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Highlights of Current Affairs 24 July 2026
- India aims to establish a fully digital Criminal Justice System by July 2027 through the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), integrating police, courts, prisons, prosecution, and forensic agencies to ensure faster, transparent, and technology-driven justice delivery.
- India’s rural credit system continues to strengthen financial inclusion through banks, NABARD, SHGs, and schemes like KCC and PM-DDKY, reducing dependence on moneylenders while improving access to affordable agricultural finance.
- The Draft CAFE-III Norms, applicable from FY 2027–28, set stricter fuel-efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, encouraging electric, hybrid, and flex-fuel vehicles to reduce emissions and crude oil dependence.
- The Centre approved the PARIVARTAN Scheme to replace old commercial vehicles in the NCR with BS-VI and electric vehicles through incentives, tax benefits, and digital integration, helping improve regional air quality.
- The CapaCITIES Programme completed 10 years, releasing new climate toolkits and a roadmap to strengthen municipal climate action, helping Indian cities achieve low-carbon and climate-resilient development.
- The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, an indigenously built Project 17A stealth frigate equipped with BrahMos missiles and advanced radar systems, boosting India’s maritime strength and self-reliance.
- India remains the world’s largest cotton cultivation area, but declining production, pest resistance, climate risks, and low productivity have prompted new initiatives like the Mission for Cotton Productivity and PM MITRA.
- Rising unemployment among India’s Gen Z, especially graduates, highlights concerns over skill gaps, automation, limited formal jobs, and weak employment security despite the country’s demographic advantage.
- Mission Golden Spice was launched to promote Meghalaya’s GI-tagged Lakadong turmeric by expanding cultivation, strengthening the value chain, and positioning it as a premium global spice over the next five years.
- The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Shanghai focused on AI innovation and global governance, where 29 countries agreed to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO), though India is not a founding member.
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