Polity & Governance
8SC issues notice to Centre on plea to ban polygamy
The petition sought the compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with State authorities to prevent the secret subsequent marriages
Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed in Lok Sabha amid protests over police crackdown
T.N. govt orders that English version of Part I of Union-State Relations report be put in public domain
Centre slows down legislative push as Opposition disruptions continue
Russia-Ukraine war: SC directs Centre to appoint Nodal Officer, assist families of Indians killed or missing in conflict
International Relations
6India, Bhutan approve 12 new PTA projects worth Rs 332 crore, sign Rs 4,000 crore credit line
India and Bhutan reviewed development projects during high-level talks. A concessional line of credit worth Rs 4,000 crore was signed. Cooperation in health education and research was also expanded between institutions. Forty-five electric vehicles were handed over to support green mobility initiatives. Both nations reaffirmed their strong development partnership and cooperation.
India calls for global scrutiny over Pakistan’s ‘ruthless’ crackdown in PoK
India-based sales agent of Iran’s Mahan Air among entities facing U.S. sanctions
PM Modi, UK's Andy Burnham chart ambitious roadmap to deepen trade, strategic ties
In a first, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh meets U.S. Ambassador to India in Dhaka
Economy
4India's forex reserves rise by $6.1 billion to two-month high of $682.35 billion as of July 24
India's foreign exchange reserves saw a significant rise of $6.1 billion. This increase brought the total reserves to $682.35 billion as of July 24. Previously, reserves had grown by $1.08 billion in the preceding week. Earlier this year, reserves reached a record high of $728.494 billion. However, reserves declined due to Middle East conflict and RBI interventions.
India's Q1 FY27 fiscal deficit widens to Rs 3.1 lakh crore from Rs 2.8 lakh crore a year ago; at 18.2% of full-year target
Centre extends PM-Kisan for four more years, allocates ₹3.15 lakh crore
Unfazed by West Asia crisis, fiscal deficit within range at 18.2% in Q1
Science & Technology
2Environment & Ecology
2Andhra Pradesh to bring gaurs from central India to feed Nallamala’s tigers
Gaurs have all but disappeared from the reserve and the Nallamala hills; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests P.V. Chalapathi Rao said the translocation would expand the prey base and improve genetic diversity, and that two tigresses each would be brought from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh