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Content

Title Page Number

Important days 03
Sports 06
Banking and Finance 11
Science and Technology 17
International Affairs 20
National Affairs 22
Business and Economy 36
Ranking 39
Awards and Honors 48
Appointments 54
Books and Authors 61
Obituary 61
Defence 62

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IMPORTANT DAYS
NATIONAL IMPORTANT DAYS
Date Day Theme

June 9 Birsa Munda Punyatithi

June 24 13th Passport Seva Divas

June 29 19th National Statistics Day “75 Years of National Sample Survey (NSS)”

INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANT DAYS

Date Day Theme

United Nations (UN’s) World

June 03 -
Bicycle Day

United Nations (UN)’s 43rd

June 04, International Day of Innocent
-
2025 Children Victims of
Aggression

June 05, United Nations (UN’s) 53rd

“Beat Plastic Pollution“
2025 World Environment Day

United Nations (UN)’s 8th

June 05, International Day for the Fight
-
2025 Against Illegal, Unreported,
and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

June 07, United Nations (UN’s) 7th

“Food safety: science in action”.
2025 World Food Safety Day

World Brain Tumour Day “Brain Health for All Ages”.

June 08 United Nations (UN’s) World “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains
Oceans Day Us”.

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Date Day Theme

: “Accreditation: Empowering Small and

Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”,
June 09 World Accreditation Day spotlighting the key role SMEs play in
innovation, employment generation and
economic resilience.

1st-ever United Nations

June 10
(UN)’s International Day for
Dialogue among Civilizations

United Nations (UN’s) 2nd “Choose Play-Every Day”.

June 11
International Day of Play

United Nations (UN’s) World “Progress is clear, but there’s more to

June 12
Day Against Child Labour do: let’s speed up efforts!”

United Nations (UN’s) 11th

“Demanding our rights: Protecting our
June 13 International Albinism
skin, Preserving our lives”
Awareness Day

“Give blood, give hope: together we

June 14 World Blood Donor Day
save lives

“Addressing Abuse of Older Adults in

United Nations (UN’s) World
June 15 Long Term Care Facilities: Through
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Data and Action”

International Domestic
Workers’ Day
June 16 United Nations (UN)’s 10th
International Day of Family “Remittances Financing Development”.
Remittances (IDFR)

United Nations (UN)’s 31st

“Restore the land. Unlock the
June 17 World Day to Combat
opportunities”.
Desertification and Drought

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Date Day Theme

“Hate Speech and Artificial Intelligence

United Nations (UN’s) 4th
Nexus: Building coalitions to reclaim
International Day for
inclusive and secure environments free
June 18 Countering Hate Speech
of hatred”.

United Nations(UN’s)
Sustainable Gastronomy Day

United Nations (UN’s) 11th “Breaking the Cycle, Healing the Scars:
International Day for the Addressing the Intergenerational
Elimination of Sexual Effects of Conflict-Related Sexual
June 19 Violence in Conflict Violence (CRSV)”.

“Global Action, Local Impact:

World Sickle Cell Day/World
Empowering Communities for Effective
Sickle Cell Awareness Day
Self-Advocacy”.

June 20 United Nations (UN’s) World

“Solidarity with Refugees”
Refugee Day i

June 21, United Nations (UN’s) 11th “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”.
2025 International Day of Yoga

International Day of the

June 21
Celebration of the Solstice

“Let’s Move?”
June 23 International Olympic Day

United Nations (UN’s) 3rd “Eliminating Structural Barriers to

June 24 International Day of Women Women’s Leadership in Diplomacy”.
in Diplomacy (IDWID)

United Nations (UN’s) 15th

edition of Day of the Seafarer
June 25 also known as International
Day of the Seafarer

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Date Day Theme

“Innovation for Every Skin, Powered by

June 25 World Vitiligo Day
AI”.

United Nations (UN’s) 28th

June 26 International Day in Support -
of Victims of Torture

1st ever United Nations

June 27,
(UN’s) International Day of -
2025
Deafblindness

United Nations (UN’s) 9th

“Enhancing the Role of MSMEs as
27 June, World Micro, Small, and
Drivers of Sustainable Growth and
2025 Medium-Sized Enterprises
Innovation”.
(MSME) Day i

International Day of the

June 29 -
Tropics

United Nations (UN) 10th

June 30 -
International Asteroid Day

United Nations General

Assembly (UNGA) has
2026 declared the year as the -
International Year of the
Woman Farmer (IYWF)

SPORTS
Cricket
• Rohit Sharma, representing Mumbai Indians (MI) became the 1st Indian batter to hit
300 sixes in the IPL
• The Test series between India and England will henceforth be known as he Anderson-
Tendulkar Trophy-

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• ICC Players of the Month for May 2025-ICC Men’s Player of the Month: Muhammad
Waseem (United Arab Emirates).ICC Women’s Player of the Month: Chloe Tryon
(South Africa).
• Trinidad and Tobago-based cricketer Nicholas Pooran, a West Indies white-ball
player, announced his retirement from international cricket
• The 3rd edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship
(WTC) 2023-25- south Africa defeated defending champions Australia by 5 wickets in
the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s Cricket Ground,
London, England.
• Jasprit Bumrah has become the 1st Asian fast bowler to take 150 Test wickets in
SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia)
• Rishabh Pant becomes 1st Indian wicketkeeper to score twin centuries in a Test
against England
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the complete schedule for the 10th
edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

Badminton
• The 43rd edition of the Indonesia Open, officially titled the Kapal Api Indonesia Open
2025 - It was a premier badminton tournament held at Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Category Winners Runner-Up

Men’s Anders Antonsen

Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan)
Singles (Denmark)

Women’s
An Se-young (South Korea) Wang Zhiyi (China)
Singles

Men’s Seo Seung-jae & Kim Won- Sabar Karyaman Gutama & Moh Reza
Doubles ho (South Korea) Pahlevi Isfahani (Indonesia)

Women’s Liu Shengshu & Tan Ning Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan
Doubles (China) (Malaysia)

Mixed Thom Gicquel & Delphine Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Supissara

Doubles Delrue (France) Paewsampran (Thailand)

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Football
• Mary Earps, the Lionesses' goalkeeper, has announced her retirement from
international football
• British football icon David Robert Joseph Beckham was awarded a Knighthood by
King Charles III
• Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Nations League-Portugal clinched
their 2nd UEFA Nations League title by defeating Spain in a penalty shootout after a
2-2 draw in the final at the Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany.

Hockey
• The Indian women’s hockey team is set to begin its campaign in the 2025 Women’s
Asia Cup against Thailand on September 5 in Hangzhou, China
• The inaugural edition of the Hockey India Masters Cup 2025-Hockey Association of
Odisha (Women), and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) based Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (Men)
were crowned Champions of the inaugural edition of Hockey India Masters Cup 2025.

Tennis
French Open 2025
Category Winners Runner-Up

Men’s Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Jannik Sinner (Italy)

(Musketeers’ Cup)

Women’s Singles Coco Gauff (United States Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

(Suzanne-Lenglen Cup) of America, USA)

Men’s Doubles Marcel Granollers (Spain) & Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski
(Jacques-Brugnon Horacio Zeballos (both United Kingdom, UK)
Cup) (Argentina)

Women’s Doubles Sara Errani & Jasmine Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) &
(Simonne-Mathieu Cup) Paolini (both Italy) Aleksandra Krunić (Serbia)

Mixed Doubles (Marcel- Sara Errani & Andrea Taylor Townsend & Evan King
Bernard Cup) Vavassori (both Italy) (both USA)

• American tennis star Taylor Fritz clinched the Stuttgart Open 2025 title - Taylor won
this title by defeating Germany’s Alexander Zverev, marking his 9th ATP career title
and 4th on grass.

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• Indian tennis ace Ankita Raina partnered with France’s Alice Robbe to claim the
doubles title at the $40,000 ITF Women’s Tournament
• Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 Queen’s Club men’s singles title ahead of Wimbledon

Shooting
• The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) unveiled the logo for the Shooting
League of India (SLI) at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi

Swimming
• Srihari Nataraj’s 200m freestyle win not classified as National Record

Boxing
• The 4th edition of Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament

Medals Winner

Gold • Deepak (Men’s 75 kg)

• Naman Tanwar (Men’s 90 kg)

Silver • Kiran (Women’s 80+ kg)

Bronze • Tamanna (51kg)

• Priya (57 kg)
• Sanju (60 kg)
• Saneh (70 kg)
• Lalfakmawii Ralte (80 kg)

Chess
• The 13th edition of Norway Chess 2025- An annual international chess tournament
was held in Stavanger, Norway.

Rank Open Category Women’s Category

1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)-16 points Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)-16.5 points

2 Fabiano Caruana (USA)-15.5 points Lei Tingjie (China)-16 points

3 D Gukesh (India)-14.5 points Koneru Humpy (India)-15 points

• Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial

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• The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced the launch of the Top National
Players Stipend Scheme (TNPSS)
• Indian Chess Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won the 2nd
UzChess Cup Masters title at Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Rank Name Country Rating Points

1 Ramesh Praggnanandhaa India 2767 5.5

2 Sindarov, Javokhir Uzbekistan 2767 5.5

3 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek Uzbekistan 2710 5.5

4 Arjun Erigasi India 2782 5

5 Parham Maghsoodloo Iran 2691 4.5

Grandprix
35th edition of the Spanish Grand Prix 2025
Rank Winner Country

1 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Australia

2 Lando Norris (McLaren) United Kingdom

3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Monaco

The 63rd edition of the Canadian Grand Prix 2025

Rank Winner Country

1 George Russell (Mercedes) United Kingdom

2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Netherlands

3 Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Italy

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Events
• The 26th Asian Athletics Championships 2025- India finished 2nd in the overall
medal tally at the Asian Athletics Championships with a total 24 medals (8 gold, 10
silver, and 6 bronze).
• Ace Indian racewalker Priyanka Goswami won the women’s 10km race walk at the
prestigious Austrian Race Walking Championships
• Diamond League meet in Stockholm- Sweden’s pole vault sensation Armand
Duplantis etched his name in the history books by breaking his own world record with
a stunning 6.28-meter leap at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
• The 15th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2025, held
in Thimphu, Bhutan
• Paris Diamond League 2025
• Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) launched the logo and mascot of the 12th World
Para Athletics Championship
• Archery Asia Cup 2025 Stage 2- The Archery Asia Cup 2025 Stage 2 was organized
by the World Archery Asia (WAA) held at Bukit Gombak Stadium, Singapore.
• The 78th Senior National Aquatic Championships 2025-It was conducted at the
Aquatic Complex, Kalinga stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha by the Odisha State
Swimming Association under the auspices of the Swimming Federation of India.
• Inaugural edition of World Super Kabaddi League to be held in Dubai- The World
Super Kabaddi League (WSKL) was launched with the support of the International
Kabaddi Federation (IKF) and SJ Uplift Kabaddi Pvt Ltd.

Others
• Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray design a statue of himself o mark the
grass-court tournament’s 150th anniversary in 2027-

BANKING AND FINANCE

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• RBI conducted the 55th and 2nd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
(MPC) of Financial Year (FY) 2025-26

Category Percentage

Policy Repo Rate 5.50%

Reverse Repo Rate 3.35%

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Category Percentage

Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) 5.25%

Bank Rate 5.75%

Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) 5.75%

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 3%

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 18%

• LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that allows resident
individuals in India to send money abroad
• RBI has rolled out new guidelines to enhance the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio on gold
loans up to ₹2.5 lakh
• RBI to strengthen Bank Liquidity Stress Tests with New Cash Flow Analysis
Framework
• RBI has recently provided in-principle approval to PayPal and Worldline to operate as
cross-border payment aggregators in India
• The RBI imposed 353 penalties worth ₹54.78 crore on various regulated entities
(REs) during the financial year 2024-25

Category Penalty

• 264 penalties
Cooperative Banks
• Totaling ₹15.63 crore

Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) • 37 penalties

and Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) • Totaling ₹7.29 crore

• 13 penalties
Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)
• Totaling ₹0.83 crore (₹83 lakh)

• 8 banks fined
Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
• Total penalty: ₹11.11 crore

• 15 banks fined
Private Sector Banks
• Total penalty: ₹14.8 crore

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• RBI unveiled a new 5-part documentary series titled ‘RBI Unlocked: Beyond the
Rupee’, streaming on Jio Hotstar
• RBI has launched a special scheme to promote original book writing in Hindi on
topics related to economics, banking and finance
• RBI has announced the re-issue of sovereign green bonds (SGrBs) as part of the
upcoming government securities (G-Secs) auction
• RBI discontinued its daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions due to a liquidity surplus
of Rs.2.75 to Rs.3 lakh crore in the banking system
• The RBI has issued a circular easing Know Your Customer (KYC) norms at improving
customer convenience and financial inclusion
• The RBI has reduced the qualifying asset threshold for non-banking financial
companies-microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) to 60%
• The RBI has decided to allow Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of
Securities (STRIPS) in State Government Securities (SGS)
• RBI issues revised guidelines on KYC updation for low-risk customers
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shifted its Andhra Pradesh regional office to
Vijayawada
• RBI has increased the agency commission for banks conducting government
business
• RBI issued the Draft Master Direction-RBI (Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives)
Directions, 2025 under Section 45W of the RBI Act, 1934
• RBI eases final provisioning norms for project finance loans
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a pilot project in
partnership with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks
• RBI revised the regulatory lending norms for Small Finance Banks (SFBs)
• RBI has reported that the All-India House Price Index (HPI) grew by 3.1% year-on-year
during the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY 2024-25
• RBI introduced the “RBI (Project Finance) Directions, 2025”-This was applicable to
banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), cooperative banks, and all other
regulated entities.

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• RBI has extended the trading hours for the interbank call money market by 2 hours
with effect from July 01, 2025
• RBI and Banks to develop the Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DPIP)
• RBI announced a monetary penalty of ₹29.6 lakh on Fino Payments Bank
• India reports a $13.5 billion current account surplus in Q4 FY25
• RBI released the results of its 7-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction

Public Sector Banks

State Bank of India (SBI)
• SBI has forecasted India’s household financial savings may reach ₹22 lakh crore in
FY 2024-25
• The SBI paid a dividend of Rs. 8,076.84 Crore to the Government of India (GoI) for the
Financial Year 2024-2025 (FY25)
• Prayoga Institute of Education Research + State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and
SBI Funds Management Private Limited
• SBI announced a strategic partnership with FPSB India-To integrate the Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) certification into its employee learning framework, targeting
its entire workforce of 2.36 lakh employees.
• SBI credit card payment rules changing from July 15-From revised calculation of
minimum amount due (MAD) to the discontinuation of air accident insurance cover
worth up to ₹1 crore on multiple SBI cards, these updates could significantly impact
your payments and card benefits.

Canara Bank
• Canara Bank waives minimum balance requirement for all SB accounts

Central Bank of India

• Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer + Central Bank of India
signed a MoU-To offer collateral-free customer financing through its unit, Balco.

Punjab National Bank (PNB)

• PNB disbursed ₹17.02 crore to martyrs' families under the Rakshak Plus Scheme

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Private Sector Banks

ICICI Bank
• ICICI Bank in collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)- Jointly announced the
development of a specialised cancer care block at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital
and Research Centre (HBCHRC) in Visakhapatnam.

Federal Bank
• India’s fast-growing travel-1st fintech platform, Scapia + Federal Bank launched a
game-changing credit card “Scapia Federal RuPay Credit Card”

Small Finance Bank

• Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) + Equitas Small Finance Bank signed a MoU- To
enter into a strategic vehicle financing partnership for customers.

Insurance News
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company launched a first-of-its-kind ‘Statewise
Health Insurance Policy’-To offer customised health insurance tailored to the specific
healthcare needs, treatment costs and medical infrastructure of 25 Indian states and
5 Union Territory.
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed
₹1 crore penalty on Edelweiss Life Insurance Company-For violation of corporate
governance norms.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

• Investors Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs + SEBI launched the 1st edition of ‘Niveshak Shivir’
• SEBI has initiated a 3-month settlement window from June 16 to September 16, 2025
• SEBI introduced a new Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment mechanism named
‘Valid’ and ‘SEBI Check’ Verification Tool
• National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) announced that it has received the approval
from SEBI
• Jio BlackRock Broking Pvt. Ltd has received regulatory approval from the SEBI to
commence operations as a brokerage firm

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• ADB President Masato Kanda announced USD 10 billion Plan for India’s Urban
Transformation
• ADB approved a loan of USD 109.97 million (Rs.927 crores) to Gujarat for skill
development programmes

Others
• The Indian government has extended the benefits of the Unified Pension Scheme
(UPS) to Central Government employees
• Foreign banks from France and the UAE are lining up to establish International
Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Banking Units (IBUs) in GIFT City, Gujarat
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) + Institute for Development and
Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) signed a MoU
• Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) listed its Rs 200 crore Green
Municipal Bonds on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
• Sri Lanka-based DFCC Bank PLC became the 1st foreign corporate entity to list Green
Bonds worth Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) 2.5 billion
• Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in India are set to become significantly
faster, as per the new guidelines of the NPCI
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) + Paris-based Council of Europe Development Bank
(CEB)- To modernize its operations and drive greater efficiency.
• Poonawalla Fincor, a NBFC promoted by the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, launched an
industry-first, fully digital ‘Business Loan 24/7’ product- For Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs) across India.
• NPCI backed RuPay in partnership with JCB International, announced that a limited-
time 25% cashback offer for in-store purchases in 8 Asian countries
• NPCI has introduced a new digital facility that enables real-time PAN and bank
account validation on Income Tax Portal
• NPCI is set to introduce NACH 3.0 in July 2025, an updated version of India’s
recurring transaction system that powers salary credits, EMIs, SIPs, and more
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) plans to lend about
₹10,000 crore this year as part of its Green Lending Facility
• Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSC Bank) has established the country’s 1st
cyber-security operation centre (C-SOC)
• Adani Airports Holdings raised USD 1 billion through a project finance structure for
its subsidiary, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IIT News
• Launch and development of the DRUM (Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green
Mobility) App
• IIT Gandhinagar led the research revealing human habitation in the Great Rann of
Kutch predating the Harappan civilisation
• IIT Madras students have designed, developed and built a solar-powered car that will
now compete in a global challenge
• IIT-Delhi launched its 1st-ever special PhD admission drive exclusively for Scheduled
Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates

Space and Science & Technology News

• Microsoft Corporation + Mumbai-based Yotta Data Services Private Limited-To
accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption in India by integrating Microsoft Azure
AI services into Yotta’s sovereign Shakti Cloud platform, empowering developers,
startups, enterprises, and public sector organisations with advanced AI capabilities.
• Elon Musk’s Starlink secured the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite
(GMPCS) licence from the Department of Telecommunications
• Snap Inc. has unveiled its plans to release its first mass-market AR smart glasses,
called Specs in 2026
• Operation Secure Interpol-led international operation in 2025 disrupted global
infostealer malware networks across 26 countries
• Honda R&D Co. Ltd, the research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co.
conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) secured a Transfer of Technology (ToT)
agreement worth Rs.511 crore from the ISRO
• Axiom Space + National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) + Space
Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)-Launched its 4th private mission,
Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), to the International Space Station (ISS).
• SoftBank aims to become leading 'artificial super intelligence' platform provider
within the next 10 years
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has introduced its 1st high-
performance computing facility at its National Institute of Virology (NIV) facility in
Pune

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

• Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory has
transferred technologies of 9 systems to 10 industries

9 systems transferred to 10 industries:

Product/ Technology Industry Partner

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),
(CBRN) Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV)
Bengaluru (Karnataka)
(Tracked) Mk-II

Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), Pune

Mounted Gun System (MGS)
(Maharashtra)

Meltatech Motor Bodies Private

Anti-Terrorist Vehicle (ATV)-Tracked version
Limited, Bawal (Haryana)

Tata International Vehicle Applications

Private Limited (TIVAPL), Pune

SDR Auto Private Limited, Thiruvallur

Full Trailer of 70t Tank Transporter for Main (Tamil Nadu)
Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mk1A
BEML Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka

John Galt International,

Mumbai(Maharashtra)

Expandable Mobile Shelter BEL

Tata Advanced Systems Limited

Vajra-Riot Control Vehicle
(TASL), Hyderabad (Telangana)

Unit Maintenance Vehicle (UMV) for

MBT Arjun

Unit Repair Vehicle (URV) for MBT BEML Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Arjun

Das Hitachi Limited, Pune

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Product/ Technology Industry Partner

Multi-Purpose Decontamination System Goma Engineering Private Limited,

(MPDS) Bawal

• DRDO is developing three variants of project Kusha, with their phased induction into
the armed forces
• DRDO offers 28 indigenous weapon systems to defence forces for emergency
procurement

India in Science & Technology

• Google inaugurated its maiden Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) in Hyderabad, its
4th globally
• Elon Musk-owned Starlink got the government’s nod for providing satellite services in
India
• Dassault Aviation and Reliance Infrastructure are setting up to manufacture their
popular Falcon 2000 business jets in Nagpur
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Institute of High Security Animal
Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD) was designated as a Category A Rinderpest Holding Facility
(RHF)
• Dangeti Jahnavi from Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh has been selected as an Astronaut
Candidate (ASCAN)
• Google launched AI Mode in India with advanced reasoning and multimodality
• National Institute of Virology develops portable 'point-of-care' test kit for detecting
Nipah virus
• India is preparing to test its most advanced indigenously developed hypersonic
missile ET-LDHCM under Project Vishnu

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Environment & Energy

• The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has secured over ₹2,000
crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)
• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) raised an unsecured USD 750 million
through an External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) syndicated loan facility
• Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a green ammonia tender
targeting a supply of 724,000 tonnes annually across 13 fertilizer units
• The Energy Institute's annual statistical review of world energy showed that the
Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year
• The government has raised the price of natural gas under the administered price
mechanism (APM)

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Bangladesh
• The central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank released new currency notes in
denominations of Taka(Tk) 20, Tk50, and Tk 1000

China
• India imposed anti-dumping duty (ADD) on 6 chemical products imported from China
for 5-years

Chile
• Visit of Corporación Nacional del Cobre (CODELCO), the State-owned Copper mining
company of Chile to Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)

Iran
• Iran has launched Operation True Promise 3, marking the 3rd consecutive day of
missile strikes targeting key Israeli infrastructure

Italy
• Union Commerce Minister Goyal was in Brescia, the industrial heartland of Italy, on a
2-day visit

Israel
• Operation Rising Lion: Israel Targets Iranian Nuclear Sites in Escalated Strikes

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Norway
• India to develop its first ever Polar Research Vessel in partnership with Norway

Pakistan
• Pakistan has entered into a significant $1 billion syndicated financing deal supported
by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka is observing Poson Poya, a revered Buddhist festival marking the historic
arrival of Buddhism on the island more than 2 millennia ago

United States
• Hawaii become the first U.S. state to introduce a climate impact fee
• The US Defense Department has entrusted OpenAI with a $200 million contract
• The US government under President Donald Trump has unveiled a flashy new
immigration initiative aimed at wealthy foreigners

Vietnam
• Waaree Renewable Technologies and Viet Khanh Joint Stock Company have signed a
non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Summit/Event
• The 81st Annual General Meeting of the Montreal-based International Air Transport
Association (IATA) and the World Air Transport Summit (WATS)
• PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Canada for the 51st G-7 Summit 2025
• Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden
• India was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a
3-year term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028
• The 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue held in New Delhi
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• The 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNCO3) held in Nice, France
• India and Ukraine convened their 1st-ever Joint Working Group meeting on
Agriculture via virtual mode
• The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) + Romania conducts the largest-ever
international nuclear emergency exercise named “ConvEx-3”
• The 62nd Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)/(SB62)

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• Bhavesh Jain from Visakhapatnam represents India as a youth delegate at the 2025
Taiwan International Ocean Forum held in Taipei city, Taiwan

Exercise
• The Indian Army participated in the 22nd edition of Exercise Khaan Quest, held at the
Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• The inaugural edition of the joint special forces exercise “Tiger Claw” held in Uttar
Pradesh
• The Indian Navy participated in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United
Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the North Arabian Sea
• The 8th edition of India-France joint military “Exercise SHAKTI” commenced at Camp
Larzac, La Cavalerie in France

Others
• India won the presidency of Brussels (Belgium)-based International Institute of
Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for the term 2025-2028
• Nicaragua becomes 101st World Trade Organization (WTO) Member to formally
accept agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
• The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected 5 countries as non-permanent
members to the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
• India Pledged USD 20 billion for Infrastructure Development
• AviList (Avian Taxonomy List), the 1st-ever global checklist of bird species and
taxonomy was published
• Vietnam has officially joined the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) as
the 10th partner country
• The United Nation (UN) Women/UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment
of Women, released a new fact sheet

NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Prime Minister; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of
Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy issues; and All other
portfolios not allocated to any Minister : Shri Narendra Modi (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released
the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
monthly report for May 2025
• Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi undertook a four-day official visit to the
Republic of Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia

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Ministry News
Ministry of Defence: Shri Rajnath Singh (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
• The Ministry of Defence is poised to consider a Rs.10,000 crore proposal for
acquiring three advanced spy aircraft

Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Cooperation:

Shri Amit Shah (Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
• The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the upcoming Population Census 2027
• Amit Shah launched the ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA) or Indian Languages
Section’ under the Department of Official Language
• Amit Shah held a high-level meeting to evaluate the preparations for Census 2025,
which will formally commence following a notification

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari (Nagpur, Maharashtra)
• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) caps projects per engineer to boost
quality control

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers:
Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Rajya Sabha-Gujarat)
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), a flagship initiative of the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare marks its 9th anniversary
• India set to integrate rare blood donor registry with e-Rakt Kosh

Ministry of Finance & Corporate Affairs:

Smt Nirmala Sitharaman (Rajya Sabha- Karnataka)
• Nirmala laid the foundation stone for a Mini Planetarium and Astro Globe at the
Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Changthang region
• Nirmala chaired the 6th meeting of the Governing Council of the National Investment
and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) in New Delhi
• The Department of Economic Affairs announced that the Small Savings Scheme
interest rates will remain unchanged

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Schemes Interest rates

Post Office Savings Deposit (POSD) 4.0%

1-Year Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) 6.9%

2-Year Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) 7.0%

3-Year Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) 7.1%

5-Year Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) 7.5%

5-Year Post Office Recurring Deposit (PORD) 6.7%

Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) 7.5% (will mature in 115 months)

Public Provident Fund (PPF) 7.1%

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) 8.2%

National Savings Certificate (NSC) 7.7%

Senior Citizen’ Savings Scheme (SCSS) 8.2%

Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (PO-MIS) 7.4%

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) 7.5%

Ministry of External Affairs: Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Rajya Sabha- Gujarat)

• The Ministry of External Affairs launched ‘Operation Sindhu’

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development: Shri

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh)
• A symposium held in New Delhi marked the 60th year of Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyaya’s ideology of Integral Humanism
• The 2nd Phase of NAKSHA Capacity Building Programme to be launched across five
National Centres of Excellence
• Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ‘Clean Plant Programme’
• MoS for Rural Development, Kamlesh Paswan has inaugurated Garuda Aerospace’s
new Agri-Drone Indigenization Facility at Thalambur in Chennai

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Minister of Heavy Industries; Minister of Steel:

Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy (Mandya, Karnataka)
• Ministry of Heavy Industries has notified detailed guidelines for the ‘Scheme to
Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI)’
• The Ministry of Heavy Industries launched the online application portal for the
Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI)

Minister of Commerce and Industry: Shri Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North, Maharashtra)
• Piyush Goyal + Prataprao Jadhav, Ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy,
Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy)
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) + YourStory
Media Pvt. Ltd. have signed a MoU

Minister of Education: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Sambalpur, Odisha)

• Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ in New Delhi

Minister of Panchayati Raj; Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: Shri
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (Munger, Bihar)
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Training of Trainers (ToT) programme
under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways:

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal (Dibrugarh, Assam)
• Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL)

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment: Dr. Virendra Kumar (Tikamgarh,MP)

• Virendra Kumar launched the Waste Picker Enumeration App

Minister of Tribal Affairs: Shri Jual Oram (Sundargarh, Odisha)

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched ‘DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan’
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has introduced the “Adi Karmyogi” initiative

Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of

Electronics and Information Technology: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw (Rajya Sabha-Odisha)
• Digital India Bhashini (BHASHa INterface for India) Division (DIBD) + Centre for
Railway Information Systems (CRIS) signed a MoU-To jointly develop and deploy
multilingual Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions across key public- Ministry of

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Railways announced the Aadhaar-based OTP authentication will be mandatory for

booking Tatkal tickets
• Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s largest Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal
at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant in Haryana
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• National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under MeitY has launched a 2-day training
programme on ‘Artificial Intelligence in Governance’

Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region:

Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (Guna, MP)
• Department of Posts or India Post has released a comprehensive policy document on
DHRUVA (Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address)-India Post set the
framework for a national Digital Address Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), to build a
standardized, interoperable, and geo-coded digital addressing system across India.
• Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has started rolling out its 1st-ever made-in-
India mobile network antenna

Minister of Women and Child Development: Smt. Annpurna Devi (Kodarma, Jharkhand)
• Women & Child Development Ministry organized the 1st of its National Consultation
on Gender Budgeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi
• Ministry of Women and Child Development + Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship-Launched the joint pilot initiative ‘Nurturing Aspirations through
Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls (NAVYA)’ in Sonbhadra, Uttar
Pradesh.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs:

Shri Kiren Rijiju (Arunachal West)
• Kiren Rijiju launched the ‘Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and
Development (UMEED) portal’
• Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Lok Samvardhan Parv at Raj Ghat in New Delhi

Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports: Dr.
Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar, Gujarat)
• Mandaviya led the 29th edition of the Fit India Sundays on Cycle event in Palitana,
Gujarat

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Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines: Shri G. Kishan Reddy (Secunderabad,

Telangana)
• Kishan Reddy launched C CARES Version 2.0, a revamped web portal of the Coal
Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO)

Minister of Jal Shakti: Shri C R Patil (Navsari, Gujarat)

• The Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025 was launched by Union Minister of Jal
Shakti in New Delhi

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning;
and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture: Rao Inderjit Singh (Gurgaon, Haryana)
• National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
released ‘Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom, 2025 (CMS-T) report’
• National Statistics Office (NSO) released the Provisional Estimates of Annual GDP for
FY25 & Quarterly Estimates of GDP for Q4 of FY25
• The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the 8th edition of the publication
titled “EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics”
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation + NITI Aayog + World
Bank as knowledge partner-They jointly conducted a 2-day National Workshop on
‘Using Alternate Data Sources and Frontier Technologies for Policy Making’ at Bharat
Mandapam, New Delhi.
• Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the formation of an
8-member Technical Expert Group (TEG)

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology;

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of
State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic
Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space: Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Udhampur, J&K)
• The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology observed
Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 in New Delhi
• CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) + North
East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) signed a MoU-The MoU
facilitates the transfer of CSIR-NIIST’s plant-based vegan leather technology to

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NECTAR for establishing common facility centres and manufacturing units in

Meghalaya and other northeast States.
• Jitendra Singh issued an office memorandum on providing Old Pension Scheme
(OPS) benefits-To the Central Government employees, subscribed for the Unified
Pension Scheme (UPS).

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education: Shri Jayant
Chaudhary (Rajya Sabha-UP)
• India’s skill push empowers over 1.63 crore youth under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)-A key component of this skilling ecosystem has been the
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), launched in 2015.
• Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship + Bengaluru-based Shell India-Jointly launched the Green Skills and
Electric Vehicle (EV) training program.

State News
Andhra Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh government through its Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) +
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), a key facility of ISRO signed a 5-year MoU -To
strengthen the AWARE (Andhra Pradesh Weather Forecasting and Early Warning
Research Centre) platform under RTGS by integrating satellite imagery and scientific
inputs.
• ‘Vidya Shakti’ launched in Andhra Pradesh govt schools to help slow learners catch
up in academics
• Andhra Pradesh govt to use AI-driven skill portal to aid job aspirants
• The first Indian epigraphical reference to Halley’s Comet found in 15th century
copper plate inscription in Srisailam
• A 2-day ‘Andhra Pradesh Tourism Conclave-Tech AI 2.0’ kicked off in Vijayawada
• The 1st Quantum Computing Valley of India will be launched in Amaravati by January
2026

Assam
• Assam and Meghalaya announced a joint initiative to establish a 55-megawatt (MW)
hydropower and irrigation project
• The Mukhya Mantrir Jiban Anuprerana Scheme was launched by Assam Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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• Two plots of land in Dhubri and Goalpara have been identified for setting up a 3,000-
MW thermal power project in Assam
• Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the transgender community in
Assam will now be granted OBC (Other Backward Class) status
• NIRL Assam Renewables Limited (NARL) + Assam Power Distribution Company
Limited (APDCL) signed a Deed of Agreement

Bihar
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a 2 MW solar energy project on the banks
of the Bikram Lock Canal in Patna district
• Bihar set to become 1st State to adopt E-Voting for Urban Polls
• PM Modi flagged off the 1st export locomotive from the Marhowra Diesel
Locomotive Factory in Saran, Bihar
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has increased the pension under Social Security Scheme
• The Bihar cabinet has approved the construction of marriage halls under the Mukhya
Mantri Kanya Vivah Mandap Yojana
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated 4.57 km 6-lane bridge over Ganges connecting
Patna to Raghopur

Chhattisgarh
• India setting up its 1st Artificial Intelligence Special Economic Zone in Nava Raipur,
Chhattisgarh

Gujarat
• Amul Partners with Spain’s COVAP to launch Fresh Milk in European Union (EU)-
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), marketer of dairy products
under the Amul brand, entered into a strategic partnership with Pozoblanco (Córdoba,
Spain) based Cooperativa Ganadera del Valle de los Pedroches (COVAP) to launch
Amul fresh milk in Spain and the European Union.
• Adani New Industries Limited commissioned India’s 1st off-grid 5 megawatt (MW)
green hydrogen pilot plant at Kutch, Gujarat

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Goa
• Goa CM Pramod Sawant announced that the state of Goa has officially achieved
100% literacy rate
• Goa’s Ozzo Feni has secured Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Geographical
Indication Registry (GIR)

Himachal Pradesh
• The Government of India has sanctioned Rs.2,006.40 crore for Himachal Pradesh

Karnataka
• The Karnataka government has enacted robust changes to its tobacco control laws
by amending the COTPA Act, 2003
• Bengaluru was declared India's ‘Leopard Capital’ after a year-long camera trap survey
(2024-2025)
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to inaugurate Kusum-C project at
Gauribidanur of Chikkaballapura district
• Karnataka Cabinet hikes quota for minorities under various state government
housing schemes from 10% to 15%
• Karnataka’s Yuva Nidhi scheme has reached a milestone in Yadgir district
• GRIHA Council and FluxGen Sustainable Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based
climate tech company have signed a MoU- To collaboratively advance smart, data-
driven water sustainability solutions across India’s built environment.
• Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy launched a development works
worth several crores
• The Shakti scheme, Karnataka’s free bus travel initiative for women, marked its 2nd
anniversary

Kerala
• Kerala public health laboratory has developed molecular test kits to detect deadly
brain-infecting amoebae
• Kerala has approached the Union government with a proposal to amend the Wildlife
Protection Act of 1972
• The Kerala Forest Department has rolled out a unique afforestation drive named
‘Vithoot’ in alignment with World Environment Day
• Kerala has become home to India’s 1st butterfly sanctuary
• Kerala announced that the state government has sanctioned an additional ₹122 crore
to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)-The aid aims to support

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pension disbursement and operational expenses, helping KSRTC manage its financial
challenges and continue functioning efficiently.
• Kottayam becomes Kerala’s 1st district to eradicate extreme poverty
• Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the ‘Bhoomi-Digital survey for smart
governance: innovations, integration, and impact’ in Thiruvananthapuram
• The Kerala Tourism department has sanctioned ₹2.2 crore for the Noottavan Para
tourism project in Puliyoor grama panchayat in Alappuzha

Madhya Pradesh
• PM Modi virtually inaugurated 3 significant transportation projects the Indore Metro
Rail, along with the Satna and Datia airport project
• The Urban Development and Housing Department of Madhya Pradesh has launched
a single web-based ‘E-Nagarpalika 2.0’ Scheme
• The Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan is water conservation initiative launched by the
Madhya Pradesh government

Maharashtra
• Maharashtra launched the Infra ID Portal to assign a geo-tagged 13-digit
alphanumeric Unique Infrastructure Facility (Identifier) ID (UIFID)
• Maharashtra Forest Department collaborates with Microsoft and Centre for Youth
Development and Activities (CYDA)- To address the eco-restoration project in the
Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Maharashtra makes Hindi ‘General’ 3ed language in schools
• The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the MahaAgri-AI Policy 2025-29-To focus on
transforming the agriculture sector with the integration of AI, robotics, drones, and
predictive analytics.
• The Maharashtra Cabinet approved the design and ₹20,787 crore provision

Meghalaya
• The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) established its 1st regional campus in
New Shillong Township, Meghalaya

Odisha
• NABARD’s annual mango festival begins at the NABARD Regional Office campus at
Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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• The Health and Family Welfare Department of Odisha has launched a state-wide
campaign, “Stop Diarrhoea”- To prevent waterborne disease diarrhoea during the
monsoon season.
• East Coast Railway (ECoR) has introduced the ‘ECoR Yatra’ mobile application (app)-
To enhance rail services for devotees attending the Rath Yatra (June 25 to July 7,
2025) in Puri, Odisha.

Punjab
• Punjab’s agriculture sector is witnessing renewed growth in cotton cultivation, with a
sharp 20% increase in acreage this year
• The government of Punjab unveiled the Punjab Udyog Kranti- A transformative
industrial reform campaign aimed at expediting business approvals, enhancing ease
of doing business and making Punjab a top destination for industries.

Rajasthan
• Khichan (Phalodi) and Menar (Udaipur) wetlands in Rajasthan declared as Ramsar
Sites
• A 4-day-long ‘Beej Utsav’ (seed festival) held in the tribal belt at the tri-junction of
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat

Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu government officially notified the creation of the Greater Flamingo
Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
• 800-Year-Old Pandya Era Shiva Temple Unearthed in Udampatti village, Melur taluk,
Tamil Nadu
• Neyveli India Renewables Ltd has secured a 500-MWh Battery Energy Storage
System (BESS) project of the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd
• The Tamil Nadu government has allocated ₹3,858 crore
• Tamil Nadu Deputy CM inaugurated various projects that were completed in his
Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni Assembly constituency
• The MEPZ Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has granted 8 new projects across Tamil
Nadu
• Tamil Nadu urged the Centre to implement the Market Intervention Scheme (a
component of PM-AASHA)

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Telangana
• Telangana declared the tiger corridor area connecting the Kawal Tiger Reserve in the
state with the Tadoba-Andhari in Maharashtra as ‘Kumram Bheem Conservation
Reserve’
• The ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad has recognised
as a flagship institution for public healthcare and medical training
• SEED USA and Hyderabad-based NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) have opened
a primary school

Tripura
• Tripura was declared the 3rd ‘Fully Literate State’ in India, after Mizoram and Goa

Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allocate 20% of police recruitment posts to
former Agniveers
• Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Gorakhpur Link Expressway built
at a cost of over ₹7,000 crore
• Salkhan Fossils Park (Sonbhadra Fossils Park) in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh
was added to the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS)

Union Territory News

Delhi
• Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Environment Minister of Delhi, announced that India’s 1st
electronic waste (e-waste) eco park will be established in Holambi Kalan, North Delhi
• The University of Delhi has initiated the JAIHIND scheme
• Delhi is all set for its 1st date with artificial rain as a trial of the cloud seeding process
has been scheduled between July 4 and 11
• Delhi Govt explores ‘clean air zone’ pilot project at Nehru Park to combat pollution

Jammu and Kashmir

• Kashmir’s First Cherry Cargo Train flagged off from Katra to Mumbai
• The 3rd Lavender Festival concluded in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch
bridge
• The Centre has officially designated an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Tral
Wildlife Sanctuary in J&K

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• The Centre has approved 19 road and tunnel projects worth ₹10,637 crore for Jammu
and Kashmir

Ladakh
• President Droupadi Murmu has enacted three crucial regulations to advance
Ladakh’s social, cultural and political framework
• India’s 1st Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses launched by NTPC at World’s Highest Altitude in
Leh

Puducherry
• Puducherry became 19th Legislature to Implement National e-Vidhan Application
(NeVA)

Union Cabinet News

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two major railway
doubling projects worth Rs.6,405 crore under the Ministry of Railways
• The Centre has amended the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) rules
• The Centre has approved the construction of 2.35 lakh houses under the Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (Prime Minister’s Housing scheme)
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the Revised
Jharia Master Plan (JMP) worth Rs.5,940.47 crore
• The Union Cabinet has approved the Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-2

Events held in India

• India hosted the 3rd ITU FG-AINN meeting in New Delhi to Advance AI-Native
Telecom Networks
• The Ministry of Commerce held the 1st meeting of the Task Force on Textiles Exports
at Vanijya Bhawan, Delhi
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) chaired the 137th meeting of the Offshore Security
Coordination Committee (OSCC) in New Delhi

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• The Ministry of Agriculture hosted the National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning
Data into Delivery at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi
• Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet 2025 was held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav presided over the 1st Assembly of International Big
Cat Alliance (IBCA) held in New Delhi
• International Toilet Festival 3.0, organised in collaboration with NGOs Cheer and
WashLab
• India hosts the Indian Conservation Conference (ICCON) 2025 at the Wildlife Institute
of India (WII) in Dehradun
• The 8th National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) meeting of Atal Bhujal Yojana
held at New Delhi
• PM Narendra Modi chaired 47th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Prime
Ministers' Museum and Library (PMML) Society in Delhi

Others
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun celebrated Rashtriya Boudhik
Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2025
• Retired Central government employees under the NPS can now claim additional
pension benefits through the newly launched Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)
• The Krishi Nivesh Portal is an initiative by the Government of India aimed at
transforming the agricultural investment landscape
• The Jan Aushadhi Kendra (JAK) Experiential Learning Program is a new initiative
launched by the Government of India
• Urban Adda 2025 held at the India Habitat Centre: Women Demand Safer, Inclusive
Cities for All
• Indian Government has expressed concern over the underutilisation of funds
allocated to assist poor prisoners who cannot secure bail due to financial difficulties\
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a new automated system for
preparing Index Cards and election-related statistical reports
• India recorded over 211 crore Aadhaar-based authentication transactions
• India's water crisis is escalating due to pollution, climate change and fragmented
governance, prompting experts to push for the Source to Sea (S2S) model of water
management
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a tech-driven system to
provide real-time updates on voting turnout
• Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) + CSIR-Central Road Research
Institute (CRRI) + School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) signed a tripartite MoU-

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This collaboration aims to implement a standardized urban road redevelopment

framework, integrating scientific road engineering, greening solutions, and digital
asset management systems to enhance air quality across highly urbanized NCR
cities.
• In India, for the 1st time, applied a 60% expenditure cap on MGNREGS funding for the
first half of FY 2025-26 under the MEP/QEP framework
• The Centre has reduced the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on crude edible oils named
crude sunflower, soybean and palm oils has been reduced from 20% to 10%
• The Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL) delivered 3.4
metric tonnes of refined gold to the RBI in FY 2024-25
• Launch of Sitha App-India’s first woman exclusive gig platform
• India has completed 11 years since the launch of its ambitious Digital India
programme
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a new Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP)
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has prescribed a cap on tariffs
charged to Public Data Offices (PDOs) under the PM-WANI scheme
• Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken 23 initiatives aimed at strengthening
the electoral system
• Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS) and Indian Customs showcase
innovations at Inter Terminal Passenger Show 2025
• The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched “Pratibha Setu”
• Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR-
NIIH) launched India’s first Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI)
• The Government of India has approved the establishment of a Rs 417 crore
Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)
• Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has completed 10
years of successful implementation

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

• Gross GST revenue collection in May 2025 at Rs.2,01,050 lakh crore
• India’s UPI hit a new record in May 2025, with a total of 18.68 billion transactions
amounting to Rs.25.14 lakh crore
• The Controller General of Accounts (CGA) under the Ministry of Finance released
provisional data
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its
Economic Outlook 2025 Issue 1 titled “Tackling Uncertainty, Reviving Growth”

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• Nomura, a Japanese brokerage firm has projected India’s real GDP growth to
moderate to 6.2% in Financial Year 2025-26
• Flipkart has secured a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) license from Reserve
Bank of India (RBI)
• The World Bank has released the Global Poverty Revisited Using 2021 PPPs and New
Data on Consumption
• Public sector general insurance companies (PSGICs) have recorded a milestone by
collecting approximately ₹1.06 lakh crore in premiums during FY 2024-25, up from
₹80,000 crore in FY 2018-19
• Central Bank of India has completed acquisition of 25.18% equity stake in Future
Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited
• The World Bank released its biannual report titled Global Economic Prospects (GEP)
for June 2025
• PhonePe has acquired the conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s
proprietary ‘GSPay’ technology stack
• The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the ‘Consumer Price Index (CPI) for
rural, urban and combined for the month of May 2025’
• Rapido, the ride-hailing platform has launched ‘Ownly’, a zero-commission food
delivery platform
• S&P Global Ratings Singapore PTE Ltd has become the biggest foreign credit rating
agency to set up a base in GIFT City in Gujarat
• The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for May 2025 declined to 0.39%, primarily due to a
drop in prices of food items, fuel, and some manufactured goods
• Ola’s Krutrim, an AI unicorn, has launched Kruti, what it claims is India’s first agentic
AI assistant designed to go far beyond conventional chatbots
• India’s unemployment rate increased to 5.6% in May 2025, up from 5.1% in April
• Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) released its economic
outlook
• JFSL acquires SBI’s full stake in JPBL for Rs.104.54 Crore
• Patanjali Group in pact with Malaysia’s Sawit Kinabalu to source oil palm seeds
• India’s industrial backbone showed signs of strain in May 2025 as the core sector
grew by just 0.7%, the slowest pace in nine months
• Indian money parked in Swiss banks surged over threefold in 2024 to reach CHF 3.5
billion (nearly ₹37,600 crore) through financial institutions and banking channels
• Gold has officially become the 2nd-largest global reserve asset, surpassing the euro,
as revealed by a recent European Central Bank (ECB) report

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• Telangana’s revenue receipts continued to grow at a moderate pace at the end of the
first two months of the current financial year (2025-26)
• States’ projected capital expenditure push for FY26

Top 5 Capex Contributors (FY26 Projections):

State Total Capex

Uttar Pradesh 16.3%

Gujarat 9.4%

Maharashtra 8.3%

Madhya Pradesh 8.1%

Karnataka 6.7%

Total Contribution:- 48.8%

• S&P Global Ratings released its latest “Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific Q3 2025:
Resilience May Vary”
• India’s private sector activity accelerated sharply in June 2025, recording its fastest
growth in 14 months
• India’s leading digital payment facilitator, NPCI has achieved a substantial rise in its
financial performance for FY25, with a 42% increase in surplus
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is set to revise the base
year for calculating India’s GDP from 2011-12 to 2022-23
• India’s net FDI inflows reach 35-month high in April 2025
• Bajaj Markets joins ONDC Network as a buyer network participant
• JSW Paints to acquire 74.76% stake in Akzo Nobel India for ₹8,986 crore
• National Statistics Office (NSO) released the annual publication of “Statistical Report
on Value of Output from Agriculture and Allied Sectors (2011-12 to 2023-24)”
• Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) and Reliance BP Mobility Ltd (Jio-bp) have entered into a
strategic partnership
• The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has enhanced the auto-
settlement limit for advance claims from ₹1 lakh at present to ₹5 lakh
• India’s GST Collections hit record ₹22.08 Lakh Crore in FY25

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RANKING
National Ranking
Top 10 Indian States with the Lowest Crime Rates Against Women (2025 Report)

Rank State
1 Sikkim
2 Mizoram
3 Himachal Pradesh
4 Nagaland
5 Kerala
6 Uttarakhand
7 Meghalaya
8 Arunachal Pradesh
9 Goa
10 Tamil Nadu

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)’s State of India’s Environment in Figures
2025 released a report
Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025
Top-Ranked/ Notable
Category Entity
Women Leader

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mumbai

Professionals Shanti Ekambaram
(Maharashtra)

First-Generation Wealth Zoho Corporation, Chengalpattu

Radha Vembu
Creators (Tamil Nadu)

Next-Generation HCL Technologies Limited, Noida

Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Leaders (Uttar Pradesh)

Advent International,
Investors Shweta Jalan
Massachusetts (USA)

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies,

Philanthropists Rohini Nilekani
Bangalore (Karnataka)

Young Women Leaders Devanshi Kejriwal Skillmatics, California (USA)

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Artists Arpita Singh Banker turned modernist Painter

Most-Followed
Mrunal Panchal MRUCHA Beauty
Influencer Founders

Most-Followed Celebrity MyGlamm, Shunya, Koo,

Shraddha Kapoor
Investors Chargeup

Release of the ‘360 ONE Wealth Creators List 2025’ highlighting under-40 Indian
wealth icons
Top 10 Under-40 Wealth Creators:
Rank Name/Affiliation

1 Aakash Mukesh Ambani/Reliance Industries

2 Anant Mukesh Ambani/Reliance Industries

3 Isha Mukesh Ambani/Reliance Industries

4 Varun Jaipuria/Varun Beverages

5 Nikhil Kamath/Zerodha

6 Bhavish Aggarwal/Ola Electric Mobility

7 Devansh Jain/Gujarat Fluorochemicals

8 Anant Nahata/HFCL

9 Siddharth Jain/Inox Group

• Uttar Pradesh tops Digital Procurement with ₹65,227 crore orders on GeM
• The Department of School Education & Literacy released the “Performance Grading
Index (PGI) 2.0 report for 2022-23 and 2023-24”

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PGI Score of Top 5 States/UTs for 2022-23

State/UT PGI Score Grade

Chandigarh 687.8 Prachesta-2

Punjab 614.1 Prachesta-3

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 606.4 Prachesta-3

Gujarat 602.2 Prachesta-3

Kerala 601.9 Prachesta-3

PGI Score of Top 5 States/UTs for 2023-24

Chandigarh 703 Prachesta-1

Punjab 631.1 Prachesta-3

Delhi 623.7 Prachesta-3

Gujarat 614.4 Prachesta-3

Odisha 595.6 Prachesta-3

• The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Climate in Asia
2024 report
• Brand Finance India 100 Ranking 2025

Top 5 Most Valuable Indian Brands-2025:

Brand Value
Rank Brand Sector
(USD billion)

1 Tata Group Diversified 31.6

Information
2 Infosys Limited 16.3
Technology (IT)

3 HDFC Group Banking 14.2

Life Insurance Corporation of

4 Insurance 13.6
India (LIC)

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Brand Value
Rank Brand Sector
(USD billion)

Reliance Industries Limited

5 Oil & Gas 9.8
(RIL)

Top 5 Strongest Indian Brands-2025:

Rank Brand Brand Strength Index (BSI) Score (Out of 100)

1 Taj Hotels 92.2

2 Asian Paints 92

3 Amul 91.2

4 Hero 91

5 Tanishq 90

International Ranking
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China based Airports Council
International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East (APAC &MID) released its ‘Air
Connectivity Ranking 2024’
Top 5 Airports in Airports in Air Connectivity in 2024
Airport
Rank Airport Name Country
Code
The United Arab Emirates
1 DXB Dubai International Airport
(UAE)
Shanghai Pudong International
2 PVG China
Airport
3 ICN Incheon International Airport South Korea
4 DOH Hamad International Airport Qatar
Guangzhou Baiyun International
5 CAN China
Airport
Top 5 Airport Hubs in Connectivity Leadership in 2024
The United Arab Emirates
1 DXB Dubai International Airport
(UAE)
Shanghai Pudong International
2 PVG China
Airport
3 DOH Hamad International Airport Qatar

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4 ICN Incheon International Airport South Korea

Guangzhou Baiyun International
5 CAN China
Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
10 DEL India
(IGIA)

Top-10 Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy in 2025

Life Expectancy Female Life Male Life
Rank Country
(Total) Expectancy Expectancy
1 Hong Kong 85.77 88.39 83.10
2 Japan 85 88.03 81.99
3 South Korea 84.53 87.40 81.44
French
4 84.53 87.40 82.03
Polynesia
5 Switzerland 84.23 86.06 82.34
6 Australia 84.21 85.97 82.43
7 Italy 84.03 86.01 81.94
8 Singapore 84 86.48 81.53
9 Spain 83.96 86.48 81.53
10 Reunion 83.80 86.57 80.81

• Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported that Germany surpassed Japan as the world’s
largest creditor nation in 2024 for the 1st time in 34 years (since 1991)

Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025

Rank Country CCPI Score

1 to 3 - -

4 Denmark 78.37

5 Netherlands 69.60

6 United Kingdom 69.29

7 Philippines 68.41

8 Morocco 68.32

9 Norway 68.21

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10 India 67.99

Top 10 Startup Cities in 2025

Top 10 Startup Cities in the World in 2025
Rank City Country
1 San Francisco United States
2 New York United States
3 London United Kingdom
4 Los Angeles United States
5 Beijing China
6 Boston United States
7 Shanghai China
8 Paris France
9 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel
10 Bangalore India

Top 10 Indian Startup Cities in 2025

Rank City
10 Bangalore
11 New Delhi
18 Mumbai
70 Hyderabad
79 Pune
88 Chennai
132 Ahmedabad
161 Jaipur
187 Kolkata
257 Chandigarh

• India surpasses Japan to become the World’s 4th Largest Economy

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) published
“Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report for 2024-25: Leadership in education-
Lead for Learning”

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Top-5 Pineapples Producing Countries in the World in 2025

Rank Country
1 Philippines
2 Costa Rica
3 Thailand
4 Indonesia
5 India

• USA-based Cushman & Wakefield Inc.(C&W) released its ‘2025 Global Data Center
Market Comparison report’

Top 5 largest data centre capacity under construction as of end-2024:

Rank City (Country) Capacity
1 Virginia, (USA) 1,834 MW
2 Atlanta (USA) 1078 MW
3 Columbus (USA) 546 MW
4 Dallas (USA) 500 MW
5 Phoenix (USA) 478 MW
6 Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) 335 MW

• World Economic Forum (WEF) released 19th edition of the annual report titled “Global
Gender Gap Report”

India’s Ranks in Sub Index:

Sub-Index Rank Score
Economic Participation and Opportunity 144 0.407
Educational Attainment 110 0.971
Health and Survival 143 0.954
Political Empowerment 69 0.245

• World Economic Forum (WEF) released its annual report titled ‘Fostering Effective
Energy Transition 2025’
Rank Country Score (Out of 100)
1 Sweden 77.5
2 Finland 71.8
3 Denmark 71.6
4 Norway 71.5
5 Switzerland 71.0
71 India 53.3

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• India becomes the 3rd-largest power generator globally: According to the latest
report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)
• India ranked 13th globally in Investment Curiosity

Top 5 Countries by Investment-Related Searches:

Rank Country Total Searches (per million)
1 Australia 29,359
2 Singapore 22,527
3 Kenya 17,288
4 New Zealand 16,061
5 Canada 14,566
13 India 2,629

• The 10th edition of the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) titled “Financing
Sustainable Development to 2030 and Mid Century”

Rank Country Score

1 Finland 87.02
2 Sweden 85.74
3 Denmark 85.26
4 Germany 83.67
5 France 83.14
99 India 66.95

• World Investment Report 2025 titled “International Investment in the Digital

Economy“

Top 5 Host economies:

FDI Inflows (billions USD)
Rank Country
2024 2023
1 The United States of America (USA) 279 233
2 Singapore 143 135
3 Hong Kong, China 126 123
4 China 116 163
5 Luxembourg 106 -9
15 India 27.6 28.1

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Top 5 Home economies:

FDI Inflows (billions USD)
Rank Country
2024 2023
1 The United States of America (USA) 266 360
2 Japan 204 197
3 China 163 177
4 Luxembourg 109 -10
5 Hong Kong, China 87 97
15 India 24 14

• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released the 22nd edition of ‘QS World University
Rankings 2026’

Top 5 Universities in QS World University Rankings 2026:

Overall
Rank Name of the University Country
Score
Massachusetts Institute of
1 Cambridge (the USA) 100
Technology (MIT)
London (the United
2 Imperial College London 99.4
Kingdom, UK)
3 Stanford University Stanford, (USA) 98.9
4 University of Oxford UK 97.9
5 Harvard University Cambridge, (USA) 97.7

Top 5 Indian Universities in QS World University Rankings 2026:

Overall
Rank Name of the University State
Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi 123
Indian Institute of Technology
2 Mumbai, Maharashtra 129
Bombay
3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu 180
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West
4 215
Kharagpur Bengal
5 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, Karnataka 219

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Global Liveability Index 2025

Over
Culture &
Rank City, Country all Stability Healthcare Education Infrastructure
Environment
Score
Copenhagen,
1 98 100 95.8 95.4 100 100
Denmark
Vienna,
2 97.1 95 100 93.5 100 100
Austria
Zurich,
3 97.1 95 100 96.3 100 96.4
Switzerland
Melbourne,
4 97 95 100 95.8 100 96.4
Australia
Geneva,
5 96.8 95 100 94.9 100 96.4
Switzerland
Sydney,
6 96.6 95 100 94.4 100 96.4
Australia
Osaka,
7 96 100 100 86.8 100 96.4
Japan
Auckland,
8 New 96 95 95.8 97.9 100 92.9
Zealand
Adelaide,
9 95.9 95 100 91.4 100 96.4
Australia
Vancouver,
10 95.8 95 95.8 97.2 100 92.9
Canada

AWARDS
National Awards
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2025
to 15 outstanding nursing professionals
Category Winner-State/UT

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Reba Rani Sarkar-Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(ANMs)

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Valiveti Subhavathi-Andhra Pradesh

(ANMs)

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Category Winner-State/UT

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Saroj Fakirbhai Patel-Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
(ANMs) Daman & Diu

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Raziya Beegum P B-Lakshadweep

(ANMs)

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Sujata Ashok Bagul-Maharashtra

(ANMs)

Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) Bina Pani Deka-Assam

Nurse Kijum Sora Karga-Arunachal Pradesh

Nurse Dimple Arora-Delhi

Nurse Maj Gen Sheena P D-Delhi

Nurse Dr. Banu M R-Karnataka

Nurse Leimapokpam Ranjita Devi-Manipur

Nurse V Lalhmangaihi-Mizoram

Nurse L S Manimozhi-Puducherry

Nurse Alamelu Mangayarkarasi K-Tamil Nadu

Nurse Doli Biswas-West Bengal

• President of India Droupadi Murmu awarded 92 Distinguished Service Awards to

Indian Armed Force Personnels
• An eminent journalist and cultural intellectual Shri Ram Bahadur Rai was presented
the Padma Bhushan by the Ministry of Home Affairs
• Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters) announces 2025 Yuva
Puraskar & Bal Sahitya Puraskar Winners

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Winners of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2025:

Awardee Language Book Name

Poetry

Parvati Tirkey Hindi Phir Ugna

Amar Khungur Boro Bodo Ang Asur

Fagu Baskey Santali Ala Saon inj

Sudeshna Moitra Bengali Ekrokha Chiruni Tollashi

Neha Jha Mani Maithili Banaras Aa Hum

Subash Thakuri Nepali Junko Aansu

Mandeep Aulakh Punjabi Girls Hostel

Poonam Chand Rajasthani Antas re aanganai

Godara

Manthan Bachani Sindhi Pandhiyado

Novel

Advait Kottary English Siddhartha: The Boy Who Became the Buddha

Akhil P. Dharmajan Malayalam Ram C/O Anandhi

Pradeep Kokare Marathi Khel Khel Dukhana Dele

Prasad Suri Telugu Mairaavana

Neha Rubab Urdu Maulard Haqeqat, Thereek-e-Azadi-e-Hind: Hind

Ka Faramosh Kardah Qaaed

Short Stories

Suprakash Bhuyan Assamese Kuchiyanama

Glynis Dias Konkani Gaavgaathaa

Subrat Kumar Odia Kadambabana

Senapati

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Awardee Language Book Name

Latshmihar Tamil Kuttonru Kutirru

Criticism

R. Dileepkumar Kannada Pacceya Jaguli

Saiqa Sehar Kashmiri Harfas Harfas Zaag

Dheeraj Kumar Sanskrit Paribhashikshabdswarasyam

Pandey (vedantparibhashasandarbhe)

Essays

Mayur Khavdu Gujarati Narsinh Tekari

Epic

A. K. Jiten Manipuri Khoyum Nongdam Cow

Winners of Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025:

Awardee Language Book Name

Poetry

Surendra Mohan Das Assamese Mainaahatar Padya

P.L.Parihar “Shauq” Dogri Nanhi Tor

Kirtida Brahmbhatt Gujarati Tinchak

Suresh Sawant Marathi Aabhalmaya

Rajakishore Parhi Odia Kete Phula Phutichi

Preeti Pujara Sanskrit Balvisvam

Haralal Murmu Santali Sona miru-ag Sandesh

Heena Agnani ‘Heer’ Sindhi Asmani pari

Stories

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Awardee Language Book Name

Tridib Kumar Bengali Ekhono Gaye Kanta Daye

Chattopadhyay

Binay Kumar Brahma Bodo Khanthi Bwswn Arw Akhu Danai

Nitin Kushalappa MP English Dakshin South Indian Myths and Fables Retold

Nayana Adarkar Konkani Belabaicho Shankar Aani Haer Kanyo

Gangisetti Sivakumar Telugu Kaburla Devatha

Short Stories

Sushil Shukla Hindi Ek Batey Bara

K. Shivalingappa Kannada Notebook

Handihal

Izhar Mubashir Kashmiri Shure Te Tchure Gyush

Munni Kamat Maithili Chukka

Novel

Sreejith Moothedath Malayalam Penguinukalute Vankarayil

Sangmu Lepcha Nepali Shanti Van

Pali Khadim (Amrit Pal Punjabi Jadoo Patta

Singh)

Vishnupuram Tamil Ottrai Siragu Oviya

Saravanan

Drama

Bhogilal Patidar Rajasthani Pankheruvan Ni Pira

Articles

Ghazanfar Iqbal Urdu Qaumi Sitare

Play

Shanto M. Manipuri Angangshinggee Shannabungsida

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• India Post Payments Bank won the Digital Payments Award 2024-25 by the Ministry
of Finance’s Department of Financial Services (DFS)
• The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Kozhikode, has bagged the Best Passport Office
Award in India
• The Tamil Nadu government announced Chief Minister’s Police Medal
• The Kerala Sahitya Akademi announced its 2024 literary awards
• A total of 53 individuals were given Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award

International Awards
• Miss Indonesia Monica Kezia Sembiring Won Talent Finale at Miss World 2025 in
Hyderabad
• Serena Williams Honoured with Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2025
• Kumar Mangalam (KM) Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group was honoured with
the 2025 Global Leadership Award
• India’s No.1 women’s squash player Anahat Singh (World No. 56) won two honours
at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Awards 2024-25
• Rohini Gram Panchayat, a tribal village in Dhule district in Maharashtra has secured
the Gold Award in the National e-Governance Awards 2025
• Former Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was inducted into the
International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025
• Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has received the United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025
• Renowned screenwriter, lyricist, and poet Javed Akhtar was honoured with the
Dostoevsky Star Award
• The Locarno Film Festival 2025 will honour acclaimed American director Alexander
Payne with its prestigious Honorary Leopard award
• A Swedish startup, NitroCapt, has won the prestigious 2025 Food Planet Prize
• PM Modi conferred with the Cyprus’ Highest Civilian Honour “Order of Makarios III”
by President Nikos Christodoulides
• Skytrax’s World Airline Awards 2025- Doha (Qatar)-based Qatar Airways has retained
the World’s Best Airline for 2025, winning the title for the 9th time at the Skytrax’s
World Airline Awards 2025.

World’s Top 5 Airlines in 2025:

Rank Name of the Airline Country
1 Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar
2 Singapore Airlines Singapore City, Singapore
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region (SAR) of
3
Airways China
4 Emirates Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
ANA All Nippon
5 Tokyo, Japan
Airways
39 Indigo Gurugram (Haryana), India

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Top 5 Best Airlines in India/South Asia 2025:

Rank Name of the Airline Country
1 Indigo Gurugram, Haryana (India)
2 Air India Gurugram, Haryana (India)
3 SriLankan Airlines Katunayake (Sri Lanka)
4 Akasa Air Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
5 SpiceJet Gurugram, Haryana (India)

• The Hindu named ‘The Champion of Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025’
• Indian-origin British, Leena Nair, Global CEO of French Luxury brand Chanel, Inc. has
been awarded the “Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)” honour
• Indian animated film Desi Oon received the Jury Prize for Best Commissioned Film at
the Annecy International Animation Festival 2025

APPOINTMENTS
National Appointments
Name Designation Succeeded by Key Points

A 1990-batch officer Over 3 decades of

of the Indian experience in
Director General of
Defence Estates cantonment
Defence Estates -
Service (IDES), administration and
(DGDE)
Shailendra Nath defence land
Gupta management.

As Senior Adviser Kant is former G20

to Fairfax Financial Sherpa of India (2022-
Amitabh Kant Holdings Ltd, a - 2025) and former CEO
Canadian of NITI Aayog (2016-
investment firm 2022).

He currently serves as
the chief risk officer of
CEO of UGRO
Anuj Pandey - the NBFC and has been
Capital
a founding team
member of UGRO.

1st woman
For the Department of
Anuradha Thakur Economic Affairs Ajay Seth
Economic Affairs (DEA).
Secretary of India

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Name Designation Succeeded by Key Points

Managing Director He is currently Meta’s

Shivnath
Arun Srinivas and India Head of Director and Head of
Thukral
Meta Ads Business in India.

Ashwani Lohani, a Director of the

seasoned Prime Ministers Interim Director
For a tenure of 3-years.
administrator and Museum and Lily Pandeya
ex-Air India CMD Library (PMML)

EWC 2025 is to be held

Cristiano Ronaldo, Global
in Riyadh. This
captain of Riyadh- Ambassador for
- announcement was
based Al Nassr, a the Esports World
made by the Esports
football club Cup (EWC) 2025
World Cup Foundation.

Extension of As the MD & CEO For a tenure of 6-

-
Prashant Kumar of Yes Bank months.

As the Executive For a tenure of 2-years

Extension of
Director of ICICI - upto December 22,
Sandeep Batra
Bank by the RBI 2027.

Financial Services Currently, Asheesh is

MD & CEO of
Institutions Bureau serving as the Executive
Union Bank of Manimekhalai
(FSIB) recommends, Director of the Bank of
India
Asheesh Pandey Maharashtra.

Annalen becomes the

President of the
Former German 1st woman from the
80th session of Philemon Yang,
Foreign Minister Western European
the United Nations former PM of
Annalena Baerbock Group to hold the post
General Assembly Cameroon
was elected and the 5th woman to
(UNGA)
lead the UNGA.

Schaffer will
CEO of its Indian additionally serve as the
Frankfurt (Germany)
Global Capability Global Chief
based Deutsche Dilipkumar
Centre (GCC) Information Officer for
Bank AG appointed Khandelwal
Deutsche Bank Corporate Functions
Stefan Schaffer
India and lead the Global
Technology Centres.

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1st Indian
NKI is a wholly-owned
Managing Director Katsuya
G. Sampath Kumar subsidiary of ID&E
of Nippon Koei Fukasaku
Holdings, Japan.
India (NKI)

She was appointed to

1st woman Aide-
IAF officer, Squadron serve as the ADC to
De-Camp (ADC) to
Leader Manisha - Governor of Mizoram,
any Indian
Padhi Hari Babu
Governor
Kambhampati.

Chairman of
Telangana
K. Prathapa Reddy Y. Sobha For a tenure of 3 years.
Grameena Bank
(TGB)

Kalyan is currently
MD & CEO of
serving as the Executive
Kalyan Kumar Central Bank of MV Rao
Director of the Punjab
India (CBI)
National Bank (PNB).

Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of Fayaz Ahmad For a tenure of 3-year
Ketan Kumar Joshi
Jammu and Ganai term.
Kashmir Bank

Managing Director
Dilip Shanghvi
of Sun
Kirti Ganorkar Dilip Shanghvi transitioned to the role
Pharmaceutical
of Executive Chairman.
Industries Ltd

The 1st female

For a tenure of about
Lieutenant Aide-de-Camp
2.5 to 3 years. Solanki
Commander (ADC) to the -
enlisted in the Indian
Yashasvi Solanki President of India,
Navy in 2012.
Droupadi Murmu

Operation Sindoor
Deputy Chief of earned him the Uttam
Lieutenant General
Army Staff - Yudh Seva Medal in
Rajiv Ghai
(Strategy) 2025. He will continue
to serve concurrently as

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the Director General of

Military Operations
(DGMO).

Deputy CEO of SBI

Mohd. Arif Khan - -
General Insurance

Prof. Suman Director of IIT Prof. Amit

For a tenure of 5-years.
Chakraborty Kharagpur Patra

Rajiv Memani, President of the Sanjiv Puri,

Chairman and CEO Confederation of Chairman and For the Financial Year
of Ernst & Young Indian Industry MD of ITC 2025-26 (FY26).
(EY) India (CII) Limited

As the Grand
This announcement
Rashmika Marshals for the
was made by the
Mandanna and Vijay India Day Parade -
Federation of India
Deverakonda in New York this
(FIA).
August

Chairman of the
Economic Suman Bery,
S Mahendra Dev Advisory Council Vice-Chairman For a tenure of 2-years.
to the Prime of NITI Aayog
Minister (EAC-PM)

Chairman of the
Fertiliser N. Suresh
Sailesh C. Mehta -
Association of Krishnan
India (FAI)

This interim role is

Interim CEO and
effective for 3 months,
MD of (Life
Siddhartha from June 8, 2025 to
Sat Pal Bhanoo Insurance
Mohanty September 7, 2025 or
Corporation of
until a regular appointee
India)
assumes office.

Chairperson of the For a tenure of 5 years.

Sivasubramanian
Pension Fund - He served as the
Ramann
Regulatory and Chairman and MD of

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Development the SIDBI, MD& CEO of

Authority (PFRDA) National E-Governance
Services Ltd. (NeSL)
and Principal
Accountant General of
the State of Jharkhand.

MD & CEO of Axis Prashant

Sumit Madan For a tenure of 5-years.
Max Life Insurance Tripathy

FC is a constitutional
body formed under
Part-time Member Article 280 of the India
of the 16th Constitution. The
Ajay Narayan
T Rabi Sankar Finance function of the FC is to
Jha
Commission (FC) recommend the
in 2025 distribution of tax
revenues between the
Union and states.

The Financial
As the MD and
Services Institutions
CEO of the Life He is currently serving
Bureau (FSIB) -
Insurance as the MD at LIC.
recommends
Corporation (LIC)
R.Doraiswamy

International Appointments
Name Designation Succeeded by Key Points

The 1st Indian-born

Provost of the
Anantha
Massachusetts Cynthia Barnhart -
Chandrakasan
Institute of
Technology (MIT)

The first female She is currently the

Blaise Metreweli Chief of MI6, the - Director of Technology
United Kingdom’s and Innovation at MI6.

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foreign intelligence
agency

Former Vice President of the

Finance Minister Asian Infrastructure
Jin Liqun For a tenure of 5-years.
of China, Zou Investment Bank
Jiayi (AIIB)

As India’s new
India Reappoints,
ambassador to North Currently, he is charge
Aliawati -
Korea after a 4-year d’affaires in Paraguay.
Longkumer
gap

Nawrocki is a historian,
former Chairman of
Andrzej Duda Poland’s Institute of
Karol Nawrocki President of Poland
(PiS) National
Remembrance and an
amateur boxer.

14th President of the

Lee Jae-myung Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol -
(South Korea)

He is the leader of the

Luís Filipe
Social Democratic
Montenegro Prime Minister (PM)
- Party (PSD) and the
Cardoso de of Portugal
Democratic Alliance
Morais Esteves
(AD).

Microsoft Office productivity

appoints LinkedIn To oversee its Office division, including the
-
CEO, Ryan productivity suite AI-enabled Microsoft
Roslansky 365 Copilot suite.

Other Ministers:
South Korea As country’s 1st Cho Hyun-Foreign
appoints, Ahn civilian Defence - Minister and Chung
Gyu-back Minister since 1961 Dong-young-Unification
Minister.

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Ra’ed Ben
President of the Shams of
International Institute Bahrain as For the 2025–2028
V. Srinivas
of Administrative President of the term.
Sciences (IIAS) Council of
Governance

Re-elected as
President and Vice- For a 3rd and final 3-
Witold Bańka and
President of World - year term till December
Yang Yang
Anti-Doping Agency 31, 2028.
(WADA)

Brand Ambassadors

Name Brand Ambassador Key Points

This collaboration unites a

Javelin Thrower and Olympic Brand Ambassador for world-class athlete and a
Gold Medallist, Neeraj Chopra Audi India global luxury automobile
brand.

As Brand Ambassador
Renewed Indian cricketer For the 2nd consecutive
for TCL India Holdings
Rohit Sharma year.
Pvt Ltd.

Bollywood actress Suhana Brand Ambassador for

-
Khan Adidas India

Brand Ambassador for

Former Cricket Player Dettol Soaps,
-
Mahendra Singh (MS) Dhoni Bodywash and Hand
Wash range

Maldives Marketing and

With this, she will spearhead
Public Relations Corporation
As its Global Tourism international promotional
(MMPRC), also known as Visit
Ambassador efforts under the “Sunny
Maldives appoints, Katrina
Side of Life” campaign.
Kaif

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Book Name Author Name Published by Details

It describes how India

New Jersey, has been continually
Audrey Truschke, a
“India: 5000 Years the USA based reshaped by its
renowned
of History on the Princeton astonishing diversity,
American historian
Subcontinent” University religious and political
and Indologist
Press innovations, and social
stratification.

Debut of Singapore- It explores themes of

Penguin
“The Stars Light the based life faith, identity, family
Random
Way” coach Sucheta Raj legacy, and inner
House India
Khanna guidance.

BlueKraft The book was released

“The Emergency Digital by Union Minister Amit
Diaries-Years that - Foundation Shah to mark
Forged a Leader” Private ‘Samvidhan Hatya
Limited. Diwas’.

Protection of
The event was organised
Children from
Advocate by Indian Association of
Sexual Offences -
K.Samidurai lawyers and Thuimai
(POCSO) Act in
Vizhigal Arakattalai.
Tamil and Braille

OBITUARY
• Valmik Thapar, a famous wildlife and tiger conservationist, passed away at the age of
73
• Renowned scholar, author and literary commentator Daji Panshikar also known as
Narahari Vishnu Shastri, passed away at the age of 92 in Thane, Maharashtra
• Veteran Indian politician and Former CM of Gujarat, Vijay Ramniklalbhai Rupani died
in Air India flight ‘AI171’ operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
• Nellai Su. Muthu, a renowned Tamil science writer and former scientist of Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) passed away at the age of 74
• Padma Shri Awardee ‘Aranya Rishi’ Maruti Chitampalli passed away at the age of 93
• Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for “Mission:
Impossible” passed away at the age of 93
• Writer and Social activist K.M.Salimkumar passed away at the age of 76

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DEFENCE
• Two European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) ships from Spain and Italy arrived in
Mumbai for the 1st time
• India’s 1st Tri-Services All-Women Sailing Team from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air
Force Returns from Historic Seychelles Voyage
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inaugurated a dedicated jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour in
Kerala
• Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated Ibex Tarana 88.4 FM in
Uttarakhand
• Akasa Air + Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL)-To commence commercial flight
operations from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).
• The Indian Navy received its 1st Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW
SWC), named ‘Arnala’
• Defence Ministry, Rajnath Singh honoured a 10-member NCC expedition team
consisting equally of boys and girls, reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 18,
2025
• Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) completed the trial of its Hybrid
Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named
‘Rudrastra’
• Indian Navy conducted an aerial insertion and extraction of a salvage team aboard
the fire-engulfed merchant vessel MV Wan Hai 503 using a helicopter from INS
Garuda, Kochi
• QuBeats, Indian Quantum deeptech won the Innovations for Defence Excellence
(iDEX) Acing Development of Innovative Technologies 2.0 (ADITI 2.0) Defence
Challenge
• IG Drones has announced a strategic collaboration with Belgium-based deep tech
company VoxelSensors
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest Yearbook
for 2025: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security
• Defence Cyber Agency (DCA), under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff,
initiated ‘Cyber Suraksha’
• Indian Navy inducted Indian Navy Ship (INS) Arnala
• Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Achal’
• Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed a contract with
Geological Survey of India (GSI)
• India to induct 300-km range Pinaka missile system
• The Ministry of Defence has gives nod for 13 contracts under the Emergency
Procurement (EP) mechanism
• Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted Yard 1271 ‘Adamya‘ under 08 FPV Project at Goa
Shipyard Limited (GSL)
• The Indian Navy commissioned INS Tamal (F71), a multi-role stealth guided missile
frigate, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia

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