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    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/aviation-mro-ecosystem-in-india/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T11:07:27+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Aviation MRO Ecosystem in India</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T11:07:27+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/aviation-mro-ecosystem-in-india-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 28 July 2026 GMR Aero Technic signed a licence agreement with Honeywell Aerospace to provide MRO for seven Honeywell Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) fitted on CFM International LEAP engines at its Hyderabad facility.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-precision-oncology-centre-in-amaravati/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T10:52:17+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Precision Oncology Centre in Amaravati</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T10:52:17+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-precision-oncology-centre-in-amaravati-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>AstraZeneca India announced an Integrated Genomic Solutions Centre in Amaravati on 28 July 2026 as part of India’s first Integrated Precision Oncology programme for genomic research in cancer diagnosis and therapy.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/parbhani-mudkhed-railway-traction-upgrade-project/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T10:07:34+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Parbhani-Mudkhed Railway Traction Upgrade Project</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T10:07:34+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/parbhani-mudkhed-railway-traction-upgrade-project-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 28 July 2026 Indian Railways approved a ₹163 crore project to upgrade the electric traction on the Parbhani–Mudkhed double line (164 track km) in Nanded Division, South Central Railway.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/superconducting-fusion-magnet-tested-in-china/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T09:42:25+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Superconducting Fusion Magnet Tested in China</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T09:42:25+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/superconducting-fusion-magnet-tested-in-china-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 27 June 2026 China completed expert acceptance and full‑parameter testing of two domestically developed superconducting magnets at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Hefei, Anhui).</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ai-weather-stations-for-precision-farming/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T09:22:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>AI Weather Stations for Precision Farming</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T09:22:35+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-weather-stations-for-precision-farming-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Kerala began deploying ANNAM.AI smart weather stations on 28 July 2026 under its 100‑day action plan for climate‑smart agriculture.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gender-reforms-in-indian-coast-guard/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T09:04:47+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gender Reforms in Indian Coast Guard</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T09:04:47+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gender-reforms-in-indian-coast-guard-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 28 July 2026, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh announced two policy reforms for the Indian Coast Guard at Kartavya Bhavan‑2, New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and DG ICG Paramesh Sivamani.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/valluri-ajaya-babu-secures-cwg-silver/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T08:37:46+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Valluri Ajaya Babu Secures CWG Silver</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T08:37:46+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/valluri-ajaya-babu-secures-cwg-silver-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver in the men’s 79 kg weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on 27 July 2026, lifting a total of 330 kg (149 kg snatch, 181 kg clean and jerk).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-polypore-fungus-discovered-in-maharashtra/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T08:22:07+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Polypore Fungus Discovered in Maharashtra</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T08:22:07+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-polypore-fungus-discovered-in-maharashtra-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>A new polypore fungus, Microporellus kolhapurensis, was recorded on rotting wood in Bhudargad taluka (Bediv–Ajra border), Kolhapur district on 27 July 2026.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-trial-of-polymer-banknotes/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T08:02:32+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India’s Trial of Polymer Banknotes</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T08:02:32+00:00</lastmod>

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        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-trial-of-polymer-banknotes-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The government approved on 27 July 2026 the RBI proposal to issue one billion polymer ₹10 and one billion polymer ₹20 notes each for field trials; the proposal was placed under Section 25 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 after RBI Central Board recommendation.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-historic-cwg-para-athletics-gold/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T07:47:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India&#8217;s Historic CWG Para Athletics Gold</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T07:47:35+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-historic-cwg-para-athletics-gold-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Sharmila Dhankar won gold in the women’s F57 shot put at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on 27 July 2026 with a season-best throw of 9.81 metres; the result ended India’s 20-year gap for a para athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games (previous para athletics medal in 2006).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/sarvesh-kushare-historic-cwg-silver-medal/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T07:32:23+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Sarvesh Kushare: Historic CWG Silver Medal</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T07:32:23+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sarvesh-kushare-historic-cwg-silver-medal-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Sarvesh Kushare won the silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on 27 July 2026 at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, clearing 2.25 metre and finishing behind Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford on countback.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gyaneshwari-yadav-clinches-cwg-silver/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T07:17:18+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gyaneshwari Yadav Clinches CWG Silver</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T07:17:18+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gyaneshwari-yadav-clinches-cwg-silver-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Indian weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women’s 53 kg at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on 27 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/india-china-nathu-la-trade-resumes/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T07:03:17+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India-China Nathu La Trade Resumes</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T07:03:17+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/india-china-nathu-la-trade-resumes-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India and China will resume border trade through Nathu La Pass (East Sikkim) from 1 August 2026 after a suspension from 2020.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/bihar-launches-new-comfed-dairy-plant/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T06:47:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Bihar Launches New COMFED Dairy Plant</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T06:47:12+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bihar-launches-new-comfed-dairy-plant-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>A 20 Metric Tonne Per Day (MTPD) curd and lassi processing plant was commissioned at the Biharsharif Dairy Project, Nalanda (Bihar) on 27 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/telanganas-new-electronic-family-register/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T06:32:34+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Telangana’s New Electronic Family Register</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T06:32:34+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/telanganas-new-electronic-family-register-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Telangana issued G.O.Ms.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indigenous-microprocessors-for-space-missions/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T06:31:05+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indigenous Microprocessors for Space Missions</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T06:31:05+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indigenous-microprocessors-for-space-missions-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>India announced on 27 July 2026 that domestically produced semiconductors will be used in space launch vehicles, following consultations after the private Vikram‑1 orbital flight.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/revised-pucc-validity-for-bs-vi-vehicles/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T06:07:18+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Revised PUCC Validity for BS-VI Vehicles</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T06:07:18+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/revised-pucc-validity-for-bs-vi-vehicles-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 27 July 2026 the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a draft notification under the PUCC 3.0 plan proposing revised Pollution Under Control Certificate validity for BS‑VI vehicles.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/hub-and-spoke-model-in-indian-aviation/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T05:53:53+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Hub-and-Spoke Model in Indian Aviation</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T05:53:53+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hub-and-spoke-model-in-indian-aviation-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Central Government is implementing a Hub‑and‑Spoke civil aviation network of 44 airports (4 hubs and 40 spokes) to link Tier‑II and Tier‑III cities with international routes via major hubs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/bihars-kosi-mechi-river-link-project/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T05:32:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Bihar’s Kosi-Mechi River Link Project</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T05:32:12+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bihars-kosi-mechi-river-link-project-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Union government approved the Kosi‑Mechi intra‑state link under PMKSY‑AIBP with a balance cost of Rs 6,143.22 crore and a target completion date of March 2029.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/boosting-maritime-manufacturing-in-gujarat/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T05:13:11+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Boosting Maritime Manufacturing in Gujarat</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T05:13:11+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/boosting-maritime-manufacturing-in-gujarat-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Gujarat launched the Gujarat Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Policy 2026 on 27 July 2026 to develop maritime manufacturing.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/maharashtra-leads-in-rkvy-implementation/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-28T04:53:12+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Maharashtra Leads in RKVY Implementation</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-28T04:53:12+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maharashtra-leads-in-rkvy-implementation-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Maharashtra became the first State to qualify for the second instalment under RKVY after utilising about Rs 260 crore of the Rs 335 crore released in the first instalment, exceeding the 75% utilisation benchmark.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/the-science-behind-pyrocumulonimbus-clouds/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T18:27:21+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>The Science Behind Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T18:27:21+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/the-science-behind-pyrocumulonimbus-clouds-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>A pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) formed over a wildfire near Saumos in Gironde, France on 24 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indian-shooters-shine-at-issf-cup/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T11:13:16+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indian Shooters Shine at ISSF Cup</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T11:13:16+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indian-shooters-shine-at-issf-cup-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Esha Singh won the women’s 25m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, on 27 July 2026; Manu Bhaker took bronze and India finished with three medals at the meet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/strengthening-laws-against-exam-paper-leaks/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T10:54:00+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Strengthening Laws Against Exam Paper Leaks</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T10:54:00+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/strengthening-laws-against-exam-paper-leaks-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha recently.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/conservation-of-indias-malvi-camel-breed/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T10:32:21+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Conservation of India&#8217;s Malvi Camel Breed</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T10:32:21+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/conservation-of-indias-malvi-camel-breed-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>As of 27 July 2026 the Malvi camel, one of nine recognised camel breeds in India, has been classified as endangered; the 2019 livestock census and subsequent surveys put the surviving population at 102 animals.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/gomti-river-yields-new-shrimp-species/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T09:57:28+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Gomti River Yields New Shrimp Species</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T09:57:28+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gomti-river-yields-new-shrimp-species-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>A new freshwater shrimp, Caridina sharmai, was described from the upper reaches of the Gomti River in Lucknow on 27 July 2026.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/conserving-madurais-centenarian-banyan-tree/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T09:42:23+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Conserving Madurai’s Centenarian Banyan Tree</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T09:42:23+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/conserving-madurais-centenarian-banyan-tree-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Madurai marked the 107th birthday of a banyan tree in Meenakshipuram on 27 July 2026; the tree stands near Sellur‑Kulamangalam road close to the Sellur tank and is described as the last surviving centenarian in its immediate locality.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/tackling-cyber-fraud-through-e-zero-firs/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T09:28:54+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Tackling Cyber Fraud Through E-Zero FIRs</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T09:28:54+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tackling-cyber-fraud-through-e-zero-firs-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Gujarat launched the Cyber Financial Fraud e‑Zero FIR service in Gandhinagar on 27 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/reforming-indias-agricultural-fertiliser-sector/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T09:09:59+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Reforming India’s Agricultural Fertiliser Sector</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T09:09:59+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/reforming-indias-agricultural-fertiliser-sector-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 23 July 2026 the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare approved manufacture and agricultural use of anhydrous ammonia for a three‑year period to reduce dependence on imported urea.</image:caption>
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<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/history-and-role-of-the-crpf/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T08:47:48+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>History and Role of the CRPF</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T08:47:48+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/history-and-role-of-the-crpf-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>CRPF Raising Day 2026 was observed on 27 July 2026 marking the 88th anniversary of the force established on 27 July 1939 as the Crown Representative’s Police and reconstituted under the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/nasas-praxis-saturn-ring-sampling-mission/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T08:32:28+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>NASA&#8217;s PRAXIS Saturn Ring Sampling Mission</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T08:32:28+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nasas-praxis-saturn-ring-sampling-mission-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>NASA proposed the PRAXIS mission on 26 July 2026 to collect and analyse in-situ particles from Saturn’s rings.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/rewilding-the-great-indian-bustard/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T08:12:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Rewilding the Great Indian Bustard</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T08:12:24+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rewilding-the-great-indian-bustard-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Three Great Indian Bustard chicks (R9, R10, R11 — two males, one female), aged about one month, were placed on 26 July 2026 into a rewilding tunnel at the Godawan Conservation Centre, Ramdevra, Jaisalmer.</image:caption>
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</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/veteran-uttarakhand-politician-passes-away/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T07:57:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Veteran Uttarakhand Politician Passes Away</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T07:57:35+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/veteran-uttarakhand-politician-passes-away-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Former Uttarakhand minister Hira Singh Bisht died on 26 July 2026 in Dehradun at age 85 while undergoing treatment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/keralas-foss-based-digital-square-initiative/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T06:52:30+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Kerala’s FOSS-Based Digital Square Initiative</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T06:52:30+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/keralas-foss-based-digital-square-initiative-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Kerala launched the Digital Square education initiative on 26 July 2026 to integrate FOSS‑based digital learning for lower and upper primary government schools; implementation is by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-entries-to-unesco-heritage-list/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T06:37:24+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Entries to UNESCO Heritage List</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T06:37:24+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-entries-to-unesco-heritage-list-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>UNESCO added Mount Olympus (Greece) and the D‑Day Landing Beaches (Normandy, France) to the World Heritage List on 26 July 2026 at the 48th session in Busan, South Korea.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ins-sudarshini-and-lokayan-26-expedition/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T06:22:29+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>INS Sudarshini and Lokayan 26 Expedition</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T06:22:29+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ins-sudarshini-and-lokayan-26-expedition-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>INS Sudarshini departed Boston on 26 July 2026 for Ponta Delgada (Azores, Portugal) as part of the transoceanic Lokayan 26 expedition that began from Kochi on 20 January 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-india-nepal-cross-border-currency-norms/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T06:07:34+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New India-Nepal Cross-Border Currency Norms</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T06:07:34+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-india-nepal-cross-border-currency-norms-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Nepal Rastra Bank on 23 July 2026 permitted Indian and Nepalese citizens to carry Indian ₹200 and ₹500 notes across the India–Nepal border under specified conditions.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indias-historic-world-junior-squash-victory/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T05:53:34+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>India&#8217;s Historic World Junior Squash Victory</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T05:53:34+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/indias-historic-world-junior-squash-victory-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Anahat Singh won the World Junior Squash Championships women’s singles title on 25 July 2026 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, becoming the first Indian to win any category at the event.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/insat-3dr-meteorological-satellite-features/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T05:37:13+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>INSAT-3DR Meteorological Satellite Features</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T05:37:13+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/insat-3dr-meteorological-satellite-features-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>INSAT-3DR is an Indian meteorological satellite launched on 8 September 2016 by GSLV-F05.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/ai-holobox-debuts-at-pm-museum/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T05:23:35+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>AI Holobox Debuts at PM Museum</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T05:23:35+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-holobox-debuts-at-pm-museum-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>On 26 July 2026 the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi unveiled an AI Holobox featuring a hyper‑realistic 3D avatar of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/indian-weightlifters-shine-at-cwg-2026/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T05:07:01+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Indian Weightlifters Shine at CWG 2026</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T05:07:01+00:00</lastmod>

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

                <image:caption>At the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow (23 July–2 August 2026), Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women’s 48 kg and Rishikanta Singh won silver in the men’s 60 kg on 26 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/reforming-indias-public-examination-system/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-27T04:48:34+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Reforming India&#8217;s Public Examination System</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-27T04:48:34+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/reforming-indias-public-examination-system-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Prime Minister announced a high‑powered, multidisciplinary task force on examination reforms on 26 July 2026 to review and redesign the National Testing Agency (NTA) system.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/new-union-education-minister-appointed/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-26T16:47:15+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>New Union Education Minister Appointed</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-26T16:47:15+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/new-union-education-minister-appointed-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Pralhad Joshi was appointed Union Education Minister on 25 July 2026 and took charge at Kartavya Bhavan on 26 July 2026.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


<url>
    <loc>https://iaspoint.com/sarnath-named-45th-unesco-heritage-site/</loc>

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

        <news:publication_date>2026-07-26T16:27:13+00:00</news:publication_date>

        <news:title>Sarnath Named 45th UNESCO Heritage Site</news:title>
    </news:news>

    <lastmod>2026-07-26T16:27:13+00:00</lastmod>

    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sarnath-named-45th-unesco-heritage-site-featured.png</image:loc>

                <image:caption>Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026 at the 48th session in Busan, becoming India’s 45th World Heritage Site and Uttar Pradesh’s fourth.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
</url>


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