The World Bank's Board approved an $890 million financing package for India's PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop solar programme and will mobilise an additional $4.2 billion in private financing.
India extended anti-dumping duties on certain seamless tubes and pipes from China until January 2027 to protect domestic manufacturers, and continued duties on Normal Butanol imports.
The ICMR will set up India's first Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research at Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, to study health challenges of the Himalayan region.
ISRO successfully conducted a flight acceptance hot test of the CE20 cryogenic engine on July 6, 2026, at Mahendragiri, clearing it for the LVM3-M7 mission's upper stage.
Coal India signed an MoU with ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre to build an AI-powered satellite geospatial platform to monitor mining, land reclamation and underground coal fires.
Hockey India named a 20-member women's team led by Salima Tete for the 20th Asian Games in Japan, September 19 to October 4, 2026.
The Union Sports Ministry cleared a 126-strong athlete squad within India's 191-member contingent for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, to be led by Neeraj Chopra.
