Defence
Drishti-10 Starliner: MALE UAV & Elbit Hermes 900
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...
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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? The international NeoSep1 antibiotic trial expanded to India, and JIPMER in Puducherry recruited India’s first participating baby. A se...
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? A joint committee detected banned pesticide aldrin in Rajasthan’s Chandraloi River. The inquiry followed deaths of mugger crocodiles ne...
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? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket. The 8 July test occurred at Chandipu...
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? Uttarakhand was declared India’s sixth fully literate state, and its Governor approved the proposal after the state met adult-literacy ...
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? The Union government released a detailed review of farm mechanisation support. Since 2014–15, SMAM has received ₹9,404.47 crore. It h...
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? Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Prambanan on 8 July 2026, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto accompanied him. Both leaders un...
