Made-in-Bharat chips for space rockets announced after Skyroot's successful orbital launch

Exam-focused facts from the 30 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that domestically produced semiconductors will soon be integrated into India's space launch vehicles.
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 successfully reached orbit, becoming India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket.
The Vikram-1 injected its payloads into a nearly 450-km orbit, making India the third country with private orbital launch capability.