** Which state will host the 39th session of the ‘National Games 2027’?

Meghalaya

• The 39th edition of the National Games will be held in the February-March window of 2027.
• Meghalaya will host the National Games for the first time in its history.
• The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officially announced Meghalaya as the host for the 2027 National Games.

** Before being appointed as the Chairman of SEBI, which position 

did Tuhin Kanta Pandey hold?

Finance Secretary

• Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new Chairman of SEBI, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch.
• Previously serving as Finance Secretary, Pandey brings extensive experience in financial management and governance, having played key roles in the sale of Air India and the public listing of LIC.

What is the name of the Indian Navy ship that is being converted into India’s first underwater museum?

INS Guldar

• The Indian Navy’s decommissioned landing ship INS Guldar will be converted into India’s first underwater museum by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).
• Guldar, a Polnocny class landing ship, was built at the Gdynia Shipyard in Poland and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 30 December 1985.

Which historical fort 

has recently been renamed as ‘Vijay Durg’?

Fort William

• Fort William, the headquarters of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command in Kolkata, has been renamed as Vijay Durg.
• It is named after Maharashtra’s oldest Sindhudurg fort, a former Maratha naval base under Chhatrapati Shivaji.

** Who is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA’s Axiom 4 (Ax-4) mission?

Shubhanshu Shukla

• He was selected as one of the astronauts for India’s Gaganyaan program (India’s first human spaceflight program).
• This mission, scheduled for May 2025, will be a collaborative effort between NASA, Axiom Space, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

** In which state India’s first AI University will be established ?

Maharashtra

• Maharashtra is set to establish India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) university, marking a significant step in advancing AI education, research, and innovation.
• The aim is to make Maharashtra a hub for AI education, skill development, and technological innovation. 
• The university will also work on policy formulation related to AI.

WHO has started the trial of the Ebola vaccine for the first time in which country?

Uganda

• There is no approved vaccine for the Sudanese strain of Ebola.
• Uganda has begun testing a vaccine against the Sudanese variant of the Ebola virus.