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    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/rule-267-and-parliamentary-accountability/</loc>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>IASPOINT</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T10:43:42+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Rule 267 and Parliamentary Accountability</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T10:43:42+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rule-267-and-parliamentary-accountability-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Recently the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha submitted multiple notices under Rule 267 seeking immediate discussion on the alleged NEET‑UG 2026 paper leak, police action against student protesters and calls for the Education Minister’s resignation.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/boost-for-indias-airborne-surveillance-fleet/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:52:03+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Boost for India&#8217;s Airborne Surveillance Fleet</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T09:52:03+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/boost-for-indias-airborne-surveillance-fleet-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>DRDO signed two contracts on 22 July 2026 for the AEW&amp;C Mk‑II programme, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in July 2025 with an outlay of Rs 19,000 crore, to expand the Indian Air Force&#039;s airborne surveillance fleet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/tn-expands-kamarajar-breakfast-scheme/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:37:15+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>TN Expands Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T09:37:15+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tn-expands-kamarajar-breakfast-scheme-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Tamil Nadu renamed the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme as the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme on 22 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-ceo-appointed-for-niti-aayog/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:22:17+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New CEO Appointed for NITI Aayog</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T09:22:17+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-ceo-appointed-for-niti-aayog-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 Anurag Jain was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog for a period of two years; the appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-secures-first-cwg-2026-medal/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T09:07:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India Secures First CWG 2026 Medal</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T09:07:24+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-secures-first-cwg-2026-medal-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Lovlina Borgohain secured India’s first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on 23 July 2026 by receiving a bye into the women’s 75 kg semifinals, thus guaranteeing at least a bronze medallist position.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gravity-1-worlds-strongest-solid-fuel-rocket/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:47:18+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gravity-1: World’s Strongest Solid-Fuel Rocket</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T08:47:18+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gravity-1-worlds-strongest-solid-fuel-rocket-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 China launched the Gravity‑1 solid‑fuel carrier rocket from a maritime platform in the East China Sea, inserting nine satellites into their designated orbits.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gujarats-samras-vidyasetu-education-campaign/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:33:11+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gujarat’s Samras Vidyasetu Education Campaign</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T08:33:11+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gujarats-samras-vidyasetu-education-campaign-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Gujarat launched the Samras Vidyasetu Mega Campaign on 22 July 2026 to re-enrol over 80,000 children who dropped out from classes 1–12.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indian-american-wins-us-congressional-primary/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:17:06+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indian-American Wins US Congressional Primary</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T08:17:06+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-american-wins-us-congressional-primary-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Indian-American emergency physician Amish Shah won the Democratic nomination for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District on 21 July 2026 and will contest the U.S.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/president-murmus-landmark-north-macedonia-visit/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:03:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>President Murmu’s Landmark North Macedonia Visit</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T08:03:35+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/president-murmus-landmark-north-macedonia-visit-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>President Droupadi Murmu undertook a two‑day state visit to North Macedonia (21–22 July 2026), the first visit by an Indian head of state; on 22 July she and the North Macedonian President jointly unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the Museum of the City of Skopje.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/agniveer-reservation-in-chhattisgarh-state-services/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T07:47:27+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Agniveer Reservation in Chhattisgarh State Services</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T07:47:27+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/agniveer-reservation-in-chhattisgarh-state-services-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Chhattisgarh approved 10% reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment to selected Class-III state posts on 22 July 2026 under the Chhattisgarh Reservation of Vacancies in Class-III Civil Services for Agniveer Soldiers Rules, 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-push-for-open-source-chip-design/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T07:32:13+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India’s Push for Open-Source Chip Design</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T07:32:13+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-push-for-open-source-chip-design-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>IIT Madras will host the 3rd Digital India RISC‑V (DIR‑V) Symposium on 1–2 August 2026 at the IIT Madras Research Park, organised by MeitY and RISC‑V International.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/decentralised-climate-resilience-killai-model/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T07:14:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Decentralised Climate Resilience: Killai Model</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T07:14:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/decentralised-climate-resilience-killai-model-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Killai in Cuddalore district became Tamil Nadu’s first fully operational Climate Resilient Village on 22 July 2026 under the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/rajasthans-mukhyamantri-yuva-suyog-initiative/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:57:10+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Rajasthan&#8217;s Mukhyamantri Yuva Suyog Initiative</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T06:57:10+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rajasthans-mukhyamantri-yuva-suyog-initiative-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Rajasthan launched the Mukhyamantri Yuva Suyog platform in July 2026 from the Chief Minister’s official residence in Jaipur.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/green-transition-in-indian-railways/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:43:09+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Green Transition in Indian Railways</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T06:43:09+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/green-transition-in-indian-railways-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>As of 22 July 2026 Indian Railways has achieved 99.6% electrification of its broad‑gauge network, making it the world’s second‑most electrified large railway system.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/hal-safran-deal-for-leap-engines/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:22:16+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>HAL-Safran Deal For LEAP Engines</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T06:22:16+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hal-safran-deal-for-leap-engines-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 22 July 2026 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Aircraft Engines signed a long‑term agreement for production and supply of turbine ring forgings in superalloys for the CFM LEAP engine programme; manufacture will take place at HAL’s Ring Rolling facility, Foundry &amp; Forge Division, Bengaluru.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/policy-reforms-for-indias-child-nutrition/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:09:00+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Policy Reforms for India&#8217;s Child Nutrition</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T06:09:00+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/policy-reforms-for-indias-child-nutrition-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The ICMR‑NIN‑led Let’s Fix Our Food Consortium released &quot;Priority Policy Actions to Promote Healthier Diets and Food Environments for Children and Adolescents in India&quot; on 22 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/strengthening-academic-ties-within-brics/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T05:53:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Strengthening Academic Ties Within BRICS</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:53:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/strengthening-academic-ties-within-brics-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India recently hosted the BRICS Network University (BRICS NU) International Governing Board meeting virtually on 21 July 2026, after convening a conference on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems on 20 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/jharkhands-first-film-and-television-institute/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T05:38:17+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Jharkhand’s First Film and Television Institute</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:38:17+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jharkhands-first-film-and-television-institute-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Jharkhand Film Development Corporation Limited signed a MoU with the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute on 22 July 2026 to establish the Jharkhand Film and Television Institute, to begin operations from Suchna Bhawan in Ranchi as the state’s first dedicated film and television training centre.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/blockchain-reforms-in-land-administration/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T05:17:58+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Blockchain Reforms in Land Administration</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:17:58+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/blockchain-reforms-in-land-administration-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Andhra Pradesh launched the Mee Bhoomi–Blockchain pilot on 23 July 2026 to modernise land record management.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-panama-digital-and-maritime-cooperation/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T04:58:56+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India-Panama Digital and Maritime Cooperation</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-23T04:58:56+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-panama-digital-and-maritime-cooperation-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Panama&#039;s Minister for Foreign Affairs visited India from 19–23 July 2026 for high‑level talks with External Affairs Minister Dr.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


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

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

        <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>

    <image:image>
        <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>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-nepal-direct-rail-cargo-route/</loc>

    <news:news>
        <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>

    <image:image>
        <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>
</url>


<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>

    <image:image>
        <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>
</url>


<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>

    <image:image>
        <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>

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

        <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>

    <image:image>
        <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>
            </image:image>
</url>


<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>
            </image:image>
</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>

    <image:image>
        <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>

    <image:image>
        <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>


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