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. https://iaspoint.com/operation-surakshit-cyberspace-gujarat-cyber-safety-campaign/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T19:37:18+00:00 Operation Surakshit Cyberspace Gujarat Cyber Safety Campaign 2026-07-03T19:37:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/operation-surakshit-cyberspace-gujarat-cyber-safety-campaign-featured.png Gujarat Police launched a 28-day statewide cyber‑safety campaign, Operation Surakshit Cyberspace, from 1 July to 28 July 2026 to strengthen online safety for women and children. https://iaspoint.com/gujarat-tops-tb-free-india-campaign-improvement-ranking/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T19:22:26+00:00 Gujarat Tops TB-Free India Campaign Improvement Ranking 2026-07-03T19:22:26+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gujarat-tops-tb-free-india-campaign-improvement-ranking-featured.png On 1 July 2026 Gujarat was ranked first in the "States with Most Improvement" category for 2025 under the Centre’s TB‑Free India Campaign. https://iaspoint.com/borjuli-wetland-biodiversity-heritage-site-wild-rice/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T19:07:19+00:00 Borjuli Wetland Biodiversity Heritage Site Wild Rice 2026-07-03T19:07:19+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/borjuli-wetland-biodiversity-heritage-site-wild-rice-featured.png Borjuli wetland in Sonitpur, Assam was notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site by the National Biodiversity Authority on 2–3 July 2026 for in‑situ conservation of wild rice genetic resources. https://iaspoint.com/india-japan-ai-economic-security-energy-cooperation/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T18:52:22+00:00 India Japan AI Economic Security Energy Cooperation 2026-07-03T18:52:22+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-japan-ai-economic-security-energy-cooperation-featured.png At the 16th India‑Japan Annual Summit on 2 July 2026 the two countries announced 16 outcomes to deepen cooperation in AI, economic security, clean energy, critical minerals, mobility, biotechnology and finance. https://iaspoint.com/electric-mobility-hub-vision-for-viksit-bharat-2047/ IASPOINT en 2026-07-03T18:38:00+00:00 Electric Mobility Hub Vision for Viksit Bharat 2047 2026-07-03T18:38:00+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/electric-mobility-hub-vision-for-viksit-bharat-2047-featured.png On 2 July 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the National Conference on "Electric Mobility: Building India an Electric Mobility Hub for Viksit Bharat" in New Delhi.