National

Naughty Boy

• ISRO will launch meteorological satellite into space onboard a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
• The agency will be using a rocket that has been dubbed the "naughty boy" to launch the satellite.

International

India, Colombia sign MoU

• India and Colombia have signed an MoU on Cooperation in the field of Sharing Successful Digital Solutions Implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation.
• It was signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia.

Greece legalises same-sex marriages

• Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage.

Economy

Anti-Dumping Probe

• India has initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of certain solar glass from China and Vietnam, following a complaint by domestic players.
• Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is probing the alleged dumping of ‘Textured Tempered Coated and Uncoated Glass’ from China and Vietnam.

Sports

500 test wicket club

• Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin joins elite 500 test wicket club.
• Ashwin dismissed Zak Crawley to join Anil Kumble as the second Indian to take 500 wickets in Test history.

 Badminton Asia Team Championship

• Indian women’s team defeated Hong Kong 3-0 in the quarterfinals at the Badminton Asia Team Championship in Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Person in News

Darasing Khurana

• Darasing Khurana, winner of Mister India International 2017, has been appointed as the Commonwealth Year of Youth Champion 2024.
• He is the first Asian and second person overall to hold this title.

Miscellaneous

Central Consumer Protection Authority

• Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has released draft guidelines for the “Prevention of misleading advertisement in coaching sector”, which bring such offences under the radar of the Consumer Protection Act.