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Why in news? India and Australia launched a new strategic technology framework called PACTS, and it replaces their 2020 cyber and critical-technology ...
Why in news? Uttarakhand was declared India’s sixth fully literate state, and its Governor approved the proposal after the state met adult-literacy ...
Why in news? Researchers described a new flowering tree from Arunachal Pradesh, and they named it Mitrephora rashmiae. Only one wild tree is currently...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket. The 8 July test occurred at Chandipu...
Why in news? The Wildlife Institute of India Society held its 28th meeting, and the Union Environment Minister chaired the meeting at Coimbatore. It w...
Why in news? A joint committee detected banned pesticide aldrin in Rajasthan’s Chandraloi River. The inquiry followed deaths of mugger crocodiles ne...
Why in news? The Vice-President addressed NISER’s 15th Graduation Ceremony in Bhubaneswar, and he linked scientific capability with national develop...
Why in news? The international NeoSep1 antibiotic trial expanded to India, and JIPMER in Puducherry recruited India’s first participating baby. A se...
Why in news? An Indian Navy Drishti-10 crashed near Porbandar on 8 July 2026, and it was conducting a routine training sortie. The aircraft fell in an...
Why in news? India and Costa Rica held their first trade committee meeting on 6–7 July 2026. The virtual meeting reviewed regulatory cooperation, wh...
Why in news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched TribeX on 7 July 2026. Union Minister Jual Oram launched it at a national workshop in Bhubaneswar...
Why in news? Armed miscreants reportedly fired at forest guards on 7 July 2026. The guards were trying to stop illegal tree felling inside Behali fore...
Why in news? Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died at age 38. The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced his death on 7 July 2026, and he ha...
Why in news? India and Indonesia concluded an agreement involving Astra Mk-I missiles. The agreement was announced during the Indian Prime Minister’...
Why in news? Heavy rain filled reservoirs around Pune during early July 2026. Officials released water from Khadakwasla Dam into the Mutha River. Disc...
Why in news? The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint with Indian authorities. It accused Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa of war crimes in Gaza. The...
Why in news? INS Surat exercised with Japan’s JS Takanami on 8 July 2026. The Passage Exercise took place off the Mumbai coast, and the ships practi...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Prambanan on 8 July 2026, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto accompanied him. Both leaders un...
Why in news? Indian scientists developed an Internet of Things system for yaks. It monitors health, predicts stress and tracks animal movement, and th...
Why in news? Scientists recently used historic DNA and modern genomic tools to confirm that the Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) is a separate specie...
