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1.India finished at the fourth position at the Commonwealth Games with a total of 22 gold medals in its kitty. India won 61 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 and clinched the number four position in the medal tally. India's medal tally consists of 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals.-livemint.com

2.President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the Nato alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the US's formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact, part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com

3.Inter-ministerial Secretaries to finalise calendar for G20 meetings on August 17.-With less than four months remaining for India to assume the G-20 Presidency, finalising the G-20 meeting calendar spread across 53 cities is of critical importance to ensure logistics arrangements such as venues, hotel rooms, and detailed programme of each meeting, said a source.-theindianexpress.com

4.The Union health ministry is expected to soon approve Biological E’s Corbevax as a precaution dose for people above 18 years who are double vaccinated with either Covishield or Covaxin, official sources said on Tuesday.The approval will be based on the recommendations made by the COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) last week, the sources told PTI.-theindianexpress.com

5.Reliance Industries (RIL) expects green energy, the new growth engine for the group, to outshine its other businesses in 5-7 years, even as the company would expand its existing businesses to newer frontiers.According to chairman & managing director Mukesh Ambani, RIL has embarked on this journey with a “vision to repeat” the feat it achieved in wireless broadband.-theindianexpress.com

6.It’s a common belief that declaring holidays for schools brings joy to children.However, a sixth standard student of an institution in Kerala has proved that not all children would be happy with holidays as she has requested the district collector here not to declare back-to-back holidays.-theindianexpress.com

7.Mumbai on Tuesday had the first rainfall this season that could be recorded in three digits. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, the city received its heaviest rainfall in three weeks over the course of the night, with the Santacruz weather observatory recording 123.6 mm rain.-Mid-day.com

8.The FSSAI has decided to use Aadhar number as identity document for the purpose of availing of services offered by the food authority.The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, notified that a citizen is required to undergo Aadhaar authentication for the services offered by FSSAI.-fnbnews.com

9.Marriott International Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement with Turnstone Realty LLP (Medallion Group) to bring Courtyard by Marriott to the city of Mohali in Punjab. Located in the heart of the commercial hub, the new 130-room Courtyard by Marriott Mohali is expected to offer business travellers a continually elevated experience that meets the generational shift in how our guests work and travel today.-hospitalitybizindia.com

10.Despite a challenging inflationary environment, global geopolitical tensions and the pandemic, hotel chains and restaurant companies have reported impressive results for the April-June quarter with some even posting record numbers.-The Economic Times

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Quad countries call for end in violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar .-The Quadrilateral partnership consisting of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States intends to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) into the Indian Ocean Region, the Foreign Ministers of the four member countries announced on Monday in Tokyo. Addressing the meeting, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said the four members of the Quad grouping are democracies that are working as a “powerful stabilizing factor.” The Ministers also called for immediate cessation of violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/no-country-should-dominate-others-says-quad-in-clear-message-to-china/article68459627.ece India "Important Partner" When World At "Historic Turning Point": Japan -Calling India an "important partner" at a time when the world is at a "historic turning point", Japan on Monday said that...