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    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/mount-erebus-gold-emission-in-antarctica/</loc>

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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T19:47:27+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Mount Erebus Gold Emission in Antarctica</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T19:47:27+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mount-erebus-gold-emission-in-antarctica-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 30 June 2026 scientists reported Mount Erebus on Ross Island continues to emit microscopic crystals of elemental gold into the atmosphere.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/arul-mihu-navasakthi-vinayagar-temple-seychelles/</loc>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T19:27:19+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple Seychelles</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T19:27:19+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/arul-mihu-navasakthi-vinayagar-temple-seychelles-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 29 June 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple in Victoria during a three-day state visit to Seychelles.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/southern-birdwing-first-sighting-amrabad-tiger-reserve/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T19:12:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Southern Birdwing First Sighting Amrabad Tiger Reserve</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T19:12:35+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/southern-birdwing-first-sighting-amrabad-tiger-reserve-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Southern Birdwing (Troides minos) was recorded for the first time in Telangana’s Kollapur Range of Amrabad Tiger Reserve on 26–27 June 2026.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/thermal-evolution-of-interplanetary-coronal-mass-ejections/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:57:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Thermal Evolution of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections</news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-01T18:57:35+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/thermal-evolution-of-interplanetary-coronal-mass-ejections-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 1 July 2026, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics published a 29‑year (1995–2024) statistical study of thermal evolution of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) at 1 AU.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/she-leaps-digital-platform-for-women-shg-entrepreneurship/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:42:30+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>SHE-LEAPS Digital Platform for Women SHG Entrepreneurship</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T18:42:30+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/she-leaps-digital-platform-for-women-shg-entrepreneurship-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>SHE-LEAPS was launched on 29 June 2026 at the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan to digitise enterprise creation, monitoring and performance tracking for women-led SHG enterprises.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/esaras-platform-empowering-women-shgs-digital-commerce/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:27:30+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>eSARAS Platform Empowering Women SHGs Digital Commerce</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T18:27:30+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/esaras-platform-empowering-women-shgs-digital-commerce-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>eSARAS, developed under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY‑NRLM) by the Ministry of Rural Development, connects women‑led SHGs to national markets; as of 1 July 2026 it is integrated with ONDC expanding buyer reach to over 20 crore.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/general-dhiraj-seth-unveils-vijay-vision-for-army/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:07:39+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>General Dhiraj Seth unveils VIJAY vision for Army</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T18:07:39+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/general-dhiraj-seth-unveils-vijay-vision-for-army-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 1 July 2026 General Dhiraj Seth assumed charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff and unveiled the &quot;VIJAY&quot; vision to transform the Army into a technology‑enabled, future‑ready and self‑reliant force.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/mofpi-common-incubation-center-inauguration-at-vnmkv/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:52:38+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>MoFPI Common Incubation Center Inauguration at VNMKV</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T17:52:38+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mofpi-common-incubation-center-inauguration-at-vnmkv-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 28 June 2026 Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan inaugurated the MoFPI‑supported Common Incubation Center at the College of Food Technology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ai-analysis-of-kodaikanal-solar-observatory-suncharts/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:32:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>AI Analysis of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Suncharts</news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-01T17:32:24+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-analysis-of-kodaikanal-solar-observatory-suncharts-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 1 July 2026 scientists announced an AI-based analysis of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO) hand-drawn suncharts, producing a digitised record of solar magnetic activity spanning 1916–2007.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/assam-van-mahotsav-campaign-for-green-cover-expansion/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:17:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Assam Van Mahotsav Campaign for Green Cover Expansion</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T17:17:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/assam-van-mahotsav-campaign-for-green-cover-expansion-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Assam Chief Minister launched the week‑long Van Mahotsav campaign on 1 July 2026, urging citizens to plant at least one sapling to expand the state&#039;s green cover through public participation.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/nasa-robotic-rescue-mission-for-swift-telescope/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:02:23+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>NASA Robotic Rescue Mission for Swift Telescope</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T17:02:23+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nasa-robotic-rescue-mission-for-swift-telescope-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The launch of NASA’s USD 30 million robotic rescue mission for the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was postponed from 30 June 2026; the new tentative launch time is 2 July 2026 at 0909 GMT (5:09 a.m.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-adds-709-new-faunal-species-in-2025/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:47:33+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India Adds 709 New Faunal Species in 2025</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T16:47:33+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-adds-709-new-faunal-species-in-2025-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 30 June 2026 the Zoological Survey of India released &quot;Animal Discoveries–2025&quot;, reporting 709 new faunal additions for 2025.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gagan-satellite-based-augmentation-system-upsc-overview/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:32:32+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>GAGAN Satellite-Based Augmentation System UPSC Overview</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T16:32:32+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gagan-satellite-based-augmentation-system-upsc-overview-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 27 June 2026 the DGCA conducted India’s first satellite-based landing approach on a commercial IndiGo Airbus A320 at Udaipur Airport using GAGAN’s LPV procedure.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/state-government-debt-challenges-and-fiscal-capacity/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:18:08+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>State Government Debt Challenges and Fiscal Capacity</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T16:18:08+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/state-government-debt-challenges-and-fiscal-capacity-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Kerala and Tamil Nadu show acute fiscal stress despite high social spending.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/climate-resilient-urban-health-for-sanitation-workers/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:58:37+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Climate-Resilient Urban Health for Sanitation Workers</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-01T15:58:37+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/climate-resilient-urban-health-for-sanitation-workers-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Cities face rising climate risks that disproportionately affect sanitation workers.</image:caption>
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