UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-07-30

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• All art, no deal: On the U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear dealInternational Relations · U.S. signed a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, then added a condition for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords.
• Assam redraws who counts as an ‘original inhabitant’ in heritage land lawPolity · Assam Assembly passed a revised Bill redefining 'original inhabitants' for land restrictions around heritage structures.
• Government re-issues draft notification declaring over 56 K sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive areaEnvironment · Seventh draft notification re-issued to declare 56,825.7 sq km of Western Ghats as Eco-Sensitive Area.
• Youth at the vanguard: On the Education Minister’s resignationPolity · Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after sustained youth protests over repeated examination paper leaks.
• How did memory chipmaker CXMT become China’s most valuable stock? | ExplainedScience and Technology · CXMT's 466% stock surge on Shanghai's STAR Market made it China's most valuable listed firm, triggering a U.S. Congressional inquiry.
• Sparks fly in Lok Sabha as government, Opposition clash over anti-paper leak BillPolity · Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amid student protests over NEET-UG paper leak.
• Amid Opposition protest, Rajya Sabha passes Bill criminalising insult to Vande MataramPolity · Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, criminalising intentional disruption of Vande Mataram singing.
• Bihar withdraws 64 FIRs against NEET protesters but cases against 21 in Siwan remainPolity · Bihar government initiated withdrawal of 64 FIRs against NEET-UG protesters, but cases against 21 in Siwan remain.