INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF

* CAPTAIN SHIVANI SEHRAWAT BECAME INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF.

UNITED KINGDOM NEW PRIME MINISTER

* ANDY BURNHAM TAKES CHARGE AS THE UNITED KINGDOM NEW PRIME MINISTER 

JANUARY TO JUNE DAYS & THEME IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* 68TH FOUNDATION DRDO Day - 1st January 2026 

* Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

*  The UN HAS Declared 2026 As The International Year Of The WOMAN FARMER.

*  Ministry Of Ayush To Celebrates The 9th Siddha Day  on 6th January 2026 (Theme 2026 - Siddha For Global Health)

* Shri Ram College Of Commerce Completed 100 Years.

* World Braille Day - 4th January (Theme 2026 - Empowerment, Digital Inclusion And Integrating Braille Into Daily Life)  

* International Mind Body Wellness Day - 3rd January 

* National Bird Day - 5th January 

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Launched Multiple Initiatives At The 79th Foundation Day Of BIS ( BUREAU OF  INDIAN STANDARDS) ( 6TH JANUARY 2026) 

* Launched The BIS Standard Portal 

* SAKSHAM Excellence Scheme 

* The United Nations Declared 2026 As International Year For Rangelands & Pastoralists.

* PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS - 9TH JANUARY ( NRI DAY) 

* WORLD HINDI DAY -  10TH January 

* National Youth Day - 12th January 

* National Startup Day - 16th January 

* Army Day - 15th January 

* 17 Tableaux Of States/ UTs & 13 Ministries/ Department Will Show On Republic Day 2026 

Theme 2026 - Swatantrata Ka Mantra: Vande Mataram & SAMRUDHHI Ka Mantra: Atmanirbhar Bharat 

* Beti Bachao  Beti Padhao Completed 11 Years 

National Girl Child Day - 24th January 

* International Education Day -24th January 

THEME 2026 - The Power Of Youth In Co-Creating Education 

* 16th National Voters Day - 25th January 

Theme 2026 - My India, My Vote 

( Tagline - Citizen At The Heart Of Indian Democracy) 

* UAE Declared - 2026 As YEAR OF THE FAMILY 

* International Data Privacy Day - 28th January 

* National Leprosy Day - 30th January 

FEBRUARY - 

* 49TH INDIAN COAST GUARD DAY - 1st February 

* World Wetlands Day - 2nd February (THEME 2026 - WETLANDS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE ) 

* World Cancer Day - 4th February (THEME 2026 - UNITED BY UNIQUE) 

*  WORLD PULSES DAY -  10TH FEBRUARY (THEME 2026 - Pulses Of The World: From Modesty To Excellence) 

*  National De Warming Day To Be Observed On February 11 

* International Day Of Women's & Girls in Science - 11th February (THEME 2026  - Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM And Finance : Building Inclusive Futures For Womens And Girls) 

* World Radio Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Radio & Artificial Intelligence : AI Is A Tool, Not a Voice ) 

* NATIONAL Statistics Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Reimagining Capacity Building ) 

* World Day Of Social Justice - 20th February (THEME 2026 - Renewed Commitment To Social Development And Social Justice) 

* International Mother Language Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Youth Voices On Multilingual Education ) 

* International Pangolin Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Guardians In Action) 

* NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY - 28th February 

THEME 2026 - Women In Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat 

MARCH - 

* World Sea Grass Day - 2nd March (THEME 2026 - Sea grasses Enrich Ocean Biodiversity And Fisheries) 

* World Wildlife Day - 3rd March (THEME 2026 - Medicinal And Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage And Livelihood) 

* International Women's Day - 8th March (Theme 2026 - Rights, Justice, Action For All Women And Girl) 

* 57th CISF RAISING DAY - 10TH MARCH 

* World Kidney Day - 12th March 

Theme 2026 - Kidney Health For All: Caring For People, Protecting The Planet 

* World PI Day - 14th March 

* World Consumer Rights Day - 15th March (THEME  2026 - Safe Products, Confident Consumers ) 

* National Vaccination Day - 16th March 

* World's Sparrows Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - I Love Sparrows) 

* International Happiness Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - Caring And Sharing) 

* World Oral Health Day - 20th March (THEME  2026 - A Happy Mouth Is a Happy Life) 

* World Glacier Day - 21st March (THEME 2026  - Science Must Inform Action) 

* International Day For Forest - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Forests And Economics) 

* World Poetry Day - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Unity, Peace, And Cultural Expression Through Verse ) 

* World Water Day - 22nd March (Theme 2026 - WATER AND GENDER ) 

( Slogan - Where Water Flows, Equality Grows) 

* World Meteorological Day - 23rd March 

* World Bear Day - 23rd March 

* World TB Day - 24th March (THEME 2026 - Yes We Can End TB ) 

* 191st Assam Rifles Day - 24th March 

* International Day Of Zero Wastes - 30th March 

( FOCUS 2026 - Tackling Food Waste To Accelerate The Transition To a Circular Economy ) 

APRIL - 

* Utkala Diwas - 1st April (Odisha Day) 

* RBI FOUNDATION DAY - 1ST April 1935 

* International Bird Day - 1st April 

* International Autism Awareness Day - 2nd April 

THEME 2026 - Autism And Humanity - Every Life Has a Value 

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY - 5TH April 

* World Health Day - 7th April (Theme 2026 - Together For Health, Stand With Science) 

* World Homeopathy Day - 10th April (Theme 2026 - Homeopathy For Sustainable Health) 

* World Parkinson Disease Day - 11th April ( Theme 2026 - Bridge The Care Gap ) 

*  42nd Anniversary Of Operation MEGHDOOT ( Siachen Day) on 13th April 

* World Quantum Day - 14th April 

* World Art Day - 15Th April 

* International Wellness Day -15th April

* World Haemophilia Day - 17th April (Theme 2026 - Diagnosis: First Step To Care) 

* World Heritage Day - 18th April (Theme 2026 - Emergency Response For Living Heritage In Contexts Of Conflicts And Disasters) 

*  World Liver Day - 19th April ( Theme 2026 - Solid Habits, Strong Liver) 

*  National CIVIL Service Day - 21st April 

* World EARTH Day - 22nd April (THEME 2026 - Our Power Our Planet ) 

* Union Minister C R Patil Has Launched The India International Water Week 2026 

( Theme - Climate Resilient Water Management) 

* World Book & Copyright Day - 23rd April 

* National Panchayati Raj Day - 24th April 

* World Malaria Day - 25th April (THEME 2026 - Driven To End Malaria: Now We Can Now We Must) 

* World Penguin Day - 25th April 

* World Veterinary Day - 25th April (Theme 2026 - Veterinarians: Guardians Of Food And Health ) 

* World Intellectual Property Day - 26th April (THEME 2026 - IP And Sports : Ready, Set, Innovate ) 

* International Hyena Day - 27th April 

* International Dance Day - 29th April 

MAY - 

* World Labour Day - 1st May (THEME 2026 - Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment) 

* World Tuna Day - 2nd May 

* World Press Freedom Day - 3rd May (THEME 2026 - Shaping a Future At Peace : Promoting Press Freedom For Human Rights, Development And Security ) 

* International Leopard Day - 3rd May (THEME 2026 - Save a Spot For Them) 

*  Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day 

* World Hygiene Day - 5th May 

* World Athletics Day - 7th May 

* World Thalassemia Day - 8th May (THEME 2026 - Hidden No More: Finding Undiagnosed, Supporting The Unseen )  

* World Red Cross Day - 8th May (THEME 2026 - Keeping Humanity Alive ) 

* World Donkey Day - 8th May

* World Migratory Bird Day - 9th May (THEME 2026 - Every Bird Counts: Your Observations Matters ) 

* World Lupus Day - 10th May 

* 66th Raising Day Of Trishakti Corps - 10th May 

* National Technology Day - 11th May (THEME 2026 - Responsible Innovation For Inclusive Growth) 

* International Nurses Day - 12th May (Theme 2026 - Our Nurses, Our Future, Empowered Nurses Saves Lifes) 

*  National Endangered Species Day - 15th May

* SIKKIM Statehood Day - 16th May 

8 National Dengue Day - 16th May 

* International Day Of Light - 16th May (Theme 2026 - Light For Sustainable Future' ) 

* World Hypertension Day - 17th May (Theme 2026 - Controlling Hypertension Together: Check Your Blood Pressure Regularly, Defeat The Silent Killer)  

* WORLD Telecommunication Day - 17th May 

* International Museum Day - 18th May 

* World Bee Day - 20th May (THEME 2026 - Bee Together For People And The Planet - A Partnership That Sustains Us All ) 

* International Tea Day - 21st May 

* World Turtle Day - 23rd May 

* International Day For Biological Diversity - 22nd May (Theme 2026 - Acting Globally For Global impact ) 

* World Fish Migration Day - 24th May 

* World Thyroid Day - 25th May( THEME 2026 - THYROID AND  NUTRITION ) 

* World Otter Day - 27th May 

* WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY - 31ST MAY 

THEME 2026 - Unmasking The Appeal - Countering Nicotine And Tobacco Addiction 

JUNE - 

* World Milk Day - 1st June (Theme 2026 - Celebrating Women's Farmers ) 

* Telengana State Formation Day -2nd June 

* World Bicycle Day - 3rd June (Theme 2026 - Cycling For a Greener Future) 

*  World Environment Day - 5th June (THEME 2026 - INSPIRED BY NATURE, FOR CLIMATE FOR OUR FUTURE) 

* World Food Safety Day - 7th June ( THEME 2026 - FROM BURDEN TO SOLUTIONS - SAFE FOOD EVERYWHERE) 

*  World Ocean Day - 8th June (THEME 2026 - Reimagine: Beyond The World We Know, a New Relationship With Our Ocean ) 

* International Day On Dialogue Among Civilization 

* International Lynx Day - 11th JUNE 

* World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June (THEME 2026 - Red Card To Child Labours: Fair Play For Children, Decent Work For Adults ) 

* World BLOOD Donor Day - 14th June (THEME 2026 - One Drop Of Humanity, Give Blood Save Lives ) 

* World Turtle Day - 16th June (THEME 2026 - TURTLE PROTECTOR PLEDGE) 

*  World Desertification & Drought Day - 17th June (THEME 2026 - Rangelands: Recognize, Respect Restore) 

* World Crocodile Day - 17th June (THEME 2026 - Legacy In Every Scale) 

* World Sickle Cell Awareness Day - 19th June ( THEME 2026 - Closing The Survival Gap; Equity In Sickle Cell Diseases) 

*  International Yoga Day - 21st June (THEME 2026 - YOGA FOR HEALTHY AGEING ) 

* World Music Day - 21st June 

* International Rain Forest Day - 22nd June (Theme 2026 - The Forest With In You ) 

* International Olympic Day - 23rd June (THEME 2026 - You Can Do This: Let's Move) 

*  International Day For Seafarer - 25th June 

* International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking - 26th June 

THEME 2026 - The World Drug Problem: Persisting Issue, New Challenges, Innovative Responses 

* International MSME Day - 27th June 

THEME 2026 - Empowering MSMEs Through Innovation And Sustainable Industrial Development 

* National Pulse Polio Day - 28th June 

* National Statistics Day - 29th June 

* International Day Of Tropics - 29th June (Theme 2026 - Celebrating The Diversity & Potential Of The Tropics) 

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP 

HOST - US, CANADA, MEXICO 

WINNER - SPAIN ( 2ND TITLE) 

RUNNERS UP - ARGENTINA 

PAST WINNER (2022) - ARGENTINA 

THIRD - ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE ( BRONZE) 

* GOLDEN BALL - RODRI ( SPAIN) 

* GOLDEN GLOVES - UNAI SIMON ( SPAIN) 

* FIFA YOUNG PLAYER - PAU CUBARSI ( SPAIN) 

* SUPERIOR PLAYER OF THE MATCH - FERRAN TORRES ( SPAIN)

* FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD - NEDERLANDS 

* GOLDEN BOOT - KYLIAN MBAPPE (10 GOALS) FRANCE. ( 2ND - MESSI 8 GOALS) 

99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA

* VS Rathanvel Became The 99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20TH JULY 2026

1) Actor Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Wins Best Debut As Film Director 

2) Nishu Wins Bronze At Women's 53 Kg Category At Budapest Ranking Series 

3) Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President Of Zanzibar, Tanzania Has Arrived In India.

4) Bhavya Gunwal ( Gold) 

Soumil Maity ( Silver) 

Nishit Kalani ( Silver) 

Anmol Kumar ( Silver) 

India At 37th International Biology Olympiad In Vilnius, Lithuania 

5) Eminent INDUSTRY Leader Shri Ravi Kant New Book - Leading From The Back: To Achieve The Impossible 

6) PV SINDHU Wins The Women's Single Title At Japan Open 2026 S750 After Beating Akane YAMAGUCHI 

7) India Team Wins 4 Gold Medal At 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, Uzbekistan 

8) Javier Martinez, Finance Minister Of Panama Has Visited To India 

9) Indian Embassy In Azerbaijan Inaugurated Permanent Exhibition On UNESCO WORLD Heritage Site 

10) England Finishes As Third By Defeating FRANCE In FIFA WORLD CUP ( Wins Bronze) 2026 

11) India's The Minerva Academy Lift The Gothia Cup 2026 B12 Title ( Beat ORDIN FC By 2-1) 

* Most Valuable Player - Thangsanglen Kipgen ( 9 Matches - 18 Goals) 

12) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Inaugurated The Belwa Dhar Link Channel, Construction Work Under The Bagmati - Burhi Gandak River Link Project 

13) Mascot, Anthem For Commonwealth Games 2026 Unveiled 

* Mascot - Finnie, The Unicorn ( Scotland National Animal) 

14) Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates The Si- Donyi 

15) Kajal Dhochak Wins Gold In Women's 76 kg Category At Budapest Ranking Series 

16) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The First Phase Of Newly Built Museum Of Word At National Library, Kolkata 

17) Kimi Antonelli Wins The Belgian Grand Prix 2026 Title 

18) ONLY FOOLS FIGHT AIR Book Author - Kaushal Kashyap 

19) VS Rathanvel Became The 99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA 

20) India Secured 2 Gold And 4 Medals At International Mathematics Olympiads At Shanghai, China 

JAPAN OPEN 2026 ( S750) ( BADMINTON)

MEN'S SINGLE - C POPOV 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - PV SINDHU Beat AKANE YAMAGUCHI 

MEN'S DOUBLES - M S FIKRI & F ALFIAN 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - H Y KONG & H J KIM 

MIXED DOUBLES - D P HUANG & Y Z FENG 

MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT JAPAN OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON)

* CHRISTO POPOV CLINCHED THE MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT JAPAN OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

JANUARY TO JUNE RENAME & LOGO IN 2026

JANUARY - 

LOGO & MASCOT - 

* The Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation Unveiled It's New Logo And Mascot. 

* India International Conference On Democracy And Election Management 2026 Logo Launched.

* External affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The New Logo Of BRICS 2026 SUMMIT 

( HOST - INDIA) 

* External affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Along With Spain Foreign Affairs Minister Have Unveiled The Logo Of INDIA -SPAIN Friendship 

RENAME - 

*  Madhya Pradesh To Rename The Ratapani Tiger Reserve After Padmashri Archaeologist Dr. Vishnu Sridhar.

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

* Dobh Shrikot Nursing College, In Sringar Has Rename After Ankita Bhandari.

*  Kathua Railway Station, Renamed After Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Chaudhary

NEW DISTRICT - 

*  Goa Set To Add Third District Named - Kushavati ( NAMED AFTER KUSHAVATI RIVER) 

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FEBRUARY - 

RENAME - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The New Name Of Adampur Airport As Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj In Adampur, Punjab 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The SEVA TEERTH, As New Name Complex Housing PMO, 

* Udyog Bhawan Metro Station Renamed As Seva Teerth 

* Union Cabinet  Has Approved The Renaming Of State Kerala To Keralam.

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Announced That State's First' Government Medical College Named After FREEDOM FIGHTER Savitri Devi.

MARCH - 

* Patiala Law University Passes Resolution To Drop Rajiv Gandhi Prefix From Name.

*  Union Jual Oram Launched The Logo Of Tribes Art Fest, Living Roots, Soundscapes Of Tribal India. 

* Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Announcing The Rename Of Mount Abu To Abu Raj 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Soft Launched Digital Tools And Mascot - PRAGATI ( Female) And Vikas (MALE) For Census 2027 

* Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The Logo Of World's First Franchise Based CYCLING LEAGUE OF INDIA 

* Karnataka Budget Announced The All Gram Panchayat In State Will Be Named Mahatma Gandhi Gram Panchayat ( Budget Worth Rs 4,48,004 Crores)!

* Victoria Hospital In Bengaluru To Be Rename After Shantaveri Gopalar Gowda Hospital 

* University Grants Commission (UGC) Has Approved The Rename Of KALAHANDI University To Maa Manikeshwari University, 

* The Assam Cabinet Has Decided To Rename Of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Medical And Hospital As Barpeta Medical College 

*  Assam Cabinet Has Named Behali Engineering College After Chabilal Upadhayay 

*  Sikkim Legislative assembly Has Rename Pakyong Airport After Freedom Fighter Trilochan Pokhrel 

MASCOT - 

* West Bengal Unveiled The Official Mascot GENDU - From Alipurandar 

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APRIL - 

* Former Indian Cricketer Navjot Sidhu's Wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu Launched Bharatiya Rasthrawadi Party 

* Uttar Pradesh State Government Has Renamed The Miyanpur As Ravindra Nagar 

* Madhya Pradesh Government Has Announced The 25th Wildlife SANCTUARY Named After Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on 14th April 2026 

* K Kavita Launched Her New Political Party Named - TELENGANA RASHTRA SENA 

* Union Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The New Logo Of National Rifle Association On The Occasion Of 75th Anniversary 

* Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Approved The Creation of 5 New Districts In UT 

Nubra, Sham, Chnagthang, Zanskar, Drasse 

*  Patna Zoo, Bihar Has Been RENAME As Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 

MAY - 

* Department Of Biotechnology Unveiled The Logo Of Bigyan Tech 2026 

* UNION MINISTER For ENVIRONMENT, FOREST And Climate Change Shri Bhupendra Yadav Has Unveiled The Logo Of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) 2026 India Set To Host On 1-2nd June 2026 

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RENAME - 

* Sitamarhi Medical College in Bihar Has Rename As The Mata Sita Medical College 

* A Newly DISCOVERD Species Of Parasitic Wasp From Chile Has Been Named After Sir David Attenborough 

* Nelson Mandela Island  OF Trinidad And Tobago Set To RENAME As EAM Dr S JAISHANKAR 

* The Ancient CHINESE Temple ( 1700 Years Old) Named After Ashok 

 * PCOS Has Officially Renamed As The PMOS ( Polycystic Ovarian Metabolic Syndrome) 

* Indian Railway Unveiled a New Logo Of Featuring 18 Stars Instead Of 17 Of South Coast Railway Zone In Visakhapatnam 

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JUNE - 

*  Fazil Nagar, UTTAR PRADESH  Set To RENAME As The Pawagarh 

* The Department Of War Announced That The US - INDO Pacific Command ( USINDOPACOM) Will Officially Restore It's Name To The US Pacific Command ( USPACOM)

* Kolkata's Suhrawardy Avenue Has Renamed As The Gopal Mukherjee Road.

* The National Rifle Association Of India ( NRAI) Announced That Indian Open Competition Will Be Named In HONOUR To Legendary Shooter Jaspal Rana And Raja Randhir Singh 

*  Major Arterial Road In Bengaluru Named After Ex CM S M Krishna 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13TH TO 19TH JULY 2026

1) English Woman Cricketer Heather Knight & TAMMY BEAUMONT Announced Retirement From International Cricket ( Post Lords Test Against India )

2) Scientists Have Detect Parrot Bornavirus -4 ( PaBV-4) For The First Time In Pet Parrot 

3) Indian Contingent Wins 5 Gold Medal At 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026 In Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA 

* Kanishk Jain 

* Riddesh Anant 

* Rishit Garg 

* Shresth Suraiya 

* Svarit Joshi 

4) US Senator Lindsey Graham Passed Away.

5) EPFO Has Launched The AMNESTY Scheme 

6) QATAR's Former Ruler Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Passed Away.

7) China - Russia Conducted A Marine Exercise JOINT SEA -2026 

8) Major Navya Shekhawat Has Become The First ARMY Woman Officer Appointed As The President's Aide -de- Camp ( Adc)

* 2ND Overall Woman ADC To President Of India 

9) Indian Fast Bowler Kranti Goud Became the First Woman To Picked 5 Wickets Haul Against England In First Woman Test Between India And England At Lords Cricket Ground 

10) A New Species Named After Cape Verde Keeper Vozinha 

11) Researchers Have Found A New UV - RESISTANT Bacteria Discovered in Lake Sediment Sample From Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica 

* SPECIES Named - Deinococcus Pantiae sp. Nov 

11) England Footballer Harry Kane Completed 120th International Game .

12) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Has Launched The Home Registry Digital System To Provide Doorstep land And Property Registration For Senior Citizen 

13) ONGC Officer Abhijit Bhattacharya Has Received The IOC Global Winner Award 2026 

14) Anand Singh Wins Gold Medal In Men's Javelin ( 80.57 m) At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 2026 

* Lohakare Wins Bronze In Javelin ( 77.70m) At U23 Asian Athletic Championship 

15) TOKITO ODA Wins His Third Wimbledon Single Title ( Wheelchair) 2026 

16) Imphal, Manipur Host The 19th Governor's Taekwondo Cup 2026 

17) Shravani, Sandramol, Pravallika, Nofisa Bagged Gold Medal In Women's 4 X 400 meter Relay At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

18) Isha Manchala Wins The Girl's Single Title At Wimbledon 2026 ( Under 14) 

19) JAMMU AND KASHMIR Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Has Launched The Book - Lal Ded: The Mother Of Kashmir Book Author - Dr Vaidehi Taman 

20) Tamilnadu V Sripathy Became The First Tribal Malayali Civil Court Judge 

21) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Uttarkhand Aipan Art Depiction Of Lord Shiva To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

22) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Pure Wool Embroidery Shawl To Australian Prime Minister 

23) PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI GIFTED India's Women's Hockey Team Signature Hockey Stick To Prime Minister Of New Zealand 

24) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted a Tribal Dhokra Boat Sculpture To PRIME MINISTER OF Australia

25) India Finishes With 16 Medals Including 3 Gold, 4 Silver And 9 Bronze At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship

26) The Quartet Sanjana, Akshay, Sudeekha, Shreeya Bagged Silver in Women's Relay Race In Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

27) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Uttarakhandi Cap To New Zealand PRIME MINISTER 

28) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Odisha's Ikat, Bandha To Indonesia Parliament Speaker Puan Maharani 

29) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Kashmiri Papie Machae Bowl To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

30) PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI GIFTED Bihar Madubani Painting To Governor General Of Victoria 

31) UKRANIAN Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko Steps Down 

32) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Traditional Repousse Silver Decorative Plate To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

1) Indian Team SEA SHAKTI Participate In The Energy Class Race Of Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. 

2) RESERCHERS From Vidarbha And Madhya Pradesh Have Recorded 4 Species Of Genus Tinospora In Bhandara, Vidarbha For The First Time In State 

* Guduchi Is A Medicinal Vine Widely Used In Ayurveda, 

* New Species Are Tinospora, Baenzigeri, Tinospora Merrilliana, Tinospora Neocaledonica, Tinospora Smilacina 

3) Researchers At IIT Kharagpur Have Developed A Mathematical Tool That Predicts How Self Healing Smart Materials Autonomously Repair Themselves When Damaged 

4) India Ranked 58th Out Of 193 Countries In Global Organized Crime Index 2025 

5) India Ranked 116 In World Happiness Index 2026 ( 1st Finland, 2nd Iceland )

6) Professor K S Narayan Has Assumed Charge As The In Charge Of President Of JNCASR.

7) Garden Reach Shipbuilders LIMITED ( GRSE) Bagged Prestigious SKOCH Award For Akansha.

8) Jurassic Park Star Sam Neill Passed Away.

9) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Inaugurated The Paperless 50 Bed Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Agartala Civil Hospital In Agartala 

10) Chief Justice Of India Suryakant Along With Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Inaugurated The State Of Art Tower Of Justice ( Gurugram Court Complex)

11) Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology ( MeiTY) Has Released The 2nd Edition Of The Digital Threat Report 2025/26 For India's BFSI Sector, in Collaboration WITH SISA.

* The Report's Provides The Financial Institution, Regulator And Cyber Security Leaders With An Executive Assessment, BANKING & Financial, Insurance And Digital Payment 

12) Devendra Pandavis Has Surpassed Sharad Pawar To Becomes Maharashtra's Third Longest Serving Chief Minister (2430 Days In Office) 

13) Sahitya Academy Winning Tamil Writer Poomani Passed Away 

* SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD RECEIVED IN 2014 

* HIS 1982 NOVEL - VEKKEI 

* HE DIRECTED THE FILM KARUVELAM POOKAL (1996) 

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14) Unjha Jeera Of Gujarat Gets GI TAG 

* UNJHA Fennel Gets GI TAG 

15) The Delhi Government Has Officially Renamed It's Flagship Mahila Samridhi Yojana As Delhi Lakshmi Yojana ( Eligible Woman Between 21 To 60 Years Will Receive 2500 Per Month)

16) The Cumulative Exports ( Merchandise & Service's) During April - June 2026/27 Is Estimated At USD 232.73 Million As Compared To April June 2025/26 ( USD 208.98 billion)

17) India's Rice Exports Increase By 16.48% From USD 0.86 billion In June 2025 To USD 1.00 billion in June 2026 

18) Manav Thakkar And Manush Shah Are World Number Two In Men's Double In Table TENNIS 

19) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Announced The Anuvad Setu Puraskar During The 212th Bhanu Jayanti Celebration At Soreng 

* This Award Carries Rs 3 Lakh, To Globally Acclaimed Literary Works Into Nepali, 

20) The Telengana Government In Collaboration With Amazon India Launches The Initiative To Provide Essential Facilities And Improve Working Environment Of gig Workers Of City 

21) Tamilnadu Government Appoints A Layola Mani As Chairman Of The Tamilnadu Text Book And Educational Services Corporation 

1) Gandhinagar, Gujarat Set A Guinness World Book Record By Planted 3.61 Lakh Sapling In One Hour.

2) Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Has Ranked 4th In Most Family Friendly Airport In The WORLD ( by Uk Based Attractions Ticket. Com ) 

3) External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Launched The SHANTI CAMPAIGN At UNSC 

4) Space Field, An Space Startup Has Inaugurated It's New Research And Development Facility, ( ISO CERTIFIED Work field) 

* Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan Inaugurated 

5) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated Motor Cycle Expedition From National War Memorial New Delhi To Cargill 

6) Researchers From IIT Bhubaneswar In Collaboration With University Of Gothenburg ( SWEDEN) And Tohoku University ( Japan) Have Achieved A Breakthrough In Next Generation Computing 

* The Team Have Successfully Demonstrated The World's Largest Synchronised Network Of Over 1,00,000 Nano Scale Spintronics Oscillators - 

Characteristics - 

* Artificial intelligence 

* Smart Communications Network 

* Real Time Data Analytics 

* Intelligent Transportation SYSTEM 

* Financial Modelling 

* Advanced Scientific Simulation 

7) Senior Bjp LEADER Of Karnataka Shri Ramachandra Gowda Passed Away.

8) New Delhi To Host The All India Water Secretaries Conference, Organised By Department Of Water Resources, River Development And Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Of Jal Shakti 

9) India's Import From China Rose 21.8% in The First Half Of 2026 

10) Chirag Veer Singh Sarao Became The First Keshdhari Sikh American To Join The US Air Force Academy At Colorado.

11) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Has Launched The Chief Minister Bihar Heli Tourism And Air Tourism Service Scheme 2026 

12) Darline Graham Nordone, Sister Of Lindsey Graham Has Named As Temporary Replacement Of US Senate 

13) Mizoram Khawzawl Launched The Locally Produced Sun Flower Oil Under NMEO -OS 

14) Senior Journalist Kabita Sharma Of Sikkim Chronicle Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award By Nepali Sahitya Parishad 

15) Delhi Chief Minister Rakha Gupta Has Unveiled The Official Mascot Of 22nd Commonwealth Table TENNIS Championships 2026 

* Host - Thyagraj Stadium ( 27th July - 2nd August) ( 25 Countries Will Participate) 

* Mascot - Mayur 

16) Uttarkhand Has Opens It's First GI Products Gallery in Haldwani 

17) Tiger Population Has Increase To 35 From 27 In Similipal Tiger Reserve , Mayurbhanj ODISHA ( in 2023/24) 

18) Dr Bandana Chaudhary, Assistant Professor At Department Of Economics, Guwahati University Has Elected As Vice President Of The Archery Association Of Assam 

19) Retail Inflation Based On Consumer Price Index For June 2026 Stands At 4.38% 

20) Wildlife Institute Of India In Collaboration With EIACP Programme Centre, WII At The 91st Meeting Of The Standing Committee Of The National Board Of wildlife Has Launched The India's First Sloth Bear Conservation Status Report At Coimbatore 

21) National Statistics Organisation ( NSO) MoSPI Has Released The Sub Sectoral Trial Index Of Service Production ) ISB Base Year 2024/25 

22) Devojit Saikia Has Appointed As The Chairman Of ICC Governace Committee 

23) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Inaugurated Geo - Informatics Laboratory At NECTAR.

24) Indian Coast Guard Bids Farewell To Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief Of Naval Staff Indian Navy 

25) Shri Dheeraj Bantawa, Senior Journalist Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award ( Sikkim Highest Award in Journalism) 

26) Researchers At IISC BENGALURU And Collaborators Have Developed A New Light Weight Cast Aluminium Alloy That Exhibit About 400% Improvement In Ductility & 50% Higher Strength Than Conventional Aluminium Eutectics Alloy 

27) Geneva, Switzerland Host The 49th Session Of The Codex Alimentarius Commission ( CAC 49) 

* The Commission Adopted 7  Coded Standard And Guidelines Developed Under India's Chairmanship & Co - Chairmanship 

* The Commission Approved The India's Proposal To Undertake New Work For The Development Of Codex Standard For Cashew Kernels ( Under The Codex Committee On Processed Food & Vegetable ( CCPFV) 

* Indian Delegation Led By Shri Rajit Punhani, CEO Of FSSAI, Along With Spice Board Members 

* The Commission Adopted The Codex Standard For Dried Coriander Seeds, And Fresh Curry Leaves 

* Also Adopted Codex Standard For Vanilla And Large Cardamom ( Annexes To Guidelines For The Safe Use And Reuse Of Water In Food Production & Processing)

* India Has Been Elected To Co - Chair Of The Electronic Working Group Established Regarding New Food Sources And Production System ( NFPS) 

28) Bengaluru Based Verto Tech Aerospace Is Developing a Satellite Launch Vehicle Called Vega 

29) Ladakh Is Hosting The India's First Ever Black Necked Crane Festival ( 11-14th August 2026) 

30) Padmashri And SAHITYA Academy Awardee Noted Literature And Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh Founder President Gita Upadhayay Passed Away 

31) The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Repealing The ODISHA Agricultural Produce Market Act 1956 

32) Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The Book The VOICE OF JUSTICE : Justice GAVAI Speaks ( Author - FORMER CJI Bhusan Ramakrishnan GAVAI ) 

33) Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway For The India's First Ever River Kinetic Energy Project 

34) Punjab Government Arrested 73,000 Drug Paddlers During Yudh Nasayen Virudh Campaign 

35) Hyderabad, India To Host The 12th Labour And Employment Ministers Meeting ( LEMM) on 15-16th July 2026 

36) Income Tax Department Has COLLECTED Over 7,73,000 Crores Rupees As Direct Tax In FY 2026/27 

37) NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Along With Roscomous Cosmonaut Pytor Dubrov, Anna Kikina lifted Off On Soyuz - MS 29 Aircraft To International Space Station ( 240 Days) in 

38) Veteran Assamese Actress Purabi Sharma Passed Away 

World Youth Skill Day - 15th July 

THEME 2026 - Skill For a Shared Future 

1) Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway's Tidal Sail AS To Establish India's First 500 KW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Project.

2) Karnataka To Set Up India's First AI University In Bengaluru.

3) DRDO Has Successfully Completed The Military Field Trial Of a Scalable And Practically Secure, Fibre Based Quantum Key Distribution ( QKD) System.

4) Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited ( ASHVINI) - a Subsidiary Of NPCIL And A Joint Venture Of NPCIL And NTPC LIMITED Is Set To Release The Tender For Biding The Nuclear ISLAND Mega EPC Packages ( NIMEP) For Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 

5) The India - UK Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement ( CETA) And Agreement On Social Security Have Come Into Force 

6) India Bans Import Of Goods Produced Using Force Labour Amid US Section 301 Investigation, And Plans Of 12.5% Tarriff On India.

7) Hyderabad Based Nexon Geochem Has Signed a MoU With Russia's State Research And Design Institute Of Rare Metal Industry ( Giredmet) For Joint Research And Development On Rare Earth Raw Material 

8) Indian Post Has Earned Highest Revenue Of Rs 4000 Crores in First Half Of 2026 

9) Rajouri District Of Jammu and Kashmir Historic Bhairav Yatra Has Officially Renamed Been Added To National Inventory Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Of India.

10) UNION Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Introduced New Policies To Strengthen The India's Frieght Operation 

* The Railway Minister Stated That Approximately 340 million Tonnes Of Fly Ash Are Produced In india Every Year (96 Milion used in Cement Factory) 

* Indian Railway Transported 13 Million Tonnes Of Fly Ash in FY 2025/26 

11) in First Quarter of FY 2026/27 Domestic Two Wheeler Sales Registered a 20.3% Year On Year Growth

12) Government Of India Has Introduced The Index Of Services Production ( ISP) To Observe The Performance Of Services Sector With The Base Year 2024/25 

13) President Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The SAUSHRUTAM 2026 In New Delhi On Sushruta Jayanti 

14) Rani Ki Vav, Gujarat Has Received The Gold AWARD At The 17th WOW AWARDS 2026 Asia For It's Outstanding 3D Projection Mapping Show.

15) Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Flagged Off FIRST Export Consignment Of 5 MT of Ladakh's Apricot To UAE.

16) Kolkata Airport Has Recorded An Impressive 84.70% On Time Performance ( OTP) RANKING ACROSS States In India' 

17) Cabinet Has Approved The National Investment POLICY For Urea 2026 For Atmanirbhar Bharat ( NIPU 2026)

18) Union Minister For Ports, Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal. Has Launched A Comprehensive Seafarers First Initiative To Protect Indian Seafarers Amid Rising Maritime Security On Western Asia 

19) Cabinet Has Approved The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme ( MPMS) With An Budget Of Rs 62,500 Crores 

20) TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The YODDHA Website To Participate In The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Public Grievance 

21) Securities And Exchange Board Of India ( SEBI) Has Classified Investment Allowed For Board Members, Including Chairperson into Permitted And Non - Permitted Investment 

22) Padmashree Awardee Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, Veteran Folk Artist Passed Away 

World Snake Day - 16th July 

THEME 2026 - Respect Don't Fear ; Protecting Natures Silent Guardians 

1) Aman Sherawat Wins Gold In Budapest Ranking Series ( 57 kg) 

2) India's Global Automobile Exports 

* Passenger Vehicle Exports Value Surged By More Than 30% To USD 8.3 Billion.

3) India - UK CETA Provides Zero Duty Access For Nearly 99% Of Indian Exports 

* Over USD 140 Million Worth Of Export Consignment Flagged Off On Day One 

* Over 50 Export Consignment Flagged Off From Over 20 Ports, AIRPORT, ICDS, SEZs, And Factories Across India Under The Presidential Tariff Regime 

4) Union Minister Of Coal And Mines Kishen Reddy Has Launched Online Portal The Application For Registration in India 

5) GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS Book Author - Maya Sharma 

6) A New Species Of African Monkey Discovered 

7) National Security Advisor ( NSA) Ajit Doval Has Chaired The 5th Meeting Of The BIMSTEC National Security Chief Held In New Delhi 

8) INDIAN Navy Will Host The Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 At The Southern Naval Command, Kochi From 20-23 Rd July 2026 

* The 4 Days Multi National Training Engagement Will Be Conducting Partnership With The Combined MARITIME Force ( CMF) Under The Ageis Of The Indian Navy Led Combined Task Force 154 

9) Peru's President Elect Keiko FUJIMORI Officially Received The Credentials In Lima 

* Becoming The First Woman President Of Peru 

* Became the Peru's 9th President 

* She Is The Daughter Of Former President Alberto FUJIMORI ( 1990-2000) 

10) A Committee Headed By Purusottam Bilimale, Chairman Of Kannada Development Authority ( KDA) Has Recommended That State Government Has Re-incorporate The Reference To Buddhism By Adding The Word BAUDDHA In Naada Geete ( State Anthem) 

11) IRCTC Has Launched The Beta Version Application 

12) Japanese Space Agency Conducted The First Succesful Flight Test Of The Reusable Rocket Experiment RV -X ( Reusable Vehicle Experiment) At The Noshiro Rocket Test Site On 11th July 2026

13) 3 Products From Uttar Pradesh Gets GI TAG ( Kanthi Mala From Mathura, Metal Statues From Aligarh, Dastgeer - Hastgeer Products )

14) India To Participate In The Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

15) Deepak Wins Bronze Medal in Men's 61 Kg Category Free Style EVENT At 4th Ranking Series 

16) Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) Has Released The Report On India's Financial Inclusion Index ( FI -Index) 

INDEX Rising To 70 in March 2026 

From 67.0 in March 2025 

17) Ukraine's Parliament Approved Serhii Koretskyi, As Country's New Prime Minister 

World Day For International Justice - 17th JULY 

1) Union Minister Of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Has Flagged Off The Inaugural Flight Of The Daman- Delhi - Daman Daman Route From Newly Operational NAMO Airport, Daman.

2) Researchers At The BRIC - National Centre For Cell Science - NCCS _PUNE (DBT) With Support Of Department Of Biotechnology (DBT) Have Developed A Chimeric Protein Kinase C 

* That Enhance The Body's Immune Response AGAINST Leishmania Parasites 

* By Activating Macrophages And Disrupting The Parasite Survival Mechanisms 

3) Indian President Droupadi MURMU Will Visit To Moldova, North  Macedonia And Romania From 19th To 25th July 2026 

4) Tiger Population Of Maharashtra Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve Has Increases From 8 To 23 

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flagged Off India's First Hydrogen Train From Jind - Sonipat Haryana 

6) 1994 Batch Senior IPS OFFICER Anurag Kumar Has Been Appointed As The New Police Commissioner Of Delhi.

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone of Various Development Project Worth Rs 4700 Crores In Haryana 

* LAID Foundation Stone Of Sikh Museum At Kurukshetra, Haryana 

* 24.27 Km Long Hansi Barwala Brownfield Highway Project 

8) India's Rafale Fighter Aircraft And C-17 Transport Aircraft Have Reached Australia For Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The 157.92 Km Long Haryana Section Of Delhi - Amritsar - Katra Expressway 

10) Government Strengthen Anti - Doping Framework With Enforcement Of National Anti Doping Act 2022 And Amendment Act 2025 

* The Act Provides Statuary Backing For Anti Doping Measure Across All Sports By Establishing a Robust Legal Framework, Governing Testing, Results Management, Education And Intelligence And Investigation 

11) The Employee Provident Fund Organisation ( EPFO) Has Launched The VISWAS 2026, A One Time Dispute Resolution Initiative 

12) Veteran Writer, Literacy Critic And Former KERALA SAHITYA Academy Member Shoranur Karthikeyan Passed Away 

13) 4th Edition Of IICA's National Conference On Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2026 Inaugurated In New Delhi 

* Theme 2026 - ESG - Led Transformation For Viksit Bharat 

14) Researchers Have Designed A New Porous Organic Anode Material For More Efficient Lithium Ion Batteries With Improved Energy Storage Capacity 

15) A New Monkey Discovered In Africa ( Species Named - Colobus Congoensis) 

16) Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Unveiled The Commemorative Plaque And Graced The Successful Completion Of Geothermal Wells GT #02 And GT#03 By ONGC Energy Centre At Puga Valley ( 14000 Feet) 

17) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu Has Unveiled The Commemorative Postage Stamp Series Marking Of 10 Years Of Team Arunachal Celebrating Our Rich Culture, Heritage And GI TAGGED Product 

18) Smt A Yamini Priya ( IG RETIRED) CISF PASSED AWAY 

19) NITI AYOG Has Released The Investment Friendliness Index ( IFI) 

* It Represents The Structured and Data Driven Framework For Assessing How Effectively States And UT Create, Enable And Sustain An ENVIRONMENT Conducive To Investment 

* 

Gujarat Ranked 1 

Maharshtra 

Tamilnadu 

Goa Odisha 

20) Former West Indies Cricketer Garry Sobers Passed Away.

21) SENIOR Professor And Director Professor V K Mishra, Institute Of Agricultural Science Banaras Hindu University Has Been Conferred With Prestigious Wheat Research Excellence Award 2026 

22) DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER Of Telengana Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Launched The New Employee Health Scheme 

23) Harjit Singh Grewal Appointed As The Chairman National Commission For Minorities 

24) Veteran Diplomat Yuriy R Fedkiw Assumes Charge As The New US Consul General In Mumbai 

25) Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala Has Appointed As The Secretary Ministry Of Earth Science ( MoES), Government Of India 

1) Neha Sangwan Wins Gold In Women's 59 kg Category At Budapest Wrestling Ranking Series 

2) India's First Private Space Mission Mission Agaman Launched Through Vikram -1 At SRIHARIKOTA ANDHRA PRADESH 

3) Tamilanadu Has Emerged As A Top Performing Investment Destination In The NITI AYOG Investment Friendliness Index 2026

4) Noted Indian Author Ashwin Sanghi Set To Receive The Inaugural Recipient Of The JSW Prize In Literature ( Institute By Drukyul's Literature And Arts Festival Of Bhutan) 

5) India To Introduce The Prevention Of Insults To National Honour ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

6) Airport Authority Of India ( AAI) Has Signed MoU with IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, And IIM Lucknow To Conduct The Leadership Development Programme For Its Employee 

7) Vice President of India C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Released The Book RSS @100 A Century Of Service, Unity And Sacrifice 

8) Kathua Railway Station Has Renamed As The Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station In Kathua 

9) India's Foreign Reserve Exchange Rise By USD 964 Million To USD 675.1 billion Till 10th July 2026 

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10) Ramit Tandon, India's First Squash Player To Inducted Into The Columbia University's Athletic Hall Of Fame 

11) Mansi Secured Silver In Women's 62 kg Category At 4th UWW Ranking Series 2026 

12) Olympics Medalist Mirabai Chanu, And Lovlina Borgohain To Be India's Flag And Baton Bearer For The Opening Ceremony Of Commonwealth Games 2026 

13) The Food And Drug Administration Has Approved It's First Of Kind Pill That Can Drastically Reduce Cholesterol ( NAME - LIPFENDRA) 

14) Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's Wife Chennamma Passed Away