28 July 2026 Current Affairs & PDF

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Highlights of 28 July 2026 Current Affairs

• Anahat Singh made history, by becoming the first Indian player ever to win the World Junior Squash Championships title. Currently ranked World No. 20 on the senior PSA Tour, the 18-year-old top seed clinched the girls’ singles crown at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, by defeating second seed Ruqayya Salem of Egypt 3-0 in the final.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a high-powered Exam Reform Task Force to overhaul India’s examination system and build a leak-proof, tech-driven framework.
  • The six-member Exam Reform Task Force, chaired by Nandan Nilekani (Infosys co-founder and tech expert), includes:
    • Dr. S. Somanath (Former ISRO Chairman)
    • Tapan Deka (Former Intelligence Bureau Director)
    • Prof. V. Kamakoti (Director, IIT Madras)
    • Anita Karwal (Former Union Education Secretary)
    • Amrit Lal Meena (Former Union Coal Secretary & logistics expert)
• The University of Leeds and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a framework for global research, academic mobility, and technological innovation.
• The inscription of the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 25, 2026, during the 48^th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, represents a landmark milestone for India’s global cultural footprint. With this designation, Sarnath becomes India’s 45^th UNESCO World Heritage Site, reinforcing India’s rank as 6^th globally and 2^nd in the Asia-Pacific region for total World Heritage properties.
• During her state visit to Romania, President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Doctor Honoris Causa by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) on July 24, 2026. The distinction—the university’s highest academic honor—was awarded in recognition of her public service, commitment to education, efforts toward social inclusion, and contributions to strengthening India–Romania relations.
• An AI-powered Holobox of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was inaugurated, at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi. The inauguration coincided with Kargil Vijay Diwas, honoring Vajpayee’s leadership during the 1999 conflict.
• The Uttarakhand Forest Department, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has initiated a initiative to fit radio collars on herd-leading elephants across the Rajaji–Corbett landscape ahead of the Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2027. This move aims to establish an early-warning shield to safeguard millions of incoming pilgrims while mitigating human-elephant conflicts in Haridwar’s urban-forest fringe.
• The Rajasthan Government launched the Bharat Taxi cooperative mobility service in Jaipur under the national vision of “Sahakar Se Samriddhi” (Prosperity through Cooperation). Inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, the initiative aims to transform the ride-hailing industry by replacing traditional private aggregator commissions with a cooperative, driver-owned platform.
• During the 48^th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea (July 2026), two landmark global sites—Mount Olympus in Greece and the D-Day Landing Beaches in France—were officially inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• India’s rapid adoption of open-source software and enterprise technology has elevated the nation into one of the top five global growth markets for Red Hat and its parent company, IBM. Navtej Singh Bal, Vice President and General Manager for India and South Asia at Red Hat, highlighted that India has transitioned from a developing market into a critical hub for both global strategy and engineering excellence.
• Former DRDO Chairman and current National Security Advisory Board member Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy was presented with the EMESCO–Dr. B.V. Pattabhiram Changemaker-2026 Award at a function in Hyderabad. The award was presented by actor-politician Chiranjeevi and organized by EMESCO Books to recognize individuals driving transformative societal change.
• Shri Keshav Chandra, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the AGMUT cadre, officially assumed charge as the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India. He succeeds V. L. Kantha Rao (or Piyush Goyal, who transitioned to Secretary General of the NHRC), having previously served as the Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed Dr. K. Srikar Reddy (a 2001-batch IFS officer) as India’s next Ambassador to the State of Qatar. He transitions from his role as Consul General of India in San Francisco to succeed Ambassador Vipul.
• The Bhargavastra represents a technological milestone in India’s air defense capabilities, specifically engineered by Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. (SDAL) / Economic Explosives Limited (a subsidiary of the Solar Group) to address modern battlefield threats like loitering munitions and coordinated drone swarms.
• The Himachal Pradesh Government launched the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana to extend direct financial assistance and social security to reservoir fishermen during the mandatory annual fishing ban (closed breeding season). Announced by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the welfare scheme aims to mitigate income loss while promoting sustainable fisheries management across the state’s major aquatic reservoirs.
• CRPF Foundation Day (also observed as CRPF Raising Day) is celebrated annually on 27 July to honor the history, operational excellence, and sacrifices of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). On 27 July 2026, the force observed its 88^th Raising Day.

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