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Cyclosporiasis outbreak in USA
Falkland Islands/Las Malvinas Controversy
Argentina’s victory over England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final has sparked a diplomatic Read More …
Cabinet approves National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 Read More …
Shrinking Caspian Sea
A June 2026 study has warned that the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest landlocked inland Read More …
Centre bans paraquat dichloride herbicide
The Government of India has notified a ban on Paraquat Dichloride, a widely used non-selective Read More …
India launches SHANTI campaign for UN Security Council seat for 2028-29 term
India has officially launched its campaign for election as a non-permanent member of the United Read More …
CapaCITIES project
The event “Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward” was held at Read More …
BOHR: World’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite!
SpaceX launched the Transporter-17 rideshare mission on 7 July 2026, carrying 81 payloads, including the Read More …
Iran turns to Red Sea gateway Bab el-Mandeb Strait as new pressure point
Amid tensions in West Asia, Iran has reportedly signalled that it could use its Houthi Read More …
Cabinet approves Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme
The Union Cabinet on 15 July approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a Read More …
Cabinet approves Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0
The Union Cabinet on 15 July approved Semicon 2.0 with a budget outlay of ₹1,27,500 Read More …
Antarctic icefish-Only known vertebrate in the world that doesn’t have red blood cells
Antarctic icefish belong to the Channichthyidae family and are found in the freezing Southern Ocean Read More …
India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Comes into Force
The India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 April Read More …
India launches ‘BRICS CONNECT’ at Hyderabad meeting
The BRICS countries adopted a Landmark Labour and Employment Ministers’ Declaration on 15 July 2026 Read More …
NIDAR 2.0 launched under SwaYaan initiative
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation Read More …
Jodhpur Mojari gets GI tag
The Government of India has granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Jodhpur Mojari, the Read More …
Researchers developed a Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) to separate tritium from water
A research team in China has developed a Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-coated stainless-steel mesh capable of Read More …
Successful reintroduction of Hornbill in Gujarat’s Gir forests
Gujarat’s Gir forests have achieved a major conservation milestone with the successful reintroduction and breeding Read More …
India gets first monthly Index of Services Production (ISP)
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released India’s first Trial Index of Read More …
What is Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT)?
On 26 June, observed as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Read More …
CJI forms four dedicated benches to exclusively hear the oldest pending cases
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has constituted four dedicated benches to exclusively hear Read More …
China lands a reusable rocket for the first time
China successfully carried out its first reusable rocket landing on 10 July 2026, marking a Read More …
IIT Guwahati team finds blue-green algae can remove lead from water
A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has developed Read More …
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Auckland, New Zealand, on 10–11 July 2026 at the invitation Read More …
World Intangible Investment Report 2026
The World Intangible Investment Report 2026 was jointly released by the World Intellectual Property Organization Read More …