• Rajasthan government launched the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Poverty-Free Village Scheme, aiming to eliminate poverty in 5,000
villages.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 17th BRICS
Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 6–7 July 2025
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first National
Biobank at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative
Biology (IGIB), New Delhi.
• In a major digital governance initiative, Himachal Pradesh has
become the first Indian state to implement Aadhaar-linked face
recognition (FaceAuth) for ration delivery under the Public
Distribution System (PDS).
• India has been ranked as the fourth most income-equal country
globally in the World Bank’s 2025 report, with a Gini Index score of
25.5.
• India has overtaken China to become the world’s fourth-largest
biofuel consumer in 2024, according to the Statistical Review of
World Energy 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the ‘Key to the City of
Buenos Aires’, marking a symbolic gesture of trust and
friendship during his official two-day visit to Argentina—the first
by an Indian PM in 57 years.
• In a landmark moment for Indian cinema, Deepika Padukone has
been selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
making her the first Indian actress to be honoured with this
prestigious international recognition.
• India delivered its best-ever performance at the World Boxing Cup
2025 held in Astana, Kazakhstan, securing a total of 11 medals,
including 3 golds by Sakshi, Jaismine, and Nupur
• In a dramatic, rain-affected race at Silverstone, Lando
Norris delivered a dream result for himself and McLaren, winning
the British Grand Prix and closing the championship gap to
teammate Oscar Piastri
• India made history at Edgbaston by defeating England by 336
runs, marking their first Test match win at the venue and recording
their largest away Test victory.
• India has officially announced its intention to bid for hosting
rights of the World Athletics Championships in 2029 or 2031.
• World Rural Development Day, celebrated annually on July 6,
recognizes the vital role of rural communities in
achieving sustainable development.
• Global Forgiveness Day is observed every year on July 7 to promote
the power of forgiveness as a means for personal and social healing.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred
United States (US)-based proprietary trading firm Jane Street and
its affiliates from participating in Indian securities markets.
• Colombia and Uzbekistan have officially joined the New
Development Bank (NDB), expanding the membership of the
multilateral lender known as the BRICS Bank.
• Three Public Sector Units (PSUs) hold a combined 23% stake in
the National Stock Exchange (NSE), valued at over ₹1.3 lakh
crore based on a share price of ₹2,325.
• The Department of Posts will enable all Indian post offices to
accept digital payments via UPI at their counters by August 2025.
• The Finance Ministry has extended the deadline to choose
between Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) and National Pension
System (NPS) to September 30, 2025, from the earlier deadline
of June 30, 2025.
• Gujarat has become the third state in India to record over 1 crore
registered stock market investors, according to the National
Stock Exchange (NSE)
• Suriname’s Parliament elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the
country’s first female President.
• The Union Finance Ministry is planning to dilute at least half of
the required stake in New India Assurance Company and General
Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) during FY26 to comply
with SEBI’s Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS)
• The 8th edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise
‘Shakti’ concluded after two weeks of intensive training and
cooperation.
• France-based Safran Aerospace announced plans to set up a new
entity, Safran Aircraft Engine Services India, in Hyderabad.
• India has established its first Equine Disease-Free Compartment
(EDFC), recognised globally by the World Organisation for Animal
Health (WOAH) on 3rd July 2025.
• The Department of School Education & Literacy
(DoSE&L), Ministry of Education, organized a National
Conference in New Delhi to discuss curricular and assessment
equivalence across school boards and strategies to
improve learning outcomes.
• A dispute arose between Republican President Donald Trump and
his major campaign financier Elon Musk after Musk announced the
formation of a new political party called the America Party.
• Ananth Technologies, a private Indian company, has become
the first in India to receive authorization from Indian National
Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to
launch broadband-from-space services by 2028.
• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru launched BHARAT — Biomarkers of Healthy Aging,
Resilience, Adversity, and Transitions — under its Longevity India
Program.
