National

Arbitration System Reformation

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar underlined the need for reformation in the Indian Arbitration system.
• Vice President said, India has everything that it needs for emergence of global arbitration hub.

International

World’s Largest Airport Terminal

• Dubai has revealed plans for the construction of the world’s largest airport terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport.

Vehicle Import Restrictions

• In a bid to stimulate economic growth, Sri Lanka is contemplating the lifting of vehicle import restrictions.

Sports

Professional Squash Association Tour Title

• India’s Velavan Senthilkumar won his eighth Professional Squash Association Tour title by winning the Batch Open, a PSA Challenger event, at the Societe Sportive du Jeu de Paume in Paris.  

Asian Carrom Championship

• In the 6th Asian Carrom championship, Indian players captured both the Men’s and Women’s doubles titles at Male in Maldives.
• In Men’s doubles, Indian duo K Srinivas and Mohammed Ghufran took the title, while in women’s doubles, India’s Aakanksha Kadam and Shainy Sebastian captured the title.

World Chess

• Divith Reddy Adulla clinched Gold medal at World Cadet Rapid Under-8 Open. Divith also won a Bronze medal in Under-8 Open Blitz.
• Sharvaanica won a Gold medal in the Under-10 Girls Rapid. Sharvaanica also won a Silver medal in Under-10 Girls Blitz.

TOPS Core Group 

• Archer Deepika Kumari has been re-inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group ahead of the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024

• Sports Authority of India informed that seven shuttlers will represent India across four categories in the Paris Olympics 2024.
• PV Sindhu will lead India’s challenge in the women’s category where she is the only Indian entrant.

Person in News

Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowed to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on the sacred occasion of his Parkash Purab.

Miscellaneous

Mines Ministry Inks MoU

• Mines Ministry inked MoU with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation for providing knowledge support in the field of Critical Minerals.