UPSC Current Affairs 22 July 2026 — The Hindu

• New trade pact a win-win for India and U.K.
• India’s rarest heron faces a silent end as new dam ignores its home
• SC frees Kerala Waqf Board from State govt. supervision
• Why Punjab’s Dalits remain divided
• Parliament adjourned for second straight day
• French Parliament backs social media ban for under-15s in EU first
• Is Yashwant Varma still a judge?
• ‘India-U.K. FTA gives predictability for firms on both sides’
• Indian bonds crumble as oil surges over $90 a barrel
• TVK-led govt.’s first Budget to be presented on August 5
• SC to consider urgent hearing of Sena (UBT) plea against merger
• Clean energy push is the India’s answer to transition challenges: UN climate chief
• Telangana govt. orders probe as five women fall ill after C-section
• Building an Atmanirbhar philanthropy ecosystem
• What India’s young people are saying about families
• Political minefields
• Lists of folly
• For the first time, undergraduate enrolments decline in India
• Electric driving of weaving sheds
• Rahul changed goalposts to call off sit-in at PM’s house: Centre
• Sonam Wangchuk shifted from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta after HC order
• Global wars delaying FTA negotiations
• Tehran official meets mediators in Pak. as Iran, U.S. trade strikes
• Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes
• Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger, says UN
• India’s ICI gets an updated series: what has changed?
• Know your English
• CMRL’s phase II project made only 54.62% physical progress till June, says Union Minister
• Farmers from Punjab stopped on way to Delhi to hold protest
• Tribunal overturns most FEMA charges against Lalit, BCCI
• SC sets aside death sentence in 1996 Rajasthan blast case
• SC judge recuses from hearing bail plea of Gadling
• SBI Funds lists with eye on turning leader in mutual fund industry
• Strike on Ukraine-bound gas tanker in Black Sea wounds three seafarers
• BIG SHOT
• Beta Pictoris b: hide and seek
• Vijay govt. to present its first Budget on August 5
• Eye care for more persons with psychiatric conditions
• Merchandise exports of T.N. increased to $58.95 billion in 2025-26, says Union Minister
• Study to evaluate impact of heat stress on health in T.N., Karnataka
• Dream voyage turns tragic for young officer
• ED uncovers crypto trading fraud of $35 million
• From IAC to paper leaks, anti-system movements pose a unique challenge
• Toxic gas leak: 20 dead, efforts on to rescue 5
• Protester suffers injuries from pellet guns; shock batons used
• Thousands brave rain and regroup at CJP protest site, day after police crackdown
• On the draw
• CJP removes Dahiya over ‘insensitive’ burger video
• IIT-Roorkee warns against political activities
• 14852
• Tara’s advice to Vaali
• Russian envoy summoned over death of Indian crew
• 3.31 lakh trees face axe for coal project in Odisha’s Angul
• Indian Oil Corp said to cancel Iraq oil lifting amid attacks
• Adani Total Gas Q1 net profit falls 18% on high LNG costs
• Maruti Suzuki to raise prices from Aug. as input costs rise
• Bajaj Auto Q1 net profit surges 46% to ₹3,226 crore
• Lupin licences two oncology assets for $1.6 mn to Kaveri
• Ed Miliband appointed Foreign Secretary; India-born Kanishka Narayan handles AI
• Japan raises safety concern over Chinese destroyer’s live-fire drills
• Trump promises Aoun to help Lebanon pursue peace with Israel
• New curriculum for Classes IV-XII to include subjects on emerging technologies
• Biggest bank robbery in French city
• Thousands regroup at CJP protest site after crackdown
• Over 150 participate in job fair organised by Schizophrenia Research Foundation
• 97-year-old undergoes keyhole surgery to treat torn rotator cuff
• VIT partners with two firms to invest in student start-ups
• Awareness and early diagnosis necessary for treating severe heart valve disease, say doctors
• Police launch drug awareness campaign in Vyasarpadi
• Tasmac to procure beer, IMFS equally from suppliers
• Private school bus catches fire near Kundrathur
• Highways Department set to begin desilting of storm-water drains in three Corporations
• Office-bearers elected
• Nurses protest, demand withdrawal of govt.’s staff reduction measures
• Jobs for kin of Karur stampede victims: HC grants time to State to file counter-affidavit
• ‘T.N. third in India in deaths while cleaning sewers, septic tanks’
• Rapper Arivu detained during bid to protest against NEET
• Karnataka CM, leaders hold talks in Delhi for Cabinet expansion
• letters to the editor
• Police detain Congress leaders after dharna
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Reach out to youth, Modi tells NDA MPs
• Meghalaya murder accused must surrender, observes SC
• Congress leaders detained after dharna at PM’s house
• Toxic gas kills 20 in Sikkim tunnel, efforts on to save 5 workers
• Four persons arrested for cheating gold trader of ₹63 lakh
• Metrowater sets the ball rolling on upgrading ageing sewerage network in three zones of city
• BJP condemns Speaker’s views on DMK MLA arrest
• Businessman from Kilpauk abducted during morning walk, police arrest 4 persons
• Accused in Palani math land fraud case moves High Court for anticipatory bail
• BJP condemns police officer for threatening press in Thoothukudi
• V. Siva appointed Chairman of Tamil Nadu Housing Board
• AAP takes dig at Rahul, sees bid to weaken CJP movement
• Deceased seafarers’ relatives seek govt. jobs, compensation
• Unite against BJP, Mamata tells INDIA bloc parties
• U.S. accuses Cuba of spy campaign, aiding ‘left-wing terrorism’
• A grand spectacle despite its share of controversies
• Possession with purpose unlocks Spain’s potential
• Football is simple for complete midfielder Rodri
• Upsets galore as Thunder Blades edge U Mumba
• The pain is immense and will take a long time to heal: Messi
• FIFA to investigate players’ clash after the World Cup final
• ‘As time goes by, you realise there is something bigger than just a result’
• World champion Spain supplants Argentina atop FIFA rankings
• Pranesh bounces back to stun Gukesh
• Getting the job done over India in a pressure game pleases McCullum
• Qamar fondly recalls his historic CWG gold
• Good chance to win two medals in CWG, says Sreeshankar
• Around THE CITY
• BCCI makes changes to domestic season playing conditions
• Harmanpreet to lead India at hockey WC
• Indians start well at World junior squash
• Tour de France: Evenepoel wins individual time-trial
• Manal’s 150, fine display by bowlers put India U-19 on top
• Asiad athletics camp in Bhubaneswar from Aug. 18
• Devika, Prannoy lose on day one of China Masters
• Engagements
• Spain refines its style, rekindles winning spree
• What past patterns and current concerns indicate about the upcoming bypolls