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हिन्दी — Read in HindiLatest edition: September 2026. Covered from 1 June to 30 September 2026. Next edition, October 2026, publishes on 5 November 2026.
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8 lead articles · 68 new articles · 11 updates
LeadPrelims and MainsIndia's climate policy: NDCs, net zero and adaptation
The government restated in July 2026 India's enhanced climate targets for 2035, filed earlier in the year: a 47 per cent cut in the emissions intensity of GDP, 60 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non fossil sources, and a larger carbon sink.
LeadPrelims and MainsExtreme weather, monsoon and forecasting
Assam's eastern districts saw what the State called its worst floods in 60 years in July 2026, after a cloudburst in Nagaland. In the same month floods struck Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Odisha, each from a different cause.
LeadPrelims and MainsEIA, clearances and pollution control law
The Supreme Court on 29 July 2026 struck down the Environment Ministry's office memorandum of July 2021, which had set a standard procedure for clearing projects that began work without environmental clearance.
LeadPrelims and MainsLaunch vehicles, satellites and applications
Vikram-1, built by Skyroot Aerospace of Hyderabad, lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 and placed its payloads in low Earth orbit. It is the first privately built Indian rocket to reach orbit.
LeadPrelims and MainsVaccines and immunisation
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation granted marketing authorisation to Qdenga in July 2026, the first dengue vaccine approved in India, for people aged 4 to 60.
LeadMainsMilitary platforms, drones and new weapons
Reports in July 2026 on the conflict between the United States and Iran showed that about nine in ten attack drones were shot down, yet each interceptor cost far more than the drone it destroyed. In the same month the Defence Acquisition Council cleared drone and counter drone systems for the Indian forces.
LeadPrelims and MainsSolar energy
A rule in force from 1 June 2026 requires solar projects under government schemes, net metering and open access to use cells made in India. India makes far fewer cells than modules, so by July many module factories stood idle for want of cells.
LeadPrelims and MainsCyber security and data protection
A ransomware group published about 19,000 files relating to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in July 2026. The files were taken from a contractor's data held with a third party provider, and not from the plant's own network.
1.1.1India's climate targets for 2035Lead
The government restated in July 2026 India's enhanced climate targets for 2035, filed earlier in the year: a 47 per cent cut in the emissions intensity of GDP, 60 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non fossil sources, and a larger carbon sink.
2.1.1Clearance after the fact: the Supreme Court on ex post facto environmental clearanceLead
The Supreme Court on 29 July 2026 struck down the Environment Ministry's office memorandum of July 2021, which had set a standard procedure for clearing projects that began work without environmental clearance.
3.1.1The floods of July 2026: cloudbursts, embankments and warningLead
Assam's eastern districts saw what the State called its worst floods in 60 years in July 2026, after a cloudburst in Nagaland. In the same month floods struck Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Odisha, each from a different cause.
4.1.1Vikram-1: a private Indian rocket reaches orbitLead
Vikram-1, built by Skyroot Aerospace of Hyderabad, lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 and placed its payloads in low Earth orbit. It is the first privately built Indian rocket to reach orbit.
5.1.1Drones, autonomy and the cost of defenceLead
Reports in July 2026 on the conflict between the United States and Iran showed that about nine in ten attack drones were shot down, yet each interceptor cost far more than the drone it destroyed. In the same month the Defence Acquisition Council cleared drone and counter drone systems for the Indian forces.
6.1.1India's first dengue vaccineLead
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation granted marketing authorisation to Qdenga in July 2026, the first dengue vaccine approved in India, for people aged 4 to 60.
7.1.1Cyber security of critical infrastructure: the Kudankulam leakLead
A ransomware group published about 19,000 files relating to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in July 2026. The files were taken from a contractor's data held with a third party provider, and not from the plant's own network.
8.1.1Solar manufacturing: modules without cellsLead
A rule in force from 1 June 2026 requires solar projects under government schemes, net metering and open access to use cells made in India. India makes far fewer cells than modules, so by July many module factories stood idle for want of cells.