National

International Sugar Organisation Council Meeting

• India will host the 64th International Sugar Organisation-ISO Council Meeting in New Delhi.

Auction of Critical & Strategic Minerals Blocks

• Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, along with Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, launched the 4th tranche of the auction of 21 blocks of critical and strategic minerals at a programme in New Delhi.

National STOP Diarrhoea Campaign 2024

• Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the National STOP Diarrhoea Campaign 2024 in New Delhi. 
• The goal behind the campaign is to attain zero child deaths due to childhood diarrhoea.

International

Kenya: Non-NATO Ally

• United States of America has designated Kenya as its major non-NATO ally, MNNA. 
• MNNA status is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defence trade and security cooperation.

India Africa Postal Leaders Meet

• India Africa Postal Leaders Meet is being organized in India with the objective of further strengthening relationships among the administrations of African countries and India in the postal sector.

Sports

Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships

• Indian contingent clinched a total of 11 medals, including four gold, two silver, and five bronze medals at Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.

Person in News

Tapan Kumar Deka

• Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Kumar Deka has been given a one year extension.

Bharat Lal

• Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission Bharat Lal has been given a one year extension.

Shubman Gill

• Shubman Gill will captain the Indian team in the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.

Miscellaneous

Underground Coal Gasification

• Eastern Coalfields Limited has embarked on an innovative pilot project for Underground Coal Gasification at the Kasta coal block in Jamtara District, Jharkhand. 
• These gases can be utilized to produce synthetic natural gas, chemical feedstocks for fuels, fertilizers, explosives, and other industrial applications.