• Repo Rate: 5.50%
• SDF: 5.25%
• MSF: 5.75%
• Bank Rate: 5.75%
• Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
• CRR: 3.00%
• SLR: 18.00%

1. Justice Rajesh Bindal Appointed NCLAT Chairperson

• Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
• Justice Rajesh Bindal succeeded the interim arrangement headed by Justice Yogesh Khanna, who served as the Officiating Chairperson of NCLAT from 5 July 2026.
• NCLAT is the appellate authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.

2. Global Innovation Index 2026 ranks India 38th among 139 economies

• The index is published annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
• The top five countries in the Global Innovation Index 2026 are Switzerland (1st), Sweden (2nd), the United States (3rd), Republic of Korea (4th) and Singapore (5th).
• India improved its overall ranking from 48th in 2020 to 38th in 2026.

3. Cabinet approves Rs.14,500 crore Viability Gap Funding Scheme

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for developing Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems, to be implemented from FY 2026–27 to FY 2030–31.
• It aims to support the development of 92 GWh of yet-to-be-commissioned energy storage capacity across India.
• The targeted capacity is equivalent to 170% of India's present grid-scale energy storage capacity.

4. TRAI Launches 'Network Anubhav' Platform

• The platform was launched by TRAI to provide a unified geospatial and analytical dashboard of telecom network experience across India.
• It combines consumer-generated network test data with TRAI's Independent Drive Test (IDT) data.
• The headquarters of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is located in New Delhi, India.

5. M. John Harrison Wins Booker Prize 2026

• British author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize 2026 for his novel The End of Everything.
• M. John Harrison received a cash prize of £50,000 along with the Booker Prize trophy.
• M. John Harrison succeeded David Szalay, who won the Booker Prize 2025 for Flesh.

6. India–Myanmar Tri-Services HADR Exercise RAHAT MITRA Concludes in Chennai

• The inaugural India–Myanmar Bilateral Tri-Services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise ‘RAHAT MITRA’ concluded in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• The theme of the exercise was “Together for Humanity, Stronger through Partnership.”
• The exercise involved all three Indian Armed Forces: Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

7. Tanvi Patri becomes first Indian woman to win Silver medal at Youth Olympic Games

• Indian badminton player Tanvi Patri became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in women's singles badminton at the Youth Olympic Games 2026.
• Tanvi is from Odisha and trains at the Centre for Badminton Excellence (formerly Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy), Bengaluru.
• Before Tanvi, H. S. Prannoy (2010) and Lakshya Sen (2018) had won individual silver medals in badminton at the Youth Olympic Games.

8. Anuj Shrivatri Becomes India’s 100th Chess Grandmaster

• Anuj Shrivatri, an International Master from Madhya Pradesh, became India's 100th Chess Grandmaster (GM).
• He achieved this milestone by winning the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship 2026, held in Ozamiz City, Philippines.
• Viswanathan Anand (1988), Dibyendu Barua (1991), Praveen Thipsay (1997) and V. S. Rathnavel (2026) became India's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 99th Grandmasters, respectively.