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Highlights of Current Affairs 17 July 2026
- The annual Jagannath Rath Yatra began in Puri, Odisha, with Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra taken in grand chariots from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple.
- India and Australia finalised the Administrative Arrangement under their Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, strengthening uranium supply, clean energy cooperation, and India’s energy security.
- The Union Cabinet approved the ₹62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) to boost domestic manufacturing, exports, innovation, and global competitiveness in electronics.
- The Cabinet approved the National Investment Policy for Urea–2026 to expand domestic urea production, reduce import dependence, and improve fertiliser security for Indian agriculture.
- The Centre approved a Greenfield Shipbuilding Cluster at Porbandar and a ship repair facility at Vadinar to strengthen India’s shipbuilding capacity and maritime infrastructure.
- The Union Cabinet launched Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore to promote semiconductor manufacturing, chip design, research, and technological self-reliance.
- At the 49th Codex Alimentarius Commission, India secured the adoption of seven food standards and received approval to develop an international standard for cashew kernels.
- India hosted the 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting, launching BRICS CONNECT to strengthen digital labour governance, social protection, and employment cooperation.
- A ransomware group allegedly leaked data related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on the Dark Web, highlighting growing cybersecurity threats to India’s critical infrastructure.
- Soyuz MS-29 successfully launched Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station for an eight-month scientific mission.
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