Updated 31 July 2024
| The historical monument in Delhi at which India's first sunken museum was inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Humayun's Tomb |
| The former Indian cricketer and national coach who passed away on 31 July 2024 | Anshuman Gaekwad |
| The place in Kerala where massive landslide has resulted in loss of hundreds of lives and immense damage to property | Wayanad |
| The venue of the 46th World Heritage Committee meeting held from 21 to 31 July 2024 | New Delhi |
| The mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List | Moidams |
| The multinational military exercise being conducted by Mongolia from 27th July to 9th August 2024 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is named | Exercise Khaan Quest |
| Two of the important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan - namely, Durbar Hall and Ashok Hall have been respectively renamed as | Ganatantra Mandap and Ashok Mandap |
| The Indian tennis legends who have become the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame | Vijay Amritraj and Leander Paes |
| The 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Guatemala, who has been conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2020 by the Gandhi Mandela Foundation | Ms. Rigoberta Menchú Tum |
| The Maltese politician and incumbent President of the European Parliament who has been re-elected its President for a second 2.5 year term | Ms. Roberta Metsola |
| The German politician and incumbent President of the European Commission who has been re-elected its President for a second five-year term | Ms. Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen |
| The city of Madhya Pradesh which has set a new Guinness World Record in the category of “the most trees planted by a team in 24 hours” by planting more than 11 lakh saplings | Indore |
| The incumbent President of Rwanda who has won the 2024 Rwandan elections for the fourth time | Mr. Paul Kagame |
| The Chairman Emeritus of Kokuyo Camlin, well-known for making Camlin a household stationery brand who passed away on 15 July | Shri Subhash Dandekar |
| The Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal (fourth stint) on 15 July 2024 | Shri KP Sharma Oli |
| The date of imposition of emergency in June 1975 which has been chosen by the Govt of India to be observed as Samvidhan Hatya Divas | 25 |
| The multi-national biennial air exercise (over 20 countries including India participating) being conducted by Australia at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin from 12 July 24 to 02 August 24 is named | Exercise Pitch Black 2024 |
| The country which has conferred its highest civilian national award The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his contribution to fostering the ties between the two countries | Russia |
| The Iranian cardiac surgeon and reformist politician who has won the 2024 Presidential elections of Iran and is set to become the country's President on 30 July 2024 | Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian |
| The leader of Labour Party who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom | Mr. Keir Starmer |
| The joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Thailand Army, being conducted at Tak Province in Thailand is named | Exercise Maitree 2024 |
| The Indian actor and film producer who has been chosen to be honoured with Pardo alla Carriera, the Locarno Film Festival’s career achievement award | Shah Rukh Khan |
| The place at which the 16th edition of India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is being conducted from 03rd to 16th July 2024 | Umroi (Meghalaya) |
| The Indian Air Force base in Telangana at which the Weapon Systems School (WSS) for a new branch of officers in the IAF, the Weapon System (WS) branch was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) | Begumpet |
| The place in Uttar Pradesh where a stampede at the conclusion of a satsang resulted in the deaths of over 120 people | Hathras |
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Gentlemen's Singles | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) |
| Ladies's Singles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czechia) | Jasmine Paolini (Italy) |
| Gentlemen's Doubles | Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Henry Patten (UK) | Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson (Australia) |
| Ladies's Doubles | Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) and Taylor Townsend (USA) | Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) |
| Mixed Doubles | Jan Zielinski (Poland) and Hsieh Su-wei(Chinese Taipei) | Santiago Gonzalez and Guiliana Olmos (Mexico) |
Men’s Player of the Year: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Women’s Player of the Year: Indumathi Kathiresan
Promising Men’s Player of the Year: David Lalhlansanga
Promising Women’s Player of the Year: Neha
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 1993
Theme: Cooperatives Building a Better Future for All
Designated by: United Nations Development Programme
First observed: 1989
Theme: To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First observed: 2010
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2020
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 2021
Designated by: World Health Organisation
First Observed in: 2008
Theme: It's time for action
Designated by: St Petersburg Tiger Summit
First Observed in: 2010
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 2014
Theme: Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
The following persons have been appointed as the new Governors of Indian states by the President of India.
Rajasthan: Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
Telangana: Shri Jishnu Dev Verma
Sikkim: Shri Om Prakash Mathur
Jharkhand: Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Chhattisgarh: Shri Ramen Deka
Meghalaya: Shri C H Vijayashankar
Maharashtra: Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan
Punjab: Shri Gulab Chand Kataria
Assam and Manipur: Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Held from: 19 to 28 July 2024
Hosts: Sri Lanka
Number of countries: Eight
Winners: Sri Lanka
Runners-up: India
Player of the series: Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
Most runs: Chamari Athapaththu (304) (Sri Lanka)
Most wickets: Deepti Sharma (10)(India)
Date held from 14 June to 14 July 2024
Host: Germany
Winners: Spain (4th title)
Runners-up: England
Best Player: Rodri (Spain)
Date held from 20 June to 14 July 2024
Host: United States
Winners: Argentina (16th title)
Runners-up: Colombia
Best Player: James Rodriguez (Colombia)
Best Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinex (Argentina)