UPSC Current Affairs 15 July 2026 — PIB

• PM to visit Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on 17th July
• Cabinet approves Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS)
• Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 - Government delivers on its commitment for a long-term policy support to Semiconductors in India
• India–UK CETA and Agreement on Social Security Enter into Force
• Prime Minister shares an article on India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Social Security
• Cabinet approves National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026)
• Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Holds Bilateral Meetings with BRICS Counterparts; Calls for Stronger Cooperation on Labour, Skills and Digital Public Infrastructure
• Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State Shri Satish Chandra Dubey Launch the Eighth Tranche of Auction of 20 Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks
• Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches Phase-III of "Biomedical Research Career Programme" (BRCP) with collaborative funding by Department of Biotechnology, GoI and the London based Wellcome Trust, UK
• Greenfield Shipbuilding Cluster to come up in Porbandar, Gujarat
• PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS) MONTHLY BULLETIN - June, 2026
• President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu inaugurates 'Saushrutam 2026'; calls for integration of traditional wisdom with modern science to strengthen evidence-based Ayurveda
• Launch of Application for Registration of Coal Exchanges in India: Empowering India’s Coal Exchange Ecosystem
• Electronics Revolution: Mobiles Powering Exports & Giving High Value Jobs to the people of India
• Safe Workplace & High Value Jobs characterise India's Chip Ecosystem as we are Emerging as Trusted Global Hub in Electronics & Semiconductor
• The Ministry of Heavy Industries invites bids through Global Tender for the selection of beneficiaries to set up giga-scale Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities of 10 GWh cumulative capacities, under PL...
• Committed to ensuring that no worker is left behind: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya at 12th BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Hyderabad
• Plant of yielding the fragrant kewra is older than human civilization & predates Himalaya formation
• NCVET and ASQA Sign Letter of Intent to Strengthen Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training as Part of the Outcomes of the Prime Minister's Visit to Australia
• National Helpline for Senior Citizens Elderline 14567
• India–UK CETA Comes into Effect