National News

India's First Transgender-Led Health Clinic

• With the support of Tata Trusts, India’s first transgender-led health clinic has been reopened in Hyderabad.
• This clinic was previously known as Mitr Clinic, and it has now been relaunched as Sabrang Clinic.

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India’s First Internationally Recognized Equine Disease-Free Compartment

• India’s first internationally recognized Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC) has been established at the Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) Centre and College, located in Meerut Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh.
• It received global recognition from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on 3rd July 2025.

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State Special News

Mango Festival 2025

• The grand inauguration of Mango Festival 2025 in Uttar Pradesh was done by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Avadh Shilp Gram in Lucknow on 4 July 2025.
• This three-day festival will run till 6 July.

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20-Year Patent for India’s First Bagless Tea

• Woolah Tea from Assam has been granted a 20-year patent for being India’s first bagless tea.
• The patent has been awarded for the innovation titled “Compressed True Whole Leaf Tea Dips and Method Thereof.”

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International news

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Arrives in Argentina

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the invitation of President Javier Milei. This is the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Argentina in 57 years.
• Prior to this, Prime Minister Modi successfully completed his visits to Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India’s relations with African and Caribbean nations.

Argentina :

Address to the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

• During his official visit to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the joint session of the country's Parliament.
• He became the first Indian Prime Minister to do so from the iconic ‘Red House’ located in Port of Spain.

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago:

Agreements Between India and Trinidad & Tobago

• India and Trinidad & Tobago signed six new Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.
• These agreements will provide a new impetus to cooperation between the two countries in areas such as agriculture, healthcare, digital transformation, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), sports, culture, and education.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM):

"3 by 35" Initiative

• The "3 by 35" initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a new global health strategy launched in 2025.
• The aim of this initiative is to achieve at least a 50% price increase on these products by 2035, primarily through higher excise duties or health taxes.

World Health Organization (WHO):

Economy and Banking

Powered by Solar Energy

• According to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has expanded India’s capability by fully powering over 36,000 of its retail outlets with solar energy, making most of its operations solar-powered.
• He also stated that over the past 11 years, India’s total installed solar energy capacity has increased from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 105.65 GW by March 2025, including ground-mounted, rooftop, hybrid, and off-grid systems.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) :

Science and Technology

Discovery of a New Species: Garcinia kusumae

• Botanists in Assam have discovered a new species of the Garcinia genus, named Garcinia kusumae.
• The species has been named in honor of Kusum Devi, mother of renowned botanist Jatindra Sarma. This discovery further enriches the biodiversity of Assam.

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Art and Culture

Bahuda Yatra

• On 5th July 2025, the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath was held in Puri, Odisha, symbolizing the return of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra to the main temple.
• This procession marks the final phase of the Jagannath Rath Yatra, during which the deities are brought back from the Gundicha Temple to the Shri Jagannath Temple.

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Honours and Awards

Honoured with ORTT

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the country’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT), at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Port of Spain.
• This honour stands as a strong symbol of the deepening ties and partnership between India and Trinidad & Tobago.

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Appointments

Sub-Lieutenant Aastha Poonia

• Sub-Lieutenant Aastha Poonia of the Indian Navy has become the first woman officer to be inducted into the fighter stream of naval aviation, making her the first woman pilot in the Navy to fly fighter aircraft.

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