National

Polluted City in India

• Greater Noida topped the pollution list with an AQI of 346.
• Patna had the second-highest AQI in India at 316, categorized as 'very poor'.
• 'Very poor' air quality causes respiratory illness on prolonged exposure.

 International

India and Ghana

• India and Ghana are working to link their payment systems - Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) respectively to permit users to make instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal basis.

 Economy

Duty-free import of yellow peas

• India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by four more months until October 2024.
• Government is negotiating with new markets like Brazil and Argentia for a long-term contract for pulses imports.

 Sports

Relay Team Qualifies for Paris Olympics

• Indian women’s 4×400 metre relay team has qualified for Paris Olympics after finishing second in its second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays at Nassau in Bahamas.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

• International Cricket Council announced the fixtures for the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 taking place from 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh.

 USATF Festival

• India’s Tejaswin Shankar clinched victory in the men’s High Jump event at the USATF Festival in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
• Earnie Sears of USA finished second, while Roberto Vilches of Mexico was third.

 Madrid Open

• World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won the Madrid Open title for the first time.

 Cagliari Challenger

• Sriram Balaji and Andre Begemann beat Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos in the doubles final of the €205,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Cagliari, Italy.

Summer Cup Under-12 tournament

• DAV Rohini Academy beat Airliner Bharti College by 22 runs in the final to lift the 1st Summer Cup Under-12 tournament in New Delhi.