National

Most Popular Global Leader

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has again emerged as the most popular global leader with 78 percent approval rating.
• This was unveiled in a survey conducted by a US-based global decision intelligence agency Morning Consult.
• President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has secured second place followed by Argentina President Javier Milei at the third.

International

India – Denmark

• India and Denmark have agreed to work towards expanding their partnership into new areas, including defence, security and new technology.
• External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar met the visiting Danish Foreign Minister Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen at the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.

Economy

Third Largest Economy by 2027

• Global investment advisory firm Jefferies has projected an optimistic outlook for the Indian economy and its equity markets.
• As per its latest note, India’s GDP will likely touch five trillion US dollars making it the third largest economy by 2027, overtaking Japan and Germany.

Sports

Asian Track Cycling Championship

• Arshad Shaikh clinched gold medal in the C2 class 15 km scratch finals.
• Jyoti Gaderiya clinched gold medal in the women's C2 category of the 15km scratch race.

Khelo India Games

• Jasmeen Kaur of Punjab University won the Gold in the Women's 10-meter Air Rifle.
• Devanshi Katara, University of Rajasthan bagged the Silver while Kajal Kumari of Manipal University won the Bronze medal.

Person in News

Dani Alves

• Former Barcelona and Brazilian footballer Dani Alves has been convicted of raping a woman and sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Miscellaneous

KAPS-3 and KAPS-4

• PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station: KAPS-3 and KAPS-4 for 22,500 crore rupees at Navsari in South Gujarat.

Corridor Management Plan 

• Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has said the Wildlife Institute of India will assist the Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu governments in preparing a Corridor Management Plan to address the issue of frequent elephant attacks on human habitation.

Odysseus (IM-1 lander)

• US-made Odysseus lunar lander (IM-1 lander) has soft-landed on the moon, surpassing the odds to become the first commercial spacecraft to land near the lunar south pole.
• Odysseus is the first vehicle launched from the United States to land on the moon’s surface since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.