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24th, 25th, 26th July 2024
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📌 Singapore tops the Henley Passport Index for 2024, offering visa-free access to 195 destinations. India ranks 82nd, allowing entry to 58 countries without a visa.
✅ Joint Second: France, Germany, Ita ly, Japan, Spain, each with visa-free access to 192 destinations.
✅ Joint Third: Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, each with 191 destinations.
✅ 82nd Spot: India, tied with Senegal and Tajikistan, allows visa-free entry to 58 countries.

📌 C.T. Kurien, a distinguished economist and former professor of Madras Christian College, passed away.

📌 Municipal Corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad are all set to establish two waste-to-charcoal plants, also known as green coal plants, in the two districts at a cost of ₹500 crore each. They added that these plants would convert 1,500 tonne of waste daily into charcoal using indigenous technology.

📌 Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced the winners of the 10th National Community Radio Awards and inaugurated the country's 500th Community Radio Station.

📌 The Indian Army contingent has embarked on its journey to participate in the multinational military exercise KHAAN QUEST 2024. This prestigious event is scheduled to take place from 27th July to 9th August 2024 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

📌 Every year on July 26, India observes Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate the brave hearts of the Indian Army and celebrate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces over Pakistan during the 1999 Kargil.

📌 International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Nita Ambani, has been re-elected unanimously as the IOC from India at the 142nd session.

📌 Curator and author Rahaab Allana has been awarded the insignia of Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for his significant contributions to contemporary South Asian photography.

📌 Ajinkya Naik, has been elected as the youngest president in the history of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

📌 The Bihar Assembly passed the Anti-Paper Leak Bill, imposing strict penalties, including a 10-year minimum prison sentence and a ₹1 crore fine, to combat malpractices in government exams.

📌 Shah Rukh Khan has been honoured with customised gold coins by the Grevin Museum in Paris. Shah Rukh is the first Indian actor to have gold coins in his name at the museum.

📌 Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi).

📌 Telangana has launched Project Swasthya Nagaram, a unique initiative to create TB-free municipalities. This model, implemented in Peerzadiguda, Boduppal, and Pocharam over three years.

📌 Salt Lake City in Utah state of the USA will host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2034. The decision was taken by the IOC Members during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris

📌The International Olympic Committee named the French Alps as the host for the 2030 Winter Games.

📌 The Australian Formula 1 (F1) racer Oscar Piastri secured his first-ever F1 title victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

📌 CMA Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) and a member of the Bhubaneswar Chapter, has been unanimously elected as the 67th President of ICMAI for the 2024-2025 term.

📌 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Krishnan Venkat Subramanian as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Federal Bank.

📌 IndusInd Bank's new CSR initiative, ‘Wrestle for Glory,’ in partnership with Inspire Institute of Sport, will provide fully-funded scholarships to 50 talented female wrestlers.

📌 Azerbaijan hosting COP29 from November 11 to 22 this year, has announced the Climate Finance Action Fund (CFAF), funded by fossil fuel producers, to support green projects and help nations meet the 1.5°C target.

📌 Six-time Grand Slam winner and former World No. 1 in women’s doubles Sania Mirza, six-time World

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