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Daily Current Affairs – 31 July, 2026

    Cloudbursts In India

    In News

  • Cloudbursts have become more common in the Himalayan states leading to flash floods, landslides and heavy loss of lives and property.

    • What is a Cloudburst?

  • India Meteorological Department (IMD) defines a cloudburst is a sudden release of downpour — an extreme weather event of rainfall over a small area (20-30 sq. km.); a rainfall of 100 mm or more in one hour recorded in a station.
  • It is a severe weather event in which there is very heavy rain in a short period of time over a small area.
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    Criminalisation of Politics

    Context

  • A report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch looks at the self-sworn election affidavits of all sitting CMs of 28 states and three Union territories.

    • Major Highlights

  • 45% (14) of India’s current Chief Ministers have criminal cases lodged against them.
  • Women Representation: Of the 31, only one, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is a woman.
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    ILO Convention No. 193

    Context

  • The International Labour Conference adopted Convention No. 193, ‘Decent Work in the Platform Economy’.

    • About Convention

  • It is the first legally binding international labour standard dedicated specifically to the platform economy.
  • It establishes a global framework to help ensure that technological innovation and new business models go hand in hand with workers’ rights, fair competition and sustainable economic growth.
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    ISRO’s NavIC System can no longer Provide Navigation Data Independently: Govt

    Context

  • Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) has lost its ability to deliver standalone navigation services after dropping below the critical threshold of operational spacecraft.

    • About

  • The system currently has only three operational satellites providing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services. 
  • Its last atomic clock on the IRNSS-1F satellite failed in March 2026.
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    India & Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026

    Context

  • Yale University released the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026, ranking India 176th out of 177 countries. The report highlighted India’s ongoing environmental challenges and ignited a renewed discussion about its methodology and policy implications.

    • Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

  • It is a biennial global index developed by the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy in collaboration with the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University.
  • Objective:
  • It measures how effectively countries protect environmental health and ecosystem vitality.
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    News In Short 31-07-2026

    Context

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has urged PM to ensure that no statutory or administrative approval is granted to Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu project unless it is consistent with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (2007) award and the Supreme Court's 2018 judgment on Cauvery water sharing.

    • About Cauvery River

  • The Cauvery is an inter-State river in southern India and one of the major east-flowing peninsular rivers that drains into the Bay of Bengal. 
  • It originates at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Kodagu (Coorg) district, Karnataka. 
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