National News

FTI-TTP

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Home Affairs has launched a Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi to facilitate international mobility with faster, smoother and more secure immigration clearance.

Initiatives related to Aviation Sector

Digital Shakti Center

• The National Commission for Women has inaugurated the Digital Shakti Center to combat cyber crimes against women in New Delhi.

About NCW

Justice Gita Mittal Committee

• The Supreme Court has extended the tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal committee set up to oversee relief and rehabilitation of the victims of ethnic violence in Manipur, by six months.

About Manipur

PM-SYM

• The Ministry of Labour and Employment has informed that by the end of July, more than 50 lakh workers from the unorganised sector had enrolled for the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme.
• Haryana has registered the highest number 8.25 lakh unorganised workers, followed by over 6.8 lakh from Uttar Pradesh and more than 6.1 lakh unorganised workers from Maharashtra under this scheme.

About PM-SYM

State Special

UP-AGREES

• The state govt is set to launch the Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening (UP-AGREES) project to rejuvenate the agriculture sector and encourage agriculture-based industries.

 Solar Parks in Bundelkhand Region

• The Uttar Pradesh government is set to develop solar parks to transform the Bundelkhand region into a solar energy hub.
• The largest of these solar parks is being established in Jhansi, Lalitpur, and Chitrakoot, where a 2,000 MW solar plant will be installed.

About Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh announced free treatment for cancer patients

• The Himachal Pradesh government has announced free treatment and medicines for cancer patients. The state government will provide 42 medicines free to cancer patients in government hospitals and these medicines have been included in the state's essential medicine list.

About Himachal Pradesh

International News

BIMSTEC Business Summit

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the three-day Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Business Summit in New Delhi.

About BIMSTEC

Violence in Bangladesh

• Sheikh Hasina resigned as the country’s Prime Minister and left the country in a military helicopter, amid ongoing student protests.
• Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government will be formed to run the country.

About Bangladesh

Economy and Banking

Managing Risks and Credits

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to lay down certain regulatory principles for managing risks emerging from use of models in credit decisions, including appraisal, borrower scoring and pricing.

About RBI

Top Places in News

Adichunchanagiri and Choolannuar: Peacock Sanctuaries

• The Union Government has declared Adichunchanagiri in Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as Peacock Sanctuary.

Other Peacock Sanctuaries in India

Sariska Tiger Reserve

• The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has recommended a ban on entry of private vehicles by March 2025 and the creation of a special tiger protection force, to protect tigers and their habitats in Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), Rajasthan.

Major National Parks in Rajasthan

Mt. Mukut East

• Border Security Force’s ADG (OPS) Anurag Garg flagged off the first-ever all-women mountaineering team from New Delhi, for an expedition to Mt. Mukut East which is located in Uttarakhand.
• The contingent of 12 female mountaineers will scale the Mountain Mukut East of 23,392 feet, and unfurl the national and the force’s flags on the summit.

Major Himalayan Ranges in Uttarakhand

Sports

Paris Olympics 2024

• India's two-time Olympic medalist and star shooter Manu Bhaker will be the flag bearer for India at the closing ceremony of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
• Avinash Sable became the first Indian male athlete to reach the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase event.
• The Indian women's table tennis team reached the quarter-finals of the Olympics for the first time by defeating Romania.

Awards and Honours

Companion of the Order of Fiji

• President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji, the highest honour of Fiji by the President of Fiji.

About Fiji

Eeshan Chaturvedi

• Professor Eeshan Chaturvedi, a distinguished scholar from Stanford University, has been awarded the inaugural gold medal for Weeramantry Global Fellowship for International Law on Sustainable Development.

Person in News

Anand Mahindra

• Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that Anand Mahindra will be appointed the chairperson of the Young India Skill University (YISY).

Lhamu Pasang Sherpa

• The US Geological Survey, has named a crater on the Moon’s South Pole after Lhamu Pasang Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Everest.

About Moon