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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Kerala Important

Cochin Shipyard delivers 'Mangrol', third anti-submarine shallow water craft, to Navy

Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered 'Mangrol', the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft it has built, to the Indian Navy on 21 August 2026.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Gujarat

BRICS Youth Council and Youth Summit held in Gandhinagar

The BRICS Youth Council Meeting and BRICS Youth Summit were held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 19 August 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship.

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🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah launches 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app linking village libraries in Gandhinagar on National Library Day

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app on 12 August 2026, National Library Day, to interconnect village libraries in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Must know

World Lion Day 2026: Asiatic lion population up from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025

On World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India's Asiatic lion population rose from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, with the lion range expanding to nearly 35,000 sq km.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat

Mandaviya leads 85th Fit India Sundays on Cycle from Hanol, Gujarat, on 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' theme

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the 85th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle from Hanol, Gujarat, on 9 August 2026 with the theme 'Nasha Mukt Bharat'.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Gujarat Important

DRI seizes 364 MT of Pakistan-origin dry dates misdeclared as UAE origin at Kandla

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 364 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates worth about Rs 3 crore at Kandla Port, misdeclared as originating from the UAE, it said on 5 August 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat Important

Centre deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team for Chandipura virus outbreak in Gujarat and Rajasthan

The Health Ministry deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the Chandipura Virus Disease outbreak, it said on 5 August 2026.

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🏅 Sports 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games end; India finishes 4th with 39 medals

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded on 2 August 2026 with India fourth on the medal table with 39 medals – 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Important

Centre approves advance SDRF release of ₹2,117.85 crore to flood-hit states

Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of SDRF to flood-affected states on 1 August 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NBA releases over ₹24 lakh as access and benefit sharing to farmers and institutions

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released over ₹24 lakh on 31 July 2026 as Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) money to a Haryana Murrah buffalo farm, three research institutions, ICRISAT and 11 State Biodiversity Boards.

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🥇 Firsts & Records 📍 Gujarat Important

Indian Railways transports India's first live donor heart by train, on Vande Bharat from Surat to Ahmedabad

Indian Railways announced on 31 July 2026 that it had transported a live donor heart by train for the first time in India, aboard the Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express from Surat to Ahmedabad.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Gujarat launches Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026; mega cluster at Kuchhadi, Porbandar

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the Gujarat Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026 in Gandhinagar on 27 July 2026, targeting over ₹27,000 crore of investment and more than 50 lakh DWT of shipbuilding capacity.

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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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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 Gujarat

3rd Bharat CPSEs' Consultative Conclave concludes at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara

The three-day 3rd Bharat CPSEs' Consultative Conclave 2026 on Project and Asset Management concluded on 25 July 2026 at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara, focusing on energy and mining CPSEs.

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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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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

DRDO signs two contracts for AEW&C Mk-II programme

DRDO's Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS) on 22 July 2026 signed contracts with AI Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) to convert six A321 aircraft and with Adani Defence Systems and Technologies as Development-cum-Production Partner for mission systems, under the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Mk-II programme.

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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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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

NITI Aayog releases Investment Friendliness Index; Gujarat ranks first among Large States

NITI Aayog released the Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) on 17 July 2026, naming Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha as Top Performers.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Gujarat Important

Greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Porbandar and ₹1,570-crore Vadinar ship repair facility get approval

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways gave in-principle approval on 15 July 2026 under the Shipbuilding Development Scheme to a greenfield shipbuilding cluster in Porbandar and a ₹1,570-crore ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat.

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🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat Important

Tribhuvan Sahkari University holds first convocation at Anand

Tribhuvan Sahkari University, India's first national university dedicated to the cooperative sector, held its first convocation at Anand, Gujarat, on 14 July 2026.

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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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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

IFSC GIFT City units exempted from licensing under Section 11 of the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025

The Ports Ministry announced on 10 July 2026 that units in IFSC GIFT City, Gandhinagar, no longer need a DG Shipping licence under Section 11 of the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 to charter foreign vessels for EXIM and international trade.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Must know

Four states settle pending Narmada Award payments in one-time deal

The Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh signed an agreement in New Delhi on 7 July 2026, in the presence of Amit Shah, settling pending payments under the Narmada Award through a one-time settlement.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM-SETU goes nationwide; ₹1,237.58 crore industry-led ITI plans approved

The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on 7 July 2026 approved a nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters and Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

ECI notifies bye-elections to Datia, Manjalpur and Bankipur; polling on 30 July

The Election Commission issued notifications on 6 July 2026 for bye-elections to 22-Datia (Madhya Pradesh), 145-Manjalpur (Gujarat) and 182-Bankipur (Bihar); polling is on 30 July and counting on 3 August.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi inaugurates CG Semi OSAT facility at Sanand, India's third semiconductor plant in commercial production

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand, Gujarat on 4 July 2026, the third semiconductor plant in India to start commercial production this year.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Onion procurement price for buffer raised 13% to Rs 2,125 per quintal

The government raised the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 to Rs 2,125 per quintal, effective 4 July 2026, with procurement through NAFED and NCCF.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Gujarat Important

Rajnath Singh at Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Vadodara: defence production at record Rs 1.78 lakh crore

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh told the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Vadodara on 30 June 2026 that domestic defence production has reached a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore and defence exports an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

India wins maiden AVC Men's Volleyball Cup medal, a bronze

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's men's volleyball team in Gandhinagar on 29 June 2026 after it won the country's first-ever medal at the AVC Men's Volleyball Cup, a bronze, at the 2026 edition hosted by India for the first time.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

Mann Ki Baat 135th episode: PM hails Assam's 'Hargila Army' and India's World Yogasana Championship haul

In the 135th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 28 June 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Assam's 'Hargila Army' of rural women led by biologist Purnima Devi Barman and India's 114 medals at the World Yogasana Championship in Ahmedabad.

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