Current Affairs

Anurag Jain

The Centre has appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anurag Jain as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog on 22 July 2026.

Harjeet Singh Grewal

Harjeet Singh Grewal was appointed as the Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), filling a post that had remained vacant since April 2025 after the tenure of Iqbal Singh Lalpura ended.

Uday Ruddaraju

Indian-origin tech executive Uday Ruddaraju was appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of OpenAI.

Garfield Sobers

One of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history and a former West Indies captain, Sir Garfield Sobers passed away on 17 July 2026 at the age of 89.

Sunil Agrawal

State Bank of India has appointed former LIC executive Sunil Agrawal as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 15 July 2026.

Anil Menon

Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Anil Menon, along with his two Russian cosmonauts on 14 July 2026 lifted off aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for his first spaceflight, beginning an approximately eight-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Soumya Swaminathan

Soumya Swaminathan was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.

Nita M Ambani

Nita M Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, ranked one in Fortune Indias Most Powerful Women list 2026.

Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain and legendary left-handed batter Sourav Ganguly was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on 8 July 2026.

Amit Garg

Senior IPS officers Amit Garg was appointed as chief of the National Crime Record Bureau on 6 July 2026. Garg, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, is presently working as the Director of the Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).

Teejan Bai

Padma Vibhushan awardee and legendary Pandavani exponent Teejan Bai passed away in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 5 July 2026 at the age of 70. She is an artiste who took the ancient Chhattisgarhi folk tradition of Pandavani, the musical narration of the Mahabharata, to the world.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest cricketer to represent India in international cricket after making his T20I debut against England in the second match of the five-match series on 4 July 2026.

AI for Good Global Commission

Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Mittal have been named founding members of the newly launched AI for Good Global Commission, a global initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

SS Rajamouli

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli received a plaque of his name on the famous Wall of Filmmakers (Mur des Cinéastes) in the Institute Lumiere, France.

Venkataramiah Nagarathna

Supreme Court judge, Justice Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna has been appointed as Chairperson of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.