Rajasthan

Appearance

  • Joint Military Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025

    • Between India and Singapore.
    • 14th edition.
    • Held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
    • Other related exercises:
      • SIMBEX: India-Singapore.
      • SLINEX: India-Sri Lanka.
      • SINBEX: India-Cambodia (first time, held in Pune).

  • Project Kuiper

    • Launched by Amazon for improved internet facilities.
    • Similar to Elon Musk's Starlink.

  • Operations and Missions

    • Operation Hawk: CBI dismantled an international online child sexual exploitation network.
    • Operation Haldishahar (Halki Mehndi Sindoor): Indian Army conducted aerial attacks on nine terrorist hideouts in Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) on May 7.
    • Operation Kalar: Indian Army operation in Jammu & Kashmir (Shopian forests) against hidden terrorists.
    • Operation Sankalp: Security forces killed 22 Naxals in Chhattisgarh.
    • Operation Chakra: CBI busted a SIM card fraud and racket across eight states.
    • Operation Gideon on Chairs: Launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
    • UN Vote-an Initiative: Launched in the UN to combat terrorism after the Pahalgam incident.

  • Awards and Recognition

    • British PEN Translator Award: Awarded to Gitanjali Shree for "Once Elephants Lived Here," translated by Daisy Rockwell.
    • Ghanshyam Das Birla Award: Awarded to V. Narayanan, the 11th Chairman of ISRO.
    • International Booker Prize (2025): Awarded to Banu Mushtaq for "Heart Lamp," translated by Deepa Bisht.
    • UN Population Award: Awarded to Varsha Deshpande from Maharashtra.
    • All India Football Federation's Best Woman Footballer 2024-25: Soumya Guguloth.
    • World Food Prize 2025: Awarded to Marengla Hungaria from Brazil.
    • World Justice Congress Award for Child Rights: First Indian lawyer to receive is Bhuvan Babu.

  • Global and National Rankings/Surveys

    • Global Press Freedom Index 25: India ranked 151st.
    • UN Human Development Index 2023: India ranked 130th.
    • Morning Consult Survey (US-based data analytics firm): PM Narendra Modi ranked as the world's most popular democratic leader with a 75% approval rating.
      • Second: Lee Jae-myung (President of South Korea).
      • Third: Javier Milei (President of Argentina).
      • PM Modi completed 4079 days in office as of July 25, becoming the second longest-serving Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru.
    • Highest GST Collection (FY 24): Maharashtra.
    • Khelo India Youth Games (7th edition): Hosted in Bihar, Maharashtra topped the points table.

  • Appointments and Leaders

    • First Woman Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU: Uma Kanjilal.
    • CBI Head: Praveen Sood.
    • New Pope (Robert Prevost / Leo XIV): From USA.
    • 52nd Chief Justice of India: Justice B.R. Gavai.
    • DRDO's New Missile Test Range 'Navdurga': Foundation stone laid by PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh.
    • Prabowo Subianto: President of Indonesia.
    • Mohammed Muizzu: President of Maldives.
    • Sarbananda Sonowal: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

  • Science and Technology

    • India's First AI-powered Real-time Forest Warning System: Started in Madhya Pradesh.
    • India's First Two Genome-Edited Rice Varieties: DRR 100 'Kamala' and 'Maruti 1010', launched by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
    • DRDO's New Missile Test Range 'Navdurga': Foundation stone laid by PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh.
    • India's First Inter-State Cheetah Corridor: Between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
    • First AI-Based Data Center Park: Foundation stone laid in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
    • World's First Commercial Scale E-Methanol Plant: Started in Denmark.
    • First Submarine Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship (Shallow Water): INS Arnala (Indian Navy).
    • Solar Energy Powered Assembly: Delhi Assembly to be the first.
    • Nasa's TRACERS Mission: Launched to study Earth's magnetic protection.
    • ULPG MV3 Testing: Conducted in Haryana.

  • International Relations

    • Maldives Independence Day (60th anniversary): Celebrated on July 26, 2025. PM Modi was the chief guest.
      • India gifted 'Bhishma' (Arogya Maitri Health Cube/portable hospital) and released a postage stamp featuring Indian (Uru) and Maldivian (Vadu Dhoni) boats.
      • India provided a Line of Credit (LOC) of ₹4850 crore to Maldives.
    • Free Trade Agreement (FTA) / Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA): Signed between India and the UK.
    • President of Australia: Anthony Albanese (re-elected for second term).
    • Indonesia's President: Prabowo Subianto.
    • New Pope (Robert Prevost / Leo XIV): From USA.
    • Estimated Cyclone Shakti: In Andaman Sea, named by Sri Lanka.

  • Health and Environment

    • WHO's Age-Friendly City Recognition: Kozhikode, Kerala.
    • Sai TB Test: Trialed in Kerala.
      • Skin-based test for TB infection, third-generation in India.
      • Recommended for 18+ years.
      • TB is a bacterial disease (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), vaccine is BCG.
      • India's target: TB-free India by 2025 (TB Harega Desh Jeetega).
      • Nishchay Portal related to TB.
    • Tashabchu Conservation Reserve: India's largest, 10,585 sq km, in Himachal Pradesh.
    • Maritime Finance Summit 2025: Held in Bharat Mandap, Delhi, to promote the Blue Economy through funding for port infrastructure and domestic shipbuilding. Maritime Development Fund (MDF) created.
    • World Mangrove Day: Celebrated on July 26.
      • Theme: "Wetlands for our future: Conservation of wetlands for our future."
      • Example: Sundarbans in West Bengal.

  • Sports

    • World Junior Squash Championship 2025:
      • Hosted in Cairo, Egypt.
      • Anahat Singh won a bronze medal, India's first in 15 years since Dipika Pallikal (2010).
    • Badminton Asia Junior Championship:
      • Hosted in Surakarta, Indonesia.
      • Tanvi Sharma and Venala became the first Indian pair to win two medals (bronze in women's singles) in the same edition.
      • PV Sindhu won gold in this championship in 2012.
    • Former Indian Cricket Captains: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced retirement from Test cricket.

  • Culture and Heritage

    • 72nd Miss World Competition: Hosted by Hyderabad. Winner: Apollo Sujata (Thailand).
    • UNESCO Water Heritage Museum International Network: Third Indian museum to join is Kozhikode Museum.
    • PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' Program: Praised traditional artistry of Paithani sarees from Maharashtra. Warli painting is also from Maharashtra.
    • Ayurveda Day: Fixed date set for September 23.

  • Important Days

    • Kargil Vijay Diwas: July 26 (Commemorates 1999 Kargil War operations: Operation Vijay, Operation Safed Sagar, Operation Talwar). Kargil Vijay Smarak in Dras, Ladakh (2000).
    • CRPF Foundation Day: July 27 (Established as Crown Representative Force in 1939, renamed CRPF in 1949).
    • World Mangrove Day: July 26.
    • World Hope Day: July 12.