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Skyroot puts first private rocket in orbit & India in elite club; Vikram-1 delivers 6 payloads after 35-minute delayScience & Technology Iran says it is suspending commitments to interim deal with U.S. as the two exchange attacksInternational Relations Skyroot’s orbital launch: India’s own SpaceX is born, startup to give country another option to Isro for satellite launchesScience & Technology I was discouraged from taking bold decision to privatise space sector, today you proved me right: PM Modi to Skyroot after Vikram-1 successful launchScience & Technology Rs 70,000 cr investments proposed for def corridors in UP, TN; Rs 10,000 crore already invested: RajnathInternal Security Iraq, U.S. sign 48 agreements during PM's visitInternational Relations Vizhinjam Port to launch full EXIM operations from August 18Economics U.S., Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out warInternational Relations ISRO-SCTIMST sign pact for research in space medicine, BioastronauticsScience & Technology U.S. lawmaker urges Congress to review arms sales to IndiaInternational Relations ₹10 and ₹20 notes may be the first polymer currency as RBI's printing arm invites global bids: ReportEconomics Two years on, Ayushman cover reaches only 1.29 crore of 6 crore eligible seniorsSocial Issues Friends to foes, controversial bills, agitation at its door: Parliament braces for stormy Monsoon sessionPolity & Governance Om Birla clears merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with Shinde-led SenaPolity & Governance 'Zero tolerance against terrorism not just a statement': Rajnath Singh's message to PakistanInternal Security India’s first private rocket Vikram-1 succeeds in maiden orbital launchScience & Technology India’s first hydrogen train on Jind-Sonipat route to start commercial service on July 19: Ticket price, timing, stopsScience & Technology Another bill put on hold as Centre seeks regional parties’ backing for women’s quota, delimitationPolity & Governance Vizhinjam port to start full EXIM operations from Aug 18Geography What makes Skyroot’s Vikram-1 launch unique? | ExplainedScience & Technology Supreme Court gives Assam Government two weeks to respond to pleas against foreigner declaration ordersPolity & Governance Vikram-1, country’s first private orbital-class rocket, successfully places tech payloads, postcards into orbitScience & Technology EXIM operations at Kerala’s Vizhinjam seaport set to begin on August 18Economics India tightens Sri Lanka tax treaty with anti-abuse ruleEconomics Govt explores linking land records with ULI for faster farm creditEconomics Skyroot makes history! 6 payloads put into low-Earth orbit aboard pvt rocket Vikram-1Science & Technology India, Pakistan discuss border security at SCO meeting in IslamabadInternational Relations Gujarat tops NITI Aayog's Investment Friendliness Index 2026Economics A semiconductor vision beyond the factory floorScience & Technology Iran's Guards say two oil tankers explode after hitting mines in HormuzInternational Relations Small rivers need distinct conservation strategy, says NMCG draft frameworkEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court to examine plea for recognition of intersex persons as a distinct classPolity & Governance All you need to know about Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocketScience & Technology Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute: court relies upon government notification of 1920 that indicates existence of pre-Aurangzeb templePolity & Governance It's a revamp! RBI steps ahead on plan for plastic rupee notesEconomics

EC can delete doubtful voters, cannot decide citizenship: SCPolity & Governance ​Promise of chips: On the India Semiconductor Mission phase IIScience & Technology India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-offScience & Technology US targets Iran’s Chabahar Port in fresh strikes, Hegseth shares image of collapsing watchtowerInternational Relations PIL challenges delay in women’s quota Act, seeks rollout before 2029 electionsPolity & Governance Macros strong, but weak rains, war can hit growth: RBI Guv Sanjay MalhotraEconomics 'Closely following': India on US bill seeking 100% tariffs on India, othersEconomics What is BIMSTEC, and why is it in focus ahead of its 30th anniversary?International Relations Chabahar port terminal has not faced damage after US strikes: MEAInternational Relations India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-offScience & Technology U.S. airstrikes on Iran appear to have damaged Chabahar portInternational Relations LPG subsidy bill may top Rs 1 lakh crore in FY27, create Rs 70,000 cr gap over Budget allocationEconomics West Asia crisis, uncertain monsoon major risks for growth: RBI Governor Sanjay MalhotraEconomics Under EPFO 3.0, Centre plans pension for gig workersSocial Issues PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen train on Jind-Sonipat routeScience & Technology Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemesPolity & Governance BIMSTEC security chiefs vow joint action against terrorism, endorse maritime law enforcement principlesInternational Relations India’s Quantum Leap: From Ancient Philosophy to Post-Quantum CryptographyScience & Technology Denying Backward Classes benefits to converts to Islam is unconstitutionalPolity & Governance Ahead of U.S. Ambassador arrival, Trump okays 500% tariff Bill on Russian oil; withdraws from India-led ISAInternational Relations Parliamentary panel on bill to remove PM, CMs defers adoption of reportPolity & Governance PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in HaryanaScience & Technology With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon marketEnvironment & Ecology US Senate bill seeks 100% tariffs on India, 4 other nations for buying Russian oilInternational Relations Climate change pushes 2.7 million into food insecurity in island statesEnvironment & Ecology Iran war and monsoons key risk for Indian economy, says RBI Governor Sanjay MalhotraEconomics US less reliable? India may need to open the door wider to the DragonInternational Relations Government to introduce bill making Vande Mataram insults punishablePolity & Governance India Semiconductor Mission 2.0: Centre not keen on covering tech transfer, land costs under new chip schemeEconomics Why India’s imports of 3 agri-commodities may touch a new high this yearEconomics India’s 3 inflations offer clues on consumption, profits, dependence on ChinaEconomics Govt. lists five Bills for Monsoon Session, no mention of delimitation legislationPolity & Governance How India’s first hydrogen-powered train works | ExplainedScience & Technology Five child marriages stopped through court-issued injunctions on a single day in Rajasthan’s SikarSocial Issues Why the numbers matter in the renewed push for delimitation | ExplainedPolity & Governance India-UK FTA unlikely to hurt domestic consumer brands, industry saysEconomics

These are the 111 districts the government flagged as vulnerable to El Niño 2026 — and 69 are already rainfall deficientEnvironment & Ecology Bangladesh pitches SAARC revival at BIMSTEC meet, calls for closer regional cooperationInternational Relations Skyroot Aerospace to launch India’s first private orbital rocket on SaturdayScience & Technology Cabinet clears Rs 1.9 lakh crore for chip & mobile manufacturing; govt to take royalty from firmsScience & Technology NTPC-NPCIL JV floats ₹28,000 crore tender for nuclear power plant in RajasthanScience & Technology India, UK trade pact to enhance export competitiveness, slash trade costs: ExpertsEconomics Vikram-1: India's first private orbital rocket set for July 18 launch; Skyroot CEO says 'will be getting valuable data'Science & Technology NDA floor leaders likely to meet on July 17 ahead of Monsoon sessionPolity & Governance Govt to replace WPI with Producer Price Index for future procurement contractsEconomics 20 NDA-ruled states adopt Jan Vishwas reforms to decriminalise minor offencesEconomics BRICS nations adopt joint declaration social protection, skills and future of work at Hyderabad meetingInternational Relations NITI Aayog charts 2047 roadmap to expand India's Bioeconomy to $2.6 trillionScience & Technology India issues ₹28,000 cr EPC tender for Mahi Banswara nuclear power plantScience & Technology India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for July 18 lift-offScience & Technology Government lists bills to amend FCRA Act, introduce Prevention of Insults to National Honour ActPolity & Governance India-EU trade pact to be signed by end of this year: Piyush GoyalEconomics India, UK trade pact to enhance exports competitiveness, slash trade costs: ExpertsEconomics Skyroot to launch Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, on July 18Science & Technology U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockadeInternational Relations Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant data leak: What happened and what we know | ExplainedInternal Security India–UK CETA comes into force; Telangana well poised to reap benefitsInternational Relations What has been the impact of ethanol blending?Economics Centre floats another draft of CAFE-III, gives special recognition to ethanol and biofuel carsEnvironment & Ecology Delimitation Bill: Does NDA have the numbers to amend the Constitution as Monsoon Session begins from 20 July?Polity & Governance India identifies $51 billion in critical imports for domestic manufacturing pushEconomics PM Modi pushes to cut imports to shield India from shocksEconomics India-UK trade deal: Luxury cars get cheaper, but your Scotch will have to waitEconomics India raises taxes on diesel and jet fuel exports by Rs 7 per litre, petrol sees levy cutEconomics Indus Waters Treaty: Why India wants to renegotiate the pact with PakistanInternational Relations Why Ladakh’s plan for 7 hill councils has triggered a political debatePolity & Governance West Asia war LIVE: U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockadeInternational Relations EC can conduct 'One Nation One Election' within six months' notice, says Parliamentary panel chiefPolity & Governance India bars seafarers from Strait Of Hormuz voyages after attacksInternational Relations What is Greater Tunb Island, the strategic point in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by U.S. airstrikes?Geography Bihar cabinet authorises Gram Panchayats to levy and collect taxes in PanchayatsPolity & Governance India, EU strengthen strategic partnership at 3rd TTC; announce cooperation in AI, semiconductors, clean technologiesInternational Relations Women's quota, delimitation bills will be passed in Monsoon Session: Union Minister Ramdas AthawalePolity & Governance India eyes UAE ports to skirt Hormuz risks for energy cargoesGeography