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- V.T. Valluvan, a natural farmer from Pollachi, Coimbatore, secured third place in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) 'Soil Hero Guardian' contest.
- He was recognised for increasing soil organic carbon to 1.56% through multi-level, multi-crop, tree-based natural farming.
- Clean energy sources met 50.2% of India’s electricity demand on 6 July 2026, marking the second time this milestone was achieved.
- India introduced Awiqli (insulin icodec), the world’s first once-weekly basal insulin by Novo Nordisk
- It will be reducing insulin injections from 365 to 52 per year for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
- Varanasi Airport is set to get India’s first six-lane underpass beneath an active runway, a 450-metre-long structure enabling road traffic movement below while aircraft operations continue above.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appointed Former Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro as its new Chief Economist and Economic Counsellor, succeeding Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas.
- Jaipur ranked 6th globally and became the only Indian city in the Top 10 of the Happy City Index 2026.
- London (UK) topped the index, followed by New York City (USA) and Paris (France).
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