UPSC Current Affairs 08 July 2026 — PIB

• Union Ministry for Education Releases Reports of the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE): 2022-23 & 2023-24
• Ministry of Coal Invites Applications under the ₹37,500 Crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects
• DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
• Hon’ble Vice President of India to launch Letter of Authorisation for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the High Seas and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document
• Government Notifies Navi Mumbai Airport as a Port for Import of Drugs under the Drugs Rules, 1945
• BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting Begins in Kochi
• Poshan Tracker
• Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan to Visit Odisha on July 9
• Prime Minister visits the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex
• NICDC’s Logistics Arm NLDSL and Government of Punjab Sign MoU to Strengthen Digital Logistics Ecosystem
• India Hosts 13th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee Meeting to Advance ASEAN-India Trade Pact Review
• National Workshop on Compartmentalization and Zoning for Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) inaugurated at Bhubaneswar
• 23rd National Level Meeting between India and Myanmar concludes in New Delhi
• India Showcases Women-led Panchayati Raj as a Global Model for Inclusive Grassroots Governance at BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting
• Department of Land Resources holds brainstorming meeting with NIUA and Department of Posts to strengthen integration of ULPIN and DIGIPIN
• Unravelling the secrets of near-earth space critical for satellite operations
• NMBA expand nationwide reaching over 29.24 crore individuals, including more than 11.15 crore youth, 7.89 crore women and outreach activities in lakhs of educational institutions
• Bhubaneswar Declaration adopted as National Workshop on Strengthening Tribal Research Institutes concludes