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TELFI

• The Tech Leaders Forum of India (TELFI) was launched at the World Education Conference 2024, hosted by the Federation of Economic Development Association (FEDA) at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai.

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Mobile Therapy Bus Initiative

• The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) and the Hans Foundation, announced the launch of Mobile Therapy Bus initiative, to address the unique needs of children with disabilities in marginalised communities.

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First STI Conclave on “Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihoods”

• First STI Conclave on “Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihoods” organised jointly by the International Science, Technology, and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) under UNESCO and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at New Delhi.

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Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum

• Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi.

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Economy and Banking

Report on Currency and Finance by RBI

• According to the report released by Reserve Bank of India's (RBI), the average cost of a data breach in India jumped 28% between 2020 and 2023 to little more than $2 million.
• Report also highlighted that India accounts for nearly half of the world’s digital payments, holding a 48.5% share in global real-time payment volumes.

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MoU between Ministry of Defence and NSE

• The Ministry of Defence and National Stock Exchange of India Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to facilitate MSMEs in the defence sector to raise productive capital for their growth plan in an efficient and transparent manner through the NSE platform ‘NSE Emerge’. 

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First Standardised Agriculture Demonstration Farm in India

• The Bureau of Indian Standards-BIS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ()MoU with Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) to develop the first-of-its-kind Standardised Agriculture Demonstration Farm in India.

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Environment and Biodiversity

25th meeting of the NTCA

• Union Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the 25th meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority in New Delhi, stressed on the need to explore the possibility of utilising indigenous technology in tiger conservation.

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Similipal Tiger Reserve

• Odisha is set to unveil the world’s first melanistic (black) tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district by the end of 2024, after it has received “in-principle” approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

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Ideas4LiFE

• Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launched Ideas4LiFE at IIT Delhi, to invite ideas and innovations online related to products and services, which induce behavioural changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles.

Science and Tech

One DAE One Subscription

• The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) inaugurated the ceremony of ‘One DAE One Subscription’ (ODOS) at Tata Memorial Hospital, in Mumbai.
• It is a unique idea enabling all its units together under one umbrella for read and publish access to national and international research papers as well as scientific journals.

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54th International Physics Olympiad 2024

• All five Indian participants bagged medals, including 2 gold and 3 silver medals at 54th International Physics Olympiad 2024, held from July 21 to July 29 in Isfahan, Iran.

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Sports

Host of Men's 2025 Asia Cup: India

• India will host the men's 2025 Asia Cup in T20 format.
• The 2027 Asia Cup in ODI format will be held in Bangladesh.

Manika Batra

• Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the pre-quarterfinals of any singles event in the history of olympics at Paris Olympics 2024.

Jiya Rai

• Para swimmer Jiya Rai has become the world’s youngest and fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel successfully.

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Awards and Honours

GEEF Global Water Tech Award

• The Central Water Commission (CWC) was honoured with the  GEEF Global WaterTech Award  under the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Water Tech Summit -2024 organised by the Global Energy and Environment Foundation (GEEF) in New Delhi.

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Important Days

World ORS Day

• World ORS Day is celebrated every year on July 29th, to emphasise the essential role ORS plays in combating dehydration caused by diarrhoea.