UPSC Current Affairs 21 July 2026 — The Hindu

• Why inflation is rising in India
• Govt. introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to raise strength of judges in SC to 38
• SC refuses to intervene in HC decision on CPV tenders
• APAAR: SC to direct CBSE to comply with HC order
• Don’t level baseless graft claims against judiciary: SC
• SC stays order granting access to probe documents to activist
• Insurance firms using ‘ambiguous’, ‘sloppy’ terms to evade liability: SC
• India joins WTO’s agreement on fisheries subsidies
• RBI special swap sees over $20 bn inflow
• India’s green transition is missing long-duration energy storage
• Karnataka takes steps to replace 3rd language with AI
• Australia’s new capital
• Modi stresses vital role of Parliament, urges MPs to engage in informed debate
• HC rejects Trinamool plea to operate three frozen bank accounts
• SC proposes SIT probe into Ram Temple case
• Bondada bags NTPC order for 100 MWh battery storage