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Daily Current Affairs – 9 July, 2026

    India–New Zealand Relations

    Context

  • The New Zealand Prime Minister highlighted the need for India and New Zealand to work together to strengthen a rules-based international order amid growing geopolitical uncertainties.

    • Changing Global Geopolitical Landscape

  • New Zealand described the current global situation as an “inflection point”, where the world is shifting from a rules-based system to a power-based system and from a predominantly multilateral framework towards a more multipolar world order.
  • There were many key global challenges were highlighted like;
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    India Rises to 11th Position Among Global FDI Recipients

    Context

  • According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2026, India has moved up two places to become the 11th-largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) globally, with inflows rising significantly in 2025.

    • India’s FDI Performance

  • India attracted $38.89 billion in FDI inflows in 2025, registering a 44% increase compared to $27.09 billion in 2024.
  • Greenfield Investments in India: The value of announced greenfield investments fell to $74.12 billion in 2025 from $111.14 billion in 2024.
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    Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization

    Context

  • The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) expands access for small farmers, women, and disadvantaged groups through targeted mechanization support nationwide.

    • About

  • Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in 2014–15. 
  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). 
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    India’s Toy Ecosystem

    Context

  • The Union Finance Minister stated that India is building a globally competitive toy manufacturing ecosystem through higher quality standards, policy support, skilling, and improved market access. 

    • India’s Toy Manufacturing Ecosystem

  • India’s toy exports reached 186 million dollars in 2025-26 with Indian toys now reaching 153 countries. 
  • Toy imports have declined by 71% since 2019 reflecting the success of quality-focused and self-reliant manufacturing. 
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    News In Short 09-07-2026

    Context

  • The Union Ministry of Education released the Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26.

    • Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S)

  • The PGI- States/UTs structure comprises total weightage of 1000 points across 70 indicators, which are grouped under 2 Categories viz., Outcome category and Governance & Management category. These categories are further divided into 16 domains, viz.,
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