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CDS / OTA Monthly Current Affairs — July 2026 (PDF)
Free CDS / OTA monthly current affairs PDF for 1 July 2026 to 31 July 2026, covering 93 exam-focused topics. Revision cards written by Cavalier faculty for the CDS / OTA GK paper.
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Each card in the PDF condenses one of these daily explainers into revision points. Read the full article for the MCQs and the exam-pattern note.
- 1 July 2026
- VB-G RAM G Act 2025: 125 Days of Guaranteed Rural Work & the Right to Work Explained Polity & Governance / Social Sector
- Maharatna, Navratna, Miniratna: India's CPSE Classification Explained Economy / Public Sector
- The Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Competition Act, Combinations & Market Regulation Economy / Polity & Governance
- 2 July 2026
- The Sixteenth Finance Commission: Article 280, Devolution & Fiscal Federalism Polity & Governance / Economy
- Electric Mobility & EVs: FAME, PLI, Battery Supply Chains & India's EV Push Economy / Environment
- 16th India–Japan Annual Summit: The Special Strategic Partnership, QUAD & Indo-Pacific International Relations
- 3 July 2026
- PM's Indonesia–Australia–New Zealand Visit: Act East, the Indo-Pacific & QUAD International Relations
- The National Commission for Women & Women's Safety Architecture: NCW, Helpline 14490 & More Polity & Governance / Social Sector
- India's First Made-in-India Shipping Container: Self-Reliance, TEUs & Maritime Vision 2047 Economy / Infrastructure
- 4 July 2026
- Viksit UDAN & Regional Air Connectivity: The RCS, Viability Gap Funding & India's Aviation Boom Economy / Infrastructure
- UAPA & Designating Individuals as 'Terrorists': The Anti-Terror Law Decoded Polity & Governance / Internal Security
- India–Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement: BITs, Investment Protection & India–Israel Ties International Relations / Economy
- 5 July 2026
- VB-G-RAM-G: The Scheme That Replaced MGNREGA — What Changed & Why Polity / Economy / Schemes
- Ethanol Blending & the E20 Milestone: India's Biofuel Push Explained Economy / Environment
- India's BRICS Chairship 2026: Kochi Women's Track & Guwahati Anti-Drug Meet Explained International Relations
- 6 July 2026
- Ministry of Cooperation's 5th Foundation Day & 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' Polity & Governance / Cooperative Federalism
- India's Steel Sector Grows in Q1 FY2026: Crude & Finished Steel Output Up Economy — Core Sector & Industry
- India–EFTA TEPA and the Seafood Push: The $100 Billion Trade Deal Explained Economy / International Trade
- 7 July 2026
- Narmada Award Settlement: Inter-State River Water Disputes Explained Polity & Governance
- Index of Services Production (ISP): India's New Monthly Services Gauge Economy & Statistics
- ECLGS 5.0: Credit Guarantees, NCGTC & MSME Liquidity Explained Economy & Banking
- 8 July 2026
- ₹37,500 Cr Coal Gasification Scheme: Syngas & Energy Security Economy & Energy
- ASEAN–India Trade Agreement (AITIGA) Review International Relations & Economy
- AISHE 2023-24: Gross Enrolment Ratio & Higher Education Explained Governance & Reports
- 9 July 2026
- National Board for Wildlife & India's Conservation Bodies Environment & Governance
- India–Australia 3rd Annual Summit 2026: CSP, Quad & Defence International Relations
- High Seas Fishing & the BBNJ Treaty: Ocean Governance Environment & International Relations
- 10 July 2026
- TReDS Made Mandatory for MSME Payments Economy & Banking
- National CAMPA & Compensatory Afforestation Environment & Governance
- FIU-IND & the Egmont Group: Financial Intelligence Explained Economy & Security
- 11 July 2026
- PMFME Scheme Crosses 2 Lakh Loans: Food Processing Explained Economy & Schemes
- NAMASTE Scheme & Manual Scavenging Social Justice & Governance
- Jayaprakash Narayan & Total Revolution Polity & History
- 12 July 2026
- Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar & Marine Litter Environment & Ecology
- Mannathu Padmanabhan & Kerala's Social Reform History & Social Reform
- EPFO Amnesty Scheme 2026 & Provident Fund Explained Economy & Social Security
- 13 July 2026
- NSFDC & Scheduled-Caste Empowerment Social Justice & Economy
- NextGen e-Governance & AI Reforms Governance & Polity
- CPI Inflation & the New 2024=100 Base Economy & Inflation
- 14 July 2026
- WPI June 2026 & India's New Producer Price Index (PPI) Economy
- Tribhuvan Sahkari University & India's Cooperative Movement Polity & Economy
- India–Maldives FTA: First Round of Talks International Relations
- 15 July 2026
- PLFS June 2026 & India's Employment Data Economy
- K. Kamaraj — 'Kingmaker' & Kalvi Thanthai History & Polity
- India–UK CETA Enters into Force Economy & International Relations
- 16 July 2026
- Strengthening Rural Credit in India Economy
- India's Codex Spice Standards Win International Relations & Food Safety
- CAFE-III Fuel-Economy Norms Environment & Economy
- 17 July 2026
- NITI Aayog's Investment Friendliness Index Economy & Governance
- Dam Safety in India & the Dam Safety Act, 2021 Environment & Governance
- Census 2027 — India's First Digital Census Polity & Governance
- 18 July 2026
- APEDA & India's Agricultural Exports Economy
- Aadhaar, UIDAI & Digital Identity Polity & Governance
- 72nd National Film Awards Art & Culture
- 19 July 2026
- Sessions of Parliament & the Monsoon Session Polity & Governance
- CCPA, Service Charge & Consumer Protection Polity & Economy
- 'Catch the Rain' & Water Conservation Environment
- 20 July 2026
- India Joins the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement International Relations & Environment
- 'White Gold' — India's Cotton Story Economy & Geography
- Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2026 & the Legal Profession Polity & Governance
- 21 July 2026
- Sagarmala & Maritime India Vision 2030 Economy & Geography
- The National Flag & Har Ghar Tiranga Polity & Static GK
- CAQM, GRAP & NCR Air Quality Environment
- 22 July 2026
- India's New Criminal Laws (BNS, BNSS, BSA) Polity & Governance
- National Biodiversity Authority & Access-and-Benefit Sharing Environment
- Earthquakes & India's Seismic Zones Geography
- 23 July 2026
- Mission Karmayogi & Civil-Services Reform Polity & Governance
- Lokmanya Tilak — 'Swaraj is My Birthright' History
- Ethanol-Blended Petrol (E20) & Biofuels Economy & Environment
- 24 July 2026
- The Anti-Paper-Leak Law (Public Examinations Act 2024) Polity & Governance
- NFHS-6 & India's Health-Demography Indicators Health & Demography
- India's Services Exports Cross $421 Billion Economy
- 25 July 2026
- Sarnath Joins the UNESCO World Heritage List Art & Culture
- eCourts Phase III & Digital Justice Polity & Governance
- Amending the Constitution (Article 368) Polity & Governance
- 26 July 2026
- The Vibrant Villages Programme & Border Development Governance & Security
- CPSEs & the Maharatna–Navratna–Miniratna System Economy
- Commercial Crops & the Tobacco Board Economy & Geography
- 27 July 2026
- Panchayati Raj & the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Push Polity & Governance
- India's Informal Economy & the ASUSE Survey Economy
- India's NDC & Climate Commitments Environment
- 28 July 2026
- 29 July 2026
- Microplastics & Marine Litter Environment
- Flood Management in the Ganga Basin Geography & Governance
- CPI Rebased to 2024=100 Economy
- 30 July 2026
- Underwater Archaeology & India's Submerged Heritage Art & Culture
- PMKSY & India's Food Processing Sector Economy
- PM-JANMAN & Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Governance & Society
- 31 July 2026
- India's Social Security Net Covers 101 Crore Economy & Society
- 'Samudra Manthan' — India's Offshore Exploration Scheme Economy & Energy
- World Breastfeeding Week & Child Nutrition Health & Society
How to use it
Read the PDF once end to end, then use the bold figures and names as a self-test: cover the card, recall the number, check. Come back to the monthly the week before the paper — it is written as a revision sheet, not a news bulletin.