https://iaspoint.com/bengalurus-new-innovation-and-startup-museum/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T08:17:30+00:00 Bengaluru’s New Innovation and Startup Museum 2026-07-22T08:17:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bengalurus-new-innovation-and-startup-museum-featured.png The Museum of Innovation, Startup & Technology (MIST) is being developed in Bengaluru as a public–private partnership; Heneghan Peng Architects Consortium won the design bid on 21 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/evaluating-indias-global-capability-centre-boom/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T07:59:09+00:00 Evaluating India’s Global Capability Centre Boom 2026-07-22T07:59:09+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/evaluating-indias-global-capability-centre-boom-featured.png Kerala has set an updated target to host 150 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and generate about 2 lakh associated jobs by 2031 under the "Kerala GCC Outlook 2026" roadmap. https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-upi-linked-meal-card/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T07:38:12+00:00 India’s First UPI-Linked Meal Card 2026-07-22T07:38:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-upi-linked-meal-card-featured.png On 22 July 2026 EnKash launched India’s first meal card that permits employees to pay from card balance by scanning UPI QR codes at eligible food and grocery merchants. https://iaspoint.com/andhra-uae-food-processing-partnership/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T07:18:45+00:00 Andhra-UAE Food Processing Partnership 2026-07-22T07:18:45+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/andhra-uae-food-processing-partnership-featured.png On 21 July 2026 the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board signed an MoU with the UAE Food Cluster in Amaravati to establish a food processing cluster in Andhra Pradesh. https://iaspoint.com/udmaroo-bridge-opens-in-ladakhs-nubra/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T06:58:17+00:00 Udmaroo Bridge Opens in Ladakh’s Nubra 2026-07-22T06:58:17+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/udmaroo-bridge-opens-in-ladakhs-nubra-featured.png The Udmaroo Bridge over the Shayok River in Nubra, Ladakh, was inaugurated on 21 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/india-north-macedonia-diplomatic-relations/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T06:43:40+00:00 India-North Macedonia Diplomatic Relations 2026-07-22T06:43:40+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-north-macedonia-diplomatic-relations-featured.png President Droupadi Murmu visited North Macedonia on 21–22 July 2026, the first bilateral presidential visit since diplomatic relations were established in 1995. https://iaspoint.com/ai-disproves-historic-jacobian-conjecture/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T06:27:21+00:00 AI Disproves Historic Jacobian Conjecture 2026-07-22T06:27:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-disproves-historic-jacobian-conjecture-featured.png On 20 July 2026 Levent Alpöge announced that Anthropic’s AI model Claude Fable 5 produced a counterexample that disproves the Jacobian Conjecture. https://iaspoint.com/madhya-pradesh-gets-new-osat-facility/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T06:12:12+00:00 Madhya Pradesh Gets New OSAT Facility 2026-07-22T06:12:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/madhya-pradesh-gets-new-osat-facility-featured.png On 22 July 2026 Paras Semiconductors (subsidiary of Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd) signed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation to set up a greenfield OSAT facility in the Indore‑Ujjain region. https://iaspoint.com/bhandup-bird-park-indias-ai-sanctuary/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T05:57:30+00:00 Bhandup Bird Park: India’s AI Sanctuary 2026-07-22T05:57:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bhandup-bird-park-indias-ai-sanctuary-featured.png India’s first AI-powered bird sanctuary, named Bhandup Bird Park, has been approved for development at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (Mumbai) with an allocation of ₹45 crore from the District Planning Committee special fund. https://iaspoint.com/indo-german-pact-on-scientific-mine-closure/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T05:37:31+00:00 Indo-German Pact on Scientific Mine Closure 2026-07-22T05:37:31+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indo-german-pact-on-scientific-mine-closure-featured.png On 22 July 2026 the Ministry of Coal will sign an Implementation Agreement with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in New Delhi for technical cooperation on scientific mine closure, institutional capacity building, knowledge sharing and post‑mining development. https://iaspoint.com/icmr-licenses-indigenous-biomedical-technologies/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T05:22:09+00:00 ICMR Licenses Indigenous Biomedical Technologies 2026-07-22T05:22:09+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/icmr-licenses-indigenous-biomedical-technologies-featured.png On 21 July 2026 the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) licensed three indigenous biomedical technologies for commercialisation under its Medical Innovations Patent Mitra initiative. https://iaspoint.com/inventree-meta-indias-new-forest-database/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T05:02:22+00:00 INvenTree-Meta: India’s New Forest Database 2026-07-22T05:02:22+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/inventree-meta-indias-new-forest-database-featured.png The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, has released INvenTree‑meta, a consolidated meta‑dataset of Indian tree inventory studies. https://iaspoint.com/meghalaya-launches-mission-golden-spice/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T02:32:23+00:00 Meghalaya Launches Mission Golden Spice 2026-07-22T02:32:23+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/meghalaya-launches-mission-golden-spice-featured.png Meghalaya launched Mission Golden Spice — Integrated Lakadong Turmeric Value Chain Enhancement Project — on 21 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/regulating-social-media-access-for-minors/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T02:03:20+00:00 Regulating Social Media Access for Minors 2026-07-22T02:03:20+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/regulating-social-media-access-for-minors-featured.png France’s Parliament approved a bill to ban social media access for children under 15. https://iaspoint.com/agniveer-reservation-in-central-armed-forces/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T01:43:10+00:00 Agniveer Reservation in Central Armed Forces 2026-07-22T01:43:10+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/agniveer-reservation-in-central-armed-forces-featured.png The Union government has announced a 50% reservation for retired Agniveers in recruitment to Constable (General Duty) posts in the Central Armed Police Forces and Rifleman posts in the Assam Rifles; the policy was placed before the Lok Sabha on 21 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/new-lichen-species-in-western-ghats/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-22T00:32:11+00:00 New Lichen Species in Western Ghats 2026-07-22T00:32:11+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-lichen-species-in-western-ghats-featured.png On 22 July 2026, scientists at MACS Agharkar Research Institute (autonomous under the Department of Science and Technology) described five new lichen-forming fungal species of the genus Allographa from the Western Ghats. 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.