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