Current Affairs for Govt Exams

Uttarakhand has become India's sixth fully literate State, after Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh approved the declaration on 8 July 2026 under the ULLAS - New India Literacy Programme (Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram) and NEP 2020. The state's literacy rate now stands at over 98%, above the 95% threshold required for 'fully literate' status. Uttarakhand joins Mizoram, Goa, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim. ULLAS targets adults aged 15 and above who missed formal schooling, with proficiency measured through the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT). Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami. A State or UT achieving 95% literacy is declared 'fully literate' under ULLAS.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta announced an ₹8,300-crore programme with World Bank support to accelerate National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) goals in the capital.

At the U15 & U20 Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Pattaya, Thailand (27 June–5 July), India won 41 medals — 20 in U20 (4G-7S-9B) and 21 in U15 (8G-6S-7B), including the U15 bronze team trophy. At Wimbledon 2026, Jannik Sinner reached his 10th Grand Slam semifinal and Novak Djokovic edged Felix Auger-Aliassime in five sets; defending champion Carlos Alcaraz missed the event with a wrist injury (final due 12 July).

WB CM Suvendu Adhikari announced ₹313 crore special assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana: ₹177 crore for education (Cha Shramik Shiksha Yojana), ₹72 crore for health (Swasthya Suraksha) and ₹63 crore for 321 resting sheds with off-grid solar power (Aashray Yojana). Nodal agency: North Bengal Development Department. PMCSPY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for tea workers in Assam and West Bengal (initial outlay ₹1,000 crore, extended until FY27).

On 7 July 2026, the government approved the pan-India roll-out of the ₹60,000-crore PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) scheme across 200 ITI clusters, while clearing strategic investment plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore for ITI upgradation in Odisha (₹240.21 crore), Gujarat (₹240.18 crore) and Telangana (₹757.19 crore). The decision came at the 4th National Steering Committee meeting chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Anchor industry partners: Jindal Naveen Avasar Ltd (Odisha), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (Gujarat) and Apollo Medskills (Telangana). PM-SETU modernises the ITI ecosystem through hub-and-spoke industry clusters, upgraded infrastructure and future-ready curricula, run through industry-government SPVs.

The 29th NCeG was organised by DARPG and MeitY with the Government of Rajasthan at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur (1–2 July 2026), inaugurated by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma. Theme: "Viksit Bharat 2047: AI-enabled, Data-driven & Secure Digital Governance". The National Awards for e-Governance 2026 were presented — 17 awards across 7 categories (10 Gold of ₹10 lakh each, 6 Silver of ₹5 lakh each, 1 Jury Award). The conference concluded with the adoption of the Jaipur Declaration on e-Governance 2026.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026 during a three-day state visit from 6 to 8 July 2026. He visited the site with President Prabowo Subianto and offered prayers at the Hindu temple dedicated to the Trimurti, namely Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Brahma.

The AI-enabled Rural Internal Audit Portal was launched at the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, to strengthen transparency and accountability in rural development spending.

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan presided over MSME Day 2026, launching digital platforms including PMEGP 2.0, SAMADHAAN 2.0, MSME Global Mart 2.0, an MSME Testing Portal and MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0, with multilingual access in all 22 scheduled Indian languages.

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved development initiatives worth Rs 5,960 crore covering infrastructure and welfare projects across the state.

Marking two years of the government's second term, PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. He also released the Odisha Vision Document and launched the Baraputra Aitihya Gram Yojana to preserve the heritage of iconic Odia personalities.

PM Modi disbursed employment incentives worth about Rs 2,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, an employment-linked incentive scheme aimed at boosting formal, first-time job creation across sectors.

CJI Surya Kant administered the oath to five new Supreme Court judges - Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and Senior Advocate V. Mohana, strengthening the apex court's bench.

This tribal development scheme is delivering infrastructure and services to over 60,000 tribal villages nationwide, including 40 residential schools across 11 districts of Odisha, as highlighted by PM Modi in June 2026.

Kisan Sarathi, India's largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform, crossed 2.95 crore registered farmers as of June 2026, operating across 37 States/UTs, 768 districts and 6.63 lakh villages to deliver location-specific advice.

The Union Cabinet approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore, to promote cleaner utilisation of India's coal resources.

The Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 sought to increase Lok Sabha size and enable delimitation based on the 2011 census, with women's reservation linked to the new delimitation.