1. On June 27, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint session of Parliament, under which article of the constitution does the President address both the Houses of Parliament? – Article 87
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.
4. Space MAITRI mission is being run between India and which country? – Australia
Recently, the Australian Government signed an $18 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), under the Space Friendship Mission.
Science & Technology
5. Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) was recently handed over to the Indian Navy, this rocket is made by? – DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation
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.
Exercises & Operations
7. India and which country’s Air Force jointly organized Exercise HOPEX – 2024? – Egypt
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.
State Current Affairs
9. Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), recently seen in news, is located in which state? – Karnataka
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.
Miscellaneous
10. Recently, where was the first ‘International Dairy Federation Asia-Pacific Summit’ held? – Kochi, Kerala
