JANUARY TO JULY RANKING & INDEX IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* The Sindhudurg Airport in Konkon Region Of Maharashtra Gets DGCA Approval.

* India Surpassed China in Production Of Rice ( 150.18 millions Tonnes In 2025) 

( China - 145.28 million Tonnes)

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* India Has The World's 6th Largest Nuclear Reactor Fleet.

* Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve In Madhya Pradesh Features In New York Times 52 Place To Go In 2026 

*  Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 million in 2025) 

* India Ranked 80th In World's Henley Passport Index 2026.

1st - Singapore 

2nd - Japan 

3rd - South Korea

* Maharashtra State Topped In The Export Preparedness Index 2024 Report By NITI Ayog. 

( 2nd - Tamil Nadu , 3rd - Gujarat, 4th - Uttar Pradesh) 

 Former President Of India RAMNATH Kovind Has Launched The Responsible Nations Index ( RNI ( In New Delhi.

* India Ranked 16th In Responsible Nations Index 2025 ( Out Of 154 Countries) 

( Singapore Ranked One In The Responsible Nations Index 

( US - 22nd) 

* IISC BENGALURU The Only University Ranked In Global 100 In Subject Ranking 2026 

* India Became The 2nd Largest Overseas Market For US Tourism 

* India Become The 2nd Country Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Rural Care.

* Top 5 Safest City In World ( Mangalore -46th ) 

- Qingdao ( China) 

- Abu Dhabi ( UAE) 

- Doha ( Qatar) 

- Sharjah ( UAE) 

- Dubai ( UAE) 

- Pretoria ( SOUTH AFRICA) 

*  India Ranked 6th in 3rd Edition Of Asia Manufacturing Index 2026 ( Report By Hong Kong Based Dezan Shira Associate 2026) 11 Asian Countries) 

1) China 

2) Malaysia 

3) Vietnam v

4) Singapore b

5) South Korea 

*  Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade ( IIFT) Delhi Secured First Position At B -School Ranking 2026 

FEBRUARY - 

*  Department Of Chemical Science, IISER KOLKATA Ranked One In Nature Index Ranking.

* India Ranked 32nd In Global Soft Power Index 2026 ( Previous Was ,30 th in 2025) 

 

a) US 

b) China 

c) Japan 

* AIIMS Delhi Ranked 6th in World Hospital Ranking 

*  India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2025 (

* India Ranked 45th In The Global Network Readiness Index 2025

* India Ranked 75th in Henley Passport Index 2026 

* IIT Ranked 123rd At QS World Ranking 2026 

129th - IIT Bombay 

180th - IIT MADRAS 

215th - IIT KHARAGPUR 

219th - IISC BENGALURU 

* India Ranked 72nd In IMF's AI Index 

* India Recorded 177,177 Deaths In Road Accidents in 2024. ( Uttar Pradesh Number 1 With 24,118) 

MARCH - 

* India Produces  17.6 lakh Tonnes Castor Seed In 2025/26 ( 11% Increase) 

* India Ranked Fourth In World's Biggest Military Air Forces After US, RUSSIA, CHINA 

* India Ranked 2nd In Global Obese Children 

* Bengaluru Airport named Best Airport At Arrivals Globally For 4th Consecutive Years.

* Anuj Agnihotri Ranked Number One (AIR) in The UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025 

* India' Became The 2nd Largest Exporters Of Arms From 2021-2025 (8.2%) ( Ukraine Top With 9.7%) 

*  Odisha Ranked Number One In NITI AYOG Fiscal Health INDEX 2026 

* Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat And Maharashtra Are The Top 5 States At FISCAL HEALTH Index 2026 Ranking 

* Andaman And Nicobar Islands Declared Fully Literate Union Territory 

* India Has Emerged As The World's Third Largest Domestic Aviation Market, Under The UDAAN Scheme.

*  India Ranked Third Globally On Forbes Billionaire List 2026 - ( 229 Indian Features) 

*  India Ranked 116 in World Happiness Index 2026 ( Finland Ranked One) 

* Prime Minister Narendra Has Surpassed Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling To Became Longest Serving Head Of Government Of India (8,931  Days) 

*  India's Nuclear Plants Generated 56,681 MU Of Power In 2024/25 

* Pakistan RANKED Number One In Global Terrorism Index 2026 ( REPORT Published By - Institute For Economics And Peace (IEP) (  INDIA RANKED 13TH ) 

* China Is The World's Top Sulphur Producer in 2025 ( 19.0 million Metric Tonnes ) 

* Upcoming Election In 2026 For 

Assam - 126 Seats 

West Bengal - 294 Seats 

TAMILNADU - 234 Seats 

Puducherry -30 Seats 

KERALA - 140 Seats 

* TB Death In (2015-2024) 

*  IIT Hyderabad Ranked 16 ( In India) And 395 ( Global) In Engineering And Technology By QS World University Rankings 

*  International Cricket Council Chairman Jay Shah Ranked Number 22nd, Indian Men's Cricket Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir Ranked 74th, Virat Kohli 75th, And Jasprit Bumrah Ranked 82nd In The Indian Express 100: The List Of Most Powerful Indian in 2026 

APRIL - 

* China Ranked First In Globally In International Industrial Design Application in 2025 

*  China Lead At The Top Maritime Connectivity Performer 

* India RANKED 136 Th In FIFA Ranking 

* India Achieved A Record Food grain Production Of 357.73 MMT in 2024/25 

* India Ranked Top In Producing Globally 150.18 MT RICE 

117.94 MT OF Wheat 

25.68 MT Of Pulses 

18.59 MT Of Millets 

* Agricultural Export Rose From USD 34.5 Billion ( IN FY 20) To USD 51.1 billion ( In FY 25/ 

*  India Ranked Third In Globally In Renewable Energy Installed Capacity ( Surpassed Brazil) 

* India Ranked FOURTH In The Highest Funded Country Globally In FY 26 

* India Ranked 5th In Globally in Exporter Of Services.

*  India Became The World's 2nd Largest Diamond Jewellery Market With 12% Global Share Market 

* Odisha Topped In The Vishwakarma Awards In 17 Projects 

*  India Became Number One Supplier Arab Nations ( Foods) Surpassed Brazil 

* GAUTAM Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani In Asia's Richest Person ( By Bloomberg Billionaire) 

* ICAR Secured 2nd Rank In The Sadhana Saptah 2026 

* India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2026 Out Of 181 Countries 

Least Corruption COUNTRY - (1) Denmark 

(2) FINLAND (3) Singapore 

*  National Institute Of Tuberculosis And Respiratory Disease ( NITRD) Has Been Officially Recognised As The ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL.

*  India RANKED 6th In Globally In Ultra Wealth - Population 

*   India Ranked As The 10th Largest Insurance Market Globally By Premium Value ( Swiss Re REPORT) 

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MAY - 

* AIIMS New Delhi Has Ranked 6th Best Hospital In 2026 Global Hospital Ranking 

 * India Ranked 157 In The World Press Freedom INDEX 2026 ( OUT OF 180 COUNTRIES) 

* India Became The 2nd Largest Producer Of Steel In World Since 2018 

* 500 MT Capacity Target By 2047

* 23,000 + Crores PLI Boost For Speciality Steel.

* Shares Of Global Crude Steel Production ( 5.2% in 2014 & 7.9% in 2024) 

* Jaipur, Rajasthan Ranked 5th In The World Best Cities In Tourist For Travel And Leisure in 2025 

*  India Ranked Third Globally In Installed Renewable Energy Capacity.

* India Stands Third In Terms Of Large Dams Worldwide With 6628 Specified Dams 

* The Dam Rehabilitation And Improvement Project ( DRIP) Is Being Implemented In Phases To Improved Dam Safety 

* The Dam Safety Act 2021 Provide Surveillance, Inspection And Operation And Maintenance 

* Digital Platform Like DHARMA Which Given Secures Data STRUCTURE 

* Nederlands Is The 4th Largest Investor With Cumulative Investment Of USD 55 Billion.

* Delhi Has Ranked In Exampler Category At LEADS 2025 Index 

* FINLAND Ranked Number One In The Worlds Most Happiness Index 2026 For 9th Consecutive Years 

* India' Ranked 78th In Henley Passport Index 

* India Became The Bangladesh's 2nd Largest Trading Partner Overtaking US 

* Telengana Has Emerged As High Performer In The Logistics Ease Across Different States 2025 Report By Union Ministry of Commerce 

* India Became World's 2nd Largest Solar Market 

*  NITI AYOG Released The Future Of India's Semiconductor Industry Roadmap 

JUNE - 

* India Ranked 4th Globally In AI Performance And 5th In Digitally Economy Ranking 

( Report Release By - ICRIER - Prosus Centre For Internet And Digital Economy ( IPCIDE) 

*  India Became World's Largest Producer Of Rice 

*  India Became The World's Second Largest Solar Growth Market, Surpassed USA.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Surpassing Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru As Holding PM Chair With 4399 Days.

* Adani Solar Ranked 6th In Wood Mackenzie 's Global Module Manufacture List 

* India Has Overtake US In The Longest Road NETWORK ( According To CENTRAL Intelligence Agency') 

* ICAR Institutes Ranking in 2026 

* QS World University Ranking 2026 - 

- 151-200 Global Ranking In Agriculture & Forestry 

* NIRF Ranking 2025/26 

- Rank 1 - In Agriculture & Allied Sectors 

- Rank 2 - Sustainable Institute 

* EDU Rank ( Global) 

- Agriculture Ranking ( in India - 1, 7th In Asia And 47 In World) 

_ in Forestry ( 1 In India & 91 In World) 

* GLOBAL UNIVERSITY RANKING - 

- 153 In World Environment 

* CENTRE FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING - 

- 1235 In Global University Ranking 

- 27 National Rank 

* IIT Delhi Ranked 118 In QS World Ranking 2026 

* India' Has Overtaken South Korea To Become World's 5th Largest Manufacturing Economy ( USD 781 BILLION) 

* Three Indian Language Are In Top 10 List At GLOBAL Speaks List 

* Andhra Pradesh Ranked First In PM Shri Fund Utilisation 

*  India's Internet Growth 

* India Became The World's Top Ship Recycling Nation In 2025

* Report By UNCTAD 

* India's Ship Recycle Jumps To 35.4% in 2025 

* 30.01% in 2024 

* Ship Recycling In India Rose To 2.99 million Gross Tonne in 2025 

* 1.86 Million Tonnes in 2024 

* Devina Gehlot Has Secured All India Rank 1 In CUET (UG) 2026 

*  India Ranked 13th In Globally QS World Future Skill Index 2027 

* India Ranked 8th In Tourism Economy 

JULY - 

*  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)