National

ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Module 2

• WHO launched International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11, Traditional Medicine Module 2. 
• The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine have been included in the WHO ICD-11 classification.

Global Unemployment Set to Reach 5.2%

• ILO's 2024 'World Employment and Social Outlook' report forecasted that the number of unemployed people will rise by 2 million, lifting the global unemployment rate to 5.2 percent from 5.1 percent in 2023.

International

UK-India Defence CEO Roundtable

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his British counterpart Grant Shapps interacted with the industry leaders and CEOs at the UK-India Defence CEO Roundtable in London.

Economy

30 trillion-dollar economy by 2047

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India will become a 30 trillion dollar economy by 2047 and a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2028.

India, UAE Seal Four MOUs

• India exchanged four MOUs with the UAE at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
• The MoUs are related to Investment cooperation in innovative healthcare, renewable energy, food parks and logistics cooperation.

Maruti Suzuki India manufacturing plant

• Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) will invest 35,000 crore rupees to set up its second manufacturing facility in Gujarat.
• India has become the third-largest automobile market in the world.

Sports

Asian Shooting Championship

• In the Asian Shooting Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-year-old Nancy Mandhotra won the Women’s 10-meter Air rifle Gold with a junior Asian record of 252.8 points.

Person in News

Sheikh Hasina

• Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth straight term.

Awards & Honours

Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards

• Dubai has clinched the prestigious title of the No.1 global destination in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Destinations Awards 2024, marking its third consecutive win.

Miscellaneous

Artemis Moon Mission

• US space Agency NASA has postponed its plans to send humans to the moon after delays hit its hugely ambitious Artemis programme.