National

India's wheat production

• India's wheat production for the 2024-25 marketing season is projected to reach nearly 106 million tonnes, marking less than the government estimate of 112 million metric tons.
• The major wheat producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat.
• India is the world's biggest wheat consumer and grower after China.

Shakti – Festival

• Sangeet Natak Akademi will organize ‘Shakti - Festival of Music and Dance’ at seven different Shaktipeeths in the country.

International

US-Japan-Philippines summit

• Leaders from Japan and the Philippines will meet in Washington for a trilateral summit aimed at strengthening defence ties.

Economy

Anti-dumping duty on sodium cyanide

• The Directorate General of Trade Remedies has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on sodium cyanide imported from China, the European Union, Japan and Korea.

Sports

Badminton Asia Championship

• The 2024 edition of the Badminton Asia Championship will begin in Ningbo, China.

Texas Open

• Akshay Bhatia defeated Denny McCarthy in the PGA Tour’s Texas Open golf in San Antonio.

PCI deals with Shrachi Group

• Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has signed a three-year deal with Shrachi Group.

Person in News

Sumit Nagal

• Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has become first ever Indian to win main draw match at Monte Carlo Masters.
• He also becomes the first-ever male Indian singles player to win a Masters 1000 match on clay.
• He is only the third Indian to feature in the main draw in Monte Carlo after Vijay Amritraj in 1977 and Ramesh Krishanan in 1982.

Manoj Panda

• The Centre has notified the appointment of economist Manoj Panda as a full-time member of the XVI Finance Commission.

Miscellaneous

AI, BIAL sign pact

• Air India (AI) and the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) have entered into an agreement to develop Bengaluru as the aviation hub for south India.

TSAT-1A

• India's first military grade geospatial satellite manufactured in the private sector has been successfully launched and placed in orbit.
• Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) & Satellogic launched TSAT-1A, India's first private sub-metre resolution earth observation satellite.
• The satellite was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.