National News

Karmayogi Saptah

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Karmayogi Saptah-National Learning Week in New Delhi, where each participant commits to at least four hours of competency-based learning.

About Mission Karmayogi

Aviation Park

• Union Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurated the Aviation Park in New Delhi.

Initiatives related to Aviation Sector

2nd edition of Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre

• Union Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, inaugurated the second edition of the art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre", organised by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in collaboration with the Sankala Foundation, the National Human Rights Commission, and the International Big Cat Alliance, in New Delhi.

About NTCA

Indo-Turkiye Friendship Association

• Indo-Turkiye Friendship Association (ITFA) has been announced in Hyderabad, to strengthen relations between India and Turkey.

About Turkey

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

• The Supreme Court stated that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is a social legislation that needs a collective effort from all stakeholders for success. The Court emphasised the importance of community-driven strategies and focusing more on prevention rather than prosecution.

Definitions under the Act

State Special

Free dialysis service to patients

• Haryana announced to provide free dialysis service to patients suffering from kidney disease in the state. 

Quota within quota in SC reservation

• Haryana announced to implement a quota within quota in SC reservation.  

About Haryana

Pink Alarms

• In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Madhya Pradesh, 'pink alarms' have been installed at the government-run district hospital and medical college in Datia.
• This is the first government hospital in the state to offer this facility for women's security.

About Madhya Pradesh

Telangana Education Commission

• The Telangana Government has set up the Telangana Education Commission to improve and strengthen the education sector. It will be led by retired IAS officer A. Murali.

About Telangana

Karnataka renamed all ST residential schools after Maharshi Valmiki

• Karnataka announced that all Scheduled Tribe (ST) residential schools and Raichur University will be named after Maharshi Valmiki.

About Karnataka

Uttarakhand will introduce Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in madrassas

• The Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board (UMEB) will introduce Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in 416 madrassas and plans to sign an MoU with the state's Sanskrit department.

About Uttarakhand

Economy

India-Mexico Trade and Investment Summit

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the potential for broad, multi-sectoral cooperation between India and Mexico at the India-Mexico Trade and Investment Summit in Mexico City.

About Mexico

Convergence of ESI scheme with PM-JAY

• Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) Medical Benefit Council approved the convergence of ESI scheme with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY to enhance healthcare accessibility to beneficiaries.

AB PM-JAY

Humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and Papua New Guinea

• India announced to send humanitarian assistance to Lebanon in the form of 33 tonnes of medical supplies, comprising  pharmaceutical products.
• The first consignment of 12 haemodialysis machines with portable RO units also departed from Pipavav for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Environment and Biodiversity

Azores Islands

• The regional assembly of Portugal's Azores Islands approved the establishment of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to achieve international conservation goals ahead of schedule.

30 by 30 target

Defence

INS Tir and ICGS Veera

• Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) - INS Tir and ICGS Veera completed their long range training deployment to Manama, Bahrain.

About Indian Navy

Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’

• The Indian Coast Guard successfully conducted the coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ across Gujarat and the Union Territory of Daman & Diu.

About ICG

Exercise SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI

• The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Indian Army's Southern Command is conducting 'Exercise SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI' at Babina Field Firing Ranges, near Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

About Indian Army

Sports

4th Indian batsman to reach 9000 Test runs

• Indian batter Virat Kohli has become the fourth Indian batsman to reach nine thousand Test runs.

Other 3 Indian Batters

WR Chess Masters Cup

• India’s Arjun Erigaisi has won the WR Chess Masters Cup after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the finals at London.

About FIDE

Awards and Honours

MARCA America Award

• Messi became the first recipient of the MARCA America Award, presented by the Spain-based media company.  

Humanitarian Award 2024

• Mohanji was honoured with the Humanitarian Award at 2024 Conscious Companies Awards. 

Person in News

Mubarak Gul

• In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has appointed National Conference MLA Mubarak Gul as the pro tem Speaker of the new Legislative Assembly.

About Jammu and Kashmir

Sourav Ganguly

• Sourav Ganguly has been named as Director of Cricket for JSW Sports. 

Miscellaneous

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty Amid Conflict

• The “Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty Amid Conflict”, was published jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative of Oxford University.
• The report revealed that globally 110 crore people are living in extreme poverty, with nearly half residing in conflict-affected regions.
• India has the highest number of people living in extreme poverty, followed by Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

About UNDP