- Indian writer Annie Zaidi, who is a freelance writer won the 2019 Nine Dots Prize which is a prestigious book prize given to innovative thinkers who addresses contemporary issues around the world.
- 31st July is celebrated as the birth anniversary of great novelist and storyteller Munshi Premchand who was born on 31st July 1880 in Lamhi village near Varanasi.
- RBI imposed a total fine of Rs 26 lakh on two prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers Mobikwik Systems Private Limited(15 lakh) and Hip Bar Pvt Ltd (10.85 lakh) for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines.
- Edward Michael Grylls OBE popularly known as the Bear Grylls featured with PM Narendra Modi in his Man vs Wild series. Bear Grylls, is a British former SAS serviceman and honorary lieutenant-colonel climbed the mount Everest on 16 May 1998, at just 23 years of age.
- Google Doodle has celebrated the 133rd birth anniversary of Muthulakshmi Reddi on 30th July who was India's 1st woman legislator in the history of British India and also one of the first women doctors in India.
- Scientists at IIT Hyderabad have developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells named Dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) by using kumkum dye or vermilion in India.
- The district administration of Udhampur, J&k has launched a “Jeene Do” helpline Under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme to enable the public to register any complaints about illegal sex detection.
- Rajya Sabha passed Triple Talaq Bill
- Rajiv Kumar appointed as the Finance Secretary
- RBI relaxed ECB norms for corporates and NBFCs
- MoU signed between India and Myanmar
- Parliament cleared Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019
