current affairs 29 July 2021 (In English)

13-year-old Japanese skateboarder "Momiji Nishiya" has become the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Researchers from IISER, Kolkata in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals.

• The piezoelectric molecules developed by the researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, and IIT Kharagpur are called bipyrazole organic crystals.
• These crystals can repair their own mechanical damage with electrical charges generated by mechanical impact.
• These crystals recombine and autonomously self-heal in milliseconds with crystallographic precision after any mechanical impact without any external supervision or repair.

UP CM Adityanath launched "MyGov-Meri Sarkar" portal.

• The objective of the portal is to further enhance the engagement of common citizens with the state government.
• It will be a major platform for publicity of the schemes of the government and to know the opinion of common citizens on them.
• This portal will become an innovative platform for public participation and good governance.

"Azad Ki Shaurya Gatha" exhibition, which was inaugurated recently, is based on the life of martyr Chandrashekhar Azad.

• The exhibition was inaugurated at Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.
• It is a part of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" to celebrate 75 years of independence of our country.
• A series of events are being organized by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav".

ISRO will launch customized space-themed T-shirts, mugs, other merchandise.

• ISRO had announced an opportunity for the industry to develop space themed merchandise.
• The merchandise will revolve around a number of missions, which have been made possible by the Indian space agency since its inception in 1969.
• ISRO, through these collectibles, hopes to create awareness and create interest in space and technology, especially among students.