UPSC Current Affairs 07 July 2026 — The Hindu

• Will El Niño weaken India’s economy?
• Form used in Census second phase rehearsal has ‘open column’ for caste
• Jaishankar gearing up to lead India’s campaign for non-permanent UNSC seat
• HC seeks responses from ASI, govt. on Taj Mahal survey plea
• AI governance and a voice for the Global South
• Questions surrounding the Quad’s future
• NATO push to raise defence spending strains European members’ budgets
• New chiefs appointed to BPRD, NCRB, and SVPNPA
• China test-fires ‘strategic’ missile in the Pacific, raises regional concerns
• Mamata camp submits response to EC, rejects rebel faction’s claim over party
• Court refuses to ‘short-circuit’ procedure, declines plea on Prophet Muhammed remarks
• BRICS nations call for stronger ties to curb drug trafficking
• Falling behind
• Unauthorised accounts in foreign banks
• SEBI said to ease short stocks by nearly doubling those eligible for borrowing
• SK Hynix unveils $28 bn U.S. listing on AI wave
• Ebola outbreak death count in DR Congo crosses 500, says WHO
• Hemingway’s masterpiece on Spain’s bull runs turns 100 with its allure intact
• Link challenge
• ‘El Niño set to dent India’s wind, hydropower output’
• Stealth frigate Mahendragiri set to join Indian Navy
• HC gives WFI 2 weeks to decide on notice it issued to Phogat
• Bad for both
• How the right to walk is integral to modernity
• £45,000 paid for old Bible
• E-rickshaw battery ‘hacks’ and Bluetooth BMS vulnerabilities
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Know your English
• Britain sanctions Russians behind chemical attacks
• East African women adapt livelihoods to changing oceans
• Bypolls for 3 RS seats in West Bengal on July 24
• Cong. MLA to move SC as M.P. reconstitutes Waqf Board, appoints 2 Hindu members
• A.P. YouTuber charged under UAPA for ‘Maoist propaganda’
• Why FDA nod for vepdegestrant is a major shift in cancer therapy
• The SCIENCE QUIZ
• Oldest quasars found deepen ‘perplexing’ space mystery
• Can Bar Associations refuse to represent an accused?
• Modi begins three-nation trip, starts with Indonesia to boost strategic ties
• Trust accepts resignations of Champat Rai, Anil Mishra
• Cooperative life insurance firm to be set up soon: Shah
• ‘Absurd for VHP to seek action against Opposition leaders’
• Won’t allow govt. control of temple at any cost, says VHP
• Manipur CM disburses ₹1 lakh to chronically ill displaced people
• Congress targets Prime Minister on foreign policy
• Diamond jewellery among payloads to be launched by Vikram-1 rocket
• 14839
• The birth of Astika
• CBI conducts searches in 26 locations in BRO graft case
• Jalalabad in U.P.’s Shahjahanpur to be renamed Parshurampuri
• Monsoon mosaic
• In India, voting cannot remain merely a statutory right
• A defection wave in Tamil Nadu
• Will record FPI Indian bond flows be sustainable?
• Auto retail sales up 22% to 25.57 lakh units
• Why India’s top earners are ditching outright purchases for dream cars
• Airports Authority of India eyes entry into pilot training ecosystem
• Markets rise for fourth straight session
• Microsoft joins AI-led tech layoff wave, to axe 4,800 jobs
• Rupee falls 25 paise against U.S. dollar, closes at 95.43
• NSE targets to launch ₹30,000-cr. IPO in September
• Granules secures FTF status for CNS depressant generic
• World absorbs Iran war oil supply loss, but depleted stocks bring risks
• More Brazil firms go for out-of-court debt fixes on high rates
• From shampoo to cookies, consumer products get AI makeover
• Damascus calling
• British jets intercept Russian aircraft over Norwegian Sea
• Hamas will dissolve governing body in Gaza: group official
• Thousands flee homes as wildfires continue across southern Europe
• U.S. plans new ICE facility that could speed up deportations of children
• Floating childhood
• Education sector ‘in ICU’, says Congress, promises reform
• Kerala, Adani Group seek to mend fences
• Pahalgam attack: NIA files charges against LeT chief
• Meghalaya CM urges Centre to reconsider FCRA changes
• Jammu and Kashmir will have a government led by BJP in near future, asserts Nitin Nabin
• For Delhi’s auto drivers, the EV shift stirs memories of the rushed CNG transition
• T.N. defends CRZ nod for Mamallan reservoir project
• A.P. issues warning to shrimp farms over White Gut Disease
• Search continues for missing A.P. fishermen
• Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier Flyadeal makes India debut
• Custodial torture allegation clouds POCSO probe in Kerala
• letters to the editor
• 21 killed in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine
• Netanyahu urges U.S. not to sell F-35 jets to Turkiye
• Kerala Police invoke UAPA against man for comment on Pahalgam victim’s kin
• 7 officers among 26 killed in clashes at Sri Lankan jail
• 3 held over rape, murder of minor in West Bengal
• 3 killed in landslide as rain disrupts life in Maharashtra
• Govt. launches mandatory yoga-based wellness course to help seafarers beat stress
• Delhi Police arrest newly wed man after wife’s death
• Two Assam Rifles personnel killed in ambush in Manipur
• Bihar ‘encounter’ killing: JD(U) distances itself from Minister’s remarks after visit to family
• Suggestion made at AIADMK meet to take AMMK founder Dhinakaran back into party
• Shah lays foundation stone of Mookerjee’s statue in Kolkata
• Surjewala seeks inquiry into Haryana exam ‘irregularities’
• Karnataka BLOs on SIR duty not visiting homes, says NDA
• Actors Revathy, Padmapriya resign from AMMA citing ‘patriarchy, power politics’
• ‘Karnataka govt. plotting to derail HMT revival package’
• Millions throng streets of Tehran as Khamenei funeral procession begins
• Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills four, including three women
• Landslides at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh kill eight
• Paolini ends Eala’s fairytale run, sets up last-eight clash with Kostyuk
• ‘Ten’acious England surfs over the Mexican wave
• Norway in dreamland
• Neymar confirms his Brazil career is over
• The time has come for Messi vs. Salah
• Belgium coach mocks FIFA’s call to suspend Balogun red card
• Trump reveals he asked FIFA chief Infantino to review Balogun’s foul
• We found a way despite everything going against us: England’s Kane
• What we’ve done is spectacular: Bellingham after thrilling win
• The results
• The results
• Team Australia in a league of its own
• Osaka finally gets going on the hallowed grass of SW19
• Mooney the smartest I have played with, says Molineux
• Skipper Molineux proves doubters wrong with a stirring campaign
• Firouzja wins title; Pragg tied third
• Shree Charani lone Indian in ICC Team of the Tournament
• Tottenham signs midfielder Tonali from Newcastle
• Pogacar wins Tour de France third stage, takes yellow
• Hope and Greaves combine well in Windies’ spirited reply
• World Archery upgrades Surekha’s bronze to silver
• India’s worrisome threesome