Education & Security: India’s 2.2 million NEET aspirants will retake the exam under heavy security after the last test was scrapped for a paper leak; NTA says it’s using biometric checks, AI camera surveillance and GPS tracking, with Telegram restricted and 200,000+ officials deployed. Defence & Shipbuilding: PM Modi commissioned three indigenously built Navy platforms in Kolkata—INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray—pushing India’s shift from defence buyer to defence maker. Mining & Enforcement: ED attached assets worth ₹1,023 crore in India and Singapore in the Goa illegal iron ore mining case under PMLA. Power & Grid: Delhi got in-principle approval for five battery storage systems totaling 97.5 MW to cut peak stress and support renewables. Energy Markets: With Hormuz traffic resuming, India’s refiners are front-loading supplies—Russian crude imports jumped in June while UAE shipments stayed near-record. Urban Water: Mumbai’s lake stocks fell to about 9% capacity amid delayed monsoon, renewing pressure on water curbs and recycling plans. Public Transport: Mumbai’s BEST strike entered day three, severely disrupting buses even as arrangements were made for NEET re-exam students. Health Regulation: India banned 16 fixed-dose combination drug formulations for lacking therapeutic justification, effective immediately.