On July 18, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said Madhya Pradesh has secured the first position in the 'best performing state' category in the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana.

Ivory Coast has become the 10th country to join the UN Water Convention.

Nelson Mandela International Day is observed every year on July 18. The theme of Nelson Mandela International Day 2024 is "Combating poverty and inequality is in our hands."

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced 'Ladka Bhau' job training and stipend scheme for youth in Pandharpur.

The Best Ship of the Eastern Fleet award was presented to INS Delhi.

Government launched 'Aasmita' project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages.

The Government has launched India's first toll-free National Anti-Drug Helpline number 1933 also known as 'MANAS' (Narcotics Control Information Centre).

The first malaria vaccine 'R21' has been launched in Ivory Coast, Africa by the Serum Institute of India and Oxford University.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched the 'One Scientist-One Product' programme on July 16 to improve research in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry.

IIT Delhi and Prasar Bharati hosted a two-day robot competition ‘DD-Robocon’ India 2024 on July 13 and 14 at Thyagaraj Stadium, Delhi.The first runner up award in this competition was bagged by Pimpri-Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune while MIT World Peace University, Pune was the second runner up.

Spain won the UEFA Euro title by defeating England 2–1 in Berlin.

In Wimbledon Tennis, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has won the Men's Singles title by defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Barbora Krejčíková won her first Wimbledon women's singles title.

Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2024.

NITI Aayog released the SDG India Index 2023-24. According to it, India's overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score has improved from 66 in 2020-21 to 71 in 2023-24. Uttarakhand and Kerala are the top-performing states in the index with 79 points. Tamil Nadu is second with 78 points and Goa is third with 77 points.
Bihar (57), Jharkhand (62), and Nagaland (63) are the worst performing states in this year's index.

China built the world's first high-speed carbon fiber train.

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