Overview

• Morning assemblies on July 17–18 introduced multi-sector briefings across Indian schools to foster civic awareness and public speaking by highlighting national, international and policy developments.
• The Uttarakhand government asked NCERT to develop syllabus content on the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana, while Air India raced to inspect Boeing 787 fuel-switching systems after a DGCA safety alert.
• India supplied 300,000 doses of measles–rubella vaccine to Bolivia as part of its international health diplomacy efforts.
• Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by deploying over 400 drones and missiles in renewed hostilities.
• The Reserve Bank of India injected ₹5.6 lakh crore into the banking sector to ensure effective implementation of a recent interest rate cut.