India – US Signed Cultural Property Agreement

India and the US signed a deal on cultural property on July 26, 2024. The goal was to make it easier for them to work together to protect cultural heritage. Both countries have made a larger promise to return stolen ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

ISRO Seeks ESA Collaboration for Apophis Asteroid Mission

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are going to work together on the Ramses project, which will focus on the asteroid Apophis, which is going to pass close to Earth in 2029. This project ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2024

Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy led the launch of the Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2024 at Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in Dhanbad on July 25, 2024. This project is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2024

The Indian Army has sent a group to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to take part in the multinational military drill KHAAN QUEST 2024, which will run from July 27th to August 9th, 2024. The main goal of this practice is to improve ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Digital Assets Ease Payment Issues Between Russia and China

Digital assets are being used more and more in cross-border transactions between Russia and China. This is mostly because traditional banking has been slow for a long time because of international bans. Qifa, a digital tool, has come up as ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

25th Kargil Vijay Diwas

India holds Kargil Vijay Diwas every year on July 26 to remember the brave soldiers who died in the 1999 Kargil Conflict.  On the 25th anniversary in 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

What is ODF Plus?

India now has 547,283 towns that are Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus). This was announced by the Jal Shakti Ministry. This project shows that the government is serious about making sanitation and waste management better. Understanding ODF Plus ODF ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

South Africa Passes its First Sweeping Climate Change Law

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa signed a major climate change act into law in October 2023. This law tries to limit the amount of pollution big polluters can make and requires every municipality to make a plan for dealing with ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs