14 July 2026 | English | FREE Current Affairs PDF

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🏛️ PIB News — VP Launches Programme for Sustainable High Seas Fishing Authorisation

● The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, launched a national programme for the issuance of Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the High Seas at Bhubaneswar in Odisha on 9 July 2026.

Simplified News: The Vice-President launched a scheme letting Indian fishermen get official authorisation to fish sustainably in the high seas and India’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Ten Fish Farmer Producer Organisations and fishermen received their first Letters of Authorisation at the Bhubaneswar launch. India is the world’s second-largest fish producer, and the sector supports nearly three crore livelihoods, with seafood exports having crossed ₹73,000 crore last financial year.

🏛️ PIB News — PM Modi and Australia PM Albanese Hold Third Annual Summit in Melbourne

● The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Australia from 8 July 2026 to 10 July 2026 to attend the Third India-Australia Annual Summit alongside the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, in Melbourne.

Simplified News: PM Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese held their Third Annual Summit in Melbourne from 8-10 July 2026. The two countries launched a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap and agreed to place an Indian military instructor at Australia’s Defence College in 2028-2029. They also committed to progressing the India-Australia CECA trade pact and deepened cooperation on critical minerals and renewable energy.

🏛️ PIB News — India-Australia Issue Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation

● India and Australia issued a comprehensive Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation on 9 July 2026, aimed at accelerating their top-tier partnership to address strategic uncertainties in the Indo-Pacific region.

Simplified News: India and Australia released a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation on 9 July 2026 to tackle growing threats in the Indo-Pacific. Both nations agreed to expand military aircraft deployments, deepen defence-industry ties, and share intelligence on regional terrorist threats. The declaration also builds on the 2023 Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement to fight trafficking and irregular migration.

🏛️ PIB News — DPIIT Amends Footwear QCOs to Extend Stock Clearance and Allow Sample Imports

● The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified key amendments to two footwear Quality Control Orders (QCOs) to extend the legacy stock clearance timeline and permit sample imports for research and development.

Simplified News: DPIIT amended two footwear Quality Control Orders on 12 June 2026, giving manufacturers and retailers until 31 July 2027 (extended by a year) to clear old, non-BIS-certified stock. It also now allows manufacturers to import up to 4,500 footwear sample pairs a year for research and development, marked “NOT FOR SALE” and barred from commercial sale.

🏛️ PIB News — Amit Shah Addresses SPs’ Conference, Outlines Border Security Grid

● The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, addressed the Land Border Districts’ Superintendents of Police (SPs) Conference-2026 in New Delhi to institutionalise a comprehensive, proactive strategy for border and demographic security.

Simplified News: Amit Shah addressed the Land Border Districts’ SPs Conference-2026 in New Delhi, outlining a plan to shift India’s border management from reactive outposts to an integrated “Smart Border” security grid. He announced a new Demography Mission to study abnormal population changes in border areas and a ₹31,000 crore project to fence the entire 1,610-km India-Myanmar border.

🏛️ PIB News — Sports Ministry Orders Federations to Publish LA 2028 Olympic Selection Criteria

● The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has issued a directive ordering all recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) to publish the Olympic qualification and athlete selection pathways for the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games by 15 July 2026.

Simplified News: The Sports Ministry has directed all National Sports Federations to publish their athlete selection criteria for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics by 15 July 2026. Rules require selection policies for events like the Olympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games to be published at least two years before the event, aiming for transparency and accountability in athlete selection.

🏛️ PIB News — BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting Concludes in Kochi with First-Ever Joint Statement

● The Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) Women Ministerial Meeting concluded in Kochi on 9 July 2026, marking the historic adoption of the first-ever Joint Statement in the Women Track.

Simplified News: The BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting concluded in Kochi on 9 July 2026 with member nations adopting their first-ever Joint Statement on women’s empowerment. India proposed two new initiatives: a Digital Repository of Best Practices and Digital Capacity Building Guidelines, both aimed at sharing knowledge and strengthening women-led development across BRICS countries.

📊 Industry News — India Notifies Quotas and Tariffs for UK Car Imports Under CETA

● The Government of India has released a detailed schedule of import quotas and concessional tariffs for petrol, diesel, and alternative fuel passenger vehicles imported from the United Kingdom under a bilateral trade agreement that comes into force on 15 July 2026.

Simplified News: India notified quotas and lower tariffs for UK car imports under the India-UK CETA, effective 15 July 2026. In year one, 20,000 petrol/diesel cars can be imported at 30-50% duty, rising to 37,000 cars at 10% duty by year five. Alternative-fuel vehicle concessions kick in from year six, with strict pricing and quota tiers protecting Indian manufacturers.

📊 Industry News — Health Ministry Tightens Licensing for High-Alcohol Medicinal Formulations

● The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, to remove licensing exemptions for medicinal formulations containing high concentrations of ethyl alcohol to prevent their misuse for intoxication.

Simplified News: The Health Ministry amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, on 10 July 2026 to stop the misuse of high-alcohol medicinal tonics (like cardamom and ginger tinctures) as cheap liquor substitutes. Formulations with over 12% alcohol by volume in packs larger than 30 ml now need proper manufacturing and sales licences, closing a long-standing Schedule K exemption.

🇮🇳 National & State News — Assam Presents ₹2.85 Lakh Crore State Budget for FY 2026-27

● The Finance Minister of Assam, Shri Jayanta Malla Baruah, presented a 2,85,084.45 crore rupee State Budget for the 2026-2027 financial year in the Assam Legislative Assembly on 10 July 2026, aiming to reduce the budgetary deficit to 419.26 crore rupees.

Simplified News: Assam’s Finance Minister presented a ₹2,85,084.45 crore budget for 2026-27, aiming to cut the fiscal deficit to just ₹419.26 crore. Key measures include tax relief for tea growers, cheaper piped gas, a ₹1,164 crore semiconductor project (A-SEMI) with Japan’s help, and a new Green Cess to fund environmental initiatives.

🇮🇳 National & State News — Railways Approves Kavach 4.0 Rollout Across 680 km of Northern Railway

● Indian Railways has approved a 206 crore rupee project to install its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach Version 4.0, across 680 route kilometres of the Northern Railway network on 10 July 2026.

Simplified News: Indian Railways approved a ₹206 crore project to install Kavach Version 4.0, its indigenous anti-collision safety system, across 680 km of Northern Railway covering the Rewari-Delhi and Shakurbasti-Bathinda sections. Kavach automatically applies brakes to prevent signal violations and collisions, and helps trains run safely even in dense fog.

🇮🇳 National & State News — JPC Targets 2029 Elections for Rollout of One Nation, One Election

● The Joint Committee of Parliament examining bills on simultaneous elections is developing a framework to make the “One Nation, One Election” reform operational by the 2029 general elections.

Simplified News: A Joint Parliamentary Committee is working to implement “One Nation, One Election” by the 2029 general elections. Nearly 99% of consulted stakeholders support the idea, and a study cited by the panel estimates that holding separate elections costs the economy about ₹7 lakh crore, partly due to disruption of teachers and schools during poll duty.

🌐 World News — PM Modi Visits New Zealand After 40 Years, Meets PM Luxon in Auckland

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New Zealand on the final leg of his three-nation tour to hold high-level bilateral discussions with his counterpart Christopher Luxon in Auckland.

Simplified News: PM Modi arrived in New Zealand on 10 July 2026, the first visit by an Indian PM in 40 years since Rajiv Gandhi in 1986. He met PM Christopher Luxon in Auckland to expand cooperation on trade, defence, education, and people-to-people ties, building on the India-New Zealand FTA signed in April and following stops in Indonesia and Australia.

🌐 World News — World Bank Approves Major Financing Package for India’s Rooftop Solar Programme

● The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors approved a comprehensive financing package to accelerate the national rooftop solar programme of India, aimed at bringing clean energy to millions of homes and generating extensive employment opportunities.

Simplified News: The World Bank approved financing worth about $890 million (loans and grants) on 9 July 2026 to boost India’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme, plus help mobilise $4.2 billion in private financing. The programme targets 10 million households and could create 1.7 million jobs, supporting India’s goal of 60% non-fossil energy by 2035 and net-zero by 2070.

🛡️ Defence News — Amit Shah Announces ₹31,000 Crore Fencing of India-Myanmar Border

● The Central Government of India is erecting a fence along the entire 1,610-kilometre stretch of the India–Myanmar border at an estimated expenditure of 31,000 crore rupees to curb illegal infiltration and modernise national security infrastructure.

Simplified News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a ₹31,000 crore project to fence the entire 1,610-km India-Myanmar border to curb illegal infiltration, smuggling, and other cross-border threats. The move is part of a broader plan to build an integrated “Smart Border” security grid and includes a new Demography Mission to study abnormal population changes in border areas.

🛡️ Defence News — NIA Chargesheets Six Separatist Leaders in 1996 Srinagar Mob Violence Case

● The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six senior separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders in connection with a 1996 case involving mob violence and indiscriminate firing on police personnel in Srinagar.

Simplified News: The NIA chargesheeted six senior Hurriyat separatist leaders over a 1996 incident where an armed mob fired on police during a funeral procession in Srinagar, killing none but injuring officers. Three of the accused have since died and their cases stand abated. The charges include criminal conspiracy, attempted murder, and provisions of the UAPA and the erstwhile Ranbir Penal Code.

📰 Science & Technology — NHSRCL Completes All 13 Portal Beams for Bullet Train Project in Ahmedabad

● The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) successfully completed the launch of all 13 heavy portal beams across active railway corridors in Ahmedabad, marking a major engineering milestone for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project.

Simplified News: NHSRCL finished installing all 13 heavy precast portal beams for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, letting the elevated corridor cross busy railway lines without disrupting train traffic. The heaviest beam, weighing 1,640 tonnes, was placed at Sabarmati over the Ahmedabad-Delhi line using a 2,200-tonne crane in a tightly controlled three-hour window.

📰 Science & Technology — BSNL Launches Satellite Phone for Secure Emergency Communication

● The state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a specialized satellite phone priced at 1,34,166 rupees to deliver encrypted voice and short message service (SMS) communication in areas completely devoid of conventional mobile networks.

Simplified News: BSNL launched a satellite phone priced at ₹1,34,166, offering encrypted calls and SMS in areas without mobile network coverage, built in partnership with satellite provider Inmarsat. It includes an SOS distress button for emergencies and targets defence, maritime, disaster management, and mining users, requiring prior government authorisation to buy or use.

📰 Science & Technology — Jharkhand Unveils Draft AI Policy 2026-2031 with ₹1,150 Crore Investment

● The Government of Jharkhand has introduced the draft Jharkhand Artificial Intelligence Policy 2026–2031 with a proposed investment of 1,150 crore rupees over five years to integrate advanced data analytics across public services and governance machinery.

Simplified News: Jharkhand unveiled a draft AI Policy 2026-2031 with a ₹1,150 crore investment plan to embed AI across healthcare, agriculture, education, mining, and disaster response. It includes a Chief Minister Data Intelligence Platform for real-time monitoring, and the state signed 14 MoUs worth ₹99,639 crore during the launch event in New Delhi.

📈 Reports and Indices — IMF Projects 3.0% Global Growth in 2026 Amid War and Tech Crosscurrents

● The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its July 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, projecting global growth at 3.0 per cent for 2026 and 3.4 per cent for 2027 amid the opposing macroeconomic forces of conflict-related disruptions and an accelerating technology cycle.

Simplified News: The IMF’s July 2026 World Economic Outlook projects global growth of 3.0% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, balancing conflict-driven energy shocks against a tech investment boom. High oil prices (around $89/barrel) hurt energy importers, while AI-related tech spending is lifting exporters like South Korea and Taiwan; a productivity disappointment could cut output by 1.2%.

📈 Reports and Indices — Study Finds 20% Rainfall Decline in Eastern Indus Basin Rivers Since 1951

● A new scientific study has revealed a 20 per cent decline in rainfall across the catchment areas of the eastern rivers of the Indus basin since 1951, raising critical questions about the long-term sustainability of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

Simplified News: An IIT Gandhinagar study found a 20% drop in rainfall since 1951 over the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej (India’s eastern rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty), while western rivers saw little change. Inflows into the Pong dam fell 34% between 1951-2020. The findings bolster India’s case to renegotiate the 1960 treaty, which it placed in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack.

📈 Reports and Indices — Great Indian Bustard Population Stable at 130 Birds in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert

● A new status assessment report released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reveals that the population of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has remained stable at an estimated 130 birds within the Thar desert of Rajasthan.

Simplified News: A Wildlife Institute of India report found the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard’s population stable at about 130 birds in Rajasthan’s Thar desert, unchanged since 2017-18. The birds face major risks from collisions with power lines, prompting a Supreme Court order to bury or reroute lines in their habitat, alongside captive breeding and predator management efforts.

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