein 76.38 GW thi; ye Rajya Sabha mein 21 July ko bataya gaya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India ne BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services ki 8th meeting host ki

20–21 July 2026 ko Department of Legal Affairs ne virtual mode mein BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services ki 8th meeting host ki; Attorney General R. Venkataramani ne adhyakshata ki.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

2021 se June 2026 tak sewer aur septic tank safai mein 332 sanitation workers ki maut

MoS Ramdas Athawale ne 21 July 2026 ko Lok Sabha mein bataya ki January 2021 se June 2026 ke beech 18 States/UTs mein 332 sanitation workers ki maut hui.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Kingdom Important

PM Modi ne UK PM banne par Andy Burnham ko badhai di

21 July 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Andy Burnham ko United Kingdom ke Prime Minister ka pad sambhalne par congratulate kiya.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Harjit Singh Grewal bane National Commission for Minorities ke Chairman

21 July 2026 ko Harjit Singh Grewal ne NCM Chairman ka pad sambhala; S. Munawari Begum 20 July ko Vice Chairperson bani.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Western Ghats mein Allographa lichen ki 5 nayi species mili

MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune ke researchers ne Western Ghats se lichen-forming fungi genus Allographa ki 5 nayi species describe ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 Telangana

Telangana mein PLI for Bulk Drugs ke tahat 13 API projects

21 July 2026 ko sarkar ne bataya ki Telangana mein PLI for Bulk Drugs ke tahat 13 API projects approve hain aur Pharma PLI mein 16 applicants 48 units chala rahe hain.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Karnataka

PMMSY ke tahat Mangalore Fishing Harbour modernisation 25% poora

2024 mein PMMSY ke tahat ₹37.47 crore mein approve hue Mangalore Fishing Harbour project ki physical progress 25% hai.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Sikkim

Namchi, Sikkim mein tunnel collapse par PM ne ex-gratia announce kiya

21 July 2026 ko PM Modi ne Namchi, Sikkim mein under-construction tunnel girne se hui maut par dukh jataya aur PMNRF se ex-gratia announce kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Index of Core Industries ki nayi series, base year 2022-23, iron ore shamil

20 July 2026 ko DPIIT ke Office of Economic Adviser ne base year 2022-23 wali pehli ICI release ki; iron ore jodne se core industries 8 se 9 ho gayi.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Switzerland Must know

India bana WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies ka Party

20 July 2026 ko India ne WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies ka Instrument of Acceptance jama kiya; India aisa karne wala 123rd Member hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

President Murmu ki Moldova yatra, kisi Indian President ki pehli

20 July 2026 ko President Droupadi Murmu Moldova, North Macedonia aur Romania ke State Visits ke pehle charan mein Chisinau pahunchi aur President Maia Sandu se talks kiye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

NHAI ne RajmargYatra app par digital Local Pass aur MargMitra Help Centre launch kiya

NHAI ka pehla digital toll Local Pass Delhi mein UER-II ke Mundka–Bakkarwala Toll Plaza par shuru hua; app mein MargMitra Help Centre bhi juda.

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