National

India and UN

• India and the United Nations launched a joint capacity-building initiative for the Global South.
• The initiative was announced at the India-UN for the Global South in New York.

Bharat Drone Shakti 2023

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Bharat Drone Shakti - 2023 at the Indian Air Force airbase in Hindan Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• Indian Air Force and Drone Federation of India co-hosted the event.

G-20 University Connect Finale

• G-20 University Connect Finale will take place at the iconic Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

 CPSEs Roundtable and Exhibition 2023

• Department of Public Enterprises will organise a two-day CPSEs Roundtable and Exhibition 2023 in New Delhi.
• he exhibition will showcase contributions of Central Public Sector Enterprises through their Corporate Social Responsibility activities toward strengthening public health, nutrition, education, and sports.

 Arogya Manthan

• Health and Family Welfare Ministry and National Health Authority will organize a two-day event Arogya Manthan in New Delhi.
• The event aims to celebrate the completion of five years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and two years of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

International

France to pull its soldiers out of Niger

•  France will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country.

 Sports

Asian Games

• Indian trio Rudrankksh Patil, Divyang Panwar, and Aishwary Tomar clinched gold in the Men's 10m air rifle event at Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
• Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Team (Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh) won the first medal (silver).

 Defence

YUDH ABHYAS

• 19th edition of YUDH ABHYAS will be conducted in Alaska, USA.
• It is an annual exercise conducted jointly by the Indian Army and the US Army.

 Awards & Honour

Arogya Manthan award

• Kerala won Arogya Manthan award for providing free medical care to maximum number of people.

 Person in News

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay

•  PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay on his birth anniversary.

 Miscellaneous

India Smart Cities Conclave 2023

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will organize the India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 at the Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.