NATIONAL NEWS

3rd Voice of Global South Summit

• India organised 3rd Voice of Global South Summit, an event underpinned by India's philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' in New Delhi.

6 new parliamentary committees

•  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted six new parliamentary committees, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, the Estimates Committee and the Public Undertakings Committee.

Citizenship Certificates

• Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah will distribute citizenship certificates to 188 Hindu expatriates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad.

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde formaly launched its Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana for eligible women with a monthly ₹1,500 assistance to women in the 21-60 age bracket having up to ₹2.5 lakh annual family income.

 Maharashtra

 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FIPIC/IORA countries

• The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), completed the first Advanced Leadership Development Programme on Public Policy and Governance for civil servants of multi-countries from the FIPIC/IORA at NCGG, New Delhi.

 ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

17th International Earth Sciences Olympiad

• In the 17th International Earth Sciences Olympiad (IESO) held in Beijing, the Indian team won three gold and bronze each and two silver medals across three competition categories (Theory and Practical, Earth System Project, and International Team Filed Investigation).

 Malabar Tree Toad

• Climate change may decrease the distribution range of the Malabar Tree Toad (MTT) by up to 68.7 per cent of the current estimated distribution in India’s protected areas (PAs), according to a study conducted by a concerned group of citizens and scientists.

 India AI mission

•  The Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) has invited bids for the empanelment of entities for providing artificial intelligence services on cloud under the Rs 10,372-crore India AI mission, which was approved by the cabinet in March 2024.

DEFENCE

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated a newly constructed state-of-the-art Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) building in Chennai.

 PERSON IN NEWS

Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba

• Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, visited India on a five-day official visit, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.

Nepal

SPORTS

ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the match schedule for the upcoming ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia.

Austrian MotoGP

• Italian Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia won the Austrian MotoGP sprint organised in Spielberg.