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Highlights of Current Affairs 20 July 2026
- India plans to establish a fully digital Criminal Justice System by 1 July 2027 through the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), integrating police, courts, prisons, prosecution, and forensic agencies for faster, transparent, and technology-driven justice delivery.
- India’s rural credit system has expanded through banks, NABARD, SHGs, and cooperative institutions, improving financial inclusion, affordable farm credit, and rural entrepreneurship while reducing dependence on informal moneylenders.
- The Ministry of Power released the draft CAFE-III norms for FY 2027–32, introducing stricter fuel-efficiency and CO₂ emission standards while encouraging electric, hybrid, and flex-fuel vehicles to reduce oil imports and emissions.
- The PARIVARTAN Scheme aims to replace old commercial vehicles in the NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles through financial incentives, tax benefits, and a digital scrappage system to improve air quality.
- The CapaCITIES Programme completed 10 years, launching new climate action toolkits and strengthening municipal capacity to support low-carbon urban development and India’s Net-Zero target by 2070.
- The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, an indigenous Project 17A stealth frigate equipped with BrahMos missiles, Barak-8 air defence system, and advanced radar, boosting India’s maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
- ICJS will strengthen criminal investigations by enabling digital evidence sharing, mandatory forensic investigations for serious offences, and AI-based predictive policing, though concerns remain over privacy, infrastructure, and algorithmic bias.
- Under CAFE-III, automakers can earn super credits for manufacturing electric, hybrid, and flex-fuel vehicles, while flexible compliance mechanisms encourage innovation and cleaner transportation.
- The PARIVARTAN Scheme offers registration fee waivers, vehicle tax concessions, interest subsidies, OEM discounts, and fuel or EV incentives to promote cleaner commercial transport across the National Capital Region.
- INS Mahendragiri, built with over 75% indigenous content, reflects India’s growing defence manufacturing capability under Aatmanirbhar Bharat and strengthens the Navy’s blue-water and multi-role combat operations.
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