Thursday, 9 July 2026

AMITABH KANT HONOURED AT SWEDEN

* SHRI AMITABH KANT HAS HONOURED WITH ROYAL ORDER OF POLAR STAR ( KNIGHT FIRST CLASS) FROM GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM 

* AMITABH KANT WAS FORMER CEO OF NITI AYOG 

18 OUTCOMES ON PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED TO AUSTRALIA

* Joint Declaration On Defence And Security Cooperation ( Deepens in Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief) 

* Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap 

* India - Australia Joint Statement On Energy Security 

* Administrative Arrangment Of The India - Australia Civil Nuclear Agreement ( SHANTI ACT) 

* Australia - India Partnership For Cyber Critical Technologies, Supply Chain 

* MoU Between Indian Coast Guard And Maritime Border Command Of Australia 

* Australian Invite For Indian Military Instructor In Australian Defence College For 2028/29 

* MoU To Set Up a Centre Of Excellence in Mining And Mining Equipment, Technology And Services 

* Letter Of Intent To Flinders University For Letting Up Its Campus In Bengaluru 

* Letter Of Intent  Between National Council For Vocational Education And Training And Australian Skills Quality Authority 

* Repatriation Of Indian Artefacts ( The Return Of Indian Artifect Including The Sacred Nandi, Trident With Auspicious Kali ( Bhadrakali) And Six Headed Skanda ( Kartikeya) 

* Operationlisarion The Roof Top Solar Training Academy 

* MoU Under Australia - Canada - India Technology And Innovation Partnership 

* MoU Between Geoscience Australia And Geological Survey Of India 

* Traditional Knowledge DIGITAL Library Access Agreement Between Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research And IP Australia 

* MoU Between Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research And University Of Melbourne 

* MoU Between Satyajit Ray Film And Television Institute, Kolkata With GRIFFITH Film School, South Brisbane Australia 

* Handing Over Of Letter Of Approval To Victoria University 

JANUARY TO JUNE EXERCISE IN 2026

JANUARY - 

The 17th Edition Of TRILATERAL Exercise DOSTI between Indian COAST Guard, Srilanka Coast Guard And Maldives Defence Force Held 

 India's First Training Squadron 1Ts Concluded a Successful Port Call At Phuket, Thailand 

FEBRUARY  - 

The 13th Edition Of The Joint Military Exercise KHANJAR Between India And Kyrgyzstan Set To Conducted At Misamari, Assam On 4th To 17th February 2026 

Indian Armed Forces Jointly Conducted The Exercise Tatrakshak In Collaboration WITH BSF, Indian Coast Guard With Gujarat Police.

 Indian Air Force Is Conducting A Joint In Situ Air Exercise With The Royal Thai Airforce At Malacca Strait.

 India, Japan And INDONESIA Conducted a TRILATERAL Naval Exercise At Andaman Sea 

Exercise VAJRA GHAAT  Conducted By White Tiger Division At Pokhran Range 

Indian Navy Inaugurated The MILAN VILLAGE At Visakhapatnam ( 13th Edition Of Naval Exercise MILAN 2026 Commence At Vishakapatnam.) 

The Indian Army's Khadga Corps Participate In Exercise KHADGA SHAKTI 2026 At Mahajan Field Firing Range In Bikaner District, Rajasthan.

The 16th EDITION OF The Joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR Between India And US Held In Himachal Pradesh.

The 7th Edition Of India - Japan Joint Military Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN Commence At Uttarakhand.

Southern Air Command ( SAC) Along With Forces From Armed Forces Special Operation Division (AFSOD), And Indian Coast Guard Successfully Conducted A High Tempo Joint Maritime Exercise KALARI LEAP in Lakshadweep And Minicoy Archipelago,

President Droupadi MURMU Witnessed The Indian Air Force Exercise VAYU SHAKTI In Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 

* President Droupadi MURMU Took A Sortie On Light Combat Helicopter PRACHAND 

MARCH - 

Indian Contingent Has Departed For Seychelles For 11th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise EXERCISE LAMITIYE 2026 ( 9th To 20th March 2026) At Indian Ocean 

 Indian Navy Joined The US Lead Drill Sea Dragon In Guam

 INS NILAGIRI Has Deployed To The Western Pacific During The Sea Phase 1 Of Exercise KAKADU 2026 

* Crew Of INS NILAGIRI Clinched The Kakadu Shield Trophy At Exercise KAKADU 2026 


 Indian Naval Ship INS TRIKAND Departs From Port Victoria, Seychelles, To Participate In The First Tri Services Edition Of Exercise LAMITIYE 2026 


Indian Coast Guard Conducted A Regional Search And Rescue Exercise ReSAREX Off Porbandar 


APRIL - 

Indian Army Is Conducting The 7th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK With The Uzbekistan Ground Forces At The Eastern Military District Gurumsaray Field Training Area In Namangan (Uzbekistan) On 12th -25th April 2026 

India's INS NIREEKSHAK Has Visited To Colombo, Sri Lanka For Participate In The India - Srilanka IN -SLN Divex 2026 ( A Bilateral Diving Exercise ) Kicked Off From 21st -27th April 2026 

Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 


 Indian Army Special Forces Mentor Elite African Troops In Urban COMBAT Drills At Multi National Special Forces At Exercise FLINTLOCK 2026 


MAY - 

 *  The 2nd Edition Of The Bilateral Military Exercise CINBAX Between Indian Army And Royal Cambodian Army Is Set To Held In Cambodia 

 The Multinational Joint Forces Exercise - FINTLOCK 2026 Successfully Culminates in Cote d Ivoire 

 The Indian ARMY Contingent Departed For 2nd Edition Of India - Cambodia Bilateral Military Exercise CINBAX -II At Kamponge Speu Provinces, Kingdom of Cambodia From 4th To 17th May 2026 

Indian Navy's INS SHARADA Has Conducted A PASSEX With Royal Nederlands Navy Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter At Kochi, KERALA 

EXERCISE PRAGATI - 

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI 

Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI SET TO HELD ON 18TH -31ST MAY 2026 

* FOCUS - IT AIMS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION AND CAPABILITIES, FOCUSING ON COUNTER INSURGENCY DRILLS AND OPERATING AS COHESIHVE FORCES. 

* PRAGATI - PATNERSHIP OF REGIONAL ARMIES FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION) 

* PARTICIPANT - BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PHILIPHINES, SEYCHELLUS, SINGAPORE, SRILANKA, THAILAND, VIETNAM. 

( ASEAN REGION) 



* Indian Army Participated In The Prestigious CAPEX Capability Demonstration In Tampa, Florida From 18,-21st May 2026 


JUNE - 

 Indian Army Continent Will Travel To ULAANBAATAR, Mangolia To Participate In The 23rd Edition Of Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2026 Multi National Joint Exercise



INDIAN RESEARCHERS HAVE RECONSTRUCT A NEW APPROACH AT IONOSPHERE REGION

 *  Researchers Have Developed a Novel Approach To Reconstruct The Topside Ionosphere Over The INDIAN Region For The First Time By Integrating Ground And Space Based Observation - 


* Ionosphere Is Earth's Upper Atmosphere Which Plays A Vital Role in Atmospheric And Ionospheric Electro dynamical Process 

* The Day To Day Variation Of The Electron Density Significantly Influence The Radio Wave Propagation in Various Frequency Bands, Particularly in High Frequency Band ( HF Band) 

* It Also Affected The Satellite Based Navigation System Such As GPS Or Indian NAVIC System By Altering Signal Transmission 

* In Equatorial Region The Ionospheric Dynamic Are Highly Complex 

* The Accurate Electron Density Information Upto 1000 Km Is Essential For Continuous Monitoring Ionosphere As The Most Low Earth Orbit Satellite Operate Within Altitude Range 

* addressing This Limitations A New Method Is Developed By Indian Institute Of Geomagnetism ( IIG) An Autonomous Institute Of DST 

MISSION MILLION OAK TREE

Sikkim Government Has Launched The MISSION MILLION OAK TREE By 2047 


* Statewide Ecological Restoration Programme Aimed At Reviving Himalyan Oak Forest To Strengthen Water Security, Biodiversity, Climate Resilience 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Planted A Oak Under A Day For Mother Earth At Lagyap Reserve Forest 

* CM Launched The CONNECT TO FOREST Toll Free Helpline Number 1926 To Enable Citizen Grievances 

* Flagged Off Safari Vehicle For Barsey Rhododendron WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Along With Patrol Vehicle 

* CM States The Sikkim Has 47.33 percentage Forest Cover ( Geographical Area Under Forest Administration & 33.77% Designated As Protected Areas And Wildlife SANCTUARY 

* Sikkim Government Has Been Initiative Such As Mero Rukh Mero Santati, Mero Bato Mero Bote, 

FIRST MIZORAM WOMAN TO JOIN THE INDIAN AIR FORCE

*  MALSAWMTLUANGI From Mizoram Has Joined The Indian Air force, Becoming The First MIZO  Woman To Join 

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED TO INDONESIA

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO INDONESIA ON 6TH JULY 2026 


20 OUTCOMES - 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Minerals And Technology Of Steel Supply Chain 

* Extension Of MoU And Implementation Arrangement On MARITIME Safety And Security Cooperation 

* MoU Between Non - Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre ( NFTDC) Midwest Limited, And PT PERMINAS On Development Of Rare Earth Magnet 

* Cooperation On BRAHMOS System 

* Air - To -Air Missile Cooperation Agreement 

* Strategic Joint Venture Between Steel Authority Of India' ( SAIL) And Pt Krakatau Steel For Establishment Of Stainless Steel Slab Manufacturing Facility In Indonesia 

* Extension Of Framework Agreement On Cooperation In Exploration And Uses Of Outer Space In Peaceful Purposes 

* India's Assistance For Conservation And Restoration Of Prambanan Temple Complex, Yogyakarta, 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Agriculture And Allied Sector 

* MoU Between CDSCO And BPOM On Cooperation In The Field Of Medical Regulation 

* MoU Between National Disaster Management Authority ( NDMA) And National Agency For Disaster Management, Indonesia 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Telecommunication Technologies And Services 

* MoU On Research, Technology And Innovation Cooperation 

* Implementation  Arrangement On Health Workforce Collaboration 

* Deployment Of Indonesian Liaison Officer In IFC -IOR ( Real-time Maritime Information Sharing) 

* Supply Of 100 Tonnes Of High Quality DWR 162 Wheats Seeds To Indonesia 

* Commemoration Of Tagore - Deewantara Year Of Cultural And Educational Diplomacy 

* Settings Up Of Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore Branch Campus At Singhasari SEZ, Indonesia 

* Cooperation Between Open Network For Digital Commerce ( ONDC) And Indonesia Open Network ( ION) 

* MoU Between Election Commission Of India ( ECI) And The General Elections Commission ( KPU) Of Indonesia






AWARDS - 

* ON VISIT TO INDONESIA, ON 7TH JULY 2026 PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS CONFERRED WITH INDONESIA'S HIGHEST HONOUR - 


* BINTANG ADIPURNA OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 

* 34TH INTERNATIONAL HONOUR 


GIFTS - 

India Has Gifted Indonesia a Replica Of The Original Nalanda Copper Plate, Dating Approximately 860 CE Engraved in Devangiri Script 


* THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATE WAS ISSUED BY KING DEVAPALADEVA ( PALA EMPIRE) 

* THIS DOCUMENT THE KING GRANTS OF FIVE VILLAGE TO NALANDA MAHAVIRA IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY MAHARAJA BALAPUTRA DEVA( RULER OF  SUVARNADIPA ( PRESENT DAY SUMATRA) 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated The Prambanan Temple Restoration Project At Yogyakarta 


Wednesday, 8 July 2026

IMF APPOINTS NEXT CHIEF ECONOMIST

* SILVANA TENREYRO APPOINTED AS THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ( IMF) NEXT CHIEF ECONOMIST 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9TH JULY 2026

1) Scientists From INST MOHALI Have Developed a Novel Electrolyte Additive That Enhances The stability And Lifespan Of Aqueous Zinc -Ion Batteries 

* 1,3 bis ( 1,3 Dicarboxypropyl - ) 1 H Imidazole -3-ium Chloride ( BDIM) 

* That Selectively Adsorbs On Zinc Metal Surfaces And Regulate The Inner Helmholtz Plane ( IHP) Of Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries ( AZIBs)

* They Dissolve Glumatic Acid In Sodium Hydroxide ( NaOH) & Water, Followed By The Addition Of Glyoxal Formaldehyde And Acetic Acid 

* This Mixture Was Heated At 70 degree Celsius Under Nitrogen For 24 Hours Then Extracted And Lyophilized To Obtain a Crystalline Powder Of BDIM 

2) India Bound Qatar Vessel LNGC AL REKAYYAT Comes Under Attack In Hormuz (!15 Crew Of India)

3) Shahrnush Parsipur, An Iranian Author Passed Away ( Who imprisoned For More than 4 Years in Islamic Revolution 1979) Author Of WOMEN WITHOUT MEN 
4) India And Indonesia Agreed To Advanced The Joint Development Of SABANG Port, Located Near STRAIT OF MALACCA 
5) India And INDONESIA Have Signed For BRAHMOS Missile Procurement And Astra Missile ( Indonesia To Buy)

6) Novak Djokovic Have Spending 5 Hours And 15 Minutes ( Longest Servicing in Quarter Final Of Wimbledon History 2026 

7) India And Costa Rica Held The First Joint Economic And Trade Committee ( JETCO) Meeting 

* Bilateral Trade Between Two Nations Grows To USD 391 Million 

8) The World Bank Group Has Releases Its 2026-2027 Country Income Classification 

9) External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Visited To Kuwait 

10) Central Government Notified Navi Mumbai Airport As a Port For Import Of Drugs Under The Drug Rules 1945 

* Amendment To Rule 43 A To Facilitate Import Of Drugs Through Navi Mumbai Airport 
10) Indian Army Hospital R& R Neurosurgery Department Has Successfully Completed The First Brain Stem Robotic Stereotactic Brain Biopsy 

11) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated The Prambanan Temple Restoration Project At Yogyakarta 
12) The Maharashtra Women Farmers EMPOWERMENT Bill 2026 Passed On 7th July 2026 

* Eligible Women Working In Farming & Allied Activities like Livestock, Fisheries, Poultry, etc. Will Be Issued a Woman Farmer Certificate Through Their Local Gram Sabha Or Urban Civic Body. 

* This Certificate Enable Government Subsidy, Welfare Schemes, Institution Credit. And Market Support 

* This Bill Mandates The Setting Up a Dedicated Women Farmer Empowerment Council And Maharashtra State Fund For Woman Farmers To Oversee Implementation And Manage Grievance Redressal 

13) 2003 Batch IFS OFFICER Shri Anjani Kumar Has Appointed As Indian Ambassador To Ukraine 

14) India Host The 13th ASEAN - India Trade In Goods Agreement ( AITIGA) Joint Committee Meeting To Advance ASEAN - INDIA Trade Pact Review 

* India Is ASEAN 11% Trading Partner Globally 

* Bilateral TRADE Between India And ASEAN REACHED USD 128 Billion During 2025/26 

14) MALSAWMTLUANGI From Mizoram Has Joined The Indian Air force, Becoming The First MIZO  Woman To Join 



15) Veteran Physicist Umesh W Waghmare Has Appointed As New Secretary Of Department Of Science And Technology ( DST)



16) ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan Has Given As Additional Charge Of Space Secretary 

17) Sikkim Government Has Launched The MISSION MILLION OAK TREE By 2047 

* Statewide Ecological Restoration Programme Aimed At Reviving Himalyan Oak Forest To Strengthen Water Security, Biodiversity, Climate Resilience 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Planted A Oak Under A Day For Mother Earth At Lagyap Reserve Forest 

* CM Launched The CONNECT TO FOREST Toll Free Helpline Number 1926 To Enable Citizen Grievances 

* Flagged Off Safari Vehicle For Barsey Rhododendron WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Along With Patrol Vehicle 

* CM States The Sikkim Has 47.33 percentage Forest Cover ( Geographical Area Under Forest Administration & 33.77% Designated As Protected Areas And Wildlife SANCTUARY 

* Sikkim Government Has Been Initiative Such As Mero Rukh Mero Santati, Mero Bato Mero Bote, 
18) 2000 Years Old Satavahana Stone Bowl DISCOVERD In Telengana 



19) 1991 Batch IAS OFFICER V Vidyavathi Has Given Additional Charge To Social Justice Secretary 

20) Sensei Eyal Nir, A Martial Arts Practitioner Launched His Book - BuDo For Life 

21) A Team Of Scientists Have Developed An Internet Of Things ( IoT) Based Smart System To Monitor The Health Of The High Altitude Yaks ( Scientists from ICAR -NRC) 
22) IDFC First Bank Has Launched The Provident Fund ( PF) Payment Services Through It's Integration With EPFO 

23) Scientists At IIT GUWAHATI Have Developed An Algae Based Material That Can Remove Upto 66.2% Of Toxic Lead From Contaminated Water 

24) BRICS Nations Adopted The Guwahati Declaration ) Reaffirm The Commitment To Strengthen Cooperation In Illicit Drug Trafficking 

25) India And Rwanda Have Agreed To Expand THEIR Bilateral Defence Cooperation In MILITARY Exercise, Medical Cooperation And Defence industries 

26) Noted Naga SINGER - Song Writer Alobo Naga Has Been Appointed As The Director Of The North East Zone Cultural Centre in Dimapur 

27) The BHAVSAGAR Referral Centre Of CMLRE Kochi, KERALA Has Been Declared As The India's National Repository For Deep Sea DWELLING Organisms 

* National Collection Of 3500+ Preserve Marine Life Sample 




27) National Aerospace LABORATORIES Has Completed The Designed Phase Of 19 Seaters SARAS MK -II 
28) Researchers Have Developed a Novel Approach To Reconstruct The Topside Ionosphere Over The INDIAN Region For The First Time By Integrating Ground And Space Based Observation - 

* Ionosphere Is Earth's Upper Atmosphere Which Plays A Vital Role in Atmospheric And Ionospheric Electro dynamical Process 

* The Day To Day Variation Of The Electron Density Significantly Influence The Radio Wave Propagation in Various Frequency Bands, Particularly in High Frequency Band ( HF Band) 

* It Also Affected The Satellite Based Navigation System Such As GPS Or Indian NAVIC System By Altering Signal Transmission 

* In Equatorial Region The Ionospheric Dynamic Are Highly Complex 

* The Accurate Electron Density Information Upto 1000 Km Is Essential For Continuous Monitoring Ionosphere As The Most Low Earth Orbit Satellite Operate Within Altitude Range 

* addressing This Limitations A New Method Is Developed By Indian Institute Of Geomagnetism ( IIG) An Autonomous Institute Of DST 
29) Union Minister of Education Has Released The Report's Of The All India Survey On Higher Education ( AISHE) For 2022/23 And 2023/24 

* The Gross Enrolment Ratio ( GER) Which Was 23.7 in 2014/15 Has Reached To 29.5 In 2022/23 And 30 in 2023/24'
30) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh To Host The Defense MSME Conclave 2026/27 

Theme 2026 - Empowering MSME Towards Indigenisation, Innovation And Exports For Defence And Aerospace 

31) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Arrived At MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 
32) My Journey WITH Vedic Rituals Book Author - Dr Jayant Kumar Dirgahangi 
33) Telengana To Host The 8th Khelo India Youth Games 2026 

34) India Ranked 6th In The 2026 WDMMA Global Air Power Rankings 

* US Air force 
* US Navy 
* Russian Air force 
* Us Army 
* Us Marine Corps 
* Indian Air force 
* CHINESE Air Force 
* Japanese Air Force 
* Israeli Air force 
* French Airforce 

35) INDIAN Navy Confirmed The Crash Of crew Aerial Vehicle Dristhi -10 Off Porbandar Airfield 

36) Arnav Paparkar, 18 Years Old Indian To Reach Junior Quarters Finals In Wimbledon After 36 Years ( Leander Paes In 1990) 
37) Uttarkhand Became The 6th Fully Literate State Under NEP And UllAS Programe 

38) Indian Navy's INS SURAT And Japan MARITIME Self Defence Force ( JMSDF) Destroyer JS TAKANAMI ( DD -110) Participate In PASSEX ( Passing Exercise) in The Arabian Sea Mumbai 

39) IMF Released The GDP Forecast For 2026 
40) NALCO And NLC India Limited Signed A Joint Venture Agreement For The Development Of A 4 X270 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant At Anugul, ODISHA 

41) Indian Tennis Legend Leander Paes Joins ATF As Player Ambassador 

42) Nita Ambani Named No 1 In CricExecs Inaugural Women's Power 50 

43) Yibin Zhu Wins The 2026 NOSTER And Science Microbome Prize ( For His Role In Microbiota In Mosquito Borne Diseases).

44) Silvana Tenreyro Is Became The Next IMF Chief ECONOMIST 

DRDO TESTED PINAKA LRGR AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA

* ON 8TH JULY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE PINAKA LRGR AT THE INTEGRATED TEST RANGE ( ITR) CHANDIPUR, ODISHA 

* LRGR - LONG RANGE GUIDED ROCKET 

* THE ROCKET WAS TESTED FOR A USER DEFINED MINIMUM RANGE OF 60 KM 

* THE PINAKA LRGR  IS DESIGNED BY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH ENERGY MATERIAL RESEARCH LABORATORY WITH SUPPORT OF DRDL AND RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT 

98th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA

* ASWATH S BECAME THE INDIA'S 98TH GRAND MASTER (7TH JULY 2026) 

JANUARY TO JUNE DRDO CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SALVO LAUNCH OF TWO PRALAY MISSILE IN ODISHA COAST AT CHANDIPUR, ON 31ST DECEMBER 2025 


* PRALAY IS AN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPED SOLID PROPELLENT QUASI BALLISTIC MISSILE.

* Defence Research And Development Laboratory ( DRDL) DRDO, Hyderabad Has Achieved a Milestone in The development Of Hypersonic Missile 

( State Of Art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility At 9th January 2026) 


* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE 3RD GENERATION OF FIRE & FORGET MAN PORTABLE ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE ( MPATGM) 


* DEVELOPED BY DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY ( DRDL) HYDERABAD.

* INCLUDING IMAGING INFRARED ( IIR), 


 * Shri Gaddamanugu Chandramouliji, EX DRDO Scientist ( Who Worked on AKASH) Set To Received The PADMA SHRI Award 2026 

DEVELOPED - 

 DRDO Develops Portable Water Purification System ( SWaDeS ) For Soldiers ( Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, DRDO) 

{SEA WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM }

 DRDO Unveiled A New High Power Microwave ( HPM) SYSTEM, Under Development To Defeats SWARMS Of Unmanned Aircraft System ( UASs) Prototype 

AWARDS - 

* D 4 Counter drone System (DRDO) And Dharashakti Integrated EW SYSTEM Has Been Conferred With Prestigious SKOCH Award In Gold Category.

* THEME 2026 For DRDO Tableaux - on Republic Day 2026 Parade 

( Naval Technologies For COMBAT Submarines) 

Miranda House, Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO Has Developed a Prototype BioFET Sensor For Early Cardiac Arrest - Risk Detection.

FEBRUARY  -  

TESTED - 

* ON 3RD FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE DEMONSTRATED OF ITS SOLID FUEL DUCTED RAMJET ( SFDR) TECHNOLOGY FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE (ITR), CHANDIPUR, BALASORE ODISHA.


* LONG RANGE AIR TO AIR MISSILE 



AGNI -3 - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE TEST FIRE OF IMMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AGNI -3 AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

* AGNI - 3 DEVELOPED BY DRDO 

* IT IS A TWO STAGE SOLID FUELLED BALLISTIC MISSILE WITH RANGE OF 3000 KM 

DIPAS, DRDO And IIT Ropar SIGNED A MoU For Academic Research 

 DRDO CONDUCTED The Qualification Test For Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute.

* ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THREE CONSECUTIVE THE FLIGHT TRIALS OF VERY SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM (VSHORADS) FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.



MARCH - 

DRDO Pune Based Lab And DIAT Have Developed Indigenous Tactile Sensor Arrays For Advanced Robotics Application.

APRIL - 

BOOKS - 

THE UNPRECEDENTED Success Story' Of The First Indigenous Supersonic Multi Target Surface To Air - Missile System AKASH Book Author - Missile Scientist Dr G Chandramauli ) ( Authored By Padmashree Dr Prahalad Rama Rao) 

DRDO Handed Over The AI Based Satellite Imaging System PRAJANA - ( Developed By CAIR) To Ministry Of Home Affairs.

VIKRAM VT-21 - 

 * DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat Has Flagged Off The Advanced Armoured Platform ( Tracked And Wheeled) VIKRAM VT-21 


* Developed By Vehicle Research And Development Laboratory With Partners Tata Advanced System Limited And Bharat Forge Limited 

* 30 mm Crewless Turret + ATGM 

* STANG 4/5 Modular Protection 

* High Mobility + Amphibious Capability 

* Multi Role Configurable Designed Industrial Push 

* 90% Indigenous 

NASM-SR - 

* DRDO And Indian Navy Successfully Conducted The Maiden Salvo Launch Of Naval Anti Ship Missile Short Range (NASM -SR) From Indian Navy Helicopter, At Cost Of Bay Of BENGAL, Odisha 

DRDO Has Became The Historical Milestone To Indigenous Galium Nitride (GaN) Chips For Defence, ( Became 7th COUNTRY To In Elite Group) 

MAY - 

 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED The Phase -2 2 Stage Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LR - AShM) From Odisha Coast 


* Estimates Range Of 1500 Km 

 DRDO Has Inaugurated The CBRN Field Training And Demonstration Centre At Burari Plans, Delhi.


* DRDO Inaugurated The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear (CBRN) 

TARA TESTED - 

* DRDO AND INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TRAIL OF INDIGENOUS GLIDE WEAPON SYSTEM TARA AT OFF COAST ODISHA. ( On 7TH MAY 2026) 

* TARA - TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION 

* TARA HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT ( RCI), HYDERABAD, WITH DRDO LABORATORY 

* TEST CONDUCTED WITH THE INDIAN AIR FORCE JAGUAR AIRCRAFT.

* SPEED - 40-1200 KMPH 


AGNI (MIRV) SYSTEM - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TRIAL OF AN ADVANCED AGNI MISSILE WITH MIRV ( MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED RE -ENTRY VEHICLE) SYSTEM FROM A P J ABDUL KALAM ISLAND, ON 8TH MAY 2026 ODISHA 


 Defence Research And Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad Based Laboratory Of DRDO Have Successfully Conducted An Extensive Long Duration Test Of Its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjat Combustor, 

DRDO TESTED ULPGM-V3 MISSILE 

* ON 19TH MAY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT TRIALS OF THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE AT KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* TESTED IN AIR - TO - GROUND AS WELL AS AIR - TO-AIR 

* IT CAN DESTROY TANKS, BUNKERS, DRONES, HELICOPTER 

* IT EQUIPPED WITH THE DUAL CHANNEL SEEKER

* CONTROLLED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTEGRATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM ( GCS ( 

* FEATURE INCLUDING DAY/ NIGHT STRIKE CAPABILITY 

* TWO WAY DATA LINK SENDS REAL TIME TELEMETRY & IMPACT CONFIRMATION BACK TO THE GCS 

* PRODUCTION PARTNERS - BHARAT DYNAMIC LIMITED ( BDL) , ADANI DEFENCE SYSTEMS 



* Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Has Been Entrusted With Additional Charge Of DRDO 

JUNE - 

DRDO SUCCESSFULLY Tested The High Calibre Bomb In Haryana 

( Tested At The Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory ( TBRL) At Panchkula, Haryana 

BRAHMOS Completes 25 Years. ( On 12th June 2001 First Tested At Chandipur, Odisha) 


RUDRAM-II 

* Defence Research And Development Organisation ( DRDO) And The Indian Air Force ( IAF) Have Conducted The Successful Flight Test Of RudraM -II Air -To-surface MISSILE From An Airborne Platform. ( From Integrated Test Range, Chandipur ) 

* RudraM-II Has Been Indigenously Developed By Research Centre, IMARAT, Hyderabad. ( IN COLLABORATION WITH DRDO ) 

* Anti - Radiation 


DRDO TESTED BMD - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE CONSECUTIVE FLIGHT TEST OF MULTI LAYERED BMD AGAINST LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AND ANTI SHIP CAPABILITY AT MEDIUM RANGE. ( NASM -SR) ( ON 11TH & 12TH JUNE 2026) AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA .

* BMD - BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE 

* ( RANGE BETWEEN 2000-5000 KM) 

* AD-1 ( INCEPTOR) 


* NOW INDIA AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF NATIONS, POSSESSING THE OPERATIONAL  LEVEL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE WITH THE ABILITY TO INTERCEPT AND NEUTRALISE BALLISTIC MISSILE, INCLUDING THREATS UPTO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE ( ICBM) 

* NASM - SR ( NAVAL ANTI SHIP MISSILE MEDIUM RANGE ) 




* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Advanced WEAPON SYSTEM Complex At DRDL, HYDERABAD 

DRDO TESTED LRLACM - 

* DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION ( DRDO) SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE LAND ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE ( LRLACM) FROM DR ABDUL KALAM ISLAND , ODISHA. ( ON 15TH JUNE 2026) 

* RANGE 1000-1500 KM 

* LRLACM IS FULLY INDIGENOUSLY MADE MISSILE DEVELOPED BY DRDO LABORATORIES AND INDIAN INDUSTRY PARTNER. 






AMITABH KANT HONOURED AT SWEDEN

* SHRI AMITABH KANT HAS HONOURED WITH ROYAL ORDER OF POLAR STAR ( KNIGHT FIRST CLASS) FROM GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM  * AMITABH KANT WAS FORMER C...

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