Overview

• The U.S. introduced a 25 percent tariff plus penalties on Indian imports starting August 1, citing trade imbalance concerns.
• NASA and ISRO successfully launched the $1.5 billion NISAR satellite to provide high-resolution radar mapping of Earth’s land and ice.
• India’s DRDO completed full-range tests of its Pralay missile and the government reported precise counterterror strikes in Operations Mahadev and Sindoor.
• An 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across Pacific coasts before evacuation orders were lifted.
• The National Assessment and Accreditation Council launched an AI-based college grading system this month, replacing its three-decade-old framework.