Vikram-1 is India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket. The rocket lifted off on 18 July 2026 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 12:05...
India commissioned its first and deepest geothermal wells in the Puga Valley of Ladakh on 17 July 2026. Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh V.K. Saxena inaugurated two wells drilled...
India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train completed over 900 km of operations on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana on 23 July 2026. The train runs on the 89-km...
India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide injection 2.4 mg) on 17 July 2026 for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated...
Scientists announced the discovery of Beta Pictoris d, a new exoplanet in the Beta Pictoris star system, on 15 July 2026. The planet was identified through observations made...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lipfendra, also called enlicitide, on 16 July 2026 for lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults. It is the first FDA-approved oral...
NITI Aayog released a roadmap on 16 July 2026 titled Roadmap for Building India as a Leading BioEconomy Powerhouse by 2035. The roadmap proposes a ₹50,000 crore BioEconomy...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested drone-assisted transport of tuberculosis sputum samples under its i-DRONE initiative in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana. The programme used a...
Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, a foodborne intestinal infection linked to contaminated fresh produce. As of 15 July 2026, the Centres for Disease Control and...
A new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The species is locally called “Likweli” and belongs to the colobus monkeys, a...
Researchers have recorded multiple new damselfly species from the Western Ghats of Kerala between 2023 and 2026. The discoveries include Lestes paloti, Euphaea wayanadensis, Melanoneura agasthyamalaica, Protosticta armageddonia,...
The Department of Space issued an internal memorandum on 14 July 2026 to tighten rules for voluntary retirement and resignation of scientists associated with the Indian Space Research...
