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All July 2026 Current Affairs current affairs — 34 analysed articles with Why-in-News context, prelims facts, mains questions and practice MCQs.
Why in News? The Prime Minister paid tributes to Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary (2nd August 2026) , commemorating his invaluable contribution as the designer of India's Nationa…
04 Aug 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha by MoS Jitendra Singh — amending the 2024 parent Act to dramatically tighten p…
27 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday (25th July) by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances an…
27 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday (25th July 2026) amid the intensifying NEET-UG examination paper leak crisis that had triggered massive student pro…
26 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, 2026 amid the NEET-UG examination paper leak crisis that triggered massive student protests, paralysed Parliament a…
26 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? The ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List , becoming India's 45th World Heritage Site . The inscription was announc…
26 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Sarnath — the ancient Buddhist site in Uttar Pradesh where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon — has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List . PM Modi called it "a prou…
26 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? Key Facts President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies , Romania — in recognition of her distin…
25 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? Tags: GS Paper - 2, International Relations, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements Relevant for Prelims: President Droupadi Murmu, Doctor Honoris Causa, Bucharest University of Economic…
25 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? President Droupadi Murmu held delegation-level talks with Romanian President Nicusor Dan in Bucharest , Romania, on the final leg of her three-nation visit . Several MoUs were sign…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary — July 23 . Shah highlighted Tilak's famous procla…
24 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23rd July every year to commemorate the first-ever radio broadcast in India on this day in 1927 from the Bombay Station under the Indian Br…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary (23rd July) . Shah described Tilak as "one of the…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Home Minister Amit Shah , and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary (23rd July) . PM Modi des…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? National Broadcasting Day observed on July 23 — marking the day in 1927 when India's first-ever radio broadcast went on air from the Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Co…
24 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? Tags: GS Paper - 3, Indian Economy, Government Budgeting, Mobilisation of Resources Relevant for Prelims: Income Tax Day (24th July), Income Tax Act 1961, PAN (1995), E-Filing, Fac…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? P M Modi, HM Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary — July 23 . PM Modi hailed his "fearless courage and unwave…
24 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? Key Facts for Quick Revision Income Tax Day is observed on 24th July every year, commemorating the day when income tax was first introduced in India on 24th July 1860 by Sir James…
24 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Kusha long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) from Dr APJ Abdul…
24 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) "Kusha" from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha . The missile succe…
24 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar participated in the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026 in Manila, Philippines — highlighting that 2026 is the ASEAN-India Y…
23 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? India is hosting the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh — a three-day event bringing together Health Ministers and senior health officials from BRICS member countri…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? The Indian Navy commissioned INS Malvan — the second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) and 6th of 16 planned — at Karwar, Karnataka on July 22, 2026 .…
23 Jul 2026 · TGPSC, APPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday said there would be an inquiry into complaints surrounding the rehabilitation of families displaced by the ₹44,605 crore Ken-Betwa Link Pro…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? India is hosting the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh — a 3-day meeting bringing together Health Ministers and senior officials from BRICS nations to deepen coope…
23 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? Activist Sonam Wangchuk , who has been on a hunger strike since June 28 over demands related to the NEET examination paper leak crisis , opened a window for dialogue on Wednesday (…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? The Indian Navy commissioned INS Malvan — the second vessel in the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) series — at Karwar, Karnataka , on 22nd July 2026…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar participated in the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026 in Manila, Philippines — highlighting that 2026 is the ASEAN-India Y…
23 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? The Madhya Pradesh government announced an inquiry into complaints surrounding the rehabilitation of families displaced by the ₹44,605 crore Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) — India's…
23 Jul 2026 · APPSC, TGPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, Defence, Teaching
Why in News? External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar participated in the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026 in Manila, Philippines , where he highlighted that in this era of v…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? The Quad Foreign Ministers — India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar , US Secretary of State Marco Rubio , Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong , and Japan's Foreign Mini…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? A major international study published in The Lancet Public Health has found that India may be using too many powerful 'watch' category antibiotics — medicines that should be reserv…
23 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? France's Parliament has passed a law prohibiting children under 15 from using social media platforms , making France the first European nation to impose a nationwide ban on social…
22 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
Why in News? Maharashtra is set to establish India's first AI-powered bird sanctuary at the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS) , located along the eastern seaboard of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.…
22 Jul 2026 · UPSC, UPSC CSE
