National

Cyclonic Storm ‘Remal’

• A brewing cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Bangladesh's Khepupara.
• The cyclone has been named ‘Remal’, according to a system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region. 
• The name 'Remal' has been suggested by Oman and means 'sand' in Arabic.

AI Anchors Krish And Bhoomi

• Doordarshan Kisan (DD KISAN) is going to become the first government TV channel of the country to launch two AI anchors – AI Krish and AI Bhoomi. 
• These AI anchors will provide necessary information about agricultural research in the country and global level, trends in Krishi Mandis, changes in the weather and information about government schemes.

Pixel Phones Manufacture in Tamil Nadu

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced that Google will soon commence local production of its flagship Pixel smartphones in Tamil Nadu. 
• The manufacturing facility will be set up near Chennai in collaboration with Foxconn. 

International

India to Get Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel

• Russia has announced that it will supply next-generation nuclear fuel to India.

Defence

National Defence Academy

• Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande reviewed the Passing Out Parade of 146th Course of National Defence Academy at Khetarpal Parade Ground, NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune.
• Battalion Cadet Captain (BCC) Shobhit Gupta won the President's Gold Medal for standing first in the overall order of merit.

Indian Naval Academy,Ezhimala

• Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari reviewed the Passing Out Parade held at the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kannur district, Kerala.

Sports

Archery World Cup Stage 2

• India bagged Gold medal in the compound women’s team event at Archery World Cup stage two in Yecheon, South Korea.

Commentary Panel for ICC T20 World Cup 2024

• ICC released its elite list of commentary panel for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. 
• Dinesh Karthik, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle has been included in the commentary panel list.

Awards & Honours

‘La Cinef’ Award

• “Sunflowers were the first ones to know” – a film by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) student Chidanand S Naik and his team, has won the ‘La Cinef’ Award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

NHPC

• NHPC has been conferred with the prestigious ‘The Economic Times HR World Future Ready Organization Award 2024-25’.

Person in News

Nabam Atum

• Former Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) chairman Nabam Atum passed away. 
• He was a renowned social worker and public leader, working as the president of Arunachal Vikas Parishad.

Keylor Navas

• Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas announced his retirement from international football.

Miscellaneous

Google to buy minority stake in Flipkart

• Google has proposed an investment of about $350 million to buy a minority stake in e-commerce company Flipkart during a fresh funding round.