National

Haj Suvidha mobile App

• Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani released Haj Guide 2024 and launched Haj Suvidha Mobile Application in New Delhi.

International

OPEC - Plus

•  OPEC - Plus members have decided to extend oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day to 2nd quarter.

Right to Abortion

• France is poised to become the first country in the world to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution.

 Economy

Conference of GST Enforcement Chiefs

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate National Conference of Enforcement Chiefs of State and Central GST formations in New Delhi.
• The conference agenda includes comprehensive deliberation on combating GST evasion and fake invoicing, and sharing best practices.

Defence

DefConnect 2024

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi to encourage indigenous defence innovation.
• DefConnect 2024 represents a significant milestone in the country’s defence innovation landscape, bringing together key stakeholders including the Armed Forces, defence industry leaders, start-ups, academia, and policymakers.

MH 60R Seahawk

• Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk multi-role helicopter at INS Garuda in Kochi.
• The Seahawks squadron will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INAS 334.
• The helicopter is designed for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, medical evacuation and vertical replenishment.

INS Kiltan

• Indian Naval Ship INS Kiltan and Royal Malaysian Ship KD Lekir undertook multifaceted maritime operations during the sea phase of Exercise Samudra Laksamana off Visakhapatnam.

Sports

ICC World Test Championship rankings

• Indian Men's Cricket Team has reached on top in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, replacing New Zealand in the latest rankings issued.

Delhi Open Challenger Tennis Tournament

• Geoffrey Blancaneaux of France clinched Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament.

Person in News

Shehbaz Sharif

• Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

LeBron James

• LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points.

Miscellaneous

Ocean Grace

• Union Minister of MoPSW & AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 60T bollard pull tug named ‘Ocean Grace’ and the Medical Mobile Unit.
• The Ocean Grace is the first make in India ASTDS Tug developed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited under MoPSW.

GI Tag: Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar Muslin

• The famous Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi (silver filigree) has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai.
• The other products to join the GI league are Banglar muslin, one of the popular traditional handloom craft of Bengal, Narasapur crochet lace products and Kutch rogan craft.