” Notes:india’s largest leopard safari has opened at bannerghatta biological park, karnataka. covering 20 hectares, the safari houses eight leopards, with plans to increase this number. the area is secured with railway barricades and enclosed with 4.5-meter-tall chain-link mesh and mild steel sheets to ensure the leopards remain within the boundaries.”

” Notes: Paraguay has become the 100th full member of the international solar alliance (isa) by officially handing over its instrument of ratification in new Delhi. the ISA, co-founded by India and France during the 2015 cop21, promotes global solar energy deployment. the alliance now has 119 signatories, with 100 ratified members. the isa aims to implement the paris climate agreement through extensive solar energy adoption.”

” Notes:since 2017, June 27 has been observed as micro small medium enterprise (msme) day, recognizing the sector’s role in economic development and employment. msmes account for 90% of businesses, 60-70% of employment, and 50% of gdp globally. the united nations general assembly established msme day on april 6, 2017. the 2024 theme is “msmes and the sdg,” focusing on achieving the sustainable development goals by 2030.”

” Notes:after 164 years, the comptroller and auditor general (cag) of india opened its first museum at chadwick house in shimla. inaugurated by cag gc murmu, the museum highlights india’s federal audit heritage. chadwick house, where mahatma gandhi stayed during the 1946 cabinet mission, also housed the first training school for indian audit and accounts service probationers in 1950. exhibits include chanakya writing the arthashastra.”

” Notes:the first idf regional dairy conference asia pacific-2024 held at kochi from june 26-28, 2024, at the grand hyatt, bolgatty. the conference themed “farmer centric innovations in dairying” is organized by the indian national committee of the international dairy federation. key figures include the secretary of animal husbandry & dairying and the national dairy development board. leaders and experts will address global dairy sector issues. the event features 22 exhibition pavilions and 17 startups showcasing dairy farms, processing equipment, and related technologies.”

The reserve bank of India and apix are partnering with RBI to host the third global hackathon harbinger 2024 innovation for transformation this partnership aims to bring the brightest minds together to address challenges in the financial industry

” On 24th june 2024, s&p global ratings (previously standard & poor’s) released its economic outlook asia-pacific q3 2024. it has retained india’s gross domestic product (gdp) growth projection at 6.8% for fy25 (2024-25) and cited high interest rates and lower fiscal boost are the main factors which would temper the demand in the non-agricultural sectors.• the agency also noted that india’s economic growth continues to surprise on the upside as it revised india’s gdp up to 8.2% for full fy24(2023-24).• while, s&p global ratings has raised its projection for india’s gdp from 6.1% (projected in march 2024) to 6.9% for fy26 (2025-26), and also, raised india’s gdp for fy27 (2026-27) from 6.2% (projected in march 2024) to 7%.• s&p global ratings also estimated that india’s retail inflation for fy25 will be at 4.5%. this projection about inflation is in alignment with the rbi’s retail inflation projections for fy25 which is estimated at 4.5%, with q1 at 4.9%, q2 at 3.8%, q3 at 4.6% and q4 at 4.5%.”

The day of the seafarer also known as the international day of the seafarer is observed annually across the globe on 25 June to acknowledge the crucial role of seafarers in international maritime trade and the global economy

With effect from 1 July 2024 Anuj Tyagi is the new md and chief executive officer of hdfc ergo with effect from 1 july 2024 ritesh kumar has been the MD CEO of hdfc ergo general insurance since 2008 ritesh kumar will join the board of

Icici bank has introduced smartlock a first-of-its-kind safety feature on the official mobile banking app of icici bank which enables customers to lockunlock multiple banking services instantly without the support of a customer service executive through phone or e-mail

” On 23 june 2024, red bull’s max verstappen, a belgian-dutch racing driver, won the 2024 spanish grand prix (gp) (officially known as the formula 1 (f1) aramco gran premio de españa 2024) held at the circuit de barcelona-catalunya in montmeló, barcelona, catalonia, spain.• this marks verstappen’s 3rd spanish gp title in a row and his 4th spanish gp (overall) at this track. he has previously won the title in 2016, 2022, & 2023).• this victory marks verstappen’s 7th win in 11 races in 2024, and his 61st career win.• mclaren’s lando norris, a british and belgian racing driver and mercedes’ lewis hamilton, a british racing driver, finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.”

” On 24th June 2024, Dr. jitendra singh, union minister of state (mos) (independent charge) for science and technology, mos (independent charge) for earth sciences, government of india (goi) has launched “one week one theme” (owot) campaign which demonstrates the recent success stories of india in various streams of science and technology.• during the launch of campaign, union minister jitendra singh underscored that the main objective of the government of india (goi) is to integrate the efforts of all council for scientific and industrial research (csir) labs to reduce redundancy and optimize resources.• the initiative “one week one theme” launched under csir which aims to make innovation inclusive for all.• during the event, various memorandum of understanding (mou)’s were signed in the presence of union minister dr. jitendra singh which includes around 24 technology transfers, and product launches.”

” On 23rd june 2024, kozhikode in north kerala became the first indian city to be officially declared as the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation (unesco) “city of literature”.• p a mohammed riyas, tourism minister, kerala unveiled the logo of the “city of literature” by unesco.• mb rajesh, state local self government department (lsgd), kerala in an official event held in kozhikode, kerala declared that from 2024 onwards, 23rd june will celebrated as the “city of literature” day of kozhikode across kerala.click here to read more”

” The united nations (un) international day of women in diplomacy (idwid) is annually observed across the globe on 24 june to acknowledge the crucial role of women diplomats in promoting socio-economic equitable and inclusive sustainable development.• the commemorative events of the 2024 idwid focussed on the theme, “women’s leadership in multilateral diplomacy.”i.according to the un women’s global data on women political leaders 2024, women are significantly underrepresented in global executive positions, including heads of state, heads of government, and cabinet members.• india(6.5%) ranked 171st in terms of representation of women in parliament. finland(63.2%) topped in the list, followed by nicaragua(62.5%) and liechtenstein(60%).ii.during the commemorative event of idwid 2024, unga president dennis francis honoured hansa jivraj mehta, an indian feminist leader, activist, and diplomat, who played a pivotal role in making the universal declaration of human rights (udhr) more inclusive.click here to read more”

” Srinagar, the summer capital of jammu and kashmir (j&k), has been officially recognised as a ‘world craft city’ by the world crafts council aisbl (wcc-international), a global non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional craftsmanship.• this honour celebrates the rich history and exceptional skills of srinagar’s artisans, whose work has gained international acclaim.• from 2014, nearly more than 60 cities across the world recognised as world craft city. indian cities mamallapuram (tamil nadu), jaipur (rajasthan) and mysore (karnataka) were already added in the list of world craft city.• the wcc aisbl, celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, has been affiliated with the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (unesco) under consultative status since its inception in june 1964.”