July 2026 India News Highlights

Karnataka & State Politics

1. Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar to finalise long-pending cabinet expansion this week (announced July 27).
2. Siddaramaiah announces he won’t contest 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections (July 26).
3. NITI Aayog’s new Investment Friendliness Index 2026 ranks Karnataka 9th, behind Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
4. Supreme Court upholds Tamil Nadu and Karnataka’s online gaming laws.
5. Farmers and environmental groups protest in Mysuru against Kambala’s inclusion in Dasara 2026.

National Politics & Governance

6. Parliament’s Monsoon Session begins July 20, marked by Opposition protests over Operation Sindoor and the “Chalo Sansad” march.
7. Women’s Reservation and Delimitation Bills face a two-thirds majority hurdle in Parliament.
8. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns July 25 after Gen Z-led “Cockroach Janta Party” protests and Sonam Wangchuk’s 26-day hunger strike over NEET/exam paper leaks; Pralhad Joshi takes charge.
9. PM Modi sets up Nandan Nilekani-led task force to make India’s exam system leak-proof (July 26).
10. Census 2027 Self-Enumeration facility launched in Tamil Nadu and Tripura.
11. Union Cabinet approves “Semicon 2.0” policy for India’s semiconductor ecosystem.

Tragedy in Sikkim

12. Sikkim tunnel collapse: all 25 workers’ bodies recovered from NHPC Teesta Stage VI project (July 20–23).

Infrastructure & Economy

13. PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen train, between Jind and Sonipat, Haryana.
14. PM Modi inaugurates 75 redeveloped Amrit Bharat railway stations nationwide.
15. Navy inducts INS Malvan, its second Mahe-class anti-submarine warship.

Sports

16. Team India tours England through July, playing ODIs and T20Is.