National

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

• Government introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha.
• The Bill is intended to prevent unfair means in the public examinations.

Water Amendment Bill, 2024

• Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
• The Bill seeks to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

National Museum of Epigraphy

• Union Culture Minister, G Kishan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the country's first digital National Museum of Epigraphy at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
• The Archaeological Survey of India is establishing the museum and about one lakh ancient inscriptions of various languages and periods of time will be placed in it.

Sports

Akash Dahiya

• Wrestler Akash Dahiya clinched the freestyle 61kg category on the concluding day of the National wrestling championships.

Person in News

Sanjay Jaju

• Senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju took charge of Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Ministry in New Delhi.

Awards & Honours

REC wins Best Green Bond - Corporate Award

• REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has been bestowed with the prestigious Best Green Bond - Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024.

Grammy Awards

• Taylor Swift won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Midnights in Los Angeles.

Books & Authors

Shree Jagannatha, Lord Of The Universe

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released Shree Jagannatha, Lord Of The Universe, a coffee-table book brought out by The Hindu Group (THG).

Miscellaneous

‘ORF Foreign Policy Survey’

• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah delivered a lecture on “Security Beyond Tomorrow: Forging India’s Resilient Future” and launched ‘ORF Foreign Policy Survey’ in New Delhi.