Current Affairs 28 July 2026
8 updates from 28 July 2026, with sources. Everything from this day that matters for SSC, RRB, banking and AP Police general awareness.
- 🇮🇳 National
CRPF marks 88th Foundation Day, World Hepatitis Day observed globally
The Central Reserve Police Force observed its 88th Foundation Day on July 27, commemorating its establishment as the Crown Representative's Police at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh in 1939, before being renamed and reconstituted as the CRPF under a 1949 Act following India's independence. The force…
- Defence
Rajnath Singh unveils gender-neutral induction policy for Indian Coast Guard
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday unveiled a new policy enabling gender-neutral induction and career progression for officers in the Indian Coast Guard, opening up a wider range of roles and career paths to women officers within the force.
- Sports
Esha Singh strikes gold, Manu Bhaker takes bronze at ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou
Esha Singh won gold in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, with fellow Indian shooter Manu Bhaker claiming bronze in the same event, giving India a strong showing on the shooting range.
- 🇮🇳 National
Centre rolls out "One Entitled Officer, One Official Car" policy
The Union government has implemented a new policy restricting entitled officers to a single official vehicle each, in a move officials describe as an effort to rationalise government expenditure on vehicle fleets.
- International
Wildfires and heatwave force over 3 lakh evacuations across France and Spain
A brutal heatwave combined with fast-moving wildfires has forced more than 325,000 people to evacuate across France and Spain, as fire crews battled blazes that show little sign of easing.
- International
Trump holds back-to-back talks with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu
President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in separate meetings on Tuesday, as Washington juggled two of the world's most closely watched conflicts on the same day.
- International
US says it intercepted Iranian missiles in "surprise attack" on Middle East forces
The US Central Command said American forces intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Iran in what it described as an attempted surprise attack on US positions in the Middle East, an escalation that sent oil prices climbing on Tuesday.
- Economy
Government clears RBI plan to field-test ₹10 and ₹20 polymer notes
The government has approved a Reserve Bank of India proposal to conduct field trials of polymer banknotes in the ₹10 and ₹20 denominations, with one billion notes of each denomination to be issued for the trial under Section 25 of the RBI Act, 1934.