National

Green Hydrogen Plant

• Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually inaugurated India's first Green Hydrogen Plant in the Stainless Steel Sector at Jindal Stainless Limited, Hisar.
• It will be the world’s first off-grid Green Hydrogen plant for the stainless steel industry and the world’s first Green Hydrogen plant with rooftop and floating solar.

e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi

• Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal launched 'e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi' (Digital Gateway) of the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) in New Delhi.
• This initiative will ease the farmers’ warehousing logistics with the help of technology and aid the farmers in receiving fair prices for their produce.

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed commencement of “Core Loading” at India’s first indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (500 MWe) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
• Once commissioned, India will only be the second country after Russia to have commercial operating Fast Breeder Reactor.

International

Onion export to UAE & Bangladesh

• Government has permitted the export of 64400 tonnes of onion to the UAE and Bangladesh.
• According to notifications of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Onion export of 50 thousand tonnes is permitted to Bangladesh and 14400 tonnes is allowed to the UAE through National Cooperative Exports Limited.
• Government has also permitted exports of 30 thousand metric tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Tanzania and 80 thousand tonnes of broken rice to Djibouti and Guinea Bissau.

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita

• A copy of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita was presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Economy

67 Billion in Natural Gas Sector

• Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said that the Centre will invest 67 billion dollars in the natural gas sector in the next six years.

Interoperable Payment System

• RBI will launch Interoperable Payment System for Internet Banking in 2024.
• India accounts for nearly 46 percent of the world’s digital transactions.

Defence

Naval Commanders’ Conference

• The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2024 will commence in a Hybrid format.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the inaugural session of the Conference.

Project Seabird

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate two big piers and seven towers with 320 homes for Navy officers and Defence civilians as part of Project Seabird in Naval Base Karwar in Karnataka.

Defence Ministry Inks MoU with BEML, BEL and MIDHANI

• Defence Ministry inked a Memorandum of Understanding with BEML Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited for the indigenous development of an Advanced Fuelling and Control System for Engines for heavy-duty applications.

Sports

French Open Badminton Tournament

• French Open Badminton Tournament will begin in Paris.
• 11 shuttlers including PV Sindhu will represent India at the event.

Historic Olympic Qualification

• Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams made history as both the teams qualified for the Olympics for the first ever time on the basis of world rankings.

Prague Masters Chess

• Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the fifth round of Prague Masters Chess in the Czech Republic.

Person in News

Donald Trump

• Former US President Donald Trump won Colorado ballot disqualification case in Supreme Court.
• Mr Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the U.S. election.

B Sai Praneeth

• Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth has announced his retirement from international badminton.

Miscellaneous

National Youth Parliament Festival

• Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry will organise the finals of the National Youth Parliament Festival in the Central Hall of the Parliament in New Delhi.
• National Youth Parliament is being organised this year based on the theme of 'Young Voices: Engage and Empower for Nation’s Transformation’.

CIPET

• Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya virtually inaugurated 3 centers of Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) established in Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh from New Delhi.

Digital Intelligence Platform

• Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s ‘Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)’ for coordination among the stakeholders to curb misuse of telecom resources in cyber-crime and financial frauds, and ‘Chakshu’ facility on Sanchar Saathi portal, a pioneering initiative empowering citizens to proactively report suspected fraud communication.