https://iaspoint.com/new-union-education-minister-appointed/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-26T16:47:15+00:00 New Union Education Minister Appointed 2026-07-26T16:47:15+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-union-education-minister-appointed-featured.png Pralhad Joshi was appointed Union Education Minister on 25 July 2026 and took charge at Kartavya Bhavan on 26 July 2026. https://iaspoint.com/sarnath-named-45th-unesco-heritage-site/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-26T16:27:13+00:00 Sarnath Named 45th UNESCO Heritage Site 2026-07-26T16:27:13+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sarnath-named-45th-unesco-heritage-site-featured.png Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026 at the 48th session in Busan, becoming India’s 45th World Heritage Site and Uttar Pradesh’s fourth. https://iaspoint.com/new-indigenous-counter-swarm-defence-system/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T09:47:00+00:00 New Indigenous Counter-Swarm Defence System 2026-07-25T09:47:00+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-indigenous-counter-swarm-defence-system-featured.png Bhargavastra, an indigenous vehicle‑mounted, multi‑layer counter‑swarm drone system developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd (SDAL), was demonstrated for the Indian Army at Nagpur on 24 July 2026 under the Make‑II programme status review. https://iaspoint.com/ministerial-responsibility-and-exam-governance/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T09:28:47+00:00 Ministerial Responsibility and Exam Governance 2026-07-25T09:28:47+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ministerial-responsibility-and-exam-governance-featured.png Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on 25 July 2026 after sustained nationwide student protests triggered by the NEET‑UG 2026 controversy. https://iaspoint.com/eu-antitrust-regulation-and-big-tech/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T09:13:24+00:00 EU Antitrust Regulation and Big Tech 2026-07-25T09:13:24+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/eu-antitrust-regulation-and-big-tech-featured.png On 23 July 2026 the European Commission fined Google €890 million under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self‑preferencing in Search (€460m) and anti‑steering restrictions on Google Play (€430m). https://iaspoint.com/revised-norms-for-portfolio-management-services/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T08:56:57+00:00 Revised Norms for Portfolio Management Services 2026-07-25T08:56:57+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/revised-norms-for-portfolio-management-services-featured.png The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a consultation paper on 23 July 2026 proposing a comprehensive review of the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 covering Portfolio Management Services (PMS), mutual fund-only PMS, ETFs, SIFs and investment limits. https://iaspoint.com/india-us-trade-decoding-section-301/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T08:43:19+00:00 India-US Trade: Decoding Section 301 2026-07-25T08:43:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-us-trade-decoding-section-301-featured.png Recently the United States finalised additional tariffs under Section 301, effective 24 July 2026, placing India in a 10% bracket after India amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ban imports made with forced labour. https://iaspoint.com/local-content-norms-for-fm-broadcasters/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T08:27:12+00:00 Local Content Norms for FM Broadcasters 2026-07-25T08:27:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/local-content-norms-for-fm-broadcasters-featured.png As of 24 July 2026 India has 386 operational private FM radio channels. https://iaspoint.com/nse-debuts-domestic-natural-gas-futures/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T07:47:01+00:00 NSE Debuts Domestic Natural Gas Futures 2026-07-25T07:47:01+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nse-debuts-domestic-natural-gas-futures-featured.png India’s first domestic benchmark-based natural gas futures contract will launch on 27 July 2026 on the National Stock Exchange under the ticker NATGASIND, after approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). https://iaspoint.com/ai-powered-linen-inspection-in-railways/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T07:32:10+00:00 AI-Powered Linen Inspection in Railways 2026-07-25T07:32:10+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-powered-linen-inspection-in-railways-featured.png Indian Railways launched an AI-based stain detection pilot on 24 July 2026 at mechanised laundries in Pune Division (Central Railway) and Jaipur and Jodhpur divisions (North Western Railway). https://iaspoint.com/rajasthans-new-water-management-initiatives/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T07:12:26+00:00 Rajasthan’s New Water Management Initiatives 2026-07-25T07:12:26+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rajasthans-new-water-management-initiatives-featured.png Rajasthan launched the Rajasthan State Water Plan 2047 on 24 July 2026, providing a long-term framework for river-linking projects, groundwater conservation and public participation. https://iaspoint.com/spacex-conducts-starship-flight-13/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T06:56:59+00:00 SpaceX Conducts Starship Flight 13 2026-07-25T06:56:59+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/spacex-conducts-starship-flight-13-featured.png SpaceX launched Starship from Starbase, Texas, on 24 July 2026 for Flight 13; the upper stage deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites into suborbital trajectories and conducted an in‑space Raptor engine relight test. https://iaspoint.com/upgradation-of-saksham-anganwadi-centres/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T06:38:33+00:00 Upgradation of Saksham Anganwadi Centres 2026-07-25T06:38:33+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/upgradation-of-saksham-anganwadi-centres-featured.png The Ministry of Women and Child Development has approved the upgradation of 200,000 Anganwadi Centres into Saksham Anganwadis under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 for improved nutrition and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) activities. https://iaspoint.com/national-handloom-day-and-swadeshi-heritage/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T06:18:18+00:00 National Handloom Day and Swadeshi Heritage 2026-07-25T06:18:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/national-handloom-day-and-swadeshi-heritage-featured.png The Weaves of India Festival is being held from 24 July to 7 August 2026 at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium, Janpath, New Delhi. https://iaspoint.com/regulating-digital-sharing-of-court-proceedings/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T05:58:05+00:00 Regulating Digital Sharing of Court Proceedings 2026-07-25T05:58:05+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/regulating-digital-sharing-of-court-proceedings-featured.png The Supreme Court issued an interim order on 24 July 2026 prohibiting unauthorised posting, extraction, editing, dissemination or monetisation of audio‑video recordings of court proceedings on social and digital platforms without prior permission from the Secretary General of the Supreme Court or the Registrar General of the jurisdictional High Court. https://iaspoint.com/security-challenges-of-decentralized-communication-apps/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T05:38:21+00:00 Security Challenges of Decentralized Communication Apps 2026-07-25T05:38:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/security-challenges-of-decentralized-communication-apps-featured.png India's Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) ordered GitHub to disable access to the Bitchat repositories after assessing that the Bluetooth Low Energy mesh app’s decentralised, serverless design impedes lawful interception and can be misused to coordinate unlawful activities. https://iaspoint.com/varanasi-electric-boat-pilot-project/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T05:17:14+00:00 Varanasi Electric Boat Pilot Project 2026-07-25T05:17:14+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/varanasi-electric-boat-pilot-project-featured.png An Electric Boat Conversion Pilot Project was launched on 23 July 2026 on the Ganga in Varanasi to convert traditional passenger boats into electric vessels. https://iaspoint.com/sustainable-coal-mine-closure-in-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-25T03:53:44+00:00 Sustainable Coal Mine Closure in India 2026-07-25T03:53:44+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sustainable-coal-mine-closure-in-india-featured.png The Ministry of Coal released AAROH: Annual Report on Mine Closure on 22 July 2026.