National News

Conference of Directors of Census Operations (DCO)

• A two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations (DCO) from across the country was held in New Delhi which was Addressed by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan.

TRP market for TV rating agencies

• Information and Broadcasting Ministry has proposed amendments to the policy guidelines for Television Rating Agencies, originally issued in 2014.
• Currently, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) is the only agency providing TV ratings and proposed amendments aim to allow multiple agencies to foster healthy competition, bring in new technologies, and provide more reliable and representative data, especially for connected TV platforms.

BARC

BES EXPO 2025

• Prasar Bharati Chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal inaugurated the 29th International Conference and Exhibition on Broadcast and Media Technology-BES EXPO 2025 in New Delhi.

Bharat Mobility Global Expo (BMGE)

• The third edition of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo (BMGE) is scheduled to be held from 4th to 9th February 2027 in the National Capital Region of Delhi.
• BMGE is an industry-led initiative coordinated by EEPC- Engineering Export Promotion Council of India India with support from organisations such as SIAM, ACMA, ICEMA, ATMA, IESA, ISA, NASSCOM, CII, MRAI, TMA, Invest India, IBEF, ITPO, Yashobhoomi, and IEML.

Bharat Organics Mela 2025

• Union Minister of State for Cooperation, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the Bharat Organics Mela 2025 at the World Trade Centre, New Delhi organised by National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL), under the joint aegis of the Ministry of Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.

NCRBC 2025

• The third edition of the National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2025 was organised by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), in New Delhi.
• Theme for this event “Integrating ESG for Viksit Bharat.”

IICA

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

Puducherry leads TB Elimination drive

• · Puducherry has emerged as a frontrunner in the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme with a 136 per cent increase in TB testing since 2015.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1st country to recognise Taliban govt

• Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
• No other country has formally recognised the Taliban government that seized power in August 2021 as U.S.-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.

Afghanistan

PM Modi addressed Parliament of Ghana

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana in the capital, Accra.
• India and Ghana exchanged four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering Culture, Standards, Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine, and the establishment of a Joint Commission Mechanism to enhance engagement between the two countries’ Foreign Ministries.

Ghana

ECONOMY & BANKING

Indian Mango Mania 2025

• Indian Mango Mania 2025 launched by Commerce and Industry Ministry of India in Abu Dhabi to promote premium Indian mangoes globally.

PERSON IN NEWS

Alluri Sitaram Raju

• Tribute was paid to Alluri Sitaram Raju on his 128th birth anniversary who led the Rampa Rebellion against British rule and stood fearlessly for the rights and dignity of tribal communities.

Swami Vivekananda

• Tribute was paid to Swami Vivekananda on his death anniversary.

Swami Vivekananda

RANKS, REPORTS & INDICES

NITI Aayog’s Report

• · NITI Aayog launched a report titled Chemical Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains which aims to showcase an extensive analysis of India’s chemical sector, highlighting both opportunities and challenges, and outlining a pathway for positioning India as a key player in global chemical markets.

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ART & CULTURE

Madhavi Festival

• The sixth edition of the Madhavi Festival held in New Delhi which featured a luminous solo Bharatanatyam performance titled "Darshan" by acclaimed dancer Malavika Sarukkai.

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Experiment: “Thoughts over Gravity”

• Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station is working on an experiment called the “Thoughts over Gravity” to explore how astronauts can use their brains to control or communicate with computers in space, even in challenging low-gravity conditions.

Facciolella smithi

• Indian scientists at the ICAR–National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow recently discovered a new deep-sea eel species, Facciolella smithi (Smith’s witch eel), in the Arabian Sea.

DEFENCE NEWS

Capital acquisition proposals by DAC

• Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity for ten capital acquisition proposals amounting to over one lakh crore through indigenous sourcing.

APPOINTMENTS

Sudhanshu Mittal

• Sudhanshu Mittal was re-elected as president of Kho Kho Federation of India.

Amitabh Kant

• IndiGo announced the appointment of Amitabh Kant as a non-executive director on the Board of Directors of parent company InterGlobe Aviation Limited.
• He was also the Niti Aayog CEO and has held several key positions, including as a director on the board of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

SPORTS

Trophies of Durand Cup Tournament

• The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu unveiled and flagged off the Trophies of the Durand Cup Tournament 2025 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre.

Shubman Gill

• Shubman Gill set a new record for the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a Test match in England who scored 269 and surpassed the long-standing record of 221 set by Sunil Gavaskar at The Oval in 1979.

First-ever Khelo India Water Sports

• Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival will be held at Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake from the 21st of August.

Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Croatia

• World champion D. Gukesh beat Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Croatia.

Diogo Jota

• Liverpool star footballer Diogo Jota died at the age of 28 in a devastating car crash in the Spanish province of Zamora.