Indian Army carried out successful trials of the indigenously developed Akash Prime air defence system at over 15,000 feet altitude in the Ladakh sector. The trial were carried out by the Army Air Defence along with senior officials of DRDO

#Defense

📕 NCERT’s new Class 8 book introduces Delhi Sultanate & Mughals

⚔️ Describes Babur as “brutal”, taking pride in erecting ‘towers of skulls’; Akbar as mix of “brutality and tolerance"

🛕 Details attacks on temples, jiziya, iconoclasm

#History #Education
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PMO has greenlit a #GST overhaul: merging 12% & 18% slabs, trimming exemptions, easing input tax credit, and reducing compliance burdens. The next move lies with the GST Council.

Source (ET)

#Economy

Central government has tightened disclosure norms for non-profits executing CSR projects on behalf of companies, introducing a more detailed registration process to ensure only genuine, tax-compliant entities receive CSR funds
#Policy #Reforms

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🚨14 Telangana Border Villages to Join Maharashtra

The long-standing issue of 14 villages along the Telangana-Maharashtra border has been resolved. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has directed that these villages be officially merged into Maharashtra. They will be included in Chandrapur district under Rajura and Jiwati talukas.

🔸List of Villages:
Paramdoli
Paramdoli Tanda
Kotha (Bk & Kh)
Lendiguda
Mukadamguda
Lengijala
Maharajguda
Antapur
Indiranagar
Shankarlodhi
Padmavati
Bholapathar
Yesapur
Parsaguda

#Policy

🚨Engine Failure Mid-Air: IndiGo Delhi-Goa Flight Makes Emergency Landing

➡️ IndiGo flight 6E-6271 from Delhi to Goa suffered with one of the two engines failing mid-air on July 16.
➡️ Pilots declared full emergency and diverted to Mumbai airport.
➡️ Airbus A320neo landed safely at 9:52 PM with all 178 passengers and crew safe.
➡️ Airline arranged an alternate aircraft for stranded passengers.
➡️ DGCA to conduct a detailed investigation into the incident.

#Aviation

Over the weekend, our Engineering team initiated precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all our Boeing 787 aircraft. The inspections have been completed and no issues were found. With this, Air India has complied with the directives of the DGCA issued on Monday, 14 July. All our Boeing 787-8 aircraft have also undergone Throttle Control Module (TCM) replacement as per the Boeing maintenance schedule. The FCS is part of this module: Air India #Aviation

🇮🇳🇺🇸 India’s #exports to the US soared 23.5% to $8.3 billion in June 2025, driven by electronics and pharma. Imports dropped 10.61% to $4 billion, widening the #trade surplus.

HR 8799 System—Four Gas Giants Planet orbiting a Young Star (~30-60 Million Years) 129 light-years away from Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy

#Space

🇮🇱⚡🇸🇾 Syrian Government Forces starts withdrawing from Suweida City after IDF threats to launch new Airstrikes.

However Syria's Ministry of Interior says Army is been replaced by Interior Ministry Forces.

Both US & Turkey are working on a Ceasefire Agreement

#InternationalNews

7.2 Magnitude #Earthquake in Alaska,USA

L&T to invest ₹1,000 crore to expand its Katupalli #shipbuilding complex near Chennai. The upgrade aims to boost defence & commercial shipbuilding, including next-gen warships, and strengthen India’s maritime self-reliance.

https://t.co/ysXb7af8JG

Airtel partners with Perplexity #AI for users in India

360 Million Airtel customers will receive a free 12-month Subscription to Perplexity Pro

#Telecom

UIDAI deactivates 1.17 cr Aadhaar numbers of deceased #Policy

IAF will get six new, large Awacs, Netra Mk2. The Government has approved the ₹20,000 Cr Indigenous AWACS project. DRDO will collaborate with Indian companies and Airbus for the project.

Source

#Defense

🇮🇱⚡🇸🇾 Syrian Government Forces have retreated from the entire As Suwayda Province after suffering heavy loss in Israeli Airstrikes for 3 days killing more than hundreds of Syrian Soldiers and Multiple Tanks and Artillery destroyed

Syrian President announces that the Security of the Province has been handed over to Local Druze Administration headed by the Suwayda Military Council (SMC)

#InternationalNews

Teenage Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his strong form in 2025 with a statement victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas. #Sports

Anti-terror mock drills across Delhi on July 17, 18 across 10 locations

A High-powered MoD committee, reviewing India’s Arms-buying rules, is looking at shortening Actual Acquisition timelines from the current 7-8 years to under 2 years for speedy modernisation of the Armed Forces

Source

#Defense