Weekly Current Affairs - 2nd Week July 2024
8th to 14th July 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
7/16/20245 min read
The new president of the Iran country
● Masoud Pezeshkian (Reformist and cardiac surgeon)
The world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Sudarshan has started
● on 07 July in Puri, Odisha
Indian wrestler 'Vinesh Phogat' has won the gold medal
● In the women's 50 kg weight category at the Spain Grand Prix
The 75th state level 'Forest Mahotsav' was celebrated in
● Lamdeng Makha Leikai area in Imphal West district of Manipur
Neeraj Chopra will lead the 28-member Indian track and field contingent for
● The 2024 Paris Olympics
● Announced by the Athletics Federation of India
Recently the Global Conference on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability has started
● In New Delhi
Recently Bajaj has launched the world's first
● CNG bike
10 Kirti Chakras at the Defense Investiture Ceremony has been awarded by
● President Draupadi Murmu
Indian sprinter Avinash Sable has bettered the national record in the
● Men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Diamond League 2024
The ‘33rd Mango Festival’ has concluded
● At Dilli Haat Janakpuri in the Delhi on July 5 to 7
Indian squash player 'Abhay Singh' has won two gold medals in
● The Asian Doubles Squash Championship in Johor, Malaysia
15th Chief Justice of Jharkhand
● Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has declared the mica mines of Jharkhand as
● child labour-free
Sixteen-time world champion wrestler John Cena has announced his retirement from
● WWE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will co-chair the '22nd Annual Summit' between
● India and Russia with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated Brahma Kumari's 'Divine Retreat Centre'
● at Haridamada village near Bhubaneswar
Kenyan middle distance runner Faith Kipyegon has broken her own
● 1500 meters world record at the Paris Diamond League
Noted Tamil writer 'Sivashankari' has been nominated for the
● Dr. C Narayana Reddy National Literary Award 2024
● Sivasankari was awarded the Saraswati Samman 2022
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the 'Public Amusement Portal'
● At the Convention Center of New Delhi Municipal Council
The men’s and women’s singles titles at the St. Denis Re-Union Open badminton tournament has been won by
● Bharat
Former Indian cricketer 'Gautam Gambhir' has been appointed as the
● Head coach of Team India
The 12th meeting of the India-UAE Joint Defense Cooperation Committee – JDCC has been held in
● Abu Dhabi on July 09, 2024
Principal Advisor for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme
● Professor Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Russia's highest civilian honour
● The Order of St Andrew the Apostle
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
Smriti Mandhana and Jasprit Bumrah have been named
● ICC Players of the Month for June 2024
India will host the first ‘World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit’ in
● Goa from 20 to 24 November 2024
England fast bowler 'James Anderson' has announced his retirement from
● international cricket
Indian victimology expert ‘Professor K. Chokalingam has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Hans von Hentig Award’ by
● The World Society of Victimology
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) will host the meeting of the
● National Maritime and Waterways Transport Committee on 16 July 2024
The central government has extended the ban on pro-Khalistan group
● Sikhs for Justice for five years
Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has launched the ‘Ghar Ghar Solar’ initiative in
● Uttar Pradesh
Nagaland has been selected as the best state for the prestigious
● ‘Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024’ in horticulture
Bangladesh has joined the ‘Colombo Security Conclave’ as the
● 5th full member country
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
Students in 'Haryana' will get the facility of bus pass up to
● 150 kilometers
Controller General of Defense Accounts (CGDA) ‘Devika Raghuvanshi’ has inaugurated the
● New Regional Accounts Office in Jorhat, Assam
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
Adani Group Announced as Principal Sponsor for
● Indian Team at 2024 Paris Olympics
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
Now ‘10 percent’ reservation will be given to former firefighters in the
● Central Armed Police Forces
Azerbaijan militaries have joined Kazakhstan for the "Birlestik- 2024" exercises,
● Involving 4,000 personnel and 700 military vehicles
● Aim to enhance regional defence cooperation
Om Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker, is heading an Indian delegation to the
● 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has slashed licensing fees by
● 80% for women entrepreneurs and 50% for MSMEs under Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization PESO
India has unveiled the 'Zorawar' light tank, developed swiftly in collaboration with
● DRDO and Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
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
President Draupadi Murmu has unveiled the trophies of the
● ‘Durand Cup Tournament 2024’ at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 10
In Telangana, the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state
● Dr Jitender (1992 batch IPS officer)
Indian para shooters Rubina Francis and Swaroop Unhalkar have secured Paris Paralympics quota under the
● 'wildcard' (bipartite rule)
RBI Has Cancelled License of
● 7 Co-Operative Banks Since Jan
ICICI Lombard has launched 'Elevate',
● A groundbreaking health insurance product powered by AI
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
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and MeitY Collaborate on
● AI Audit Tool for Corporate India
The Border Security Force (BSF) and State Bank of India (SBI) organised a "Grow with the Trees" plantation drive at
● BSF Headquarters in Srinagar
State Bank of India has introduced an online loan facility against mutual fund (MF) units through its
● Internet banking (INB) and YONO App
India's young mountaineer Nitish Singh has hoisted the tri-colour on
● Malaysia's highest mountain peak Mount Kinabalu
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has inaugurated
● A multi-facilitation filing centre in the main complex of the Supreme Court in New Delhi
India's top-order batsman 'Rituraj Gaikwad' has moved up to seventh position in the
● ICC men's T20 batting rankings
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its heavy lift rocket
● Ariane-6 into space on 9 July 2024
World Chocolate Day' is celebrated all over the world
● On 7th July
‘National Dimples Day’ is celebrated in India
● 9th July
‘National Fish Farmers Day’ is celebrated in India on
● 10th July
WORLD POPULATION DAY is celebrated all over the world on
● 11th July
● Theme24 : "Leave no one behind, count everyone"
● Demography : Study of Population
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)
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
‘World Paper Bag Day’ (World Paper Bag Day 2024) is celebrated across the on
● 12th July
Bastille Day is celebrated every year on
● 14th July