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On 29th June 2024, India men’s national cricket Semi-finalists (Afghanistan and England)
team, captained by Rohit Sharma, won the received USD 787,500 each.
International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s  India has set a new record for making the
Twenty20 (T20) World Cup 2024 by defeating highest runs by any team in the finals of a
South Africa,captained by Aiden Markram, by 7 Men’s T20 World Cup (176/7) breaking
runs in the finals held in the Kensington Oval in Australia’s record of 173/2 against New
Bridgetown, Barbados.This marks India’s 2nd Zealand in 2021.
T20 World Cup title. India previously won the  During the finals, Virat Kohli scored a total of
inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup held in 76 runs in 59 balls. He took 48 balls to score
2007 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh 50 runs, This is his slowest fifty in T20I
(MS) Dhoni.With this win, India became the 3rd cricket.
Country to win the title twice after England(2010  Virat Kohli became the first-ever cricketer to
& 2022) and West Indies (2012 & 2016). score 3,000 runs across both 20-over and 50-
Highlights of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 over Cricket World Cups. He achieved this
 ICC awarded a prize money of USD 2.45 milestone during his T20 World Cup Super-
million(Rs 20.42 crores) to India, the winners eights clash against Bangladesh in Antigua.
of the 2024 T20 Word Cup. This is the  West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran hit the most
highest prize money presented among all the sixes totaling to 17 in a T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup editions. breaking the record of 16 set by his
 Runner-up South Africa received a prize compatriot Chris Gayle. Before this milestone
money of USD 1.28 million. he had a record of 14 sixes and was leading
 ICC announced a record prize purse of USD the most sixes tally of the T20 World Cup
11.25 million for the T20 World Cup. The 2024.
 Australian cricketer
t Pat Cummins secured qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-
two back to back hattricks in ICC Men’s T20 finals, exiting in the Super 8 stage.
World Cup 2024 and became the first 1st  New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler Trent
bowler to claim a 2 back to back hat trick in a Bould retired from international cricket after
row in T20I. He registered his first hat trick in New Zealand’s T20 World Cup campaign
the match against Bangladesh in a Super 8 ended with a 7-wicket win over Papua New
fixture of Group 1 and the 2nd hattrick in the Guinea in Trinidad.
next match against Afghanistan.  Six players from the title-winning Indian
 He is also the 5th bowler to achieve 2 hat squad have been named in the ICC Men’s T20
tricks in T20I after Lasith Malinga (Sri World Cup 2024 team of the tournament.
Lanka), Tim Southee (New Zealand), Mark  The 6 Indians on the team are, Rohit Sharma,
Pavlovic (Serbia) and Waseem Abbas Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, .Hardik
(Malta). Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel.
 New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson produced the  For the first time, the USA team cleared the
most economical return in T20 World Cup group stage of the T20 World Cup after its
history after bowling his maximum permitted match against Ireland was called off.
four overs without conceding a run against Following this, Babar Azam-led Pakistan
Papua New Guinea. He also took 3 wickets in were knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2024
4 overs. He became the only second bowler in in the group stage.
history to achieve this milestone after  Amul, a leading Indian milk producer, was
Canada’s Saad Bin Zafar. named the Official Sponsor of three countries
 After winning the ICC T20 World Cup, (Sri Lanka, South Africa and USA), in the
Indian Cricketers, Virat Kohli(35 years old), T20 World Cup 2024.Previously, Amul has
Rohit Sharma (37 years old) & Ravindra collaborated with the New Zealand and the
Jadeja have announced their retirement from Netherlands national sides for the 2017
T20 International(T20I) cricket. They will Champions Trophy and 2011 Cricket World
continue to represent India in the One Day Cup, respectively.
Internationals (ODIs) and Test Matches.  Amul was also one of the sponsors of the
 Virat Kohli his T20I debut against Zimbabwe Women’s Premier League(WPL) in its
in 2010 and played 125 T20I matches in his inaugural edition.
career, scoring 4188 runs at an average of BCCI Announced Rs 125 Crore prize for
48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04. Team India
 Rohit made his T20I debut in the ICC Men’s  Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of
T20 World Cup 2007 against England. Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) announced
 Jadeja made his T20I debut in 2009 and prize money of Rs 125 Crores for Team India
represented India in 74 T20Is, taking 54 for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
wickets and scoring 515 runs. 2024.
 Australian cricketer David Warner(37-year-  The prize money will be distributed among
old ) announced his retirement from the 15-member squad, including four reserve
international cricket after Australia failed to players, and 11 support staff led by Head
coach Rahul Dravid.
About ICC Men’st T20 World Cup 2024 Most Catches

 The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the Player Country Catches
9th edition of the tournament, was held
Aiden Markram South Africa 8
from 1st to 29th June 2024. The event was co-
Glenn Maxwell Australia 7
hosted by the United States of America
Harry Brook England 7
(USA) and the West Indies.
Tristan Stubbs South Africa 7
Partners
 Premier Partners – Emirates, Aramco and DP Highest individual innings
World Player Country Catches
 Global Partners – Coca-Cola and Induslnd Nicholas Pooran Trinidad and
98 v
Bank Tobago Afghanistan
 Official Supporters– Near Foundation, Aaron Jones USA 94* v
FanCraze and NEAR Canada
 Social Responsibility – ICC Cricket for Good Rahmanullah Afghanistan 80 v New
 v.Official Broadcaster- Star Sports holds the Gurbaz Zealand
global broadcast rights for all ICC Events Highest Scores in T20 World Cup Finals
2015-2023. Cricketer Score
 Insurance Partner– Max Life Insurance has Kane Williamson (vs Australia, 2021) 85
partnered with the Star Sports to serve as the Marlon Samuels (vs England, 2016) 85
Insurance Partner on the Cricket Live show Marlon Samuels (vs Sri Lanka,2012) 78
during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Mitchell Marsh(vs New Zealand, 2021) 77
Important stats of the 2024 T20 World Cup Virat Kohli (vs Sri Lanka, 2014) 77
Most runs Virat Kohli (vs South Africa, 2024) 76
Team Player Runs Strike Gautam Gambhir (vs Pakistan, 2007) 75
Rate
Afghanistan Rahmanullah 281 124.33
Gurbaz
India Rohit Sharma 257 156.7
Australia Travis Head 255 158.38
Most wickets
Player Country Wickets Average
Fazalhaq Afghanistan 17 9.41
Farooqi
Arshdeep India 17 12.64
Singh
About the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Jasprit India 15 8.26
 Chairman– Greg Barclay
Bumrah
 Headquarters– Dubai,UAE
Anrich South 15 13.4
 The 10th edition of ICC T20 World Cup will
Nortje Africa
be hosted by India and Sri Lanka in 2026.
INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL

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Italy hosted the 50th G7 Summit  International Organisations like African

from 13th to 15th June 2024 Development Bank(AfDB), the International
 Italy, which holds the Presidency of Group of Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation of
Seven (G7) for 2024, hosted the 50th G7 Economic Cooperation and Development
summit (G7 Italia (OECD), the United Nations (UN) and the
2024) in Borgo World Bank(WB) participated in the summit.
Egnazia in the city of  Italy invited Algeria, Argentina, Brazil,
Fasano in Apulia, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Tunisia,
Italy from 13th to Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates
15th June 2024. (UAE) to participate in Outreach session on
 Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi visited Artificial Intelligence, energy,
Italy from June 13-15, 2024, to attend the G7 Mediterranean.
Summit at the invitation of Giorgia Meloni,  49th G7 summit was from 19 to 21 May
PM of Italy. 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan.
 This marks the 7th G7 Summit hosted by  51st G7 Summit will be in Kananaskis,
Italy. Previously, Italy hosted the summit in Alberta,Canada in 2025.
1980, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2009 and 2017. About G7
 The Key issues addressed during the 6  G7 is an informal grouping of 7 of the
working sessions of G7 summit include world’s advanced economies. G7 includes
Africa, climate change and development; the Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the
ongoing situation in the Middle East; the United Kingdom(UK), and the United States
Russia-Ukraine War; Migration; Indo-Pacific of America (USA) and the the European
and Economic security and Artificial Union(EU).
Intelligence (AI), energy, African- About Italy
Mediterranean.  Prime Minister (PM)- Giorgia Meloni
 Joe Biden, President of the USA and  Capital- Rome
Volodymr Zelensky, President of Ukraine,  Currency- the Euro
signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement, Bornean Elephants Classified as
during the 2024 G7 summit Endangered on the IUCN Red List
 Participants:Joe Biden, President of the  The Bornean elephant(Elephas maximus
USA; Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister (PM) of borneensis), the smallest Asian elephant
UK; Justin Trudeau, PM of Canada; Olaf subspecies has been assessed as
Scholz, Chancellor of Germany; Emmanuel ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for
Macron, President of France; Fumio Kishida, Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of
PM of Japan; European Commission Threatened Species, due to threats from
President Ursula von der Leyen; and human activities.
European Council President Charles Michel.
 The Bornean elephants

t has been assessed on India Participated in BRICS Foreign
the IUCN Red List for the 1st time as a Ministers Meeting in Russia
distinct subspecies of Asian elephants.  On 10th June 2024, India participated in the
 The assessment confirms that there are BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and
approximately 1,000 Bornean elephants left South Africa) Foreign Ministers meeting
in the wild, with about 400 being breeding hosted by Russia, the current chair of
adults. BRICS, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The
Paraguay Becomes 100th Full meeting was chaired by Sergey Lavrov,
Member of International Solar Foreign Minister, Russia.
Alliance  The Indian delegation at the BRICS Foreign
 The Republic of Paraguay officially became Ministers meeting was led by Dammu Ravi,
the 100th full member of the International Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of
Solar Alliance (ISA), a treaty-based External Affairs (MEA).
international intergovernmental organization.  This also mark’s India’s first Foreign policy
Paraguay handed over its Instrument of assignment under the historic 3rd
Ratification to the ISA in New Delhi, Delhi. consecutive term of Prime Minister (PM)
 At present, 119 countries have signed the Narendra Modi.
ISA framework and 100 countries have  This is the 1st foreign ministers meeting
signed as well as ratified ISA framework. In since the expansion of BRICS in 2023.
May 2024, Spain became the 99th country to India Participated in the Inaugural
ratify ISA framework. IPEF Clean Economy Investor
About ISA Forum held in Singapore
 International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an inter-  India participated in the inaugural Indo-
governmental organisation jointly formed by Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
India and France in 2015. It aims to mobilise (IPEF) Clean Economy Investor Forum held
efforts against climate change through the in Singapore from 5th to 6th June 2024.
deployment of solar energy solutions. It was  The Indian delegation to the forum was led
launched by Prime Minister of India, by Sunil Barthwal, Secretary (Commerce) of
Narendra Modi and the former President of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
France, Francois Hollande on 30th (MoCI).
November, 2015 at 21st Conference of  A business delegation led by Invest India
Parties (CoP21) to United Nations also participated in the Forum.
Framework Convention on Climate Change  During the inaugural IPEF Investor Forum,
(UNFCCC) held in Paris, France. the IPEF partners and the Private
ISA Director General (DG): Ajay Mathur Infrastructure Development Group
 Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana announced the operational launch of the
Spain Capital: Madrid IPEF Catalytic Capital Fund.
About the Republic of Singapore:
 Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez
 Prime Minister (PM)- Lawrence Wong
 Currency: Euro (EUR)
 Capital- Singapore City
India Participated t at ITU’s WSIS+20 Mandela Award for Health Promotion for
Forum High-Level Event Held in 2024 by WHO.
Geneva India Contributes USD 1.169 Mn To
 India participated in the World Summit on Continue Promotion Of Hindi At UN
the Information Society (WSIS +20) Forum  The Government of India has made a
High-Level Event 2024 held in Geneva, whopping contribution of USD 1,169,746 for
Switzerland from 27th to 31st May 2024. ‘Hindi @ UN’ project to expand the use of
 This marks the 20 years of progress made in Hindi in the United Nations. The
the implementation of the outcomes of the Government of India has been making
WSIS. continuous efforts to expand the use of Hindi
 The Indian delegation at WSIS+20 was led in the United Nations.
by Niraj Verma, Additional Secretary,  As part of these efforts, ‘Hindi @ UN’
Department of Telecommunication, Ministry project, in collaboration with the UN
of Communications, Government of India Department of Public Information, was
(GoI). launched in 2018 with an objective to
 “AI for Good” Global Summit: India Took enhance the public outreach of the United
Over the Baton to Host WTSA 2024 in New Nations in Hindi language.
Delhi Denmark Set to Impose World’s
 India also participated in the “AI for Good” First Carbon Tax on Gassy Cattle
Global Summit held at the International  Denmark plans to implement a tax on
Conference Center Geneva (CICG), Geneva, livestock farmers starting in 2030, making it
Switzerland from 30th to 31st May 2024. the first nation to do so. This initiative targets
77th World Health Assembly held in methane emissions from cows, sheep, and
Geneva, Switzerland pigs, which are significant contributors to
 The 77th World Health Assembly(WHA 77) global warming. The goal is to achieve a 70
was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 27th per cent reduction in Danish greenhouse gas
May to 1st June, 2024. emissions from 1990 levels by the year 2030.
 Theme of 2024 WHA is “All for Health, 64th International Sugar
Health for All”. Organisation Council Meeting held
 Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of in New Delhi
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)  The 64th International Sugar Organisation
represented India at the WHA 77 (ISO) Council meeting commenced on 25th
 World Health Assembly is the decision- June 2024 at Bharat Mandapam in New
making body of World Health Organization Delhi, bringing together delegates from over
(WHO). It is attended by delegations from all 30 countries and representatives of various
194 Member States of WHO. international organizations. India was elected
 Bengaluru(Karnataka)-based National Chairman of the International Sugar Council
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro for 2024 at the 63rd ISO Council meeting in
Sciences (NIMHANS) bagged the Nelson London.
NATIONAL
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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh About the Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao
Launches Advanced Geoportals  The Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao initiative
Bhuvan Panchayat & NDEM Version aims to enhance the preparedness of Urban
5 Local Bodies, ensuring they are well-
 Union Minister of State(MoS – Independent equipped to handle the challenges posed by
Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of heavy rainfall and heightened health risks
Science and Technology(MoST); Ministry of during the months of June to August.
Earth Sciences(MoES) & Department of Union Minister Launches MSME
Space(DOS), launched two advanced TEAM Initiative & Yashasvini
Geoportals – ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Version Campaign To Boost Online Trading
4.0)‘ for rural land records and ‘National of MSMEs
Database for Emergency Management  Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Union Minister for
(NDEM Version 5.0)’ for disaster Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
management. (MSME) launched the MSME Trade
 The Geoportals were developed by the Indian Enablement and Marketing (TEAM)
Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Initiative and Yashasvini Campaign to boost
 The Bhuvan Panchayat Portal will support micro and small businesses trade using e-
“Space-based Information Support for commerce and to support women
Decentralised Planning (SISDP)” and entrepreneurs.
empower citizens at the grassroots level in  The two initiatives were launched during the
Panchayats. event of World MSME Day, ‘Udyami
 NDEM Ver. 5.0 will provide space-based Bharat’ on June 27 2024 in New Delhi,
inputs on natural disasters and support Delhi.
disaster risk reduction in India and its  The Union Ministry of MSME also
neighbouring countries. amending the MSME Development Act,
MoHUA Launches ‘Safai Apnao, 2006 to improve mechanisms for managing
Bimaari Bhagao’ Initiative Under disputes related to delayed payments and to
SBM-U 2.0 better address the evolving needs of the
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs MSME sector.
(MoHUA), through Swachh Bharat Mission-  About MSME TEAM Initiative: It has been
Urban 2.0(SBM-U 2.0), introduces the ‘Safai launched under the World Bank (WB)-
Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao’ (SABB) initiative supported Raising And Accelerating MSME
for clean and healthy cities Productivity (RAMP) programme and
 Campaign Period: 1st July to 31st August implemented by National Small Industries
2024. Corporation (NSIC).
 Preparatory phase: 14th June to 30th June  About Yashasvini Campaign: Yashasvini
2024. Campaign is an awareness campaign, which
focuses on formalising
t women-owned micro  P A Mohammed Riyas, Tourism Minister,
enterprises in tier-2 and tier-3 cities and Kerala unveiled the logo of the “City of
providing necessary support and assistance.It Literature” by UNESCO.
provides capacity building, training,  On 31st October 2023(World Cities Day),
handholding and mentorship to the women Kozhikode (Kerala) and Gwalior (Madhya
owned enterprises. Pradesh) were the only two Indian cities
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s among the 55 cities placed in the list of
two-day State visit to India from UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
June 21-22,2024  Kozhikode was designated as the UNESCO
 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “City of Literature”, while, Gwalior was
made a two-day state visit to India from 21st designated as the UNESCO “City of Music’’.
to 22nd June ,2024 and  At present, UCCN features 350 cities in more
was the first state guest to than 100 countries, which represents 7
be hosted by India after the different creative fields namely, Crafts and
formation of the new Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy,
government. Literature, Media Arts, and Music.
 This was the 3rd consecutive time India and Srinagar Named ‘World Craft City’
Bangladesh partnered and established by World Crafts Council
bilateral ties with each other.  Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and
 It included signing of 10 Memorandum of Kashmir (J&K), has been officially
Understanding (MoUs), including seven new recognised as a ‘World Craft City’ by the
and three renewals. Three of the new MoUs World Crafts Council AISBL (WCC-
were vision documents in the area of digital International), a global non-profit
partnership, green partnership and blue organisation dedicated to preserving and
economy. promoting traditional craftsmanship.
 Thirteen announcements were also made  This honour celebrates the rich history and
including e-visa for Medical Patients from exceptional skills of Srinagar’s artisans,
Bangladesh and opening of a new Indian whose work has gained international acclaim.
consulate in Rangpur in Bangladesh.  From 2014, nearly more than 60 cities across
Kozhikode Officially Declared as the world recognised as World Craft City.
India’s First UNESCO “City of Indian cities Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu),
Literature” Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Mysore (Karnataka)
 On 23rd June 2024, Kozhikode in north were already added in the list of World Craft
Kerala has become the first Indian city to be City.
officially declared as the  This recognition will significantly boost the
United Nations Educational, handloom and handicraft sectors and the
Scientific and Cultural increased global visibility will open new
Organisation (UNESCO) “City markets and opportunities for artisans.
of Literature”.
MoE Constitutes t 7 Member criminal laws: Bharatiya Nyaya (Second)

Committee To Reform Examination Sanhita (BNS2) Act, 2023; Bharatiya
Process, NTA Functioning Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita (BNSS2)
 The Department of Higher Education, Act, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second)
Ministry of Education (MoE) has constituted Adhiniyam Act, 2023 will come into effect
a seven-member high-level committee to from 1st July, 2024.
make recommendations on reform in the  These 3 new criminal laws have repealed the
examination process, improvement in data British-colonial era laws: the Indian Penal
security protocols and functioning of the Code (IPC), 1860; the Criminal Procedure
National Testing Agency(NTA). Code (CrPc), 1973 and the Indian Evidence
 The committee is headed by Dr K. Act (IEA), 1872 respectively.
Radhakrishnan, the former Chairman of  The President of India, Droupadi Murmu
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gave assent to these 3 new criminal laws on
and Chairman Board of Governors (BoG), 24th December, 2023.
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.  On 19th June 2024, the Union Cabinet
 The committee shall submit its report to the chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra
MoE within two months from the date of Modi has approved the proposal of the
issue of this order. Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) for the
Govt to Partially Implement New National Forensic Infrastructure
Telecommunications Act from 26th Enhancement Scheme (NFIES) with budget
of more than Rs 2200 crore from
June 2024
 On 21st June 2024, The Government of FY25(2024-25) to FY29 (2028-29).
India(GoI), in exercise of powers given under PM Modi’s Visit to Uttar Pradesh
sub-section (3) of section 1 of the and Bihar from 18th to 19th June
Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023) 2024
has notified that the provisions of sections 1,  Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited
2,10 to 30, 42 to 44, 46,47,50 to 58, 61 and Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar from 18th to
62 of the said Act will come into force from 19th June 2024.
26th June 2024.  On 18th June 2024, PM Modi addressed the
 The Act has repealed the 138-year old Indian Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi, Uttar
Telegraph Act, 1885, the Wireless Telegraph Pradesh (UP). This marked PM Modi’s 1st
Act (1933), and the Telegraph Wires visit to his constituency, Varanasi, after
(Unlawful Possession) Act (1950). being elected to the 18th Lok Sabha (Lower
New Criminal Laws Effective from House) for a 3rd consecutive term.
1st July, 2024: DoPT  PM Modi granted certificates to over 30,000
 On 21st June 2024, The Department of women from Self Help Groups (SHGs) as
Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Ministry Krishi Sakhis under the Krishi Sakhi
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Convergence Program (KSCP).
Pensions(MoPPG&P) announced that 3 new
 On 19th June 2024,

t PM Narendra Modi  Establishing the Campuses of the National
inaugurated the new campus of the Nalanda Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in
University near Rajgir, Bihar. India.
 PM Modi also visited the ancient ruins of  Establishing Central Forensic Science
Nalanda Mahavihara and planted a sapling of Laboratories (CFSLs) in India
Bodhi tree in the NU campus brought from  Improvement of existing infrastructure of the
Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Delhi Campus of the NFSU.
DGCA Extended Licence of Union Cabinet Approved Viability Gap
Maharishi Valmiki International Funding Scheme for Implementation of
Airport of Ayodhya Offshore Wind Energy Projects
 On 19th June 2024, The Directorate General  The Union Cabinet approved the Viability
of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore
licence of Maharishi Valmiki International wind energy projects with a total outlay of
Airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP). It Rs.7453 crore.
has granted licence for a period of 5 years.  This includes Rs.6853 crore for the
 In December 2023, DGCA had granted an installation and commissioning of 1 gigawatt
aerodrome licence to the Valmiki (GW) of offshore wind energy projects, 500
International Airport. The Airport was megawatt (MW) each off the coast of Gujarat
developed by Airport Authority of India and Tamil Nadu(TN), and a grant of Rs. 600
(AAI) at cost of Rs 350 crore. crore for upgradation of two ports to meet
 In January 2024, the Union Cabinet chaired logistics requirements for offshore wind
by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had energy projects.
approved the proposal to declare Ayodhya  Nodal Ministry: Ministry of New and
Airport as an “International Airport” and Renewable Energy (MNRE). It will
named it “Maharishi Valmiki International coordinate with various
Airport, Ayodhyadham”. Ministries/Departments to ensure successful
Union Cabinet Approved National implementation of the scheme.
Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement  The VGF scheme is an important step to
Scheme (N.F.l.E.S.) execute the National Offshore Wind Energy
 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Policy, notified in 2015, to utilise the
the Ministry of Home Affairs(MoHA) for the offshore wind energy capacity within the
National Forensic Infrastructure Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) of India
Enhancement Scheme (NFIES), a Central About the Viability Gap Funding Scheme:
Sector Scheme, with a financial outlay of Rs.  In 2005, The Cabinet Committee on
2254.43 crore for the period of 2024-25 to Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the
2028-29. Scheme for Financial Support to Public-
 MoHA will provide the financial outlay of Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure
the scheme from its own budget. (Viability Gap Funding scheme) as a Central
 The Cabinet has approved the following Sector Scheme.
components under NFIES:
Union Cabinet
t Approved Sunflower 7280 520
Soybean (Yellow) 4892 292
Development of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Sesamum 9267 632
International Airport, Varanasi, UP Nigerseed 8717 983
 The Union Cabinet approved the Airports Cotton(Medium 7121 501
Authority of India (AAI)’s proposal for the Staple)
development of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cotton(Long 7521 501
International Airport(VNS) in Varanasi, Staple)
Uttar Pradesh (UP). The estimated financial New Postal Law, Post Office Act
outlay of the project is Rs 2869.65 crore. 2023 Comes into Effect, Repealed
 The development includes the construction British Colonial-Era Law
of the New Terminal Building, Apron  Union Ministry of Communication,
Extension, Runway Extension, Parallel Taxi Government of India (GoI) notified that “The
Track & Allied works. Post Office Act, 2023” came into force with
Union Cabinet Approved Minimum effective from (w.e.f.) on 18th June, 2024.
Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif The Post Office Act, 2023 repealed the 125-
Crops for Marketing Season 2024- year old Indian Post Office Act, 1898.
 The Act aims to create a simple legislative
25
 The Union Cabinet approved the increase in framework for the delivery of citizen centric
the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all services, banking services and to extend
mandated (14) kharif crops for Marketing other government benefits to the country’s
Season 2024-25. most distant areas.
 The increase in MSP of Karif Crops will MoFPI Ministers Chirag Paswan &
have a financial implication of Rs 2 lakh Ravneet Singh Launched Web
crore for the government and entail a gain of Portal & Mobile App for World Food
Rs 35,000 crore to farmers over the previous India 2024
year.  On 19th June 2024, Union Minister Chirag
Crops MSP 2024-25 MSP Increase Paswan, Ministry of Food Processing
Rs.per quintal in 2024-25 Industries (MoFPI) and Minister of State
over 2023-24 (MoS) Ravneet Singh , MoFPI, jointly
Rs. per
launched the website and mobile application
quintal
Paddy 2300 (Common) 117 for the 3rd edition of World Food India (WFI
Paddy 2320(Grade A^) 117 2024) during the curtain raiser ceremony of
Jowar 3371 (Hybrid) 191 WFI 2024 held in New Delhi, Delhi.
Jowar 3421 (Maldandi) 196  WFI 2024, India’s largest food event, is
Bajra 2625 125 scheduled to be held at the Bharat
Ragi 4290 444
Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi,
Maize 2225 135
Tur / Arhar 7550 550
Delhi from 19th to 22nd September 2024.
Moong 8682 124
Urad 7400 450
Groundnut 6783 406
MSDE Partnerst with Australian patients’ health records and integrate them
Government to Boost Agriculture with Ayushman Bharat Digital Health
Sector of India with Emerging Skills Account (ABHA ID).
 The Ministry of Skill Development and  The scheme which was set to end on 30 June
Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration 2024, aims to boost adoption of digital
with the Australian Government, hosted a healthcare services and promote the
pivotal roundtable to discuss insights from Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
the Australia-India Critical Agriculture Skills  As part of the scheme, hospitals receive Rs
Pilot Project. 20 per patient for digitising health records
 The roundtable was led by Atul Kumar and linking them with ABHA IDs.
Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE, and Mr. Mathew  The NHA has launched the DHIS in January
Johnston, Minister Counsellor, Education 2023. NHA has come up with some
and Research, Australian High Commission. relaxations like reduced transaction limits in
 This initiative aims to reshape the the existing scheme with effective from 1st
agricultural sector by identifying and April 2023.
developing emerging job roles. MoJS launched E-flows Monitoring
India & Gambia Signed Extension of System to Monitor Ganga River
MoU on Governance Reforms for 5 Cleanup process
Years  Union Minister, C.R. Patil, Ministry of Jal
 The Department of Administrative Reforms Shakti (MoJS) launched the Environmental
and Public Grievances(DARPG), Ministry of flows (E-flows) Monitoring System to
Personnel, Public Grievances and monitor the cleaning progress of the river
Pensions(MoPPGP), Government of India Ganga. It was launched during a programme
and Public Service Commission(PSC), when the Union Minister was reviewing the
Office of the President, the Republic of the progress of the cleaning projects under the
Gambia signed extension of the existing Namami Ganga Mission in New Delhi,
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Delhi.
‘Refurbishing Personnel Administration and  It is developed by the National Mission for
Governance Reforms’ for another 5 years Clean Ganga (NMCG) works under the
with effect from (w.e.f) 8th July 2024. Department of Water Resources, River
 The existing MoU was signed on 8th July Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,
2021 for a period of 3 years. Ministry of Jal Shakti, as part of the Aviral
Centre Extends DHIS by a Year Till Ganga component.
June 2025 to Digitise Patients’ NITI Aayog Launched Two
Health Record Initiatives under Atal Innovation
 The Government of India (GoI) has extended Mission (AIM) to foster innovation
the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS)  On 10th June 2024, National Institution for
by a year until 30 June 2025 (or till funds for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) launched
DHIS are available), aiming to digitise the “AIM-ICDK Water Challenge 4.0” and
the 5th edition of “Innovations for You”
under its flagshipt program, Atal Innovation  The AQ-AIMS and Air-Pravah were
Mission (AIM).Both these initiatives aim to developed under MeitY-supported
foster innovation and sustainability in India. technologies.
MoM Signs MoU with Central TB  The government of India has designated
Division To Collaborative On Bihar’s Nagi Bird Sanctuary and Nakti Bird
Tuberculosis Elimination by 2025 Sanctuary as wetlands of International
 The Ministry of Mines (MoM) has signed a Importance under the Ramsar convention,
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with taking the total number of RAMSAR sites in
Central Tuberculosis (TB) Division of India to 82.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department of School Education
(MoHFW) for collaborative and convergent Signed MoU with National Book
action towards elimination of TB in India by Trust To Launch Rashtriya E-
2025. Pustakalaya
 This partnership aims for collaborative field  The Department of School Education &
actions like webinars and other awareness- Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education
building initiatives under the National TB (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has
Elimination Programme (NTEP) by engaging signed a Memorandum of understanding
the Central Public Sector Enterprises (MoU) with the National Book Trust (NBT)
(CPSEs), attached offices, subordinate to create an institutional framework for
offices and autonomous bodies of the MoM. Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya, a Digital Library
 This initiative will also help in capacity Platform.
building of health functionaries of Public  This collaboration aims to enhance the
Sector Undertaking (PSUs’) hospitals & accessibility of non-academic books for
health centres for specialised campaigns for children and adolescents across India.
eradication of TB at grass-root level. India Hosted 46th Antarctic Treaty
MeitY Secy Inaugurated Indigenous Consultative Meeting & 26th
Air Quality Monitoring System & Committee on Environmental
launched Air-Pravah App Protection in Kerala
 On the occasion of World Environment Day  India has successfully hosted the 46th
2024 (5th June 2024), S Krishnan, Secretary Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
of the Ministry of Electronics and (ATCM-46) and the 26th Committee on
Information Technology (MeitY), Environmental Protection (CEP-26) from
inaugurated an indigenous Air Quality 20th to 30th May 2024 in Kochi, Kerala.
Monitoring System (AQ-AIMS) during the  ATCM-46 was held under the theme
event held in New Delhi, Delhi. “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (A Sanskrit
 He also launched the mobile application phrase which means ‘one Earth, one family,
“Air-Pravah” for real-time Air Quality Index one future’).CEP-26, held from 20th to 24th
(AQI) monitoring. May 2024, focused on a wide range of
challenges and contributed to implementing
the Environmental Protocol in Antarctica.
STATES
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Jharkhand Celebrates Hul Diwas decision was approved unanimously during a

 Hul Kranti Diwas is celebrated on June 30 cabinet meeting held in Bhopal.
every year to mark the independence  Previous Rule: Since 1972, the state
movement of 1855 led by tribal heroes government paid income tax on behalf of
Sidho, Kanho, Chand, Bhairav, among ministers, ministers of state, deputy
others. More than 50,000 tribals from 400 ministers, and parliamentary secretaries.
villages of Jharkhand had revolted against  New Rule: Ministers will now personally pay
British Rule. income tax on their salaries and allowances.
Union Territory of Ladakh Achieves India’s First Coal Gasification Pilot
Full Functional Literacy Under Project Launched in Jharkhand
ULLAS  In a pioneering move, the Ministry of Coal
 According to the Union Ministry of has initiated India’s inaugural pilot project
Education, the Union Territory of Ladakh has for underground coal gasification in
achieved full functional literacy under the Jharkhand. Located at the Kasta coal block in
ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. Jamtara District, this innovative venture by
Ladakh now boasts over 97 percent literacy. Eastern Coalfields Limited aims to transform
Lieutenant Governor Dr. B.D Mishra shared the coal industry. Rather than extracting coal,
this milestone on June 25, 2024, at a function the process will occur underground,
in Sindhu Sanskritik Kendra (SSK), Leh. converting coal into valuable gases like
 ULLAS a centrally sponsored scheme methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.
implemented from 2022-23 to 2026-27, These gases can then be used to produce
ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong synthetic natural gas, chemical feedstocks,
Learning for All in Society) aligns with the and more, potentially revolutionizing India’s
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, energy sector.
focusing on adult education and lifelong Haryana govt Increases
learning. Reservation for OBC Category from
Madhya Pradesh Ministers to Pay 15% to 27%
Income Tax on Salaries and  Nayab Singh Saini announced that the
Allowances reservation for the backward classes in
 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet, led by Chief Group-A and Group-B posts, currently at 15
Minister Mohan Yadav, decided on June 25, per cent, will be increased to 27 per cent, “in
2024, that state ministers will now be line with the Central government’s policy”.
responsible for paying income tax on their Saini was addressing a gathering at ‘OBC
salaries and allowances out of their own Morcha Sarv Samaj Samrasta Sammelan’
pockets. This marks a significant change held in Gurugram.With the key aim of
from a 1972 rule under which the state ensuring the welfare of the OBC community
government bore the tax burden. This in Haryana and providing substantial benefits
to the youth in government jobs.
World’s First Asian t King Vulture Ladakh, India. In 2024, this important
Conservation and Breeding Centre cultural event will be held on June 16th and
In Maharajganj, UP 17th.
 Uttar Pradesh is set to establish the world’s  The Hemis Festival, also known as Hemis
first conservation and breeding centre for Tsechu, commemorates the birth anniversary
Asian king vultures or red-headed vultures in of Guru Padmasambhava, a revered figure in
Maharajganj. The facility will improve the Tibetan Buddhism.
population of critically endangered species  The festival’s highlight is the Chaam dance,
listed in the International Union for performed by monks wearing colorful masks
Conservation of Nature’s red list since 2007. representing Guru Padmasambhava’s eight
The centre is named Jatayu Conservation and avatars. This sacred dance symbolizes the
Breeding Centre. triumph of good over evil.
About Asian King vulture Two bird Sanctuaries of Bihar
 This is one of the 9 species of Vulture which added to Ramsar List
are found in India.  India has added two bird sanctuaries from
 It is also called the Asian King vulture or Bihar, Nagi and Nakti – to the ‘Ramsar Sites’
Pondicherry Vulture was extensively found list, taking the tally to 82. The newest
in India but its numbers drastically reduced ‘Wetlands of International Importance’, both
after diclofenac poisoning. man-made reservoirs situated in the Jhajha
 Conservation status: forest range of Jamui District in Bihar, were
 IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered added to Ramsar Sites as part of World
 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule 1 Environment Day, observed annually on June
Assam Launches ‘Mukhya Mantri 5.
Nijut Moina’ Scheme to Promote  These two new wetlands are man-made
Girl Education reservoirs situated in the Jhajha forest range
 The Assam government has taken a of Jamui. Their catchments feature dry
commendable step towards promoting girl deciduous forests surrounded by hills,” the
education and addressing the issue of child Secretary of the Department of Environment,
marriage in the state. On June 12, 2024, Forest and Climate Change (DEFCC) of
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Bihar
announced the launch of the Mukhya Mantri India’s First Biosphere in a Tiger
Nijut Moina (MMNM) scheme, which was Reserve
approved by the Assam government cabinet.  Two environmentalists, Jai Dhar Gupta and
 The Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina scheme Vijay Dhasmana created India’s first
will benefit approximately 10 lakh girl biosphere in a tiger reserve, called the Rajaji
students in the state Raghati Biosphere (RRB) within the Rajaji
Hemis Festival 2024: Celebrating National Park in Uttarakhand. Situated within
Buddhist Culture in Ladakh the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, the
 The Hemis Festival, a vibrant celebration of biosphere overlooks the rocky white Raghati
Tibetan Buddhism, takes place annually in riverbed, nestled in the Shivalik foothills.
ECONOMY AND BANKING

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Government Kept Interest Rate on World Bank Approves USD 1.5

Small Savings Schemes Unchanged billion To Support India’s Low-
for Q2FY25 Carbon Energy Sector
 On 28th June 2024, the Department of  On June 29 2024, The World Bank (WB)
Economic Affairs (DEA-Budget Division), approved USD 1.5 billion for ‘Second Low-
Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of Carbon Energy Programmatic Development
India(GoI) has kept the interest rate on small Policy Operation’ to help India accelerate the
savings scheme unchanged for its 2nd development of low-carbon energy.
Quarter of 2024-25( Q2FY25) i.e. from 1st  It is the second in a series of two similar-
July 2024 to 30th September, 2024 from sized operations, which mainly focuses on
those notified for Q1FY25. enhancing market capabilities for green
Interest Rates on Small Savings Schemes for hydrogen, scaling up renewable energy
Q2FY25 capacity, and stimulating investments in low-
Instruments Rate of Interest carbon energy sectors.
from 1st June, to MMRDA Inks Rs 850 Crore Urban
30th Sep.2024
Infra Financing Pact with German
Savings Deposit 4.0%
Development Bank KfW
1-Year Post Office Time  The Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Deposits(POTD) 6.9% Development Authority (MMRDA) has
2-Year Post Office Time signed an agreement with Frankfurt-based-
Deposits(POTD) 7.0% German state-owned development bank
3-Year Post Office Time KfW(formerly known as KfW
Deposits(POTD) 7.1% Bankengruppe) to provide financial support
5-Year Post Office Time of over Rs 850 crore for urban infrastructure
Deposits(POTD) 7.5% projects in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
5-Year Post Office Recurring  As per the agreement, MMRDA will also
Deposits(PORD) 6.7% raise around Rs 365 crore through its own
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) 7.5% resources as its equity contribution for these
(will mature i 115 months) sustainable projects.
Public Provident Fund (PPF) 7.1% HDFC Life Launched ‘Bridge the
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana 8.2% Gap’ Campaign to Enhance Life
(SSY)
Insurance Awareness
National Savings Certificate  On the sidelines of National Insurance
(NSC) 7.7% Awareness Day 2024(28th June 2024),
Senior Citizens’ Savings HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
Scheme(SCSS) 8.2% introduced the ‘Bridge the Gap’ campaign to
Monthly Income Scheme(MIS) 7.4% educate the public about the role of life
insurance.
 This initiative aims

t to clarify the benefits of  The total monetisation under NMP since its
life insurance and inform the public about its launch in 2020-2021 stands at Rs 3.85 lakh
importance. crore.
ADB & AHFL Signed USD 60 Million  Under NMP, the total target FY22 and FY23
NCDs Deal to Offer Housing Loans was around Rs 2.50 lakh crore against which
to Low-Income Women in India Rs 2.30 lakh crore was achieved.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has  In 2021, Union Minister Nirmala
signed a USD 60 million Non-Convertible Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance (MoF)
Debentures (NCDs) financing agreement launched National Monetisation Pipeline, the
with the Aadhar Housing Finance Limited asset monetisation pipeline of Central
(AHFL), one of the largest affordable ministries and public sector entities.
housing finance companies in India. As of 25 Mindspace becomes first Indian
June 2024, USD 30 million has been REIT to secure Rs 650-crore
disbursed. sustainability-linked bonds from IFC
 The funds will support housing loans for  Mindspace Business Parks Real Estate
women and address the shortage of financing Investment Trusts (Mindspace REIT), has
in low-income housing and affordable secured Sustainability-Linked Bond(SLB)
housing segments in India. worth Rs 650 crore from the World Bank
 India faces a significant housing shortage, member International Finance Corporation
estimated at 26.3 million homes in urban (IFC).
areas and nearly double that in rural areas.  It has become the first Indian Real Estate
Govt Monetised Assets Worth Rs Investment Trust(REIT) to issue such bonds.
1.56 Lakh Crore Under NMO in  The bonds have been issued for the tenure of
FY24, Against Target of Rs 1.8 lakh 7 years with final redemption date of June
Crore: NITI Aayog 24, 2031, at a coupon of 7.94% per annum,
 The CCI has also granted approval for payable quarterly.
Matrix Pharma Private Limited to acquire Indian Economy Expected to Grow
100% stake in Tianish Laboratories Private at 7.5% in FY25: NCAER
Limited.  The National Council of Applied Economic
 According to the official data released by Research (NCAER) in its Monthly Economic
National Institution for Transforming India Review (MER) June 2024, projected that
(NITI Aayog). the Government of India India’s Gross domestic product (GDP) to
(GoI) has monetized assets worth Rs 1.56 grow at 7.5% in Financial year 2024-25
lakh crore in Financial year 2023-2024 (FY25).
(FY24) as against the set target of Rs 1.8  For India, the growth projections for FY25
lakh crore, under the National Monetisation have been revised upward various domestic
Pipeline (NMP). and international agencies. The range of
 This represents a 159% increased compared projections for India for the FY25 is between
to the achievement in FY2021-22. 7.2% to 6.2%.
 Global growth projections

t for 2024 have Muthoot Microfin Secured
been raised by the International Monetary Corporate Agent Licence From
Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other rating IRDAI
agencies. The growth rate is projected to be  Muthoot Microfin Limited (MML) has
between 3.2% to 2.6% in 2024. secured a corporate agent licence from the
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Insurance Regulatory and Development
Receives Navratna Status; CEL Authority of India (IRDAI) to provide
Gets ‘Mini RATNA'(Category-1) insurance products to its consumers while
Status increasing its income and earnings.
 Department of Public Enterprises(DPE),  This licence reinforces MML’s commitment
under the Ministry of Finance(MoF), has to financial inclusion by providing insurance
granted the ‘Navratna’ status to Mazagon coverage that addresses the risks faced by the
Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), a most vulnerable parts of society.
Central Public Sector Undertaking(CPSU)  It protects against natural disasters, medical
under the Ministry of Defence(MoD). emergencies, and life insurance, ensuring
 Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a PSU comprehensive financial security for its
under the Department of Scientific and customers.
Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of ICICI Bank Launches ‘SmartLock’
Science and Technology(MoST), has To Lock/Unlock Banking Services
received the ‘Mini RATNA (Category-1)’  ICICI Bank Limited has launched
Status from the Department of Public ‘SmartLock’, a first-of-its-kind safety feature
Enterprises. on iMobile Pay, the official Mobile Banking
‘Super.Money App’: Flipkart app of ICICI Bank. The feature enables
Launches New UPI App To Offer customers to lock/unlock multiple banking
Financial Services services instantly, without the support of
 E-commerce platform, Flipkart has launched customer care executive through phone or e-
a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app mail.This also permits account holders to
‘Super.Money’ to offer payments, credit, lock or unlock the entire iMobile Pay.
deposits and other digital financial services.  This will enable customers to lock/unlock
 As part of the beta version, the app will be internet banking, Unified Payments Interface
available for the first 1 Lakh users and its (UPI) (including payments from other UPI
logo features a QR code and 5% cashback on apps linked to the bank account), credit and
various transactions including food and debit cards.
travel. S&P Global Ratings Retained
 The Super.Money app aims to democratise India’s Growth Forecast at 6.8% for
access to financial services by leveraging FY25
UPI infrastructure, aligning with the  On 24th June 2024, S&P Global Ratings
government’s larger vision of financial (previously Standard & Poor’s) released its
inclusion. Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific Q3 2024. It
has retained India’s Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) growth projection

t at 6.8% for FY25 ADB Approves USD 170 Million
(2024-25) and cited high interest rates and Policy-based Loan to Strengthen
lower fiscal boost are the main factors which Health Systems in India
would temper the demand in the non-  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
agricultural sectors. approved a USD 170 million policy-based
 The agency also noted that India’s economic loan aimed at bolstering India’s health
growth continues to surprise on the upside as system preparedness and capacity to respond
it revised India’s GDP up to 8.2% for full to future pandemics.
FY24(2023-24)  The loan, under the Strengthened and
NSE Launches Nifty India Tourism Measurable Actions for Resilient and
Index to Track Travel & Tourism Transformative Health Systems (SMART
Stocks health) Subprogram 1, will support India’s
 NSE Indices Limited, a subsidiary of the National Health Policy 2017.
National Stock Exchange of India Limited  The ADB also signed a USD 50 million
(NSE India), has launched ‘Nifty India commitment to the Actis Asia Climate
Tourism Index’, a new thematic index to Transition Fund, to accelerate the clean
track the performance of stocks from the energy transition and address climate change
Nifty 500 Index that represent the travel and impacts in Asia and the Pacific.
tourism sector. Fitch Ratings Raised India’s GDP
 The index’s base date is 1 April 2005, and Growth Projection to 7.2% for FY2
the base value is 1000.  Global rating agency Fitch Ratings released
 The Nifty India Tourism Index aligns with its report titled “Global Economic Outlook
NSE’s vision to provide innovative indices in (GEO) for June 2024”, has raised its
line with market trends. projection for India’s Gross Domestic
WestBridge Capital Sells 1.75% Product (GDP) growth by 20 basis points
Stake in AU Small Finance Bank For (bps) from 7% (projected in March 2024) to
Rs 845 crore 7.2% for fiscal year FY25 (2024-25).
 Westbridge Capital, a private equity firm, has  This projection is mainly driven by
sold its 1.75% stake (1.30 crore shares) in improving consumer spending and increasing
Jaipur (Rajasthan) – based AU Small Finance investments.
Bank (SFB) limited for Rs 845.10 crore  But, India’s GDP growth for FY26 (2025-26)
through an open market transaction. and FY27 (2026-27) will remain unchanged
 The shares were sold at an average price of at 6.5% and 6.2% respectively.
Rs 650.08 each Gautam Adani Meets Bhutan PM
 Westbridge Capital, through its subsidiary Tshering Tobgay; Signed MoU to
Westbridge Alternative Investment Fund Establish 570 MW Hydroelectric
(AIF) I, sold shares of AU SFB through a Plant
wholesale deal on the National Stock  Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Group,
Exchange (NSE). met with Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Prime
Minister (PM) of Bhutan and announced the
signing of tan Memorandum of trade are expected to boost economic

Understanding (MoU) with Bhutan’s Druk expansion in the next years.
Green Power Corporation (DGPC) for a 570 Motilal Oswal AMC Introduced Nifty
Megawatt (MW) green hydro electric plant in India Defence Index
the Chukha province, Bhutan. He also met  On 12th June 2024, Motilal Oswal Asset
with the Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Management Company Limited (MOAMC)
Wangchuck and showed interest in introduced Motilal Oswal Nifty India
collaborating on hydro and other projects in Defence Index Fund, India’s 1st index fund
Bhutan offering exposure to defence stocks listed in
PFRDA Selected NEC Corp India India. The New Fund Offer (NFO) for the
Private Limited as System scheme will be open for subscription from
Integrator 13th June, 2024 till 24th June 2024.
 The Pension Fund Regulatory and  The fund aims to provide returns that, before
Development Authority (PFRDA) selected expenses, correspond to the total returns of
NEC Corporation India Private Limited the securities as represented by the
(formerly known as NEC Technologies India performance of the Nifty India Defence Total
Pvt. Ltd.) as System Integrator (SI) for a Return Index (TRI) which is subject to
period of 6 years. It will play pivotal role in tracking error.
digital transformation journey of PFRDA.  Also, it aims to provide an opportunity to
 The company will act as SI for PFRDA- investors to contribute in the growth potential
Tracking, Reporting, Analytics, and of the defence sector.
Compliance e-Platform (TRACE) as part of SBI Launched SME Digital Business
Technology Architecture (TARCH) project. Loans for MSME Sector
CII Estimates India’s GDP to Grow  On 11th June 2024, India’s largest Public
at 8% in 2024; Sector Bank (PSB), The State Bank of India
 On 13th June 2024, The Confederation of (SBI) has launched a new “SME Digital
Indian Industry (CII) estimated that India’s Business Loans” product to cater the credit
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at requirements of Micro, Small and Medium
8% in 2024. It has underscored that policy Enterprise (MSME) sector.
interventions, specifically which aimed to  The new product will enable SBI to sanction
improve the Ease of Doing of Business the loan requests from MSMEs within 45
(EoDB), have significantly contributed to minutes.
strengthen the Indian Economy.  SBI has identified the MSMEs profits as the
 It also expected that inflation is more likely focal point for the bank’s growth and
to within the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s profitability over next 5 years.
target range of 4 to 4.5% in 2024. World Bank Revised India’s GDP
 CII highlighted various indicators of Growth Projection to 6.6% for FY25
economic health like: agriculture,  According to the World Bank’s biannual
information technology, services, and global report titled “Global Economic Prospects
(GEP) – June 2024”, India’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth

t projection for FY25 NCLT Grants Approval for Vistara-
(2024-2025) was revised from 6.4% Air India Merger
(projected in January 2024) to 6.6%.  The National Company Law Tribunal
 It has also revised India’s GDP growth by 20 (NCLT) approved the merger of Vistara with
basis points (bps) each to 6.7% and 6.8% for Air India allowing a period of nine months
FY26 (2025-26) and FY27 (2026-27) for the dissolution of Vistara.
respectively.  The merger resulted in the creation of one of
 Note: In June 2024, the Reserve Bank of the world’s largest airline conglomerates.
India (RBI) in its 2nd bi-monthly Monetary  The approval was granted to the ‘Composite
Policy of FY25 raised India’s GDP growth Scheme of Arrangement’ between the
forecast from 7% to 7.2% for FY25. petitioner companies and their shareholders
IITH & Japan-based Renesas under Sections 230 to 232 and Companies
Signed 3-Year MoU to Enhance Act, 2013 provisions.
Semiconductor Innovation in India NIPL Partners with Central Bank of
 The Indian Institute of Technology, Peru to Introduce a UPI-like
Hyderabad (IIT-H), Telangana, and Renesas Payments System in Peru
Electronics Corporation, Japan’s leading  NPCI International Payments Limited
supplier of advanced semiconductor (NIPL), the international arm of National
solutions, have signed a 3-year Memorandum Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has
of Understanding (MoU) for research and signed an agreement with the Central
collaboration in Very-Large-Scale- Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP- Banco Central
Integration (VLSI) and embedded de Reserva del Perú) to introduce Unified
semiconductor systems. Payments Interface (UPI)-like real-time
 This partnership aims to strengthen India’s payments system in Peru.
semiconductor ecosystem and support the  The collaboration makes Peru the first South
“Make in India” objective. American (SA) nation to adopt UPI
PhonePe Partners with PickMe to technology.
Enable UPI Payments for Indian  This also mark’s NIPL’s second partnership
Tourists in Sri Lanka with a central bank to deploy the UPI stack
 PhonePe, a leading Fintech firm has in the international market.
partnered with PickMe, Sri Lankan ride- RBI Approves Zurich Insurance’s
hailing platform to enable Unified Payments 70% Acquisition of Kotak General
Interface (UPI)-based payments for Indian for Rs 5,560 crore
travellers in Sri Lanka.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
 In May 2024, PhonePe also partnered with approved Zurich Insurance Company
LankaPay to enable UPI payments in Sri Limited’s proposed acquisition of a 70%
Lanka and in April 2024, PhonePe inked a stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
pact with the Singapore Tourism Board Company Limited (KGI) (Target) for a total
(STB) to enable UPI payments for Indian consideration of approximately Rs 5,560
visitors in Singapore. crore.
RBI UPDATES
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RBI Raised WMA limit for department of the RBI in Mumbai,

States/UTs by 28% to Rs 60,118 Maharashtra.
crore  This initiative aims to provide a platform for
 On 28th June 2024, the Reserve Bank of fintechs to seek clarity and discuss fintech-
India (RBI) announced that it has raised related queries directly with RBI officials.
Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit or  This will foster better communication and
financial accommodation for state understanding between RBI and the fintech
governments and Union Territories (UTs) by companies.
28%, from Rs 47, 010 crore (fixed in April  The window, launched on 26th June 2024,
2022) to Rs 60, 118 crore and will come will be available on the last working
effect from, 1st July, 2024. Wednesday of every month from 3 to 5 pm.
 The WMA limit has been raised based on the RBI Introduced Revised SAARC
recommendations made by the group formed Currency Swap Framework for
by the RBI which comprises finance 2024-27
secretaries of various states to address the  On 27th June 2024, the Reserve Bank of
expenditure data of states for recent years. India (RBI) introduced revised South Asian
RBI Imposes Rs 29.60 lakh Penalty Association for Regional Cooperation
on HSBC for Card Rule Violations (SAARC) Currency Swap framework for
 On 24th June 2024, The Reserve Bank of 2024-27, in concurrence with the
India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Government of India (GoI).
Rs 29.60 lakh on The Hongkong and  According to this framework, the RBI would
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited enter into bilateral swap agreements with
(HSBC) for non-compliance with directions SAARC central banks, who wish to avail the
issued by RBI on ‘Credit Card, Debit Card swap facility.
and Rupee Denominated Co-branded Pre-  As per the framework, a separate Indian
paid Card operations of Banks’ reiterated in Rupee (INR) Swap window has been
‘RBI (Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance introduced worth Rs 250 billion, to provide
and Conduct) Directions, 2022. various concessions for swap support in INR.
 The penalty was imposed in the exercise of RBI gold reserves overseas drops to
powers vested in RBI under the provisions of its lowest at 47%
Section 47A (1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i)  The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) gold
of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. reserves held overseas declined to their
RBI Launches ‘Finquiry’ to Allow  The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) gold
Fintechs Directly Discuss with RBI reserves held overseas declined to their
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched lowest level in six years by the end of March
an exclusive 2-hour window called 2024, accounting for 47% of the total
‘Finquiry’ for fintechs to visit the FinTech reserves accumulated since December 2017.
 By the end of March

t 2024, the RBI’s total RBI Partners with APIX to Host
gold holdings stood at 822.1 tonnes and its HaRBInger 2024 Hackathon:
at-home holdings increased from 39% in Innovation for Transformation
2021 to 53% in March 2024.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
 The share of gold reserves held domestically partnered with APIX to host its 3rd global
by central banks rose from 50% in 2020 to hackathon, ‘HaRBInger 2024: Innovation for
68% by December 2023, with expectations Transformation’. This partnership aims to
of further increase to 74% within the next bring the brightest minds together to address
five years. challenges in the financial industry.
RBI authorizes Hitachi Payment  HaRBInger 2024 hosted on Application
Services to Work as an Online Programming Interface Exchange (APIX)
Payment Aggregator platform. The Registration for HaRBInger
 Noida based Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. 2024 started from 7th June to 19th July.
Ltd has received final authorization from the  The Hackathon invites participants to create
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an solutions using technology and innovative
Online Payment Aggregator under the methods under the 2 themes and 4 problem
payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. statements.
 This licence would enable the company to India’s GDP growth is Likely at 7.3%
expand its digital solutions & services stack in Q1FY25: RBI’s June 2024 Bulletin
to encompass a comprehensive suite of  On 19th June 2024, The Reserve Bank of
innovative and merchant friendly payment India (RBI) released the June 2024 issue of
options including Unified Payments Interface its monthly Bulletin. As per RBI’s latest
(UPI), netbanking, cards and wallets along bulletin, it is quite optimistic that India’s
with value-added services. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be 7.3%
India’s FY24 CAD declines to 0.7% in Q1 (April-June) FY25 (2024-25) .
of GDP from 2% in FY23; records  This GDP is in line with the projection made
surplus of 0.6% in Q4: RBI by RBI in its 2nd bi-monthly Monetary
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) states that Policy released on 7th June, 2024.
India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD)  It also expected that the Current Account
reduced to 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product Deficit (CAD) for FY24 (2023-24) to be
(GDP) (USD 23.2 billion) in the Financial lower than 1% of GDP.
Year 2023-2024(FY 24) from 2% of GDP  RBI highlighted that India’s GDP growth
(USD 67 billion) in FY23. rate of 7.8% in Q4 (Jan-March) FY24 (2023-
 India’s current account recorded a surplus of 24) was better-than-expected and India’s
USD 5.7 billion, or 0.6% of the GDP during GDP for full FY24 was at 8.2%.
the January-March 2024 quarter of FY24, RBI Relaxed Norms for Overseas
driven by a lower merchandise trade deficit. Investment Ties for Offshore Funds
 In Q3 FY24, the CAD was USD 8.7 billion  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
(1% of GDP). introduced new regulations which allowed
listed Indian companies and resident
individuals to invest
t in offshore funds that (FY25) which raised India’s real Gross
are regulated through their fund managers. Domestic Product growth forecast from 7%
 RBI issued these directions under Section to 7.2% for FY25.
10(4) and Section 11 (1) of the Foreign  The repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment
Exchange Management Act, 1999(FEMA Facility (LAF) was kept unchanged at 6.50%
Act) (42 of 1999). for the 8th consecutive time. However, the
 RBI has made certain amendments regarding two external members of RBI — Ashima
Overseas Portfolio Investments Goyal and Jayanth R Varma showed their
(OPIs).Therefore, amended the Foreign disapproval and voted to reduce the policy
Exchange Management (Overseas repo rate by 25 basis points.
Investment) Directions, 2022.  RBI has hiked the threshold for bulk fixed
RBI Forms Committee under Mr. A P deposits to Rs 3 crore from Rs 2 crore with
Hota to Set Up Digital Payments an aim to improve asset liability management
Intelligence Platform of banks.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed  RBI has announced the inclusion of auto
a committee under the chairmanship of replenishment facility of FASTag, National
Abhaya Prasad Hota, former Managing Common Mobility Card (NCMC) and United
Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer Payments Interface (UPI) Lite wallet
(CEO), National Payments Corporation of balances under the e-mandate facility.
India (NPCI).  RBI has decided to rationalise existing
 The committee is formed to examine various guidelines on export and import of goods and
aspects related to the setting up a digital services under Foreign Exchange
public infrastructure for Digital Payments Management Act (FEMA), 1999 to align it
Intelligence platform which is proposed by with the changes in the global cross-border
RBI. trade transactions.
 The proposed Digital Payments Intelligence RBI Cancels 10-Year Green Bond
platform will be equipped with advanced Auction for the 1st Time Due to
technologies that can help to reduce payment Lack of Greenium
fraud risks.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled
 The committee is required to submit its the planned auction of 10-year green bonds,
recommendations within a time period of 2 as traders refused to pay the greenium. The
months. cancellation to the absence of a “greenium,”
RBI’s 2nd Bi-Monthly MPC Meeting indicates investors’ reluctance to accept
2024 – RBI Keeps Repo Rate lower yields.
Unchanged at 6.5%; Forecasts 7.2%  The cancellation of the green bond sale for
GDP Growth for FY25 2024-25 marks the 1st instance of such an
 The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary auction since the inception of green bond
Policy Committee (MPC) met on June 5 -7, sales in January 2023.
2024 and released its second Bi-Monthly
Monetary Policy of Financial Year 2024-25
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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DRDO Completes Six Developmental Autonomous Landing EXperiment (RLV-

Trials of HEAT ‘ABHYAS’ at Odisha LEX-03) at the Aeronautical Test Range
 The Defence Research and Development (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka.
Organisation (DRDO) has successfully  This landing is the 3rd and last of the series
completed the six consecutive developmental of experiments conducted by ISRO,
trials of ‘ABHYAS’, the High-Speed following the success of RLV LEX-01 and
Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), with LEX-02 mission conducted in 2023 and in
enhanced Booster Configuration from the March 2024.
Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur,  Pushpak RLV has been designed as an all-
Odisha rocket and fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit
 With this, ABHYAS has completed ten (SSTO) vehicle.It uses multisensor fusion
developmental trials, demonstrating the including sensors, like: Inertial sensor, Radar
system’s reliability. altimeter, Flush air data system, Pseudolite
NASA Launches NOAA’s 4th & Final system and Navigation with Indian
Weather Satellite ‘GOES-U’ on Constellation (NavIC).
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket DRDO Hands Over Medium Range-
 The National Aeronautics and Space Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket
Administration (NASA) successfully to Indian Navy
launched the GOES-U (Geostationary  The Defence Research and Development
Operational Environmental Satellite), the 4th Organisation (DRDO) handed over the
and final satellite in the GOES-R series of Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff
advanced weather satellites for NOAA Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy in a
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric ceremony held in New Delhi. This rocket
Administration). The satellite is part of an creates a microwave obscurant cloud in
$11 billion upgrade to the nation’s space, forming an effective shield against
forecasting infrastructure. threats with radio frequency seekers.
 NOAA GOES-U was launched on a SpaceX
China Becomes First Country to
Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex
Retrieve Rocks From the Moon’s
39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in
Far Side
Florida, the United States of America (USA).
 China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has
ISRO Successfully Conducts successfully brought samples from the far
“Pushpak” Reusable Launch side of the moon back to Earth, marking the
Vehicle (RLV) 3rd Consecutive first-ever return of materials from this
Landing Experiment scarcely seen lunar region. The historic feat
 On 23rd June 2024, the Indian Space signals not only China’s soaring ambitions as
Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the a rising space-exploration superpower but
“Pushpak”– Reusable Launch Vehicle also the next phase of a new space race with
the U.S. and its allies

t to establish outposts at flight of a crewed mission of Boeing
the strategically valuable lunar south pole. Starliner.
China Launched Pakistan’s Multi-  The launch is part of NASA’s Boeing Crew
Mission Communication Satellite – Flight Test, to validate and certify the crew
PakSAT-MM1 system for operational crewed rotation
 On 30th May 2024, China successfully missions to the ISS.
launched Pakistan’s multi-mission India, South Korea, USA, Japan &
communication satellite, named PakSAT- EU Launches Biopharmaceutical
MM1, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Alliance
Center in China’s southwestern province of  India, South Korea, Japan, the United States
Sichuan using a Long March-3B (LM-3B) of America (USA), and the European Union
carrier rocket. (EU) launched an alliance to put joint efforts
 PakSAT-MM1, a part of Pakistan’s National to build a resilient supply chain in the
Space Programme 2047, aims to enhance Biopharmaceutical sector.
internet services across Pakistan.  The inaugural meeting of the
 The satellite is set to start providing services Biopharmaceutical Alliance, took place in
in August 2024. San Diego, California, the USA during the
 This launch is the 96th launch of the LM-3B BIO International Convention 2024, the
launch vehicle and the 524th launch of the world’s largest Biopharmaceutical exhibition
Long March family. held from 3rd to 6th June 2024.
Boeing Starliner Launches NASA  The representatives and government officials
Astronauts into Space for 1st time from India, South Korea, the USA, Japan and
with Indian-origin Astronaut Sunita the EU attended the inaugural meeting.
Williams TRISHNA: ISRO’s Joint Endeavour
 On 5 June 2024, Boeing’s Starliner with France’s CNES to Monitor
spacecraft lifted off to space on its maiden Earth Temperature
voyage to the International Space Station  On the occasion of World Environment Day
(ISS) with 2 National Aeronautics and Space 2024 (5th June), the Indian Space Research
Administration (NASA) astronauts Barry Organisation (ISRO) announced the details
Eugene “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita of Mission TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red
Williams. The astronauts are in orbit on the Imaging Satellite for High-Resolution
1st crewed flight test for the ISS. Natural Resource Assessment), a
 The astronauts lifted off on a United Launch collaborative endeavour with the CNES
Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space (Centre national d’études spatiales), French
Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral space agency.TRISHNA is a dedicated
Space Force Station in Florida, the United satellite to monitor Earth’s surface
States of America (USA). temperatures and mitigate climate change.
 Indian Origin American Sunita Williams is  The mission, set to be launched in 2025, is
the 1st female astronaut to fly on the 1st designed for a 5-year operational life.
DEFENCE
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HAL Received RFP from MoD for Indian Navy De-inducted UH-3H
156 Light Combat Helicopters Helicopter After 17 Years of Service
worth Rs 45000 crore at INS Dega, Visakhapatnam
 On 17th June 2024, Bengaluru (Karnataka)-  On 28th June 2024, The Indian Navy bid
based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) farewell to the UH-3H helicopter after 17
has received Request For Proposal (RFP) years of service. Vice Admiral Sameer
from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Saxena, Chief of Staff (COS), Eastern Naval
procurement of 156 Light Combat Command (ENC) presided the de-induction
Helicopters (LCHs) Prachand, estimated to ceremony held at INS Dega, the naval air
cost Rs 45, 000 crore. station, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
 MoD has issued this RFP in terms of Pradesh(AP)
Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange  The UH-3H helicopter will be replaced by
Board of India (SEBI) (Listing Obligations the Sea King 42C helicopter in the Indian
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 350, to continue
2015. and deliver operational power and capability.
 Out of this 156 LCHs, 90 is for the Indian JIMEX 24: 8th Japan-India Maritime
Army (IA) and remaining 66 is for the Indian Exercise Commenced in Japan
Air Force(IAF).  Japan–India Maritime Exercise 2024
Indian Army Gets Its 1st Batch of (JIMEX-24), the 8th edition of bilateral
1st Indigenous LM Nagastra-1 with exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) and
Reusable Technology Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF),
 The Indian Army has received the first batch commenced at Yokosuka, Japan.
of Indigenous man-portable suicide drones  JIMEX 2024, hosted by JMSDF, foster
also known as the 1st Indigenous Loitering mutual cooperation between IN and JMSDF
Munition (LM), Nagastra–1, with the by facilitating an opportunity to share their
capability of precise strikes on enemy best practices and to reaffirm their shared
training camps and launch pads, minimising commitment towards maritime security in the
risks to soldiers. Indo-Pacific region.
 Nagastra–1 is designed and developed by  JIMEX-23, the 7th edition of the exercise,
Economics Explosives Ltd (EEL), a was hosted by Indian Navy (IN) at/ off
subsidiary of Solar Industries Nagpur Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP) from
(Maharashtra), in association with Z-Motion 5th July to 10th July, 2023.
Autonomous Systems Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru,  The first edition of JIMEX was held in 2012
Karnataka, with over 75% indigenous in Japan.
content.
Indian Navy Launches t ‘5th MCA Indian Army received indigenous

Barge, LSAM 13 (Yard 81)’ at man portable counter drone system
Maharashtra  On 10th June 2024, The Indian Army
 On June 10 2024, The Indian Navy (IN) received indigenously developed first-of-its-
launched the Missile Cum Ammunition kind Man Portable Counter Drone System
(MCA) Barge, Landing Ship (MPCDS). It is designed and manufactured
Ammunition(LSAM 13)(Yard 81), the fifth by Bengaluru based AXISCADES
Barge of 08 x MCA Barge project, built by Technologies Limited under the agreement
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises worth Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army.
(MSME) Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Sub-Lieutenant Anamika Rajeev
Projects Private Limited (SEPPL), becomes Indian Navy’s 1st Woman
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP). Helicopter Pilot
 The barge was launched at M/s Vinayaga  Sub-Lieutenant Anamika B. Rajeev has
Marine Petro Limited, Mira Bhayandar, become the first woman helicopter pilot in
Maharashtra(the launch site of SEPPL). the Indian Navy after she joined the ranks of
 The launching ceremony was presided over a pilot for the Indian Navy helicopters.
by Commodore (Cmde) Manish Vig, General  Lieutenant Jamyang Tsewang, the first
Manager- Quality Assurance (QA), Naval Commissioned Naval Officer from the Union
Dockyard, Mumbai (ND(Mbi)). Territory (UT) of Ladakh, also graduated as a
 The contract for building 08 x MCA Barge qualified helicopter pilot.
was signed between the Ministry of Defence  Anamika and Jamyang are among 21 officers
(MoD) and M/s SEPPL on 19 February 2021 awarded the Golden Wings at the passing out
at Visakhapatnam, AP. parade, which took place on June 7 2024 at a
 Previously the Indian Navy has launched 4 naval air station Indian Navy Ship (INS)
MCA Barges: Rajali in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu (TN).
 1st MCA Barge Yard 75 (LSAM 7) was IAF Participates in ‘Red Flag 24-2’
launched on 24th February 2023 at Exercise in Alaska,USA
Visakhapatnam, AP.  The Indian Air Force (IAF) has landed its
 2nd MCA Barge Yard 76 (LSAM 8) was most advanced fighter aircraft, Rafale, at the
launched on 18th August 2023 in East Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, United
Godavari, AP. States of America (USA), to participate in
 3rd MCA Barge Yard 77 (LSAM 9) was the multinational Red Flag 24-2 exercise.
launched on 22nd September 2023 in East  The Red Flag-Alaska 24-2 will be a two-
Godavari, AP. week military exercise, which commenced
 4th MCA Barge Yard 78 (LSAM 10) was on 30th May 2024 and ends on 14th June
launched on 20th November 2023 in East 2024.
Godavari, AP.  IAF has deployed 8 Rafale fighters, three C-
 These Barges are proud flag bearers of 17 transport aircraft and two IL-78 mid-air
‘Make in India’ initiative of Government of refuelling aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base.
India (GoI)
AWARDS AND HONOURS

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Brand Finance’s INDIA 100 2024:  It is an annual award administered by

Tata Group Retains No.1 Position London(The United Kingdom(UK))
as India’s Most Valuable Brand Commonwealth Foundation given for
 According to the Brand Finance’s India 100 unpublished short fiction with 2000 – 5000
2024: The annual report on the most valuable words.
and strongest Indian brands June 2024,  The prize covers the Commonwealth regions
TATA Group retained the Number 1 position of Africa, Asia Canada and Europe,
in the Brand Value Ranking 2024 with a 9% Caribbean and Pacific.
growth in brand value to USD 28.6 billion. Renowned Indian Author Arundhati
TATA Group, the most valuable brand in Roy Won PEN Pinter Prize 2024
India, became the 1st Indian brand to near a  Renowned Indian Author ‘Arundhati Roy’
USD 30 million brand value mark. has won the prestigious PEN(Poet,
 Infosys continues to retain its 2nd spot, with Playwright, Editors Essayist, Novelist) Pinter
a steady 9% growth in brand value (USD Prize 2024 for her ‘unflinching and
14.2 billion), followed by HDFC Group in unswerving’ writings.
the 3rd spot with a brand value of USD 10.4  The prize is shared with a designated ‘Writer
billion. of Courage’, someone who has been
 Taj retains its reputation as the strongest persecuted for speaking out about her or his
Indian brand for the 3rd consecutive year beliefs.
with a AAA+ brand strength rating.  She is set to receive the award at a ceremony
Sanjana Thakur Won Overall co-hosted by the British Library (BL),
CommonWealth Short Story Prize London, United Kingdom (UK) on October
2024 10 2024.
 On June 26, 2024, The Commonwealth About PEN Pinter Prize
Foundation announced Sanjana Thakur, an  PEN Pinter Prize was established in 2009
Indian writer from Mumbai (Maharashtra) as and set up by the English PEN, a founding
the overall winner of 2024 Commonwealth centre of a global literary network that
Short Story Prize for her story ‘Aishwarya promotes literature and human rights. It aims
Rai’, a reversed adoption story. to recognise ‘Writers of Courage’.
 Thakur is the third Indian writer to win the  The prize was given in memory of
prize, which was launched in 2012. playwright Harold Pinter, who was awarded
Previously it was won by the Indian writers the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005.
Parashar Kulkarni (2016) and Kritika Pandey Bilan Media, Somalia’s Only All-
(2020). Women Media Team, won 2024 One
 ‘Granta’, the literary magazine, has published World Media Press Freedom Award
all of the regional winner’s stories of the  Bilan Media, Somalia’s 1st and only all-
2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. women news team, has won the 2024 One
About Commonwealth Short Story Prize World Media (OWM) Press Freedom Award
during the 36th One

t World Media Awards  Brand value of Virat Kohli and Ranveer
(2024) ceremony held at Curzon Soho in Singh have surpassed the USD 200 million
London, United Kingdom (UK). mark for the 1st time.
 With this award, Bilan became the 1st Central Banking Awards 2024: RBI
Somali media team to receive this honour. Wins ‘Risk Manager of the Year’
 This award recognises their courageous Award
reporting over the past 2 years, which has  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) won the
addressed many taboo subjects and opened ‘Risk Manager of the Year Award (2024)’ at
doors for women journalists in Somalia. the Central Banking Awards 2024, the 11th
 Host: The award ceremony was hosted by edition of the annual awards, presented by
Ronke Phillips, Senior Correspondent, ITV the Central Banking Publications, a
News London. London(the United Kingdom-UK) based
About One World Media Awards financial publisher owned by Infopro Digital.
 The OWM Awards, an annual project of  Manoranjan Mishra, RBI’s Executive
OWM, a UK based non-profit organisation. Director received the award on behalf of the
 The award recognise the best journalism and RBI during award ceremony held in London,
outstanding media coverage from and about UK.
the global south across 15 media categories,  Mumbai (Maharashtra) based IRIS Business
in print, broadcast, audio, digital, and Services Limited has also won the
multimedia platforms. prestigious ‘Global Central Banking Award
Virat Kohli Tops Kroll’s 2023 2024’ for Technology Services in London.
Celebrity Brand Valuation Report  Previously, Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI
with USD 228 Million had received the ‘Governor of the Year’
 According to Kroll’s Celebrity Brand award in 2023.
Valuation Report 2023: Brands, Business, Globally Acclaimed Filmmaker
Bollywood, Former Indian Cricketer team Vinod Ganatra Becomes 1st Indian
Captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top to Receive ‘Nelson Mandela
spot as India’s most valued celebrity with a Lifetime Achievement Award’ of
brand value of USD 227.9 million, USD 51
South Africa
million(mn) higher than 2022.  Vinod Ganatra, a globally renowned
 Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh, who filmmaker and editor from Gujarat, now
topped the 2022 list, dropped to the 2nd based in Mumbai, Maharashtra has become
position with a brand value of USD 203.1 the 1st Indian to be honoured with the
million. ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement
 Shah Rukh Khan(3rd), Akshay Kumar(4th) Award‘ of South Africa for his contribution
and Alia Bhatt (5th) are among the top 5. to films.
 This is the 9th edition of Kroll’s celebrity  He was conferred with the award at the 7th
brand valuation report. Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival in
Johannesburg, South Africa for his
outstanding contribution
t to children’s under the Ministry of Culture chaired by
cinema. Madhav Kaushik, President, Sahitya
Bank of India Won Atal Pension Akademi declared a list of 24 recipients of its
Yojana Annual Award for FY2023– Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 23 winners of its
24 by PFRDA Yuva Puraskar for the year 2024.
 Bank of India(BOI) has won the Atal  The award is given in 24 Indian languages
Pension Yojana Annual Award for FY2023- (of which 22 languages are recognized as
24 by Pension Fund Regulatory and official languages in Schedule 8 of the Indian
Development Authority (PFRDA )Awards Constitution and other two languaes are –
for the second consecutive year. English and Rajasthani).
 BOI was also awarded the ‘APY Ultimate  The winners of Sahitya Akademi’s Bal
Champions Cup’ while three of its branches Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2024
have been recognized among the top five will receive the award in the form of a casket
branches across India. containing an engraved copper plaque and a
Siddesh Sakore, Indian Farmer from cheque of Rs 50,000 each at a ceremony to
be held later.
Maharashtra Named Land Hero by
 The winners of Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya
UNCCD
Puraskar will be given for 4 Stories, 5 Short
 Siddesh Sakore, a farmer from Kendur
stories, 7 Novels, 6 books of Poetry, 1 Play,
village, Maharashtra (India) and founder of
and 1 Historical fiction.
AGRO RANGERS has been named as the
 The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar will be
‘Land Hero’ by the United Nations
given 10 Poetry books, 7 Short Stories, 2
Convention to Combat Desertification
collection of Articles, 1 Essays, 1 Novel, 1
(UNCCD) on the occasion of World Day to
Ghazal and 1 Memoir.
Combat Desertification and Drought
About Sahitya Akademi
(WDCCD) i.e. on 17th June 2024.
 It is the 2nd highest literary award given by
 Sakore along with 9 others were recognised
Government of India (GoI) annually,
as ‘Land Heroes’ ,during a programme of
following the Jnanpith Award.
30th anniversary of the UNCCD hosted by
 It was established by GoI in 1954 and 1st
the Federal Ministry for Economic
Sahitya Akademi awards were given in 1955.
Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the
 The Head office of the Sahitya Akademi is in
Government of the Federal Republic of
New Delhi, Delhi.
Germany in Bonn, Germany.
 Theme of 2024 WDCCD is, “United for Wildlife Filmmaker Shri Subbiah
Land : Our Legacy. Our Future”. Nallamuthu Won V. Shantaram
Sahitya Akademi Announced Yuva Lifetime Achievement Award at
Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 18th MIFF
 Subbiah Nallamuthu, a renowned wildlife
Winners for 2024
 On 15th June 2024, the Executive Board of filmmaker from Chennai(Tamil Nadu) was
the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National honoured with the Dr V Shantaram Lifetime
Academy of Letters, an autonomous body Achievement Award during the inauguration
of the 18th Mumbai t International Film SEBI Bags ‘Best Conduct of

Festival (MIFF 2024). Business Regulator’ Award in Asia
 The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, Pacific by The Asian Banker
a trophy, and a citation.  The Securities and Exchange Board of India
About MIFF 2024 (SEBI) has been honoured with the ‘Best
 The event is being held from 15th to 21st Conduct of Business Regulator‘ Award in the
June 2024 at National Film Development Asia Pacific by the Asian Banker for its
Corporation – Films Division Complex focus on transparency, fairness, and investor
(NFDC-FDC), Mumbai, Maharashtra. protection in the securities markets in India.
 The 18th MIFF for Documentary, Short  Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, Whole Time
Fiction, and Animation film was organised Member of SEBI received the award at the
by the Ministry of Information and ceremony held during the Asian Banker
Broadcasting(MIB). Summit 2024 held on 23 May 2024 in Hong
TCS, HDFC, Airtel and Infosys: Kong. The theme of the summit was
Indian Firms Among World’s Top “Bridging innovation and resilience in
100 Most Valuable Brands in Kantar finance”.
BrandZ 2024 Report AITA honoured Nar Singh & Rohini
 According to the Kantar BrandZ, “2024 Lokhande with Dilip Bose Lifetime
World’s Most Valuable Brands” report, 4 Achievement Award
Indian companies namely, Tata Consultancy  All India Tennis Association(AITA) has
Service (TCS), HDFC Bank, Airtel and honoured Delhi-based Tennis coach Nar
Infosys were featured among the top 100 Singh with the prestigious Dilip Bose Award
most valuable global brands. for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching. He is
 TCS emerged India’s most valuable brand by the 11th recipient of the award.
securing a rank at 46th spot with total  AITA has introduced a new Lifetime
valuation of USD 44.8 billion. Achievement Award for Women’s Coaches
 Apple retained its 1st position for the 3rd and presented the inaugural award to Rohini
consecutive time and has also become the 1st Lokhande of Pune, Maharashtra, one of
global brand to surpass USD 1 trillion in India’s earliest women’s coaches.
value with total valuation of USD 1016  The awards were presented during the 11th
billion. National coaches workshop which was held
 While, Google with valuation of USD 753.5 at the Poona Young Cricketers (PYC) Hindu
billion and Microsoft with valuation of USD Gymkhana in Pune, Maharashtra on June
712.9 billion with global ranking of 2nd and 7th-8th 2024.
3rd position respectively. About Dilip Bose Lifetime Achievement Award
 The cumulative value of the top 100 most  The AITA instituted a Dilip Bose Lifetime
valuable global brands has increased by 20% Achievement Award 2002 in honour of
compared to previous year edition. Dilip Bose, a renowned Indian tennis player.
The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

Vellayan Subbiah t Named EY World at the Outlook Planet Sustainability Summit

Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 & Awards 2024. This recognition highlights
 Vellayan Subbiah, Executive Vice-Chairman GRSE’s unwavering commitment to
of Tube Investments of India (TII) and sustainable practices and governance
Chairman of Cholamandalam (Chola) excellence.
Investment and Finance Company Limited  Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd,
has been named as the Ernst & Young (EY) abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India’s
World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 at an leading shipyards, located in Kolkata.
award ceremony held in Salle des Etoiles, Mumbai’s Super Cop Krishna
Monaco. Prakash Honored with Hindi Sahitya
 .It marks the fourth time, an entrepreneur Bharati Award
from India has won this global title in this  The famous Annual Hindi Sahitya Bharati
award’s 24 – year history and also makes Award has been given to Krishna Prakash,
India the only country among EY regions to who is well-known for leading Mumbai
win the global entrepreneurship award four Police’s special counterterrorism team, Force
times. Narayana Murthy (2003), Uday Kotak One. The award was given out at Mumbai’s
(2014) and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (2023) multicultural Sab Me Ram Shashwat Shri
are the other Indians to win this award. Ram event.
Dr. Usha Thakur Receives  The Hindi Sahitya Bharati initiative was born
Prestigious 12th Vishwa Hindi out of the realization that bringing together
Samman intellectuals on a common platform can
 In a heartwarming celebration of linguistic significantly enhance cultural and literary
and cultural ties between India and Nepal, efforts.
Dr. Usha Thakur has been honoured with the P. Geetha Receives Inaugural K.
12th Vishwa Hindi Samman. This prestigious Saraswathi Amma Award
award recognizes her outstanding  In a significant recognition of feminist
contributions to Hindi literature and her literature and studies, writer, critic, and
efforts in strengthening the bonds between feminist activist P. Geetha has been awarded
Hindi and Nepali languages. the first K. Saraswathi Amma Award. This
 The award was presented during a Hindi prestigious accolade, instituted by WINGS
Samvad event, specially organized by the (Women’s Integration and Growth Through
Embassy of India in Nepal. This event took Sports) Kerala, marks a pivotal moment in
place at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, the acknowledgment of feminist
creating a fitting academic backdrop for this contributions to literature and social
literary honour. discourse.
GRSE Wins Sustainable Governance  P. Geetha’s groundbreaking work “Aan
Champion Award Thachukal” (male creations), an analysis of
 Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s scripts, earned her
(GRSE) Ltd. has been honoured with the this distinguished award.
“Sustainable Governance Champion Award”
SPORTS
t
Table Tennis: India won 9 Medals at Solanke to secure the gold medal in Men’s
WTT Contender Lagos 2024; Sreeja Doubles. They became the first Indian men’s
Akula Becomes 1st Indian to win pair to win a WTT Contender title.
WTT Singles title  India won 2 bronze medals in the Mixed
 The Indian contingents won 9 medals (3 doubles category. Archana Kamath and
gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze) at the World Manav Thakkar, and Manush Shah and Diya
Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lagos 2024 Chitale secured bronze medals after losing
held from 19th to 23rd June 2024 in Sir their respective semifinal matches in the
Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Mixed doubles.
WINNERS
Lagos, Nigeria.
Category Winner Runner-Up
 India’s Sreeja Akula won the 2024 WTT Men’s Singles Dimitrij Ricardo Walther
Women’s Singles title by defeating China’s Ovtcharov (Germany)
Yijie Ding in the finals. She became the first- (Germany)
ever Indian player to win a Women’s Singles Women’s Singles Sreeja Akula Yijie Ding (China)
title in the WTT Contender. (India)
 Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany won the

Men’s Doubles Harmeet Desai Olajide Omotayo
Men’s Singles title by defeating Ricardo and Manav and Azeez Solanke
Walther (Germany) in the finals. this marks Thakkar (India) (Nigeria)
his 2nd WTT Series Singles title.
 In the women’s singles, Ayhika and Women’s Sreejas Akula Yashaswini
Doubles and Archana Ghorpade and Diya
Suthirtha Mukherjee had to settle for a
Kamath (India) Chitale (India)
bronze as they lost in the semifinals.
 Sreeja Akula paired with Archana Kamath
F1: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won
won the women’s doubles title by defeating
the 2024 Spanish GP Title
compatriots Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya
 On 23 June 2024, Red Bull’s Max
Chitale in the finals. Ghorpade and Chitale
Verstappen, a Belgian-Dutch racing driver,
won the silver medal in women’s doubles.
won the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix (GP)
 Sreeja Akula now holds the honour of being
(officially known as the Formula 1 (F1)
India’s highest-ranked player in the
Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024) held
Women’s Singles standings, rising 19 spots
at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in
to World No.24.
Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
 Indian pair Ayhika Mukherjee and Suthirtha
 This marks Verstappen’s 3rd Spanish GP
Mukherjee settled for a bronze in the
title in a row and his 4th Spanish GP
women’s doubles. They lost the semifinals
(overall) at this track. He has previously won
against Akula and Kamath.
the title in 2016, 2022, & 2023.
 India’s national champion Harmeet Desai,
 McLaren’s Lando Norris, a British and
paired with Manav Thakkar, defeated the
Belgian racing driver and Mercedes’ Lewis
Nigerian pair of Olajide Omotayo and Azeez
Hamilton, a British
t racing driver, finished  He claimed the top spot at the 27th
2nd and 3rd respectively. Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Odisha Government Extends held in May 2024.
Hockey India Sponsorship till 2036  Previously, he won the gold at the 2023
 Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister(CM) of World Athletics Championships in Budapest,
Odisha announced that the Government of Hungary. He also won the gold at the 2023
Odisha will extend its sponsorship of the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Hockey India(HI) for another three years till Chess: GM Arjun Erigaisi Wins
2036, which will mark the completion of 100 Stepan Avagyan Memorial RR
years of the formation of Odisha as a Tournament 2024; Achieves His
separate state in 1936. Career-Best Rank
 In April 2023, the Odisha Government led by  Indian Grandmaster (GM) Arjun Erigaisi(20
then CM Naveen Patnaik extended the years old) won the title of the 2024 Stepan
sponsorship deal by 10 years till 2033 for Rs Avagyan Memorial 17th-category Round
434.12 crores. The Government of Odisha Robin(RR) Chess Tournament held at
has been sponsoring the National Men’s and Jermuk, Armenia from 9th to 18th June
Women’s Team since 2018. 2024.
World Athletics Continental Gold  Arjun finished with 6.5 points after winning
Tour 2024: Neeraj Chopra Secures four games and splitting the points in 5
Gold in the Javelin Throw in Paavo rounds.
Nurmi Games 2024  He completed the final (9th) round against
 Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Armenia’s GM Manuel Petrosyan in a draw.
Chopra secured a gold medal with 85.97m in  With this victory, India’s No. 1 Arjun
the third attempt in men’s javelin throw at became the World No.4 with a career-high
Paavo Nurmi Games 2024, a World Athletics rating of 2778.1 Elo. The live rating list is
Continental Tour (Gold level) event held on topped by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen,
18th June 2024 in Turku, Finland (Europe). followed by the United States of
 Finland’s Toni Keranen claimed the silver America(USA)’s Hikaru Nakamura (2nd)
medal with a personal best throw of 84.19m, and Fabiano Caruana (3rd).
and Oliver Helander (Finland) won the Sumit Nagal Finishes as Runner-Up
bronze medal with 83.96m. at ATP Challenger 125 Perugia
 Max Dehning, the 19-year-old German,  Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal finished as
become the youngest man to throw 90m runner-up in the Men’s Singles at the
earlier in February 2024, finished seventh Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia
with 79.84m. 2024 (ATP Challenger 125 Perugia), a part
 Neeraj secured the second position in the of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
Doha Diamond League 2024 (Doha, Qatar) Challenger Tour 2024, held in Perugia, Italy.
with an 88.36m throw.  Italy’s Luciano Darderi won the Men’s
Singles title by defeating Sumit Nagal in the
finals. Following t his win, the 22-year-old (2001), Dronavalli Harik (2008) and Soumya
rose to No. 34 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Swaminathan (2009).
 2024 ATP Challenger 125 Perugia, the 9th  She won 9 of her 11 games and drew the
edition of the tournament, was organised by other two, earning a total of 8 international
MEF Tennis Events at the Tennis Club rating points. With this victory, she is ranked
Perugia from 9th to 16th June 2024. 20th on FIDE’s Standard Top 100 Women
 With this victory, 26-year-old Sumit Nagal players. She is the youngest and 2nd U-20
has reached a career-high ATP singles player in the Top 20.
ranking of 71, so far he has secured 777 ATP India to Host FIH Hockey Men’s
points. His previous best was 77. Junior World Cup in 2025
 Career-high singles ranking achieved by  India will host the 14th edition of the FIH
other Indian players: Leander Paes (73 in Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2025. The
1998); Sashi Menon (71 in 1975); Somdev decision was taken by the Executive Board of
Devvarman (62), Ramesh Krishnan (23) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in
Vijay Amritraj (18). Lausanne, Switzerland. The tournament will
FIDE World Junior Chess be played in December 2025.
Championships 2024: India’s Divya  This will be the 1st time ever that a FIH
Deshmukh & Kazakhstan’s Hockey Junior World Cup has 24
Nogerbek Kazybek crowned the participating teams. India will host the
Champions tournament for the 4th time since 2013.
 The International Chess Federation (FIDE)  India has previously hosted the FIH Hockey
World Junior Chess Championships 2024 Men’s Junior World Cup in 2013 (New
(for Open & Girls Under-20) was held at the Delhi, Delhi); 2016 (Lucknow, Uttar
GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 1st to Pradesh); and 2021 (Bhubaneswar, Odisha).
14th June 2024.  India has won the Men’s Junior World Cup
 International Master (IM) Divya twice, in 2001 in Hobart, Australia, and in
Deshmukh(18 years old) from India won the 2016 in India.
2024 FIDE World Junior Chess Tennis: French Open 2024: Carlos
Championships (Girls) title by defeating Alcaraz won Men’s Singles title &
Bulgaria’s Beloslava Krasteva in the final Iga Swiatek won Women’s Singles
round. title
 IM Kazybek Nogerbek(20 years) from  Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz(21
Kazakhstan won the 2024 FIDE World years old) won the Men’s singles title at the
Junior Chess Championships (Open) title by French Open 2024 (also known as Roland-
defeating Mamikon Gharibyan of Armenia in Garros) by defeating Alexander Zverev of
the final round. Germany in the finals held at the Stade
 This marks India’s first World Junior title Roland Garros in Paris, France.
after a gap of 15 years. Divya, from Nagpur  This marks Alcaraz’s first French Open title
(Maharashtra), becomes the 4th Indian girl to and 3rd Grand Slam trophy overall.
win the Junior title after Koneru Humpy
 With this victory, t Carlos Alcaraz broke Laura Siegemund & Edouard Roger-
Rafael Nadal’s (Spain) record as the Vasselin won the mixed doubles title
youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all  Germany’s Laura Siegemund and France’s
three surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Edouard Roger-Vasselin won the mixed
Rafael achieved the feat at the age of 22. doubles title after defeating the two-time
 With 23 Singles titles, Serbia’s Novak Wimbledon Champions Desirae Krawczyk
Djokovic is the most successful male player (USA) and Neal Skupski (Britain).
of the French Open. Chris Evert holds the  This is the first tournament Siegemund and
record for maximum women’s singles title – Roger-Vasselin played together.
seven times. About 2024 French Open
 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland won the  The 2024 French Open was held from 26th
Women’s singles title at the 2024 French May to 9th June 2024 at the Stade Roland
Open defeating Jasmine Paolini of Italy. This Garros in Paris, France. This is the 123rd
marks her 4th French Open title and 5th edition of the French Open and the second
Grand Slam title. Grand Slam event of 2024.
 .Iga Swiatek has previously won the French  BNP Paribas is the official sponsor of French
Open in 2023, 2022, and 2020. Open 2024
 She became the first woman to win three  This is the only Grand Slam tennis
consecutive French Open since Justine tournament played on outdoor clay courts.
Henin(Belgium) (2005,2006 & 2007).  The first edition of the competition was held
 Prize Money: Men’s singles title winner in 1891.
Carlos Alcaraz received the Musketeers’ Cup Trophies:
and a cash prize of 2.4 million euros and  Men’s singles – Musketeers’ Cup
Women’s singles winner Iga Swiatek
 Women’s singles – Suzanne-Lenglen Cup
received the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup and a
 Men’s doubles – Jacques-Brugnon Cup
cash prize of 2.4 million euros.
Marcelo Arevalo & Mate Pavic won the  Women’s doubles Simonne-Mathieu Cup
Men’s Doubles Title  Mixed doubles – Marcel-Bernard Cup
 El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo and Croatia’s ISSF World Cup 2024: Sarabjot
Mate Pavic secured the Men’s Doubles title Singh won gold & Sift Kaur Samra
after defeating Italian pair Simone Bolelli won bronze; India finish with two
and Andrea Vavassori. This is the first Grand medals
Slam title of the pair.  India won 2 medals (1 gold and 1 bronze)
Coco Gauff & Katerina Siniakova won the and finished 3rd on the medal tally of the
Women’s Doubles title International Shooting Sport Federation
 Coco Gauff (The United States of America- (ISSF) World Cup 2024 (Rifle/Pistol) held
USA) and Katerina Siniakova (Czech from 31st May to 8th June 2024 in Munich,
Republic) won the French Open’s women’s Germany.
doubles title by defeating the Italian pair  Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh won the gold
Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani. medal in the men’s 10m air pistol category
and Indian shootert Sift Kaur Samra won a Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal,
bronze medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 Quebec, Canada.
positions category.  McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second,
 China topped the medal tally with 11 medals and Mercedes’s George Russell finished
(4 gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze) followed by third in the Canadian Grand Prix 2024.
Norway at 2nd place with 3 medals (1 gold, 1 Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri
silver and 1 Bronze) and India and France at Retires from International Football
3rd place with 2 medals each.  On 6th June 2024, Sunil Chhetri(39 years
Norway Chess 2024: Magnus Carlsen, old), legendary Indian Footballer and the
Ju Wenjun Emerge as Champions, captain of the Indian National football
Praggnanandhaa Finishes 3rd Team(nicknamed “the Blue Tigers”) since
 Norwegian Grandmaster (GM) Magnus 2012, retired from international football, after
Carlsen (World No.1) won the 2024 Norway India’s FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier
Chess Title beating Fabiano Caruana of the against Kuwait.
United States of America (USA) in the final About Sunil Chhetri
round Armageddon tie-breaker. This marks  Sunil Chhetri, hailing from Secunderabad
Carlsen’s 6th Norway Chess Title. (Telangana), begun his professional football
 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) secured the 2nd career with Mohun Bagan in 2002. He ended
spot with 15.5 points despite losing to Indian his 19 year long career representing India
GM R.Praggnanandhaa, who concluded third with 151 appearances and 94 goals.
with 14.5 points.  With 94 international goals, Sunil Chhetri is
 Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun the 4-highest goal-scorer behind Cristiano
(China) won the Women’s Norway Chess Ronaldo(128), Iran’s retired Ali Daei(108)
title defeating Lei Tingjie (China). and Lionel Messi(106).
 The 12th edition of the Norway Chess super-  He played his 150th game against
tournament was held from May 27 to June 7 Afghanistan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup
2024 in Stavanger, Norway. Qualifier and scored his 94th international
 R.Praggnanandhaa has become the first ever goal.
player to have defeated the top three-  He was the first footballer to receive the Khel
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Ratna award, India’s highest sporting
Hikaru Nakamura in the Norway Chess honour.
2024.  Government of India honoured him with
Formula 1: Max Verstappen Wins Arjuna Award (football) in 2011; Padma Shri
Canadian Grand Prix for Third for Sports-Football in 2019 and Major Dhyan
Straight Year Chand Khel Ratna Award (football) in 2021.
 Dutch-Belgian racing driver Max Verstappen  .He has won the prestigious All India
of Red Bull won the Formula 1 (F1) Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the
Canadian Grand Prix 2024 (AWS GRAND Year title a total of seven times in 2007,
PRIX DU CANADA 2024) title, the 9th 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018-19 and 2021-
round of the 2024 F1 championships at 22 seasons.
Dinesh Karthik officially

t announces International (ODI) against Sri Lanka at
retirement from all forms of cricket Ranchi (Jharkhand).
 India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik  In total, the Maharashtra player has played
officially announced his retirement from all 73 one-day matches, scoring 1,389 runs at an
forms of cricket on June 1,2024 after playing average of 42.09 with two centuries and six
for India for 20 years. fifties, and nine T20 internationals with 122
 He made his national debut at the age of 19 runs in six innings. He is captained the
in a One-Day International against England Kolhapur Tuskers in the Maharashtra
at Lord’s. In his 401 T20 appearances, Premier League, which got underway in
Karthik retires with 7407 runs, including 34 Pune on June 2 2024.
half-centuries, at a strike-rate of nearly 137. Taiwan Athletics Open 2024: India
 In his 17 years of IPL career, Karthik played won 7 Medals Including 3 Gold
for six franchises. He started his session in  Indian contingents won 7 medals including 3
2008 with the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Gold, 3 Silver and 1 bronze at the Taiwan
Capitals) and moved to Kings XI Punjab Athletics Open 2024 held in Taipei
(now Punjab Kings – 2011), Mumbai Indians Municipal Stadium, Taipei City, Taiwan
(2012-13), Gujarat Lions (2016-17), Kolkata from 1st to 2nd June 2024.
Knight Riders (2018-21) and RCB (2015,  Taiwan Athletics Open 2024, sanctioned by
2022-present). the World Athletics, was organised by the
Badminton: India’s Tanvi Sharma Chinese Taipei Athletics Association.
won Women’s’ Singles Title at Indian Winners at Taiwan Athletics Open
Yonex Bonn International 2024 2024
 Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma (15 years old)  Nayana James won the gold medal in the
won the Women’s Singles title at the Yonex women’s long jump event with a 6.43m
Bonn International 2024 by defeating Wang jump.
Pei Yu of Chinese Taipei.  Devarakeshavi Prakasha (DP) Manu won the
 Yonex Bonn International 2024, a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Future by recording a distance of 81.58 meters.
Series Event, was held from 29th May to 1st  Ankesh Chaudhary won the gold medal in
June 2024 in Bonn, Germany. men’s 800m after clocking 1:50.63 and
 Cheng Kai of Chinese Taipei won the Men’s compatriot Somnath Chauhan settled for
Singles title by defeating Gustav Bjorkler silver (1:50.88).
(Sweden).  Dev Kumar Meena won the silver in men’s
Kedar Jadhav Announces Retirement pole vault with 5.10m
From All Forms Of Cricket  Nithya Ramraj won the silver in the women’s
 On June 3 2024, Kedar Jadhav, Indian 100m hurdles while Velluva Koroth Vismaya
cricketer has announced his retirement from won the bronze in the women’s 400m race.
all forms of cricket at the age of 39.
 He made his international debut for India in
November 2014 during an One Day
OBITUARIES
t
Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Legendary Sarod Maestro Pandit

Chandrakant Bhandare Passes Rajeev Taranath Passes Away at 91
Away  The Indian classical music fraternity mourns
 The state of Odisha mourns the loss of the loss of the illustrious Sarod maestro
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, the former Pandit Rajeev Taranath, who breathed his
Governor of the state, who passed away on last on June 11, 2024, at the age of 91.
June 15 at the age of 95. He was a senior Rajeev Taranath was not only a musical
Congress leader from Maharashtra. He prodigy but also an academic genius. He
served as a member of the Rajya Sabha for completed his BA Honours from Bangalore
three terms, having been elected in June Central College, securing the first rank, and
1980, April 1982, and April 1988. During his went on to earn a gold medal in MA in
tenure, he served as the chairman of various English from the University of Mysore in
parliamentary committees and visited several 1962.
countries, including the USA, UK, USSR,  Pandit Taranath also secured a PhD in
and Germany. “Image in Poetry of T.S. Eliot” under the
Oscar Winning American Songwriter guidance of Prof. C.D. Narasimhaiah from
Richard M. Sherman Passed Away the University of Mysore.
 Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar winning Malawi Vice President Saulos
American Songwriter passed away at the age Chilima Dies In Plane Crash
of 95 in Beverly hills, California, United  Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and
States of America (USA). He was born on nine other people, including his wife, were
12th June 1928, in New York City, USA. killed as the plane they were onboard crashed
 He has partnered with his brother Robert B. in the Chikangawa mountain range, said
Sherman, and won two Academy Awards President Lazarus Chakwera. The aircraft
(Oscar) for the best music score and best carrying Chilima, who was being seen as the
original song for ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’ in the presidential candidate in next year’s general
Disney film ‘Mary Poppins’ in 1965. elections in Malawi.
Renowned Sports Journalist Harpal Frank Duckworth, Co-inventor of
Singh Bedi Passed Away DLS Method, Passed Away
 Veteran sports journalist Harpal Singh Bedi,  Frank Carter Duckworth, an English
who covered several highs and lows of statistician and co-inventor of the
Indian sports in a career spanning over four Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method,
decades, served as the national Olympic passed away at the age of 84. He was born on
contingent’s press attache in 2012 and 26th December 1939 in Lancashire, United
charmed the media box with his inimitable Kingdom (UK). He was elected a fellow of
wit and warmth, died after prolonged illness the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) in 1974
in New Delhi on June 15. and was awarded the Chambers Medal for
outstanding services
t to the Society by the renowned Indian Biologist and Wildlife
RSS in 2004. Conservation activist passed away at the age
Renowned Bharatanatyam Dancer of 78 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was born
& Padma Bhushan Awardee C V in Nanguneri, Tirunelveli district of Tamil
Chandrasekhar Passed Away Nadu (TN).
 Professor C V Chandrasekhar (fondly  AJT Johnsingh was deeply influenced by
referred to as CVC or Chandru anna), a Colonel Edward James ‘Jim’ Corbett’s tales,
renowned Bharatanatyam Dancer and Padma which were based on Indian wildlife.
Bhushan Awardee, has passed away at the Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, Padma
age of 89. He was born on 22nd May 1935 at Vibhushan Awardee and Ramoji
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Group Chairman, Passed away at 87
 In 2011, He was awarded the prestigious  Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, Padma Vibhushan
‘Padma Bhushan’ (Arts) for his contributions awardee and Chairman of Ramoji Group,
in Bharatanatyam. passed away at 87 due to prolonged illness.
 C V Chandrasekhar, an academician, dancer,  He was born on November 16, 1936, in
musician, choreographer and mentor began Pedaparupudi, Madras presidency (Present
his formal training in dance at Kalakshetra day Andhra Pradesh).
Foundation (formerly Kalakshetra), Chennai,  He produced about 50 films and telefilms in
Tamil Nadu (TN) in 1946. his lifetime.
Srinivas Hegde, Former ISRO  Ramoji Rao was honoured with Padma
Scientist & Mission Director of Vibhushan, the 2nd highest civilian honour
Chandrayaan-1, Passed Away of India, in 2016 for his contributions to
 Srinivas Hedge, former Indian Space journalism, literature, and education.
Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist and  In 1996, Ramoji Film City(RFC), a
Mission Director of Chandrayaan-1 (the 1st subsidiary of Ramoji group, was recognized
lunar mission of India launched in 2008), by Guinness World Records as the world’s
passed away at the age of 71 in Bengaluru, largest film studio complex.
Karnataka. Renowned Puppeteer Maguni Kuanr
 He joined ISRO in 1978 and served for over Passed Away
3 decades and was involved in many ISRO  Padma Shri Awardee Maguni Charan Kuanr,
missions under the UR Rao Satellite Centre a renowned Puppeteer has passed away at the
(URSC) formerly known as ISRO Satellite age of 88 in Keonjhar, Odisha. He was born
Centre (ISAC). in 1937 at Keonjhar, Odisha.
 After retiring from ISRO in 2014, Hegde  Maguni Kuanr received the prestigious
joined Bengaluru-based start-up Team Indus. ‘Padma Shri’ award in 2023 by Droupadi
Renowned Indian Biologist & Murmu, President of India. He was awarded
Wildlife Conservation Activist AJT for his lifelong contribution to the field of art
Johnsingh Passed Away for keeping alive the dying art of rod
 On June 7 2024, Asir Jawahar Thomas puppetry and promoting the traditional rod
Johnsingh also known as A J T Johnsingh, a puppet dance.
APPOINTMENTS
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Portugal’s Antonio Costa Elected as Om Birla Elected Speaker of 18th

the New President of the European Lok Sabha for 2nd Consecutive
Council Term by Voice Vote
 António Costa, the Portuguese politician who  On 26th June 2024, Om Birla (61-year old),
served as the Prime Minister(PM) of Portugal candidate of ruling National Democratic
from 2015 to 2024, was elected as the New Alliance (NDA), was elected as the Speaker
President of the European Council. of the 18th Lok Sabha(Lower House of the
 He will take office in December 2024 Parliament) for 2nd consecutive term by a
succeeding Charles Michel of Belgium, who voice vote.
has been holding the post since 2019.  He was elected against opposition Indian
 European Council is the informal forum for National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
discussion between heads of state or (INDIA) bloc’s candidate, Kodikunnil
government of the European Union (EU) Suresh, 8 time-Member of Parliament (MP)
member states. from Mavelikkara constituency, Kerala
 Apart from this, Ursula von der Leyen of  On 26th June 2024, Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Germany was nominated for a second 5-year Birla formally recognised Congress party
term as President of the European leader, Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the
Commission, the executive body of EU. Opposition (LoP) in 18th Lok Sabha (Lower
NATO Appoints Dutch PM Mark House of the Parliament).
Rutte as Next Secretary-General  He has been recognised as the LoP under
 The North Atlantic Council officially Section 2 of the Salary and Allowances of
appointed Mark Rutte, the acting Prime Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act,
Minister (PM) of the Netherlands (Dutch) as 1977.
the next Secretary General (SG) of the North Bank of Baroda Appoints Sumit
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Nagal as its Brand Endorser
 He will take office on 1st October 2024,  On June 20 2024, Bank of Baroda (BoB), a
from the current NATO SG Jens Stoltenberg, leading public sector bank in India,
former PM of Norway (2000-2001 and 2005- appointed Sumit Nagal, rising Indian tennis
2013). player as its Brand Endorser.
 Jens Stoltenberg has been serving as the SG  This move aligns with the BoB’s
of NATO since October 2014. His 10-year commitment to supporting talented and
term is set to conclude on 1st October 2024. ambitious Indian sportspersons.
 Mark Rutte was the longest-serving PM of  In April 2024, Sumit Nagal became the first
the Netherlands. He has served as the PM Indian player in 49 years to qualify for the
and Minister of General Affairs of the main draw of the Monte Carlo Masters
Netherlands for 4 times since 2010. tournament and the first Indian men’s player
ever to win a Masters

t 1000 match on clay, Anuj Tyagi Appointed as MD & CEO
defeating Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 64. of HDFC Ergo General Insurance
 The other BoB endorsers include PV Sindhu  HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
(Badminton star) and Shafali Verma Limited has appointed Anuj Tyagi as its new
(Cricketing youth icon). Managing Director(MD) and Chief
K-Pop Group SEVENTEEN Executive Officer(CEO) with effect from 1st
Appointed UNESCO’s First-Ever July 2024.
Goodwill Ambassador for Youth  Anuj Tyagi, currently serving as the Joint
 On 26 June 2024, Audrey Azoulay, Director- MD of HDFC ERGO, will succeed Ritesh
General of the United Nations Educational, Kumar, who has been the MD & CEO of
Scientific and Cultural Organization HDFC ERGO General Insurance since 2008.
(UNESCO), appointed SEVENTEEN, the Atul Kumar Chaudhary Appointed
South Korean (K-Pop) boy band with 13 as Secretary of TRAI
members, as UNESCO’s first-ever Goodwill  The Government of India (GoI) has
Ambassador for Youth, during a ceremony appointed Atul Kumar Chaudhary as the new
held in Paris, France. Secretary of the Telecom Regulatory
 UNESCO and K-pop group SEVENTEEN Authority of India (TRAI) on a deputation on
launched a joint program called “Going foreign service terms, initially for a period of
Together – For Youth Creativity and Well- two years.
Being”, an ambitious joint grant programme  This appointment comes after the
for youth projects around the world. superannuation of V Raghunandan on May
 SEVENTEEN will contribute USD 1 million 31 2024.
to finance this initiative.  Currently, he has been serving as the Deputy
IB Chief Tapan Kumar Deka & Director General (DDG) in Unique
NHRC Secretary General Bharat Lal Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Gets One Year Extension in Service since 2021.
 The Appointments Committee of the Manoj Jain Appointed as CMD of
Cabinet(ACC) headed by Prime Bharat Electronics Limited
Minister(PM) Narendra Modi has approved a  Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking
one-year extension in service to Tapan (DPSU) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
Kumar Deka as the Director of Intelligence has appointed Manoj Jain as its new
Bureau (IB) beyond 30th June 2024 or until Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
further orders, whichever is earlier. with effect from June 20 2024.
 He will continue to serve as Director of IB  Prior to this position, he served as the
until 30th June 2025. Director (Research and Development –
 Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Indian R&D) of BEL from September 2022 and
Police Service (IPS) officer of the Himachal additional charge of Bangalore complex
Pradesh(HP) cadre, began his 2 year tenure Director from August 2023.
as IB chief in June 2022.  He succeeds Bhanu Prakash Srivastava who
served as CMD (Additional Charge) from
November 2022 to t June 19 2024. Presently British Actor Theo James

Srivastava has been serving as the Director Appointed as UNHCR’s Global
(other units) of BEL since April 20 2022. Goodwill Ambassador
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh  The United Nations High Commissioner for
Assumes charge as Chairman of Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee
IIPA for 3rd Consecutive Term Agency, has named British actor, producer,
 Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (MoS) and model Theo James (Birth Name:
in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis) as
Grievances and Pensions(MoPP&P) has its new Global Goodwill Ambassador.
assumed the charge as Chairman of the  Goodwill Ambassadors are prominent public
Indian Institute of Public Administration figures associated with UNHCR, enhancing
(IIPA) for the 3rd consecutive term at the the organization’s global visibility through
IIPA campus in New Delhi, Delhi. He has their influence, dedication, and hard work.
been serving as Chairman of the IIPA since Cyril Ramaphosa Re-elected as
2020. President of South Africa for 2nd
Akhil Gupta Named as the Term
Chairman of Bharti AXA Life  On 14th June 2024, The South African
Insurance Parliament re-elected Matamela Cyril
 Akhil Gupta has been named as the Ramaphosa(71 year old) as the President of
Chairman of Bharti AXA Life Insurance the Republic of South Africa for 2nd term.
Company Limited, wholly owned by Bharti He will be inaugurated on 19th June 2024.
Group. Currently he is serving as the Vice  Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of
Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Limited. African National Congress (ANC) party,
 Gupta has over 40 years of professional secured 283 votes in the 400 member house
expertise and has been instrumental in Bharti against Julius Malema, of Economic
Airtel’s growth since its inception. Freedom Fighters (EFF), who received just
Ajith Kumar KK Named as MD & 44 votes.
CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank For 3 Year  For the 1st time, Ramaphosa was appointed
Tenure Deputy President of South Africa in 2014.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved He became the President of South Africa for
the appointment of Ajith Kumar KK as the the 1st time in 2018, by replacing Jacob
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Zuma as both President and ANC Leader.
Executive Officer (CEO) of Dhanlaxmi ACC Approves Reappointments of
Bank Limited for a three-year tenure with Ajit Doval as National Security
effect from 20th June 2024. Advisor; PK Mishra as Principal
 He succeeds J.K Shivan, whose has been Secretary to PM Modi
serving as the MD & CEO of the Dhanlaxmi  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Bank since 2021. (ACC) has approved the reappointment of
Ajit Kumar Doval as the National Security
Advisor (NSA) and Pramod Kumar (PK)
Mishra as the Principal

t Secretary to Narendra  Justice Mishra has been serving as the
Modi, the Prime Minister (PM) of India with Chairperson of the NHRC since June 2021.
effect from June 10 2024.  The appointment was authorised by the
 Ajit Doval has been serving as the NSA since President of India in exercise of powers
30 May 2014 and has been appointed three conferred under Section 7(1) of the
consecutive times for the post. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
 PK Mishra has been serving as the Principal FICCI Announced the Appointment
Secretary to the PM since September 2019. of Jyoti Vij as its DG
Harsh Pati Singhania Elected as  On 11th June 2024, The Federation of Indian
Fist Vice-Chair of International Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Chamber of Commerce; Philippe (FICCI) announced the appointment of Jyoti
Varin as Chair Vij as its Director General (DG). She will
 Harsh Pati Singhania, Chairman and assume the charge of the FICCI Secretariat
Managing Director (CMD) of JK Paper Ltd with immediate effect.
and Director of JK Organisation, has been  At present, she is serving as Additional DG
elected as the First Vice-Chair of the at FICCI.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)  While, Shailesh Pathak resigned from the
headquartered in Paris, France. post of Secretary General at the FICCI due to
 Philippe Varin (France), a global industry his personal reasons.
leader, has been elected as Chair of the ICC. UNGA Elected Former Cameroonian
Philippe Varin succeeded Maria Fernanda PM Philemon Yang as President of
Garza, who becomes the Honorary Chair of its 79th Session
ICC.  The United Nations General Assembly
Vijaya Bharathi Sayani Took Charge (UNGA) elected Ambassador Philemon
as Acting Chairperson of NHRC, Yang, former Prime Minister (PM) of
India; Justice Arun Kumar Mishra Cameroon by acclamation, as President for
Retired its 79th session starting on 10 September
 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) 2024.
notified the appointment of Vijaya Bharathi  The UNGA elected Denmark, Greece,
Sayani as Acting Chairperson of the National Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia as non-
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India permanent members of the UN Security
with effect from 2nd June 2024 until the Council (UNSC) for 2-year terms starting on
appointment of New Chairperson of NHRC. 1 January 2025 and serving till 31 December
 She took over from Justice Arun Kumar 2026.
Mishra, Former Supreme Court judge, whose Kamal Kishore Soan Assumed
term as Chairperson of NHRC ended on 1st Additional Charge as DG of ESIC
June 2024.  On 31st May 2024, Kamal Kishore Soan, a
 Sayani is currently serving as a Member of senior Indian Administrative Service
NHRC since December 2023. (IAS)officer assumed the additional charge
of Director General (DG) of Employees’
State Insurance Corporation

t (ESIC) under  She will also become the 1st person of
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Jewish heritage to become the Head of State
Government of India (GoI). of Mexico.
 He is also serving as an Additional Secretary  Sheinbaum is also the 1st woman to win a
and Director General (DG), Labour Welfare general election in the United States of
in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. America(USA), Mexico or Canada.
 Kishore soan will succeed Rajendra Kumar,  In 2006, She joined the United
who was the Director General of ESIC since Nations(UN)’s Intergovernmental Panel on
2022. In May 2024 Kumar was appointed as Climate Change (IPCC), which later won the
Secretary of the Department of Border Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007.
Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir
Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Elected as New President of
Mubarak Al-Sabah Sworn in As Iceland
Crown Prince of Kuwait  Icelandic businessperson, Halla Tómasdóttir,
 Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak an Independent Candidate, has became the
Al-Sabah was officially sworn in as the 7th President of Iceland by winning the 2024
Crown Prince of Kuwait before the Emir presidential election with 34.3% of the votes.
Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Halla Tomasdottir take over as President of
Sabah(head of state of Kuwait). Iceland on 1st August 2024.
 The sworn-in ceremony was held following  She will succeeds Guðni Thorlacius
an Emiri order which formally nominated Jóhannesson, who has been serving as the 6th
Sheikh Sabah as the Crown Prince of President of Iceland since 2016.
Kuwait. Upendra Dwivedi took charge as
 This nomination also marks the first time a the 30th Chief of the Army Staff
Kuwaiti crown prince is named whose father (COAS) of the Indian Army
had not ruled as emir.  On June 30 2024, Lieutenant General
audia Sheinbaum Pardo Elected as Upendra Dwivedi, the former Vice Chief of
1st Female President of Mexico Army Staff (VCOAS) took charge as the
 On 3rd June 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the
of the Morena party, has been elected as the Indian Army (IA).
first Female President of the United Mexican  He succeeded General Manoj Pande, who
States (Mexico). She will succeed her took charge as COAS in May 2022. Manoj
political mentor, Andrés Manuel López Pande was superannuated on June 30 2024,
Obrador, who has been serving as the after completing four decades of
President of Mexico since 2018. distinguished service in the IA.
 She will officially sworn-in as the 66th  On June 30 2024, Lieutenant General NS
President of Mexico for a 6-year term on 1st Raja Subramani took charge as the new Vice
October 2024. Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian
Army.
REPORTS, INDICES AND RANKING

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Global Liveability Index 2024: 6.9% per annum which is the highest over a
Austria’s Vienna Topped as World’s 10-year average.
Most Liveable City; Syria’s Nasscom-Zinnov DeepTech Start-up
Damascus Ranked Least Liveable Report: India Ranks 6th amongst
 According to the Economist Intelligence Unit the Top 9 DeepTech Ecosystems
(EIU)’s Global Liveability Index 2024, Globally
Vienna, the capital of Austria, has topped the  According to the 2nd edition of the
index as the most liveable city for the third Nasscom–Zinnov‘s DeepTech start-up
consecutive year. landscape report series, “India’s DeepTech
 Denmark’s Copenhagen maintained its Dawn: Forging Ahead“, India ranks 6th
second position, while Switzerland’s Zurich among the top 9 DeepTech ecosystems
moved up from 6th place (2023) to 3rd on globally, with over 3,600 deep-tech startups,
the 2024 list. which secured USD 850 million funding in
 No Indian City is ranked on the 2024 list of 2023, a 77% drop from 2022.
top 10 liveable cities in the world.  The report explores trends in ecosystem
 The EIU Index ranks 173 cities across the expansion, technology focus, funding,
world with the aim of showing how Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A),
comfortable these cities are to live in. Intellectual Property (IP), and sectoral focus.
India Becomes World’s 3rd largest Hurun Research Institute’s ASK
Domestic Airline Market: OAG Private Wealth Hurun India Future
Report Unicorn Index 2024: 25 Future
 According to the Official Airline Guide Unicorns Dropped Out
(OAG) report, India becomes the 3rd largest  According to the Hurun Research Institute‘s
domestic airline market in the world. India ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future
jumped from 5th position in 2014 as it saw Unicorn Index 2024, 25 future Unicorns (5
the significant increase in it’s domestic Gazelles and 20 Cheetahs) including Rapido,
airline capacity from 7.9 million (in April Koo, Dunzo, and Paper Boat, were dropped
2014) to 15.6 million (in April 2024). from the list. The drop reflects the impact of
 As per the report, the United States of funding constraints and valuation corrections
America (USA) and China retained their in the Indian startup ecosystem.
ranks at 1st and 2nd position with 86.1  Only 3 start-ups (2 Gazelles and 1 Cheetah)
million and 67.8 million capacities, from the 2023 Index were promoted to
respectively. Brazil and Indonesia at 4th and Unicorns with a valuation of over USD 1
5th position. billion each, including Indian grocery
 The report highlighted that India is the fastest delivery startup Zepto, fintech startup InCred
growing market across all 5 domestic Finance, and logistics startup Porter.
markets worldwide as it noted that India’s
capacity growth rate of seats is increasing at
UNCTAD’s Worldt Investment Report  According to the Sweden-based Stockholm

2024: India’s FDI Inflows in 2023 International Peace Research Institute
Declined by 43%; Drops to 15th (SIPRI)’s annual assessment of the state of
Spot in FDI Rankings armaments, disarmament and international
 According to the United Nations Conference security, India’s nuclear weaponry has grown
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s from 164 warheads in January 2023 to 172
2024 World Investment Report: Investment warheads in January 2024.
facilitation and digital government, India‘s  India now holds more nuclear weapons than
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows fell Pakistan, which has recorded no increase in
by 43% in 2023, from USD 49 billion in the number of warheads(170 in 2023 and
2022 to USD 28 billion in 2023 2024) said in 55th SIPRI Yearbook(2024).
 With this, India‘s rank among FDI recipients  According to the International Campaign to
dropped to 15th in 2023 from 8th in 2022. Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) report,
 India’s rank for FDI outflows improved to Global spending on nuclear weapons is
20th in 2023 from 23rd in 2022. estimated to have increased by 13%, to a
record USD 91.4 billion during 2023. this is
WEF’s Energy Transition Index
USD 10.7 billion higher than the global
2024: India Ranked 63rd; Sweden
spending during 2022.
Tops
 The global spending of USD 91.4 billion is
 On 19th June 2024, The World Economic
equivalent to USD 2,898 per second.
Forum (WEF) in partnership with Accenture
 The USA accounted for 80% of the increased
released its annual report titled “Fostering
investment in nuclear weapons, with a
Effective Energy Transition 2024”.
spending of USD 51.5 billion.
According to the report, India has been
ranked 63rd on the global Energy Transition IEP’ Global Peace Index 2024: India
Index (ETI) 2024. stands at 116th Rank out of 163
 The report noted that India has improved its countries; Iceland Tops the list
rank by 3 places (India was ranked at 67th  On May 15, 2024, the National Sample
spot in 2023), due to significant Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics
improvement in domains of energy equity, and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
security and sustainability. released its 22nd quarterly Periodic Labour
 Sweden reclaimed the top spot in the ETI Force Survey (PLFS) bulletin for January-
2024 with an ETI score 78.4, followed by March 2024 (Q4FY24).
Denmark (75.2) and Finland (74.5) in 2nd  According to the 18th edition of the Global
and 3rd rank respectively. Peace Index (GPI) 2024 released by the
 According to the report, Estonia, Ethiopia, Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), India
and Lebanon have seen the fastest is ranked 116th out of 163 countries,
improvements in last 5 years. climbing 10 positions from 2023.
 The list is topped by Iceland since 2008
SIPRI Report: India Possesses 172
followed by Ireland(2nd), Austria(3rd), New
Warheads; More Nuclear Weapons
Zealand(4th), and Singapore(5th).
than Pakistan
 The index showst that the average level of Environment Performance Index
country peacefulness deteriorated by 56%. 2024: India Ranks 176 out of 180
This is the fifth consecutive year that global Countries
peacefulness has deteriorated.  According to the 2024 Environment
 Yemen (163) is now the least peaceful Performance Index (EPI), India is ranked
country, followed by Sudan (162), South 176th out of 180 countries with an EPI score
Sudan (161), Afghanistan (160), and Ukraine of 27.6, surpassing only Pakistan, Viet Nam,
(159). Laos, and Myanmar.
 .The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)  Estonia topps the 2024 EPI with an EPI score
region remained the world’s least peaceful of 75.3 followed by Luxembourg and
region with major crises in Yemen and Germany at 2nd and 3rd spot.
Sudan becoming the reasons of its poor  Previously, India was ranked 180th in the
rating. EPI 2022 and 168th in the EPI 2020.
 North America recorded the biggest average  EPI is a biennial index released by the Yale
decline of all the regions, due to rise in Center for Environmental Law & Policy and
violent crimes in both Canada (11) and the the Center for International Earth Science
United States of America (USA) (132). Information Network Earth Institute,
India – Overview: Columbia University with support from The
 India secured 126th rank with a score of McCall MacBain Foundation. This index was
2.314 in 2023 whereas it has climbed 10 first published in 2002.
positions to 116th rank in 2024. India Becomes the Most
 India is listed on 116th rank and is far behind
Represented Nation in THE
its neighbours Bhutan (21), Nepal (80),
University Impact Rankings 2024
China (88), Bangladesh (93) and Sri Lanka
 India has become the most represented nation
(100).
in the Times Higher Education (THE)
 However, countries like Myanmar (148) and
University Impact Rankings 2024 with 96
Pakistan (140) are listed behind India.
entries. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in
World Falling Behind on Environment, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu(TN), ranked 81st,
Health, and Hunger SDGs: UN’s tops among the Indian Universities featured
Sustainable Development Report (SDR)
on the list.
 According to the 9th edition of the
 India is followed by Türkiye with 91
“Sustainable Development Report (SDR)”
universities and Pakistan with 89 universities
released by the UN Sustainable Development
respectively.
Solutions Network (SDSN), the world is
 The 2024 ranking is topped by the Western
significantly behind schedule in achieving
Sydney University in Australia, followed by
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The University of Manchester, the United
set by the United Nations (UN) in 2015, such
Kingdom(UK) and the University of
as poverty reduction, hunger eradication, and
Tasmania, Australia at 2nd place.
environment protection.

 As per the SDR 2024 report, none of the 17
SDGs are on track to be achieved by 2030.
DAYS AND THEMES

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Date Day Theme&Details

June 29 National Statistics Day 2024 This Day is also celebrated to mark the birth
anniversary of an eminent statistician (Late) Professor
Prasanta Chandra (PC) Mahalanobis, also known as
the ‘Father of Modern Statistics in India.’
29 June 2024 marks the observance of the 18th
National Statistics Day.
► Theme: “Use of Data for Decision Making.”
June 29 International Day of the Tropics 2024
June World Allergy Week 2024 World Allergy Week is an annual initiative of World
23 to 29 Allergy Organisation (WAO) to create awareness
about allergic diseases in our communities. World
Allergy Week 2024 observed across the globe from
23rd to 29th June 2024.
Theme: ‘Childhood Food Allergy’.
June 28 National Insurance Awareness Day 2024
June 27 World Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized
Enterprises (MSME) Day 2024
June 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse ► Theme: “The evidence is clear: invest in
and Illicit Trafficking 2024 prevention.”
June 26 World Refrigeration Day 2024 ► Theme: ‘Temperature Matters’.
June 26 commemorates the birth anniversary of the
British mathematician and a thermodynamics pioneer,
William Thomson, better known as Lord Kelvin.
June 24 12th Passport Seva Divas Passport Seva Divas is annually observed across India
on 24 June to mark the enactment of the Passports Act
on 24 June 1967
June 23 United Nations Public Service Day 2024
June 23 International Olympic Day 2024 ► Theme: “Let’s Move and Celebrate.”
June 23 International Widows Day 2024 ► Theme: ‘Accelerating the achievements of Gender
Equality’.
June 21 10th International Day of Yoga 2024 ► Theme: “Yoga for Self and Society.”
The 1st ever IDY was observed on 21 June 2015.
June 21 World Hydrographic Day 2024 ► Theme: “Hydrographic Information – Enhancing
Safety, Efficiency and Sustainability in Marine
Activities”.
June 21 World Music Day ► Theme: “Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)“.
The Blue Paisley Ribbons are used as the symbol for
Thyroid Awareness.
June 20 World Refugee Day 2024 ► Theme: “For a World Where Refugees Are
Welcomed”.
June 19 International Day for the Elimination of ► Theme: “Attacks against health care in conflict-
Sexual Violence in Conflict 2024 affected areas: Impacts for survivors of conflict-related
sexual violence”.
June 19 World Sickle Cell Day 2024 ► Theme: ‘Hope Through Progress: Advancing
Sickle Cell Care Globally’.
June 19 National Reading Day 2024 National Reading Day is annually observed across
t India on 19 June to mark the death anniversary of

Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker(PN Panicker), a
renowned teacher and educationist from Kerala, who
is widely regarded as the Father of the Library and
Literacy Movement in Kerala.
June 18 International Day for Countering Hate ► Theme: “The Power of Youth for Countering and
Speech 2024 Addressing Hate Speech”.
June 18 Autistic Pride Day 2024 ► Theme: ‘Taking the Mask Off’.
June 17 World Crocodile Day 2024
June 16 International Day of Family Remittances
2024
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024 ► Theme: “Spotlight on Older Persons in
Emergencies.”
June 15 Global Wind Day 2024
June 14 World Blood Donor Day 2024 ► Theme: “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you,
blood donors!”
June 12 World Day Against Child Labour 2024 ► Theme: “Let’s act on our commitments: End Child
Labour!”
June 13 International Albinism Awareness Day ► Theme: “10 Years of IAAD: A Decade of
2024 collective progress”.
June 11 First-Ever UN International Day of Play ► Theme: “10 Years of IAAD: A Decade of
collective progress”.
International Year Of Quantum Science The United Nations (UN) has officially declared 2025
And Technology 2025 to be the International Year of Quantum Science and
Technology (IYQ) to increase public awareness
globally about the significance of quantum science and
its applications.
June 10 First-Ever UN International Day for
Dialogue among Civilizations
June 9 International Archives Day 2024
June 9 World Accreditation Day 2024 ► Theme: Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow
and Shaping the Future.’
June 8 World Oceans Day 2024 ► Theme: “Awaken New Depths.”
June 8 World Brain Tumor Day 2024 ► Theme: “Brain Health and Prevention“.
June 7 World Food Safety Day 2024 ► Theme: “Food safety: prepare for the unexpected”
June 6 International Level Crossing Awareness
Day 2024
June 6 World Pest Day 2024 Theme: “Global Solutions, Local Impact: Mapping
Success in Pest Management.”
June 6 UN Russian Language Day 2024
June 5 World Environment Day 2024 Theme: “Land Restoration, Desertification and
Drought Resilience”
Slogan: “Our land. Our future. We are
#GenerationRestoration.”
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children
Victims of Aggression 2024
June 1 Global Day of Parents 2024 ►Theme: “The Promise of Playful Parenting”.
June 1 World Milk Day 2024
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

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BOOK NAME AUTHOR

“A Fly on the RBI Wall” Alpana Killawala, a former spokesperson for the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has authored a memoir titled ‘A Fly on the RBI Wall: An
Insider’s View of the Central Bank’, offering an insightful glimpse into
her journey and the RBI’s transformation over 25 years. The book is
published by Rupa Publications India.
‘Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, has launched her debut children’s
Finds a Home’, picture book series titled ‘Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds a
Home’, sharing her passion for storytelling. The book features
illustrations by Tanvi Bhat.The book was published by Puffin Books
India, the children’s imprint of Penguin Books India.
“I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Renowned Indian international cricketer, Ravichandran Ashwin
Story,” unveiled his autobiography titled, “I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket
Story,” written by Ravichandran Ashwin with author Sidharth Monga,
a sitcom screenplay writer, a wrestling booker, and a chef.
The book was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
“Source Code: My Beginnings” “Source Code: My Beginnings”, a memoir of Bill Gates, the co-
founder of Microsoft, is set to be published by Allen Lane, an imprint
of Penguin Random House, on 4th February 2025.
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CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Which Central Public Sector Undertakings 6. Name the Central Public Sector Undertakings
(CPSU) has recently (in June 2024) received (CPSU) that has recently (in June ‘24)
the ‘Navratna Status’ from the Department of received the ‘Mini RATNA (Category-1)
Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance? Status’ from the Department of Public
a) Indian Renewable Energy Development Enterprises, Ministry of Finance.
Agency Ltd a) National Fertilizers Limited
b) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited b) Housing and Urban Development
c) Central Coalfields Limited Corporation Limited
d) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited c) Central Electronics Limited
e) Grid Controller of India Limited d) Central Warehousing Corporation
2. In June 2024, the Securities and Exchange e) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Board of India (SEBI) constituted a working 7. Which organisation/bank has recently (in June
group headed by G. Padmanabhan to review ‘24) reported that India’s Current Account
_____________. Deficit (CAD) was 0.7% of Gross Domestic
a) Small and Medium REITs Product (GDP) (USD 23.2 billion) in the
Financial Year 2023-2024 (FY 24)?
b) Mutual Fund Regulations
a) Reserve Bank of India
c) Clearing Corporations
b) National Statistical Office
d) Complaint Redressal System
c) World Bank
e) Derivative Trading Norms
d) National Payments Corporation of India
3. Which company has recently (in June ‘24)
launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) e) ICRA Limited
app ‘Super.Money’ to offer financial services? 8. Who recently (in June ‘24) got a one-year
a) Codleo b) Tech Fini extension from the Appointments Committee
of the Cabinet (ACC) to serve as the Director
c) Flipkart d) Talkcharge
of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) up to 30th June
e) Chargebee 2025?
4. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s a) Bharat Lal
(RBI) recent data, India’s external debt as of
b) Piyush Anand
March-end 2024 was ___________.
c) Sapna Tiwari
a) USD 432 billion
d) Tapan Kumar Deka
b) USD 663.8 billion
e) Pramod Kumar Tiwari
c) USD 345 billion
9. What is the name of ISRO’s Reusable Launch
d) USD 510 billion
Vehicle (RLV),that successfully completed its
e) USD 280.5 billion third autonomous landing experiment on 23rd
5. When was the United Nations (UN) World June 2024?
Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises a) VSHORADS b) Pushpak
(MSME) Day annually observed across the
c) SMART d) Semi Cryogenic PITA
globe?
e) Tapas
a) May 29 b) June 27 c) February 25
d) March 4 e) April 18
10. Which bank hast recently (in June 2024) 15. In June 2024, the Bureau of Indian Standards
launched a new safety feature called (BIS) introduced 2 new standards, IS 18590:
“SmartLock” on its iMobile Pay mobile 2024 and IS 18606: 2024, to enhance the
banking app for users to lock and unlock a safety and quality of _____________ in India.
variety of banking services? a) Petrochemicals Organisations
a) ICICI Bank b) Artificial Intelligence Management System
b) Karnataka Bank c) Electric Vehicles
c) Bank of Baroda d) Defence Products
d) DBS Bank India Limited e) Medicines
e) HDFC Bank 16. In June 2024, the Ministry of Education
11. In June 2024, S&P Global Ratings, in its (MoE) constituted a seven-member high-level
report titled ‘Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific committee headed by __________ to enhance
Q3 2024’, projected India’s Gross Domestic the National Testing Agency (NTA)
Product (GDP) growth at __________ for examination process and its functioning.
FY25 (2024–25). a) Rajiv Gauba
a) 7% b) K. Radhakrishnan
b) 6.8% c) Vijay Kumar Saraswat
c) 6.5% d) Vinod Kumar Paul
d) 8% e) Sanjay Kumar
e) 7.5% 17. According to the Official Airline Guide
12. Name the city that has recently (in June 2024) (OAG) report, India has become the
become India’s first UNESCO ‘City of _________ largest domestic airline market in
Literature’. the world.
a) Kozhikode a) 3rd
b) Bengaluru b) 4th
c) Indore c) 5th
d) Bhopal d) 1st
e) Gwalior e) 2nd
13. Which of the following Indian city has been 18. Who has been recently (in June ‘24) appointed
recently (in June ‘24) recognised as a ‘World as the new Secretary of the Telecom
Craft City’ by the World Crafts Council Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for a
AISBL (WCC-International)? period of two years?
a) Bengaluru a) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
b) Srinagar b) Sushil Sharma
c) Hyderabad c) Jagjit Pavadia
d) Puri d) Atul Kumar Chaudhary
e) Thiruvananthapuram e) Vijayabharathi Sayani
14. Who has recently (in June 2024) won the 19. Which Indian state is set to establish the
Formula 1 (F1) 2024 Spanish Grand Prix held ‘Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre’,
in Montmeló, Spain? the world’s first conservation and breeding
a) Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro centre for Asian king vultures?
b) Charles Leclerc a) Odisha
c) Lando Norris b) Kerala
d) Max Verstappen c) Gujarat
e) Lewis Hamilton d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Tamil Nadu
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20. Which of the following points is/are ‘correct’ 24. Which bank has recently (in June ‘24)
with respect to the three new criminal laws received the National Award from the Pension
that will come into effect on July 1, 2024? Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
A) The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (PFRDA) for maximum enrolment under the
(BNS2) Act, 2023, increased the maximum Atal Pension Yojana (APY)?
age of the victim from 16 to 18 years in cases a) Axis Bank
of gang rape. b) Punjab National Bank
B) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second)
Sanhita (BNSS2) Act, 2023 repealed the c) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973. d) HDFC Bank
C) Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Adhiniyam e) Indian Bank
Act, 2023 repealed Indian Evidence Act 25. Who was recently (in June ‘24) appointed as
(IEA), 1872. the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
a) Only A b) Only B of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with
c) Only C d) Only B & C effect from June 20, 2024?
e) All A, B & C a) Rajendra Prasad Goyal
21. According to the Hurun Research Institute‘s b) Manoj Jain
ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future c) Sadanand Vasant Date
Unicorn Index 2024, ________ unicorns are d) Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
there in India as of June 2024.
e) Rushabh Gandhi
a) 25
26. Which state government has recently (in June
b) 46 ‘24) announced an extension of its sponsorship
c) 106 to Hockey India by 3 years until 2036?
d) 67 a) Odisha
e) 152 b) Gujarat
22. The status of which species has been recently c) West Bengal
(in June ‘24) updated from Endangered to d) Assam
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of
e) Punjab
Threatened Species?
27. Name the new genus of freshwater diatom,
a) Himalayan Wolf
microscopic algae crucial to life, that was
b) Iberian Lynx recently (in June ‘24) discovered in India.
c) Leopards a) Indopria
d) Great Indian Bustard b) Brucethoa
e) Asiatic lion c) Sphaerotheca
23. According to the ‘2024 World Investment d) Trichoglossum
Report: Investment Facilitation and Digital
e) Indiconema
Government’, published by
________________, India’s Foreign Direct 28. What rank did India secure on the Worldwide
Investment (FDI) inflow was USD 28 billion Energy Transition Index 2024 released by the
in 2023. World Economic Forum (WEF)?
a) Morgan Stanley a) 159th
b) National Institute of Public Finance and b) 24th
Policy c) 51st
c) United Nations Conference on Trade and d) 63rd
Development e) 82nd
d) CRISIL
e) World Bank
29. Name the Indian t athlete who won the gold 34. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions
medal in the men’s javelin throw at Paavo Network (SDSN) has recently released the 9th
Nurmi Games 2024, a World Athletics edition of the “Sustainable Development
Continental Tour (Gold level) event, held in Report (SDR)”.
Turku, Finland. According to the report, __________ (country)
1) Narsingh Pancham Yadav achieved the highest ranking in the 2024
2) Devendra Jhajharia Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index.
3) Neeraj Chopra a) Finland b) Sweden
4) Tajinderpal Singh Toor c) Denmark d) Germany
5) Shivpal Singh e) France
30. Which ministry has notified that “The Post 35. Name the company that has recently (in June
Office Act, 2023” became effective from June ‘24) launched the world’s first large-scale
18, 2024? 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant.
a) Ministry of Law and Justice a) Adani Green Energy Limited
b) Ministry of Home Affairs b) Mindgrove Technologies
c) Ministry of Communication c) Wärtsilä
d) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances d) Reliance Industries Limited
and Pensions e) Bloom Energy
e) Ministry of Finance 36. According to Kroll’s ‘Celebrity Brand
31. In June 2024, the Asian Development Bank Valuation Report 2023’, who has been
(ADB) approved a ___________ policy-based recognised as India’s most valued celebrity
loan to strengthen health systems in India. with a brand value of USD 227.9 million?
a) USD 100 million a) Shubman Gill
b) USD 530 million b) Yuvraj Singh
c) USD 181 Million c) Rashmika Mandana
d) USD 170 million d) Virat Kohli
e) USD 250 million e) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
32. In June 2024, veteran Bharatanatyam dancer 37. In June 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
and Padma Bhushan Awardee was honoured with the ___________________
__________________________ passed away. (award) at the Central Banking Awards 2024
given by the London-based financial publisher
a) KG Jayan
Central Banking Publications.
b) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
a) Whitley Gold Award
c) Arun Kumar Sharma
b) CIDC Vishwakarma Awards
d) Moosa Raza
c) Risk Manager of the Year
e) C.V. Chandrasekhar
d) Laureate Award
33. Which organisation has recently (in June ‘24)
e) World Forum Leadership Award
published its 2024 Yearbook, stating that
India’s nuclear weaponry has grown from 164 38. Who has recently (in June ‘24) become the 1st
warheads in January 2023 to 172 warheads in Indian to be honoured with the ‘Nelson
January 2024? Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ of
South Africa for the contribution to children’s
a) World Bank
cinema?
b) Worldline
a) Anish Kapoor b) Vinod Ganatra
c) Mercom India
c) Alok Shukla
d) Amnesty International
d) Avantika Vandanapu
e) Stockholm International Peace Research
e) Santosh Sivan
Institute
39. Who has been recently

t (in June ‘24) appointed 44. Name the Indian who has been named as the
as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief ‘Land Hero’ by the United Nations
Executive Officer (CEO) of Dhanlaxmi Bank Convention to Combat Desertification
Limited? (UNCCD) on the occasion of “World Day to
a) Atanu Chakraborty Combat Desertification and Drought” i.e. on
17th June 2024.
b) Rajeev Singhal
a) Gauranshi Sharma
c) Nidhu Saxena
b) Siddesh Sakore
d) Ajith Kumar KK
c) Kartik Verma
e) Subramanian Sundar
d) Nahid Afrin
40. World Sickle Cell Day (also known as World
Sickle Cell Awareness Day) is annually e) Avantika Vandanapu
observed across the globe on __________ to 45. Name the personality who has been recently
raise awareness and recognize sickle cell (in June 2024) appointed as the Global
anaemia. Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations
a) May 8 b) June 19 High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
c) April 17 d) March 25 a) Theo James
e) June 14 b) Vinícius Junior
41. Which company has recently (in June’24) c) Usain Bolt
received a Request For Proposal (RFP) from d) Narendra Kumar Yadav
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 156 e) Neeraj Chopra
Prachand ‘light combat helicopters (LCHs)’ 46. Name the player who finished as runner-up in
worth Rs 45,000 crore? the Men’s Singles at the Internazionali di
a) Bharat Electronics Limited Tennis Città di Perugia 2024 (ATP Challenger
b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 125 Perugia), held in Perugia (Italy).
c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited a) Sriram Balaji Narayanaswamy
d) BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited b) Saketh Myneni
e) Bharat Dynamics Limited c) Sumit Nagal
42. In June 2024, the Government of India (GoI) d) Jannik Sinner
extended the Digital Health Incentive Scheme e) Somdev Devvarman
(DHIS) by a year up to __________. 47. As per the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024
a) 31st July 2025 released by the Institute for Economics &
b) 31st March 2025 Peace (IEP), India is ranked ________ out of
c) 31st May 2025 163 countries.
d) 30 June 2025 a) 4th b) 113th
e) 30th August 2025 c) 116th
43. Which co-operative bank’s licence has d) 12th
recently (in June ‘24) been cancelled by the e) 26th
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) due to a lack of 48. Which bank has recently (in June ‘24) signed a
adequate capital and earning prospects? MoU with the Ministry of External Affairs
a) Navsarjan Industrial Co-operative Bank (MEA) to enhance digital payment services for
Limited users of the eMigrate Portal?
b) Purvanchal Co-operative Bank a) Indian Overseas Bank
c) Mehsana Jilla Panchayat Karmachari Co- b) Reserve Bank of India
operative Bank c) State Bank of India
d) Halol Urban Co-operative Bank Limited d) Punjab National Bank
e) Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd e) Canara Bank
49. Name the author of t the book titled ‘A Fly on 55. Which of the following neobanking fintech
the RBI Wall: An Insider’s View of the company has recently (in June ‘24) received
Central Bank’? the final authorisation from the Reserve Bank
a) Duvvuri Subbarao of India (RBI) to issue prepaid payment
instruments (PPIs)?
b) Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
a) Jupiter Money
c) Alpana Killawala
b) Decentro
d) Raghuram Rajan
c) Infibeam Avenues
e) Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Revolut India
50. Who has recently (in june ‘24) released her
debut children’s picture book series titled e) Razorpay
‘Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds a 56. Which Organisation has recently (June 2024)
Home’? launched the “AIM-ICDK Water Challenge
a) Payal Kapadia b) Priyanka Chopra Jonas 4.0” and the 5th edition of “Innovations for
You” aims to foster innovation and
c) Alia Bhatt d) Anasuya Sengupta
sustainability in India.
e) Deepika Padukone
a) National Council of Applied Economic
51. As per the 2024 Environment Performance Research
Index (EPI), India is ranked _____ out of 180
b) Economic Advisory Council to the Prime
countries with an EPI score of 27.6.
Minister
a) 39th b) 113th
c) 16th Finance Commission
c) 150th d) 176th
d) NITI Aayog
e) 165th
e) Central Water Commission
52. Name the company/organisation that was
57. Four Indian companies were featured among
recently (in June ‘24) selected by the Pension
the top 100 in Kantar BrandZ’s “2024 World’s
Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Most Valuable Global Brands”. Which
(PFRDA) as a System Integrator (SI) for a
company retained the 1st position globally for
period of 6 years.
the 3rd consecutive time?
a) Tata Consultancy Services
a) TCS
b) Centre for Development of Advanced
b) Microsoft
Computing
c) Apple
c) NEC Corporation India Private Limited
d) Google
d) National Informatics Centre
e) Amazon
e) Infosys Limited
58. Which organization was recently (in June
53. Who has been recently (in June ’24) re-elected
2024) honoured with the ‘Best Conduct of
as the President of South Africa?
Business Regulator‘Award in the Asia Pacific
a) Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo region during the Asian Banker Summit 2024
b) César Bernardo Arévalo de León in Hong Kong?
c) Tamás Sulyok a) Insurance Regulatory and Development
d) Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa Authority of India
e) Bashar al-Assad b) Reserve Bank of India
54. Who has recently (in June ‘24) won the c) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Under-20 girls title at the FIDE World Junior Authority
Chess Championships 2024 held in d) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Gandhinagar, Gujarat? e) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
a) Anastasia Bodnaruk b) Valentina Gunina Development
c) Vaishali Rameshbabu d) Divya Deshmukh
e) Koneru Humpy
59. Recently (Junet 2024) Appointments 64. Who was recently (in June ‘24) elected as the
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has first Vice Chair of the International Chamber
appointed ____________as the National of Commerce (ICC) during the annual meeting
Security Advisor of India and of the ICC World Council held in Paris,
____________________ has been appointed France?
as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister a) Mio Oka
Narendra Modi. b) Anil Kumar Lahoti
a) Ajit Doval; PK Mishra c) Harsh Pati Singhania
b) Sheyphali B. Sharan; Manish Desai d) Philippe Varin
c) Nalin Prabhat; Daljit Singh Chaudhary. e) Jaya Varma Sinha
d) Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal; Charanjot Singh 65. Which country is set to host the 14th edition of
Nanda the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in
e) Suman Bery; Ravneet Kaur 2025?
60. The Indian Army (in June 2024) has received a) Brazil
India’ 1st Indigenous man-portable suicide b) India
drones _____________, which is designed and
developed by Economics Explosives Ltd. c) South Korea
a) Nagastra-1 d) Australia
b) Haeil-5-23 e) Japan
c) Drishti 10 Starliner 66. Who recently in June 2024 unveiled his
autobiography titled, “I Have the Streets: A
d) FWD-200B Kutti Cricket Story,’” written jointly with
e) Ghatak author Sidharth Monga?
61. Which State government has recently (June a) Virat Kohli
2024) launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina’ b) Ravichandran Ashwin
Scheme to Promote Girl Education and to end
child marriage? c) Shane Watson
a) Uttar Pradesh d) Suryakumar Yadav
b) Assam e) Yuvraj Singh
c) Sikkim 67. Who has won the Men’s Singles Title at the
French Open 2024 (also known as Roland-
d) Himachal Pradesh Garros) for the first time?
e) Nagaland a) Novak Djokovic
62. The World Economic Forum (WEF) released b) Jannik Sinner
the “18th Global Gender Gap Index” in June
2024, India ranks 129th among 146 countries. c) Carlos Alcaraz
Which of the following country has topped the d) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Index? e) Saketh Mynen
a) China b) Iceland 68. In June 2024, Narendra Modi was sworn in as
c) France d) United States of America the Prime Minister (PM) of India for the third
consecutive term after the BJP-led National
e) Norway Democratic Alliance (NDA) got the majority
63. In June 2024, the 8th edition of which in the __________ Lok Sabha election.
maritime exercise was held between the Indian a) 19th
Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-
Defense Force (JMSDF) at Yokosuka, Japan? b) 17th
a) Shinyuu Maitri b) Dharma Guardian c) 20th
c) Sahyog Kaijin d) Ex-Ayutthaya d) 18th
e) JIMEX e) 16th
69. Who has recentlyt (in June ‘24) become the 74. Which of the following has become the top
Indian Navy’s 1st woman helicopter pilot? Indian port in the World Bank’s Container
a) Akansha Gomes Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023, with
19th position in the ranking?
b) Vishav Vandana
a) Pipavav Port, Gujarat
c) Anamika B. Rajeev
b) Visakhapatnam Container Terminal Private
d) Kavita Sahai
Limited, Andhra Pradesh
e) Sonia Anthak
c) Vadhavan Port, Maharashtra
70. In June 2024, India participated in
d) Mundra Port, Gujarat
____________Foreign Ministers Meeting
chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey e) Kamarajar Port, Tamil Nadu
Lavrov, held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. 75. Name the former Cameroon Prime Minister
a) BRICS (PM) who was elected as the President of the
79th session of the United Nations General
b) World Economic Forum
Assembly (UNGA).
c) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
a) Ousmane Sonko
d) Group of 77
b) Judith Suminwa Tuluka
e) Association of Southeast Asian Nations
c) Gustavo Lino Adrianzen Olaya
71. According to the International Energy
d) Philemon Yang
Agency’s (IEA) “World Energy Investment
Report 2024,” global investment in clean e) Dennis Francis
energy technology and infrastructure is 76. Who won the Norway Chess 2024 title by
expected to achieve _________ in 2024. defeating GM Fabiano Caruana (USA), held
a) USD 4 trillion from 27th May to 7th June 2024 in Stavanger,
Norway?
b) USD 2 trillion
a) Dommaraju Gukesh
c) USD 5 trillion
b) Magnus Carlsen
d) USD 6 trillion
c) Wei Yi
e) USD 3 trillion
d) Ju Wenjun
72. Who was appointed as the chairperson of the
recently (in June ‘24) formed Reserve Bank of e) R.Praggnanandhaa
India (RBI) committee to examine the 77. Who has been recently (in June ‘24) won the
feasibility of the digital payments intelligence Formula 1 (F1) Canadian Grand Prix 2024
platform to reduce payment fraud risks? title?
a) M Damodaran a) Charles Leclerc
b) Rajeev Kher b) Max Verstappen
c) Abhaya Prasad Hota c) Lando Norris
d) VSK Kaumudi d) George Russell
e) Vinod Kumar Paul e) Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro
73. Name the Internet of Things (IOT)-enabled 78. In June 2024, Cherukuri Ramoji Rao,
integrated generator monitoring and control Chairman of Ramoji Group passed away at the
system that was recently (in June ‘24) age of 87.
launched by the Indian Army. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in
a) Jugaad _______ for his contributions to journalism,
b) Akashteer literature, and education.
c) SAMBHAV a) 2016 b) 2018
d) Vidyut Rakshak c) 2005 d) 2010
e) Ugram e) 2008
79. Which ministry has t recently (in June ‘24) 84. Who has been appointed as the Next Secretary
signed a MoU with the Central Tuberculosis General of the North Atlantic Treaty
(TB) Division of the Ministry of Health & Organization (NATO) to succeed Jens
Family Welfare (MoHFW) for Collaborative Stoltenberg in October 2024?
action towards the elimination of Tuberculosis a) Jeremiah Manele
in India by 2025? b) John Ramsay Swinney
a) Ministry of Women and Child Development c) Mark Rutte
b) Ministry of Rural Development d) Bjarni Benediktsson
c) Ministry of Mines e) Ursula von der Leyen
d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 85. In June 2024, Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Union
e) Ministry of Labour & Employment Minister for Micro, Small and Medium
80. According to the United Nations (UN) Enterprises (MSME) launched the MSME
assessment report titled “A World of Debt Trade Enablement and Marketing (TEAM)
2024: A Growing Burden to Global Initiative to boost ________ access to
Prosperity,” global public debt (both domestic MSMEs.
and external borrowing by governments) has a) Loan
reached _______ in 2023. b) Marketing
a) USD 17.5 trillion c) Logistics
b) USD 2443 billion d) Registration
c) USD 97 trillion e) E-commerce
d) USD 4.2 trillion 86. Which country has recently become the 100th
e) USD 1548 billion member of the International Solar Alliance
81. Which city has been ranked as the most (ISA)?
liveable city for the third consecutive year, a) Sweden b) Iceland
according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s c) Nepal d) Paraguay e) Finland
(EIU) Global Liveability Index 2024?
87. According to Brand Finance’s India 100 2024
a) New York b) Bengaluru report, which company retained the Number 1
c) Copenhagen d) Vienna position in the Brand Value Ranking with a
e) Zurich 9% growth in brand value to USD 28.6
82. How much in assets did the Government of billion?
India monetize during the financial year 2023- a) Adani Group
2024, according to data released by NITI b) Reliance Group
Aayog? c) TATA Group
a) Rs 1.8 lakh crore d) Aditya Birla Group
b) Rs 11.73 lakh Crore e) HDFC Group
c) Rs 1.56 lakh crore 88. Name the portal for rural land records that was
d) Rs 1 lakh crore launched by the Union Minister of State
e) Rs 11.5 lakh Crore (MoS) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science
83. Who has recently won the PEN (Poet, and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Earth
Playwright, Editors Essayist, Novelist) Pinter Sciences (MoES), and Department of Space
Prize 2024 for her ‘unflinching and (DoS) in June 2024.
unswerving’ writings? a) NaViGate Bharat
a) Jenny Erpenback b) Mamta G. Sagar b) Diksha
c) Amitav Ghosh c) Bhuvan Panchayat
d) Arundhati Roy d) e NAM
e) Salman Rushdie e) Bhavishya
89. Which of the following

t Ministry is ‘not’ a part 94. Name the helicopter that was recently (in June
of the Unified Legal and Policy Framework ‘24) de-inducted by the Indian Navy after its
for One Health initiative? 17 years of service.
a) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare a) Apache
(MoHFW) b) Mi-17 V5
b) NITI Aayog c) Chetak
c) Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) d) MH 60R Seahawk
d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and e) UH-3H
Climate Change (MoEFCC) 95. Name the mobile application that was
e) Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and launched on the occasion of World
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy Environment Day 2024 (5th June) for
(AYUSH) monitoring the real-time Air Quality Index
90. In June 2024, the World Bank (WB) (AQI).
approved_________ for ‘Second Low-Carbon a) K-SMART b) MPLADS e-SAKSHI
Energy Programmatic Development Policy c) Saksham d) SARATHI
Operation’ to accelerate the development of
low-carbon energy in India. e) Air-Pravah
a) USD 2.6 billion 96. According to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
World University Ranking 2025, two Indian
b) USD 1.5 billion institutes, IIT Mumbai and IIT Delhi, are
c) USD 9.8 billion ranked 118th and 50th, respectively.
d) USD 3.5 billion Which university has topped the QS World
e) USD 6.2 billion University Rankings 2025?
91. In June 2024, the Securities and Exchange a) Princeton University
Board of India (SEBI) raised the threshold of b) Linköping University
the Basic Service Demat Account (BSDA) c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
from the existing limit of Rs 2 lakh to
________. d) Harvard University
a) Rs 5 lakh b) Rs 8 lakh e) University of Manitoba
c) Rs 3 lakh d) Rs 6 lakh e) Rs 10 lakh 97. According to the International Labour
Organisation’s (ILO), ‘World Employment
92. Which bank has recently (in June ‘24) signed and Social Outlook: May 2024 Update’, global
an agreement to provide financial support of unemployment is projected at _______ in
over Rs 850 crore for urban infrastructure 2024.
projects in Mumbai with the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development Authority? a) 5.8% b) 6.2%
a) Asian Development Bank c) 4.9% d) 6.7%
b) World Bank e) 5.1%
c) KfW Bank 98. Who has been recently (in June ‘24) appointed
as the Crown Prince of Kuwait by Sheikh
d) Japan International Cooperation Agency Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Emir of
e) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Kuwait?
93. Who was recently (in June ‘24) elected as the a) Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-
new President of the European Council? Mubarak Al-Sabah
a) Klaus Schwab b) Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
b) Dr.Emmanuelle Soubeyran c) Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al- Ahmad Al-
c) Ursula von der Leyen Sabah
d) Antonio Costa d) Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan
e) Kaja Kallas Iskandar
e) Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
t
99. When was the United Nations (UN) World 100. Name the personal finance mobile
Environment Day (WED) observed across the application that was recently (in June ‘24)
globe? launched by the Securities Exchange Board of
a) March 3 India (SEBI) for investors.
b) June 5 a) e-AMRIT
c) April 22 b) Samman
d) March 20 c) C- CARES
e) May 22 d) Sankalan
e) Saarthi 2.0
ANSWERS
1 d 11 b 21 d 31 d 41 b 51 d 61 b 71 b 81 d 91 e
2 e 12 a 22 b 32 e 42 d 52 c 62 b 72 c 82 c 92 c
3 c 13 b 23 c 33 e 43 b 53 d 63 e 73 d 83 d 93 d
4 b 14 d 24 c 34 a 44 d 54 d 64 c 74 b 84 c 94 e
5 b 15 c 25 b 35 c 45 a 55 a 65 b 75 d 85 e 95 e
6 c 16 b 26 a 36 d 46 c 56 d 66 b 76 b 86 d 96 c
7 a 17 a 27 e 37 c 47 c 57 c 67 c 77 b 87 c 97 c
d
8 d 18 28 d 38 b 48 c 58 d 68 d 78 a 88 c 98 a
9 b 19 d 29 c 39 d 49 c 59 a 69 c 79 c 89 e 99 b
10 a 20 e 30 c 40 b 50 c 60 a 70 a 80 c 90 b 100 e

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