10 January, 2025
GK Update
Mon 17 Jun, 2024
National
Deep Sea Mission
- India is set to become the sixth country to have its own deep-sea mission, focusing on a resilient blue economy to empower people dependent on the ocean.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences | Dr Jitendra Singh |
Defence
Tarang Shakti
- Indian Air Force’s first multinational air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024, will be held in August.
IAF Chief | V R Chaudhari |
Sports
Asian Team Squash Championships
- India women finished fifth and their men counterparts sixth in the Asian Team Squash Championships which concluded in Dalian, China.
Paris Olympics
- Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur sealed India a quota place in the women’s individual recurve event from the Final Olympic Qualifier in Antalya, Turkey.
Australian Open
- Malaysian Lee Zii Jia outlasted Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles final to be crowned Australian Open badminton champion.
- Aya Ohori of Japan clinched the women’s title.
Hertogenbosch title
- Australian top seed Alex De Minaur beat American Sebastian Korda to win the 's-Hertogenbosch grass-court Wimbledon warm-up.
Person in News
David Wiese
- Namibia all-rounder David Wiese announced his retirement from international cricket.
Miscellaneous
My Mercury
- 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short Fiction, and Animation Films featured the big screen international premiere of the documentary "My Mercury".
My Mercury | Directed by: Joelle Chesselet |