Today's current affairs roundup for SSC, UPSC, Banking, State PSCs, and Railway aspirants covers DRDO's indigenously developed expendable turbo jet engine, Parliament's report on Aditya-L1 and Chandrayaan-3 findings, Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 2 action in Glasgow, and World Drowning Prevention Day - all high-frequency General Awareness topics.
India - National Current Affairs
Advertisement
- Union Cabinet Approves BHAVYA Rasayan Scheme for Chemical Parks - The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA Rasayan) scheme on 24 July 2026, providing ₹3,030 crore for three dedicated chemical parks.
- Exam importance: The scheme is part of the government's push to build dedicated chemical-sector industrial infrastructure and reduce import dependence in the chemicals value chain.
- Cabinet Clears Ballari-Guntakal Rail Multitracking Project - The Union Cabinet also approved the Ballari-Guntakal rail multitracking project on 24 July 2026, covering construction of a third and fourth line on the Ballari-Guntakal section.
- Exam importance: The project falls under Indian Railways' capacity-augmentation drive on high-traffic freight and passenger corridors in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- Government Bars Telecom Infrastructure Providers from Sharing Data Outside India - On 24 July 2026, the Government of India barred communication infrastructure providers from sharing telecommunication data outside the country, via a Department of Telecommunications notification.
- Exam importance: Relevant to India's data-localisation and telecom-security policy framework under the Telecommunications Act.
- HCLTech to Set Up AI Data Centre in Odisha - HCLTech announced on 24 July 2026 that it will set up its first AI Data Centre in Odisha, with a planned capital outlay of ₹14,257 crore.
- Exam importance: Reflects Odisha's emergence as a data-centre and digital-infrastructure investment hub.
- Karnataka's 200-Acre Semiconductor Park at KWIN City - Karnataka has planned a 200-acre Semiconductor Park at KWIN City near Bengaluru, targeted for operationalisation by December 2026.
- Exam importance: Part of Karnataka's Knowledge, Wellbeing and Innovation (KWIN) City initiative supporting India's Semicon Mission.
- President Murmu's State Visit to Romania - President Droupadi Murmu held talks with Romania's Prime Minister in Bucharest and addressed the India-Romania Business Forum during her state visit.
- Exam importance: Part of India's diplomatic outreach in Central and Eastern Europe; Not specified - full list of agreements signed during this leg of the visit.
Daily Current Affairs 25 July 2026: Download Free PDF Now
Economy & Banking
- Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday - 25 July 2026 - Banks across India remained closed on 25 July 2026 on account of the fourth Saturday bank holiday, while digital banking channels continued to function normally. Exam importance: Useful static-GK point - RBI's holiday calendar marks the second and fourth Saturdays of every month as bank holidays nationwide.
- India's Debt Capital Market Needs to Deepen - Ratings agency CRISIL noted that India's debt capital market must deepen to support the Viksit Bharat vision, with India Inc. expected to need ₹130-140 trillion in debt funding over FY27-31.
- Exam importance: Relevant to India's long-term infrastructure and corporate financing strategy.
- Not Available - no separate RBI/SEBI policy announcement specific to 25 July 2026 was confirmed in official sources as of this digest.
Science & Technology
- DRDO Delivers India's First Indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine - DRDO's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, delivered India's first domestically designed expendable turbo jet engine of the 350 kg-thrust class on 22 July 2026, reported in PIB releases dated 24 July 2026.
- Exam importance: Jet engine technology is among the most demanding engineering disciplines, requiring advanced metallurgy and ultra-precision manufacturing; the engine class is designed for single-use aerospace platforms such as cruise missiles, target drones, and loitering munitions; GTRE also runs India's Kaveri fighter-engine programme; engine manufactured with Azad Engineering.
- Parliament Briefed on Aditya-L1 and Chandrayaan-3 Findings - In a Rajya Sabha written reply dated 23 July 2026, the Department of Space shared a detailed science report on Aditya-L1 and Chandrayaan-3 findings that have been published in peer-reviewed international journals.
- Exam importance: These results are shaping India's roadmap for future missions to Venus and Chandrayaan-4; Aditya-L1 was launched in September 2023.
International Affairs / Sports
- Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow - Day 2 (25 July) - Day 2 of the XXIII Commonwealth Games sees India's women's Artistic Gymnastics team of Pranati Nayak, Nishka Agarwal, Eshita Rewale and Protistha Samanta in team and individual qualification, alongside boxer Sachin Siwach against Canada's Keoma Al-Ahmadieh in the Men's 60kg Round of 32, and swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra in the men's 400m freestyle heats. India also fields its first-ever para team-sport athletes, in 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, facing Wales.
- Exam importance: Glasgow 2026 has brought together 74 nations and territories, with India fielding a 125-member contingent across 13 sports; the Games run 23 July to 2 August 2026; badminton, wrestling and hockey - traditionally strong events for India - are not part of the Glasgow programme. Day 2 results/medal tally: Not Available at the time of this digest.
Important Days
- 25 July - World Drowning Prevention Day 2026 - Observed annually on 25 July, World Drowning Prevention Day was established through a UN General Assembly resolution on global drowning prevention adopted in April 2021. Exam importance: The WHO aims to reduce drowning deaths by 35% by 2035, with the 2026 theme "Unite to Turn the Tide" emphasising community-wide responsibility; drowning claims an estimated 236,000-300,000 lives globally each year and is a leading cause of preventable death among children aged 5-14; the day is observed under hashtags including #DrowningPrevention and #25July.
Flag for Sila:
- CWG Day 2 (25 July) results and medal tally were not yet available at the time of writing - needs a same-day update once events conclude.
- Lovlina Borgohain's medal status: yesterday's (24 July) article states she won boxing gold; a later source describes her receiving a bye into the semifinal (guaranteeing bronze under CWG rules) ahead of her first bout - this discrepancy should be verified against an official CGF/BFI source before republishing either claim.
- No independently confirmed RBI/SEBI-specific announcement was found dated exactly 25 July 2026; Economy & Banking section is thinner than usual - flagging for review in case a same-day official release surfaces.
- Standard footer channel block (Arattai/Telegram/WhatsApp/FreeJobAlert app) to be inserted manually before publishing, as usual.
