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Daily Current Affairs – 18 July, 2026

    Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 

    In News

  • The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill has deferred the adoption of its draft report after completing voting on two of its five recommendations. 

    • About the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025

  • Objective: The Bill seeks to ensure that persons subjected to extended detention for serious criminal offences do not occupy high constitutional posts.
  • Scope: The Bill will be applicable to the Central Government, State Governments and UT of Delhi.
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    BIMSTEC Reinforces Regional Security and Maritime Cooperation

    Context

  • The National Security Chiefs of BIMSTEC member states met in New Delhi, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen regional cooperation against terrorism, cyber threats, maritime security challenges, and emerging security risks.

    • About

  • They adopted guidelines for the maritime component of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
  • These guidelines will help BIMSTEC member states to undertake relief operations in the region in an expeditious manner
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    Modified UDAN: Strengthening India’s Regional Aviation Network

    Context

  • Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the Modified UDAN Scheme with a ₹28,840 crore outlay (FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36).

    • About Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)

  • The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) was launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to make air travel affordable, accessible and widespread, especially in unserved and underserved regions.
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    Empowering Women Farmers in Agriculture

    In News

  • Maharashtra has become the first state in India to have a dedicated law for the empowerment of women farmers with the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026.

    • Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026

  • It is aimed at correcting the historical neglect of women’s contribution to agriculture and to improve their access to government schemes, credit, insurance, extension services, technology and markets, irrespective of whether they own land or not.
  • It defines “farmer” in a comprehensive manner so as to include women engaged in crop cultivation, animal husbandry, poultry, fisheries, agro-forestry, mushroom cultivation, vermiculture and primary processing either as landowner or labourer.
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    AI Hallucinations

    In News

  • Recently, researchers warned that AI hallucinations are opening a new front in cybersecurity.

    • AI hallucinations

  • AI hallucination is a phenomenon where, in a large language model (LLM) often a generative AI chatbot or computer vision tool, perceives patterns or objects that are nonexistent or imperceptible to human observers.
  • AI hallucinations have evolved from a reliability issue into a cybersecurity threat.
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    News In Short 18-07-2026

    Context

  • Argentina's post-match celebration after defeating England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final sparked controversy after players displayed a banner claiming the Falkland Islands as Argentine territory.

    • About

  • The banner revived a nearly 200-year-old sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. 
  • The Falkland Islands, known as Islas Malvinas in Argentina, have remained disputed since Britain reasserted control over the islands in 1833. 
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