GAGAN is India's indigenous Satellite-Based Augmentation System developed by ISRO and AAI, operational since 2015. It supports precision satellite navigation for aircraft in Indian airspace.
Skyroot Aerospace announced a 12 July to 4 August 2026 launch window for Vikram-1, named Mission Aagaman, from Sriharikota. Vikram-1 is India's first privately built orbital rocket.
The I-2SEA submarine cable system, unveiled on 2 July 2026, will connect Singapore, India and Malaysia. It is built by a consortium of Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel and Tata Communications with NEC as supplier.
Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth, emits microscopic crystals of elemental gold that can travel up to 1,000 km, releasing about 80 grams of gold daily.
A long-term study by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics examined the thermal behaviour of interplanetary coronal mass ejections at 1 AU using 1995-2024 observations across three solar cycles.
Researchers used AI to analyse over a century of hand-drawn solar charts from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory in Tamil Nadu, building a long, continuous record of solar magnetic activity.
NASA is preparing a robotic servicing mission named LINK to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and prevent its atmospheric re-entry.
India approved its first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopters on 1 July 2026 at Undavalli Heliport, Andhra Pradesh, developed by AAI and cleared by DGCA.
MANAS, the National Narcotics Helpline launched in 2024, provides a national channel to report drug trafficking via helpline 1933. By 2026 it recorded lakhs of connection attempts and inputs.
The government has replaced MGNREGA with a new rural employment scheme, VB-G RAM-G, that pays over 10% higher wages from July 1, 2026.
SHE-LEAPS is a digital platform launched on 29 June 2026 for women Self-Help Groups, offering a unified ecosystem for enterprise creation and tracking, linked to the Lakhpati Didi mission.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan inaugurated a Common Incubation Centre at Parbhani, Maharashtra, under the MoFPI and the PMFME Scheme, to support jaggery, sugarcane juice and spices processing.
eSARAS is the official online marketplace under DAY-NRLM for products made by women Self-Help Groups. By July 2026 crores of SHG members had a digital storefront through the platform.
The Odisha Cabinet approved a Deep Sea Fishing Mission on 1 July 2026, a ten-year initiative to boost marine fish production, exports and coastal jobs, anchored by a Blue Economy Hub.
India and Japan signed their first defence co-development agreement during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi. The pact covers joint development of the naval UNICORN antenna mast.
Indian Navy frigate INS Trikand foiled a piracy attempt on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, protecting a ship carrying India-bound cargo.
