17 July current affairs shorts 1

Q1) According to the QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2026, which Indian city was ranked as the most affordable for students worldwide?

Q2) In July 2025, which Indian fintech firm received RBI’s nod for launching cross-border payment aggregation services?

Q3) In July 2025, who took over as the new CEO of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, replacing Juan Pablo Rodriguez?

Q4) The WHO approved which injectable antiviral drug in 2025 for pre-exposure HIV prevention?

Q5) Which UK-based multinational bank became the first to exit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) in 2025, citing business challenges?

Q6) Which global consulting firm launched a GenAI Academy in India to upskill professionals in artificial intelligence?

Q7) Who co-chaired the ASEAN–India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Malaysia as India’s official representative?

Q8) India signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with which group, expected to be implemented by October 2025?

Q9) What is the name of the carbon-fibre–based artificial foot developed by DRDO and AIIMS Bibinagar?

Q10) Under the Aadhaar program, biometric updates for children are free in which of the following age groups?

Q11) TAFE collaborated with which global agricultural institute to build an Adaptive Agriculture Research Centre in Hyderabad?

Q12) Which US aerospace giant is supplying F404 engines for India’s indigenous Tejas Mk 1A aircraft?

Q13) Tesla launched its first-ever Indian showroom in which city in July 2025?

Q14) Which Indian state recently classified livestock farming as an agricultural activity, making it eligible for agri-related subsidies?

Q15) As part of its renewable push, the Indian Cabinet approved a special exemption for which PSU to boost clean energy?