UPSC Current Affairs 01 July 2026 — The Hindu

• The fiscal tightrope for State govts.
• Rainfall will be below normal in July: IMD
• ‘Gulf remittances rose despite West Asia crisis’
• SC stays HC direction on ethanol allocation
• Monsoon Session likely to begin on July 20
• FinMin panel clears Budget proposal of ₹1.25 lakh cr. for ISM 2.0
• India’s ‘Israel habit’ meets West Asian realities
• Reimagining sovereign AI for India’s strategic future
• Need for inclusive, integrated climate action
• Damocles’ sword over Kerala’s fortunes
• Thanjavur Palace to be preserved
• Papal encyclicals through eras of industrial and technological change
• HC declines to grant relief for school after child loses vision
• Govt. extends customs duty exemption on petrochem imports
• Export duty on diesel, ATF reduced; petrol increased
• Youth, girl of different castes found dead in Mayiladuthurai
• Minister promises seamless shift to job scheme; Cong. raises pending dues
• NCLAT upholds order to pay PF dues to Jet Airways staff
• Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship
• WHO sounds alarm on disease outbreaks in Venezuela amid post-quake relief efforts
• Myanmar denies ASEAN request for meeting with Suu Kyi
• India seeks clarity as ‘tipping points’ rock Bonn climate talks
• Rescuing a space telescope