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Thu, 09 Jul 2026

🌿 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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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Vice-President launches Letter of Authorisation for high seas fishing and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) framework for sustainable fishing in the high seas and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document in Bhubaneswar on 9 July 2026.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Kerala Important

BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting in Kochi adopts first-ever Joint Statement of the Women Track

The BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting concluded in Kochi on 9 July 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship, adopting the first-ever Joint Statement in the BRICS Women Track.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Australia Important

CSIR and IP Australia sign agreement on access to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

CSIR and IP Australia signed an agreement on access to India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library at the India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on 9 July 2026, taking the number of patent offices with access to 18.

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🏅 Olympics & Multi-sport Games 📍 India Important

Sports Ministry directs NSFs to publish LA 2028 Olympic selection pathways by 15 July 2026

The Sports Ministry on 9 July 2026 directed all recognised National Sports Federations to publish their Los Angeles 2028 Olympic qualification and athlete selection pathways by 15 July 2026.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Kerala

NFDC–NFAI's 4K restoration brings Malayalam classic 'Kireedam' back to theatres

NFDC–NFAI announced on 9 July 2026 that its 4K restoration of the 1989 Malayalam classic 'Kireedam', starring Mohanlal, would return to theatres on 10 July 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tripura

Scindia pitches Tripura as gateway to Southeast Asia at Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026

DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually addressed the Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026 on 9 July 2026, calling Agartala a strategic gateway to the ASEAN region of over 670 million people.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2026

🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

AISHE 2022-23 and 2023-24: higher education GER reaches 30

The Ministry of Education released the AISHE reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24 on 8 July 2026; Gross Enrolment Ratio rose to 30 in 2023-24 and total enrolment to 4.50 crore.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry opens applications under ₹37,500 crore coal/lignite gasification scheme

The Ministry of Coal invited applications on 8 July 2026 under the ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects; the last date is 7 September 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Centre approves copra and Totapuri mango procurement for Tamil Nadu

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of 87,226 MT of copra at MSP and 96,879 MT of Totapuri mangoes under the Market Intervention Scheme for Tamil Nadu in 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Delhi Important

23rd India–Myanmar National Level Meeting held in New Delhi

The 23rd National Level Meeting between India and Myanmar was held in New Delhi on 7–8 July 2026, led by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Myanmar's Deputy Home Minister Maj Gen Min Thu.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

DRDO flight-tests Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at Chandipur

DRDO successfully flight-tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, on 8 July 2026, for a user-defined minimum range of 60 km.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

National workshop on FMD compartmentalisation and zoning opens in Bhubaneswar

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying held a national workshop on compartmentalisation and zoning for Foot & Mouth Disease in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026, supporting the goal of FMD-free status by 2030.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Delhi Important

India hosts 13th AITIGA Joint Committee in New Delhi to speed up trade pact review

India hosted the 13th ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee and related meetings at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 6 to 10 July 2026.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Indonesia Important

PM Modi and President Prabowo launch ASI restoration project at Prambanan

PM Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026 and, with President Prabowo Subianto, unveiled a plaque starting ASI's conservation project there.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Punjab Important

NLDSL and Punjab sign MoU to bring state logistics onto ULIP

NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd (NLDSL) and Punjab's Directorate of Industries & Commerce signed an MoU on 7 July 2026 to digitise the state's logistics through the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Odisha Important

Bhubaneswar Declaration adopted to strengthen Tribal Research Institutes

A two-day national workshop on strengthening Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), held by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Odisha government, ended in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026 with the adoption of the Bhubaneswar Declaration.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Navi Mumbai Airport notified as a port for import of drugs

The Health Ministry amended Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 to add Navi Mumbai Airport as a port for drug imports, taking the total ports of entry to 42 (announced 8 July 2026).

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

IIG method reconstructs the topside ionosphere over India for the first time

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism developed a method to reconstruct the topside ionosphere over the Indian region by combining COSMIC radio occultation data with ground ionosonde observations (DST release, 8 July 2026).

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Tue, 07 Jul 2026

🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

UDISE+ 2025-26: teachers cross 1.02 crore, secondary dropout falls to 7%

The Ministry of Education released the UDISE+ 2025-26 report on school education on 7 July 2026: teachers rose to 1,02,73,020, secondary dropout fell to 7.0% and secondary GER rose to 71.7%.

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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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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Indonesia Must know

Modi–Prabowo talks in Jakarta: BrahMos cooperation, 14 agreements and 6 announcements

PM Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto held official talks at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, on 7 July 2026 during the PM's State Visit to Indonesia (6–8 July), with 14 agreements including BrahMos cooperation.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

ECLGS 5.0 crosses 4.11 lakh guarantees worth over ₹1.55 lakh crore

The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 has issued 4,11,497 guarantees worth ₹1,55,229 crore, with 98% of guarantees by number going to MSMEs (Finance Ministry, 7 July 2026).

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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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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jharkhand Important

APEDA helps export Amrapali mangoes from Jharkhand's women-led FPCs to Dubai

APEDA facilitated the commercial export of 2 MT of Amrapali mangoes from Gumla and Deoghar in Jharkhand to Dubai on 3 July 2026, sourced from women-led farmer producer companies (announced 7 July).

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🎓 Education 📍 Indonesia Important

IIM Bangalore to set up its first international campus in Indonesia

PM Narendra Modi announced on 7 July 2026 that IIM Bangalore will set up its first international campus at Singhasari SEZ, Malang, Indonesia.

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🏅 Football 📍 Delhi Important

President Murmu unveils Durand Cup 2026 trophies; a Sri Lankan team joins

President Droupadi Murmu unveiled and flagged off the trophies of the Durand Cup Tournament 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on 7 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Kamarajar Port becomes India's second major port with 18-metre draft

Kamarajar Port became India's second Major Port after Visakhapatnam to offer an 18-metre draft, after completing Capital Dredging Phase VI at about ₹440 crore (announced 7 July 2026).

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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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🏆 International Awards 📍 Indonesia Important

PM Modi conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honour, Bintang Adipurna

President Prabowo Subianto conferred the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia', the country's highest civilian honour, on PM Narendra Modi on 7 July 2026.

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