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Ports & Airports

Kamarajar Port Limited Becomes India's Second Major Port with 18-Metre Draft

9 Jul 2026

• Kamarajar Port Location: Coromandel Coast, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Alternative Name: Ennore Port
• Key Feature: First corporatised major port in India which is a public company

CEO / MD

RBI Approves Mahesh Muralidhar Pai as Managing Director and CEO of South Indian Bank

9 Jul 2026

• South Indian Bank Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala
• South Indian Bank Founded: 1929
• South Indian Bank Chairman: Jose Joseph Kattoor

RBI

RBI Announces Key Enhancements to Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) 2026

9 Jul 2026

• Effective Date of Revisions: July 1, 2026
• Ombudsman Appointment Term: 3 Years

Space Missions

GalaxEye's Mission Drishti, World's First OptoSAR Satellite, Suffers Solar Storm Anomaly

8 Jul 2026

• GalaxEye Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
• OptoSAR combines: Electro-Optical (EO) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Records

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Shatters Sachin Tendulkar's Record to Become India's Youngest International Cricketer

8 Jul 2026

• Youngest international cricketer in history: Hasan Raza (Pakistan, 14 years 227 days)
• Youngest T20I debutant globally: Marian Gherasim (Romania, 14 years 16 days in 2020)

International Summits

36th NATO Summit Concludes in Ankara, Türkiye

8 Jul 2026

• NATO Established: 4 April 1949
• NATO Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
• NATO 32nd Member State: Sweden
• NATO Secretary General: Mark Rutte

Defence Agreements

Indonesia Partners with India to Acquire BrahMos and Astra Missiles

8 Jul 2026

• BrahMos Aerospace: Joint Venture between India (DRDO) and Russia (NPO Mashinostroyeniya)
• BrahMos Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana

Global Reports

India's FDI Inflows Surged by 44% to $39 Billion in 2025, Reports UNCTAD

8 Jul 2026

• UNCTAD stands for: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• UNCTAD Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• UNCTAD Established: 1964

SBI

SBI to Acquire 10% Stake in RMBS Development Company (RDCL) from National Housing Bank

8 Jul 2026

• State Bank of India Chairman: Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
• SBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• SBI Founded: 1 July 1955

State Schemes

Delhi Government Announces Rs 8,300 Crore 'Clean Air, Healthy Delhi' Initiative to Combat Pollution

8 Jul 2026

• Chief Minister of Delhi: Rekha Gupta
• World Bank Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• World Bank President: Ajay Banga

Banking Affairs

RBI Approves N S Vishwanathan's Re-appointment as Axis Bank Non-Executive Chairman

8 Jul 2026

• Axis Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Axis Bank MD & CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry
• Axis Bank Founded: 3 December 1993 (formerly UTI Bank)

Space Missions

Cosmoserve Space to Test Space Debris Removal Technology with Mission Embrace

7 Jul 2026

• Skyroot Aerospace Headquarters: Hyderabad
• Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) location: Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
• ISRO Chairman: S. Somanath

Defence Agreements

India and Japan Enter Milestone Co-Development Pact for UNICORN Naval Mast System

7 Jul 2026

• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Headquarters: Bengaluru
• BEL established: 1954
• Japan Capital: Tokyo, Currency: Yen

National Awards

ICMR-MINDS Platform Secures Gold at National e-Governance Awards 2026

7 Jul 2026

• ICMR Headquarters: New Delhi
• ICMR Director General: Dr. Rajiv Bahl
• Department presenting the awards: Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

International Collaborations

Adani Group and UAE's IRH Partner for Rs 1.08 Lakh Crore Greenfield Aluminium Project in Odisha

7 Jul 2026

• Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Odisha Chief Minister: Mohan Charan Majhi
• International Resources Holding (IRH) Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Stake Sales

Government Announces Plan to Divest Up to 5.04% Stake in Cochin Shipyard Limited

7 Jul 2026

• Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
• CSL established in: 1972
• Under Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Reports

MoSPI Report Identifies Prayagraj and Patna as Cities with Highest Unemployment Rates

7 Jul 2026

• MoSPI Minister of State (Independent Charge): Rao Inderjit Singh
• PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) launched by MoSPI in: April 2017

Rankings

Tamil Nadu Records Highest Growth Rate to Emerge as India's Leading Merchandise Exporter

7 Jul 2026

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry: Piyush Goyal
• Tamil Nadu Capital: Chennai

Government Initiatives

Gujarat Establishes Rs 190 Crore Semiconductor Research and Training Hub at IIT Gandhinagar

7 Jul 2026

• MeitY Union Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw
• IIT Gandhinagar location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

State Awards

West Bengal's Legendary Jalbhara Sweet Secures Geographical Indication Status

7 Jul 2026

• West Bengal Capital: Kolkata
• West Bengal Formation: 15 August 1947
• Major National Parks in West Bengal: Sundarbans, Jaldapara, Neora Valley, Gorumara, Buxa, Singalila

Chairman

Rear Admiral C. Raghuram Appointed as CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Limited

7 Jul 2026

• Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) established: 1941
• HSL Headquarters: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Defence

CA

Shyam Srinivasan Authors New Book 'Better Never Stops'

6 Jul 2026

• Shyam Srinivasan is the veteran banker associated with Federal Bank

Days & Themes

World Rural Development Day Observed on 6 July

6 Jul 2026

• World Rural Development Day: Observed on 6 July annually

CA

Legend of Pandavani Folk Art, Teejan Bai, Passes Away

6 Jul 2026

• Major Awards received by Teejan Bai: Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Fukuoka Prize, Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

Individual Achievements

Charles Leclerc Triumphs at 2026 British Grand Prix

6 Jul 2026

• Silverstone Circuit is located in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
• Charles Leclerc represents Monaco

Tournaments

Australia Clinches 2026 Women's T20 World Cup Title

6 Jul 2026

• ICC Headquarters: Dubai, UAE
• Most runs in the tournament: Danni Wyatt-Hodge (302)
• Most wickets in the tournament: Shree Charani (14)

Bilateral Relations

India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement Formally Comes into Effect

6 Jul 2026

• Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
• Currency of Israel: New Shekel

Defence Manufacturing

Adani Group Commits 2,500 Crore Rupees for Defence Manufacturing Facility in MP

6 Jul 2026

• Shivpuri is located in Madhya Pradesh
• National Highway-27 (NH-27) connects Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam

Scheme Launches

Government Unveils Viksit UDAN Scheme to Strengthen Regional Air Connectivity

6 Jul 2026

• UDAN Scheme original launch year: 2016
• Implementing Agency: Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation

UN / UNESCO

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh to Lead Indian Delegation at UN AI Governance Dialogue

6 Jul 2026

• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Headquarters: New York, USA

Committee Heads

Prominent Indian Industrialists Inducted into AI for Good Global Commission

6 Jul 2026

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

UPI / NPCI

Dilip Asbe Inducted into SWIFT Global Supervisory Board

6 Jul 2026

• SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
• Established in 1973
• Headquartered in La Hulpe, Belgium
• SWIFT Code has 8 or 11 characters: First 4 represent Bank Code, Next 2 represent Country Code, Next 2 represent Location Code, and Last 3 (Optional) represent Branch Code

Election Appointments

Keiko Fujimori Declared President-Elect of Peru

6 Jul 2026

• Capital of Peru: Lima
• Currency of Peru: Sol

State Schemes

Odisha Cabinet Sanctions Rs 2,295 Crore Deep Sea Fishing Mission to Elevate Blue Economy

4 Jul 2026

• Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Odisha Chief Minister: Mohan Charan Majhi
• Odisha Governor: Raghubar Das

State Infrastructure

Telangana Cabinet Greenlights Rs 7,345 Crore for Phase 1 of Musi River Rejuvenation Project

4 Jul 2026

• Telangana Capital: Hyderabad
• Telangana Chief Minister: A. Revanth Reddy
• Musi River is a tributary of the Krishna River

First in India

Andhra Pradesh's Undavalli Heliport Becomes India's First Site for PinS Helicopter Landing Procedure

4 Jul 2026

• Andhra Pradesh Capital: Amaravati
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu

First in India

DGCA Successfully Conducts India's First Satellite-Based Landing Trial on Jet Aircraft Using GAGAN

4 Jul 2026

• GAGAN: GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation
• ISRO Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Airports Authority of India (AAI) Headquarters: New Delhi

SEBI

SEBI Constitutes Expert Panel Led by Ananta Barua to Overhaul Debenture Trustee Norms

4 Jul 2026

• SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• SEBI Establishment Year: 12 April 1988 (Statutory status in 1992)

Foundations / Anniversaries

Digital India Initiative Celebrates 11 Years of Empowering the Nation's Tech Ecosystem

4 Jul 2026

• Digital India Launch Date: 1 July 2015
• Union Minister of Electronics and IT (MeitY): Ashwini Vaishnaw

Infrastructure Projects

PM Modi Inaugurates CG Semi's Rs 7,500 Crore Semiconductor Assembly and Testing Plant in Sanand

4 Jul 2026

• India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) launched under the Ministry of Electronics and IT
• Renesas Electronics HQ: Tokyo, Japan

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