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    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-integrated-superalloy-plant-in-telangana/</loc>

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            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T11:02:49+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Integrated Superalloy Plant in Telangana</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T11:02:49+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-integrated-superalloy-plant-in-telangana-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Raghu Vamsi Aerospace announced on 22 July 2026 a ₹600 crore integrated superalloy manufacturing facility in Telangana to produce nickel‑based alloys for aerospace and defence, with commercial production targeted January 2028.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-nepal-direct-rail-cargo-route/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:42:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India-Nepal Direct Rail Cargo Route</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:42:12+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-nepal-direct-rail-cargo-route-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India and Nepal started the first direct commercial freight train service to Biratnagar on 20 July 2026, running from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard under the Nepal‑India transit framework.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/national-drive-for-campus-biodiversity-registers/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:27:28+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>National Drive For Campus Biodiversity Registers</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:27:28+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/national-drive-for-campus-biodiversity-registers-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India launched a nationwide Campus Biodiversity Register initiative for higher education institutions on 21–22 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/us-saudi-civil-nuclear-pact-implications/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:14:01+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>US-Saudi Civil Nuclear Pact Implications</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:14:01+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/us-saudi-civil-nuclear-pact-implications-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The United States approved a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia on 22 July 2026 under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gujarat-launches-district-level-de-addiction-project/</loc>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T08:32:26+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gujarat Launches District-Level De-Addiction Project</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T08:32:26+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gujarat-launches-district-level-de-addiction-project-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Gujarat approved Rs 14.90 crore for 2026–27 to set up de‑addiction centres in all 34 district hospitals under the Drug‑Free Gujarat campaign.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/bengalurus-new-innovation-and-startup-museum/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T08:17:30+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Bengaluru&#8217;s New Innovation and Startup Museum</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T08:17:30+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bengalurus-new-innovation-and-startup-museum-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Museum of Innovation, Startup &amp; Technology (MIST) is being developed in Bengaluru as a public–private partnership; Heneghan Peng Architects Consortium won the design bid on 21 July 2026.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/evaluating-indias-global-capability-centre-boom/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T07:59:09+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Evaluating India&#8217;s Global Capability Centre Boom</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T07:59:09+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/evaluating-indias-global-capability-centre-boom-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Kerala has set an updated target to host 150 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and generate about 2 lakh associated jobs by 2031 under the &quot;Kerala GCC Outlook 2026&quot; roadmap.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-upi-linked-meal-card/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T07:38:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India&#8217;s First UPI-Linked Meal Card</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T07:38:12+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-upi-linked-meal-card-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 EnKash launched India’s first meal card that permits employees to pay from card balance by scanning UPI QR codes at eligible food and grocery merchants.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/andhra-uae-food-processing-partnership/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T07:18:45+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Andhra-UAE Food Processing Partnership</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T07:18:45+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/andhra-uae-food-processing-partnership-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 21 July 2026 the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board signed an MoU with the UAE Food Cluster in Amaravati to establish a food processing cluster in Andhra Pradesh.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/udmaroo-bridge-opens-in-ladakhs-nubra/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:58:17+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Udmaroo Bridge Opens in Ladakh&#8217;s Nubra</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T06:58:17+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/udmaroo-bridge-opens-in-ladakhs-nubra-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Udmaroo Bridge over the Shayok River in Nubra, Ladakh, was inaugurated on 21 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-north-macedonia-diplomatic-relations/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:43:40+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India-North Macedonia Diplomatic Relations</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T06:43:40+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-north-macedonia-diplomatic-relations-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>President Droupadi Murmu visited North Macedonia on 21–22 July 2026, the first bilateral presidential visit since diplomatic relations were established in 1995.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ai-disproves-historic-jacobian-conjecture/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:27:21+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>AI Disproves Historic Jacobian Conjecture</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T06:27:21+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-disproves-historic-jacobian-conjecture-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 20 July 2026 Levent Alpöge announced that Anthropic’s AI model Claude Fable 5 produced a counterexample that disproves the Jacobian Conjecture.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/madhya-pradesh-gets-new-osat-facility/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:12:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Madhya Pradesh Gets New OSAT Facility</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T06:12:12+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/madhya-pradesh-gets-new-osat-facility-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 Paras Semiconductors (subsidiary of Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd) signed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation to set up a greenfield OSAT facility in the Indore‑Ujjain region.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/bhandup-bird-park-indias-ai-sanctuary/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T05:57:30+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Bhandup Bird Park: India&#8217;s AI Sanctuary</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T05:57:30+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bhandup-bird-park-indias-ai-sanctuary-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India’s first AI-powered bird sanctuary, named Bhandup Bird Park, has been approved for development at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (Mumbai) with an allocation of ₹45 crore from the District Planning Committee special fund.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indo-german-pact-on-scientific-mine-closure/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T05:37:31+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indo-German Pact on Scientific Mine Closure</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T05:37:31+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indo-german-pact-on-scientific-mine-closure-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 the Ministry of Coal will sign an Implementation Agreement with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in New Delhi for technical cooperation on scientific mine closure, institutional capacity building, knowledge sharing and post‑mining development.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/icmr-licenses-indigenous-biomedical-technologies/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T05:22:09+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>ICMR Licenses Indigenous Biomedical Technologies</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T05:22:09+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/icmr-licenses-indigenous-biomedical-technologies-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 21 July 2026 the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) licensed three indigenous biomedical technologies for commercialisation under its Medical Innovations Patent Mitra initiative.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/inventree-meta-indias-new-forest-database/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T05:02:22+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>INvenTree-Meta: India’s New Forest Database</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T05:02:22+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/inventree-meta-indias-new-forest-database-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, has released INvenTree‑meta, a consolidated meta‑dataset of Indian tree inventory studies.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/meghalaya-launches-mission-golden-spice/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T02:32:23+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Meghalaya Launches Mission Golden Spice</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T02:32:23+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/meghalaya-launches-mission-golden-spice-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Meghalaya launched Mission Golden Spice — Integrated Lakadong Turmeric Value Chain Enhancement Project — on 21 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/regulating-social-media-access-for-minors/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T02:03:20+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Regulating Social Media Access for Minors</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T02:03:20+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/regulating-social-media-access-for-minors-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>France’s Parliament approved a bill to ban social media access for children under 15.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/agniveer-reservation-in-central-armed-forces/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T01:43:10+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Agniveer Reservation in Central Armed Forces</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T01:43:10+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/agniveer-reservation-in-central-armed-forces-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Union government has announced a 50% reservation for retired Agniveers in recruitment to Constable (General Duty) posts in the Central Armed Police Forces and Rifleman posts in the Assam Rifles; the policy was placed before the Lok Sabha on 21 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-lichen-species-in-western-ghats/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T00:32:11+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Lichen Species in Western Ghats</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-22T00:32:11+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-lichen-species-in-western-ghats-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026, scientists at MACS Agharkar Research Institute (autonomous under the Department of Science and Technology) described five new lichen-forming fungal species of the genus Allographa from the Western Ghats.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ancient-orbicular-granite-discovered-in-mp/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:47:59+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Ancient Orbicular Granite Discovered in MP</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:47:59+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ancient-orbicular-granite-discovered-in-mp-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Scientists have dated the Pichhore orbicular granite near Kutawali village, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh to about 2.56 billion years, identifying it as the second-oldest known orbicular rock globally.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/unclos-and-west-pacific-maritime-disputes/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:33:37+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>UNCLOS and West Pacific Maritime Disputes</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:33:37+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/unclos-and-west-pacific-maritime-disputes-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>China conducted a live-fire naval exercise on 19 July 2026 inside waters Japan claims as its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Okinotorishima.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ethanol-kiosks-for-household-cooking/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:17:29+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Ethanol Kiosks for Household Cooking</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:17:29+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ethanol-kiosks-for-household-cooking-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is preparing a policy for ethanol dispensing kiosks (&quot;Ethanol ATMs&quot;) to sell sealed ethanol canisters for cooking, with a target timeline around September 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/worlds-largest-curd-plant-in-bengal/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:03:28+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>World’s Largest Curd Plant in Bengal</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:03:28+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/worlds-largest-curd-plant-in-bengal-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Amul began work on an integrated dairy project at Howrah Food Park, Sankrail, Howrah district (Kolkata region) on 21 July 2026; the complex will house what is described as the world’s largest curd manufacturing facility.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/contactless-nfc-tech-for-offline-upi/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T10:22:59+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Contactless NFC Tech for Offline UPI</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T10:22:59+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/contactless-nfc-tech-for-offline-upi-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The National Payments Corporation of India is developing an offline UPI feature that uses NFC tap-to-pay to enable transactions at merchant point-of-sale terminals when both the customer’s mobile device and the merchant terminal lack internet connectivity.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indian-grandmasters-shine-at-menuires-chess/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T09:28:04+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indian Grandmasters Shine at Menuires Chess</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T09:28:04+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-grandmasters-shine-at-menuires-chess-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Menuires International Chess Championship (Le Break des Menuires, Savoie, France) was held 11–18 July 2026; GM S.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/shabdalok-indias-first-language-museum/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T09:12:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Shabdalok: India&#8217;s First Language Museum</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T09:12:24+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/shabdalok-indias-first-language-museum-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Shabdalok, India&#039;s first immersive language museum, opened on 19 July 2026 at Belvedere House on the National Library campus in Kolkata.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/nhai-launches-rajmargyatra-digital-toll-pass/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T08:37:40+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>NHAI Launches RajmargYatra Digital Toll Pass</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T08:37:40+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nhai-launches-rajmargyatra-digital-toll-pass-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>In July 2026 NHAI introduced a digital Local Pass on the RajmargYatra mobile app allowing residents within a 20‑kilometre radius of eligible toll plazas to purchase a monthly pass for unlimited travel through that plaza.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/key-highlights-of-sikkim-state-budget/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T08:22:50+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Key Highlights of Sikkim State Budget</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T08:22:50+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/key-highlights-of-sikkim-state-budget-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Sikkim presented a Rs 19,215 crore budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on 20 July 2026, with net expenditure of Rs 18,455 crore after recoveries.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/commercial-pilot-licensing-trends-in-india/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T08:02:15+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Commercial Pilot Licensing Trends in India</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T08:02:15+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/commercial-pilot-licensing-trends-in-india-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>DGCA issued 1,331 commercial pilot licences (CPLs) in India up to 30 June 2026; this data was placed before the Rajya Sabha on 20 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/yantur-indias-indigenous-turbofan-engine/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T07:47:16+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Yantur: India&#8217;s Indigenous Turbofan Engine</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T07:47:16+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/yantur-indias-indigenous-turbofan-engine-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Paninian India Private Ltd unveiled the Yantur 4.5 kN turbofan engine programme on 20 July 2026 for indigenous propulsion of long‑range autonomous systems, including combat drones and cruise missiles.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/rbi-forex-swaps-and-external-stability/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T07:33:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>RBI Forex Swaps and External Stability</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T07:33:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rbi-forex-swaps-and-external-stability-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Reserve Bank of India’s concessional forex swap facility has attracted over USD 20.7 billion by mid‑July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/up-approves-ecogen-green-hydrogen-centre/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T07:13:36+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>UP Approves ECOGEN Green Hydrogen Centre</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T07:13:36+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/up-approves-ecogen-green-hydrogen-centre-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 20 July 2026 IIT Kanpur announced establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Innovative and Integrated Ecosystem for Green Hydrogen (ECOGEN).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-first-grid-scale-vanadium-flow-battery/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:57:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India’s First Grid-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T06:57:12+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-first-grid-scale-vanadium-flow-battery-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India has approved a 100 MWh vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system for Khavda Solar Park (Gujarat); NTPC Renewable Energy Limited awarded the contract in July 2026 for deployment in 2027 with 10 years of O&amp;M.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-digital-platform-for-aviation-safety/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:43:21+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Digital Platform for Aviation Safety</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T06:43:21+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-digital-platform-for-aviation-safety-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 21 July 2026 the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced development of a digital aviation incident reporting platform integrated with the eGCA (e‑Governance of Civil Aviation) portal for electronic submission and processing of mandatory occurrence reports.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/brics-geospatial-working-group-meeting/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:22:18+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>BRICS Geospatial Working Group Meeting</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T06:22:18+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/brics-geospatial-working-group-meeting-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>IIT Tirupati hosted the 5th BRICS Working Group on Geospatial Technologies from 20–22 July 2026 under the Department of Science &amp; Technology; delegates from BRICS and partner countries attended in hybrid mode.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/anti-abuse-rules-in-bilateral-tax-treaties/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:08:28+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Anti-Abuse Rules in Bilateral Tax Treaties</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T06:08:28+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/anti-abuse-rules-in-bilateral-tax-treaties-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 16 July 2026 India’s Ministry of Finance notified the protocol amending the DTAA with Sri Lanka.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/historic-indian-presidential-visit-to-moldova/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T05:47:33+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Historic Indian Presidential Visit to Moldova</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T05:47:33+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/historic-indian-presidential-visit-to-moldova-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>President Droupadi Murmu visited the Republic of Moldova on 20 July 2026; it was the first state visit by an Indian President to Moldova since diplomatic relations were established in 1992.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/uk-names-first-cabinet-ai-minister/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T05:28:20+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>UK Names First Cabinet AI Minister</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-21T05:28:20+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uk-names-first-cabinet-ai-minister-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 21 July 2026 the United Kingdom appointed Kanishka Narayan as Minister for Artificial Intelligence; this is the first AI ministerial role to attend the Prime Minister’s Cabinet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/keralas-one-health-snakebite-policy/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T15:09:00+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Kerala&#8217;s One Health Snakebite Policy</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T15:09:00+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/keralas-one-health-snakebite-policy-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Kerala unveiled its State Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (SAPSE) on 20 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/hamas-appoints-new-political-chief/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T14:52:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Hamas Appoints New Political Chief</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T14:52:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hamas-appoints-new-political-chief-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Khalil al-Hayya was elected head of Hamas’s political bureau on 20 July 2026 following the death of Yahya Sinwar.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/parivartan-scheme-for-ncr-vehicle-scrappage/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T14:32:47+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>PARIVARTAN Scheme for NCR Vehicle Scrappage</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T14:32:47+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/parivartan-scheme-for-ncr-vehicle-scrappage-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Delhi government approved the Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivisation of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions (PARIVARTAN) on 20 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-ratifies-wto-fisheries-subsidies-pact/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T14:04:19+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India Ratifies WTO Fisheries Subsidies Pact</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T14:04:19+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-ratifies-wto-fisheries-subsidies-pact-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 20 July 2026 India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, becoming the 123rd party.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/key-facts-2027-south-asian-games/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T13:22:36+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Key Facts: 2027 South Asian Games</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T13:22:36+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/key-facts-2027-south-asian-games-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Pakistan will host the XIV South Asian Games from 23–31 March 2027 in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad; more than 3,500 athletes from eight South Asian nations are expected to compete in 27 sports.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/locarno-film-festival-honors-james-gray/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T13:07:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Locarno Film Festival Honors James Gray</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T13:07:24+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/locarno-film-festival-honors-james-gray-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>American filmmaker James Gray will receive the Pardo alla Carriera (Honorary Career Pardo) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival; the award ceremony is set for 9 August 2026 in Piazza Grande, Locarno.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/helium-detected-on-exoplanet-lhs-1140b/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-20T12:47:23+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Helium Detected on Exoplanet LHS 1140b</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-20T12:47:23+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/helium-detected-on-exoplanet-lhs-1140b-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Astronomers detected escaping helium from the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b (48–49 light‑years; constellation Cetus) using the Magellan Clay Telescope, confirming an extended, helium‑rich upper atmosphere in a temperate orbit.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


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