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News in One Liner – 24 July 2026

🏛️ PIB News

India’s First Mine Closure Report ‘AAROH’ Released

● Ministry of Coal released India’s first mine closure report named AAROH and signed a ten million euro agreement with Germany for sustainable mining technical cooperation in New Delhi.

Simplified News: The Ministry of Coal launched AAROH, India’s first report tracking how closed coal mines are being restored and reused, covering 42 mines already shut scientifically. Alongside this, India signed a 10 million euro deal with Germany (GIZ) for technical help on closing mines responsibly, part of a project running through 2030. The government has also set aside a large fund, over 5 billion dollars, to support proper mine closures going forward.

DoT Unveils 6G Roadmap, Bharat 6G Alliance Hits 90 Members

● Department of Telecommunications released the Spectrum Roadmap for Sixth Generation services while the Bharat Sixth Generation Alliance expanded its ecosystem to ninety members as of July 2026.

Simplified News: The government released a roadmap for how spectrum (airwaves) will be allocated for future 6G mobile networks. The Bharat 6G Alliance, a group working on India’s 6G technology, now has 90 member organisations. A 6G testbed using terahertz frequency has also been approved for three years to help India test and develop this next-generation technology.

All-Women Navy Team Completes World Circumnavigation

● Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged in Samudra Pradakshina as nine women officers completed a 314 day tri service circumnavigation covering 25500 nautical miles.

Simplified News: Nine women officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force completed ‘Samudra Pradakshina’, the first-ever tri-service all-women expedition to sail around the world. They covered nearly 25,500 nautical miles in 314 days aboard the indigenously built sailing vessel INSV Triveni. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh personally welcomed them back on their return.

India Hosts BRICS Network University Board Meeting

● Ministry of Education convened the BRICS Network University International Governing Board meeting and proposed Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems as a new thematic area.

Simplified News: India, holding the BRICS Presidency this year, hosted a two-day virtual meeting of the BRICS Network University’s governing board. India proposed adding ‘Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems’ as a new subject area for the group to study together. The meeting also discussed the university network’s action plan for 2025 to 2028.

India Signs Contracts for AEW&C Mark II Aircraft

● Centre for Air Borne Systems signed two defense contracts with AI Engineering Services Limited and Adani Defence Systems and Technologies for the Airborne Early Warning and Control Mark Two programme in New Delhi.

Simplified News: India’s defence establishment signed two contracts to build the AEW&C Mark II system, an aircraft-based radar system that helps spot threats early. Six commercial A321 aircraft will be converted for this purpose, with Adani Defence Systems and Technologies handling development and production. The contracts were signed in New Delhi, marking a step forward in India’s airborne surveillance capability.

Centre Approves 2 Electronics Clusters in Tamil Nadu

● The Government of India approved two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters in Tamil Nadu at Manallur and Pillapaikkam worth one thousand twelve crore rupees to expand domestic electronic system manufacturing.

Simplified News: The government approved two new electronics manufacturing hubs in Tamil Nadu, at Manallur and Pillapaikkam, worth a combined Rs 1,012 crore. These clusters aim to boost India’s electronics production capacity. India has already achieved 99.2% self-reliance in making mobile phones domestically, and this move builds further on that progress.

Govt Details Progress of Minority Heritage Scheme

● Union Minister of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju detailed the multi-pronged progress of the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme across India in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

Simplified News: Minister Kiren Rijiju updated Parliament on the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme, a programme to preserve and promote minority heritage, whose guidelines were approved in January 2025. The scheme is being carried out through 59 Project Implementing Agencies across the country. It also gets support from the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation, which provides low-cost credit linkages.

India’s Wind Power Capacity Crosses 57,000 MW

● India achieved a total installed wind energy capacity of fifty-seven thousand four hundred forty-three megawatts as of June thirty 2026, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Simplified News: India’s total installed wind power capacity reached 57,443 megawatts as of June 30, 2026. The country generated 106 billion units of wind power in the last financial year and now ranks fourth globally in total wind installations, according to a global wind energy report.

Railways Completes 5.56 Lakh Recruitments Since 2014

● Indian Railways completed over five lakh fifty-six thousand recruitments between 2014 and June 2026 while actively processing recruitment for over one lakh sixty-one thousand current vacancies.

Simplified News: Indian Railways has recruited over 5.56 lakh people since 2014 up to June 2026. It is currently processing recruitment for another 1,61,889 vacancies under its recent annual hiring calendars, including 51,097 posts notified in the 2025 calendar alone across nine separate notifications.

Railways Achieves 99.6% Broad Gauge Electrification

● The Ministry of Railways electrified ninety nine point six percent of the Broad Gauge network, positioning India second globally behind Switzerland in rail electrification.

Simplified News: Indian Railways has electrified 99.6% of its Broad Gauge network, placing India second in the world after Switzerland for rail electrification. This shift has sharply cut diesel use for trains, down from 293 crore litres in 2015-16 to just 108 crore litres in 2024-25. Railways has also added over 1,160 MW of solar and 103 MW of wind power capacity by June 2026.

📊 Industry News

India’s Silver Imports Crash on Import Curbs

● India’s silver imports plunged to twenty nine tonnes in June from seven hundred forty seven tonnes in January due to licensing curbs imposed to preserve foreign exchange reserves.

Simplified News: India’s silver imports fell sharply to just 29 tonnes in June 2026, down from 747 tonnes in January. This drop follows the government moving silver from the ‘free’ import category to the ‘restricted’ category in May, a step taken to protect the country’s foreign exchange reserves.

ICRA Projects 6.4-6.6% Q1 GDP Growth

● Information and Credit Rating Agency projects India’s Gross Domestic Product growth between six point four and six point six percent for the first quarter of financial year 2026–27.

Simplified News: Rating agency ICRA expects India’s economy to grow between 6.4% and 6.6% in the first quarter of this financial year. Its Business Activity Monitor recorded a 32-month high growth rate of 12% in June 2026, and core sector output (like steel, cement, coal) grew 5% that month under the newly revised base year.

Govt Aims to Double Food Processing to 25%

● Union Minister Chirag Paswan announced that the Government aims to double India’s food processing level from twelve percent to twenty five percent of total farm output over the next five years.

Simplified News: Minister Chirag Paswan announced a plan to double the share of India’s farm output that gets processed, from 12% to 25%, over the next five years. Separately, a government panel recommended that mango drinks must contain 22-25% real mango pulp to qualify for a lower 5% GST rate. Industry experts project India’s food processing sector could grow to a $600 billion market by 2030.

DGFT Proposes RCMC Waiver for Small Exporters

● The Directorate General of Foreign Trade proposed exempting export consignments worth up to ten thousand rupees from requiring a Registration-cum-Membership Certificate under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Simplified News: The DGFT has proposed exempting very small export shipments, worth up to Rs 10,000, from needing a Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), a document normally required to export goods. Stakeholders have 10 days from July 20 to share feedback on this proposal, which would tweak the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.

ONGC Plans India’s First Strategic Gas Reserve

● Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited proposed building India’s first strategic natural gas reserve using depleted gas wells in western India to enhance national energy security.

Simplified News: ONGC has proposed creating India’s first strategic reserve of natural gas by storing it in gas wells in western India that have already been used up. This is meant to boost India’s energy security, since the country currently imports about 55% of its natural gas needs, costing roughly 15 billion dollars a year. The government wants to raise natural gas’s share in India’s energy mix from 7% to 15% by 2030.

India Opens UK Vehicle Import Quota Under CETA

● The Directorate General of Foreign Trade invited applications for the first phase allocation of nine thousand three hundred sixteen vehicle import quota units from the United Kingdom under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

Simplified News: Under the India-UK trade agreement (CETA), the DGFT has opened applications for the first batch of 9,316 vehicle import quota units from the UK. Cars imported under this quota get a much lower import duty, cut from 110% to just 30%, for high-end vehicles. Companies can apply for this quota between July 21 and August 4, 2026.

Net FDI Turns Negative in May

● Net foreign direct investment turned negative in May with outward capital movements exceeding incoming financial flows by seventy-four million dollars.

Simplified News: India’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) turned negative in May 2026, meaning more investment money left the country than came in, by about 74 million dollars. This happened even though gross FDI inflows were healthy at around 6.1 billion dollars, because Indian companies sent significant capital abroad, mainly to the US, Cayman Islands, and Netherlands.

💰 Financial News

West Bengal Sets Up Seventh Pay Commission

● The West Bengal government constituted the Seventh Pay Commission under former Union Finance Secretary Atanu Chakraborty to revise salaries, allowances, and pensions of state employees.

Simplified News: West Bengal has set up its Seventh Pay Commission to review and revise salaries, allowances, and pensions for state government employees. Former Union Finance Secretary Atanu Chakraborty will chair the four-member panel, which has six months to submit its recommendations.

RBI Bulletin Flags Rising Inflation, Steady Growth

● The Reserve Bank of India reported that healthy domestic demand and resilient industrial and services sectors sustained Indian economic growth momentum despite global geopolitical pressures.

Simplified News: RBI’s July Bulletin said India’s economy stayed strong through June, helped by steady domestic demand and resilient industry and services sectors, even amid global uncertainties. However, retail inflation rose to an 18-month high of 4.4% in June, mainly due to costlier food and fuel. Foreign investors still poured in $3.1 billion into Indian markets in July so far, encouraged partly by the new India-UK trade deal.

RBI’s Swap Scheme Draws Over $20 Billion

● The Reserve Bank of India mobilized over twenty billion dollars in foreign exchange inflows through a special concessional swap facility operationalised in June.

Simplified News: RBI’s special swap scheme, launched in June to attract foreign currency deposits, has brought in over 20 billion dollars so far. Most of this, over 17.4 billion dollars, came through special NRI deposit accounts called FCNR(B). This deposit window stays open until September 30, while related borrowing windows run until December 31.

PFRDA Tightens Rules on Pension Fund Outsourcing

● The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority notified amended regulations holding pension funds strictly liable for any lapses committed by third-party entities engaged for specific purpose schemes.

Simplified News: The pension regulator PFRDA has made pension funds fully responsible for mistakes made by any outside agencies they hire for specific tasks, through a new rule called Regulation 4A, effective July 13. At the same time, PFRDA introduced new ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ rules that let companies test new pension-related technology in a controlled, supervised setting.

🇮🇳 National & State News

Chhattisgarh Grants 10% Quota to Agniveers

● The Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved a ten percent reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for constables, forest guards, and jail wardens across state government departments.

Simplified News: Chhattisgarh’s Cabinet approved a 10% job reservation for discharged Agniveers (soldiers who completed the Agnipath scheme) in state recruitment for police constables, forest guards, and jail wardens. To qualify, they must have served four years in the armed forces and hold a valid discharge certificate.

🔬 Science & Technology

India Targets 5 Small Nuclear Reactors by 2033

● Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh announced that India intends to bring at least five indigenous small modular nuclear reactors into operation by 2033.

Simplified News: The government has set a target to get at least five home-built small modular nuclear reactors up and running by 2033. This is backed by a new law, the SHANTI Act 2025, which allows private companies to invest in India’s nuclear power sector. India’s long-term goal is to reach 100 gigawatts of total nuclear power capacity by 2047.

🏆 Sports News

India Names 126-Member Commonwealth Games Squad

● India is sending a one hundred twenty-six member contingent across nine sports disciplines for the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.

Simplified News: India will send 126 athletes to compete in nine sports at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Athletics is the largest group with 32 athletes, followed by boxing and judo with 14 each. Star athletes like Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, and Mirabai Chanu will lead the Indian squad.

📈 Reports & Indices

Rural Income Growth Hits 2-Year Low: NABARD

● National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development recorded rural income gains falling to a two year low of twenty seven point seven percent as informal credit reliance reached record highs.

Simplified News: A NABARD survey found that only 27.7% of rural households reported higher incomes this year, the lowest in two years, down from 29.6% previously. More rural households are also relying only on informal borrowing (like from friends and relatives), which hit a record 23.6%. Rural inflation also rose to 5% in June, higher than the 4% seen in urban areas.

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