· India had made a deal with which country for the purchase of four additional Poseidon-8I long range surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft recently - USA
· The treaty which has been approved by the Union Cabinet between India and Cambodia recently - Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
· The eminent Bengali writer and social activist, honoured with Jnanpith and Magsaysay awards who passed away recently - Mahasweta Devi
· International Tiger Day is observed annually to give world wide attention to the conservation of tigers on - July 29
· Union Cabinet had recently approved the establishment of AIIMS under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at - Bhatinda (Punjab)
· The first Sri Lankan cricket player who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame recently - Muttiah Muralidaran
· The Indian cricketer who had regained the top spot in the ICC Test Bowler Rankings recently -R. Ashwin
· Official mascot of the 64th Nehru Trophy boat race to be held in Kerala -An elephant cub holding a paddle aboard a canoe
