MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS JULY 2026 (PDF ATTACHED)

DAYS & THEME - 

* NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY - 1st July 

* National chartered accountant day - 1st July 

* World Sports Journalist Day - 2nd July 

* International Plastic Bag Free Day - 3rd July (THEME 2026 - Breaking Free From Single Use Plastics- Towards a Sustainable Future ) 

* International Day Of Cooperatives - 4th July (Theme 2026 - Cooperatives for a Peaceful World) 

* World Zoonoses Day - 6th July 

* World Population Day - 11th July (THEME 2026 - Realizing The Hope And Aspirations Of Young People - Today And For The Future ) 

* World Youth Skill Day - 15th July (THEME 2026 - Skill For a Shared Future ) 

* World Snake Day - 16th July (THEME 2026 - Respect Don't Fear ; Protecting Natures Silent Guardians ) 

* World Day For International Justice - 17th JULY 

* International Moon Day - 20th July 

* National Broadcasting Day - 23rd July 

* National Income Tax Day - 24th July 

* Cargil Vijay Diwas - 26th July 

* International Mangrove Forest Day - 26th July 

* 88th Foundation Day Of CRPF - 27Th JULY 

* International Tiger Day - 29th July (THEME 2026 - Securing The Future Of Tigers With Indigenous People And Local Communities At The Heart) 

* World Hepatitis Day - 28th July (Theme 2026 - Hepatitis: Let's  Break It down ) 

* World Nature Conservation Day - 28th July 

BILL PASSED - 

* 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 

* Central Government Amends Drug Rules 1945, To Strengthen Regulation Of High Alcohol Containing Drug Formulation 

* Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare Has Removed The Existing Exemption ( Under Schedule K) From Licencing Requirement From Formulation Containing Ethyl Alcohol 

*  The Centre Has Proposed The Amendment To The National Food Security Act ( NFSA) By Changing The Antyodaya Anna Yojana ( AAY) Food grain Allocation From A Household Based System 

* Government Strengthen Anti - Doping Framework With Enforcement Of National Anti Doping Act 2022 And Amendment Act 2025 

* The Act Provides Statuary Backing For Anti Doping Measure Across All Sports By Establishing a Robust Legal Framework, Governing Testing, Results Management, Education And Intelligence And Investigation 

*  The Supreme Court ( Number Of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA By Union Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal 

* This Bill Aim To Seeks To Amend With Supreme Court ( Number Of Judges) Act 1956 To Increase The Sanctioned Strength Of Supreme Court Judges From 33 To 37  ( Excluding Chief Justice Of India) 

* The Ministry Of Law & Justice Released The Draft Advocates ( Amendment) Bill 2026 For Stakeholders And Public Consultation.

( The Draft Has Been Prepared In Consultation WITH The Bar Council Of India) 

* The Foreign Contribution ( Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026 

* The Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passed The Uniform Civil Code  ( UCC) Bill 

* Draft Telecommunication ( Television, Radio And Associate Services) Rules 2026 

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*  The Union Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Anti - Paper Leak Bill ( The Public Examination Prevention Of Unfair Means Act 2024 

*  India Has Constituted The Task Force On NTA Examination 

* Nandan Nilekani ( Infosys Co-founder ) 

* S Somnath ( Ex ISRO Chief)

* Tapan Deka ( Former IB CHIEF)

* V Kamakoti ( Director IIT MADRAS)

* Anita Karwal ( Ex Education Secretary)

* Amrit Lal Meena ( Logistics Report) 

* Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Introduced The Public Examination ( Prevention Of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 At Lok SABHA 

* The Bill Seeks To Amend The Public Examination ( Prevention To Unfair Means) Act 2024 

* To Strengthen The Action Against Paper Leaks And Exam Malpractice Through Strict Penalties 

*  Lok SABHA Passes The Public Examination ( Prevention Of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill On 29th July 2026 

* Punishment For Persons Resorting To Unfair Means Has Enhanced From Imprisonment From 3 Years To 5 Years 

* Maximum Fine Has Increase From 10 Lakhs To 50 Lakhs 

* For Service Providers Involved In Such Offences Maximum Fine Has Increase From 1 Crores To 5. CRORES 

* And The Period Of Debarment From Conducting Public Examination Has Increase From 4 To 8 Years 

* Amendment Bill Provides The Establishment Of Special Fast Track Court For Offence Related To Public Examination ( Envisaged With in Two Months) 

* The Bill Also Provides For APOINTMENT Of Special Public Prosecutor And Empower The Government To Constitute The Special Task Force For Investigation Under This Act 

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* Minister Of State Shri Nityanand Rai Has Introduced The Registration Of Birth And Deaths ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

*  Rajya Sabha Passes The Prevention Of Insults To National Honour ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

* Rajya Sabha Passes The Prevention Of Insults To National Honour ( Amendment) Bill 2026 ( Introduce In 24th July 2026 On Rajya Sabha) 

* Strengthening The Legal Protection Of India's National Song - Vande Mataram 

* The Act Prohibiting - 

- Intentionally Preventing The Singing Of The National Anthem ( Jana Gana Mana) 

- Causing Disturbance To Any Assembly Engaged In Such Singing 

* These Offences Are Punishable With Imprisonment Upto Three Years 

WORLD CA - 

* USISPF Launched The 2nd Edition Of We The People - 250 Voices At IX Leadership 

*  UAE Launches First Inter Emirate Passenger Rail Service With Landmark Trail.

* Alexandru Munteanu, Prime Minister Of Moldova Has Announced His Resignation 

*  Super Typhoon Bavi Approaches US PACIFIC Islands Of Guam And Northern Mariana 

* University Of Victoria, Canada Has Launched Cubesat MARMOT Sat 

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

* Tania Groppi And Irene Spigno Wins The 2025 Book Of The Year Prize 

* Japanese Space Company Ispace Has Unveiled A New Mobile Cargo System ( MCS) - A Lunar Rover DESIGNED To Transport Payload Across The Moon 

* UNESCO W4EAI Launched The Outlook Study On AI & Gender In South Asia 

* China Has Achieved it's First Controlled Recovery Of An Orbital Class Reusable Rocket Booster After The Maiden Launch Of March -10B Carrier Rocket 

* Japan's JAXA Successfully Launched The First Lift Off And Landing Test, Prototype ( H3 ROCKET) From Tanegashima Island 

*  China - Russia Conducted A Marine Exercise JOINT SEA -2026 

*  UKRANIAN Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko Steps Down 

* Darline Graham Nordone, Sister Of Lindsey Graham Has Named As Temporary Replacement Of US Senate 

* Japanese Space Agency Conducted The First Successful Flight Test Of The Reusable Rocket Experiment RV -X ( Reusable Vehicle Experiment) At The Noshiro Rocket Test Site On 11th July 2026

* Ukraine's Parliament Approved Serhii Koretskyi, As Country's New Prime Minister 

* A New Monkey Discovered In Africa ( Species Named - Colobus Congoensis) 

* Senegal's President Bassirou Faye Has Been Elected As The New Chairman Of The Economic Community Of West African States ( ECOWAS) 

* Jonathan Reynolds Has Appointed As The Secretary Of State For Business, Innovation, Science And Trade Of The UK 

* Ed Miliband Appointed As The UK Foreign Secretary 

* France Parliament Ban Social Media For Children Under 15 

*  The US And Saudi Arabia Have Signed a Landmark Deal That Will Allow Gulf Kingdom To Develop A Civilian Nuclear Programme 

* Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin Resigned 

* Spain Declared National Emergency As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuation 

*  International Criminal Court Head Karim Khan Officially Removed 

* Alamut Castle And Related Fortification Of Islamic Republic Of Iran Gets UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE TAG 

* Ancient Capital Of Asuka And Fujiwara Of Japan Gets UNESCO World Heritage site Tag 

*) The System Of Italian Style Condomonio Theatre Of Italy Gets UNESCO World Heritage site Tag 

* Typhoon Noul Made Land On Southern China, Affecting Hong Kong 

* Tashkent Modernist Architecture Of Uzbekistan Gets UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE TAG 

* Venezuela Has Formally Notified As Withdraw From International Criminal Court 

*  Boma - Badingilo Migratory Landscape, Of South Sudan Gets The UNESCO World Heritage site Tag ( First From South Sudan).

*  Japan Witnessed The Earthquake Of Magnitude Of 7 

*  Scientists Have Discovered A New Dinosaur Species In Zimbabwe

INDIA - WORLD - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Toda Embroidery Shawl ( From Nilagiri Hills, Tamilanadu) To Speaker Of National Assembly Seychelles 

*  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi Arrives In India 

* Agricultural And Processed Food Product Export Development Authority ( APEDA) Fascilate First Export Shipment Of Areko Cherries And Scentrose Plums From Jammu and Kashmir To UAE 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Kanchivaram Silk Fabric To 2nd Lady Of Seychelles 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Visited To Qatar 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Visit To Three Nations Indonesia, Australia And New Zealand 

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

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Visited To Kuwait 

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

* India's Operation AMISTAD Treated More Than 1900 Patients Who Suffered The Venezuela Earthquake 

* Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Flagged Off FIRST Export Consignment Of 5 MT of Ladakh's Apricot To UAE.

SHANTI CAMPAIGN AT UNSC - 

* * UNION EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER DR S JAISHANKAR HAS LAUNCHED THE INDIA'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL 2028/29.(UNSC) 

(* SHANTI - SECURING HOLISTIC ADVANCEMENT THROUGH NORMS, TRUST & INTEGRITY ) 

* FEATURES - 

* Strengthening The Voice Of Global South, And Factoring Its Concern On International Peace & Security, The Global South Must Play A Greater Role In Common Future.

* Advancing Reformed Multilaterism, Making It Democratic, Representative and Effective, India's Approach Will Be Guided Be Dialogue, Cooperation And Bridging Differences 

* A Future Ready Peacekeeping, Making It Better Equipped, Technologically Enabled, Realistically Mandated And Focused On Core Objectives ( Guided By The Women In Peace & Security) 

* A Human Centric Vision Of Artificial Intelligence Anchored In Inclusivity, Security And Public Good, We Are Equally Determined To Counter Its Misuse And Threats To International Peace & Security.

* Promoting a Free, Open And Rules Based Maritime Order In Accordance With International Law, Especially UNCLOS. Maintaining Safe And Unimpeded Flow Of Maritime Commerce, Combating Piracy, Safety Of Seafarers, And Promoting HADR Mission Will Be Priority 

* Countering Terror Financing Through Effective And Sustained Efforts, A Transparent Sanction Regime With Objective And Evidence Based Proposal For Listing Of Terrorist GROUP In The Need Of The Hour 

* Chirag Veer Singh Sarao Became The First Keshdhari Sikh American To Join The US Air Force Academy At Colorado.

* Indian President Droupadi MURMU Will Visit To Moldova, North  Macedonia And Romania From 19th To 25th July 2026 

* Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President Of Zanzibar, Tanzania Has Arrived In India.

*  Javier Martinez, Finance Minister Of Panama Has Visited To India 

* Indian Embassy In Azerbaijan Inaugurated Permanent Exhibition On UNESCO WORLD Heritage Site 

*  India Is The 123rd Member Of The World Trade Organisation ( WTO) To Deposit it's Instrument Of Acceptance 

* India Deposit it's Instrument Of Acceptance Of WTO Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies 

* Four Indian Seafarers Akhil Joyan, Gurpreet Singh Bhatt, Jagan Singh, Abhishek Nishad Were Killed After Russia Attack The Cargo Vessel MV GOLDEN LEO Near Ukraine's Odesa Port.

*  PRESIDENT Droupadi MURMU Has Became The First Indian President To Visit Moldova Since 1992 

* President Droupadi MURMU Addressed At India - North Macedonia Business Forum

*  President Droupadi MURMU Unveiled The Bust Of Mahatma Gandhi At Skopje MUSEUM, In North Macedonia.

* ON VISIT TO ROMANIA, PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU HAS CONFERRED WITH THE HONORARY DOCTORATE BY THE BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS STUDIES.

* India And Romania SIGNED Three Agreement In The Field Of Science & Technology, Education And Sports 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Set To Visit Philippines For ASEAN Framework for Foreign Affairs Minister Meeting 

* India Sent First Ever French Fries From Uttarakhand To Iraq.

* India Hands Over 4.5 tonnes Of Medical Kits Medicine To Kenya To Strengthen Ebola Preparedness.

* US Attacked a Mozambican Flagged Vessel Carrying 28 Indian Nationals At Iran 

* India's First Direct Commercial Container Frieght Train Reaches To Nepal Carrying Canola. ( From Kolkata Port To Birat Nagar) 

*  13 INDIAN Got Stocked On The Onboard Ship MV Amir 1 In Ukraine During Missile Attack 

RANKING & INDEX - 

*  India Ranked 125th In The Global Passport Index 2026 ( Previous 124th ) OUT OF 197 COUNTRIES 

* Uttarkhand Lt Governor General Gurmit Singh Has Officially Become The Longest Serving Governor (19 Years) 

*  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'

* Punjab Recorded The Enrolment Ratio In Higher Education Lower Than The National Average (27.9 GER 2023/24) report 

* Female Gross Enrolment Ratio ( GER) Has Risen To 31.2% Compared 28.9% Male 

* Female Enrolment Ratio (GER) Has Risen 42% In Higher Education Since 2014 

* 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 

* Uttarkhand Became The 6th Fully Literate State Under NEP And UllAS Programe 

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

* India Added 52.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum Of Regasification Capacity Across 8 Terminals, India Surpassed Spain To Became The 4th Largest Market For Regasification Capacity In 2025 

* Report By International Gas UNION ( IGU) World LNG Report ) 

*  Global Status Report On Cancer 2026 - 

* The 2nd Leading Cause Of Death 

* Estimate Of 20.6 Million New Cases And Close To 10 million Death Annually 

* The World Directory Of Modern Military Aircraft ( WDMMA) Has Ranked Indian Air Force As Third Strongest Air Force in 2026 Ranking 

*  India Ranked 58th Out Of 193 Countries In Global Organized Crime Index 2025 

* India Ranked 116 In World Happiness Index 2026 ( 1st Finland, 2nd Iceland )

* Devendra Pandavis Has Surpassed Sharad Pawar To Becomes Maharashtra's Third Longest Serving Chief Minister (2430 Days In Office) 

* Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Has Ranked 4th In Most Family Friendly Airport In The WORLD ( by Uk Based Attractions Ticket. Com )

* Kolkata Airport Has Recorded An Impressive 84.70% On Time Performance ( OTP) RANKING ACROSS States In India' 

*  India Is The ONLY Country Cultivating All Four Recognised Cotton Species 

* India Ranked 2nd In Production And Consumption 

* Cotton Produced At 290.91 Lakh Bales In 2025/26 

* India Emerges As The World's 2nd Largest Supplier Of Seafarers (12.16% in 2025) 

MOU SIGNED - 

INDIA - JAPAN - 

* India- Japan Joint Declaration On Economic Security ( Semiconductor, AI, Critical Mineral, Pharmaceuticals 

* India - Japan Joint Statement On Cooperation In The Field Of Artificial Intelligence 

* Joint Statement On Energy Resilience Between Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas, India And Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Industry Japan 

* Celebrating The 75th Anniversary Of Diplomatic Relation 

( Celebrate 2027 As India' - Japan Year Of Shared Horizon) 

* MoU Of Cooperation In The Field Of Batteries ( EV, Manufacturing)

* MoU Of Cooperation In Pharmaceuticals And Medical Devices Sectors 

* MoU Of Cooperation in The Field Of Geology And Mineral Exploration 

* MoU of Cooperation On India - Japan Cooperative Biogas For Growth ( CBG) Initiative 

* MoU Between IIT BOMBAY, Bharat Gen Technology Foundation And The NATIONAL Institute Of Informatics ( NII) Of Japan 

* MoU Between India AI Mission And METI Japan 

* MoU For Academic And Research Cooperation And Exchange Between RIKEN, Japan And Centre For Cellular And Molecular Platform ( C-CAMP) India 

* Exchange Of Letter Between IFSCA And JFSA 

* MoU Between National Internet Exchange Of India ( NIXI) And Japan Network Information Centre ( JPNIC) ( IPV6 Introduction) 

* MoU Between SaravamAI And Preferred Networks On LLM Development 

* Memorandum Of Cooperation In Next Generation Mobility Partnership 

* MoU For Academic And Research Cooperation And Exchange Between RIKEN, Japan And National Centre For Biological Science - Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research ( NCBS-TIFR) Republic Of India 

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*  The National Centre For Polar And Ocean Research ( NCPOR) India And The University Of Canterbury ( UC) New Zealand Have Signed MoU To Foster Research And Innovation In Antarctic 

* Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Has Witnessed A Major Milestone By Signings The MoU Between IPICOL And International Holding Company ( IHC) Abu Dhabi For a Proposed Mega Integrated aluminium Value Chain Project In Odisha 

* The Project Will Develop Through A Joint Venture Between Adani Enterprises Limited And International Resources Holding ( IRH) , An IHC Company 

* With A Proposed Investment Of USD 11.5 BILLION ( Rs 1.10 Lakh Crores) 

* This Project Aimed To Gain LARGEST FDI through Mining 

* Creating Over 53,000 Jobs 

* This Promotes The Green Metals, Sustainable Industrialization ( Under Vikasit Bharat 2047) 

*  Indian Institute Of Technology ( IIT BOMBAY) And National Institute Of Informatics Japan ( NII) And Bharat Gen Signed MoU To Advance Next Generation AI Research Focused On Large Language Models ( LLM) With Enhanced Scientific Reasoning Capabilities 

* India And Australia Have Finalize The Energy Security ( Uranium )

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PM MODI ON 3 NATIONS VISIT - 

ON INDONESIA TOUR - 

* 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 

ON AUSTRALIA TOUR - 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Arrived At MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 

18 OUTCOMES - 

* 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 

* AUSTRALIA To Repatriate The Artefacts TO INDIA 

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ON NEW ZEALAND TOUR - 

  * Prime Minister Narendra Has Arrived At Auckland, New Zealand 

* New Zealand Is Celebrating The Matariki, The Maori New Year - 

18 OUTCOMES  

* India - New Zealand Strategic Partnership A Road Map 2030 ( Trade, Commerce, Defence) 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement On MARITIME Cooperation Between The Ministry Of Defence Of India And New Zealand Defence Force ( Joint Exercise, HADR) 

* Implementation Arrangement Concerning Cooperation In The Matters Of HYDROGRAPHY And Nautical Cartography Between India And New Zealand 

* Arrangement Concerning The Provision Of Mutual Logistics Support Between INDIAN Navy And The New Zealand Defence Force 

* Arrangement On Establishing a Joint Working Group On Counter Terrorism Between India And New Zealand 

* Memorandum Of Cooperation Between The National Disaster Mangement Authority Of India And The National Emergency Mangement Agency ( NEMA) Of New Zealand 

* Memorandum of Cooperation In The Field Of Animal Husbandry And Dairying 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement In The Field Tourism 

* India - New Zealand Joint Action Plan On Sport 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement For The Development Of National Heritage Complex ( NMHC) Lothal, At Gujarat Between NMHC And New Zealand Maritime Museum 

* Arrangement On Cultural Cooperation Between The Ministry Of Culture Of India And The Ministry Of Culture And Heritage Of New Zealand 

* Doubling Bilateral Trade To NZ USD 7 Billion Or 35,000 Crore By 2030

* Establishing The Maritime Security Dialogue 

* New Zealand Nominate MARITIME Security As Priority Pillar Under The Indo - Pacific Ocean Initiative ( IPOI)

* New Zealand Joins The Global Biofuel Alliance 

* Launch Of The Kiwi Fruit Action Plan And Establishment Of 2 Centres Of Excellence For Kiwi Fruit In Nagaland And Uttarakhand 

* MoU Between The National Centre For Polar And Ocean Research ( NCPOR) Goa And University Of Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND 

*MoU Between National Institute Of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship And Management Kundli ( NIFTEM -K) & Massey University, New Zealand 

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* The Telengana Government In Collaboration With Amazon India Launches The Initiative To Provide Essential Facilities And Improve Working Environment Of gig Workers Of City 

* Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway's Tidal Sail AS To Establish India's First 500 KW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Project.

* Hyderabad Based Nexon Geochem Has Signed a MoU With Russia's State Research And Design Institute Of Rare Metal Industry ( Giredmet) For Joint Research And Development On Rare Earth Raw Material 

* Airport Authority Of India ( AAI) Has Signed MoU with IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, And IIM Lucknow To Conduct The Leadership Development Programme For Its Employee 

* IIT Bombay Has Joined Hand With NPCIL For Advanced AI Driven Innovation In India's Nuclear Power SECTOR 

ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY - 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered 25 Ring Wells During Excavation In Keeladi In Tamilnadu ( Finding Including Terracotta Ring Wells) 

* 700 Years Old Banyan Tree In Bihar Named World's Oldest Dated Tree.

*  Thailand Finds 2100 Years Old Indian Gold Ring At Burial Site ( Including One Inscribed Ancient Brahmi Script) 

* MIZORAM 's Natural History MUSEUM Notified As India's 21st Designated Repository Under Biological Diversity Act 2002:* 

* ITS CAME UNDER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

* Archaeology Survey Of India ( ASI ( Declared 2 Sites In Andhra Pradesh, Telengana As Centrally Protected Monument 

* SHIVA TEMPLE IN PALAMPET ( TELENGANA) 

_ KAKATIYA ERA SHIVA TEMPLE 

_ LOCATED NEAR RAMAPPA TEMPLE ( UNESCO SITE) 

_ DATING BACK TO KAKATIYA ERA ( 950-1323 CE) 

_ THIS TEMPLE ALSO REFFERED TO GOLLALA GUDI 

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* ANCIENT MOUND AT KOTTADIBBA IN GOTTIPROLU ( ANDHRA PRADESH) 

* SPANNING OF 24.22 ACRES AREA 

* DATED BACK TO 1ST-3RD CENTURY BCE 

* BELEIVE TO SATAVAHANA PERIOD 

* IN A EXCAVATION A 130 Meter ELLIPTICAL BRICK FORTIFICATION FOUND 

* COOPER COINS AND STONE TOOLS FOUND 

* 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) 

* 2000 Years Old Satavahana Stone Bowl DISCOVERD In Telengana 

*  Rajouri District Of Jammu and Kashmir Historic Bhairav Yatra Has Officially Renamed Been Added To National Inventory Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Of India.

* Researchers From IIT BOMBAY And Birbal Sahani Institute Of Palaeo science Have Unearthed a Partial Dinosaur Skeleton Near Amrapar, Gujarat 

Ceratocaudia Antiqua - One Of The Earliest Macronarian

NEW UNESCO SITE - 

* * UNESCO ADDED THE ANCIENT BUDDHIST SITE OF SARNATH, VARANASI AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 2026 

* INDIA'S 45TH UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 

* Former Deputy Director Of Geological Society Of India ( GSI) And Leader Of 2nd Indian Scientific Expedition To Antarctica Shri Vijay Kumar Raina Passed Away 

* First Indian Weddell Sea Expedition 

* 23 Historical Sites Of Ladakh Gets Declared As The Protected Monuments 

SCHEMES - 

*  Uttar Pradesh Government  Launched The State Wide DIGI ROVER ( Digi Rover) Special Land Measurement Campaign 

* Andhra Pradesh Government Introduce The Millet Chikki For Government School To Boost Nutrition 

* Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Has Launched The PRAGATI PROJECT Aimed To Empowering Over 20,000 Agricultural Entrepreneurs And 20 Lakh Farmers

*  The Delhi Government Has Officially Renamed It's Flagship Mahila Samriddhi Yojana As Delhi Lakshmi Yojana ( Eligible Woman Between 21 To 60 Years Will Receive 2500 Per Month)

*  Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Has Launched The Chief Minister Bihar Heli Tourism And Air Tourism Service Scheme 2026 

* Cabinet Has Approved The National Investment POLICY For Urea 2026 For Atmanirbhar Bharat ( NIPU 2026)

* Union Minister For Ports, Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal. Has Launched A Comprehensive Seafarers First Initiative To Protect Indian Seafarers Amid Rising Maritime Security On Western Asia 

* Cabinet Has Approved The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme ( MPMS) With An Budget Of Rs 62,500 Crores 

*  DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER Of Telengana Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Launched The New Employee Health Scheme 

* The Karnataka Cabinet Has Approved The Establishment Of a Centre Of Excellence In Artificial Intelligence ( CoE-AI) At The Indian Institute Of Information Technology ( IIIT RAICHUR) With An Outlay Of Rs 12 Crores 

* The Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting ( MIB) Launched The Pilot Phase Of GEMS OF INDIA, Challenge, A Structured National Initiative To Identify Nurture And Promote Grassroots Digital Creators Of Country 

* Chhattisgarh State Government Has Announced 10 % Reservation For Agniveer In Police And Forest Department 

* Union Cabinet Has Approved The Landmark BHAVYA - Rasayan Scheme - India's Chemical Manufacturing Landscape Through The Establishment of World Class Chemical Parks 

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ODISHA CA -

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Senior OAS Officer Pinaki Pattnaik Has Appointed OSD To Odisha Chief Secretary.

* Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany Appointed As Vice Chancellor Of Central University Odisha For Next 5 Years

 

*  Prasuchi Panda Has Win The Miss Teen Universe India 2026 Title A Bhubaneswar 

* 79th Foundation Day Of Odisha High Court (26th July)

* Government Medical College In Phulbani Set To Rename As The Laxmanananda Saraswati Announced By Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi 

* ODISHA Government Nod For Ama Similipal Yojana) ( Our Similipal Scheme) 

MOU SIGNED - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Has Witnessed A Major Milestone By Signings The MoU Between IPICOL And International Holding Company ( IHC) Abu Dhabi For a Proposed Mega Integrated aluminium Value Chain Project In Odisha 

* The Project Will Develop Through A Joint Venture Between Adani Enterprises Limited And International Resources Holding ( IRH) , An IHC Company 

* With A Proposed Investment Of USD 11.5 BILLION ( Rs 1.10 Lakh Crores) 

* This Project Aimed To Gain LARGEST FDI through Mining 

* Creating Over 53,000 Jobs 

* This Promotes The Green Metals, Sustainable Industrialization ( Under Vikasit Bharat 2047) 

* Government Of Odisha Has Signed a Memorandum Of Cooperation With ACME Group And Japan's IHI Corporation For Multiple Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crores 

* Odisha State Government Has Signed MoU With HCL Tech And Sarvam AI For Establishing AI Data Centre 

* MoU Signed With HCL Tech For Establishing Global Delivery Centre 

* Rs 15,000 Crores Investment 

* 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 

* CSM Technologies Has Become The First IT Company From ODISHA To Be Listed On BSE & NSE 

* The Airport Authority Of India ) AAI) And Steel Authority Of India' Limited ( SAIL) Signed The Extended The Operation And Management Agreement For Rourkela Airport In New Delhi 

* E & IT Department , Government Of ODISHA Has Signed MoU With Department Of Telecommunication ( DoT) And BSNL To Implementation Of The Amended Bharat Net Programme In ODISHA 

LAUNCHED - 

* Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched a Landmark National Initiative For The Sustainable Utilisation Of India's High Sea Fishery Resources At The Odisha University Of Agriculture And Technology ( OUAT) In Bhubaneswar Odisha 

* Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The National Programme For Issuance Of Letter of Authorisation ( LoAs) For Sustainable Harnessing Of Fisheries At High Sea In Bhubaneswar 

SPORTS - 

* Animesh Khujur Wins Silver In Men's 100 meter In World Athletics Continental Tour Challengers Meet In Germany 

SCIENCE - 

Researchers From IIT Bhubaneswar In Collaboration With University Of Gothenburg ( SWEDEN) And Tohoku University ( Japan) Have Achieved A Breakthrough In Next Generation Computing 

* The Team Have Successfully Demonstrated The World's Largest Synchronised Network Of Over 1,00,000 Nano Scale Spintronics Oscillators - 

Characteristics - 

* Artificial intelligence 

* Smart Communications Network 

* Real Time Data Analytics 

* Intelligent Transportation SYSTEM 

* Financial Modelling 

* Advanced Scientific Simulation 

 * Tiger Population Has Increase To 35 From 27 In Similipal Tiger Reserve , Mayurbhanj ODISHA ( in 2023/24) 

*  The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Repealing The ODISHA Agricultural Produce Market Act 1956 

* Odisha Received Rs 14 Lakh From National Biodiversity Authority ( NBA ( Under Access And Benefits Sharing For Cotton Biodiversity Conservation And Farmer Livelihood 

* Odisha Secured 5th Place In The NITI AYOG Investment Friendliness Index 2026 

* Gujarat Ranked Number One.

* Odisha Secured 52.4 Point. 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Shuttlers Rituparna panda & Shwetparna Panda Win Silver In Women's Double Category At All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 Held In Chennai 

* Mangala Muduli, From Berhampur First Student From Bonda Tribe In Ganjam District To Clear NEET Exam 

* Veteran Freedom Fighters Of Odisha Bimbadhar Muduli Passed Away 

* Former BJD Member Odisha Sushant Singh Passed Away ( 3 Times BJD MLA) 

NEW SPECIES - 

* A New Species Of Fish ( Named - Pseudolaguvia Khairii) Sisroid Catfish Document At BUDHABALANGA RIVER, ODISHA 

NORTH EAST -  

* Mr Hakota Hotozhe Honoured With The Ati VASISTH Seva Medal 

* Assam Tea Estate Has Successfully Produced and Launched The India's First Ever Commercially Manufactured Matcha Tea.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Flagged Off AGARTALA - KARIMGANJ MEMU ( Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) Train Service.

* Sikkim Mountaineer Tshering Choden Scales Europe's Highest Peak Mount Elbrus.

.* Assam Government Has Launched The New Initiative POKKHI To Documents And Showcase The Rich Avian Biodiversity In Assam

*  Joymala, Kaziranga National Park Elephant Died 

* The Assam Legislative assembly Has Approved Hindi As Its Fourth Official Language ( Assamese, English And Bodo)

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

* The Assam Government Has Presented Rs 2,85,084 Crores Budget For FY 2026/27 

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Inaugurated The Paperless 50 Bed Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Agartala Civil Hospital In Agartala 

* Mizoram Khawzawl Launched The Locally Produced Sun Flower Oil Under NMEO -OS 

*  Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway For The India's First Ever River Kinetic Energy Project 

* Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates The Si- Donyi 

* Indian Army Launched Operation Jal Rahat In Assam, For Flood Relief 

* Tripura Celebrates The Kharchi Puja 

* A Under Construction NHPC Tunnel At Teesta In The Sikkim Namchi District Has Collapsed.

* Manipur Celebrates Rath Yatra ( Locally Known As Kang Chingba)

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* Chief Minister Of Assam Flagged Off The First Consignment Of Purabi Dairy Products Exports To Bhutan.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Witnessed The Signing Of MoU Between National Stock Exchange ( NSE) And SIPARD ( State Institute Of Public Administration And Rural Development) Directorate Of Industries And Commerce And Directorate Of Skill Development 

* TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The Flagship Mukhyamantri Sankhyalaghu Unnyan Prokalpa 2026 At Agartala 

MISSION GOLDEN SPICE - 

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*  Union Minister For The Development Of The North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia Launched The Lakadong Turmeric Mission Golden Spice ( Rs 175 Crores Initiative) 

APPOINTMENT - 

* Dr Debabrata Das Has Appointed As The Vice Chancellor Of Tripura University 

* Dr Habbey Teron Elected As Deputy Speaker Of Assam Legislative assembly 

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

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

* Senior IAS OFFICER H Gyan Prakash Has Appointed As The Chairman Of Manipur Public Service Commission ( MPSC) Under Article 316 

*  Dr Bandana Chaudhary, Assistant Professor At Department Of Economics, Guwahati University Has Elected As Vice President Of The Archery Association Of Assam 

 *TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The YODDHA Website To Participate In The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Public Grievance 

* Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu Has Unveiled The Commemorative Postage Stamp Series Marking Of 10 Years Of Team Arunachal Celebrating Our Rich Culture, Heritage And GI TAGGED Product 

BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE TAG - 

* NATIONAL RAINFED AREA AUTHORITY FUNDED WILD RICE CONSERVATION PROJECT HAS ACHIEVED NEW MILESTONE 

* THE BORJULI SITE IN SONITPUR DISTRICT IN ASSAM GETS BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE SITE TAG BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY 

* MIZORAM 's Natural History MUSEUM Notified As India's 21st Designated Repository Under Biological Diversity Act 2002:* 

* ITS CAME UNDER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

 * Scientists From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Have Rediscovered The Rare Alpine Species Cyananthus Hookeri In Arunachal Pradesh After 158 Years 

* Assam Released a Booklet Showing Bodoland Forest Butterfly Diversity 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN DIBANG VALLEY IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - OPHIORRHIZA CHOWNAI SP. NOV. 

* A Team Of Researcher Have Discovered Two New Fresh Water Mussel ( Kongreng) Species From Barak And Manipur Chindwin River System 

SPECIES NAME - 

* INDONAIA MANIPURENSIS 

* PARREYSIA IMPHALENSIS 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ( GENUS - SHEATHIA) IN MEGHALAYA. ( NEAR CRIONLINE WATERFALL IN EAST KHASI) 

* NAMED - SHEATHIA MEGHALAYAENSIS 

( CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES) 

* DESCRIBED BY U ELAYA PERUMAL OF THE CENTRAL NATIONAL HERBARIUM, BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI) (HOWRAH), AND M PALANISAMY OF THE BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA SOUTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE 

* PREVIOUSLY TWO SPECIES HAD DISCOVERD IN NORTH EAST 

- SHEATHIA INDONEPALENSIS 

- SHEATHIA ASSAMICA 

SIGNIFICANCE OF RED ALGAE - 

* ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ARE KNOWN TO PRODUCE BIOACTIVE COMPUND WITH ANTIVIRAL, ANTI OXIDANT, ANTI INFLAMMATORY, AND TUMOUR PROPERTIES. 

*  Scientists Have Found A Rare FLOWERING PLANT At Arunachal Pradesh ( Upper Subansiri District) 

* Researchers From Mumbai's Thackeray Wildlife Foundation 

* SPECIES NAMED - MITREPHORA RASHMIAE ( Named After Rashmi Thackeray, Wife Of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM & MEGHALAYA HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW FIREFLY SPECIES IN MAWSYNRAM, MEGHALAYA 

* SPECIES NAMED - PYGOLUCIOLA MAWSYNRAM ( NAMED AFTER KHASI COMMUNITY) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM'' DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY & DEBRAJ ROY COLLEGE ( GOLAGHAT) 

* BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES ( BEGONIA GENUS) CHARACTERIZED WITH FOUR HORNED FRUIT AND VIBRANT ( RED - BROWN HAIRS) IN THE PAPUM RARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - BEGONIA QUADRICOENUALATA ( NAMED - QUATTUOR ( FOUR) LATIN, CORNU ( HORN), ALATUS ( WINGED) 

* 50 SPECIES OF BEGONIA IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH SO FAR 

* THIS SPECIES HAS UNIQUE FRUIT STRUCTURE, WHICH DENSELY COVERED IN REDDISH - BROWN WOOL, 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ( ATREE) BENGALURU HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF RARE BEE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - 

* ELAPHROPODA TRIANGULATA ( NAMED FOR ITS TRIANGULAR MARKING ON ABDOMEN) 

* HABROPODA ADI. ( NAMED IN HONOUR TO ADI INDIGENOUS TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 

* GENUS ELAPHROPODA IS NOW TOTAL 13 SPECIES ( IN WORLD) 

* AND HABROPODA SPECIES NOW 55 ( WORLD WIDE) 

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* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - HENCKELIA YOBINENSIS 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER YOBIN ( LISU) TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM NAGALAND UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF STINGLESS BEE FROM WOKHA DISTRICT, NAGALAND.

* SPECIES NAMED - TETRAGONULA YIKHUMENSIS 

( NAMED AFTER YIKHUM VILLAGE, NAGALAND ) 

* THE RESEARCH TEAM COMPRISES OF NOYINGBENI M ODYUO, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, NAGALAND UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR BENDANG AO, PROFESSOR RANJIT KUMAR ( UNIVERSITY OF NAGALAND) 

* STINGLESS BEE ARE THE VITAL IN THE TROPICAL POLLINATOR, 

* THEY POLIINATE FRUITS, PLANTS AND CROPS 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM BIRJHORA MAHAVIDYALAYA UNDER BONGAIGAON UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH RIKERTRE LYTAN  & NRIPEMO ODYUO FROM BOTANICAL SURVEY INDIA ( BSI) SHILLONG 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW GINGER LILY SPECIES 

* SPECIES NAMED - HEDYCHIUM ZUBEENGARGIANUM 

( SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO LATE SINGER ZUBEEN GARG) 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO - ZINGIBIBERACEAE FAMILY 

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* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF FRUITFLY SPECIES IN MEGHALAYA 

* RESEARCHERS LED BY KENNEDY NINGTHOUJAM OF THE COLLEGE OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UMIAM ALONG WITH SCIENTISTS FROM ICAR & CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 

* SPECIES NAMED AS - 

* ZEUGODACUS UMIAM ( Named After Umiam) 

* ZEUGODACUS NASIVITTATUS

* THREE NEW RARE SPECIES Recorded FIRST TIME IN MEGHALAYA 

* Bactrocera abbreviata 

* Erectovena desperata 

* Phorlliosoma hilaratum 

* A NEW SPECIES OF PHREATOBITIC SWAMP EEL ( SYNBRANCHIDAE) IS DESCRIBED FROM GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM 

* SPECIES NAMED - R ANCHI ( RAKTHAMICBTHYS ANCHI) 

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* Researchers From Assam University Have Rediscovered Rungia mastersii in Jatinga Hill, 

FIRST WOMAN - 

 * Ankita Konwar Became The First Assamese WOMAN And First Woman From North East India To Successfully Swim Across The English Channel ( Completed in 13 Hours)

* Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer Became The First Naga Woman To Be Appointed As An Additional Judge Of The Guwahati High Court 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Lt General M M Lakhera, PVSM, AVSM ( Retired) Former Governor Of Mizoram And Former Lt Governor Of Puducherry Passed Away.

* Veteran Assamese Actress Purabi Sharma Passed Away 

* 1994 BATCH DGP Anurag Dhankar Found Dead In Agartala, Tripura 

* Dr Temin Payum Of Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh Has Successfully Developed The Natural Hand wash From Native Dikang ( Gymnocladus Burmanicus) 

SPORTS - 

* Nagaland Paralympian Hokato Hotozhe Sema Becomes World Number One In Men's Shot Put Event F57 Category 

* Nagaland Has Emerged As The Champion Of The 14th Senior National Pencak Silat Championship 2026 Held At Shillong ( 6 Gold, 2 Silver & 1 Bronze)

 * Monyul FC, Crowned The Champions Of The Inaugural Arunachal Pradesh Women's League 2026 

MISSION MILLION OAK - 

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, 

AWARDS - 

* Ms Ajanuo Belho, Leader Of The Kohima Japanese Bone Collection Team Conferred The Order Of Rising Sun Gold, And Silver Rays 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Announced The Anuvad Setu Puraskar During The 212th Bhanu Jayanti Celebration At Soreng 

* This Award Carries Rs 3 Lakh, To Globally Acclaimed Literary Works Into Nepali, 

* Senior Journalist Kabita Sharma Of Sikkim Chronicle Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award By Nepali Sahitya Parishad 

*  Shri Dheeraj Bantawa, Senior Journalist Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award ( Sikkim Highest Award in Journalism) 

* Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway's Tidal Sail AS To Establish India's First 500 KW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Project.

* James Pangsang Kongal Sangma Has Officially Taken Oath As Meghalaya 's Only Rajya Sabha MP.

* SIKKIM Government Announced 20% Reservation For Agniveer And Forest Guard Requirement 

* VIP CULTURE IN INDIA : Power, Privilege And The Distance From Democracy Book Author - Nabam Rebia With Sandeep Kumar 

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SPORTS - 

* Nagaland Paralympian Hokato Hotozhe Sema Becomes World Number One In Men's Shot Put Event F57 Category 

* Novak Djokovic Wins His 105th Games At Wimbledon To Equal Rodger Federer Records 

* Swastika Ghosh And Taneesha Kotecha Wins Women's Double Title At WTT Feeder Istanbul 2026 

* President Droupadi MURMU Has Unveiled The Trophies Of Durand Cup 2026

* World Archery Upgrades The Jyothi Surekha's World Cup Final 2025 Medal To Silver 

* Ministry Of Textiles Informed That The National Jute Board Has Developed Jute - Viscose Blended Apparels That Will Worn By Indian Athletes In Commonwealth Games 2026 

*  Miss Rupa Bayor, From Arunachal Pradesh Has Win Gold Medal In Under 30 Recognised Poomsae Category At The 5th Senior Taekwondo Poomsae National Championship, Pune 

* Animesh Khujur Wins Silver In Men's 100 meter In World Athletics Continental Tour Challengers Meet In Germany 

* India's Trio Jyothi Surekha, Prithika Pradeep, Chikitha Taniparthi Wins Silver In The Compund Women's Team Event At Archery In MADRID 

* Indian Team SEA SHAKTI Participate In The Energy Class Race Of Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. 

*  Neeru Dhanda Wins The Gold ( First Individual World Cup) In Women's Trap Title At ISSF WORLD CUP Shotgun, Lonato, Italy 2026 

* India's Sherin Gafoor Finishes As Runners Up At The 48th Grand Prix WORLD ATHLETIC Continental Bronze in Czech republic ( In Women's Long Jump) 

* U MUMBA Team Clinched The Ultimate Table TENNIS Title 2026 ( For Consecutive Years)

* Kimi Antonelli Wins The Belgian Grand Prix 2026 Title 

* Londo Norris Wins The Hungarian Grandprix 2026 TITLE 

*  Indian Contingent Have Won 14 Medals Including 2 Gold, 5 Silver And 7 Bronze At Vietnam Open Taekwondo 

MONACO DIAMOND LEAGUE - 

MONACO DIAMOND LEAGUE ( HIGH JUMP EVENT) 

* OLEH DOROSHCHUK ( 2.32 m) (GOLD) 

* JACK KIMANI (2.30m)

* SARVESH KUSHARE (2.26m) INDIA 

TENNIS - 

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

* Arnav Paparkar, 18 Years Old Indian To Reach Junior Quarters Finals In Wimbledon After 36 Years ( Leander Paes In 1990) 

* India's Arnav Paparkar Became The 4th Indian To Played Quarter In Wimbledon EVENT 

* Arnav Finishes As Defeat in Quarter Final in Wimbledon 

* Ramanthan Krishan ( Runners Up in 1953) 

* Ramanthan Krishan ( WINNER In 1954) 

* Ramesh Krishnan ( Winners 1979) 

* Leander Paes (Winner 1990) 

*  Indian Tennis Legend Leander Paes Joins ATF As Player Ambassador 

* RAFA The Documentary Series Has Been Nominated For The EMMY Award 

* England Footballer Harry Kane Completed 120th International Game .

* INDIAN Men's Under 18 Team Defeated Pakistan (3-1) To Clinched The Men's Asian Hockey 5s Trophy 

*) Indian Women's Team Finishes As Runners Up At Women's ASIAN Hockey 5s Trophy 2026 ( As They Defeated Against China)

* Mohamad Zakaria Wins The Junior World Squash Championships 2026 ( Men's)

*  Mona Agarwal Wins Bronze Medal In Women's R2 ( 10 m Air Rifle) Event In SH1 Category At The WSPS World Cup 2026 Serbia 

* Kush Maini Finishes As Runners Up in Formula 2 Hungarian Grandprix

*  Esha Singh Wins Gold & Manu Bhaker Wins Bronze In Women's 25 M Pistol At Shooting World Cup Hangzhou, China 

* Sonam & Himanshu Clinched Bronze At ISSF WORLD CUP ( 10 m Air Pistol EVENT) 

AWARDS - 

 * Abhijit Bhattacharya Has Received The IOC Gender Equality, Diversity And Inclusion GLOBAL Winner Award From IOC President Christy Coventry At Birmingham 

 * ONGC Officer Abhijit Bhattacharya Has Received The IOC Global Winner Award 2026 

 * Indian Quartet Wins The Gold Medal At Mixed 4X400 meter Relay At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 2026

* Bharatpreet Singh Wins Bronze Medal In Men's Discuss Throw At First ASIAN Under 23 Athletics Championships 2026.

* ) Bhumeshwory Devi Wins Bronze Medal In Women's 800 Meter At First ASIAN Under 23 Athletics Championships 

* Abhay Singh Wins Bronze In Men's 200 meter At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

* Shakeel Wins Bronze Medal In Men's 800 meter At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

* Priya Sheoran Bagged Bronze In Women's Discus Throw In Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

* Shravani Sachin Clinched The Bronze in Women's 400 meter Hurdles At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship

* Anand Singh Wins Gold Medal In Men's Javelin ( 80.57 m) At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 2026 

* Lohakare Wins Bronze In Javelin ( 77.70m) At U23 Asian Athletic Championship 

*  Shravani, Sandramol, Pravallika, Nofisa Bagged Gold Medal In Women's 4 X 400 meter Relay At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

* The Quartet Sanjana, Akshay, Sudeekha, Shreeya Bagged Silver in Women's Relay Race In Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship 

*  India Finishes With 16 Medals Including 3 Gold, 4 Silver And 9 Bronze At Under 23 Asian Athletic Championship

* Manav Thakkar And Manush Shah Are World Number Two In Men's Double In Table TENNIS 

* Aman Sherawat Wins Gold In Budapest Ranking Series ( 57 kg) 

* Deepak Wins Bronze Medal in Men's 61 Kg Category Free Style EVENT At 4th Ranking Series 

* Neha Sangwan Wins Gold In Women's 59 kg Category At Budapest Wrestling Ranking Series 

*  Nishu Wins Bronze At Women's 53 Kg Category At Budapest Ranking Series 

* ) Kajal Dhochak Wins Gold In Women's 76 kg Category At Budapest Ranking Series 

* Mansi Secured Silver In Women's 62 kg Category At 4th UWW Ranking Series 2026

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* Ramit Tandon, India's First Squash Player To Inducted Into The Columbia University's Athletic Hall Of Fame 

* PV SINDHU CLINCHED THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT JAPAN OPEN 2026(750) AFTER BEATING JAPAN'S AKANE YAMAGUCHI.

* FIRST INDIAN TO JAPAN OPEN ( SINGLE'S TITLE) 

* SAINA NEHWAL REACHES TO FINAL OF 2011 ( JAPAN OPEN) 

* INDIAN Women Footballer Manisha Kalyan Has Joined The Greek First Tier Club AEK Athens 

COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLASSGLOW 2026 - 

* Olympics Medalist Mirabai Chanu, And Lovlina Borgohain To Be India's Flag And Baton Bearer For The Opening Ceremony Of Commonwealth Games 2026 

GOTHIA CUP 2026 

*  India's The Minerva Academy Lift The Gothia Cup 2026 B12 Title ( Beat ORDIN FC By 2-1) 

* Most Valuable Player - Thangsanglen Kipgen ( 9 Matches - 18 Goals) 

* Monyul FC, Crowned The Champions Of The Inaugural Arunachal Pradesh Women's League 2026 

*  Sainyam SECURED India's First Medal ( Silver) In The ISSF Rifle/PISTOL/ Shotgun World Cup Hangzhou, China 

* * ANAHAT SINGH WINS THE JUNIOR WORLD SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 

* SHE BEATEN EGYPT'S RUQAYYA SALEM (3-0) IN THE FINAL 

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH THE FINAL OF JUNIOR WORLD SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2005 

* Brazilian Footballer Neymer Junior Announced Retirement 

CRICKET - 

* Vrinda Rathi, First' Indian Woman Umpire To Officiate The Finals Of T20I WORLD CUP 2026 

2026 WOMEN'S T20I WORLD CUP 

HOST - ENGLAND & WALES 

10TH EDITION OF WOMEN'S T20I WORLD CUP 

WINNER - AUSTRALIA (7TH TITLE) 

RUNNERS UP - ENGLAND 

SEMIFINALIST - AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ENGLAND, WEST INDIES 

MOST RUNS - DANNI WAYTTE HODGE (302 RUNS) 

MOST WICKETS - SHREE CHARANI (14 WICKETS 5 MATCHES INDIA) 

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - BETH MOONEY (238 RUNS) 

PLAYER OF TOURNAMENT - BETH MOONEY 

 * Former Afganistan Fast Bowler ( Cricketer) Shapoor Zadran Passed Away 

*  Smriti Mandhana Became The Third Indian Woman Cricketer To Played 300 International Matches After Mithali Raj And Harmanpreet Kaur 

Former Indian Women's Cricketer Anjum Chopra Has INDUCTED Into ICC Hall Of Fame ( 3rd Indian Woman) 

*) Former Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly Has Inducted To ICC Hall Of Fame (12th India) 

* Former English Cricketer Kevin Petersen Has Inducted To ICC Hall Of Fame 2026 

*  English Woman Cricketer Heather Knight & TAMMY BEAUMONT Announced Retirement From International Cricket ( Post Lords Test Against India )

* Indian Fast Bowler Kranti Goud Became the First Woman To Picked 5 Wickets Haul Against England In First Woman Test Between India And England At Lords Cricket Ground 

* INDIAN WOMAN CRICKETER BECAME The First Woman Cricketer To Score Test Century At LORDS ( As Lords Host The First Woman Test Between India & England) 

* Devojit Saikia Has Appointed As The Chairman Of ICC Governace Committee 

* Former West Indies Cricketer Garry Sobers Passed Away.

* INDIAN Cricketer Ajhiynke Rahane Announced Retirement From International Cricket 

HOST - 

* 135th Edition Of Durand Cup ( 5 Host City - Kolkata, Ranchi, Imphal, Shillong, Guwahati) 

*  Telengana To Host The 8th Khelo India Youth Games 2026 

* Delhi Chief Minister Rakha Gupta Has Unveiled The Official Mascot Of 22nd Commonwealth Table TENNIS Championships 2026 

* Host - Thyagraj Stadium ( 27th July - 2nd August) ( 25 Countries Will Participate) 

* Mascot - Mayur 

 * Delhi Chief Minister Rakha Gupta Flagged Off The 22nd Commonwealth Table TENNIS Championships At Delhi 

* Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Host The 16th Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship 2026 

BOOKS - 

*  LIGHTNING KID: AUTHOR VISWANATHAN ANAND 

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CHESS - 

* * GOA BORN ETHAN VAZ BECAME THE 96TH GRAND MASTER OF INDIA.

* Harshvardhan Became The India's 97th GRAND MASTER 

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

* 17 Years Old Bivor Adak From Kolkata Became The India's Latest International Master 

* * VS Rathanvel Became The 99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA 

*  Alireza Wins The Chennai Grandmaster 2026 

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP 

HOST - US, CANADA, MEXICO 

WINNER - SPAIN ( 2ND TITLE) 

RUNNERS UP - ARGENTINA 

PAST WINNER (2022) - ARGENTINA 

THIRD - ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE ( BRONZE) 

* GOLDEN BALL - RODRI ( SPAIN) 

* GOLDEN GLOVES - UNAI SIMON ( SPAIN) 

* FIFA YOUNG PLAYER - PAU CUBARSI ( SPAIN) 

* SUPERIOR PLAYER OF THE MATCH - FERRAN TORRES ( SPAIN)

* FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD - NEDERLANDS 

* GOLDEN BOOT - KYLIAN MBAPPE (10 GOALS) FRANCE. ( 2ND - MESSI 8 GOALS) 

CANADA OPEN  2026 ( BADMINTON) 

MEN'S SINGLE - Y OKIMOTO 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - R GUNJI (JAPAN) Beat L CHRISTOPHERSEN 

MEN'S DOUBLES - H OKAMURA & K YAMASHITA 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - N YAMAKITA & H SUZUKI (JAPAN) 

MIXED DOUBLES -  N SAITO & A KOGA ( JAPAN) 

CHINA  OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

MENS SINGLE - T C CHOU 

WOMEN'S SINGLES - AKANE YAMAGUCHI ( JAPAN) 

MEN'S DOUBLE - F ALFIAN &  M S FIKRI 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - S S LIU & N TAN 

MIXED DOUBLES - X GUO & F CHEN 

WIMBLEDON 2026 - 

MEN'S SINGLE - JANNIK SINNER Beat ALAXENDER ZVEREV 

WOMEN'S SINGLES - LINDA NOSKOVA Beat KAROLINA MUCHOVA 

MEN'S DOUBLES - HENRY PATTEN & HARRI HELIOVAARA 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - GUO HANYU & KRISTINA MLADENOVIC 

MIXED DOUBLES - JELENA OSTAPENKO & MARCELO AREVALO 

* LINDA NOSKOVA YOUNGEST TO CLINCHED A WIMBLEDON TITLE (21 YEARS OLD) 

WIMBLDON ( WHEELCHAIR) 

*  Yui Kamiji Clinched The Women's Wheelchair Single Title At Wimbledon 2026 After Beating Diede de Groot 

* MEN'S SINGLES - TOKITO ODA ( JAPAN) CONSECUTIVE WIN 

* WHEELCHAIR QUAD SINGLE - NIELS VINK 

* WHEELCHAIR MEN'S DOUBLES - ALFIE HEWETT & GORDON REID 

* WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S DOUBLES - YUI KAMIJI & ZHU ZHENZHEN 

* WHEELCHAIR QUAD DOUBLES - GUY SAASON & NIELS VINK 

WIMBLEDON ( JUNIOR) 

* Anna Pushkareva Clinched The Girl's Single Title At Wimbledon 2026 

* BOY'S SINGLE - JORDAN LEE 

* GIRLS SINGLE - ANNA PUSHKAREVA 

* BOY'S DOUBLES - LUIS GUTO MIGUEL(BRAZIL) & ZIGA SESKO 

* GIRL'S DOUBLE - JANA KOVACKOVA & KATERINA ZAJICIKOVA 

BOY'S ( UNDER 14) - JONAS WALTI 

GIRLS SINGLE - ISHA MANCHALA 

GENTLEMAN INVITATION DOUBLES - BOB BRYAN & MIKE BRYAN 

* MIXED INVITATION DOUBLES - TOMMY HAAS & MARTINA HINGIS 

JAPAN OPEN 2026 ( S750 BADMINTON) 

MEN'S SINGLE - C POPOV 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - PV SINDHU Beat AKANE YAMAGUCHI 

MEN'S DOUBLES - M S FIKRI & F ALFIAN 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - H Y KONG & H J KIM 

MIXED DOUBLES - D P HUANG & Y Z FENG 

AWARDS - 

* Mongabay - India's Editorial Director Gopi Warrier Has Received The Tiger And Wildlife Journalist Of The Year Award 2026 At The 5th International Tiger Week 2026 

* Founder And Chairperson Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani Has Received The AAPI Humanitarian Award In Tampa, Florida Presented By The American Association Of Physician Of Indian Origin 

* Dr Feng Qian, Professor Of Medicine At University of Maryland To Receive The 2027 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize For Poly Cycstic Kidney Disease 

* Padma Sharma Has Been Chosen For The Lifetime achievement Award By Karnataka SAHITYA Academy 

* * 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 

* * 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 

* Border Road Organisation ( BRO) Has Won The Best Road Safety Technology Category At The RAHSTA Award 2026 For The 920 m Cut And Cover Tunnel At An Altitude Of 12,500 Feet At Eastern Ladakh 

* Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director Of TERI has Awarded With Outstanding Professional Award 2026 At The 17th Agricultural Leadership Conclave, New Delhi 

* Gujarat Conferred With Prestigious Agricultural Leadership Award 2026 At 17th Agricultural Leadership Conclave New Delhi 

* Dr Chandrasekhar Borkar, Faculty At IISER Pune ( Biology Department) Received The Prestigious IBRO Rising Star Award By International Brain Research Organisation 

* Indian Contingent Wins 5 Gold Medal At 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026 In Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA 

* Kanishk Jain 

* Riddesh Anant 

* Rishit Garg 

* Shresth Suraiya 

* Svarit Joshi 

* Bhavya Gunwal ( Gold) 

Soumil Maity ( Silver) 

Nishit Kalani ( Silver) 

Anmol Kumar ( Silver) 

India At 37th International Biology Olympiad In Vilnius, Lithuania 

* India Secured 2 Gold And 4 Medals At International Mathematics Olympiads At Shanghai, China 

* India Team Wins 4 Gold Medal At 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, Uzbekistan 

* Gandhinagar, Gujarat Set A Guinness World Book Record By Planted 3.61 Lakh Sapling In One Hour.

* Rani Ki Vav, Gujarat Has Received The Gold AWARD At The 17th WOW AWARDS 2026 Asia For It's Outstanding 3D Projection Mapping Show.

* SENIOR Professor And Director Professor V K Mishra, Institute Of Agricultural Science Banaras Hindu University Has Been Conferred With Prestigious Wheat Research Excellence Award 2026 

72ND NATIONAL FILM AWARDS - 

* BEST DOCUMENTARY - Ramnami ( Hindi) 

* BEST ARTS/ CULTURE - Main Nida ( Hindi)

* BEST ACTOR ( IN Leading Role) - Mammootty ( For Bramayugam) Malayalam 

* BEST HINDI FILM ( Shrikanth) ( Director Tushar Hiranandani) 

* BEST FEATURE FILM - Article 370 

* BEST ACTRESS ( IN LEADING ROLE) - Yami Gautam ( Article 370)

* BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE ( MALE) - Sanjay Mishra ( For Bhakshak)

* BEST ACTOR ( LEADING) - Kartik Aryan ( Chandu Champion) Hindi 

* BEST DIRECTION - Amaran ( Tamil) ( Raj Kumar Periyasamy)

* BEST ANIMATION FILM - Touched As Water ( SILENT)

* BEST NON - FEATURE FILM - Bhangaar ( Director - Sumira Ray)

* Actor Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Wins Best Debut As Film Director 

* Noted Indian Author Ashwin Sanghi Set To Receive The Inaugural Recipient Of The JSW Prize In Literature ( Institute By Drukyul's Literature And Arts Festival Of Bhutan) 

* National Security Advisor ( NSA) Ajit Doval Set To Receive Prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 

* ACTOR Anupam Kher Has Received The ASHOK Award 2026 ( By Association Of INDIAN Bureaucrats)

* * ON VISIT TO ROMANIA, PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU HAS CONFERRED WITH THE HONORARY DOCTORATE BY THE BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS STUDIES.

* 

FIELD MEDALS 2026 ( NOBEL PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS) 

* YU DENG ( University Of Chicago) China 

- Contribution In Partial Differential Equation, ( Including The Derivation Of The Boltzman Equation And Wave Kinetic Equation) 

* HONG WANG ( New York University) 

- Harmonic Analysis 

- Geometric Measure Theory 

* JOHN PARDON ( STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) 

- Symplectic Geometry 

- Virtual Fundamental Cycles 

* JACOB TSIMERMAN ( University Of Toronto) 

- For Arithmetic Geometry ( Related Conjecture) 

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* The Centre For Fiction Honoured Julia Alvarez With The 2026 Lifetime Of Excellence In Fiction Award 

ISRO & SPACE -

* Skyroot Aerospace Has Announcing Vikram -1 Test Flight -1 MISSION Set To Launch With In One Month in 2026 

*  ISRO Successfully Conducted The SOLVE Ground Test ( GAGANYAAN Mission) 

* SOLVE - Sub Orbital Launch Vehicle For Experiment) 

* It Will Be Used To Validate The CREW Modules Parachute Based Deceleration System Under Different Test Condition 

* Vikram -1 Test Flight Mission AAGAMAN Which Will Carry GRAHA SPACE 's SOLARAS S3 Satellite, Cosmoserve Space In Orbit Arm Embrace, Germany's DCUBED Space Orbit Demonstration, SKYROOT Own SCOPE Satellite 

Skyroot Own SATELITE 

* ISRO Has Successfully Conducted The Flight Acceptance Hot Test Of CE 20 Cyro Engine For LVM3-M7 Mission 

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

* ISRO Has Successfully Conducted A Critical Integrated Main Parachute Air Drop Test ( IMAT) For The GAGANYAAN MISSION At The Aerial Delivery Research And Development Establishment ( ADRDE) In Madhya Pradesh 

* PRL Scientists Have Found That Chandrayaan -3' Alpha Particle -X Spectrometer Measurement Connect Composition At Shiv Shakti Statio To The First Lunar Meteorite ALHA 81005 

* Space Field, An Space Startup Has Inaugurated It's New Research And Development Facility, ( ISO CERTIFIED Work field) 

* Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan Inaugurated 

* NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Along With Roscomous Cosmonaut Pytor Dubrov, Anna Kikina lifted Off On Soyuz - MS 29 Aircraft To International Space Station ( 240 Days) in 

* 

MISSION AGAMAN ( BY SKYROOT AEROSPACE) - 

* SKYROOT, AN SPACE STARTUP ( SET TO LAUNCH ITS) VIKRAM -1 FROM SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTRE, SRIHARIKOTA, ANDHRA PRADESH. ( ON 18TH JULY 2026) 

* THIS MISSION NAMED MISSION AGAMAN 

* THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY PRIVATELY DEVELOPED ORBITAL CLASS ROCKET 

* VEHICLE INFORMATION - 

* VEHICLE TYPE - ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE 

* TARGET ORBIT - 450 KM, 60 DEGREE INCLINATION 

* DESIGN CAPACITY - UPTO 350 KG To LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 

* * Vikram -1 Test Flight Mission AAGAMAN Which Will Carry GRAHA SPACE 's SOLARAS S3 Satellite, Cosmoserve Space In Orbit Arm Embrace, Germany's DCUBED Space Orbit Demonstration, SKYROOT Own SCOPE Satellite 

Skyroot Own SATELITE 

 * Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO), Shree Chitra Tribunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology ( SCTIMST) Have Signed Pact For Research In Space Medicine, Bioastronautics 

DRDO - 

* Dr Jagganath Nayak, Scientist, & Director At Centre For High Energy System And SCIENCES ( CHESS) DRDO Appointed As DG ( MSS) DRDO 

TESTED - 

* ) IIT Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO India Has Developed An Indigenous Tactical Aerostat System To Boost India's Defence 

* 

DRDO PINAKA LRGR - 

* * 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 

* 

KUSHA MISSILE -  

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE KUSHA FROM APJ ABDUL KALAM ISLAND OFF THE ODISHA COAST.

* KUSHA MISSILE IS CAPABLE OF NEUTRALIZING THE AERIAL THREATS INCLUDING FUGHTER JETS, MISSILES, UAVs, 

*  DRDO Has Successfully Completed The Military Field Trial Of a Scalable And Practically Secure, Fibre Based Quantum Key Distribution ( QKD) System.

* A MoU Signed Between DIPAS, DRDO And AIIMS Bhopal For Collaborative Research, Academic Exchange, And Advanced Research In Field Of Human Performance.

* DRDO & Adani Defence And Aerospace Have Signed An Agreement For AEW&C - MK-II, India's NEXT Generation Airborne Early Warning & Control ( Programme For INDIAN Air Force) 

* DRDO GTRE Has Successfully Developed India's First Indigenous Expandable Turbo Jet Engine 

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BOOKS - 

* CHINA'S WAR : Book Author VIJAY GOKHLE 

* The Elusive Ratio And The Advent Of Calculus In India Book Author - K RAMASUBRAMANIAM ( Professor At IIT BOMBAY)

*  LANGUAGE OF FREEDOM Book Author Neeraj Chandhoke 

*  ADVANTAGE INDIA : Reshaping The Future For An Equitable World Order Book Author - Anil K Antony 

*  LIGHTNING KID: AUTHOR VISWANATHAN ANAND 

* Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Unveiled The Book - Hindutva Discourse After Independence 

* BECOMING A ZIMBABWEAN : A History Of Indian In Rhodesia Book Author - Trishula Rachna Patel 

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

* My Journey WITH Vedic Rituals Book Author - Dr Jayant Kumar Dirgahangi 

* UNBROKEN: My Battle With Cancer And Will To Lead Book Author - Dr Akhilesh Gupta 

* JAMMU AND KASHMIR Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Has Launched The Book - Lal Ded: The Mother Of Kashmir Book Author - Dr Vaidehi Taman 

* * Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The Book The VOICE OF JUSTICE : Justice GAVAI Speaks ( Author - FORMER CJI Bhusan Ramakrishnan GAVAI ) 

*  GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS Book Author - Maya Sharma 

* * IS INDIA READY FOR THE NEXT CRISIS BOOK AUTHOR - KJS DHILLON 

* Vice President of India C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Released The Book RSS @100 A Century Of Service, Unity And Sacrifice 

* Eminent INDUSTRY Leader Shri Ravi Kant New Book - Leading From The Back: To Achieve The Impossible 

*  ONLY FOOLS FIGHT AIR Book Author - Kaushal Kashyap 

*  WOMAN -O- PAUSE Book Author - Malayalam Actress Lenaa Kumar 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The Book - We The People 250 

*  SAFFRON SURGE BOOK AUTHOR- Tarun Vijay 

* VIP CULTURE IN INDIA : Power, Privilege And The Distance From Democracy Book Author - Nabam Rebia With Sandeep Kumar 

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PORTAL & APP -  

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Launched The FCRA 2.0 Portal And e- OCI Card 

* Goa Motorcycle Association Has Launched The MAAJI Application 

*  Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Has Inaugurated The Centre Of Excellence On Human - Wildlife Conflict At WII - SACON

*  Launched National Human Wildlife Conflict PORTAL 

* 28th Meeting Of Reconstituted WII India At Coimbatore 

* 4 New WILDLIFE Conservation Project For Dolphin, Snow Leopard, Wild Water Buffalo, Indian Rhinoceros Approved By GB CAMPA (7th Meeting Of CAMPA) 

* UNESCO In Partnership With Microsoft Elevate, KPMG International And Tablet Academy Has Launched Phase 2 Of AI Empower ED in India - Advancing Digital And AI Skill For Educators 

* Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Has Launched The Home Registry Digital System To Provide Doorstep land And Property Registration For Senior Citizen 

*  TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The YODDHA Website To Participate In The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Public Grievance 

* Union Minister Of Coal And Mines Kishen Reddy Has Launched Online Portal The Application For Registration in India 

 * IRCTC Has Launched The Beta Version Application 

* National Highway Authority Of India ( NHAI) Enhances Digital Services On Rajmarg Yatra Mobile App With Launch Of Digital Local Pass, And Marg Mitra Help Centre 

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SCIENCE * TECHNOLOGY - 

* IIT Hyderabad To Establish India's First Information Age Museum ( IAM IGNITE) a First Of Its Kind MUSEUM Will Showcase The Evolution Of Technology 

*  India Achieved A Major Milestone With Approval Of India's First PinS Instrument Approach Procedure For Helicopter Operations IN Andhra Pradesh 

* Developed By The Airport Authority Of India  ( AAI) 

* Approved By The Directorate General Of Civil Aviation ( DGCA)

* PinS ( Point - In - Space) Procedure Use Advanced Satellite Based Navigation Technology To Enable Helicopter To Conduct Safe And Precise Instrument Approaches To Heliports That Do Not Have Conventional Instrument Landing Infrastructure 

* Researchers At IIT BOMBAY Have Developed A Host Novel Eco Friendly Material By Combining Plastics With Biodegradable Material 

HEALTH - 

* Researchers At IISC BENGALURU In Collaboration With Clinicians At MS Ramaiah Medical College And Hospital Have Found That Oral Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable To The Moderate Mechanical Stimulation Produced By Ultrasound.

*  Dr Temin Payum Of Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh Has Successfully Developed The Natural Hand wash From Native Dikang ( Gymnocladus Burmanicus) 

* * ICAR - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, RANCHI HAS DEVELOPED WORLD'S FIRST HIGH QUALITY CHROMOSOME - SCALE GENOME SEQUENCE OF WINGED BEAN ( PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS)

*  A HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS AND CLIMATE RESILIENT LEGUME 

* 

*  ICMR And IIT Bombay Collaboratively Developed a India's First Indigenous Placenta - On Chip Platform 

*  ICMR And IIT Bombay Collaboratively Developed a India's First Indigenous Placenta - On Chip Platform 

* PLACENTA - IT IS A TEMPORARY ORGAN THAT DEVELOPS IN THE UTERUS DURING PREGNANCY 

* IT CONNECTED THE FETUS VIA THE UMBILICAL CORD 

* FUNCTION OF PLACENTA - 

_ Placenta Delivers Oxygen And Nutrients 

-_ Remove Waste Products 

_ Protecting The Developing Fetus 

_ Produce Hormones Essential For Sustaining Pregnancy 

_ Transport Glucose From The Maternal To Fetal Side 

*  Researchers From IIT BOMBAY Have Developed a Dual Machine Learning Framework Using Satellite Radar And Elevation Data To Predict Flood Susceptibility And Estimate Flood Water Depth At a 30 Meter Resolution Across South India's Vulnerable Western Ghats Regions 

* Researchers From IIT Bhilai Incollboration With IIT Patna Have Developed a Smart Multi Functional Polymer Coating That Protects Metal Surfaces From Corrosion While Also Improving Fire Safety 

* Dr Professor Debabrata Maiti At IIT BOMBAY Develop Efficient Strategy To Convert Satturated Fatty Acid Into Drug Like Molecules 

* Researchers At IISC BENGALURU And Centre For High Impact Neuroscience And Translational Application ( CHINTA) Have Identified A Brain Circuit That Drives Sensation And Distress Linked To Cold Allodynia, 

* 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 

* 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) 

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

*  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 

*  An International Research Team Along With IIT Delhi And IITM Pune Have Developed a Method To Precisely Predict The Path Of The Tropical Cyclones By Directly Incorporating Uncertain Satellite Data From Cloudy Skies into Weather Model 

* Researchers From IIT Bhubaneswar Have Mapped 20 Years Of Thermal Hotspot Trends Across State 

* Dr Rajendra Prasad And His Team At The School Of The Biochemical Engineering IIT BHU, Advancing Cancer Theranostics By Developing Bright - Nano Ghost And Lipid Nano Particle For Solid Tumour Therapy 

*  ICAR - CIARI Has Registered A Unique Germplasm Of Andaman Kokum 

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*  Novo Nordisk Launched World's First Once Weekly Basal Insulin - AWIQLI 

* India's Breast Cancer Survival Rate Increase 

* Scientists Have Detect Parrot Bornavirus -4 ( PaBV-4) For The First Time In Pet Parrot 

* Researchers Have Found A New UV - RESISTANT Bacteria Discovered in Lake Sediment Sample From Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica 

* SPECIES Named - Deinococcus Pantiae sp. Nov 

* Researchers At IIT Kharagpur Have Developed A Mathematical Tool That Predicts How Self Healing Smart Materials Autonomously Repair Themselves When Damaged 

* Researchers From IIT Bhubaneswar In Collaboration With University Of Gothenburg ( SWEDEN) And Tohoku University ( Japan) Have Achieved A Breakthrough In Next Generation Computing 

* The Team Have Successfully Demonstrated The World's Largest Synchronised Network Of Over 1,00,000 Nano Scale Spintronics Oscillators - 

Characteristics - 

* Artificial intelligence 

* Smart Communications Network 

* Real Time Data Analytics 

* Intelligent Transportation SYSTEM 

* Financial Modelling 

* Advanced Scientific Simulation 

* Researchers At IISC BENGALURU And Collaborators Have Developed A New Light Weight Cast Aluminium Alloy That Exhibit About 400% Improvement In Ductility & 50% Higher Strength Than Conventional Aluminium Eutectics Alloy 

* * SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED AN ADVANCED AMMONIA SENSING PLATFORM CAPABLE OF DETECTING HARMFUL AMMONIA GAS AT EXTREMELY LOW CONCENTRATION WHILE OPERATING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

* RESEARCHERS FROM CENTRE FOR NANO AND SOFT MATTER SCIENCES ( CeNS) Bengaluru, An Autonomous Institute Under Department Of Science And Technology ( DST)

* CeNS DESIGNED A HIGHLY SENSITIVE GAS SENSOR BASED ON HYBRID VANADIUM  OXIDE - VANADIUM SULFIDE ( VOx/VS2) HETEROSTRUCTURE.

* IT BUILD THROUGH A CONTROLLED SURFACE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS THAT CREATES ABUNDANT ACTIVE SITES FOR AMMONIA ADSORPTION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENHANCING CHARGE TRANSPORT WITH IN THE SENSING LAYER.

* THE DEVELOPED SENSOR DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE, DETECTING AMMONIA CONCENTRATION AS LOW AS 319 PARTS PER BILLION ( ppb) 

* IT'S ULTRALOW DETECTION CAPABILITY, THE SENSOR EXHIBITED EXCELLENT SENSITIVITY AGAINST OTHER COMMON GASES, 

* THE RESEARCH TEAM LED BY PROFESSOR ANGAPPANE SUBRAMANIAN 

* THE DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION INTO SAFE, WARNING AND DANGER ZONES 

* FLEXIBLE AND WEARABLE OF THE SENSOR WERE SUCCESSFULLY FABRICATED ON POLYMER, PAPER AND TEXTILE SUBSTRATES. 

* * UNION MINISTER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION PRAHLAD JOSHI INAUGURATED THE WHITE RABBIT TECHNOLOGY BASED INDIAN STANDRAD TIME DISSEMINATION FACILITY AT THE REGIONAL REFERENCE STANDARDS Laboratory IN BENGALURU.

* THIS PROJECT IS UNDER THE AMBITIOUS VISION OF ONE NATION ONE TIME INITIATIVE THAT ENVISAGED ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFORM, HIGHLY PRECISE AND SECURE TIME STANDARD ACROSS INDIA.

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*  Researchers At The BRIC - National Centre For Cell Science - NCCS _PUNE (DBT) With Support Of Department Of Biotechnology (DBT) Have Developed A Chimeric Protein Kinase C 

* That Enhance The Body's Immune Response AGAINST Leishmania Parasites 

* By Activating Macrophages And Disrupting The Parasite Survival Mechanisms 

* The Food And Drug Administration Has Approved It's First Of Kind Pill That Can Drastically Reduce Cholesterol ( NAME - LIPFENDRA) 

*  The Drug Controller General Of India ( DCGI) Has Granted Market Authorisation To Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India's QDENGA ( TAK -003) 

* * Dengue Vaccine Approve in 42 Countries With WHO Pre qualification & Strong Global Safety Record 

* 

* Researchers From Department Of Biotechnology ( DBT) Have Decode The Complete Genome Of Two Phytoplasma Strains Infecting Parthenium Hysterophorus 

* Uncovering The Genetic Strategy That Helps These Crops Threatening Bacteria Adapt And Survive - 

*  ICMR Study Provides The 9 In 10 Adults Have Abnormal Fat Levels 

* Scientists At IIT KANPUR Have Revealed How An Experimental Molecule Called EP67 Switches on An Important Receptor Found On Human Immune Cell 

* Research Led By Professor Arun K SHUKLA From BSBE, IIT KANPUR Found That EP67 Activates Two Kind Of Immune Cells - dendritic Cells, Macrophages 

* WHICH Helps The Body Build Lasting Protection, While Having Minimal Effect On Neutrophils, ( Cells Responsible For Unwanted Inflammation) 

* Gujarat Has Recorded The Annual Reduction On Carbon Emissions ( Preventing An Estimated 49.79 Million) tonnes Of CO2 equivalent ( mtCo2e) 2025/26 

* Researchers From The Institute Of Advanced Study In Science & Technology ( IASST) Guwahati, An Autonomous Institute Under Department Of Science And Technology (DST) Have Developed A borophene - Based Bio - Lubricant, That Reduce Friction And Wear In Machinery, 

* Researchers At IISC BENGALURU Have Decoded How The Encephalomyocarditis Virus ( EMCV ( Hijacks a Host Protein Synthesis Machinery 

* EMCV Is a Rodent Borne Animal Virus That Causes Heart And Brain Inflammation, Reproductive Problems And Neurobiological Disorder In Mammals 

*  ICAR - NBFGR & Guwahati University Have Developed A Captive Breeding Of The Rare Himalayan Ornamental Fish Channa Andrao, 

* Researchers From IIT Gandhinagar, And The Regional Centre For Biotechnology Have Developed A Novel Class Of Florescent Molecule ( Known As Cationic Pyridinium Probes) 

* It Specially DESIGNED To Highlight The Xylem ( When Evacuate Across Monocot & Dicot Plants) As Well As Xylem - Mutant Species 

* These Probes Demonstrate Upto 15 Times Higher Sensitivity 

* It Is Enabled By Intra Molecular Charge Transfer ( A Process In Which Electrons Move Within The Molecule After Absorbing Light) Thereby Emitting A Brighter And Clearer Fluorescent Signal 

* 

* Researchers From IIT Roorkee Have Uncovered A New Insights Into How Lithium Ions Move Through Solid Materials ( 

*  Cipla Has Received Approval From The US Food And Drug Administration ( US FDA) For It's Abbreviated New Drug Application ( ANDA) For Generic Advair Diskus ( Fluticasone Propionate And Salmeterol Inhalation Powder) in 3 Strengths - 100/50 mcg, 250/50 mcg, 500/50 mcg 

* Researchers From University of Calcutta & NISER Bhubaneswar Have Developed Customisable Hyper - Branched PEG ( Poly Ethylene Glycol) - Trimesic Acid - TMA Polysters That Provide Signalling Between Skin Cells And Nerve Ending 

* It Provides Crucial Structural Support Needed For Faster Skin Regeneration & Nerve Repair 

* 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Veteran Marathi Actress Vijaya Mehta Passed Away 

* Lt General M M Lakhera, PVSM, AVSM ( Retired) Former Governor Of Mizoram And Former Lt Governor Of Puducherry Passed Away.

* Veteran Pandavani Singer PADMA Vibhishan Awardee Teejan Bai Passed Away At Raipur 

* * EMINENT PANDAVANI SINGER TEEJAN BAI PASSED AWAY ON 5TH JULY 2026 

* BORN ON 8TH AUGUST 1956 

* 

* AWARDS & HONOURS - 

* 1988 - PADMASHRI 

* 1995 - SANGEETA NATAK ACADEMY 

* 2003 - PADMA BHUSAN 

* 2018 - FUKUOKA PRIZE 

* 2019 - PADMA VIBHUSHAN 

* 2016 - M S SUBALAKSHMI CENTENARY AWARD 

*  Former Afganistan Fast Bowler ( Cricketer) Shapoor Zadran Passed Away 

* Shahrnush Parsipur, An Iranian Author Passed Away ( Who imprisoned For More than 4 Years in Islamic Revolution 1979) Author Of WOMEN WITHOUT MEN 

* Hollywood Singer Bonnie Tyler Passed Away 

* Sebastian Robert, Former Director Of Akashvani News Passed Away 

* National Award Winning Filmmaker Of Tamil Film Industry Filmmaker And Cinematographer Chezhiyan Passed Away 

*  Veteran Playback Singer S Janki Passed Away 

* US Senator Lindsey Graham Passed Away.

*  QATAR's Former Ruler Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Passed Away.

* Jurassic Park Star Sam Neill Passed Away.

* Sahitya Academy Winning Tamil Writer Poomani Passed Away 

* SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD RECEIVED IN 2014 

* HIS 1982 NOVEL - VEKKEI 

* HE DIRECTED THE FILM KARUVELAM POOKAL (1996) 

* 

* Senior Bjp LEADER Of Karnataka Shri Ramachandra Gowda Passed Away.

* Padmashri And SAHITYA Academy Awardee Noted Literature And Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh Founder President Gita Upadhayay Passed Away 

* Veteran Assamese Actress Purabi Sharma Passed Away 

*  Padmashree Awardee Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, Veteran Folk Artist Passed Away 

* Veteran Writer, Literacy Critic And Former KERALA SAHITYA Academy Member Shoranur Karthikeyan Passed Away 

* Smt A Yamini Priya ( IG RETIRED) CISF PASSED AWAY 

* Former West Indies Cricketer Garry Sobers Passed Away.

*  Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's Wife Chennamma Passed Away 

* Veteran Freedom Fighters Of Odisha Bimbadhar Muduli Passed Away 

* Former Deputy Director Of Geological Society Of India ( GSI) And Leader Of 2nd Indian Scientific Expedition To Antarctica Shri Vijay Kumar Raina Passed Away 

* First Indian Weddell Sea Expedition 

*  Indian Ambassador Latha Reddy Passed Away

* * 1951 Batch Andhra Pradesh Based IPS OFFICER Shri  R T Nagrani Passed Away On 26th July 2026 In Delhi 

* First Director General Of National Security Guard (17/8/1984- 25/9/1986) 

* He Commanded The 1986 Operation Black Thunder -1 ( At The Golden Temple, Amritsar 

* Former BJD Member Odisha Sushant Singh Passed Away ( 3 Times BJD MLA) 

* Suneil Anand, Son Of Late Actor Dev Anand Passed Away 

*  Irish Singer - Song Writer Glen Hanshard Passed Away 

EXERCISE  

*  Indian Navy's P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance And Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft Has Arrived In Honolulu, Hawaii, To Participate In The Rim Of The Pacific Exercise - RIMPAC 2026 ( Conducted From 1st To 31st July 2026) 

* 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 

EXERCISE PITCH BLACK 2026 - 

*  India To Participate In The Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

* India's Rafale Fighter Aircraft And C-17 Transport Aircraft Have Reached Australia For Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

* WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT - 

* India Added 709 New Species To It's Fauna In 2025 ( 483 New Species, 226 SPECIES Recorded In India First Time) 

*  Tiger Population Has Increase To 35 From 27 In Similipal Tiger Reserve , Mayurbhanj ODISHA ( in 2023/24) 

*  Ladakh Is Hosting The India's First Ever Black Necked Crane Festival ( 11-14th August 2026) 

* Tiger Population Of Maharashtra Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve Has Increases From 8 To 23 

*  West Bengal State Government Has Approved A New Conservation Reserve In Purulia 

( Under The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2002 ) 

*  Ministry Of Tribal Affairs SIGNED MoU With CSIR - NBRI For Conservation Of Rare, Endangered And Threatened ( RET) Medicinal Plant Species, And To Safeguard Traditional Knowledge Empowering Tribal Communities 

NEW SPECIES - 

* A NEW SPECIES OF TRAPDOOR SPIDER SPECIES DISCOVERD IN SEMI - ARID GRASS LAND IN MAHARASHTRA 

* SPECIES NAMED - TIGIDIA  SINGHAL 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER SANDEEP SINGHAL ( A MEMBER OF ATREE BOARD)

* 

*  Researchers From IISER Pune Have Discovered A New Plant Species In The Sus Hills Of Pune 

SPECIES NAMED - CANSCORA AGNI 

* ICAR - CMFRI SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW DEEP SEA FISH SPECIES IN ARABIAN SEA.

* SPECIES NAMED - CYTTOPSIS INDICA ( INDIAN DORY)

* FAMILY BELONGS TO PARAZENIDAE

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN DIBANG VALLEY IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - OPHIORRHIZA CHOWNAI SP. NOV. 

* A New Snake Species Has Found in Chandigarh 

* Species Named - Sistan Sand Boa ( Eryx Sistanensis) 

* Assam Released a Booklet Showing Bodoland Forest Butterfly Diversity 

* A Team Of Researcher Have Discovered Two New Fresh Water Mussel ( Kongreng) Species From Barak And Manipur Chindwin River System 

SPECIES NAME - 

* INDONAIA MANIPURENSIS 

* PARREYSIA IMPHALENSIS 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ( GENUS - SHEATHIA) IN MEGHALAYA. ( NEAR CRIONLINE WATERFALL IN EAST KHASI) 

* NAMED - SHEATHIA MEGHALAYAENSIS 

( CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES) 

* DESCRIBED BY U ELAYA PERUMAL OF THE CENTRAL NATIONAL HERBARIUM, BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI) (HOWRAH), AND M PALANISAMY OF THE BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA SOUTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE 

* PREVIOUSLY TWO SPECIES HAD DISCOVERD IN NORTH EAST 

- SHEATHIA INDONEPALENSIS 

- SHEATHIA ASSAMICA 

SIGNIFICANCE OF RED ALGAE - 

* ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ARE KNOWN TO PRODUCE BIOACTIVE COMPUND WITH ANTIVIRAL, ANTI OXIDANT, ANTI INFLAMMATORY, AND TUMOUR PROPERTIES. 

*  Scientists Have Found A Rare FLOWERING PLANT At Arunachal Pradesh ( Upper Subansiri District) 

* Researchers From Mumbai's Thackeray Wildlife Foundation 

* SPECIES NAMED - MITREPHORA RASHMIAE ( Named After Rashmi Thackeray, Wife Of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray) 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED RARE THREE NEW SPECIES OF JUMPING SPIDER SPECIES IN INDIA & SRILANKA.

* THREE NEW SPECIES FROM GENUS ONOMASTUS 

* TWO OF SPECIES FOUND IN BRAHMAGIRI HILLS IN WAYNAD, SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK PALAKKAD, AND THIRD SPECIES IN  MOUNTAIN IN SRILANKA 

* A  TEAM OF ATHIRA JOSE, A PHD SCHOLAR AT CHRIST COLLEGE, IRINJALAKUDA & PROFESSOR A V SUDHIKUMAR IN COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSOR S P BENJAMIN OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES ( SIFS) SRILANKA 

* SPECIES NAMED 

* ONOMASTUS BRAHMAGIRI ( BRAHMAGIRI HILLS) 

* ONOMASTUS SILENT VALLEY ( FROM SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK) 

* THIRD SPECIES IS UNNAMED 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM & MEGHALAYA HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW FIREFLY SPECIES IN MAWSYNRAM, MEGHALAYA 

* SPECIES NAMED - PYGOLUCIOLA MAWSYNRAM ( NAMED AFTER KHASI COMMUNITY) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM'' DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY & DEBRAJ ROY COLLEGE ( GOLAGHAT) 

* BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES ( BEGONIA GENUS) CHARACTERIZED WITH FOUR HORNED FRUIT AND VIBRANT ( RED - BROWN HAIRS) IN THE PAPUM RARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - BEGONIA QUADRICOENUALATA ( NAMED - QUATTUOR ( FOUR) LATIN, CORNU ( HORN), ALATUS ( WINGED) 

* 50 SPECIES OF BEGONIA IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH SO FAR 

* THIS SPECIES HAS UNIQUE FRUIT STRUCTURE, WHICH DENSELY COVERED IN REDDISH - BROWN WOOL, 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF INSECT ( THRIPS) IN WESTERN GHATS, KARNATAKA 

* SPECIES NAMED - TRACHYNOTOTHRIPS VYAGHRAVAHINI ( MEANING VYAGRA - TIGER ( SANSKRIT WORD) VAHINI - FLOWING RIVER) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM KELADDI SHIVAPPA NAYAKA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL INSECT RESOURCES.

* 

 * RESERCHERS From Vidarbha And Madhya Pradesh Have Recorded 4 Species Of Genus Tinospora In Bhandara, Vidarbha For The First Time In State 

* Guduchi Is A Medicinal Vine Widely Used In Ayurveda, 

* New Species Are Tinospora, Baenzigeri, Tinospora Merrilliana, Tinospora Neocaledonica, Tinospora Smilacina 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND A PRESERVED FOSSIL OF AN ANCIENT PALM TREE IN WEST BENGAL.

* ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS IT WAS 5000 YEARS OLD FOSSIL ( MIOCENE PILOCENE EPOCH) 

* SPECIES NAMED - PALMOXYLON MIOFLABELLIFER 

* RESEARCHERS FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, SONAPUR MAHAVIDYALAYA, AND SIDHO KANHO BIRSA UNIVERSITY 

* THIS SPECIES IS FOUND IN WEST BENGAL BASIN NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MULUK IN THE BIRBHUM DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL.

* THIS NEW SPECIES IS THE ANCIENT ANCESTORS OF THE MODERN PALMYRA PALM, 

* IT FEATURES TABULAR PARENCHYMA, SPECIALIZED STORGE CELLS, 

* A NEW PARASITOID WASP SPECIES ( BOLTA) HAS DISCOVERD IN RAJARHAT, WEST BENGAL.

* SPECIES NAMED - TETRASTICHUS NARAYANDEBNATHI ( SCIENTIFIC NAME) 

* SPECIES DISCOVERD IN RAJARHAT WETLAND.

* A PARASITOID IS AN ORGANISM THAT SPENDS a SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF IT'S LIFE CYCLE ATTACHED TO OR INSIDE A SINGLE HOST ORGANISM ( SELF KILL & CONSUME ITSELF) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM KALYANI UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH CAIRO UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN THIS DISCOVERY.

* THIS SPECIES IS NAMED IN HONOUR TO AWARD WINNING CARTOONIST AND CREATOR OF BATUL AND NONTE - PHONTE NARAYAN DEBNATH.

* THIS IS THE THIRD SPECIES OF THIS GENUS IN WORLDWIDE 

* 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ( ATREE) BENGALURU HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF RARE BEE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - 

* ELAPHROPODA TRIANGULATA ( NAMED FOR ITS TRIANGULAR MARKING ON ABDOMEN) 

* HABROPODA ADI. ( NAMED IN HONOUR TO ADI INDIGENOUS TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 

* GENUS ELAPHROPODA IS NOW TOTAL 13 SPECIES ( IN WORLD) 

* AND HABROPODA SPECIES NOW 55 ( WORLD WIDE) 

* 

* RESEARCHERS HAS IDENTIFED A NEW SPECIES  OF DIMERIA ( KNOWN AS NEYPULLU) IN MANGROVE FOREST 

* THE SPECIES WAS DISCOVERED IN THE PORUNI FIELD IN THE MANGROVE FOREST, AT THAMARAKKULANGARA IN KUNJIMANGALAM 

* THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE BY BOTANIST Dr A K Ratheesh Narayanan Of Payyanur College, Dr C N Sunil Of SNM College, 

* SPECIES NAMED - DIMERIA RAJANIANA 

* THE NEW SPECIES IS NAMED IN HONOUR TO P P RAJAN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST FROM THAMARAKKULANGARA 

* * RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF PROCELAIN CRAB IN THE CORAL REEF IN LAKSHADWEEP.

* IT IS STRIKING DEEP RED COLOUR, FOUND IN AGATTI ISLAND.

* SPECIES NAMED - PACHYCHELES RAVICHANDRANI 

* UNDER THE MICROSCOPE THIS SPECIES HAS A UNIQUE SUB CIRCULAR SHELL AND SPECIALIZED HAIR LIKE STRUCTURE CALLED SETAE 

* THIS SPECIES IS NAMED IN HONOUR TO DR  M RAVICHANDRAN, THE SECRETARY OF INDIA'S MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES 

* 

* RESEARCHERS FROM MACS AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PUNE AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE OF DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED 5 NEW SPECIES OF LICHEN FORMING FUNGI ( GENUS - ALLOGRAPHA) IN WESTERN GHATS 

* FIVE NEW SPECIES ARE - 

* ALLOGRAPHA KERALAENSIS ( Named After KERALA) 

* ALLOGRAPHA NAYAKAE ( Named In HONOUR To Indian Lichenologists Dr Sanjeeva Nayaka)

* ALLOGRAPHA PARACONSANGUINEA ( 

* ALLOGRAPHA PERSISTINSPERSA

* ALLOGRAPHA SEMICARBONISATA 

* ( ALLOGRAPHA IS A GENUS OF SCRIPT LICHENS OR LICHEN FORMING FUNGI 

* A FUNGUS THAT TEAMS UP WITH ALGAE OR CYANOBACTERIA TO CREATE A LICHEN)

* FAMILY - GRAPHIDACEAE 

* 

5 Lichens Species Discovered In Western ghats 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - HENCKELIA YOBINENSIS 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER YOBIN ( LISU) TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* 

* RESEARCHERS FROM BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( BSI) HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF FRESH WATER MACROPHYTE PLANT IN TELENGANA.

* SPECIES NAMED - AMMANNIA TELANGANENSIS)             PARTHIBAN RASINGAM 

* FAMILY BELONGS TO LYTHRACEAE 

* SPECIES DISCOVERD IN THE AMRABAD TIGER RESERVES, FRESH WATER, WETLAND SPECIES 

* 

* RESEARCHERS FROM NAGALAND UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF STINGLESS BEE FROM WOKHA DISTRICT, NAGALAND.

* SPECIES NAMED - TETRAGONULA YIKHUMENSIS 

( NAMED AFTER YIKHUM VILLAGE, NAGALAND ) 

* THE RESEARCH TEAM COMPRISES OF NOYINGBENI M ODYUO, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, NAGALAND UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR BENDANG AO, PROFESSOR RANJIT KUMAR ( UNIVERSITY OF NAGALAND) 

* STINGLESS BEE ARE THE VITAL IN THE TROPICAL POLLINATOR, 

* THEY POLIINATE FRUITS, PLANTS AND CROPS 

* 

* RESEARCHERS FROM BIRJHORA MAHAVIDYALAYA UNDER BONGAIGAON UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH RIKERTRE LYTAN  & NRIPEMO ODYUO FROM BOTANICAL SURVEY INDIA ( BSI) SHILLONG 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW GINGER LILY SPECIES 

* SPECIES NAMED - HEDYCHIUM ZUBEENGARGIANUM 

( SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO LATE SINGER ZUBEEN GARG) 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO - ZINGIBIBERACEAE FAMILY 

* 

* Researcher From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Have Discovered a New Plant Species In Vijoy Nagar Region, In Arunachal Pradesh 

* SPECIES Named - Disporum Yobinorum 

* A New Species Of Fish ( Named - Pseudolaguvia Khairii) Sisroid Catfish Document At BUDHABALANGA RIVER, ODISHA 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FRESH WATER SHRIMP SPECIES IN GOMATI RIVER, UTTAR PRADESH 

* DISCOVERED BY Team LEAD BY TEAM FROM BSNV PG COLLEGE, University of Lucknow & NAVYUG KANYA P G COLLEGE IN LUCKNOW 

* SPECIES NAMED - CARIDINA SHARMAI 

* SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO PROFESSOR U D SHARMA ( RETIRED HEAD OF ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW) 

* IT FEATURES - A SHORT, KNIFE SHAPED ROSTRUM ( THE BEAK LIKE EXTENSION AT THE FRONT OF IT'S HEAD) 22 TEETH 

* A TEAM OF ODONATOGISTS HAS DISCOVERD A NEW SPECIES OF SPREADWING DAMSELFLY IN WESTERN GHATS ( KERALA) 

* SPECIES NAMED - LESTES PALOTI 

* THE GENUS LESTES WAS LAST DESCRIBED IN 1929 ( WESTERN GHATS) 

* 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF FRUITFLY SPECIES IN MEGHALAYA 

* RESEARCHERS LED BY KENNEDY NINGTHOUJAM OF THE COLLEGE OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UMIAM ALONG WITH SCIENTISTS FROM ICAR & CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 

* SPECIES NAMED AS - 

* ZEUGODACUS UMIAM ( Named After Umiam) 

* ZEUGODACUS NASIVITTATUS

* THREE NEW RARE SPECIES Recorded FIRST TIME IN MEGHALAYA 

* Bactrocera abbreviata 

* Erectovena desperata 

* Phorlliosoma hilaratum 

* BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN EASTERN GHATS ( NEAR KAMBAKAM HILL) TIRUPATI DISTRICT, 

* SPECIES NAMED - CROTON UBBALAMADUGENSIS 

* THIS SPECIES IS NAMED BY ANDHRA PRADESH DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER & FOREST ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PAWAN KALYAN 

* THE SPECIES DISCOVERD BY TEAM LED BY PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ( PCCF) P V CHALAPATHI RAO 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO FAMILY - EUPHORBIACEAE 

* 

* A NEW SPECIES OF PHREATOBITIC SWAMP EEL ( SYNBRANCHIDAE) IS DESCRIBED FROM GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM 

* SPECIES NAMED - R ANCHI ( RAKTHAMICBTHYS ANCHI) 

* 

* Researchers From Assam University Have Rediscovered Rungia mastersii in Jatinga Hill, 

RARE SPOT - 

* Scientists From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Have Rediscovered The Rare Alpine Species Cyananthus Hookeri In Arunachal Pradesh After 158 Years 

* * NATIONAL RAINFED AREA AUTHORITY FUNDED WILD RICE CONSERVATION PROJECT HAS ACHIEVED NEW MILESTONE 

* THE BORJULI SITE IN SONITPUR DISTRICT IN ASSAM GETS BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE SITE TAG BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY 

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, 

* 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 

* Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Has Inaugurated The Centre Of Excellence On Human - Wildlife Conflict At WII - SACON

*  Launched National Human Wildlife Conflict PORTAL 

* 28th Meeting Of Reconstituted WII India At Coimbatore 

* 4 New WILDLIFE Conservation Project For Dolphin, Snow Leopard, Wild Water Buffalo, Indian Rhinoceros Approved By GB CAMPA (7th Meeting Of CAMPA) 

*  Union FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT Minister Bhupendra Yadav Presented The NSCSTI Accreditation Certificate To Shri V Thirunavukarasu, IFS Principal CASFOS Coimbatore 

* Wildlife Institute Of India In Collaboration With EIACP Programme Centre, WII At The 91st Meeting Of The Standing Committee Of The National Board Of wildlife Has Launched The India's First Sloth Bear Conservation Status Report At Coimbatore 

*  On 29th July 2026, On The Occasion Of International Tiger Day, Union Forest & Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Released The Report Habitat Suitability Assessment For Sloth Bears Across Tiger Landscape In India 

* According To Report 231,899 Km2 Of Suitable Habitat In Tiger States, 

*  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Has Unveiled The Logo Of Padmashree V S Wakankar Tiger Reserve, Patalpani 

*  International Tiger Summit 2026 ( Delhi) 

* India Holds The 75% Of Global Tiger Population ( India's 2.4% Of Land )

* According To World Wildlife Foundation ( WWF) Global Tiger Population Is 5574 

* India's Tiger Population Is Now 3682 

* India Runs 58 Tiger Reserve With In The Country 

* Madhya Pradesh Has 785 Tigers ( Most) Including 9. tiger Reserves 

* Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarkhand Has Only 260 Tigers ( In Single Park) 

* 

* Union Forest, Environment And Climate MINISTER Shri Bhupendra Yadav Has Unveiled Two Books 

* Tigers Of The World ( By IBCA & GTF) 

* The Rehman Khera Tiger ( By Shri C P Goyal & Dr S P Yadav) 

* 

HOST & SUMMIT - 

* Delhi Host The 16th India - Japan Annual Summit 

* New Delhi Host The 3rd Global Conclave On Plastic Recycling And Sustainably ( GCPRS) 

THEME 2026 - Together Let's Build a Circular And Sustainable Future 

*  IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Host The 7th International Conference On Chromosome Stability 

* Kochi, KERALA To Host The BRICS Women Working Group Meeting 

*  India To Chair The 9th UNCTAD 's Ninth Session Of Intergovernmental Group Of Experts On Consumer Protection Law And POLICY In Geneva, Switzerland 

* Guwahati To Host The BRICS Head Of Anti Drug Agencies Meeting On 6-7th July 2026 

* Minister Of State Kirti Vardhan Singh To Led The Indian Delegation At First UN Global Dialogue On AI Governance 

* BRICS Academic Conference Held In Moscow Under India's Presidency 

* 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 

* Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh To Host The Defense MSME Conclave 2026/27 

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

* Ankara, Turkey Host The NATO Summit 

* Nagpur Host The 3rd BRICS Transport Minister Meeting 

*  Union Road And Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Has Inaugurated The 3 Days Multi Modal Transport Show PRAVAS At Gandhinagar 

* New Delhi Host The Land Border Districts Superintendent Of Police Conference 2026 

* The 2nd ASEAN - INDIA Women Scientists Conclave 2026 Held On 8-10th July 2026 At Phhom Penh, Cambodia 

* New Delhi To Host The All India Water Secretaries Conference, Organised By Department Of Water Resources, River Development And Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Of Jal Shakti 

* Geneva, Switzerland Host The 49th Session Of The Codex Alimentarius Commission ( CAC 49) 

* The Commission Adopted 7  Coded Standard And Guidelines Developed Under India's Chairmanship & Co - Chairmanship 

* The Commission Approved The India's Proposal To Undertake New Work For The Development Of Codex Standard For Cashew Kernels ( Under The Codex Committee On Processed Food & Vegetable ( CCPFV) 

* Indian Delegation Led By Shri Rajit Punhani, CEO Of FSSAI, Along With Spice Board Members 

* The Commission Adopted The Codex Standard For Dried Coriander Seeds, And Fresh Curry Leaves 

* Also Adopted Codex Standard For Vanilla And Large Cardamom ( Annexes To Guidelines For The Safe Use And Reuse Of Water In Food Production & Processing)

* India Has Been Elected To Co - Chair Of The Electronic Working Group Established Regarding New Food Sources And Production System ( NFPS) 

* Hyderabad, India To Host The 12th Labour And Employment Ministers Meeting ( LEMM) on 15-16th July 2026 

*  National Security Advisor ( NSA) Ajit Doval Has Chaired The 5th Meeting Of The BIMSTEC National Security Chief Held In New Delhi 

*  4th Edition Of IICA's National Conference On Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2026 Inaugurated In New Delhi 

* Theme 2026 - ESG - Led Transformation For Viksit Bharat 

* 9th Edition Of FICCI Urban - Infrastructure And Innovation Summit At New Delhi 

Theme 2026 - Cities As Engine Of Growth 

* Chandigarh To Host The 16th BRICS Health Ministers Meeting 22-24th JULY) 

 * New Delhi Host The 7th Edition Of FICCI Smart Railway Conclave.

* Manila, Philippines Host The 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum ( ARF) Meeting 

* India Promotes A Collaborative Approach To Disaster Relief, Sharing Best Practices, Developing Common SoPs 

* Zero Tolerance To Terrorism 

* Operation Sagar Bandhu On Display, The Cyclone Hit To SRILANKA 

* India Stated The Recent Indo PACIFIC Security, Recently Maritime Attack ..

* Advocated Responsible And Human Centric Approach On AI And Deeper Cooperation in Cybercrime 

* Added On South China Sea For Substantive, Effective And Legally Binding Coc Fully Compliant With UNCLOS 1982 That Doesn't Prejudice The Legitimate Rights Of All Users 

*  New Delhi Host The 2nd Edition Of Bharat Green Hydrogen SUMMIT 2026 

THEME - Positioning India As Global Hydrogen Hub 

* India At The 60th WTO 

* India Reaffirm Support For a Fair, Inclusive And Development Oriented WTO 

* India's Key Highlights 

* Trade Facilitation & Custom Reforms 

* Digital Public Infrastructure 

* FTA, MSME, & Startup Ecosystem 

* Sustainable & Inclusive Growth 

* Kyrgyzstan Host The SCO Council Of Foreign Affairs Minister Meeting 

* New Delhi Host The Inaugural Session Of The International Conference Of 60th Anniversary Commemoration Of UN Commission On International Trade Law ( UNCITRAL)

*  Haryana Inaugurated The 35th Indo - Israel Centre Of Excellence For Farm Innovation.

* Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Unveiled The Theme For 10th Indian Mobile Congress 

* Theme 2026 - Scale Without Boundaries 

*  Goa Chief Minister Shri Pramod Sawant Inaugurated The First Edition Of The Goa Shiksha Samagam 2026 

BANKING & FINANCIAL - 

* Greece Has Introduced The India's UPI 

* Government Of India COLLECTED Rs 1.95 lakh Crores GST In June 2026 

*  Employees Provident Fund Organisation ( EPFO) Has Officially Notified An 8.25% Interest Rate On EPF Deposit For Financial Year 2025/26 

*  HDFC Life And Tata Digital Group Have Signed In Strategic Partnership 

* Union Minister For Port Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal Has Launched India's First Made In India EXIM Grade Container At ICD Dadri For Maersk 

* India And Mali Bilateral Trade Has Surpassed USD 326 million in FY 2025/26 (55% Growth)

* 5th Foundation Of Sahakar Se Samriddhi 

* Akasa Air Plans To Operate Flight Under UDAN SCHEME 

* Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Became India's First Airport To Receive The Eat Right Campus Certification 

* SIDBI MSME Pulse Report 

* Adani Enterprises Kutch Copper LIMITED ( KCL) Achieves London Metal Exchange ( LME) Brand Registration For Adani Copper Grade A Cathodes 

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

* Bilateral Trade Between Two Nations Grows To USD 391 Million 

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

* 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 

* IDFC First Bank Has Launched The Provident Fund ( PF) Payment Services Through It's Integration With EPFO 

* IMF Released The GDP Forecast For 2026 

* India's FOREIGN Direct Investment ( FDI) Jumps 2 Ranks Inflows Rise By 44% 

* India Ranked 11th In World's HIGHEST FDI Recipient In 2025 

* Reports BY UNCTAD 

 * Australia's Largest Pension Fund Will Deepen With India's National Investment And Infrastructure Fund ( NIIF) With  AUS 500 million 

At 3rd India - AUSTRALIA Annual Summit 2026 (8-10th July) 

* Deen Dayal Port Authority Kandla Has Achieved Another Milestone With The Successful Loading Of 38,500 MT Of Bentonite On Board MV BUZZARD in 22 Hours 25 Minutes 

*) India Recorded The Fastest Growth In Intangible Investment Among The World's 15 Largest Economies, Reaching 78.2 billion USD in 2023, (7.9% Growth)

* Reports By World Intangible Investment Report 2026 By WIPO And Luiss Business School 

 * India Emerges As The Global Hub For Philips AI Healthcare Solution 

RBI - 

Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) Has Launched The 3 Key SURVEY 

* Rural Consumer Confidence SURVEY ( The SURVEY Collects The Perception And One Year ahead Expectations Of Household On General Economic Situation, Employment Scenario, Overall Price Situation, Own Income And Spending From Household Residing In The Rural And Semi URBAN ACROSS 31 States & UT 

* Inflation Expectations SURVEY ( Aims To Subjective Assessment On Price. Movement And Inflation) Across 19 Cities 

* URBAN Consumer Confidence SURVEY 

EPFO LAUNCHED AMNESTY SCHEME - 

* EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION ( EPFO) HAS LAUNCHED THE AMNESTY SCHEME ON 29TH JUNE 2026 

* THIS IS ONE TIME SCHEME RUNS FOR 6 MONTHS TO ALLOW ESTABLISHMENT THAT OPERATE INCOME TAX ( UNDER THE INCOME TAX 1961) 

FEATURE OF SCHEME - 

* ALIGNS THE INCOME TAX FRAMEWORK WITH EPF REGULATION, ENSURING THAT INCOME TAX RECOGNITION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PF FUNDS THAT HAVE SECURED FORMAL EXMPETION STATUS 

* BEFORE THIS EPFO OPEATES THE VISWAS SCHEME (2025) TO ADDRESS THE PROLONGED LITIGATION & PENAL DAMAGES ISSUE, REDUCING THE RATE OF PENAL DAMAGES FOR DELAYED REMITTANCE TO A FLAT 1% PER MONTH.

* The Cumulative Exports ( Merchandise & Service's) During April - June 2026/27 Is Estimated At USD 232.73 Million As Compared To April June 2025/26 ( USD 208.98 billion)

* India's Rice Exports Increase By 16.48% From USD 0.86 billion In June 2025 To USD 1.00 billion in June 2026 

UPI - 

*  India Recorded 22 .72 Billion Transaction In June 2026 

* Rs 28.92 Lakh Crores Transaction Amount In June 2026 

* 757 Million Average DAILY Transaction Count 

*  India's Import From China Rose 21.8% in The First Half Of 2026 

* India's Steel Sector For Q1 FY 2026/27 

REPORTS - 

* The Ministry Of Panchayati Raj Released The National Study Report On Low Participation In Gram Sabha Across States And UT 

* The Report Was Released By NITI AYOG 

* Ministry Of Tourism In Collaboration With NITI AYOG Launched The Report Titled - Unlocking Growth In Tourism And Hospitality Sector 

* NITI AYOG Launches The Report On Strategic Roadmap For Making Ayurveda GLOBAL 

The Reports Adopts Three Framework - 

* Availability, Acceptability, Propagation 

*  Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology ( MeiTY) Has Released The 2nd Edition Of The Digital Threat Report 2025/26 For India's BFSI Sector, in Collaboration WITH SISA.

* The Report's Provides The Financial Institution, Regulator And Cyber Security Leaders With An Executive Assessment, BANKING & Financial, Insurance And Digital Payment 

* Government Of India Has Introduced The Index Of Services Production ( ISP) To Observe The Performance Of Services Sector With The Base Year 2024/25 

 * Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) Has Released The Report On India's Financial Inclusion Index ( FI -Index) 

INDEX Rising To 70 in March 2026 

From 67.0 in March 2025 

* Retail Inflation Based On Consumer Price Index For June 2026 Stands At 4.38% 

* National Statistics Organisation ( NSO) MoSPI Has Released The Sub Sectoral Trial Index Of Service Production ) ISB Base Year 2024/25 

* Income Tax Department Has COLLECTED Over 7,73,000 Crores Rupees As Direct Tax In FY 2026/27 

* The India - UK Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement ( CETA) And Agreement On Social Security Have Come Into Force 

* India Bans Import Of Goods Produced Using Force Labour Amid US Section 301 Investigation, And Plans Of 12.5% Tarriff On India.

* Indian Post Has Earned Highest Revenue Of Rs 4000 Crores in First Half Of 2026 

* UNION Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Introduced New Policies To Strengthen The India's Frieght Operation 

* The Railway Minister Stated That Approximately 340 million Tonnes Of Fly Ash Are Produced In india Every Year (96 Milion used in Cement Factory) 

* Indian Railway Transported 13 Million Tonnes Of Fly Ash in FY 2025/26 

* 

 in First Quarter of FY 2026/27 Domestic Two Wheeler Sales Registered a 20.3% Year On Year Growth

* 

* Securities And Exchange Board Of India ( SEBI) Has Classified Investment Allowed For Board Members, Including Chairperson into Permitted And Non - Permitted Investment 

*  India's Global Automobile Exports 

* Passenger Vehicle Exports Value Surged By More Than 30% To USD 8.3 Billion.

* India - UK CETA Provides Zero Duty Access For Nearly 99% Of Indian Exports 

* Over USD 140 Million Worth Of Export Consignment Flagged Off On Day One 

* Over 50 Export Consignment Flagged Off From Over 20 Ports, AIRPORT, ICDS, SEZs, And Factories Across India Under The Presidential Tariff Regime 

 

* NITI AYOG Has Released The Investment Friendliness Index ( IFI) 

* It Represents The Structured and Data Driven Framework For Assessing How Effectively States And UT Create, Enable And Sustain An ENVIRONMENT Conducive To Investment 

* 

Gujarat Ranked 1 

Maharshtra 

Tamilnadu 

Goa Odisha 

* Tamilanadu Has Emerged As A Top Performing Investment Destination In The NITI AYOG Investment Friendliness Index 2026

* India's Foreign Reserve Exchange Rise By USD 964 Million To USD 675.1 billion Till 10th July 2026 

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VISHWAS SCHEME (EPFO) - 

* THE EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (EPFO) UNDER THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS LAUNCHED THE VISHWAS 2026 

* A ONE TIME DISPUTE RESOLUTION INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE RELATING TO LEVY OF DAMAGES/ PENALTY.

* 

* 108th Foundation Day Of The New India Assurance Company (27th July)

* The Central Government Has Approved The Polymers Notes Of (10 & 20) 

* India's Total Export Reach Records 863.1 Billion Dollars In 2025/26 

* NCDEX Nidhi, A New Platform For Mutual Fund Transaction Has Launched 

APPOINTMENT - 

* Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar Has Been Appointed As Additional ( Independent) Director On The Board Of HDFC Bank For Four Year Terms 

* Atul Gupta Has Assumed Charge As Chairman And Managing Director Of Engineers India Limited (EIL) 

*  Real Admiral Chandrasekharan Raghuram ( RETIRED) Has Assumed Charge As Chairman And Managing Director Of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam 

*  Mr Rakesh Kashyap Has Assumed Charge As The Deputy Managing Director Of NABARD 

* Raymond Appoints Former BEL CMD Bhanu Prakash Srinivas As CEO Of Defence Business 

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

* Shri Shailesh Vagerwal Assumed As The CMD Of Bharat Dynamics Limited ( BDL)

*  Infosys Announced Ashiss Kumar Dass Appointed As CEO From 1st April 2027 

* Life Insurance Corporation Of India ( LIC) Has Appoints Shatmanyu Shrivastava As Executive Director.( Finance & Accounts) And Chief Financial Officer ( CFO) 

* PREVIOUSLY He Was Served As The Executive Director ( Entreprise Risk Management) And Chief Risk OFFICER 

AWARDS - 

* ICMR Wins The Gold Medal At National Awards For e- Governance 2026 

* Garden Reach Shipbuilders LIMITED ( GRSE) Bagged Prestigious SKOCH Award For Akansha.

* BPCL Kochi Refinery Achieved Prestigious National Award For Manufacturing Competitiveness ( NAMC) Diamond Trophy At NAMC 2026 

* India Pays USD 15 BILLION For Imports In Rupees As Russian Oil Buys Surge 

* Deen Dayal Port Authority, Kandla Has Been Honoured With The INDIAN MARITIME Award 2026 As The Best Port Of The Year 

* Also Received The First Rajabhasa Shield AWARD In The Kha Category For It's Contribution In Official Language 

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INAUGURATION - 

* Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Japanese Counterpart Takaichi Sanae Have Inaugurated The Maruti Suzuki 's 4th Vehicle Manufacturing Facility At Kharkhoda, Haryana 

* * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED THE NEW TERMINAL BUILDING OF JODHPUR AIRPORT AND LAUNCHED MODIFIED UDAN SCHEME.

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI PLANTS A SAPLINGS A HEAD OF INAUGURATING INDIA'S FIRST GREENFIELD INTEGRATED REFINERY CUM - PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX AT PACHPADRA, BALOTRA 

* INDIA'S LARGEST POLYETHYLENE PLANT 

* BUILD BY HPCL - HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED 

* 79000+ CRORES INVESTMENT IN PROJECT 

* THIS IS BUILD BY 3 LAKH MATRIC TONNE STEEL 

* A 9 MMPTA REFINERY 

* Mysore Royal Family Has Launched The Coffee Brand - Berunda COFFEE 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The NHPC's 300 MW Karnisar Solar Power Plant At Bikaner, Rajasthan 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The CG SEMI OUTSOURCED Semiconductor Assembly And Test ( OSAT) Facility At Sanand, Gujarat 

* Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Along With Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Have Laid Foundation Stone of South Asia Largest Private Sector Missile Ecosystem - a State Of Art Defence Manufacturing Plant Establishment By Adani Defence At Cost Of Rs 2500 Crores IN Madhya Pradesh. 

*  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Has Inaugurated a State Of Art Digital MUSEUM, 140 Years Old Bantony Castle In Shimla 

* Chief Justice Of India Suryakant Along With Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Inaugurated The State Of Art Tower Of Justice ( Gurugram Court Complex)

* Uttarkhand Has Opens It's First GI Products Gallery in Haldwani 

*  Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Inaugurated Geo - Informatics Laboratory At NECTAR.

* President Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The SAUSHRUTAM 2026 In New Delhi On Sushruta Jayanti 

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INDIA'S FIRST HYDROGEN TRAIN  - 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FLAGGED OFF INDIA'S FIRST HYDROGEN TRAIN AT JIND TO SONIPAT ( HARYANA) ON 17TH JULY 2026 

* INDIA'S FIRST HYDROGEN FUEL TRAIN 

* POWERED BY 1200 KW HYDROGEN FUEL CELL, TRAIN EMITS WATER VAPOUR AND HEAT DURING OPERATION 

* 100% INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY 

* 10 COACHES INCLUDED, WITH THE CAPACITY OF 2600 PASSENGER 

* UPTO 110 KM/ HOUR TRAIN SPEED 

* INDIA BECAME THE 6TH COUNTRY TO LAUNCH HYDROGEN TRAIN 

* Union Minister Of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Has Flagged Off The Inaugural Flight Of The Daman- Delhi - Daman Daman Route From Newly Operational NAMO Airport, Daman.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone of Various Development Project Worth Rs 4700 Crores In Haryana 

* LAID Foundation Stone Of Sikh Museum At Kurukshetra, Haryana 

* 24.27 Km Long Hansi Barwala Brownfield Highway Project 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The 157.92 Km Long Haryana Section Of Delhi - Amritsar - Katra Expressway 

*  Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Unveiled The Commemorative Plaque And Graced The Successful Completion Of Geothermal Wells GT #02 And GT#03 By ONGC Energy Centre At Puga Valley ( 14000 Feet) 

* Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Inaugurated The Belwa Dhar Link Channel, Construction Work Under The Bagmati - Burhi Gandak River Link Project 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The First Phase Of Newly Built Museum Of Word At National Library, Kolkata 

* Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Has Inaugurated The Historic Vicharnag Temple in Srinagar.

* Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Laid Foundation Stone of The Burma - Sumoor And Tongsted Motorable Bridges Over River Siachen 

DEFENSE - 

*  India - Indonesia Signed Brahmos, ASTRA Deal ( Air To Air Missile) 

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

* The World Directory Of Modern Military Aircraft ( WDMMA) Has Ranked Indian Air Force As Third Strongest Air Force in 2026 Ranking 

* 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 

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

APPOINTMENTS - 

* General Dhiraj Seth Assumed The Charge As 31st Chief Of Army Staff 

* 1994 Batch IPS OFFICER Amit Kumar Appointed As Officer On Special Duty In The Special Protection GROUP ( SPG) 

* Air Marshal Asutosh Dixit Has Taken Over As The Vice Chief Of Air Staff.

* Air Commodore Vinay Pratap Singh Assumed Charge As Secretary Kendriya Sainik Board 

* Lt General Sandeep Jain Assumed As Vice Chief of Army Staff 

* Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Took Charge As The Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff To Chairman Chief Of Staff Committee ( CISC)

* Lt General A K Pundir Assumed Charge As The Director General Of Infantry 

* Mrs Komal Seth Has Assumed as The 25th President Of Army Women's Welfare Association 

* Air Marshal P V Shivanand Assumed Charge As The Air Officer Commanding In Chief - South Western Air Command 

*  Ms Anupama Pushkar Assumed As The Regional President Southern Star ARMY Women Welfare Association ( AWWA)

* Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, ( Retired Former Vice Chief of Air Staff) Has Taken Over As The Director General Of CAPSS India ( Centre For Aero Space Power And Strategic Studies 

* Air Vice Marshal Prasanth Mohan Joins As Additional Director General 

* Major General Rechil Thomas Has Assumed As Additional Director General Of Military Nursing Services 

* Major General Sanjay Maurya Assumed Charge As The Commandant Of AICTS, Pune 

* President Droupadi MURMU Conferred The PARAM VASISTH Seva Medal On Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, 

* Major Navya Shekhawat Has Become The First ARMY Woman Officer Appointed As The President's Aide -de- Camp ( Adc)

* 2ND Overall Woman ADC To President Of India 

* CAPTAIN SHIVANI SEHRAWAT BECAME INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF.

*  Indian Navy And Republic Of Singapore Navy Teams Come Together For Subject Matter Expert Exchange ( SMEE) On Maritime patrol Aircraft Operation During Indian Navy's P8I Visit To Singapore 

* Chief Of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth Has Unveiled A Roadmap Titled - VIJAY 

New Chief Of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth Announced VIJAY Vision - 

V - Vigilance 

I - Innovation 

J - Jointness In Integration 

A - ATMA NIRBHAR BHARAT 

Y - YODHA FIRST 

VISIT - 

* Indian Naval Ship INS SUDARSHINI Represent India United States International Naval Review 250 And Sail4th 250 At New York 

DEFENSE BUDGET - 

* DAC Approves The Capital Acquisition Of Worth Rs 52,000 Crores To Enhance Combat Readiness Of Defence Forces 

AWARDS -  

* Surg Vice Admiral Arti Sarin Conferred Lifetime achievement Award By The Association Of Radiation Oncologists Of India ( AROI) 

* India And Indonesia Agreed To Advanced The Joint Development Of SABANG Port, Located Near STRAIT OF MALACCA 

*  India And INDONESIA Have Signed For BRAHMOS Missile Procurement And Astra Missile ( Indonesia To Buy)

*  Indian Army Hospital R& R Neurosurgery Department Has Successfully Completed The First Brain Stem Robotic Stereotactic Brain Biopsy 

* National Aerospace LABORATORIES Has Completed The Designed Phase Of 19 Seaters SARAS MK -II 

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INS MAHENDRAGIRI - 

* UNION DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH HAS COMMISIONED THE INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE INS MAHENDRAGIRI ( F38) AT VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH ( ON 11TH JULY 2026) 

* EASTERN FLEET AT VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* INS MAHENDRAGIRI IS THE 6th PROJECT 17A INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE 

* INS MAHENDRAGIRI IS DESIGNED BY INDIAN NAVY'S WARSHIP DESIGN BUREAU AND BUILD BY MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED ( MDL) 

* IT IS 75% INDIGENOUS 

* THIS FRIGATE IS CAPABLE OF ANTI -AIR, ANTI -SURFACE AND ANTI -SUBMARINE WARFARE OPERATION.

* SUPPORTING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE, ESCORT DUTIES, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF 

* 

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated Motor Cycle Expedition From National War Memorial New Delhi To Cargill 

* Indian Coast Guard Bids Farewell To Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief Of Naval Staff Indian Navy 

* 

* Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited ( ASHVINI) - a Subsidiary Of NPCIL And A Joint Venture Of NPCIL And NTPC LIMITED Is Set To Release The Tender For Biding The Nuclear ISLAND Mega EPC Packages ( NIMEP) For Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 

*  INDIAN Navy Will Host The Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 At The Southern Naval Command, Kochi From 20-23 Rd July 2026 

* The 4 Days Multi National Training Engagement Will Be Conducting Partnership With The Combined MARITIME Force ( CMF) Under The Ageis Of The Indian Navy Led Combined Task Force 154 

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BOOKS - 

* IS INDIA READY FOR THE NEXT CRISIS BOOK AUTHOR - KJS DHILLON 

*  ONLY FOOLS FIGHT AIR Book Author - Kaushal Kashyap 

* 

INS  MALVAN - 

* ON 22ND JULY 2026 INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONED THE INS MALVAN ( INDIGENOUS WARSHIP) AT INS KADAMBA NAVAL BASE, IN KARWAR. KARNATAKA 

* INS KADAMBA NAVAL BASE IS THE LARGEST NAVAL BASE IN ASIA.

* THE WAR SHIP HAS BUILT AT THE KOCHI SHIPYARD LIMITED IN KERALA UNDER MAKE IN INDIA CAMPAIGN 

* THIS SHIP IS 78 METER LONG, 11.26 meter WIDE, AND 2.7 METER DEEP ( 1100 TONNE WARSHIP) 

* THIS SHIP IS CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING UPTO SPEED OF 25 NAUTICAL MILES PER HOURS AT SEA.

* ABHAYA SONAR HAS INSTALLED AT BOTTOM OF THE SHIP 

* THIS SHIP IS EQUIPPED WITH A 30 MM NAVAL SURFACE GUN FOR SELF DEFENCE.

* INDIAN NAVY 2nd INDIGENOUSLY BUILD MAHE CLASS ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Flagged Off FIRST Ever Tri Service All Woman Circum Navigation Sailing Expedition in New Delhi ( On boarding IASV Triveni) 

*  Andaman And Nicobar Command Launched The Op Lancer 

* Indian Navy And INDIAN Coast Guard Ships Along With Three Tugs Deploy To Assist MV Pyra, 

* INDIAN NAVY'S Taniksha Khatri, CPO & Prachi Lohan PO Have Become The First Ever Indian Woman Epee Fencer To Reach The Main Table Of 64 At The Senior World Fencing Championships Held At Hong Kong 

* Karnataka Decommissioned T-55 Battle Tank Unveiled On Kargil Vijay diwas 

* 1951 Batch Andhra Pradesh Based IPS OFFICER Shri  R T Nagrani Passed Away 

* First Director General Of National Security Guard (17/8/1984- 25/9/1986) 

*  UNION Defence Minister Rajnath Has Unveiled Two Landmark POLICY Reforms For INDIAN Coast Guard ( ICG) Personnel & Their Family 

* First POLICY Establishes a Comprehensive, WOMEN Centric - Approach By Ushering a Gender Neutral Framework For The Induction Of Officer In Indian Coast Guard 

* The 2nd Policy Reforms Bring RELIEF And Administrative Ease To Next Of Kin ( Nok) Of The Personnel Who Unfortunately Go Missing At Sea In The Line Of Duty 

* Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy Flagged Off The Puducherry National Cadet Corps ( NCC); Let's Go To Sea - PROJECT SWARNUM 2026 (800 Km Costal  Sailing Expedition 

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Virtually Inaugurated The Department Of Military Medicine At Command Hospital ( Central Command) Lucknow 

* The Seventh Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Aircraft ( ASW SWC) Indigenously Designed And Build By Cochin Shipyard Limited ( CSL) Launched At Kochi 

* Comprising With Three Water Jets 

* Equipped With State Of The Art Under Water Sensor 

* Advanced Weapon And Mine Laying Capability 

* The Ship Is Named After Machilipattam ( INS MACHILIPATNAM)

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RENAME - 

 * The Director General Of Shipping ( DGS) Has Been Renamed As The Director General Of Maritime Administration ( DGMA)

* Uttar Pradesh Government Renamed Jalalabad To Parshurampuri

*  The Delhi Government Has Officially Renamed It's Flagship Mahila Samriddhi Yojana As Delhi Lakshmi Yojana ( Eligible Woman Between 21 To 60 Years Will Receive 2500 Per Month)

* A Committee Headed By Purusottam Bilimale, Chairman Of Kannada Development Authority ( KDA) Has Recommended That State Government Has Re-incorporate The Reference To Buddhism By Adding The Word BAUDDHA In Naada Geete ( State Anthem) 

* Kathua Railway Station Has Renamed As The Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station In Kathua 

FIRST WOMAN - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* Ms PRASHASTHI SRIVASTAVA, IRTS BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERICAL MANAGER OF VARANASI DIVISION, NER 

*  Ankita Konwar Became The First Assamese WOMAN And First Woman From North East India To Successfully Swim Across The English Channel ( Completed in 13 Hours)

* Major Navya Shekhawat Has Become The First ARMY Woman Officer Appointed As The President's Aide -de- Camp ( Adc)

* 2ND Overall Woman ADC To President Of India 

* CAPTAIN SHIVANI SEHRAWAT BECAME INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF.

FIRST IN STATE - 

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

* Tamilnadu V Sripathy Became The First Tribal Malayali Civil Court Judge 

*  Karnataka To Set Up India's First AI University In Bengaluru.

* Eight Years Old Iya Krish From Thrissur, Kerala Became The Youngest To Scaled The Mount Toubkal in Morocco ( North Africa Highest Peak) 

* Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer Became The First Naga Woman To Be Appointed As An Additional Judge Of The Guwahati High Court 

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APPOINTMENTS - 

 * SENIOR IAS  Officer Manoj Joshi Continue To Hold The Additional Charge Of Secretary Department Of Fertilizer 

* ) Ravi Kumar Agarwal Has Reappointed As The Chairman Of The Central Board Of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) For Six Months 

*  Senior IAS OFFICER Suresh Kumar Vasisth Has Given Additional Charge Of General Administration And Public Grievance And Parliamentary Affairs 

* India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Gets One Year Extension 

*  The Appointment Cabinet of CABINET Has Approved The Appointment Of Professor Umesh V Waghmare As Secretary, Department Of Science And Technology 

* FORMER IAS OFFICER NITIN RAMESH GOKARN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY BOARD 

* Ms PRASHASTHI SRIVASTAVA, IRTS BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERICAL MANAGER OF VARANASI DIVISION, NER 

*  Vineet Joshi Gets Additional Charge As School Education Secretary.

 * Ajit Kumar Panda, Director At ( Projects And Services) At CONCOR Has Appointed As The Chairman And Managing Director Of CONCOR 

* Dr N Kalaiselvi Tenure As Director General Of CSIR And Secretary Of DSIR Has Been Extended Till 28th February 2027

* Professor Yogesh Singh Has Reappointed As The Vice Chancellor Of The University Of Delhi 

* PROFESOR Akshay Venkatesh  ( Institute For Advanced Study) Has Elected As Honorary Member Of The London Mathematical Society 

*  The Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limited ( NPCIL) Has Named SB Selvakumaran As The New Station Director Of The Madras Atomic Power Station ( MAPS) At Kalpakam 

.*  Centre Appoints 1993; Batch IPS OFFICER Alok Kumar Mittal As Director General Of BUREAU OF Police Research And Development ( BOR&D)

*) Amit Garg Has Appointed As The Director Of National Crime Records Bureau ( NCRB)

*) 1994 Batch IPS OFFICER Sujeet Pandey Has Appointed As Director Of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy ( SVPNPA)

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

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

* Professor S Murty Srinivasula Assumed Charge As The New Director Of IISER Thiruvananthapuram 

* PROFESOR Madan Pillutla Has Reappointed As The Dean Of The Indian School Of Business

* Professor Annapurni Subramaniam, Director Of The INDIAN Institute Of Astrophysics ( IIA) Has Taken Charge Of Additional Charge Director Of The Centre For Nano And Soft Matter Science ( CeNS)

* Dr Soumya Swaminathan Has Been Inducted To The Royal Society, The World's Oldest Scientific Study 

* Professor K S Narayan Has Assumed Charge As The In Charge Of President Of JNCASR.

* 1994 Batch Senior IPS OFFICER Anurag Kumar Has Been Appointed As The New Police Commissioner Of Delhi.

* Harjit Singh Grewal Appointed As The Chairman National Commission For Minorities 

* Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala Has Appointed As The Secretary Ministry Of Earth Science ( MoES), Government Of India 

*  Veteran Diplomat Yuriy R Fedkiw Assumes Charge As The New US Consul General In Mumbai 

* * 1989 BATCH MADHYA PRADESH IAS OFFICER ANURAG JAIN HAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW CEO OF NITI AYOG.

 * Harjit Singh Grewal Assumed Charge As The Chairman Of The National Commission For Minorities In New Delhi.

*  IAS Naresh Pal Gangwar Has Been Appointed As The India's New Education Secretary 

* 1989 Batch Gujarat Based IAS OFFICER Shri Katikithala Srinivas Appointed As The Secretary, Ministry Of Development Of North Eastern Region ( DoNER)

*) 1995 Batch Karnataka Based IAS OFFICER Shri T K Anil Kumar Has Appointed As The Secretary Of The Department Of The School Education & Literacy Within Ministry Of Education 

*) 1994 Batch IAS OFFICER Shri Piyush Goyal Has Appointed As The Secretary General Of The National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC) 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Gujarat Cadre Ms D Thara Appointed As The Secretary Of The Department Of The Capital Development Under The Ministry Of Home Affairs

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Chandra Bhusan Kumar Appointed As The New Secretary Of The Ministry Of Labour & Employment 

* 1992 BATCH IDAS Officer Shri Suchindra Misra Has Appointed As The Secretary Of The National Commission For Minorities By ACC 

*  2010 Batch IRTS OFFICER Zenia Gupta Has Appointed As The Director In The Ministry Of Corporate Affairs For 5 Years 

* 2001 Batch IRSE Anish Kumar Has Appointed As The Joint Secretary, Department Of Atomic Energy For Combined Tenure Till 2030

*) 2002 Batch IRSEE Satish Kumar Has Appointed As The Coal Controller ( Js Level) In The Office Of The Coal Controller Under The Ministry Of. Coal.

*) 2002 Batch IRSEE Sumit Garg Has Appointed As The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority ( IEPFA) Under The Ministry Corporate Affairs 

*) 1993 Batch ITS Officer Asutosh Jain Has Appointed As The CMD National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation ( NHFDC) 

*) 2004  Batch IFS OFFICER Abhijit Phukon Has Appointed As The Joint Secretary In The Department Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare 

*) 1999 Batch IRTS OFFICER Tejpratap Singh Has Appointed As The Executive Director Of The Food Corporation Of India ( FCI)

* 2004 Batch IA & AS Karthikeya Mathur Has Appointed As The Adviser ( Js Level ) Of National Disaster Management Authority ( NDMA)

* 2008 Batch UP IAS OFFICER Kumar Ravi Kant Singh Has Appointed As The Joint Secretary, MINISTRY OF Housing And Urban Affairs 

*) 2005 Batch IRS -IT Satyapal Kumar Has Appointed As The Director ( Js Level) Financial Intelligence Unit India ( FIU -IND) 

* 2002 Batch IRTS OFFICER Sajeesh Kumar N Appointed As The Joint Secretary, Department Of Social Justice & Empowerment 

* 2001 Batch IFoS Officer Ms Deepa D Nair Has Appointed As The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Of Coconut Development Board In Kochi 

*  2008 Batch IAS OFFICER Shri Anoop Khinchi Has Appointed As The Director General ( Joint Director) Of Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute Of Agricultural Marketing 

* 2004 Batch Karnataka Based IAS OFFICER Gunjan Krishna Appointed As The Joint Secretary, Department Of Fisheries 

* Pralhad Joshi Has Given Charge As The New Education Minister Of India 

* As Dharmendra Pradhan Resigned As Education Minister Of India.

* Under Clause (2) Article 75 Of Indian Constitution ( PRESIDENT OF INDIA Advise PM To Accept Resignation Of Dharmendra Pradhan ) 

* 2011 Batch IDAS Officer Amulya KG Appointed As The Director ( Finance) Of Coffee Board, Bengaluru 

*  2005 Batch IFoS Officer Ms Neha Verma Has Appointed As The Principal Commissioner Of Delhi Development Authority ( DDA 

*) 2005 Bihar Based IAS OFFICER Kuldip Narayan Appointed As The Adviser ( Js Level) Niti AYOG 

* The Delhi Government Has Appointed Lata Gupta As The Chairperson Of Delhi Commission For WOMEN 

* Indian Historian Professor Seema Alavi ELECTED As Fellow Of British Academy 

* 2012 Batch Hyderabad Based IAS OFFICER Shaleen Appointed As The Director, Department Of Investment And Public Asset Management 

JUDICIAL - 

*  Justice B V Nagarathna Has Appointed As Chairperson Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee 

* President Droupadi MURMU Appoints Three Additional Judges To Andhra Pradesh High court 

* Smt Sunitha Gandham 

* Shri Alapati Giridhar 

* Shri Purusottam Kumar 

* Delhi High Court Has Designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga As Special Judge Of The Fast Track Court Regarding paper Leak Case 

AMBASADOR - 

*  Shri Somanath Ghosh Has Appointed As The India's Next High Commissioner To Malaysia 

* Shri Sanjeev Jain Has Appointed As The Indian Ambassador To Republic Of Korea 

* Ms Geetika Srivastava Appointed As Indian Ambassador To Republic Of Lithuania 

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

* 1994 Batch IFS OFFICER Ngulkham Jathom Gangte Has Appointed As The Indian Ambassador To Mexico 

PRIME MINISTER - 

* ANDY BURNHAM TAKES CHARGE AS THE UNITED KINGDOM NEW PRIME MINISTER 

PRESIDENT - 

* KEIKO FUJIMORI Has Been Elected As The 9th President Of PERU ( First Woman President)

 Peru's President Elect Keiko FUJIMORI Officially Received The Credentials In Lima 

* Becoming The First Woman President Of Peru 

* Became the Peru's 9th President 

* She Is The Daughter Of Former President Alberto FUJIMORI ( 1990-2000) 

BRAND AMBASSADOR - 

* Actress Tamanna Bhatia Has Appointed As Brand Ambassador For Indica Easy 

* Former Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni Has Appointed As Brand Ambassador Of Malabar Gold & Diamond 

TAMILNADU CA - 

* Tamilnadu V Sripathy Became The First Tribal Malayali Civil Court Judge 

* Tamilnadu Government Appoints A Layola Mani As Chairman Of The Tamilnadu Text Book And Educational Services Corporation 

* PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

Sahitya Academy Winning Tamil Writer Poomani Passed Away 

* SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD RECEIVED IN 2014 

* HIS 1982 NOVEL - VEKKEI 

* HE DIRECTED THE FILM KARUVELAM POOKAL (1996) 

* 

GI TAGS - 

GUJARAT - 

 * Rajkot Patola Saree Gets GI TAG 

* * UNJHA JEERA OF GUJARAT GETS GI TAG 

* UNJHA Fennel Gets GI TAG 

HIMACHAL PRADESH - 

* SPITI'S SEA BUCKTHORN ( CHHARMA) 

- it Is Located In Altitude Of 12000 Feet, 

- Contains Vitamin C ( More Than Orange) 

- Antioxidant 

* SALOONI WHITE MAIZE 

* CHAMBA METAL ART 

* SIRMOURI LOIYA 

* KINNOURI TOPI 

* MANDI'S SEPU BADI - 

* KINNOURI APPLE 

* KINNOURI JEWELLERY 

UTTAR PRADESH - 

* Kashi's Pink Meenakari Art Gets GI TAG 

* The Malihabadi Dasheri Mango From Uttar Pradesh Gets GI TAG (LUCKNOW) 

*  3 Products From Uttar Pradesh Gets GI TAG ( Kanthi Mala From Mathura, Metal Statues From Aligarh, Dastgeer - Hastgeer Products )

HARYANA - 

* HARYANA 'S SIRSA KINNOW GETS GI TAG 

* THE KINNOW IS A MANDRIN ORANGE DEVELOPED IN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN 1915 

* PLANTED IN FIRST IN SRI GANGANAGAR ( LYALLPUR ) IN RAJASTHAN IN ABOHAR IN INDIA 

MADHYA PRADESH - 

* CORIANDER ( From Guna)

* EGG PLANT ( Bhate From Narsinghpur)

* GAJARIA MANGO ( BETUL)

* RED CHILLI ( Khargone)

* KHURASANI TAMARIND ( Mandu) 

* JABALPUR PEAS 

* CUSTARD APPLE ( SEONI)

* MALVI POTATO & GARADU 

* JAGGERY ( Narsinghpur)

* WATER CHESTNUT ( Jabalpur)

* NOOR JAHAN MANGO ( Alirajpur)

* BURHANPUR BANANA 

* INDORI JEERAVAN 

* BALAM CUCUMBER ( RATLAM)

* BETEL LEAF ( CHHATARPUR) 

RAJASTHAN - 

* JODHPURI MOJARI GETS GI TAG 

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