Current Context : Recently, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine broke the world record for the highest jump by a woman at the Diamond League meet in Paris.

• She reached an amazing height of 2.10 meters by beating 1cm the previous record set by Stefka Kostadinova.
• Stefka Kostadinova, a Bulgarian athlete, held the record before with a jump of 2.09 meters in Rome in 1987.

Current Context : Gagan Narang has been chosen as India’s chef-de-mission for the 2024 Olympics.

• He will replace Mary Kom.
• He is a Four-time Olympian and 2012 men’s 10m air rifle bronze medallist.
• Additionally, PV Sindhu will accompany table tennis star Sharath Kamal as India’s female flag bearer in the Olympics.
• Paris Olympics will begin on July 26 and continue until August 11.

Current Context : Former Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the US.

• The post was vacant since January after the retirement of Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
• Vinay Kwatra is a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer.
• He was remained as the Foreign Secretary from April 2022 to July 2024.

Kwatra ended his term as the Foreign Secretary on July 15 and was succeeded by Vikram Misri.

Current Context : Argentina become champion once again by winning 16th Copa America was held in the United States.

• Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0.
• Lautaro Martinez won the Golden Boot, while Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove.
• Uruguay is the second most successful team in Copa America history, winning the crown 15 times.

ABOUT COPA AMÉRICA

• It is the world’s oldest international football tournament association.
• Governed by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (commonly known as CONMEBOL).
• The tournament’s field consists of the 10 national teams that are members of CONMEBOL—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Current Context : Carlos Alcaraz (Spannish player) won the Wimbledon 2024 men’s singles title after beating the legendary Novak Djokovic.

Prize Money : The winner of men’s singles final in Wimbledon 2024 will pocket 2,700,000 Sterling pound ($3,427,396), which is 283,500,000 in Indian rupees.

ABOUT WIMBLEDON

• Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious tournament in the tennis was held for the first time in
• It is organised by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited at Wimbledon, London, England.

Current Context : Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda was sworn in for a second five-year term.

• He won the Lithuanian presidential election for the first time in 2019.

ABOUT LITUANIA:

• Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
• It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
• Capital: Vilnius
• Official language: Lithuanian
• Prime minister: Ingrida Šimonytė

Current Context : HCLTech Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra was conferred France’s highest civilian honor, the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).

• She received France’s highest civilian honor for outstanding service and promoting economic ties between France and India.
• Award was presented at ceremony held at the French Ambassador’s residence in Delhi.

ABOUT HCL TECH

• HCL Tech is the fourth largest player in India’s $250 billion IT export industry. It services French companies across industries like aerospace, manufacturing, financial services and pharmaceuticals.
• It is also involved in imparting software coding skills in middle schools to boost France’s local technology ecosystem.

Current Context : Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Principal Adviser at the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).

• Swaminathan was the former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation.

ABOUT TB AND NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PROGRAMME (NTEP)

• Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a Bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• It is spread through the air by a person suffering from TB.
• India accounts for 25% of world’s TB burden and over 25 lakh new cases of TB were notified in 2024 in India.
• National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), earlier known as the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), is the Public Health initiative of the Government of India that organizes its anti-Tuberculosis efforts.
• It functions as a flagship component of the National Health Mission (NHM) and provides technical and managerial leadership to anti-tuberculosis activities in the country.

Current Context : Justice Sheel Nagu is appointed as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

• He was serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Chief Justice Ravi Malimath demitted the office on May 24, 2024.

Current Context : Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico is appointed as the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) from July 2024 to June 2026.

• She succeeded T. Raja Kumar of Singapore.

ABOUT

• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) leads global action to tackle money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing.
• Established in 1989
• Headquartes in Paris.
• It is a 40-member body.
• The FATF President is a senior official appointed by the FATF Plenary from among its members.
• Tenure of FATF Presidency : 2 Years