https://iaspoint.com/ancient-orbicular-granite-discovered-in-mp/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T11:47:59+00:00 Ancient Orbicular Granite Discovered in MP 2026-07-21T11:47:59+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ancient-orbicular-granite-discovered-in-mp-featured.png Scientists have dated the Pichhore orbicular granite near Kutawali village, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh to about 2.56 billion years, identifying it as the second-oldest known orbicular rock globally. https://iaspoint.com/unclos-and-west-pacific-maritime-disputes/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T11:33:37+00:00 UNCLOS and West Pacific Maritime Disputes 2026-07-21T11:33:37+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/unclos-and-west-pacific-maritime-disputes-featured.png China conducted a live-fire naval exercise on 19 July 2026 inside waters Japan claims as its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Okinotorishima. https://iaspoint.com/ethanol-kiosks-for-household-cooking/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T11:17:29+00:00 Ethanol Kiosks for Household Cooking 2026-07-21T11:17:29+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ethanol-kiosks-for-household-cooking-featured.png Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is preparing a policy for ethanol dispensing kiosks ("Ethanol ATMs") to sell sealed ethanol canisters for cooking, with a target timeline around September 2026. https://iaspoint.com/worlds-largest-curd-plant-in-bengal/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T11:03:28+00:00 World’s Largest Curd Plant in Bengal 2026-07-21T11:03:28+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/worlds-largest-curd-plant-in-bengal-featured.png Amul began work on an integrated dairy project at Howrah Food Park, Sankrail, Howrah district (Kolkata region) on 21 July 2026; the complex will house what is described as the world’s largest curd manufacturing facility. https://iaspoint.com/contactless-nfc-tech-for-offline-upi/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T10:22:59+00:00 Contactless NFC Tech for Offline UPI 2026-07-21T10:22:59+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/contactless-nfc-tech-for-offline-upi-featured.png The National Payments Corporation of India is developing an offline UPI feature that uses NFC tap-to-pay to enable transactions at merchant point-of-sale terminals when both the customer’s mobile device and the merchant terminal lack internet connectivity. https://iaspoint.com/indian-grandmasters-shine-at-menuires-chess/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T09:28:04+00:00 Indian Grandmasters Shine at Menuires Chess 2026-07-21T09:28:04+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-grandmasters-shine-at-menuires-chess-featured.png The Menuires International Chess Championship (Le Break des Menuires, Savoie, France) was held 11–18 July 2026; GM S. https://iaspoint.com/shabdalok-indias-first-language-museum/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T09:12:24+00:00 Shabdalok: India’s First Language Museum 2026-07-21T09:12:24+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/shabdalok-indias-first-language-museum-featured.png Shabdalok, India's first immersive language museum, opened on 19 July 2026 at Belvedere House on the National Library campus in Kolkata. https://iaspoint.com/nhai-launches-rajmargyatra-digital-toll-pass/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T08:37:40+00:00 NHAI Launches RajmargYatra Digital Toll Pass 2026-07-21T08:37:40+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nhai-launches-rajmargyatra-digital-toll-pass-featured.png In July 2026 NHAI introduced a digital Local Pass on the RajmargYatra mobile app allowing residents within a 20‑kilometre radius of eligible toll plazas to purchase a monthly pass for unlimited travel through that plaza. https://iaspoint.com/key-highlights-of-sikkim-state-budget/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T08:22:50+00:00 Key Highlights of Sikkim State Budget 2026-07-21T08:22:50+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/key-highlights-of-sikkim-state-budget-featured.png Sikkim presented a Rs 19,215 crore budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on 20 July 2026, with net expenditure of Rs 18,455 crore after recoveries. https://iaspoint.com/commercial-pilot-licensing-trends-in-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T08:02:15+00:00 Commercial Pilot Licensing Trends in India 2026-07-21T08:02:15+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/commercial-pilot-licensing-trends-in-india-featured.png DGCA issued 1,331 commercial pilot licences (CPLs) in India up to 30 June 2026; this data was placed before the Rajya Sabha on 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/yantur-indias-indigenous-turbofan-engine/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T07:47:16+00:00 Yantur: India’s Indigenous Turbofan Engine 2026-07-21T07:47:16+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/yantur-indias-indigenous-turbofan-engine-featured.png Paninian India Private Ltd unveiled the Yantur 4.5 kN turbofan engine programme on 20 July 2026 for indigenous propulsion of long‑range autonomous systems, including combat drones and cruise missiles. https://iaspoint.com/rbi-forex-swaps-and-external-stability/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T07:33:25+00:00 RBI Forex Swaps and External Stability 2026-07-21T07:33:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rbi-forex-swaps-and-external-stability-featured.png The Reserve Bank of India’s concessional forex swap facility has attracted over USD 20.7 billion by mid‑July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/up-approves-ecogen-green-hydrogen-centre/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T07:13:36+00:00 UP Approves ECOGEN Green Hydrogen Centre 2026-07-21T07:13:36+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/up-approves-ecogen-green-hydrogen-centre-featured.png On 20 July 2026 IIT Kanpur announced establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Innovative and Integrated Ecosystem for Green Hydrogen (ECOGEN). https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-grid-scale-vanadium-flow-battery/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T06:57:12+00:00 India’s First Grid-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery 2026-07-21T06:57:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-grid-scale-vanadium-flow-battery-featured.png India has approved a 100 MWh vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system for Khavda Solar Park (Gujarat); NTPC Renewable Energy Limited awarded the contract in July 2026 for deployment in 2027 with 10 years of O&M. https://iaspoint.com/new-digital-platform-for-aviation-safety/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T06:43:21+00:00 New Digital Platform for Aviation Safety 2026-07-21T06:43:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-digital-platform-for-aviation-safety-featured.png On 21 July 2026 the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced development of a digital aviation incident reporting platform integrated with the eGCA (e‑Governance of Civil Aviation) portal for electronic submission and processing of mandatory occurrence reports. https://iaspoint.com/brics-geospatial-working-group-meeting/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T06:22:18+00:00 BRICS Geospatial Working Group Meeting 2026-07-21T06:22:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/brics-geospatial-working-group-meeting-featured.png IIT Tirupati hosted the 5th BRICS Working Group on Geospatial Technologies from 20–22 July 2026 under the Department of Science & Technology; delegates from BRICS and partner countries attended in hybrid mode. https://iaspoint.com/anti-abuse-rules-in-bilateral-tax-treaties/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T06:08:28+00:00 Anti-Abuse Rules in Bilateral Tax Treaties 2026-07-21T06:08:28+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/anti-abuse-rules-in-bilateral-tax-treaties-featured.png On 16 July 2026 India’s Ministry of Finance notified the protocol amending the DTAA with Sri Lanka. https://iaspoint.com/historic-indian-presidential-visit-to-moldova/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T05:47:33+00:00 Historic Indian Presidential Visit to Moldova 2026-07-21T05:47:33+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/historic-indian-presidential-visit-to-moldova-featured.png President Droupadi Murmu visited the Republic of Moldova on 20 July 2026; it was the first state visit by an Indian President to Moldova since diplomatic relations were established in 1992. https://iaspoint.com/uk-names-first-cabinet-ai-minister/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-21T05:28:20+00:00 UK Names First Cabinet AI Minister 2026-07-21T05:28:20+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uk-names-first-cabinet-ai-minister-featured.png On 21 July 2026 the United Kingdom appointed Kanishka Narayan as Minister for Artificial Intelligence; this is the first AI ministerial role to attend the Prime Minister’s Cabinet. https://iaspoint.com/keralas-one-health-snakebite-policy/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T15:09:00+00:00 Kerala’s One Health Snakebite Policy 2026-07-20T15:09:00+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/keralas-one-health-snakebite-policy-featured.png Kerala unveiled its State Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (SAPSE) on 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/hamas-appoints-new-political-chief/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T14:52:25+00:00 Hamas Appoints New Political Chief 2026-07-20T14:52:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hamas-appoints-new-political-chief-featured.png Khalil al-Hayya was elected head of Hamas’s political bureau on 20 July 2026 following the death of Yahya Sinwar. https://iaspoint.com/parivartan-scheme-for-ncr-vehicle-scrappage/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T14:32:47+00:00 PARIVARTAN Scheme for NCR Vehicle Scrappage 2026-07-20T14:32:47+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/parivartan-scheme-for-ncr-vehicle-scrappage-featured.png The Delhi government approved the Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivisation of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions (PARIVARTAN) on 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/india-ratifies-wto-fisheries-subsidies-pact/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T14:04:19+00:00 India Ratifies WTO Fisheries Subsidies Pact 2026-07-20T14:04:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-ratifies-wto-fisheries-subsidies-pact-featured.png On 20 July 2026 India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, becoming the 123rd party. https://iaspoint.com/key-facts-2027-south-asian-games/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T13:22:36+00:00 Key Facts: 2027 South Asian Games 2026-07-20T13:22:36+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/key-facts-2027-south-asian-games-featured.png Pakistan will host the XIV South Asian Games from 23–31 March 2027 in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad; more than 3,500 athletes from eight South Asian nations are expected to compete in 27 sports. https://iaspoint.com/locarno-film-festival-honors-james-gray/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T13:07:24+00:00 Locarno Film Festival Honors James Gray 2026-07-20T13:07:24+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/locarno-film-festival-honors-james-gray-featured.png American filmmaker James Gray will receive the Pardo alla Carriera (Honorary Career Pardo) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival; the award ceremony is set for 9 August 2026 in Piazza Grande, Locarno. https://iaspoint.com/helium-detected-on-exoplanet-lhs-1140b/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T12:47:23+00:00 Helium Detected on Exoplanet LHS 1140b 2026-07-20T12:47:23+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/helium-detected-on-exoplanet-lhs-1140b-featured.png Astronomers detected escaping helium from the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b (48–49 light‑years; constellation Cetus) using the Magellan Clay Telescope, confirming an extended, helium‑rich upper atmosphere in a temperate orbit. https://iaspoint.com/andy-burnham-appointed-new-uk-premier/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T12:33:35+00:00 Andy Burnham Appointed New UK Premier 2026-07-20T12:33:35+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/andy-burnham-appointed-new-uk-premier-featured.png Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 20 July 2026 after accepting an invitation from King Charles III; he was declared leader of the governing Labour Party on 17 July 2026 following an uncontested leadership contest. https://iaspoint.com/demands-for-jk-statehood-restoration/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T12:15:13+00:00 Demands for J&K Statehood Restoration 2026-07-20T12:15:13+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/demands-for-jk-statehood-restoration-featured.png On 20 July 2026 the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference organised protests in New Delhi and at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir, led by Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, demanding restoration of statehood. https://iaspoint.com/indian-armys-21st-bihar-battalion/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T11:43:44+00:00 Indian Army’s 21st Bihar Battalion 2026-07-20T11:43:44+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-armys-21st-bihar-battalion-featured.png The 46th Raising Day of the 21st Bihar Battalion was observed on 20 July 2026 at the Bihar Regiment Centre in Danapur cantonment. https://iaspoint.com/india-revises-petroleum-windfall-tax-rates/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T11:27:18+00:00 India Revises Petroleum Windfall Tax Rates 2026-07-20T11:27:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-revises-petroleum-windfall-tax-rates-featured.png India revised windfall tax rates on exports of diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and petrol; the Ministry of Finance issued the revision on 15 July 2026, effective 16 July 2026 under its fortnightly fuel-export duty review. https://iaspoint.com/standardizing-retired-judges-welfare-benefits/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T10:49:06+00:00 Standardizing Retired Judges’ Welfare Benefits 2026-07-20T10:49:06+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/standardizing-retired-judges-welfare-benefits-featured.png The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to set up a committee within two weeks to frame uniform post‑retirement guidelines for former High Court Chief Justices and judges. https://iaspoint.com/first-dengue-vaccine-approved-in-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T10:12:34+00:00 First Dengue Vaccine Approved in India 2026-07-20T10:12:34+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/first-dengue-vaccine-approved-in-india-featured.png India's regulator granted market authorisation to QDENGA (TAK-003) on 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/indias-push-for-household-ethanol-fuel/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T09:58:42+00:00 India’s Push for Household Ethanol Fuel 2026-07-20T09:58:42+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-push-for-household-ethanol-fuel-featured.png India is preparing a policy to introduce ethanol as a mainstream household cooking fuel alongside LPG. https://iaspoint.com/chinas-lu-xun-literary-prize-2026/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T09:42:30+00:00 China’s Lu Xun Literary Prize 2026 2026-07-20T09:42:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chinas-lu-xun-literary-prize-2026-featured.png Wang Jibing, a food-delivery rider from Jiangsu, won the poetry category of the ninth Lu Xun Literary Prize on 15 July 2026 for his collection Low Flight. https://iaspoint.com/weaponisation-of-critical-mineral-supply-chains/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T09:24:22+00:00 Weaponisation of Critical Mineral Supply Chains 2026-07-20T09:24:22+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/weaponisation-of-critical-mineral-supply-chains-featured.png China has suspended exports of several critical minerals to Japan since January 2026, including rare earths and rare metals used in defence, automotive, electronics and aerospace. https://iaspoint.com/increasing-supreme-court-judicial-strength/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T09:03:21+00:00 Increasing Supreme Court Judicial Strength 2026-07-20T09:03:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/increasing-supreme-court-judicial-strength-featured.png The Union Law Minister introduced the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/state-level-uniform-civil-code-reforms/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T08:43:53+00:00 State-Level Uniform Civil Code Reforms 2026-07-20T08:43:53+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/state-level-uniform-civil-code-reforms-featured.png Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on 19 July 2026 and the bill is scheduled for introduction in the state assembly during the Monsoon Session commencing 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/internationalisation-of-indias-upi-system/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T08:28:52+00:00 Internationalisation of India’s UPI System 2026-07-20T08:28:52+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/internationalisation-of-indias-upi-system-featured.png India and Spain recently agreed to advance technical discussions to establish interoperability between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain's Bizum, announced by India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 19 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/vellalore-archaeological-discoveries-in-tamil-nadu/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T08:12:21+00:00 Vellalore Archaeological Discoveries in Tamil Nadu 2026-07-20T08:12:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/vellalore-archaeological-discoveries-in-tamil-nadu-featured.png The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) unearthed over 1,000 artefacts from the Noyyal river bed at Vellalore, Coimbatore; material dates to early historical and historical periods, with key items between 1st century BC and 3rd century AD. https://iaspoint.com/tiger-lightning-bilateral-defence-exercise/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T07:53:56+00:00 Tiger Lightning Bilateral Defence Exercise 2026-07-20T07:53:56+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tiger-lightning-bilateral-defence-exercise-featured.png Bangladesh and the United States launched the annual bilateral military exercise Tiger Lightning on 19 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/india-shines-at-58th-chemistry-olympiad/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T07:38:41+00:00 India Shines at 58th Chemistry Olympiad 2026-07-20T07:38:41+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-shines-at-58th-chemistry-olympiad-featured.png Debadatta Priyadarshi of Bhubaneswar won a gold medal at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (10–19 July 2026); India claimed four gold medals in the event. 58th IChO — Core details IChO: International Chemistry Olympiad; annual competition for secondary‑school students and one of the four major International Science Olympiads. https://iaspoint.com/omicron-rf-5-sub-lineage-identified-in-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T07:22:31+00:00 Omicron RF.5 Sub-Lineage Identified in India 2026-07-20T07:22:31+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/omicron-rf-5-sub-lineage-identified-in-india-featured.png The Omicron RF.5 sub-lineage was detected in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh in mid‑July 2026; genome sequencing at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune confirmed four RF.5‑positive samples (as of 19 July 2026). https://iaspoint.com/developments-in-indias-genome-edited-crops/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T07:07:39+00:00 Developments in India’s Genome-Edited Crops 2026-07-20T07:07:39+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/developments-in-indias-genome-edited-crops-featured.png The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working on genome-editing of about 40 crop varieties across 34 research institutes, covering 24 field crops and 17 horticultural crops including pulses, wheat, banana, tomato, cotton, soybean and rice. https://iaspoint.com/new-1857-revolt-documents-discovered/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T05:42:50+00:00 New 1857 Revolt Documents Discovered 2026-07-20T05:42:50+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-1857-revolt-documents-discovered-featured.png Madhya Pradesh archaeology department in July 2026 acquired a set of historical documents that include a rare 1857 mutiny record, a document linked to Tatya Tope and an original portrait of the Queen of Jhansi commissioned in 1853. https://iaspoint.com/new-compute-chief-appointed-at-openai/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T05:27:16+00:00 New Compute Chief Appointed at OpenAI 2026-07-20T05:27:16+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-compute-chief-appointed-at-openai-featured.png OpenAI appointed Uday Ruddaraju as Chief Technology Officer, Compute on 19 July 2026; he joined OpenAI in July 2025 as Head of Compute and Infrastructure. https://iaspoint.com/spain-secures-second-fifa-world-title/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-20T04:58:22+00:00 Spain Secures Second FIFA World Title 2026-07-20T04:58:22+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/spain-secures-second-fifa-world-title-featured.png Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup final on 19 July 2026; Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the 106th minute at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.