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Daily Current Affairs: 15 July 2026

Current affairs of 15 July 2026: NIDAR 2.0 Drone Innovation Challenge Launched by MeitY; Digital Threat Report 2025-26: BFSI Cyber Risk Findings; LAHDC Act 1997: Ladakh to Extend Hill Councils to 7 Districts, and 22 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 25 topics

National Affairs

  1. LAHDC Act 1997: Ladakh to Extend Hill Councils to 7 Districts
  2. India Women Beat England by 270 Runs in Lord’s Test
  3. H. Hanumanthappa, Ex-Rajya Sabha MP, Dies at 94

Government Schemes

  1. CPWD 172nd Annual Day and MoHUA SANKALP Framework
  2. Pillale Sampada: Andhra Pradesh Incentive for Third and Fourth Child
  3. Seafarer Safety Tracker: Sonowal’s Maritime Safety Tool

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Revised Bank Board Governance Norms from 1 October 2026
  2. RBI Draft: One-Time Approval for Bank Shareholding by Funds
  3. FinSpark’26: Bank of Maharashtra Cybersecurity Hackathon Begins

International Affairs

  1. SHANTI Vision: India’s Campaign for 2028-29 UNSC Seat
  2. India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: PM Modi’s July 2026 Visit

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Crystal Crop Protection Kharif 2026: Six New Agri Products
  2. Paraquat Dichloride Herbicide Banned by Centre

Science & Technology

  1. NIDAR 2.0 Drone Innovation Challenge Launched by MeitY
  2. DoT-TSDSI MoU: Telecom Standards Push under Bharat 6G Mission
  3. JAXA RV-X Reusable Rocket Prototype Completes Test Flight

Environment & Ecology

  1. Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Proposed Gaur National Park
  2. Vriksh Mitra Abhiyan: People-Led Tree Plantation Drive
  3. International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms 2026

Reports & Indexes

  1. Digital Threat Report 2025-26: BFSI Cyber Risk Findings
  2. Brand Finance India 100 2026: Tata Group Tops List

Awards & Persons

  1. FIU-IND Runner-up at Egmont BECA 2026 for Rs 868 Crore Case
  2. ICC Hall of Fame 2026: Anjum Chopra and Kevin Pietersen
  3. Poomani Dies at 79: Tamil Author of Agnaadi and Vekkai
  4. Shubhanshu Shukla Debut Book The Second Orbit Released

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Agriculture & Rural Development

18. Vriksh Mitra Abhiyan: People-Led Tree Plantation Drive

  • Vriksh Mitra Abhiyan is a citizen-led tree plantation and care movement; the agriculture minister gave it a national push in July 2026.
  • Pledge: One Tree, Five Companions. Network: Vriksh Mitra Pariwar. Festival: Hariyali Amavasya plantation drive on 12 August.
  • It links with Mission LiFE (October 2022) and with PMGSY, PMAY and Lakhpati Didi.
  • India's tree and forest cover is about 25% against the 33% goal of the National Forest Policy, 1988.
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Reports & Indexes

Science & Technology

20. Digital Threat Report 2025-26: BFSI Cyber Risk Findings

  • The 2nd edition of the Digital Threat Report 2025-26, from MeitY, targets the BFSI and payments sector.
  • It draws on digital forensics and incident response cases, CERT-In and CSIRT-Fin observations, and adversarial AI research.
  • It proposes a four-layer gap framework called the Anatomy of Cyber Failure and an 18-month roadmap.
  • It warns that AI lets attackers do more with fewer resources, shrinking the defender's advantage.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Awards & Persons

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