National

Tree Ambulance

• New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) launched a ‘tree ambulance’ to protect and enhance greenery in New Delhi.
• The tree ambulance will be used to treat ailing trees with infestation of diseases, pests and termites.

International

India-Peru Trade Agreement

• 7th round of the India-Peru Trade Agreement Negotiations concluded in New Delhi.
• Peru has emerged as the third-largest trading partner of India in Latin American & Caribbean Region.

Sports

Asian Wrestling Championships

• India’s 19-year-old Udit won the silver medal in the men’s 57kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• Abhimanyou (men’s 70kg) and Vicky (men’s 97kg) also won the bronze medals in their respective weight divisions.

Awards & Honours

John Dirks Gairdner Global Health Award 

• Dr Gagandeep Kang, Director of Global Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been selected for the prestigious John Dirks Award in global health.
• The John Dirks Award in global health is awarded by the Gairdner Foundation in Canada.

Person in News

Lindy Cameron

• Head of the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre Lindy Cameron has been appointed British High Commissioner to India.

Swapnil Asnodkar

• Board of Control for Cricket in India has chosen Swapnil Asnodkar as batting coach for India U-19 boys team.

Manoj Mittal 

• Financial Services Institutions Bureau has recommended Manoj Mittal as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Sanjay Shukla as the Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB).

Miscellaneous

CAR T cell Therapy

• Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy involves genetically modifying a patient’s T cells to fight malignant tumor cells.
• T cells are a type of white blood cell developed from the stem cells in the bone marrow and are a vital part of the immune system, defending the body against infections.

Highest-ranked Indian University

• India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University has emerged as the highest-ranked Indian university in the World University Rankings list.
• The ranking was released by London-based higher education analytics firm, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).