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163 stories for “Current Affairs” · July 2026
Clear filtersQDENGA, a dengue vaccine developed by Takeda Biopharmaceuticals of Japan, has received market authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). With this approval, QDENGA becomes the first dengue vaccine cl...
IIT Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh was the venue for the 5th BRICS Working Group Meeting on Geospatial Technologies and its Applications. Delegates from the BRICS member nations discussed ways to deepen cooperation in using...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research, called NIDAR 2.0 (2026-27), under its SwaYaan initia...
India recorded its best-ever result at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026, hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with all four members of the national team winning gold medals. The team was made up of Debada...
Chhattisgarh has passed the Ease of Doing Business Act 2026, which brings in a Risk-Based Approval System. With this, the State becomes the first in India to adopt a trust-based, comprehensive risk-based permission frame...
The 13th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026, released by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), has reported a fall in global terrorism during 2025. Deaths linked to terrorism dropped by 28...
The latest assessment by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) shows that the population of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) has remained stable at about 110–150 birds. Listed as Critically Endangered on the...
Scientists have discovered Lestes paloti, a new species of spreadwing damselfly, in the Western Ghats of Kerala. It belongs to the family Lestidae of the order Odonata and is named after Dr. Muhamed Jafer Palot of the Zo...
World Brain Day was observed on 22 July 2026. The day aims to raise awareness about brain health and about neurological disorders. The theme for 2026 is "Brain Health: Access For All".
National Broadcasting Day is observed every year on 23 July. It marks the beginning of organised radio broadcasting in India in 1927. On 23 July 1927, the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) started its first radio service...
India won one gold and three silver medals at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2026, held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bhavyaa Gunwal of Haryana won the gold medal. The silver medals went to Soumil Maity of West B...
The Centre has given its approval to the 1,000 megawatt (MW) Naying Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project will be built on the Naying River, which is a tributary within the Siang River basin of the Stat...
