https://iaspoint.com/viksit-udan-scheme-expansion-and-jodhpur-terminal/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T19:27:35+00:00 Viksit UDAN Scheme Expansion and Jodhpur Terminal 2026-07-05T19:27:35+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/viksit-udan-scheme-expansion-and-jodhpur-terminal-featured.png On 4 July 2026 the Government launched the next phase of the regional air connectivity scheme 'Viksit UDAN' and inaugurated the new terminal at Jodhpur Airport. https://iaspoint.com/cg-semiconductor-osat-plant-inauguration-sanand/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T19:12:48+00:00 CG Semiconductor OSAT Plant Inauguration Sanand 2026-07-05T19:12:48+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cg-semiconductor-osat-plant-inauguration-sanand-featured.png On 4 July 2026 the Prime Minister inaugurated CG Semi’s Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) plant in Sanand, Gujarat and commercial production commenced. https://iaspoint.com/brics-women-working-group-meeting-kochi-2026/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T18:57:18+00:00 BRICS Women Working Group Meeting Kochi 2026 2026-07-05T18:57:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/brics-women-working-group-meeting-kochi-2026-featured.png India, as BRICS President 2026, is hosting the BRICS Women Working Group meeting in Kochi on 6–7 July 2026 to deliberate shared policy priorities under the presidency theme. https://iaspoint.com/himalayan-pangolin-manis-aurita-species-revalidation/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T18:37:14+00:00 Himalayan Pangolin Manis aurita Species Revalidation 2026-07-05T18:37:14+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/himalayan-pangolin-manis-aurita-species-revalidation-featured.png On 1 July 2026 a paper in Communications Biology revalidated the Himalayan pangolin as a distinct species, Manis aurita, separate from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). https://iaspoint.com/ethanol-blended-petrol-programme-india-energy-security/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T18:22:29+00:00 Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme India Energy Security 2026-07-05T18:22:29+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ethanol-blended-petrol-programme-india-energy-security-featured.png On 5 July 2026 the government factsheet reported that India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme reached 20% blending by December 2025 and has saved over ₹1.90 lakh crore in foreign exchange by substituting 310 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil since 2014‑15. https://iaspoint.com/europe-heatwaves-adaptation-infrastructure-challenges/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T18:03:02+00:00 Europe Heatwaves Adaptation Infrastructure Challenges 2026-07-05T18:03:02+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/europe-heatwaves-adaptation-infrastructure-challenges-featured.png Europe has entered a period of recurrent extreme heat that is now exceeding the design limits of its infrastructure. https://iaspoint.com/water-security-challenges-and-solutions-in-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T17:43:06+00:00 Water Security Challenges and Solutions in India 2026-07-05T17:43:06+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/water-security-challenges-and-solutions-in-india-featured.png As of 5 July 2026 Indian cities including Bengaluru, Mussoorie and Delhi face acute water stress. https://iaspoint.com/uttar-pradesh-ayushman-bharat-digital-health-model/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T17:27:38+00:00 Uttar Pradesh Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Model 2026-07-05T17:27:38+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uttar-pradesh-ayushman-bharat-digital-health-model-featured.png As of 4 July 2026 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a national benchmark in implementing the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), building a secure, interoperable digital health ecosystem for its 240 million+ population. https://iaspoint.com/large-hadron-collider-high-luminosity-upgrade-challenges/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T17:12:47+00:00 Large Hadron Collider High-Luminosity Upgrade Challenges 2026-07-05T17:12:47+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/large-hadron-collider-high-luminosity-upgrade-challenges-featured.png CERN's Large Hadron Collider entered Long Shutdown 3 on 29 June 2026 for a High‑Luminosity upgrade budgeted at about USD 1.5 billion and intended to raise collision frequency fivefold. https://iaspoint.com/scotus-upholds-birthright-citizenship-under-14th-amendment/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-05T16:58:04+00:00 SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship Under 14th Amendment 2026-07-05T16:58:04+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/scotus-upholds-birthright-citizenship-under-14th-amendment-featured.png The U.S. https://iaspoint.com/trimbakeshwar-temple-shivling-discovery-simhastha-kumbh/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T21:47:17+00:00 Trimbakeshwar Temple Shivling Discovery Simhastha Kumbh 2026-07-03T21:47:17+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/trimbakeshwar-temple-shivling-discovery-simhastha-kumbh-featured.png On 2 July 2026 the Archaeological Survey of India discovered a centuries‑old Shivling at the bottom of the 65‑foot‑deep Amrit Kund in the Trimbakeshwar Temple complex, Nashik district, Maharashtra. https://iaspoint.com/marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-uganda-who-surveillance/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T21:27:26+00:00 Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak Uganda WHO Surveillance 2026-07-03T21:27:26+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-uganda-who-surveillance-featured.png WHO confirmed on 30 June 2026 a Marburg virus disease (MVD) case in Uganda: an 18‑month‑old child from Kyegegwa district died; the case was detected through enhanced Ebola surveillance already active in the country. https://iaspoint.com/rare-caspian-cobra-spotted-in-himachal-pradesh/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T21:07:10+00:00 Rare Caspian Cobra Spotted in Himachal Pradesh 2026-07-03T21:07:10+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rare-caspian-cobra-spotted-in-himachal-pradesh-featured.png A rare Caspian Cobra (Naja oxiana) was recorded on 2 July 2026 in the Upper Forest Range, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh; the sighting was captured on video by a forest guard and confirmed by the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. https://iaspoint.com/national-skill-olympiad-on-seafood-value-addition/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T20:52:14+00:00 National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition 2026-07-03T20:52:14+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/national-skill-olympiad-on-seafood-value-addition-featured.png The second National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition concluded on 2 July 2026 at Seafood Expo Bharat 2026 in Kochi. https://iaspoint.com/pashujanya-yudh-abhyas-one-health-zoonotic-drill/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T20:32:20+00:00 Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas One Health Zoonotic Drill 2026-07-03T20:32:20+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pashujanya-yudh-abhyas-one-health-zoonotic-drill-featured.png Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas (PYA), a national One Health mock drill by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying under the National One Health Mission, concluded on 3 July 2026 after a five‑day exercise (29 June–3 July) at Khari village, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. https://iaspoint.com/national-sc-st-hub-scheme-empowering-entrepreneurs/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T20:12:25+00:00 National SC-ST Hub Scheme Empowering Entrepreneurs 2026-07-03T20:12:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/national-sc-st-hub-scheme-empowering-entrepreneurs-featured.png On 3 July 2026 the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises issued details on the National SC‑ST Hub (NSSH) scheme to address market access, finance, technology and institutional‑network barriers for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes entrepreneurs. https://iaspoint.com/radiocarbon-dating-of-700-year-old-munger-banyan/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T19:57:09+00:00 Radiocarbon Dating of 700-Year-Old Munger Banyan 2026-07-03T19:57:09+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/radiocarbon-dating-of-700-year-old-munger-banyan-featured.png A Ficus benghalensis in Munger, Bihar, was radiocarbon-dated on 3 July 2026 to about 700 years, making it the oldest accurately dated banyan tree globally.