Jul 12, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Jul 12, 2024

Birlestik-2024 is a joint command and staff military exercise of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Kazakhstan. They are the first military exercise in Central Asia without participation of China and Russia.

Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, will head an Indian parliamentary delegation to the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. 

Four-time Olympian and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narang has been appointed as India's Chef-De-Mission for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Uttar Pradesh has announced a major initiative to establish "Mitra Van" in the 35 districts of the states that share a border with other states, UTs and Nepal. Under the Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan-2024, extensive tree planting will be done to establish "Mitra Van" in these 35 districts.

ISRO has shortlisted two of its four trained Gaganyaan astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in collaboration with United States under Axiom-4. Axiom Mission 4 is a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. It is operated by Axiom Space and used a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft

Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has launched the "Ghar Ghar Solar" initiative in Uttar Pradesh, starting from Varanasi, aimed at providing every home with clean energy through rooftop solar solutions.