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FRIDAY NEWS BULLETIN What Every Indian at Home or Abroad Should Know “Each item carrying the detail the aggregators left out.” |
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REMEMBRANCE • THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day Observed on 14 August across the country, placed deliberately the day before Independence Day.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY • NATIONAL SCALE
Bands at 343 Places Military and paramilitary bands (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, NCC, CRPF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, BSF, RPF, Assam Rifles) perform nationwide through 15 August.
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TRADE • RECORD MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
The Best July India Has Had July merchandise exports reached a record $44.24 billion (+19.63% YoY). Imports rose 17.52% to $76.22 billion.
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PRICES • INFLATION BREAKDOWN
Rural Inflation Runs Higher Retail inflation stood at 4.45% in July (June: 4.38%). Food inflation rose to 5.52%.
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REVENUE • GST COLLECTIONS
Imports Did the Lifting on GST Gross GST revenue rose 15.4% to ₹2.11 lakh crore in July. Domestic collections grew 10.1% to ₹1.45 lakh crore.
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DIGITAL INDIA • UPI TRANSACTIONS
A Record Month With No Festival UPI processed 23.66 billion transactions worth ₹29.88 lakh crore in July, averaging 763 million transactions per day.
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AUTOMOBILES • ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Tata’s Best Month, VinFast’s First Electric passenger vehicle sales reached 32,609 units in July (+83% YoY), taking a 7.9% market share.
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SHIPPING • MARITIME COVERAGE
A Sovereign Guarantee for Cargo The Cabinet cleared the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a ₹12,980 crore sovereign guarantee for hull, cargo, and war risk.
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RAILWAYS • INFRASTRUCTURE
Two Corridors, ₹24,815 Crore CCEA approved 3rd and 4th lines on Ghaziabad–Sitapur and Rajahmundry–Visakhapatnam routes worth ₹24,815 crore.
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SPACE • ISRO ROADMAP
300 Satellites, One Station ISRO plans 300+ satellites in 5–6 years and an Indian Space Station by 2035.
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AGRICULTURE • MSP REVISION
₹72 on Paddy, ₹622 on Sunflower MSPs for 14 kharif crops (2026-27) increased by 0.1% to 8.8%. Common paddy rises to ₹2,441/quintal (Grade A: ₹2,461).
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CINEMA • BOX OFFICE CLASH
Four Hindi Films, One Weekend Independence Day weekend sees Love & War, Naagzilla, Awarapan 2, and Bhediya 2 clash together along with Tamil releases.
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