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The Navy received Udaygiri, the second Project 17A frigate built by Mazagon Dock. It is the 100th warship designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau.
EAM S. Jaishankar attended the 10th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the USA during his visit from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The 'Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission' was launched.
The Defence Acquisition Council approved 10 proposals worth Rs 1.05 lakh crore, including QRSAM systems and mine countermeasure vessels.
A World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) equine disease-free compartment was secured at the RVC Centre, Meerut.
India and Australia began a three-year joint research programme on undersea surveillance.
India rejoined the Unicode Consortium, the body that sets standards for digital text in world scripts.
Gujarat became the third state in India where the number of demat investors crossed 1 crore.
Bengaluru City University was renamed Dr. Manmohan Singh City University in honour of the former Prime Minister.
3I/ATLAS was confirmed as the third known interstellar object seen in our solar system.
During his five-nation tour from July 2-9, 2025, PM Modi received the 'Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana' and the 'Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago'. His visit to Argentina was the first by an Indian PM in 57 years.
Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament in Zagreb. World champion D. Gukesh finished third.
Hnahthial district in Mizoram topped NITI Aayog's North Eastern Region District SDG Index with a score of 81.43.
The Navy received Nistar, its first indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel. The 118-metre, about 10,000-tonne ship has about 75% indigenous content.
India finished second with 9 medals at the Asian Para Archery Championships held in Beijing from July 2-7, 2025.
The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 assessed 21.15 lakh students. Punjab was the top-performing state.
Seven new products were added to the e-NAM online farm produce platform, taking the total to 238.
Incentives of up to Rs 9.6 lakh per truck were announced under the PM E-DRIVE scheme to promote electric trucks.
The World Travel and Tourism Council ranked India 8th globally with a tourism economy of USD 231.6 billion.
Content creator and actor Prajakta Koli was the only Indian on the TIME100 Creators list.
ISRO carried out hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.
Nvidia became the first listed company to reach a market capitalisation of USD 4 trillion.
Priya Nair was appointed the first woman MD and CEO of Hindustan Unilever from August 1, 2025.
Mumbai's Carnac Bridge was renamed 'Sindoor Bridge' in honour of Operation Sindoor.
India took part for the first time in the multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, held from July 13 to August 4, 2025 with 19 nations.
The Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile was successfully test-fired from a Su-30 MKI off Chandipur, Odisha. The missile has a range of over 100 km.
CPI retail inflation fell to 2.10% in June 2025, a 75-month low. WPI inflation was -0.13%.
Sonali Mishra became the first woman Director General of the Railway Protection Force.
Harikrishnan A. Ra became India's 87th chess Grandmaster.
The 2.25 km Sigandur Bridge in Shivamogga district, Karnataka was opened. Built at Rs 472 crore, it is India's second longest cable-stayed bridge.
India's first Aqua Tech Park was set up at Sonapur in Assam.
The Indian Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard held the exercise 'Jaa Mata' off Chennai.
The Cabinet allowed NLCIL to invest up to Rs 7,000 crore and NTPC to invest up to Rs 20,000 crore in its subsidiary NGEL.
Yulia Svyrydenko was appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Lungphun Ropui in Mizoram was declared a Monument of National Importance.
Switzerland ratified the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the EFTA bloc, which involves USD 100 billion in investment over 15 years. The agreement came into force in October 2025.
A green hydrogen plant was set up at the IOCL refinery in Panipat with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year.
The World Bank's Global Findex 2025 showed that 89% of Indian adults had a financial account in 2024.
Senegal was validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma, becoming the 25th country to do so.
NSDL Payments Bank was granted scheduled bank status by the RBI.
Levon Aronian won the Las Vegas Grand Slam chess tournament.
Twenty-four awards were announced to recognise excellence in handlooms.
The RBI Financial Inclusion Index stood at 67 for FY25.
India achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol.
The Asian Development Bank forecast India's growth at 6.5% for FY26.
DRDO successfully tested the ULPGM-V3, an upgraded laser-guided missile, at NOAR in Kurnool.
Amit Shah unveiled the National Cooperative Policy 2025, which aims to triple the cooperative sector's contribution to GDP by 2034.
The USA announced it will withdraw from UNESCO with effect from December 31, 2026.
A hydrogen fuel cell coach was tested at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
India set up a COP-33 cell to prepare for hosting the UN climate summit in 2028.
Bharat Electronics Limited received a defence contract worth Rs 2,000 crore for air defence fire control radars.
During his Tamil Nadu visit on July 26-27, 2025, PM Modi released a Rs 1,000 commemorative coin honouring Rajendra Chola I and launched projects worth about Rs 4,800 crore.
The 14th edition of the India-Singapore army exercise Bold Kurukshetra was held at Jodhpur from July 27 to August 4, 2025.
The Gyan Bharatam Mission was announced to digitise India's ancient manuscripts and create a national digital repository.
On its foundation day, the Ministry of Earth Sciences unveiled the Bharat Forecast System. India also operates 41 Doppler weather radars.
The UN's SOFI 2025 report said about 673 million people faced hunger.
The IMF raised India's FY26 growth forecast to 6.4%.
The RBI Digital Payments Index rose to 493.22 in March 2025.
Sanjay Singhal was appointed Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal, effective September 1.
Maharashtra declared August 7 as Sustainable Agriculture Day.
The 32nd edition of the India-Singapore naval exercise SIMBEX was conducted.
Fortune released the 71st edition of its Global 500 list in July 2025. Walmart topped the list for the 12th consecutive year, while Reliance Industries was ranked 88th.
Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council announced the formation of an interim-union government and appointed U Nyo Saw as its 13th Prime Minister.
The Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme with a budget of Rs 2 lakh crore. It aims to create over 3.5 crore jobs between August 1, 2025 and July 31, 2027.
The Cabinet approved the National Sports Policy 2025, also called Khelo Bharat Niti 2025. It replaces the National Sports Policy of 2001 and targets the 2036 Olympics.
The Cabinet approved the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore.
The frigate INS Tamal (F71) was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia on July 1, 2025. The 3,900-tonne ship is the eighth of Project 1135.6.
Kesavan Ramachandran was appointed Executive Director of the RBI and will look after the Department of Regulation.
Union Minister C.R. Patil launched C-FLOOD, which gives village-level flood forecasts two days in advance. It was developed by C-DAC and the Central Water Commission.
A NITI Aayog report said India is the world's sixth largest chemical producer. It projected the sector could reach USD 1 trillion by 2040.
Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia became the first woman to join the Indian Navy's fighter stream and received the 'Wings of Gold' at INS Dega on July 3, 2025.
C-DOT launched the SAKSHAM-3000 core router with a capacity of 25.6 terabits per second.
Vision documents for the copper and aluminium sectors were released in Hyderabad on July 4, 2025, along with the RECLAIM framework.
The International Day of Cooperatives was observed on July 5, 2025 with the theme 'Cooperatives: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions for a Better World'.
Colombia and Uzbekistan became members of the BRICS-led New Development Bank, taking its membership to 11. The NDB is headed by Dilma Rousseff.
The 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 6-7, 2025. Indonesia took part as the first Southeast Asian member of BRICS.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the National Biobank at CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi on July 6, 2025. It will collect health data from 10,000 people across India.
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was elected Suriname's first woman President on July 6, 2025.
Lando Norris won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 6, 2025, McLaren's first win there since 2008.
July 6 was observed as World Rural Development Day with the theme 'Rural Empowerment - Global Impact'. It marks the founding of CIRDAP on July 6, 1979.
Sanjog Gupta was appointed the seventh CEO of the International Cricket Council on July 7, 2025.
Andhra Pradesh approved the Amaravati Quantum Valley Declaration, a state initiative to build a quantum technology hub at Amaravati.
India won 11 medals, including 3 gold, at the World Boxing Cup held in Astana, Kazakhstan from June 30 to July 7, 2025.
Bulgaria was cleared to adopt the euro from January 1, 2026, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone.
The Indian Navy and Bharat Electronics Limited signed a contract for a National Maritime Domain Awareness project on July 8, 2025.
Arthunkal Police Station in Kerala became the first police station in India to receive ISO 9001:2015 certification.
World Population Day was observed on July 11, 2025 with the theme 'Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world'.
UNESCO inscribed the 'Maratha Military Landscapes' as India's 44th World Heritage Site at the 47th World Heritage Committee session held in Paris from July 6-16, 2025. The session added 26 new sites.
Jannik Sinner of Italy won the men's singles and Iga Swiatek of Poland won the women's singles at the 138th Wimbledon Championships.
On July 14, 2025, Ashim Kumar Ghosh was appointed Governor of Haryana, Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Governor of Goa, and Kavinder Gupta Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, pilot of the Axiom Mission 4, returned to Earth with a splashdown off San Diego on July 15, 2025. He became the first member of India's astronaut corps to fly in space and visit the ISS.
The BIMSTEC Ports Conclave was held in Visakhapatnam on July 14-15, 2025.
In the QS Best Student Cities 2026 ranking, Seoul was ranked first and Mumbai was placed 98th.
R. Doraiswamy was appointed MD and CEO of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Manohar Lal Khattar launched the ADEETIE scheme at Panipat with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore.
The Cabinet approved the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana with an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore a year for six years from 2025-26 to 2031-32. It will cover 100 agricultural districts by bringing together 36 existing schemes.
Gujarat launched India's first Tribal Genome Sequencing Project, covering 2,000 people from tribal communities.
The University of Southampton opened its Gurugram campus, the first full campus of a foreign university in India.
The Army successfully fired the Akash Prime air defence missile at over 4,500 metres in Ladakh on July 16, 2025.
In the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 results, Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai and Vijayawada were placed in the new Super Swachh League for cities with over 10 lakh population. Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Lucknow won the Swachh Shehar awards in the same population group.
Nitin Gupta was appointed chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority for three years.
Nelson Mandela International Day was observed on July 18, 2025.
BIS made hallmarking mandatory for 9-carat gold jewellery.
The Kashi Declaration was adopted at the Youth Spiritual Summit held in Varanasi on July 19, 2025.
GRSE launched Ajay, the eighth and last Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft for the Navy, on July 21, 2025.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on July 21, 2025. He was the 14th Vice President and the third to resign before completing the term.
V.S. Achuthanandan, Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011, died on July 21, 2025 at the age of 101.
The Army received three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at Hindon on July 22, 2025. They will serve with the 451 Army Aviation squadron at Jodhpur.
Over 6 crore people were screened under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission, as reported on July 22, 2025.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell announced his retirement from international cricket.
India was ranked 77th in the Henley Passport Index. Singapore was first.
National Broadcasting Day was observed on July 23, 2025.
Samudra Prachet, the Indian Coast Guard's second pollution control vessel, was launched at Goa Shipyard Limited on July 23, 2025.
Ajay Seth was appointed Chairman of IRDAI.
The 166th Income Tax Day was observed on July 24, 2025. Income tax was introduced in India in 1860 by Sir James Wilson. The department unveiled its mascot 'Madhukar'.
India and the UK signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 24, 2025 during PM Modi's UK visit (July 23-24). It was signed by Piyush Goyal and Jonathan Reynolds. The aim is to double trade to USD 112 billion by 2030. The two sides also launched 'India-UK Vision 2035'.
Justin Nsengiyumva was appointed Prime Minister of Rwanda.
The Indian Olympic Association ratified Raghuram Iyer's appointment as its Chief Executive Officer.
World Drowning Prevention Day was observed on July 25, 2025 with the theme 'Your Story Can Save a Life'.
President Droupadi Murmu, India's 15th President, completed three years in office on July 25, 2025.
PM Modi visited the Maldives on July 25-26, 2025 and attended its 60th Independence Day celebrations. India extended a Line of Credit of Rs 4,850 crore and signed six MoUs. The visit marked 60 years of diplomatic ties, established in 1965.
Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, 2025 marked the 26th anniversary of India's victory in the 1999 Kargil War.
CRPF marked its 87th Foundation Day on July 27, 2025. It was raised on July 27, 1939 at Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.
World Hepatitis Day was observed on July 28, 2025 with the theme 'Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down'.
Divya Deshmukh became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, beating Koneru Humpy 1.5-0.5 in the rapid tiebreak in Batumi, Georgia.
DRDO successfully tested the Pralay missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on July 28-29, 2025. It has a range of 150 to 500 km.
International Tiger Day was observed on July 29, 2025. It was started in 2010 at the St Petersburg Tiger Summit attended by 13 tiger range countries. The 2025 edition was the 15th.
The Indian Coast Guard launched ICGS Atal, the sixth fast patrol vessel, on July 29, 2025.
The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was observed on July 30, 2025.
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite was launched on GSLV-F16 on July 30, 2025.
Indian Railways commissioned the Kavach 4.0 train protection system on the Mathura-Kota section on July 30, 2025.
The Indian Navy took part in the 32nd edition of the India-Singapore naval exercise SIMBEX, held in Singapore on July 30, 2025.
Google announced plans on July 30, 2025 for a USD 6 billion, 1 GW data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is Google's first data centre investment in India.
World Ranger Day was observed on July 31, 2025 to honour forest and wildlife rangers.
The Cabinet approved an outlay of Rs 6,520 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana on July 31, 2025.
The Cabinet approved railway projects worth Rs 11,169 crore on July 31, 2025.
GRSE delivered Himgiri, a Project 17A stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy on July 31, 2025.
The Cabinet approved a grant of Rs 2,000 crore to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) on July 31, 2025.
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