01 July 2026 | English | FREE Current Affairs PDF

●  On 1 July 2026, the landmark Digital India Programme officially completes 11 years, highlighting its monumental role in building India’s globally leading Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and bridging the country’s rural-urban digital divide.

●  The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has successfully facilitated the maiden commercial export consignment of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Rewa Sundarja Mangoes from Madhya Pradesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

●  Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA), operating as India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education under the PM e-Vidya initiative, continues to drive nationwide academic continuity through multi-language, accessible, and curriculum-linked digital resources.

●  India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registered a solid 5.1% year-on-year growth in May 2026, alongside a historic methodological shift by MoSPI to use the Output Producer Price Index (Output PPI) instead of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) as the primary deflator for value-based items.

●  President Smt Droupadi Murmu presented 105 Distinguished Service Decorations, including Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals and Param Vishisht Seva Medals, to armed forces and coast guard personnel at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

●  The Union Cabinet has approved a fresh capital infusion of thirty thousand crore rupees into the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to accelerate national infrastructure growth and attract institutional capital.

●  The Press Information Bureau (PIB) issued a comprehensive backgrounder on the Kisan Sarathi platform, highlighting its operational architecture and its expansive network connecting Indian farmers directly with agricultural institutions.

●  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released data showing that India’s external debt stood at seven hundred and sixty-two point eight billion United States Dollars (USD) at the end of March 2026, marking an increase of twenty-six point three billion United States Dollars (USD) over the previous year.

●  The Government of India is planning to launch a five thousand crore rupee scheme titled the National Strategy for Sustainable Secondary Steel within the next three months to accelerate the adoption of clean technologies in the domestic steel industry.

●  The Delhi Cabinet has approved the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026, committing a fiscal outlay of fifteen thousand crore rupees over the next four years to transition the national capital toward zero-emission transit by March 2030.

●  The board of the state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has approved a proposal to increase its corporate borrowing ceiling to two point two lakh crore rupees alongside plans to secure a five hundred million United States Dollar (USD) overseas loan.

●  The state-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) is planning to borrow one billion United States Dollars (USD) from international investors and is in advanced discussions to secure a separate four hundred million United States Dollar (USD) loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

●  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a forty-two point two million United States Dollar (USD) financing facility to modernize the bamboo value chain, boost rural livelihoods, and establish women-led enterprises across six northeastern states of India.

●  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the final framework to expand the credit derivatives market by permitting resident non-retail users to deploy credit default swaps and total return swaps without any restrictions on purpose.

●  The Telangana Police are deploying advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools within the integrated emergency response network of 112 and Dial 100 to filter out spam calls and optimize the management of genuine public distress signals.

●  The Central Government has approved over five hundred crore rupees for the implementation of the Chennai Intelligent Transport System (CITS) project, which is scheduled to become fully operational by August 2026 to modernize traffic management.

●  India has commissioned the world’s first hydrogen production plant driven by nuclear process heat utilizing an indigenously developed Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle to accelerate the domestic clean energy economy and decarbonization goals.

●  India, alongside thirty-four other nations, has signed a United States-led initiative to build trusted and resilient supply chains for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the second Pax Silica Summit held in Washington, D.C.

●  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Mahesh Dixit as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for a two-year tenure.

●  India topped the final medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026 in Suhl, Germany, wrapping up an elite campaign with 25 medals—including four podium finishes on the final day of competition.

●  India observed its 20th National Statistics Day on 29 June 2026 to celebrate the legacy of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) centring events around using administrative data for real-time governance.

●  Dr. Florence Rabier of France has been named the recipient of the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize, the highest scientific distinction awarded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

●  The Indian contingent won five medals, including three gold medals, at the Global Skills Challenge (GSC) Australia 2026 held in Australia.

●  A new handbook by Azim Premji University highlights a structural transition in India’s welfare model from a decentralized, legally enforceable “rights-based” approach to a centralized, tech-driven “beneficiary-based” paradigm.

●  Legendary Tamil filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter K. Bhagyaraj passed away in Chennai at the age of 73 following a sudden cardiac arrest, prompting widespread mourning across the Indian film industry and an announcement of a state funeral.

●  The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) secured the number one global rank for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 relating to gender equality in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2026.

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