CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has called for a review of the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), including the high rate of failure in Aadhaar biometric authentication, which may deprive many beneficiaries of social welfare schemes.

US President Donald Trump has announced to give Patriot missiles to Ukraine which will be paid for by the European Union.

Recently, Indian Navy warships have reached Singapore, where they will participate in the 32nd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) to be held later this month.

The Indian Army has successfully tested the indigenously developed Akash Prime air defense system at an altitude of 15,000 feet in Ladakh. This test is extremely important for India's high-altitude warfare capability, defense self-reliance and border air security.

According to the 2011 Census, there are 121 languages and 270 mother tongues in India. About 96.71% of the population of the country speaks one of the 22 scheduled languages as their mother tongue.

Global Capability Centers (GCC) have become an important strategic hub for global companies in India. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced that the GCC sector in India currently employs 21.6 lakh professionals and this number is expected to reach 28 lakh by the year 2030.

Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on 18 July every year, calling on everyone to honor Mandela's ideals by actively working for justice, peace, and equality in their communities.

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, the main objective of which is to increase agricultural productivity in the country and ensure a sustainable increase in the income of farmers.

State Bank of India (SBI) is preparing a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) financing strategy to raise up to Rs 25,000 crore by 2025.

Despite consistent growth in India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rising public capital expenditure, and an improvement in consumption, the pace of private corporate investment remains sluggish, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of economic growth.