Thursday, 9 July 2026

India, Australia and Canada signed the MoU for the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, a trilateral framework on AI, green energy, critical minerals and resilient supply chains.

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon said 57% of New Zealand's exports will enter India tariff-free immediately under the new India-New Zealand FTA, ahead of PM Modi's visit.

India and Australia signed 18 agreements in Melbourne, headlined by a civil nuclear energy pact enabling commercial supply of Australian uranium to India.

India and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated the International Centre for Civilizational Studies 'Manas and Mahabharata' in Bishkek, along with the first Hindi translation of the Kyrgyz epic Manas.

India rolled out Awiqli, the world's first once-weekly basal insulin from Novo Nordisk, for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

India and Australia launched PACTS, a new strategic framework on cyber, critical technologies and resilient supply chains, during PM Modi's July 2026 Australia visit.

Indian scientists have identified and genetically characterised parrot bornavirus 4 (PaBV-4) in captive psittacine birds for the first time in India.

The government launched the PM RAHAT scheme offering cashless treatment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for seven days to road accident victims on any category of road.

The Finance Ministry has exempted customs duty on specified goods used to manufacture lithium-ion cells, inductor coil modules and display assemblies, with immediate effect.

The Asian Development Bank lowered India's FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.6% and raised its inflation projection to 5.2%, citing elevated energy prices.

Gujarat unveiled the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29, targeting Rs 6 lakh crore in investment and 7.5 GW of data centre capacity, becoming the first Indian state with such a policy.

Uttarakhand was declared India's sixth fully literate state under NEP 2020 and the ULLAS programme after its literacy rate crossed 98%.

The Global Peace Index 2026 kept Iceland the most peaceful country for a 19th year, while India fell to 127th place.

Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India rediscovered the rare bellflower Cyananthus hookeri in Arunachal Pradesh, 158 years after its last Indian record.

The Ministry of External Affairs named senior IFS officer Anjani Kumar, a 2003-batch diplomat, as India's next Ambassador to Ukraine.

India's 4x400m mixed relay quartet clinched the country's first-ever gold at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China.

A Parliamentary Standing Committee recommended doubling the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh per family, citing rising costs of critical treatments.

Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav approved guidelines governing the withdrawal of life support for terminally-ill patients to ensure a dignified natural death.

Padma Shri and MBE-honoured Kathak exponent Pandit Pratap Pawar, a disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj, has died at the age of 84.

The Indian Navy will commission its sixth indigenous Project 17A stealth frigate, INS Mahendragiri, at Visakhapatnam on July 11.