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The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026

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  The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 27, 2026.  The Bill seeks to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.   The Act aims to prevent unfair means in public examinations conducted by specified public examination authorities.  These include: (i) Union Public Service Commission, (ii) Staff Selection Commission, (iii) Railway Recruitment Boards, (iv) Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, (v) National Testing Agency, (vi) Ministries of the central government and their attached offices, and (vii) other authorities notified by the central government.  In May 2026, NEET 2026 was cancelled, and re-conducted in the following month.  NEET is the entrance examination for undergraduate medical education programs.  The cancellation was following an alleged paper leak.  The Statement of Objects and Reasons to the Bill noted that it aims to strengthen fairn...
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Qantas plane completes record breaking 24 hours non stop journey

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It was accompalished by  A350.  The flight landed in    Toulouse, 24 hours 24 minutes after takeoff  Melbourne. This experimental flight is a part of  airline’s Project Sunrise.  It ctravelled a distance of  23,075 km (14,338 miles) in a route over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans without stopping. The Guardian
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India's First Direct Commercial Container Freight Train Reaches Nepal

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  Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone in strengthening India-Nepal freight connectivity with the successful operation of the first-ever direct commercial container freight train from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard, Nepal. The train, comprising 40 wagons carrying a consignment of canola, completed its journey under the revised India-Nepal Rail Transit Protocol, marking a new chapter in rail-based cross-border freight movement. The successful operation enables direct rail movement of containerised cargo from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar without transshipment at the border. The new arrangement is expected to substantially reduce transit time, logistics costs and cargo handling while improving the efficiency, reliability and competitiveness of cross-border trade between the two neighbouring countries. The milestone has been made possible through the implementation of the revised India-Nepal Rail Transit Protocol, which facilitates seamless end-to-end rail transportati...
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India Emerges as World's Second-Largest Supplier of Seafarers

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  India has emerged as the world's second-largest supplier of seafarers, contributing 311,936 maritime professionals to the global shipping industry, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 . The report estimates that India now accounts for 12.16% of the global seafaring workforce, ranking behind only the Philippines and ahead of China, the Russian Federation and Indonesia. The achievement marks one of the most remarkable transformations in the history of India's maritime sector. In 2015, India contributed only 5.2% of the world's seafarers and ranked fifth globally, behind China, the Philippines, Indonesia and the Russian Federation. Six years later, in 2021, India's share had grown modestly to 6%, though it continued to remain in fifth position. The latest BIMCO-ICS report for 2026, however, records a decisive breakthrough. India's global share has more than doubled over the past decade to 12.16%, propelling the country to second place worldwide...
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UPSC IAS Daily Current Affairs ( 27 – 07 – 2026 ) by UniFocus IAS

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10th Schedule Interpretation of Anti Defection Law questioned in Supreme Court of India Research4Life “Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath” Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List
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