AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSpace & Tech: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 (Mission Aagaman) reached orbit on July 18, injecting payloads into a ~450 km orbit and making India the third country with private orbital launch capability. Publishing & Culture: India’s Chinar Book Festival opened in Srinagar (Jul 18–26) with 200+ publishers and thousands of titles; Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called it a push to build daily reading habits beyond textbooks. Books & Community: A mobile library launched at Bowen Chinese School in Yangon with 536 books, giving students easier access to Chinese-language learning and culture. Books & Politics: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Vice President CP Radhakrishnan released RSS@100: A Century of Service, Unity & Sacrifice, framing the centenary book around service, unity and sacrifice. Consumer Literacy: IRDAI unveiled a life-insurance awareness comic series to simplify concepts for households through storytelling. Halal Trade: Bangladesh businesses urged a cheaper, single halal-certification authority, saying current BSTI/Islamic Foundation processes are costly, slow and sometimes lack local lab capacity. Media/Entertainment: NBCUniversal confirmed Tune In to the Midnight Heart anime’s second season will debut in 2027.
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