ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 2008 India Launches its First Lunar Mission
• 1779 First Person to Jump With a Parachute
• 1936 End of the Long March in China

NATIONAL

• Siachen area, world’s highest battlefield, now open to tourists: Defence Minister
• Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launches E-Portal, YouTube Channel of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)
• UN World Food Programme (WFP) launches campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ against hunger and malnutrition in India
• Nepali officers begin training on ‘Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism’ in India at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN),Bengaluru

ENVIRONMENT

• Five people die each week in Bristol as a result of high levels of air pollution, a study has revealed.
• The UK needs 1.5bn new trees to tackle the climate crisis – a Northumberland project is showing one way forward

SPORTS

• Raunak Sadhwani becomes India’s 65th chess Grandmaster at 13 years, nine months and 28 days
• Andy Murray wins men’s singles title at European Open tennis in Antwerp

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

• A.Safdarjang Hospital is the first Central Government hospital in India to start the latest Robot Surgery facility.
• Germany has announced it plans to invest 200 million euros in reforming the bus sector in Tamil Nadu.
• IAF is to acquire 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).