Weekly Current Affairs - 2nd Week July 2024

8th to 14th July 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS

7/16/20245 min read

  1. The new president of the Iran country

Masoud Pezeshkian (Reformist and cardiac surgeon)

  1. The world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Sudarshan has started

on 07 July in Puri, Odisha

  1. Indian wrestler 'Vinesh Phogat' has won the gold medal

In the women's 50 kg weight category at the Spain Grand Prix

  1. The 75th state level 'Forest Mahotsav' was celebrated in

Lamdeng Makha Leikai area in Imphal West district of Manipur

  1. Neeraj Chopra will lead the 28-member Indian track and field contingent for

The 2024 Paris Olympics

● Announced by the Athletics Federation of India

  1. Recently the Global Conference on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability has started

In New Delhi

  1. Recently Bajaj has launched the world's first

CNG bike

  1. 10 Kirti Chakras at the Defense Investiture Ceremony has been awarded by

President Draupadi Murmu

  1. Indian sprinter Avinash Sable has bettered the national record in the

Men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Diamond League 2024

  1. The ‘33rd Mango Festival’ has concluded

At Dilli Haat Janakpuri in the Delhi on July 5 to 7

  1. Indian squash player 'Abhay Singh' has won two gold medals in

The Asian Doubles Squash Championship in Johor, Malaysia

  1. 15th Chief Justice of Jharkhand

Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi

  1. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has declared the mica mines of Jharkhand as

child labour-free

  1. Sixteen-time world champion wrestler John Cena has announced his retirement from

WWE

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will co-chair the '22nd Annual Summit' between

India and Russia with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

  1. President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated Brahma Kumari's 'Divine Retreat Centre'

at Haridamada village near Bhubaneswar

  1. Kenyan middle distance runner Faith Kipyegon has broken her own

1500 meters world record at the Paris Diamond League

  1. Noted Tamil writer 'Sivashankari' has been nominated for the

Dr. C Narayana Reddy National Literary Award 2024

● Sivasankari was awarded the Saraswati Samman 2022

  1. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the 'Public Amusement Portal'

At the Convention Center of New Delhi Municipal Council

  1. The men’s and women’s singles titles at the St. Denis Re-Union Open badminton tournament has been won by

Bharat

  1. Former Indian cricketer 'Gautam Gambhir' has been appointed as the

Head coach of Team India

  1. The 12th meeting of the India-UAE Joint Defense Cooperation Committee – JDCC has been held in

Abu Dhabi on July 09, 2024

  1. Principal Advisor for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme

Professor Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Russia's highest civilian honour

The Order of St Andrew the Apostle

  1. The Ministry of Culture has launched

Project Public Art of India (PARI) in Delhi

For the 46th World Heritage Committee meeting

This initiative aims to blend India's rich artistic heritage with modern themes

  1. Smriti Mandhana and Jasprit Bumrah have been named

ICC Players of the Month for June 2024

  1. India will host the first ‘World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit’ in

Goa from 20 to 24 November 2024

  1. England fast bowler 'James Anderson' has announced his retirement from

international cricket

  1. Indian victimology expert ‘Professor K. Chokalingam has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Hans von Hentig Award’ by

The World Society of Victimology

  1. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) will host the meeting of the

National Maritime and Waterways Transport Committee on 16 July 2024

  1. The central government has extended the ban on pro-Khalistan group

Sikhs for Justice for five years

  1. Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has launched the ‘Ghar Ghar Solar’ initiative in

Uttar Pradesh

  1. Nagaland has been selected as the best state for the prestigious

‘Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024’ in horticulture

  1. Bangladesh has joined the ‘Colombo Security Conclave’ as the

5th full member country

  1. A contingent of the Indian Air Force has arrived in Australia

To participate in Exercise “Pitch Black 2024”

At the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base in Darwin, Australia

  1. Students in 'Haryana' will get the facility of bus pass up to

150 kilometers

  1. Controller General of Defense Accounts (CGDA) ‘Devika Raghuvanshi’ has inaugurated the

New Regional Accounts Office in Jorhat, Assam

  1. India and Russia have set a target to increase bilateral trade to

$100 billion by 2030

Emphasizing economic collaboration in trade, energy, fertilizers and manufacturing

  1. Adani Group Announced as Principal Sponsor for

Indian Team at 2024 Paris Olympics

  1. Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has inaugurated the photo exhibition

‘Thailand-India Interwoven Legacies: Streams of Faith in Buddhism’ at the National Museum in the capital

  1. Now ‘10 percent’ reservation will be given to former firefighters in the

Central Armed Police Forces

  1. Azerbaijan militaries have joined Kazakhstan for the "Birlestik- 2024" exercises,

Involving 4,000 personnel and 700 military vehicles

Aim to enhance regional defence cooperation

  1. Om Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker, is heading an Indian delegation to the

10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia

  1. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has slashed licensing fees by

80% for women entrepreneurs and 50% for MSMEs under Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization PESO

  1. India has unveiled the 'Zorawar' light tank, developed swiftly in collaboration with

DRDO and Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

  1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $60 million financing agreement with

Aadhar Housing Finance Limited (AHFL)

To provide housing loans to women in India

  1. President Draupadi Murmu has unveiled the trophies of the

‘Durand Cup Tournament 2024’ at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 10

  1. In Telangana, the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state

Dr Jitender (1992 batch IPS officer)

  1. Indian para shooters Rubina Francis and Swaroop Unhalkar have secured Paris Paralympics quota under the

'wildcard' (bipartite rule)

  1. RBI Has Cancelled License of

7 Co-Operative Banks Since Jan

  1. ICICI Lombard has launched 'Elevate',

A groundbreaking health insurance product powered by AI

  1. 4 public sector banks (PSBs) presented dividend cheques worth Rs 6,481 crore to

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the financial year 2023-24

Bank of Baroda (BoB), Bank of India, Indian Bank, Canara Bank

  1. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and MeitY Collaborate on

AI Audit Tool for Corporate India

  1. The Border Security Force (BSF) and State Bank of India (SBI) organised a "Grow with the Trees" plantation drive at

BSF Headquarters in Srinagar

  1. State Bank of India has introduced an online loan facility against mutual fund (MF) units through its

Internet banking (INB) and YONO App

  1. India's young mountaineer Nitish Singh has hoisted the tri-colour on

Malaysia's highest mountain peak Mount Kinabalu

  1. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has inaugurated

A multi-facilitation filing centre in the main complex of the Supreme Court in New Delhi

  1. India's top-order batsman 'Rituraj Gaikwad' has moved up to seventh position in the

ICC men's T20 batting rankings

  1. The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its heavy lift rocket

Ariane-6 into space on 9 July 2024

  1. World Chocolate Day' is celebrated all over the world

On 7th July

  1. ‘National Dimples Day’ is celebrated in India

9th July

  1. ‘National Fish Farmers Day’ is celebrated in India on

10th July

  1. WORLD POPULATION DAY is celebrated all over the world on

11th July

Theme24 : "Leave no one behind, count everyone"

Demography : Study of Population

  1. The second conference of Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC will start from

July 11, 2024 in New Delhi (11-12 July)

● Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

  1. International Malala Day is observed on

12th July

It is observed by the United Nations to highlight the work for the education of Pakistani children by Malala Yousafzai

  1. ‘World Paper Bag Day’ (World Paper Bag Day 2024) is celebrated across the on

12th July

  1. Bastille Day is celebrated every year on

14th July