Daily Current Affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the second-longest-serving PM in Indian history, overtaking Indira Gandhi’s record of 4,077 consecutive days in office.

He completed 4,078 continuous days in office over three consecutive terms.

Historic firsts:

• First Non-Congress PM to reach this milestone
• First Indian PM born after Independence
• Longest-serving PM from a non-Hindi-speaking state (Gujarat)
• First sitting PM since Indira Gandhi to return with a full majority (2019)

Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, organized the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Padyatra’ on 26th July 2025 in Drass, Kargil.

The event commemorates 26 years of India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil War.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26th August 2021 to create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) linked with Aadhaar.

Key highlights:

• Provides Universal Account Number (UAN) based on self-declaration
• As of 17th July 2025: Over 30.94 crore workers registered
• 85.86 lakh workers from Andhra Pradesh alone

The 9th Meeting of the Empowered Committee for Animal Health (ECAH) was held in New Delhi under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).

Leadership:

• Chairperson: Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA)
• Vice-Chairperson: Mrs. Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary, DAHD

India has resumed the issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals, ending a five-year suspension.

Background: Tourist visas were suspended in 2020 due to:

• COVID-19 pandemic
• Galwan Valley clash, which strained bilateral relations

The Ministry of Women and Child Development rolled out the Palna Scheme on 1 April 2022 under the Samarthya vertical of Umbrella Mission Shakti.

Key features:

• Offers day-care crèche facilities and child protection services
• For children aged 6 months to 6 years
• Available across all States and UTs

At the 2025 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, both Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla earned medals in women’s singles – an unprecedented achievement for India.

Key achievements:

• Tanvi – Currently World No. 1 in juniors, secured dominant straight-game wins
• Vennala – Ranked 103rd, demonstrated tenacity in close contests

Parneet Kaur and Kushal Dalal bagged gold in the mixed compound archery team event at the 2025 FISU World University Games.

India’s medal haul in archery:

• 🥇 Gold – Mixed compound team
• 🥈 Silver – Compound men’s team
• 🥉 Bronze – Compound women’s event

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc., has reached a personal net worth of $1.1 billion.

Key drivers:

• Alphabet’s soaring stock performance
• Aggressive investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Government of India has appointed Ajay Seth, former Secretary of Finance and Economic Affairs, as the new Chairman of IRDAI.

Key details:

• Approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
• 1987-batch IAS officer from the Karnataka cadre

NASA has launched the TRACERS mission (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) to investigate how Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet from solar storms and space weather.