| The renowned Tamil poet, lyricist, and writer who has been awarded with Jnanpith award in the year 2025 | Shri R. Vairamuthu |
| The veteran playback singer, referred to as the Nightingale of South India, winner of several awards including four National Film Awards, who pssed away on 11 July 2026 | S. Janaki |
| The former Indian cricketer and cricket administrator who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, becoming the 12th Indian to be so inducted | Sourav Ganguly |
| The country which has conferred its highest civilian award Bintang Adipurna on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Indonesia |
| The rank of India in the Global Passport Index 2026, Singapore ranked at the topmost position | 125 |
| The first female artist of Pandwani folk song and drama in the state of Chhattisgarh, recipeint of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, who passed away on 05 July 2026 | Smt Teejan Bai |
| The multinational military exercise held at the Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 20 June to 03 July with participation from 18 countries including India was named | Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 |
| The international award for literary writing which has been renamed as Bukhman International Booker Prize after a funding agreement with Bukhman Philanthropies | International Booker Prize |
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Gentlemen's Singles | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
| Ladies' Singles | Linda Noskova (Czechia) | Karolina Muchova (Czechia) |
| Gentlemen's Doubles | Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Henry Patten (United Kingdom) | Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) |
| Ladies Doubles | Guo Hanyu (China) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) | Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Luisa Stefani (Brazil) |
| Mixed Doubles | Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) | Marc Polmans (Australia) and Storm Hunter (Australia) |
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First observed: 1993
Theme: Cooperatives for a Peaceful World
Designated by: United Nations Development Programme
First observed: 1989
Theme: Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future.
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First observed: 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2020
Born: 28 July 1936 – 17 July 2026
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