UPSC Current Affairs 31 July 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • Why did Cauvery panel order Karnataka to release water?
  • T.Nadu raffle to be revived
  • The next DPI — how India can commoditise AI
  • How common are cloudbursts in India?
  • The rise of the cow belt and the politics of majoritarian power

National

  • Centre defends CEC panel without CJI
  • Parliament passes paper leak Bill as Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha
  • Amid uproar, Parliament passes Bill making insult to National Song punishable
  • ‘SC clean chit for Singh must trigger reform of criminal justice system’
  • PM says passage of Bill will make system more robust
  • States must set up prison oversight boards: SC
  • Bhojshala: SC asks M.P. to consider land allocation
  • T.N. offers policy stability, transparent governance for urban growth: Minister
  • Kerala’s UDF backs PM-SHRI citing need for federal funds
  • PM reviews impact of West Asia conflict in CCS meet
  • ‘Need vertical forest cities with integrated urban biodiversity corridors’

Regional

  • Amended resolution on Mekedatu Dam was passed unanimously in Legislative Assembly, A-G tells Madras High Court
  • File status report on probe into fraudulent registration of Palani Math land: HC to govt.

Science

  • What Alanine aminotransferase level can reveal about liver health