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Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Mon, 20 Jul 2026

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

New Index of Core Industries series with base year 2022-23 adds iron ore

DPIIT's Office of Economic Adviser released the first Index of Core Industries (ICI) with base year 2022-23 on 20 July 2026, replacing the 2011-12 series and raising the number of core industries from eight to nine with iron ore.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Switzerland Must know

India becomes a Party to the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 20 July 2026, becoming the 123rd WTO Member to do so and a Party to the Agreement.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

President Murmu makes first-ever Indian presidential visit to Moldova

President Droupadi Murmu reached Chisinau on 20 July 2026 on the first leg of State Visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania, the first visit by an Indian President to Moldova, and held talks with President Maia Sandu.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

NHAI launches digital Local Pass and MargMitra Help Centre on RajmargYatra app

NHAI introduced a digital toll 'Local Pass' and the 'MargMitra' Help Centre on the RajmargYatra app, with the first digital Local Pass at the Mundka–Bakkarwala Toll Plaza on UER-II in Delhi (announced 20 July 2026).

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

UPI has 55.49 crore users as of June 2026

UPI had 55.49 crore users onboarded as of June 2026, and recorded 24,161.69 crore transactions worth ₹314.23 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, the Finance Ministry said on 20 July 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Australia Important

IAF joins Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at RAAF Base Darwin with Rafale jets

The Indian Air Force began participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin on 20 July 2026, fielding Rafale fighters; the exercise runs till 7 August 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttarakhand Important

APEDA facilitates Uttarakhand's first export of frozen French fries, to Iraq

APEDA facilitated the first export of 24 tonnes of frozen French fries from Kashipur in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district to Iraq, announced on 20 July 2026.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

CBN's Operation Vajra stops diversion of 12 crore Tramadol tablets

The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 12 crore high-strength Tramadol tablets (about 30 tonnes) from a Delhi warehouse under 'Operation Vajra', it said on 20 July 2026, preventing their suspected diversion to Libya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Pre-application conference held for ₹37,500-crore coal/lignite gasification scheme

The Ministry of Coal held the pre-application conference for the ₹37,500-crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects on 20 July 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament begins; nine members take oath in Rajya Sabha

The Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament began on 20 July 2026, with Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan administering oath to nine newly elected or re-elected members.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Goa

DoLR clarifies that NAKSHA survey in Goa does not affect land records

On 20 July 2026, the Department of Land Resources and Goa's Directorate of Settlement and Land Records clarified that the NAKSHA pilot survey in Goa leaves existing land titles and records unaffected.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🎓 Women & Child 📍 Rajasthan

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of frisking of girl students in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

On 20 July 2026, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of a report that girl students were frisked, beaten and forced to remove clothes by two teachers at a government school in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, and sought a report within two weeks.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs

Sun, 19 Jul 2026

🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Must know

Bihar CM inaugurates the State's first river-linking project, Belwa–Minapur Link Channel

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the 68.80-km Belwa–Minapur Link Channel in Sheohar on 19 July 2026, Bihar's first river-linking project, linking the Bagmati with the Burhi Gandak.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🏅 Badminton 📍 Japan Must know

P. V. Sindhu becomes first Indian to win the Japan Open badminton title

P. V. Sindhu won the Japan Open 2026 women's singles title on 19 July 2026, beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17, and became the first Indian to win the Japan Open.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 West Bengal Must know

Bhoomi Pujan for world's largest curd plant under Amul Bengal Dairy Project in Kolkata

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah performed the Bhoomi Pujan for the world's largest curd manufacturing plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project in Kolkata on 19 July 2026.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Uzbekistan Must know

All four Indian students win gold at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad

All four Indian students won gold medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (10–19 July 2026), India's best-ever IChO result and first all-gold haul.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA acts against 41 restaurants for levying service charge by default

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) initiated suo motu action against 41 restaurants for adding service charge to bills by default, it said on 19 July 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah inaugurates first phase of 'Museum of Word' in Kolkata

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of the 'Museum of Word' in Kolkata on 19 July 2026.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP CM inaugurates new headquarters of State Disaster Management Authority in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) in Lucknow on 19 July 2026.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Europe Important

India wins 1 gold and 3 silver at the 37th International Biology Olympiad

All four Indian students won medals – 1 gold and 3 silver – at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Vilnius, Lithuania, held from 12 to 19 July 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

NAMASTE scheme: over 89,000 sewer workers and 2.81 lakh waste pickers validated

Over 89,000 sewer and septic tank workers and over 2,81,000 waste pickers have been validated under the NAMASTE scheme, Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said on 19 July 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

All-party meeting held ahead of Monsoon Session 2026

An all-party meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was held in Parliament House Complex on 19 July 2026 ahead of the Monsoon Session, attended by 58 leaders from 40 political parties.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

PM pays tribute to Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the revolutionary Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary on 19 July 2026.

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

Sat, 18 Jul 2026