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1. INS Malvan commissioned into Indian Navy
- On 22 July, the Indian Navy formally commissioned INS Malvan.
- INS Malvan is a Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC).
- The main function of INS Malvan is to detect and destroy enemy submarines in shallow waters of the sea.
- Equipped with lightweight torpedoes, RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher and other advanced weapon systems.
- INS Malvan is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited and is made of 80% indigenous material.
- The commissioning ceremony of INS Malvan was held at Karwar, Karnataka.
- The commissioning ceremony of INS Malvan was presided over by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.
- Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command was also present on this occasion.
- ‘Malvan’ is named after a coastal town in Maharashtra and the ship is equipped with modern sensors and weapons.
INS Malvan is equipped with modern hull-mounted sonar and low-frequency variable depth sonar.
SPORTS
2. Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina will be the flag bearers of Glasgow Commonwealth.
- Glasgow Commonwealth will be inaugurated in Scotland on 23 July. This function will take place at ‘The OVO Hydro’. These will run till August 2.
- In this ceremony, weight lifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag bearers at the Glasgow Commonwealth inauguration ceremony.
- Mirabai Chanu will hold the tricolor, while Lovlina Borgohain will represent the Indian contingent by carrying the symbolic King’s Baton of the ceremony.
- This year, specially designed batons have been handed out that reflect the culture and identity in the Commonwealth.
- 125 athletes from India will participate in this Glasgow Commonwealth 2026.
- This group will include 77 male and 48 female players and Indian players will play in a total of 13 genres.
- Mira Bai Chanu won silver in Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She has been India’s leading weightlifter for almost a decade. He also won gold at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth.
- Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Won gold medal in the World Championship in 2023.
- India’s star badminton player PV Sindhu and men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
- At the closing ceremony, world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen and table tennis legend Sharath Kamal led the Indian team by holding the tricolor.
commonwealth 2026
- Glasgow is the second country to host two editions of the Commonwealth Games within 12 years.
- This time only 10 games have been included in the Commonwealth.
- Popular sports like badminton, hockey, wrestling, cricket and table tennis have not been included in it this time.
- Australia’s Victoria State was originally slated to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning the bid in August 2022.
- The Victorian government suddenly withdrew hosting in July 2023. When no other host country came forward, Glasgow took over hosting in April 2024.
- The 1994 Commonwealth Games also included 10 sports. At that time the event was limited to traditional individual sports only and did not include team sports.
Commonwealth Games start
- The Commonwealth Games started in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada.
- Initially this sports event was known as ‘British Empire Games’.
- India first participated in the London Commonwealth Games in 1934.
- The first medal (bronze) for India was won by wrestler Rashid Anwar in 1934.
- India hosted the Commonwealth Games for the first and only time in 2010 in New Delhi.
The Commonwealth Games was held in Birmingham (England) in 2022.
DEATH
3. Hollywood actress Kelly Hottle passes away
- Hollywood actress Kelly Hottle died on July 22, she was 18 years old.
- Kelly was known for his roles in films such as Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla X Kong, The New Empire.
- Kelly was deaf and mute since birth and her mother tongue was American Sign Language.
- Kelly’s family has had deaf and dumb members for four generations.
- Hotatel was known for her powerful screen presence and her on-screen bonding with King Kong.
Kelly was deaf and mute since birth and her mother tongue was American Sign Language.
International
4. Quad foreign ministers meeting held in Manila
- On July 22, a meeting of QUAD Foreign Ministers was held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
- The foreign ministers of India, America, Japan and Australia participated in it and the meeting was hosted by the Philippines.
- India was represented in this meeting by S. Jaishankar did it. During this, Jaishankar also met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
- This meeting of Quad is being held amidst regional security and tension in the South China Sea.
- In this meeting, emphasis was laid on promoting free, open Indo-Pacific region.
- In this meeting, all the members discussed topics like marine security, supply chain strength, cyber security, technology, critical minerals, anti-terrorism cooperation and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is an informal forum.
- Foreign ministers of Quad members India, America, Japan, Australia may also meet in India in May.
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Quad is an informal forum.
5. India’s first AI-powered bird sanctuary to be built in Maharashtra
- On July 21, the Maharashtra government announced the development of India’s first AI-powered bird sanctuary.
- About Rs 45 crore has been approved for this project. This AI-powered bird sanctuary will be built at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary in Mumbai.
- For the first time in India, Artificial Intelligence will be used on a large scale in the management and conservation of a bird sanctuary.
- This decision has been taken in the meeting of the Standing Committee of the State Wildlife Board.
- These AI-powered bird sanctuaries aim to strengthen bird conservation with modern technology and promote eco-tourism.
- In this project, mangrove nature trail, bird watching center and watch tower, nature interpretation centre, eco-friendly tourist facilities and eco-nature park equipped with AI based monitoring system will be created.
- India’s first AI-based bird identification and monitoring center will be set up in this sanctuary spread over approximately 20.09 hectares.
- Through this, real time tracking of birds and species identification can be done.
- This will have automatic bird identification system, real time bird monitoring, automatic bird tracking, recording interactive digital system.
6. Social media banned in France for children under 15 years of age
- On July 21, the French Parliament completely banned social media for children under 15 years of age.
- This law has been approved by the Parliament of France. This law will be implemented from 1 September 2026.
- According to this rule, children below 15 years of age will not be able to create accounts on social media.
- The purpose of this rule is to improve the mental health of children and prevent cyber bullying.
- According to this rule, if the child wants to use social media, it will be mandatory for him to take the consent of his parents.
- Heavy fines will be imposed on platforms violating these rules.
- Let us tell you that there is already a ban on the use of mobile phones in French schools.
- France is the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 15 years of age.
- Earlier, Australia had enacted a law to ban social media for children under 16 years of age.
- The government has imposed this ban on all major social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube.
- The government has excluded online encyclopedias, educational and scientific directories from this ban.
today’s history
- Freedom fighter and educationist Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in 1856.
- Indian Broadcasting Service was established in 1927 and was renamed Akashvani in 1957.
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