Top Current Affairs of the day for 10th July 2025

Top Current Affairs of the day for 10th July 2025

 

1. The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently initiated a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of state elections. This move sparked controversy with opposition parties and activists alleging potential disenfranchisement of certain communities and new voters. The Commission justified the revision by citing its constitutional mandate under Article 326 of the Constitution of India. This article guarantees universal adult suffrage and forms the legal basis for such electoral roll updates.
2. Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, along with Minister of State for Education and Skill Development, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Agritech Innovation Hub and the Agritech Startup and Technology Showcase at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut, on 9 July, 2025.
3. Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs 27th meeting of Eastern Zonal Council at Ranchi in Jharkhand.
4.   Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is positioned to secure two major submarine contracts worth over ₹1.06 lakh crore from the Indian government by the end of financial year 2025-26.
5.  India has launched a ₹1,000 crore venture capital fund dedicated to supporting the country’s rapidly growing space-tech start-up ecosystem, marking a transformative step in its ambition to become a major global player in the space sector. This initiative, approved by the Union Cabinet and managed by SIDBI Venture Capital Limited.
6.  India’s shipping sector is set to receive a transformative boost with the announcement that Cyprus-based Interorient Navigation Co Ltd and Danship & Partners Ltd will invest ₹10,000 crore in the industry. This represents the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian shipping since the sector was fully opened to overseas investment in 2005.
7. Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government on Wednesday approved Rs 33.8 million for the restoration and conservation of historic buildings belonging to Indian film legends Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor. The historic buildings of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, which have already been declared national heritage by the Pakistan government, are in a dilapidated condition. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archaeology Department has planned to convert both structures into museums dedicated to the lives and careers of both actors.
8. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his fellow Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members will remain aboard the International Space Station (ISS) longer than initially planned. Ttheir return has been delayed beyond the original date two-week schedule. The European Space Agency (ESA) has stated that the crew is now expected to return after July 14.
9. The Indian Air Force is planning to buy Israel’s Air-Launched Long Range Artillery (Air LORA) missile system. This move will boost India’s precision strike abilities. It comes after the successful use of the Israeli Rampage missile in Operation Sindoor in May 2025. The new system is expected to strengthen India’s air combat power.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on July 10, 2025, after a week-long tour of five countries. He visited Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia. The trip included key bilateral meetings and his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit, highlighting India’s growing global role.
11.   Trinidad and Tobago became the eighth country in the world and the first in the Caribbean to offer UPI (Unified Payments Interface) services for Indian travelers. This move will allow Indian visitors to make payments directly in rupees using their mobile UPI apps.
12.  Recent studies show the urgent need for an immediate ban on problematic single-use plastics. Research commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and conducted by Earth Action (EA) suggests that banning items like straws, cotton buds and packaging made from polystyrene could save the global economy trillions of dollars by 2040.
13.  Bulgaria will officially replace its national currency, the lev, with the euro. The fixed conversion rate is set at 1.95583 lev per euro. Bulgaria to adopt the euro as its official currency starting 1 January 2026. Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov hailed the decision as a “landmark moment” and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to a smooth and effective transition.
14.  Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher became the first men’s professional cricketer to take five wickets in first five balls during his side Munster Reds’ win over North-West Warriors in an Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy match in Dublin on Thursday.