https://iaspoint.com/new-chairperson-for-national-minorities-commission/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T15:57:13+00:00 New Chairperson for National Minorities Commission 2026-07-18T15:57:13+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-chairperson-for-national-minorities-commission-featured.png Harjit Singh Grewal was appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities on 16 July 2026; the Ministry of Minority Affairs issued the notification. https://iaspoint.com/winners-of-72nd-national-film-awards/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T15:42:06+00:00 Winners of 72nd National Film Awards 2026-07-18T15:42:06+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/winners-of-72nd-national-film-awards-featured.png The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on 18 July 2026 in New Delhi. https://iaspoint.com/bci-guidelines-on-digital-legal-ethics/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T15:23:08+00:00 BCI Guidelines on Digital Legal Ethics 2026-07-18T15:23:08+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bci-guidelines-on-digital-legal-ethics-featured.png The Bar Council of India issued a circular on 17 July 2026 that prescribes rules on social media conduct, digital ethics, court decorum, confidentiality and professional responsibility for advocates, law students and interns. https://iaspoint.com/ap-reforms-urban-land-use-framework/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T12:28:02+00:00 AP Reforms Urban Land Use Framework 2026-07-18T12:28:02+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ap-reforms-urban-land-use-framework-featured.png Andhra Pradesh notified the Common Zoning Regulations, 2026 on 18 July 2026 to introduce a uniform land‑use and urban development framework across the state (capital city area excluded). https://iaspoint.com/significance-of-acoustic-ecology/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T09:42:08+00:00 Significance of Acoustic Ecology 2026-07-18T09:42:08+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/significance-of-acoustic-ecology-featured.png World Listening Day is observed on 18 July. https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-night-safari-in-kukrail/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T09:27:47+00:00 India’s First Night Safari in Kukrail 2026-07-18T09:27:47+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-night-safari-in-kukrail-featured.png The Supreme Court on 16 July 2026 granted final approval for the Kukrail Night Safari and Day Zoo project in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh — India’s first urban night safari and the world’s fifth after Singapore, Thailand, China and Indonesia. https://iaspoint.com/skyroots-vikram-1-achieves-historic-orbital-launch/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T08:52:07+00:00 Skyroot’s Vikram-1 Achieves Historic Orbital Launch 2026-07-18T08:52:07+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/skyroots-vikram-1-achieves-historic-orbital-launch-featured.png Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital‑class rocket, launched on 18 July 2026 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, placing multiple payloads into Low Earth Orbit. https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-geothermal-wells-in-ladakh/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T08:27:19+00:00 India’s First Geothermal Wells in Ladakh 2026-07-18T08:27:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-geothermal-wells-in-ladakh-featured.png India commissioned its first geothermal wells in Puga Valley, Ladakh on 17 July 2026; two wells were drilled to 1,000 metres each at altitudes above 14,000 feet. https://iaspoint.com/uk-reclaims-control-of-british-steel/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T08:07:39+00:00 UK Reclaims Control of British Steel 2026-07-18T08:07:39+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uk-reclaims-control-of-british-steel-featured.png The United Kingdom nationalised British Steel on 16 July 2026, transferring control from Jingye Group to the UK government under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act, which received Royal Assent on 15 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/iaf-joins-exercise-pitch-black-2026/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T07:47:12+00:00 IAF Joins Exercise Pitch Black 2026 2026-07-18T07:47:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/iaf-joins-exercise-pitch-black-2026-featured.png The Indian Air Force deployed four Rafale fighters, two C-17 transport aircraft and over 120 air warriors to Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black 2026, scheduled 20 July–7 August and hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. https://iaspoint.com/indias-new-mobile-manufacturing-policy/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T06:53:23+00:00 India’s New Mobile Manufacturing Policy 2026-07-18T06:53:23+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-new-mobile-manufacturing-policy-featured.png The Union Cabinet approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme on 15 July 2026 with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore. https://iaspoint.com/ifsca-updates-credit-rating-norms/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T06:37:02+00:00 IFSCA Updates Credit Rating Norms 2026-07-18T06:37:02+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ifsca-updates-credit-rating-norms-featured.png IFSCA issued Circular No. https://iaspoint.com/new-policy-for-small-river-rejuvenation/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T06:18:46+00:00 New Policy for Small River Rejuvenation 2026-07-18T06:18:46+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-policy-for-small-river-rejuvenation-featured.png The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) released the draft Small River Rejuvenation (SRR) Framework on 17 July 2026 to guide restoration of India’s smaller rivers through river-specific, nature-based and community-led measures rather than large centralised engineering projects. https://iaspoint.com/niti-aayog-investment-friendliness-index/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T05:58:19+00:00 NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026-07-18T05:58:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/niti-aayog-investment-friendliness-index-featured.png NITI Aayog released the Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) 2026 recently to rank all 28 States and 8 Union Territories on investment-related conditions. https://iaspoint.com/rbi-norms-for-stressed-non-financial-assets/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T05:38:42+00:00 RBI Norms for Stressed Non-Financial Assets 2026-07-18T05:38:42+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rbi-norms-for-stressed-non-financial-assets-featured.png The Reserve Bank of India recently amended the Resolution of Stressed Assets Directions, 2025, to introduce a prudential framework for Specified Non‑Financial Assets (SNFAs). https://iaspoint.com/decarbonising-indian-railways-via-hydrogen-fuel/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-18T02:03:30+00:00 Decarbonising Indian Railways via Hydrogen Fuel 2026-07-18T02:03:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/decarbonising-indian-railways-via-hydrogen-fuel-featured.png Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the NaMo Green Rail, India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered train, from Jind (Haryana) on 17 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/infrastructure-boost-for-chandigarh-tricity-region/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T10:42:30+00:00 Infrastructure Boost for Chandigarh Tricity Region 2026-07-17T10:42:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/infrastructure-boost-for-chandigarh-tricity-region-featured.png On 17 July 2026 the Prime Minister inaugurated multiple projects in Chandigarh spanning healthcare and road infrastructure, including additions at PGIMER and final links of the Tricity Ring Road. https://iaspoint.com/progress-on-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-corridor/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T10:27:13+00:00 Progress on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway Corridor 2026-07-17T10:27:13+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/progress-on-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-corridor-featured.png On 17 July 2026, packages 1–5 (157.92 km in Jind, Haryana) and package 6 (30.9 km in Jalandhar, Punjab) of the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway were inaugurated, opening 188.82 km of the corridor. https://iaspoint.com/wegovy-approved-for-mash-liver-disease/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T10:12:43+00:00 Wegovy Approved for MASH Liver Disease 2026-07-17T10:12:43+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wegovy-approved-for-mash-liver-disease-featured.png On 17 July 2026 the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) for treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis, to be used with a reduced‑calorie diet and increased physical activity. https://iaspoint.com/mahe-class-asw-swc-vessel-ins-malvan/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T09:52:29+00:00 Mahe-Class ASW-SWC Vessel INS Malvan 2026-07-17T09:52:29+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mahe-class-asw-swc-vessel-ins-malvan-featured.png INS Malvan, the second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 31 March 2026 and is scheduled for commissioning on 22 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/border-infrastructure-and-national-security/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T09:08:39+00:00 Border Infrastructure and National Security 2026-07-17T09:08:39+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/border-infrastructure-and-national-security-featured.png Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Border Roads Organisation Strategic Infrastructure Conclave at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 16 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/niti-aayog-bioeconomy-roadmap-2035/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T08:49:22+00:00 NITI Aayog Bioeconomy Roadmap 2035 2026-07-17T08:49:22+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/niti-aayog-bioeconomy-roadmap-2035-featured.png On 16 July 2026 NITI Aayog released the Roadmap for Building India as a Leading BioEconomy Powerhouse by 2035, launched in New Delhi by Dr. https://iaspoint.com/lipfendra-approved-for-bad-cholesterol-control/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T08:28:09+00:00 Lipfendra Approved for Bad Cholesterol Control 2026-07-17T08:28:09+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lipfendra-approved-for-bad-cholesterol-control-featured.png On 16 July 2026 the US FDA approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, as a once‑daily 20 mg tablet for lowering LDL‑C in adults. https://iaspoint.com/us-mh-60r-seahawk-helicopters-for-navy/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T08:12:33+00:00 US MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters for Navy 2026-07-17T08:12:33+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/us-mh-60r-seahawk-helicopters-for-navy-featured.png The Indian Navy received another MH-60R Seahawk at Kochi in July 2026, bringing the inducted total to 21 of 24 ordered; remaining airframes are expected by end‑2026. https://iaspoint.com/uks-new-autonomous-combat-drone-initiative/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T07:52:12+00:00 UK’s New Autonomous Combat Drone Initiative 2026-07-17T07:52:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uks-new-autonomous-combat-drone-initiative-featured.png On 16 July 2026 the United Kingdom launched the Storm Fighter programme to develop autonomous "loyal wingman" drones to operate with crewed combat aircraft such as Typhoon, F‑35 and the planned Tempest. https://iaspoint.com/discovery-of-exoplanet-beta-pictoris-d/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T07:37:26+00:00 Discovery of Exoplanet Beta Pictoris d 2026-07-17T07:37:26+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/discovery-of-exoplanet-beta-pictoris-d-featured.png Scientists announced the discovery of exoplanet Beta Pictoris d on 15 July 2026 from observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. https://iaspoint.com/iaf-rafales-join-exercise-pitch-black/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T07:17:33+00:00 IAF Rafales Join Exercise Pitch Black 2026-07-17T07:17:33+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/iaf-rafales-join-exercise-pitch-black-featured.png The Indian Air Force contingent reached Australia on 17 July 2026 to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2026. https://iaspoint.com/legacy-of-asias-oldest-football-tournament/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T07:03:41+00:00 Legacy of Asia’s Oldest Football Tournament 2026-07-17T07:03:41+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/legacy-of-asias-oldest-football-tournament-featured.png The 135th IndianOil Durand Cup trophy tour began in Guwahati on 16 July 2026 with public display of the Durand Cup, the President’s Cup and the Simla Trophy; Guwahati will host six Group F matches at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai from 1–13 August 2026. https://iaspoint.com/integrating-indian-msmes-into-global-trade/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T06:48:10+00:00 Integrating Indian MSMEs Into Global Trade 2026-07-17T06:48:10+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/integrating-indian-msmes-into-global-trade-featured.png On 16 July 2026 CTIL at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, with the Confederation of Indian Industry, launched Going Global: A Practical Guide for Indian MSMEs. https://iaspoint.com/indian-railways-infrastructure-modernisation-scheme/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T06:32:24+00:00 Indian Railways Infrastructure Modernisation Scheme 2026-07-17T06:32:24+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-railways-infrastructure-modernisation-scheme-featured.png On 17 July 2026 the Prime Minister virtually inaugurated 75 redeveloped railway stations across 20 states under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme; Jalandhar Cantt was the anchor station, redeveloped at a cost of ₹125 crore. https://iaspoint.com/transforming-indian-agriculture-by-2047/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T06:13:51+00:00 Transforming Indian Agriculture by 2047 2026-07-17T06:13:51+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/transforming-indian-agriculture-by-2047-featured.png The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) released a Viksit Krishi roadmap at its 98th Foundation Day. https://iaspoint.com/legal-protection-for-vande-mataram/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T05:52:32+00:00 Legal Protection for Vande Mataram 2026-07-17T05:52:32+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/legal-protection-for-vande-mataram-featured.png The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is scheduled for introduction in the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session beginning 20 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/goa-bird-checklist-8-0-released/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T05:37:19+00:00 Goa Bird Checklist 8.0 Released 2026-07-17T05:37:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/goa-bird-checklist-8-0-released-featured.png The eighth edition of the Goa Bird Checklist was published on 16 July 2026 as a peer‑reviewed paper in Indian BIRDS, raising the state total to 502 species. https://iaspoint.com/india-hosts-operation-southern-readiness-26-2/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T05:22:21+00:00 India Hosts Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 2026-07-17T05:22:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-hosts-operation-southern-readiness-26-2-featured.png Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 will be held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 20 to 23 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/icmrs-i-drone-initiative-for-tuberculosis/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T05:02:18+00:00 ICMR’s i-DRONE Initiative for Tuberculosis 2026-07-17T05:02:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/icmrs-i-drone-initiative-for-tuberculosis-featured.png The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) tested drone‑assisted transport of tuberculosis sputum samples under its i‑DRONE initiative in Yadadri‑Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana; a study of 840 participants using a hub‑and‑spoke model reduced median diagnostic turnaround time from 15 days to 5 days and cut mean out‑of‑pocket costs from about ₹9,451 to ₹91. i-DRONE pilot: operational data Location & sample size: Yadadri‑Bhuvanagiri (Telangana); 840 participants. https://iaspoint.com/delhis-new-startup-and-incubation-framework/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-17T04:47:21+00:00 Delhi’s New Startup and Incubation Framework 2026-07-17T04:47:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/delhis-new-startup-and-incubation-framework-featured.png The Delhi Cabinet approved the Delhi Startup and Incubation Policy on 16 July 2026, allocating over ₹400 crore for innovation, entrepreneurship and research across five years.