National

NCRB Launches Mobile App

• NCRB has launched a Mobile App “NCRB Sankalan of Criminal Laws” to serve as a comprehensive guide providing complete information about the new criminal laws at one place.
• This App is a compilation of new criminal laws namely Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
• The App is designed to work in offline mode in the absence of connectivity.

IGNCA signs MoU with Sansad TV

• Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Sansad TV signed an agreement to make Indian art and culture more accessible to the people.  
• Under this initiative, programmes produced by IGNCA will be telecast on Sansad TV.

International

US, Ukraine sign Security Agreement

• US and Ukraine signed an agreement laying out Washington’s long-term security relationship with Kyiv on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy.

Sports

World Junior Girls’ Chess Championship

• In chess, India’s Divya Deshmukh won the World Junior Girls’ Chess Championship after beating Bulgaria’s Beloslava Krasteva in the final round at the Gift City Club in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

3-Star Grand Prix Event

• In Equestrian, Shruti Vora has become the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix event.

Singapore National Swimming Championship 2024

• In Swimming, India’s Likith SP and Dhinidhi Desinghu bagged two bronze medals in Singapore National Swimming Championship 2024.

 Person in News

Ajit Doval

• Ajit Doval has been reappointed as the National Security Advisor.

Dharmendra Pradhan

• Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan assumed charge in Delhi.

Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu

• Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu assumed charge in New Delhi.

Pema Khandu

• Pema Khandu has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time.

Miscellaneous

Oracle training support

• Cloud major Oracle has announced that it will support the training of two lakh students in India in cloud computing, data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and other emerging technologies.

‘Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story’

• National Geographic’s documentary, ‘Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story’, will kick off the screenings at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) in Mumbai.
• ‘Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story’ is an English film of a 78-minute duration, directed by Charlie Hamilton James.