Austrian spy firm DSIRF, which Microsoft said was behind a string of digital intrusions at banks and law firms in at least three countries, said its spying tool ‘Subzero’ was for official use in EU states only. “[Subzero] is neither offered, sold nor made available for commercial use…DSIRF resolutely rejects the impression that it has misused Subzero software,” DSIRF said.

Union Shipping Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launched Chabahar Day Conference in Mumbai on July 31, 2022. The event was attended by dignitaries from Kazakhstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan.The Chabahar port plays a key role in India’s Indo-Pacific vision to connect with Eurasia with Indian Ocean Region. India and Iran had inked the bilateral agreement regarding the same in May 2016.

The WWF has launched the ‘Good for You, Good for the Planet’ campaign to guide people towards eating a planet friendly diet.
The campaign’s long-term aim is to encourage people to become conscious of their food choices every day. This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed July 28. As per a WWF study, food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG.

After bagging gold at CWG 2022, 19-year-old Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who hails from Mizoram’s Aizawl, stated he hasn’t been home at all in the last two years. “I’m thinking of taking leave for seven days to go home and spend time with family,” he said. Jeremy lifted a total of 300 kg in men’s 67-kg category to bag gold.

Malaysia is the largest supplier of the palm oil to India. Indonesia is the largest producer of the palm oil.

Mirabai Chanu won the first gold for India with a combined lift of 201kg in the Women’s 49kg weightlifting final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on July 30, 2022. Bindyarani Devi won silver medal in the women’s 55 kg weightlifting final at the Commonwealth Games 2022. She lifted a total of 202 kilograms, 86 kilograms in the snatch round and registered a CWG record lift of 116 kilograms in the clean and jerk round, finishing with just 1 kilogram less than Nigeria’s gold medalist Adijat Olarinoye.