National

Sherpa meeting begins

• The fourth and final Sherpa meeting of the G20 Summit began in Haryana.

One nation, One election

• Government has constituted an eight member high level committee to examine One nation, One election.

Defence

Naval Commanders’ Conference

• The second edition of Naval Commanders' Conference of 2023 will begin at New Delhi. 
• The Conference is the apex-level biannual event facilitating interaction between the Naval Commanders for deliberation and formulation of important policy decisions.

Sports

FIH Men's Hockey 5s

• India beat Pakistan in penalty shootout in the final to win the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman. 

Science & Tech

 Aditya L1

• ISRO has successfully performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre of the country's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from its Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bengaluru.

Person in News

Surya Narayan Patra

• Senior BJD leader Surya Narayan Patra passed away.

Joe Biden

• US President Joe Biden will visit India for bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi and to participate in G20 summit.

Heath Streak

• Former captain of Zimbabwe cricket team Heath Streak died.

 Bola Tinubu

• Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered recall of country's ambassadors the world over with immediate effect.

 Art & Culture

Kathmandu-Kalinga Literary Festival

• Kathmandu-Kalinga Literary Festival successfully came to an end in Lalitpur, Nepal. 
• Litterateur from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka exhibited in the Festival.

 Awards & Honor

'Yashaswi Sahitya Samman'

• Professor Avadhesh Pradhan, actress and writer Divya Dutta, Prof Madhav Prasad Pokharel and actress Manisha Koirala has been awarded 'Yashaswi Sahitya Samman'.

'Yashaswi Book Prize'

Miscellaneous

PAL-DIKSHA

• National e-Governance Division of MeitY is set to integrate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its existing Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.