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46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
- The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will be held from July 21-31 at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
About UNESCO
| Estb: 16 November 1945 | HQ: Paris, France | Director-General: Audrey Azoulay |
86th session CCEXEC of CAC
- G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) represented India in the 86th session of the Executive Committee (CCEXEC) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) being held at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquarters in Rome from July 1st to 5th, 2024.
Smart Cities Mission
- The Government of India has extended Smart Cities Mission period upto 31 March 2025 to complete balance 10% projects.
About Smart Cities Mission
| Launched: 2015 | Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
Sampoornata Abhiyan
- NITI Aayog launched Sampoornata Abhiyan, a three-month campaign from 4th July till 30th September to undertake a sustained effort to achieve saturation of six key indicators in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks across the country.
About NITI Aayog
| Estb: 01 January 2015 | Ex-officio Chairman: Prime Minister of India | CEO: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam |
Economy
UPI in UAE
- NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL) partnered with Network International to facilitate the acceptance of QR-code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across point-of-sale (POS) terminals in the UAE.
About NPCI
| Established: 2008 | HQ: Mumbai | MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe |
Environment and Science & Tech
MoU between NIC and Spices Board of India
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Spices Board of India, to develop Artificial intelligence (AI) tools for detecting and classifying large cardamom diseases in Sikkim.
Spices Board of India
| Estb: 26th February 1987 | HQ: Kochi, Kerala | Chairman: Amardeep Singh Bhatia |
Rising Greenhouse Gas Levels
- Scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), suggested that evergreen forests in the Western Ghats, northeast India, and the Andaman Islands may be replaced by deciduous forests due to altered rainfall patterns in equatorial regions because of rising greenhouse gas levels.
Major Greenhouse Gases
| Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) and Perfluorocarbons (PFC). |
GBF Target 3
- A new report “The State of Protected and Conserved Areas in Eastern and Southern Africa - Second Edition,” from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) revealed that Eastern and Southern Africa is halfway to achieving the coverage goal of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Target 3.
GBF Target 3
| Encourages countries to protect 30% of their landscapes and seascapes. |
Sports
Hardik Pandya
- India all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the first all-rounder from India to be placed No. 1 in ICC T20I rankings.
Person in News
Dr. B.N. Gangadhar
- The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Dr. B.N. Gangadhar as the Chairperson of the National Medical Commission.
Hemant Soren
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive President Hemant Soren will take oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 7th of July.
Swami Vivekananda
- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Swami Vivekananda on his Punya Tithi on 4th July.
About Swami Vivekananda
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Rajinder Khanna
- Rajinder Khanna has been appointed as Additional National Security Adviser (NSA).
Dr Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi
- Dr Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand.