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- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted three major tests of the Gaganyaan crew module systems.
- The tests focused on crew safety systems, including crew module uprighting after sea splashdown, umbilical mechanism separation, and apex cover separation.
- Scientists identified Likweli, a new monkey species in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the scientific name Colobus congoensis, belonging to the Colobus family, marking Africa’s 5th new monkey species discovery in 75 years.
- VELS Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) inaugurated India's first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-integrated vertical university campus at Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai.
- The University of Oxford has started human trials of a new Ebola vaccine developed against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have developed an ultra-sensitive wearable ammonia sensor for real-time toxic gas detection.
- Legendary West Indies cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers passed away at the age of 89.
- Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, becoming India’s first privately built rocket to place payloads into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) under the Mission Aagaman.
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant inaugurated the ‘Tower of Justice’ District Court Complex in Gurugram, Haryana, to improve access to justice and judicial efficiency.
- The new complex includes an International Arbitration Centre under the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a Ladies Bar Room for women advocates and a childcare centre.
- The birth anniversary of South Africa's first Black President (1994–1999) - Nelson Mandela observed as Nelson Mandela Day in July 18.
- He received the Nobel Peace Prize (1993) for his role in ending apartheid.
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