Daily Current Affairs and General Knowledge 24/07/2025
1, With which country’s space agency has ISRO jointly developed the NISAR Earth observation satellite, which is to be launched on July 30
Answer : USA
The NISAR (NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth observation satellite is a collaborative effort between India’s ISRO and NASA, the United States’ space agency. Launched by ISRO on July 30, this joint mission is set to revolutionize Earth monitoring by using both L‑band (from NASA) and S‑band (from ISRO) radar systems.
2, Recently, which Foundation Day of NABARD was celebrated?
Answer : 44th
NABARD recently celebrated its 44th Foundation Day on July 12, 2025, marking over four decades of service in rural development across India.
Many events were held across the country on this occasion—such as tree-planting drives in Arunachal and Ziro,and regional celebrations in Chennai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and elsewhere highlighting its ongoing initiatives.
3, Who has been appointed as the Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission?
Answer : Deepak Bagla
The new Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is Deepak Bagla, who officially assumed leadership on July 21, 2025. Previously, he served as the Managing Director and CEO of Invest India before taking charge at AIM, which operates under NITI Aayog.
4, Who has been awarded the WSIS Champion Award 2025 for Digital Governance?
Answer : Meri Panchayat App
The WSIS Champion Award 2025 for Digital Governance has been conferred on India’s “Meri Panchayat” mobile application. This initiative, jointly developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under MeitY, was recognized in Geneva during the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, in the Action Line category “C8 – Cultural Diversity and Identity, Linguistic Diversity and Local Content”.
The award was accepted on behalf of the Government of India by Sunita Jain, Senior Director at NIC/MoPR, at the Geneva ceremony, and formally received by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan Singh’ in New Delhi.
Meri Panchayat App empowers over 2.65 lakh Gram Panchayats, benefiting approximately 950 million rural citizens and 25 lakh elected representatives. Key features include real-time access to panchayat finances, development planning, grievance redressal with geo-tagging, multilingual support (in 12+ Indian languages), and participatory tools like social audits and project ratings—making it a flagship platform for transparent, inclusive rural governance in India.
5, Which country has been awarded the hosting of the FIDE World Cup 2025?
Answer : India
The FIDE World Cup 2025 will be hosted by India, with the tournament scheduled from October 30 to November 27, 2025.
While the exact host city (such as New Delhi or Goa) is still yet to be officially announced—FIDE has confirmed only the country, not the city—India remains firmly in place as the event host.
So in summary:
• Host country: India
• Tournament dates: October 30 – November 27, 2025
• Host city: Not yet finalized or publicly disclosed
6, Who won the Men’s Singles title at Japan Open 2025?
Answer : Shi Yuqi
China’s Shi Yuqi clinched the men’s singles title at the BWF Japan Open 2025 in Tokyo on July 20, 2025, defeating defending champion Alex Lanier of France in straight games, 21‑17, 21‑15.
It marked China’s first men’s singles victory at this Super 750 event in a decade, ending a drought last seen with Lin Dan in 2015.
7, In which city was the Oriental Cup 2025 inaugurated?
Answer : Delhi
The Oriental Cup 2025 was inaugurated at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi as the third edition kicked off this July, featuring 36 school football teams competing from July 21 to July 29, 2025