July 8 Current Affairs Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the July 8 current affairs transcript, including national initiatives, international forums, defense projects, and sports milestones.

PinS Procedure

India's first private Instrument Approach Procedure developed by AAI and approved by DGCA.

Undavalli Heliport

The first approved private heliport in India, located in Andhra Pradesh.

GAGAN

A satellite-based navigation system created through a partnership between ISRO, AAI, and ICAO.

India Semiconductor Mission

An initiative with an outlay of $\text{₹}76,000\,\text{crore}$ that has approved $12$ semiconductor projects.

Clean Air, Healthy Delhi

An initiative announced by Rekha Gupta with an outlay of $\text{₹}8,300\,\text{crore}$, funded $65\%$ by the World Bank and $35\%$ by the Delhi Government.

AVYAY

A grant program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) that provided $\text{₹}24.06\,\text{crore}$ for $202$ projects benefiting senior citizens.

SHATAYU

An acronym for Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training For Your Utility.

India–Mali Forum

A trade and strategic partnership forum held in Bamako, where trade reached $\$326.61\,\text{million}$.

Code on Social Security, 2020

The legislation under which the EPF Scheme, including EPS and EDLI, was notified, requiring a $12\%$ contribution from both employees and employers.

Debadatta Chand

The CEO of Bank of Baroda (BoB).

INS Mahendragiri

The $6^{th}$ stealth frigate under Project 17A, built by MDL and designed by WDB with the motto 'Mighty, Majestic, Matchless'.

CODOG

Stands for Combined Diesel or Gas, the propulsion system used for INS Mahendragiri.

Sanae Takaichi

The Prime Minister of Japan, as noted in the $16^{th}$ Annual Summit defense agreement details.

Beth Mooney

The cricketer who won both Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament twice during the ICC Women's T20.

Mount Elbrus

Europe's highest peak located in Russia at a height of $5,642\,m$, recently scaled by Tshering Choden.

SOLVE

Stands for Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments, an ISRO project tested at SDSC Sriharikota to support Gaganyaan.

Gaganyaan

India's human spaceflight mission designed to send $3$ astronauts to an altitude of $400\,km$ for $3\,\text{days}$.

Ayurveda Roadmap Pillars

The three key pillars identified by NITI Aayog and PwC: Availability, Acceptability, and Propagation.

World Zoonoses Day

An international day observed on $6\,\text{July}$.

World Kiswahili Language Day

Observed on $7\,\text{July}$; Kiswahili is the first African language to be recognized by the UN.

BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting

A high-level meeting hosted in Guwahati.