July 2026 Current Affairs — Part 25
Important Current Affairs for Government Exams | Health, Science & Technology, Defence
This part covers five important developments related to pharmaceutical licensing, space science, marine research, India's space-tech ecosystem and military medicine. Read the key facts carefully and attempt the quiz at the end.
56. Merck Signs Agreement with Four Indian Drug Makers
Merck signed voluntary licensing agreements with four Indian pharmaceutical companies for manufacturing the HIV medicine Alimatravir.
💊 Key Facts
- Company: Merck
- Type of agreement: Voluntary licensing agreements
- Number of Indian companies: Four
- Medicine: Alimatravir
- Purpose: Manufacturing of HIV medicine
🏢 Four Indian Pharmaceutical Companies
- Aurobindo Pharma
- Cipla
- Emcure Pharmaceuticals
- Viatris
57. First Moon Found Beyond the Solar System
Astronomers discovered the first confirmed moon outside our Solar System, known as an exomoon.
🌙 Key Facts
- Discovery: First confirmed moon outside our Solar System
- Term: Exomoon
- The moon orbits a brown dwarf named CD-35 2722 B.
- Detection method: Radial Velocity Method
- The moon is approximately 90% as massive as Jupiter.
🔭 Radial Velocity Method
- The method detects changes in the motion of a celestial object caused by the gravitational influence of another object.
- It can be used to identify planets and other celestial bodies through their effect on their host object.
58. DeepDATA App
The ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) launched the DeepDATA mobile application.
🐟 Key Facts
- App: DeepDATA
- Launched by: ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
- Purpose: Documenting deep-sea fish species
- The app provides scientifically verified information about deep-sea fishes.
- Users can upload field observations.
- The observations help create a national digital database.
59. Indian Space Technology Firms Raise Record Funding in 2025
Indian space technology startups raised a record $200 million in funding during 2025.
🚀 Key Facts
- Total funding: $200 million
- Year: 2025
- Leading hub: Bengaluru
- Bengaluru attracted more than half of the total investment.
- Source: Tracxn
- The report identified 285 space-tech companies.
🛰️ Skyroot Aerospace
- Skyroot Aerospace is India's first private space-tech unicorn.
- It led the funding with $150 million.
60. India's First Department of Military Medicine Inaugurated
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated India's first Department of Military Medicine.
🏥 Key Facts
- Inaugurated by: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Department: Department of Military Medicine
- Location: Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow
- It is India's first dedicated academic and operational department exclusively focused on military medicine.
🎯 Significance
- Focuses specifically on the medical requirements of military personnel.
- Combines academic and operational aspects of military medicine.
- Strengthens specialised medical support within the armed forces.
📝 Part 25 Quiz
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