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- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched the Electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) platform, enabling eligible applicants to complete the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) application process fully online.
- The e-OCI card is the digital version of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, which was originally introduced in 2005.
- Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the US Open in 2026.
- The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) presented its 2026 Leadership Award to Indian business leader Sunil Bharti Mittal.
- India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has been launched in Greece through Eurobank.
- The United States (U.S.) is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its independence on July 4, 2026, through the nationwide Freedom 250 campaign.
- The anniversary marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, by representatives of the 13 American colonies in Philadelphia.
- Eight traditional products from Himachal Pradesh have received Geographical Indication (GI) tags, increasing the state's total GI-tagged products to 17.
- The newly GI-tagged products are Spiti Seabuckthorn (Chharma), Salooni Safed Makka (White Maize), Chamba Metal Art, Sirmauri Loiya, Kinnauri Topi, Sepuvadi of Mandi, Kinnauri Apple, and Kinnauri Jewellery.
- Kerala’s Ancy Sojan broke Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old Indian women’s long jump national record with a 6.88 m jump at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2026 held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia district, Assam, has produced and sold India’s first commercially produced matcha tea at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre.
- Matcha is a finely ground shade-grown green tea powder made from Camellia sinensis leaves that are grown under reduced sunlight.
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