1. The Reserve Bank will be launching Unified Lending Interface (ULI), a platform to ensure frictionless flow of credit, especially for smaller and rural borrowers

2. The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 10 crore to the Kerala government for relief and rehabilitation efforts in the landslidehit Wayanad district.

3. A statue of Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, collapsed Monday, an official said.

4. The Indian Coast Guard Monday said it rescued 11 crew members of a merchant vessel in a “challenging” operation after it reportedly sank around 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.

5. Actress Namitha Monday complained that she was asked to furnish proof of being a Hindu during her visit to the renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple here, and expressed disappointment over the alleged rude behaviour of temple officials.

6. Canada’s government is imposing a 100 per cent tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches US tariffs and also 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium.

7. More than 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said Monday.

8. Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine Monday, killing five people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said, while neighbouring NATO member Poland reported a drone had probably entered its airspace.

9. Average housing prices grew by 12 per cent annually during the April-June quarter across eight major cities with Delhi-NCR witnessing a maximum 30 per cent appreciation, according to a report by CREDAI, Colliers and Liases Foras.

10. The just-announced Unified Pension Scheme for central government employees will be available only for those who are currently subscribers of the New Pension Scheme (NPS), including retirees.

11. Walmart-backed PhonePe Group Monday reported a consolidated net profit, excluding ESOP costs, of Rs197 crore for fiscal year 2023-24. It had incurred a loss of Rs738 crore in the previous fiscal, according to a company statement. Revenue in FY24 was Rs 5,064 crore, 73.7 per cent higher than Rs2,914 crore in FY23

12.Researchers working with ‘Climate X’ have predicted that more than 50 UNESCO heritage sites in the world will cease to exist due to the effects of climate change by 2050. The report states that five of these sites are in India, including the Sun Temple at Konark.

13.In a major haul, a Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax (CT & GST) enforcement squad seized gold and silver worth `30 crore near Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here, Monday, official sources said.

14.Amid growing calls to release the judicial commission report on the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Monday that the state government will soon take a decision on the matter.

15.A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden's biggest immigration reform policies.

16.As per NCERT Parakh's new report, the evaluation for Class 12 would be based on the student's performance in three classes 9-11 and include vocational and skill-based training.

17.The Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Nitin Patil and BJP's Dhairyasheel Patil were on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha

18.The Kolkata Police have made massive security arrangements for the protest march "Nabannno Abhijan", anticipating violence during the protest in the city.

19.The warm-up matches for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup were announced on Tuesday, with India set to play West Indies and South Africa in their preparations for the marquee competition.

20.The fallout from the Justice K Hema Committee report on harassment and abuse in the Malayalam film industry intensified on Monday as a case was charged against well-known filmmaker Ranjith.