13 July 2026 | English | FREE Current Affairs PDF

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🏛️ PIB News — DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at Chandipur

● The Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully flight-tested the indigenous Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, hitting a target with precision at a minimum range of sixty kilometers.

Simplified News: DRDO successfully test-fired the indigenous Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, on 8 July 2026. The rocket hit its target with precision at a minimum range of 60 km, launched from a standard in-service Pinaka launcher. It was designed by ARDE and HEMRL, with support from DRDL and RCI, marking a boost for India’s self-reliance in long-range rocket guidance.

🏛️ PIB News — AISHE 2023-24 Report Shows GER Rising to 30, Stronger Female STEM Presence

● The Union Ministry of Education has released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24, showcasing a rise in the Gross Enrolment Ratio to 30 and an improved female presence in STEM fields.

Simplified News: The Education Ministry released AISHE reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24, showing India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education rose to 30, up from 23.7 in 2014-15. The Gender Parity Index has stayed above 1.0 for seven straight years, and female enrolment in STEM courses climbed to 44%. SC, ST and OBC enrolment also grew significantly over the decade.

🏛️ PIB News — Navi Mumbai Airport Notified as 42nd Port of Entry for Drug Imports

● The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, to designate the recently inaugurated Navi Mumbai Airport as an official port of entry for drug imports, increasing the total number of such notified ports in India to forty-two.

Simplified News: The Health Ministry amended Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945, to designate Navi Mumbai International Airport as an authorized port for importing drugs into India. This takes the total number of notified ports of entry for pharmaceutical imports to 42. The move follows consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board and aims to ease logistics for pharma importers.

🏛️ PIB News — India Hosts 13th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee Meeting

● India has hosted the 13th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee meeting in New Delhi to advance economic cooperation and fast-track outstanding chapters of the trade pact review.

Simplified News: India hosted the 13th AITIGA Joint Committee meeting at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 6-10 July 2026, to review and fast-track pending chapters of the trade pact. ASEAN accounts for about 11% of India’s total global trade, with bilateral trade reaching $128 billion in 2025-26. The meeting was co-chaired by officials from India and Malaysia.

🏛️ PIB News — 4th BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting Opens in Kochi Under India’s Chairship

● The BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting has commenced in Kochi under India’s 2026 Chairship, resulting in the historic adoption of a Joint Statement and two landmark digital deliverables to expand women’s socio-economic empowerment.

Simplified News: The 4th BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting began in Kochi on 8 July 2026 under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship, themed “Building for Resilience.” Ministers adopted a Joint Statement and launched two digital deliverables: a Digital Repository of Best Practices and Digital Capacity Building Guidelines to boost women-led development across BRICS nations.

🏛️ PIB News — Coal Ministry Invites Bids for ₹37,500 Crore Coal/Lignite Gasification Scheme

● The Ministry of Coal has invited proposals from eligible applicants under the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects, which has a total financial outlay of 37,500 crore rupees.

Simplified News: The Coal Ministry invited applications under its Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects, backed by a ₹37,500 crore outlay approved on 13 May 2026. A Pre-Application Conference will be held on 20 July 2026, and the application deadline is 7 September 2026. The scheme aims to cut import dependence and boost self-reliance in energy.

🏛️ PIB News — Textiles Ministry Launches Handloom Hackathon 2026 – ‘Weaving Innovation’

● The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) under the Ministry of Textiles has officially launched Handloom Hackathon 2026 – “Weaving Innovation” as a national innovation challenge to modernise the handloom sector.

Simplified News: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), under the Textiles Ministry, launched Handloom Hackathon 2026 – “Weaving Innovation” to mark National Handloom Day. It invites students, weavers, artisans and startups to submit ideas on design, sustainability and digital tech by 20 July 2026, with the grand finale on 1 August 2026.

🏛️ PIB News — India-Myanmar Hold 23rd National Level Meeting on Border Security in Delhi

● The twenty-third National Level Meeting between India and Myanmar was successfully held in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and review cross-border mechanisms.

Simplified News: The Home Ministry concluded the 23rd India-Myanmar National Level Meeting in New Delhi on 7-8 July 2026, focused on countering terrorism, insurgency, narcotics and human trafficking along the shared border. Myanmar assured its territory won’t be used against India’s interests, and both sides pledged to speed up the Kaladan project and the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway.

📊 Industry News — India’s Seafood Exports Hit Record ₹73,890 Crore Despite US Tariffs

● Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced that India achieved a record seafood export value of 73,890 crore rupees in the 2025–26 financial year despite a major challenge from a fifty-eight per cent tariff imposed by the United States.

Simplified News: India exported a record 19.72 lakh metric tonnes of seafood worth ₹73,890 crore in FY 2025-26, despite a 58% US tariff on Indian shrimp. Frozen shrimp alone contributed ₹49,037 crore. The Vice President also launched a scheme for deep-sea fishing licenses and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission along the state’s 575 km coastline.

💰 Financial News — Govt Exempts GIFT-IFSC Units From Maritime Licence to Charter Foreign Vessels

● The Central Government has officially exempted business units operating within the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre from obtaining a mandatory Directorate General of Maritime Administration license to lease foreign vessels.

Simplified News: The central government exempted business units in the GIFT-IFSC, Gandhinagar, from needing a Directorate General of Maritime Administration licence to charter foreign vessels. The exemption uses Section 37 of the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, and aims to ease vessel chartering for trading firms and boost India as a shipping hub.

💰 Financial News — RBI Launches Three Household Surveys to Feed Into Monetary Policy

● The Reserve Bank of India has officially launched three crucial household surveys, including the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households, to obtain vital empirical feedback for its upcoming monetary policy decisions.

Simplified News: RBI launched its July 2026 round of three household surveys — Inflation Expectations, Rural Consumer Confidence, and Urban Consumer Confidence — covering 19 cities and 31 states/UTs. Results will feed into the Monetary Policy Committee’s next meeting from 3-5 August 2026.

🇮🇳 National & State News — Uttarakhand Becomes India’s 6th Fully Literate State

● Uttarakhand has officially been recognized as the sixth fully literate state in India after successfully meeting the adult literacy benchmarks prescribed under the National Education Policy 2020 and the ULLAS programme.

Simplified News: Uttarakhand was declared the sixth fully literate state in India after crossing a 98% literacy rate under NEP 2020 and the ULLAS programme. The state Cabinet approved the proposal on 19 June 2026, joining Mizoram, Goa, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim in this group.

🇮🇳 National & State News — Southwest Monsoon Covers Entire Country, 35 Days After Kerala Onset

● The India Meteorological Department announced that the southwest monsoon covered the entire country on 9 July 2026, taking thirty-five days to complete its geographical progression from the Kerala coast.

Simplified News: The monsoon covered all of India on 9 July 2026, taking 35 days from its Kerala onset on 4 June — one of the slowest advances in five years. The rainfall deficit narrowed from 30% on 30 June to about 15% by 8 July, though kharif sowing still lagged last year’s pace by 22% as of 5 July.

🇮🇳 National & State News — PM Modi Briefed on e-Zero FIR Rollout, ₹25,095 Crore Cyber Fraud Prevented

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with secretaries of central ministries where he was briefed on key cybercrime interventions, including the rollout of the Electronic Zero First Information Report initiative and the prevention of financial fraud worth over twenty-five thousand crore rupees.

Simplified News: PM Modi was briefed on the e-Zero FIR system, which auto-converts cyber fraud complaints above ₹10 lakh into Zero FIRs. It’s live in 10 states/UTs, with expansion planned to 19 more. Since August 2019, only 2.36% of 98 lakh cybercrime complaints became FIRs, but recent interventions prevented ₹25,095 crore in fraud and froze 12.1 lakh mule accounts.

🌐 World News — India, Australia Sign Uranium Supply Pact & Launch Critical Minerals Corridor

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese signed a series of historic agreements in Melbourne, including a pact for the supply of Australian uranium to India and the operationalization of a dedicated Critical Minerals Corridor.

Simplified News: At the 3rd Australia-India Annual Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne, PM Modi and PM Albanese signed 18 agreements, including a civil nuclear uranium supply pact (12 years after their first nuclear deal) and a new Critical Minerals Corridor. They also signed a Defence and Security Cooperation declaration and approved campuses for Victoria University (Gurugram) and Flinders University (Bengaluru).

🌐 World News — NZ PM Luxon: 57% of Exports to India Tariff-Free From Day One of FTA

● New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced that fifty-seven per cent of his country’s exports to India will enter tariff-free from day one under a landmark Free Trade Agreement.

Simplified News: New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon said 57% of NZ’s exports to India will be tariff-free immediately under their FTA signed in April, rising to 95% eventually. This came ahead of PM Modi’s two-day visit to New Zealand starting 10 July 2026 — the first by an Indian PM in nearly 40 years.

📰 Awards & Honours — DoT’s Samriddh Gram Wins WSIS Prizes 2026 Global Award

● Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia hailed the Department of Telecommunications flagship project, Samriddh Gram, for being declared the Global Winner at the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society Prizes 2026.

Simplified News: The Department of Telecommunications’ Samriddh Gram project, built on BharatNet, won the Global Winner title at the WSIS Prizes 2026 under the “Enabling Environment” category, awarded by the ITU. The project runs village-level Samriddhi Kendras offering healthcare, education, agriculture and e-governance services in one place.

📰 Awards & Honours — NABARD Backs GI Tag Push for 4 Karnataka Products Including Tiptur Coconut

● The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has extended institutional support to secure Geographical Indication registration for four traditional products from Karnataka, including Tiptur coconut and Hoysala-style stone art.

Simplified News: NABARD is supporting GI registration for four Karnataka products: Tiptur coconut, Hoysala-style stone art, Sanikatte salt, and Kunbi Mudli. India now has 822 registered GI products, 51 from Karnataka. NABARD is also building market access via a store for Ilkal sarees at the Aihole Heritage Site.

🛡️ Defence News — Navy Orders Inquiry After Drishti-10 Starliner Drone Crashes Near Porbandar

● The Indian Navy has formally instituted a Board of Inquiry to investigate the crash of an advanced Drishti-10 Starliner Unmanned Aerial Vehicle during a routine training flight near Dharampur village in Gujarat.

Simplified News: A Navy Drishti-10 Starliner UAV crashed near Porbandar, Gujarat on 8 July 2026 during a training flight; no injuries or property damage occurred. A Board of Inquiry will probe the cause. It’s the second Hermes-900-based platform mishap in 18 months, even as the Navy seeks 10 more Drishti-10 drones for Indian Ocean surveillance.

📰 Science and Technology — PM Modi to Flag Off India’s First Hydrogen Train on Jind-Sonipat Route

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train from Jind in Haryana on 17 July 2026, marking a historic shift toward zero-emission rail propulsion.

Simplified News: PM Modi is set to flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train from Jind, Haryana, on 17 July 2026, on the Jind-Sonipat route. The ₹111.83 crore pilot retrofits a DEMU rake with a 1,200 kW hydrogen fuel cell system, carrying about 2,600 passengers on two daily round trips at 75 km/h with zero tailpipe emissions.

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