๐ Current Affairs โ 14 July 2026
Prepared by Vibhillion AI
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๐ Political/Governance
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๐น Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary Proposed for National Park Status
โข Odisha will send a proposal to upgrade Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary into Debrigarh-Gaur National Park.
โข The sanctuary covers 353 sq. km of ecologically rich forest.
๐น Ladakh Creates 17 New Tehsils
โข Ladakh has established 17 new tehsils, increasing the total to 32.
โข The administration plans to extend LAHDC Act benefits to all new districts.
๐น Central Vista Renamed
โข The Government has renamed the Central Vista redevelopment area as the Kartavya Bhawan Area.
โข Ministries have been directed not to use the term Central Vista in official documents.
๐น Supreme Court Forms Special Benches
โข Chief Justice Surya Kant constituted four special benches to hear the oldest pending cases and reduce judicial backlog.
๐น AI Regulations for Courts
โข The Supreme Court's AI Committee released the draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts, 2026.
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๐ฐ Economic/Business
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๐น WPI Inflation Rises
โข India's Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) increased to 9.87% in June 2026.
๐น India Notifies TRQ Allocation under India-Oman CEPA
โข DGFT notified the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) allocation procedure under the India-Oman CEPA.
๐น Jio Platforms Appoints New CEO
โข Pankaj Pawar has been appointed as the new CEO of Jio Platforms Ltd.
๐น Bharat Tex 2026
โข Bharat Tex 2026 will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 14โ17 July 2026.
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๐ International Relations
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๐น India Launches UNSC Campaign
โข India launched its campaign for a UNSC Non-Permanent Seat (2028โ29) based on the SHANTI vision.
๐น PM Addresses Indian Diaspora in Auckland
โข The Prime Minister highlighted the Mฤori concept of Waka as a symbol of friendship between India and New Zealand.
๐น IndiaโNew Zealand Roadmap 2030
โข Both countries adopted the IndiaโNew Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030.
โข Target: NZ$7 billion bilateral trade by 2030.
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๐ฌ Science & Technology
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๐น NIDAR 2.0 Launched
โข MeitY launched NIDAR 2.0 under the SwaYaan initiative to promote indigenous drone innovation.
๐น Digital Threat Report 2025โ26 Released
โข MeitY, CERT-In, CSIRT-Fin, and SISA released the Digital Threat Report 2025โ26 for the BFSI sector.
๐น UN Scientific Report on AI
โข The UN's first scientific AI report warned that AI development is progressing faster than regulation.
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๐ฑ Environment & Climate
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๐น SOโ Emissions Around Delhi
โข Around 81% of SOโ emissions within 300 km of Delhi-NCR come from plants exempted from pollution-control systems.
๐น Unjha Jeera & Saunf Receive GI Tag
โข Unjha Cumin (Jeera) and Unjha Fennel (Saunf) of Gujarat received GI Tag.
๐น Focus on Biogas & CBG
โข India is promoting Biogas and Compressed Biogas (CBG) to strengthen energy security.
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