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Ancient Orbicular Granite Discovered in MP

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....

 July 21, 2026

UNCLOS and West Pacific Maritime Disputes

China conducted a live-fire naval exercise on 19 July 2026 inside waters Japan claims as its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Okinotorishima. A Chinese Type 052D (Luyang III)...

 July 21, 2026

Ethanol Kiosks for Household Cooking

Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is preparing a policy for ethanol dispensing kiosks ("Ethanol ATMs") to sell sealed ethanol canisters for cooking, with a target timeline...

 July 21, 2026

World’s Largest Curd Plant in Bengal

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...

 July 21, 2026

Contactless NFC Tech for Offline UPI

The National Payments Corporation of India is developing an offline UPI feature that uses NFC tap-to-pay to enable transactions at merchant point-of-sale terminals when both the customer’s mobile...

 July 21, 2026

Indian Grandmasters Shine at Menuires Chess

The Menuires International Chess Championship (Le Break des Menuires, Savoie, France) was held 11–18 July 2026; GM S. Rohith Krishna (India) won gold and GM Raja Rithvik (India)...

 July 21, 2026

Shabdalok: India’s First Language Museum

Shabdalok, India's first immersive language museum, opened on 19 July 2026 at Belvedere House on the National Library campus in Kolkata. The museum functions under the Union Ministry...

 July 21, 2026

NHAI Launches RajmargYatra Digital Toll Pass

In July 2026 NHAI introduced a digital Local Pass on the RajmargYatra mobile app allowing residents within a 20‑kilometre radius of eligible toll plazas to purchase a monthly...

 July 21, 2026

Key Highlights of Sikkim State Budget

Sikkim presented a Rs 19,215 crore budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on 20 July 2026, with net expenditure of Rs 18,455 crore after recoveries. Budget Size...

 July 21, 2026

Commercial Pilot Licensing Trends in India

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

 July 21, 2026

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