- Appointments: S.S. Mundra, has been appointed as a public interest director to lead the world’s largest stock exchange BSE. He will replace Justice Vikramajit Sen.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Dinkar Gupta as the Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Banking & Insurance: YES BANK and RuPay entered into strategic cooperation with CARD91.
- Sports: The Indian football team has gained two places to jump to 104th in the latest FIFA world rankings.
- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have approved the merger of multiplex chain PVR and Inox Leisure.
- South Korea launched its first satellite successfully using a homegrown rocket, boosting the nation’s expanding aerospace ambitions.
- First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
- The Border Roads Organization will build 75 outlets along with various route segments in 12 states and union territories under the name “BRO Cafes”.
- Prahlad Singh Patel has inaugurated the National Conference on Millets. The theme of the conference is ‘The Future Super Food for India’
- Tata Power Solar has launched India’s largest floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala on a 350-acre water body.
- The government has notified the extension of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation cess levied on items in the 28% slab till March 2026.
- Online tour operator MakeMyTrip has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) in order to drive sustainable tourism practices.
- Bihar Capital Patna now has its own version of Mumbai’s Marine Drive and London’s famous Thames Path. an Rs.3,831-crore expressway along the Ganges, which has come to be called “Patna Marine Drive”.
Questions:
Ques: 1. As per latest FIFA world rankings, Indian Football team stands at which of the following place?A.102nd
B.104th
C.106th
D.121st
Ques: 2. Which of the following Country has launched the first satellite successfully using a homegrown rocket?
A.North Korea
B.South Korea
C.China
D.USA
