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163 stories for “Current Affairs” · July 2026
Clear filtersIndia hosted an international conference to mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). UNCITRAL is the core legal body of the UN system in the field of international...
Indian squash player Anahat Singh has created history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Individual Championship. The 2026 edition of the championship was held in New Delhi, giving her the title...
Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar, who was born in Bihar, has given India its first medal of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 being held in Glasgow, Scotland. He secured a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight para powerlif...
Tamil Nadu will be the host of the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council, to be held at Mamallapuram in August 2026. The Southern Zonal Council is a statutory body set up under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. I...
World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 to promote awareness, prevention, testing, treatment and elimination of viral hepatitis. The date marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who discovered the Hepatiti...
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Day is marked on July 27 to honour the service and sacrifice of the force in safeguarding India's internal security. The CRPF was set up in 1939 as the Crown Representative's Police an...
The Union Home Minister will introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha. It amends the 1971 Act to bring the National Song, Vande Mataram, under its protection on par...
The First Scientific Report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a preliminary scientific assessment of the technology, has been prepared by the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, which was commissioned by the...
Punjab has become the first State in India to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) into schools as a mainstream subject for all classes from I to XII. The step is being taken under the Sarbat.AI initiative of the State gov...
Paninian India Private Ltd, a company based in Hyderabad, has unveiled Yantur, the first turbofan engine development programme in India to be led by the private sector. The engine is designed to produce 4.5 kilo Newton (...
Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has assumed office as the Interim President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the global governing body of chess. He took charge after Arkady Dvorkovich stepped a...
The Panchayat Union Primary School at Kondappanaickenpatti in Salem district has become the first government primary school in Tamil Nadu to earn ISO 9001:2015 certification. ISO 9001:2015 is an international standard fo...
