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- Khurasani Imli of Mandu, a historic town in Madhya Pradesh, has been granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- Khurasani Imli is the fruit of the Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), which is native to Africa and is believed to have been brought to Mandu about 600 years ago by Afghan and Arab traders.
- Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, became the first university in India to receive four International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications simultaneously, awarded by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
- The certifications cover academic administration, environmental management, energy management, and food safety management systems.
- Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) became India’s 28th Nav ratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) and operates major petroleum refineries at Manali (Chennai) and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.
- Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s women’s cricket team captain, became the first cricketer in the world (men’s and women’s) to play 200 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa in Manchester.
- The Indian Women’s Hockey Team won the FIH (Fédération Internationale de Hockey) Nations Cup 2026 by defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final.
- The BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) Meeting 2026 was held in Bengaluru under India’s chairmanship.
- The meeting focused on remote sensing satellite systems for disaster management and climate change monitoring.
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