https://iaspoint.com/world-bank-withdraws-45-percent-climate-finance-target/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T16:37:45+00:00 World Bank Withdraws 45 Percent Climate Finance Target 2026-07-03T16:37:45+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/world-bank-withdraws-45-percent-climate-finance-target-featured.png The World Bank announced on 29 June 2026 that it has retired its 45% annual-lending climate target and the 35% CCAP target. https://iaspoint.com/unnat-bharat-abhiyan-transforming-rural-higher-education/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T16:23:12+00:00 Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Transforming Rural Higher Education 2026-07-03T16:23:12+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/unnat-bharat-abhiyan-transforming-rural-higher-education-featured.png Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) currently connects higher education institutions with rural communities to co-design solutions for sanitation, livelihoods, health awareness and infrastructure. https://iaspoint.com/mount-erebus-gold-emission-in-antarctica/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T19:47:27+00:00 Mount Erebus Gold Emission in Antarctica 2026-07-01T19:47:27+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mount-erebus-gold-emission-in-antarctica-featured.png On 30 June 2026 scientists reported Mount Erebus on Ross Island continues to emit microscopic crystals of elemental gold into the atmosphere. https://iaspoint.com/arul-mihu-navasakthi-vinayagar-temple-seychelles/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T19:27:19+00:00 Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple Seychelles 2026-07-01T19:27:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/arul-mihu-navasakthi-vinayagar-temple-seychelles-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/southern-birdwing-first-sighting-amrabad-tiger-reserve/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T19:12:35+00:00 Southern Birdwing First Sighting Amrabad Tiger Reserve 2026-07-01T19:12:35+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/southern-birdwing-first-sighting-amrabad-tiger-reserve-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/thermal-evolution-of-interplanetary-coronal-mass-ejections/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T18:57:35+00:00 Thermal Evolution of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections 2026-07-01T18:57:35+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/thermal-evolution-of-interplanetary-coronal-mass-ejections-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/she-leaps-digital-platform-for-women-shg-entrepreneurship/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T18:42:30+00:00 SHE-LEAPS Digital Platform for Women SHG Entrepreneurship 2026-07-01T18:42:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/she-leaps-digital-platform-for-women-shg-entrepreneurship-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/esaras-platform-empowering-women-shgs-digital-commerce/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T18:27:30+00:00 eSARAS Platform Empowering Women SHGs Digital Commerce 2026-07-01T18:27:30+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/esaras-platform-empowering-women-shgs-digital-commerce-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/general-dhiraj-seth-unveils-vijay-vision-for-army/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T18:07:39+00:00 General Dhiraj Seth unveils VIJAY vision for Army 2026-07-01T18:07:39+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/general-dhiraj-seth-unveils-vijay-vision-for-army-featured.png On 1 July 2026 General Dhiraj Seth assumed charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff and unveiled the "VIJAY" vision to transform the Army into a technology‑enabled, future‑ready and self‑reliant force. https://iaspoint.com/mofpi-common-incubation-center-inauguration-at-vnmkv/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T17:52:38+00:00 MoFPI Common Incubation Center Inauguration at VNMKV 2026-07-01T17:52:38+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mofpi-common-incubation-center-inauguration-at-vnmkv-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/ai-analysis-of-kodaikanal-solar-observatory-suncharts/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T17:32:24+00:00 AI Analysis of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Suncharts 2026-07-01T17:32:24+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-analysis-of-kodaikanal-solar-observatory-suncharts-featured.png 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. https://iaspoint.com/assam-van-mahotsav-campaign-for-green-cover-expansion/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T17:17:25+00:00 Assam Van Mahotsav Campaign for Green Cover Expansion 2026-07-01T17:17:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/assam-van-mahotsav-campaign-for-green-cover-expansion-featured.png 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's green cover through public participation. https://iaspoint.com/nasa-robotic-rescue-mission-for-swift-telescope/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-01T17:02:23+00:00 NASA Robotic Rescue Mission for Swift Telescope 2026-07-01T17:02:23+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nasa-robotic-rescue-mission-for-swift-telescope-featured.png 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.