UPSC Current Affairs 18 July 2026 — The Hindu

• A trade deal that tests India’s competitive confidence
• India’s Parliament must not stage its Cadaver Synod
• Panel defers adoption of report on Bill for removal of Prime Minister, CMs
• Declare intersex persons a distinct class, says plea in SC
• ‘W. Asia crisis, weak monsoon risks to growth’
• BRS gets HC permission for ‘Yuva Sangrama Sadassu’
• Freedom of press and accountability are important: HC
• Centre yields to A.P.; to modify education Bill
• Delhi HC to hear plea against surveillance of CJP protest
• Core Industries Index set to get an upgrade
• SC opposes use of SIR data for non-poll tasks
• SC extends Bengaluru civic poll deadline to December
• Build consensus to make exams secure and flexible: Rahul
• Raising LS strength to 815 will make it ineffective, says Karti
• Animated film gets SC nod for release after Rath Yatra
• SC urges Railways to look into issue of overcrowded trains
• India’s poll rolls a living document, says CEC
• SEBI cautions regulated entities against ‘Boss Scam’
• China pitches AI governance model for Global South
• Israel’s Parliament dissolves as it gears up for Oct. elections
• Centre yields to A.P. demands; to modify higher education Bill
• HC rejects plea for CBI probe into ‘bid’ to bribe TVK MLA
• Promise of chips
• Battling drug abuse
• Harjit Singh Grewal appointed chief of Minorities Commission
• U.S. targets bridges in Iran as attacks widen
• Govt. unveils scheme for settlement of provident fund cases
• Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, authorities issue a tsunami alert
• PM opens renovated Park railway station
• NDA now has the numbers to pass Delimitation and Women’s Bills, says Athawale
• letters to the editor
• ‘No damage to terminal in U.S. attacks on Chabahar’
• RIL Q1 net profit dives 22% to ₹20,946 cr., revenue up 25%
• Vizhinjam to start EXIM operations in Aug.
• Markets end higher as investors buy IT, private bank stocks
• U.S. bombs bridges in Iran as attacks widen
• Probe panel report holds local technician primarily responsible for signal failures
• Residents can’t claim burial rights in a local body other than their own: High Court
• HC rejects plea for CBI probe into MLA ‘bribe’
• July 23 is last date to apply for MBBS, BDS courses in Tamil Nadu
• Ex-CM joins protest against Bidadi plan
• India rejects former Japan Minister’s remarks on bullet train project delay
• Wangchuk continues strike; support pours in
• Anurag Kumar is Delhi’s new police chief
• Govt. orders strict scrutiny of digitised birth, death records
• 14849
• The ninefold relationship
• U.S. delivers another MH-60R Seahawk to the Indian Navy
• Garment firms ship directly to clients
• Sugar production estimated to be higher than that of last season
• IAMAI unveils e-com council to unify $120-bn digital commerce
• Amfi streamlines MF transmission process
• Wegovy approved for fatty liver disease
• United Breweries opens beer canning line in Telangana
• JSW Steel Q1 profit more than doubles to ₹4,696 cr.
• Andy Burnham elected U.K. Labour leader
• Firouzja beats Gukesh, in lead
• Ionescu and Ayhika shine in ThunderBlades’ win over Pipers
• Trump steps up U.S. election attacks in his primetime address
• Suber leads the Open with a stunning 65
• Nations flourish when they invest in the minds of their people: Zanzibar President
• Governor, CM urge public to participate in self-enumeration exercise for Census
• Govt. appoints officers to aid students in getting loans
• Pinarayi slams UDF over Waqf Board row
• ‘Pawar should take the final call on allying with NDA’
• Burnham is Labour party leader, set for U.K. PM post
• Wet spell may ease unusual July heat in city, parts of T.N.
• Private hospital launches laser angioplasty technology
• Vijay inspects M.C. Raja Social Justice Hostel in Saidapet
• ‘Nalam TN’ gets donations to the tune of ₹2.8 crore: Minister
• 12 students from T.N. score above 690 in NEET re-test
• HC grants interim bail to Sub-Registrar in math land case
• In Gurugram, 60 rounds, 120 seconds
• HCLTech inaugurates global centre in GIFT City
• More support pours in as Wangchuk continues hunger strike on 20th day
• Murder case suspect nabbed while trying to flee to Bihar by train
• Three-day broadcast, media exhibition inaugurated
• AIADMK calls for CBI probe into ‘horse-trading’ by TVK
• ‘Lapses in AMMA panel’s functioning will be rectified’
• Bomb hoax delays IndiGo’s Bengaluru-Ahmedabad flight
• 4 children among 5 killed as train hits multi-utility vehicle in Bengal
• Gujarat ATS arrests 5 more persons in terror module case
• Civilian dies of ‘gunshot wounds’ in Bhaderwah
• Modi launches hydrogen train, targets Cong., AAP
• NCP(SP) can join NDA only as part of a ‘unified NCP’, BJP tells Mahayuti allies
• Badrinath offerings case: second accused held
• Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy’s reshuffle sparks anger
• Strikes kill nine Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: opposition group
• Israeli air strike near market kills 8 persons, say Gaza health officials
• Sobers, arguably the greatest all-rounder, no more
• The original superstar who redefined cricket
• Series decider could be Rohit’s final chance
• France, England vie for third place
• ‘The bloke could do just about anything on a cricket field’
• Sobers’ side provided the spark for Lloyd’s all-conquering Windies
• When the legend walked onto the pitch to congratulate Lara
• He is, in my opinion, the greatest cricketer of all time: Bradman
• I’m delighted that we found a way of doing it ugly, says Root
• Olmo — Spain’s orchestrator
• Dallas Cowboys, AT & T Stadium and the Tendulkar connect
• snapshots
• I basically never got out in 2008: Taylor
• Largely positive feedback for TTR in its debut outing in India
• Around THE CITY
• River Deep primed to complete a hat-trick
• India goes with proven performers for women’s hockey WC
• Engagements
• LiVE TELECAST
• Linda Noskova: the calm warrior with heavy artillery
• STACKING UP
• We had to train in indoor halls with no heating in zero-degree winter
• Cloud surfing