National News

World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit

• Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw  announced that India will host the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit 2024 from 20th to 24th November in Goa.

About Goa

College of Excellence in MP

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Prime Minister College of Excellence in all 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh (MP) from Indore.

About Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival at Awadh Shilp Gram.
• Uttar Pradesh will export 40 tonnes of mangoes to Japan and Malaysia this year.

About Uttar Pradesh

Projects worth Rs 29,400 crore in Mumbai

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various road and railway projects worth 29,400 crore rupees in Mumbai.
• Projects include the Thane-Borivali tunnel, Goregaon-Mulund link road, remodelling of Kalyan Yard, and the Gati Shakti MultiModal Cargo Terminal at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai.

About Maharashtra

3rd GCTC- Cyber Security Conference

• Vice-President addressed the session of the 3rd Cyber Security Conference organised by Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC) held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

e-vehicle mobile exhibition and roadshow

• Union Minister of State Krishan Pal Gurjar flagged off the e-vehicle mobile exhibition and roadshow in Faridabad, to promote electric vehicles.

Initiatives related to E-Vehicle

Know Your Army

• In Ladakh, the Indian Army hosted a spectacular ‘Know Your Army’ Weapon and Equipment Display at the Kargil Helipad.

About Indian Army

INS Towers

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Towers at G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

About INS

Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman

• The second regional event of ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ campaign being organised under the aegis of Designing Innovative solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA), is set to take place on 16th July 2024 at the Allahabad Medical Association Convention Centre in Prayagraj.

About Constitution of India

International News

Argentina declared Hamas as terrorist organisation

• Argentina has declared the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas an “international terrorist organisation” over its October 7 assault on Israel and an “extensive history” of attacks.

About Argentina

Science and Tech

Island Syndrome

• A study involving 2,813 species of tetrapod vertebrates shows that island-dwelling species have slower relative metabolic rates than their mainland counterparts.
• Species must adapt to a limited space with finite resources, leading to unique characteristics, such as dwarfism or gigantism. This phenomenon is called ‘island syndrome’.

What are Tetrapods?

STORM-X

• IndianOil has launched STORM-X - a high-octane petrol specifically formulated for racing cars and started its production at Paradip in Odisha.

About Indian Oil

Economy

India's forex reserves

• According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the nation's forex reserves surged by $5.158 billion, touching an unprecedented $657.155 billion, for the week ending July 5.

India Forex Reserves Includes:

Art and Culture

18th-century Coins and Artefacts

• 18th-century gold and silver coins, and other period artefacts have been unearthed in Chengalai in Kannur district of Kerala.

History of Coins in India

Sports

Wimbledon 2024

• Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy, to win her maiden Wimbledon women’s singles title 2024 in London.

Grand Slams of Tennis 

Important Days

World Skydiving Day

• Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat celebrated World Skydiving Day on 13 July by experiencing a tandem skydive at Skyhigh.