UPSC Current Affairs 17 July 2026 — PIB

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone and dedicates to the nation various development projects worth around ₹14,700 crore in Jind, Haryana
• Self-Enumeration Begins in Tamil Nadu and Tripura under Phase 1 of Census 2027
• Government Strengthens Anti-Doping Framework with Enforcement of National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 and Amendment Act, 2025
• Office of Economic Adviser to Release Revised Index of Core Industries Series with Base Year 2022–23
• CCPA imposes ₹1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for use of dark patterns on flight booking platform
• Centre and States Chart Roadmap for the Next Phase of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and ABDM at NHA National Review Meeting (Chintan Shivir)
• EPFO Launches “VISHWAS, 2026” for Amicable Settlement of Damages/Penalty/-Related Disputes
• NITI Aayog released a report on “Investment Friendliness Index”
• Modified UDAN: Strengthening India’s Regional Aviation Network
• ECI Organises first All India Media Conference
• Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu flags off inaugural flight from NAMO Airport, Daman
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER, Chandigarh
• NCAHP Releases Competency-Based Curriculum for Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology to Strengthen Allied Healthcare Education
• Union Ministry of Health concludes two-day National Review Meeting on Disease Surveillance and Public Health Programmes
• Maharashtra Legislature Moves Towards Implementation of NeVA
• MSDE Extends Special Intervention under PM-NAPS to Boost Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth in the North-Eastern Region
• Over 47.59 Lakh Citizens Benefitted Through Adarsh Gram Component; 16,759 Villages Declared As Adarsh Grams; More Than 46,782 Development Works Completed; 24,133 Village Development Plans Prepared Across The Country
• Two day National Awareness Programme on POSH Act begins at Vigyan Bhawan