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Haryana Cabinet approves 100% motor vehicle tax exemption for EVs up to Rs 30 lakh

On 28 July 2026 the Haryana Cabinet chaired by CM Nayab Singh Saini approved a 100% motor vehicle tax exemption on new electric two-, three- and four-wheelers costing up to Rs 30 lakh, and 50% for costlier EVs.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Meghalaya Important

Meghalaya Cabinet approves Electric Vehicle Policy 2026

The Meghalaya Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, approved the Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy 2026 on 27 July 2026, offering EV buyers an incentive of ₹25,000 and a full waiver of registration fees.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Rajnandgaon's Mission Jal Raksha shows the way under 'Catch the Rain'

The Jal Shakti Ministry on 26 July 2026 highlighted Mission Jal Raksha of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, which has created over 60,000 water-conservation and recharge structures in 662 villages and raised groundwater levels by about 2.04 m on average.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Coast Guard rescues 170 people in floods in Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat

The Indian Coast Guard said on 25 July 2026 it had rescued 170 stranded persons through 11 rescue operations since midnight of 22 July in flood-hit areas of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 India Important

India hosts BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction; Joint Statement adopted

Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the NDMA hosted the 3rd BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in New Delhi on 24 July 2026, chaired by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, which unanimously adopted the BRICS Joint Statement on DRR.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Haryana

Union Environment Minister reviews Haryana's air pollution action plan

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 24 July 2026 reviewed Haryana's measures to improve Delhi-NCR air quality with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, stressing strict enforcement before the onset of winter.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Nagaland

DoT activates Intra-Circle Roaming in flood-hit districts; Longleng second in Nagaland

The Department of Telecommunications on 24 July 2026 activated Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) in disaster-affected districts of Nagaland, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, with Longleng becoming the second district in Nagaland after Mon to get ICR.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry releases 'AAROH', India's first report on scientific mine closure

The Ministry of Coal released 'AAROH – Annual Report on Mine Closure', India's first comprehensive documentation of scientific mine closure and repurposing practices, in New Delhi on 22 July 2026, and signed an implementation agreement with Germany's GIZ on 'to-be closed mines'.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NBA releases ₹6.67 crore under Access and Benefit Sharing to 11 cotton-growing States

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) announced on 22 July 2026 that it has released ₹6.67 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism to 11 cotton-growing States for biodiversity conservation and livelihood support.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India's installed wind power capacity reaches 57,443 MW

India's installed wind power capacity reached 57,443 MW as on 30 June 2026, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy told Parliament on 22 July 2026, with India ranked 4th globally in wind installations per the GWEC Report 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Indian Railways has electrified 99.6% of its broad gauge network

Indian Railways has electrified about 99.6% of its broad gauge network, second only to Switzerland in railway electrification as per the UIC's June 2025 report, the Railways Ministry said on 22 July 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India's renewable energy capacity reaches 288.58 GW

India's installed renewable energy capacity rose from 76.38 GW in 2014 to 288.58 GW as on 30 June 2026, the government told the Rajya Sabha on 21 July 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Five new species of Allographa lichens discovered in the Western Ghats

Researchers from MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, described five new species of the lichen-forming fungal genus Allographa from the Western Ghats (announced 21 July 2026).

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Sikkim

PM announces ex-gratia after under-construction tunnel collapse in Namchi, Sikkim

On 21 July 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over deaths in the collapse of an under-construction tunnel in Namchi, Sikkim, and announced ex-gratia from the PMNRF.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Must know

Bihar CM inaugurates the State's first river-linking project, Belwa–Minapur Link Channel

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the 68.80-km Belwa–Minapur Link Channel in Sheohar on 19 July 2026, Bihar's first river-linking project, linking the Bagmati with the Burhi Gandak.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP CM inaugurates new headquarters of State Disaster Management Authority in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) in Lucknow on 19 July 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

MNRE extends ALMM List-II exemption for net-metering and open-access projects to December 2026

MNRE said on 18 July 2026 that there is no change in ALMM List-II policy for solar PV cells, but net-metering and open-access RE projects can commission without ALMM List-II cells till 31 December 2026.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Gujarat

PM announces ex-gratia after fireworks factory mishap in Ahmedabad

PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a fireworks factory mishap in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 18 July 2026 and announced PMNRF ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh per deceased and ₹50,000 per injured.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India

12th meeting of National Committee on Dam Safety agrees to frame regulation on dam surveillance and security

The 12th meeting of the National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS), chaired by the Central Water Commission Chairman, was held in New Delhi on 17 July 2026.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

MoHUA approves guidelines for PARIVARTAN Scheme to replace old trucks and buses in NCR

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approved guidelines for the ₹9,585-crore PARIVARTAN Scheme on 16 July 2026 to replace old, polluting trucks and buses in the National Capital Region with BS-VI or electric vehicles.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Railways unveils eight more reforms under 'Reform Express'

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced eight more structural reforms under 'Reform Express' on 14 July 2026, taking the total to 17 against a target of 52 reforms in 52 weeks.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

DRI busts wildlife trafficking networks, seizes 440 animals and ivory

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 13 July 2026 that pan-India operations seized over 440 endangered or protected animals and about 15 kg of ivory, including about 11 kg of elephant ivory near Sujangarh, Rajasthan, with 33 arrests.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 West Bengal

PM announces ex-gratia after boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on 13 July 2026 over the loss of lives in a boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and announced ex-gratia from the PMNRF.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Gujarat Important

Gandhinagar sets Guinness World Record with 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour

The Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency set a Guinness World Record on 12 July 2026 by planting over 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour using the Miyawaki method, during a mass plantation drive launched by Amit Shah.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India

Science Ministries prepare for 'Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar' campaign from 10 to 19 September 2026

Union Minister Jitendra Singh reviewed preparations on 12 July 2026 for the nationwide 'Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar' coastal cleanliness campaign, to be held along India's coastline from 10 to 19 September 2026.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh

UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches drive to plant 35 crore saplings

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 12 July 2026 launched the state's plantation drive under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' to plant 35 crore saplings.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

7th Governing Body meeting of National CAMPA approves MISHTI extension and new species projects

The 7th Governing Body meeting of National CAMPA, chaired by Bhupender Yadav at CASFOS, Coimbatore, on 10 July 2026, extended MISHTI till 2029 and approved projects for river dolphins, snow leopards, rhinos and wild water buffalo.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Centre of Excellence on Human–Wildlife Conflict opens at WII-SACON, Coimbatore; national portal launched

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Human–Wildlife Conflict at WII-SACON, Coimbatore, and launched the National Human–Wildlife Conflict Portal on 10 July 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

29th NTCA meeting in Coimbatore releases STRIDES 2026 and 'Roadmap to Rescue'

The 29th meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, chaired by Bhupender Yadav at CASFOS, Coimbatore, on 9 July 2026, released the STRIDES 2026 report and a 'Roadmap to Rescue' for wild animals.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Mizoram Important

Mizoram University's Natural History Museum becomes India's 21st Designated Repository

The Environment Ministry notified the Natural History Museum, Mizoram University, Aizawl, as India's 21st Designated Repository under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (notified 19 June, announced 7 July 2026).

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