India won five gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Bucaramanga, Colombia from 5–12 July 2026, finishing joint first with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South...
Soumya Swaminathan was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society on 10 July 2026, after being elected in May 2026. Royal Society Fellowship Established: Founded 1660;...
On 13 July 2026 Spain’s Submer Group announced a USD 2 billion (≈₹19,000 crore) investment in Madhya Pradesh to set up a semiconductor facility and a 1‑gigawatt (GW)...
ONGC completed drilling its second geothermal well, Puga-OEC-GT#03, in Puga Valley, Ladakh in July 2026 to a depth of 1,000 metres at an altitude above 14,000 feet. Puga...
The Bureau of Indian Standards published a draft Indian Standard titled "Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystem — Guidelines" in March 2026; the EED 06: WG 02 committee (formed 2023)...
India declared one-day national mourning on 13 July 2026 for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al‑Thani, former Emir of Qatar. Legal and constitutional basis Notifying authority: National mourning is...
On 12 July 2026 Ladakh approved creation of 17 new tehsils, increasing the total from 15 to 32; the reorganisation aligns every revenue village with a single tehsil...
The rhino population in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve rose to 53 after the fourth rhino census conducted between 25 and 27 June 2026, comprising 17 adult males, 25 adult...
The Election Commission of India has added a family‑linkage declaration to the online Form 6 on its ECINET portal. Applicants must state if their name, or a parent’s...
On 12 July 2026 Ahmedabad set a Guinness World Record by planting 361,000 saplings in one hour at Bhadaj, Gujarat, using the Miyawaki method over about 76,000 square...
