CURRENT AFFAIRS 29.07.2024

The capital city of India is poised to unveil a groundbreaking addition to its rich tapestry of historical attractions. On July 29, 2024, the country’s first sunken museum at the Humayun’s Tomb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be inaugurated in Delhi.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward, highlighting Gandhi’s global legacy and timeless message of peace and non-violence. The event coincided with Jaishankar’s visit to Japan for a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting.

Nita Ambani, IOC member and founder of the Reliance Foundation, inaugurated the India House during the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 27.an laborers during World War II.

The UNESCO World Heritage committee on July 27 decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit of its dark history of abusing Korean laborers during World War II.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on July 28. The Meeting was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi.  It was attended by Chief Ministers/Lt.Governors representing 20 States and 6 UTs.

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States said on July 29, they were seriously concerned about intimidating and dangerous manoeuvres in the South China Sea and pledged to bolster maritime security in the region. The joint statement came after talks between the so-called ‘Quad’ countries in Tokyo, attended by Australia’s Penny Wong, India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa and Antony Blinken from the U.S..

UltraTech Acquires 32.7% Stake in India Cements for ₹3,945 Crore.

As of March 31, 2024, digital payments in India experienced a 12.6% year-over-year increase, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI). The index reached 445.5, marking an increase from 418.77 in September 2023 and 395.57 in March 2023.

Lewis Hamilton clinched victory at the 2024 Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix under dramatic circumstances after his Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who initially crossed the finish line first, was disqualified due to a technical infringement. The disqualification stemmed from Russell’s car being found underweight in the post-race inspection.

International Tiger Day 2024, also called as the Global Tiger Day 2024, is observed every year on July 29 to raise awareness about the magnificent but endangered animal. The day is a reminder of the collective effort of 13 tiger range countries which came together to create TX2- the global goal to double the wild tigers' population in 2022.