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Date: July 6, 2025
1. India's Weight-Loss Drug Boom: Wegovy & Mounjaro Arrive
India's pharmaceutical market is experiencing a boom as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro debut to manage obesity and diabetes. Industry experts estimate a \\$150 billion global appetite, India's sector at \\$24 billion so far (reuters.com). Consumption by the urban middle class is strong, with indigenous players like Sun Pharma and Cipla waiting in the wings with generics once patents expire in 2026. With nearly 25% of Indians being overweight, this is a healthcare and lifestyle sea change.
2. RBI Introduces ₹1 Tr Reverse Repo to Regulate Liquidity
The Reserve Bank of India announced a seven-day reverse repo auction worth ₹1 trillion on July 4, responding to a record ₹3.75 trillion liquidity surplus in the banking system (reuters.com, reuters.com). With a shorter auction, RBI pushed overnight call rates towards its 5.5% policy rate, tightening to support anchoring inflation expectations.
3. ☔️ IMD Releases 15-Day Heavy Rain Warning Pre-Monsoon Peak
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a 15-day warning (July 5–19) for heavy rain over Delhi, Mumbai, Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Northeast India (reuters.com, indiatimes.com). There is a likelihood of floods, landslides, and urban water-logging, particularly in Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra on July 6–7. Marine warnings have been issued for heavy winds over the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Mannar.
4. Uttar Pradesh to Plant 350 Million Saplings in Van Mahotsav
Commemorating Van Mahotsav, Uttar Pradesh initiated a massive tree-planting campaign between July 1–7, with an aim to plant 350 million saplings (leverageedu.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com). More than 52 million saplings are prepared in 2,586 nurseries, and 11.4 million are planted on road sides. UPEIDA will afforest highways such as the Bundelkhand corridor. This campaign is focused on increasing green cover, lessening pollution, and strengthening climate resilience.
5. BJP Sweeps 2025 Delhi Assembly Election
In a shock poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took 48 of 70 seats in the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections (Feb 5) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, en.wikipedia.org). The Aam Aadmi Party fell to 22 seats, its leader Arvind Kejriwal lost his seat, and the BJP's Rekha Gupta was appointed Chief Minister on Feb 19. This is the party's return to Delhi after nearly three decades.
Summary
From historic drug launches to monsoon alerts, RBI monetary policy, large-scale environmental campaigns, and a Delhi political shift, these are the top stories of today's India.
Stay tuned for more updates and in-depth analysis!
- Weight-Loss Drug Boom – Reuters (en.wikipedia.org, reuters.com)
- RBI Reverse Repo Auction – Reuters (reuters.com)
- IMD Rain Alert – IndiaTimes (schooldekho.org)
- UP Van Mahotsav – Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
- Delhi Assembly Result – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)