Daily Current Affairs — 10 July 2026

📅 Published 10 July 2026 · Current affairs compiled for 10 July 2026

Daily Current Affairs · 10 July 2026

10 fully-analysed topics · 30 bilingual MCQs · 3 embedded videos · built for UPSC Prelims & Mains

📚 10 Topics
🎯 30 MCQs
🎬 3 Videos
🇮🇳 Hindi + English
Economy: 6 · Polity: 2 · History: 2

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UPSC Current Affairs MCQ — 10 July 2026

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📰 Today’s Top 5 Current Affairs
#01
Economy

All India Survey on Higher Education Reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24

📰 Why in News

The Union Ministry of Education has released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24

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  • AISHE Reports 2022-24 highlight significant expansion and inclusion in India's higher education sector
  • Despite quantitative progress, structural challenges persist, including graduate unemployment, skill gaps, faculty shortages, low R&D investment…
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER): GER, calculated as the ratio of student enrolment to total population in the age group of 18-23 years based on 2011…
  • Female enrolment grew faster by 42.2%, reaching 2.24 crore.
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  • Background: Initiated in 2010-11, AISHE is an annual, comprehensive, and voluntary survey conducted by the Ministry of Education.
  • Mandate: It acts as the primary source of official statistics on India's higher education sector
  • Data Collection: It tracks indicators like student enrolment
  • Limitations of AISHE Data: Participation is voluntary, and data is self-reported by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
  • The Employability & Unemployment Crisis: The State of Working India 2026 report highlights a severe youth employment crisis
  • Furthermore, many premier IITs boycott these rankings citing opaque evaluation parameters.
🏛️ Key Stakeholders
DRDOSupreme Court
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#02
Economy

All India Survey on Higher Education 2020-2021

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The Union Ministry of Education released data from the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021, which showed a 7.5% increase in student enrolments across the country compared to 2019-20.

✅ Quick Facts
  • Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
  • The survey also revealed that in 2020-21, the year when the Covid-19 pandemic began, there was a 7% rise in enrolments in distance education…
  • To portray the status of higher education in the country, the Ministry of Education has endeavored to conduct an annual web-based AISHE since 2010-11
  • These are useful in making informed policy decisions and research for development of the education sector.
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  • Student Enrolment: Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for all enrolments (as per 2011 Census) increased by over 2 points to 27.3
  • But, the overall figures for Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) enrolments (at all levels of higher education) showed that women…
  • The 21.4% government colleges accounted for 34.5% total enrolments in 2020-21
  • Uttar Pradesh; Maharashtra; Karnataka; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu; Madhya Pradesh
  • Faculty Shortage: AISHE 2020-21 showed that the teacher-pupil ratio was at 27 for all universities
  • Inadequate Infrastructure: Poor infrastructure is another challenge to higher education in India
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#03
Economy

Anusandhan National Research Foundation

📰 Why in News

Recently, the first meeting of the governing board of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) was chaired by the Prime Minister.

✅ Quick Facts
  • It focused on initiatives to enhance India's research capabilities and establish a strong research culture across institutions.
  • Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR)
  • The immediate priority areas for support under MAHA are EV Mobility and Advanced Materials.
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#04
Polity

National Education Policy, 2020

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Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 with an aim to introduce several changes in the Indian education system – from the school to college level.

✅ Quick Facts
  • The NEP 2020 aims at making "India a global knowledge superpower".
  • The Cabinet has also approved the renaming of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to the Ministry of Education.
  • The NEP cleared by the Cabinet is only the third major revamp of the framework of education in India since independence
  • School Education: Universalization of education from preschool to secondary level with 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030.
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  • To bring 2 crore out of school children back into the mainstream through an open schooling system.
  • The current 10+2 system to be replaced by a new 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively
  • It will also have 12 years of schooling with three years of Anganwadi/ pre schooling.
  • By 2030, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a 4-year integrated B.Ed. degree.
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to 50% by 2035. Also, 3.5 crore seats to be added in higher education
  • National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) for regulation,
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#05
Economy

Tackling Unemployment Trap in India

📰 Why in News

As per a leading global financial services firm

✅ Quick Facts
  • About Unemployment: Unemployment is when an individual who is not employed and is seeking employment, cannot find work
  • High Youth Unemployment: As per the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
  • Demographic Pressure: The World Bank warns that South Asia
  • Skill Mismatch: Only 4.7% of India's labour force has received formal skill training, resulting in an underutilized workforce
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  • Economic Stagnation: Unemployment leads to lost GDP and wasted human capital
  • Increased Poverty and Inequality: Joblessness directly causes poverty and widens income gaps
  • Social Instability: High unemployment, particularly among youth, fuels social unrest, crime, and political instability due to widespread frustration…
  • Mental Health and Skill Crisis: Prolonged unemployment causes psychological distress and deskilling
  • Fiscal Burden on Government: Unemployment simultaneously increases government spending on welfare benefits while reducing tax revenues
  • Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE)
🏛️ Key Stakeholders
RBIStartup India
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#06
Economy

Economic Survey 2025–26

📰 Why in News

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs tabled the Economic Survey 2025–26 in Parliament

✅ Quick Facts
  • It is prepared by the Economic Division of the Ministry of Finance under the Chief Economic Adviser
  • First presented in 1950–51 as part of the Budget, it became a separate document in 1964.
  • Global growth is resilient but risks persist from geopolitics, trade fragmentation, and financial stress.
  • The First Advance Estimates place Financial Year 2025-26 (FY26) Real GDP growth at 7.4% and Gross Value Added (GVA) growth at 7.3%
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  • Private Final Consumption Expenditure grew 7.0% in FY26
  • Investment strengthened as Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) grew 7.8%
  • On the supply side, services remained the main growth driver, with services GVA at an estimated 9.1% growth for the full year.
  • Prudent fiscal management has strengthened India's macroeconomic credibility
  • The direct tax base expanded, with income tax returns rising from 6.9 crore (FY22) to 9.2 crore (FY25).
  • Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections during Apr–Dec 2025 stood at Rs 17.4 lakh crore (+6.7% YoY)
🏛️ Key Stakeholders
IMFParliamentMinistry of FinanceDPIIT
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Which statement correctly describes Economic Survey 2025–26?

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#07
Polity

NCRB’s Crime in India 2024 Report

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The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the 'Crime in India – 2024' report.

✅ Quick Facts
  • The NCRB also released the Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI) 2024 report, according to which 1,70,746 suicides were recorded in 2024
  • The NCRB 2024 report recorded a decline in overall cognisable crimes
  • Cybercrime emerged as the biggest concern, increasing by 17% due to AI-enabled frauds, digital arrest scams, weak digital literacy, and organised…
  • Total Cases: India recorded 58.85 lakh cognisable crimes in 2024, down from 62.41 lakh in 2023
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  • Under the BNS, simple 'Hurt' was made a non-cognisable offence
  • Murder and Kidnapping: Murder cases witnessed a marginal decline of 2.4%, with 'disputes' remaining the leading motive
  • Property Offences: Traditional property offences like theft (down 9.8%) and robbery (down 13%) saw a noticeable decline
  • Children: Crime against children increased by 5.9% in 2024
  • Women: Crimes against women declined by 1.5%, with 4.41 lakh cases reported in 2024 compared to 4.48 in 2023
  • Meanwhile, missing person cases increased by 7.3%, while missing children cases rose by 7.8%, highlighting persistent concerns over trafficking…
🏛️ Key Stakeholders
Election CommissionMinistry of Home AffairsCBI
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#08
History

Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

📰 Why in News

14 States and Union Territories are yet to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education

✅ Quick Facts
  • Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
  • Need: The MoU includes provisions for planning, implementation, and monitoring, aligning State proposals with NEP for better integration.
  • The scheme offers flexibility for States/UTs to tailor activities according to their needs
  • Moreover, States can identify focus districts based on indicators like enrollment ratios, gender parity, and population proportions of marginalized…
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  • Some State governments have expressed dissatisfaction with the MoU, as it doesn't address the need for additional funding to implement NEP reforms.
  • States are responsible for 40% of the PM-USHA expenses, but the MoU doesn't provide clarity on funding mechanisms for NEP-related changes.
  • About: In the light of the National Education Policy
  • Equity Access and inclusion in higher education
  • Accreditation of Non Accredited Institutions and improving accreditation.
  • To improve the overall quality of existing state higher educational institutions by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and standards and…
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#09
History

Supreme Court Stays UGC's 2026 Regulations

📰 Why in News

The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim stay on the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions)…

✅ Quick Facts
  • Judicial Intervention: Since the 2012 Regulations had been repealed
  • Background & Context: The 2026 Regulations were formulated in response to the ongoing case Abeda Salim Tadvi v
  • Key Legal & Definitional Challenges to 2026 Regulations: The petitions specifically challenged Section 3(1)(c)
  • The SC raised questions on whether the UGC 2026 Regulations adequately cover harassment on regional lines
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  • The bench examined the regulation through the lens of Article 15(4) that enables the State to make special provisions for the advancement of socially…
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#10
Economy

AICTE’s 2025 'Year of AI'

📰 Why in News

Recently, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has designated 2025 as the "Year of Artificial Intelligence" to position India as a global leader in AI.

✅ Quick Facts
  • AICTE aims to promote AI in education through updated curricula
  • It is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Ministry of Education.
  • It was set up in November 1945 as a national-level apex advisory body.
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