Daily Current Affairs 16 July 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Daily Current Affairs edition for July 16, 2026. Our lead covers a major Cabinet day: the approval of Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, and a new Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme to deepen the electronics value chain. We also analyse the National Investment Policy for Urea aimed at fertiliser self-reliance, the draft CAFE-III fuel-economy norms that reshape how India regulates car emissions, India hosting the 5th BIMSTEC Security Chiefs meeting in New Delhi, and DRDO completing military field trials of an indigenous Quantum Key Distribution system. The full roundup, six deep-dive articles, and a quiz follow.