WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (1ST WEEK - MAY 2024)
1st - 7th May 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
5/27/20245 min read
The Critical Minerals Summit 2024 was held in
· New Delhi
Tamil Nadu state’s education department recently released the Guidelines for
· Elimination of Corporal Punishment (GECP) in school
According to an Invest India report, India’s e-commerce market is expected to grow to $325 billion by year
· 2030
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, organisation has advised all states and UTs to “completely prohibit”
· all harmful sharp threads or “manjha”
The captain of the Indian team in the Asia Rugby Men’s 15s Championship Division-1
· Deepak Punia
The new Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan
· Muhammad Ishaq Dar (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party)
The new MD and CEO of Ujjivan SFB (Ujjivan Small Finance Bank) with effect from 01.07.2024
· Sanjeev Nautiyal
The new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
· Jeremiah Manele
China has launched the Moon mission
· Chang'e-6
Part-time chairman of HDFC Bank for three years from 05 May 2024 to 04 May 2027
· Atanu Chakraborty
For the first time in Tripura, Bru migrants have voted in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
The title of 'Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024' has been won by
· Alejandra Marisa Rodriguez
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep will be receiving the award
· Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2024
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an agreement with Bank of Namibia (BON)
· To develop UPI-like instant payment system in Namibia
India will host the prestigious 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in
· 2024
Assam's wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has been honoured with the
· Whitley Gold Award (for the second time)
Annual astro tourism campaign Nakshatra Sabha will be organized in
· Uttarakhand
The world's first CNG powered motorcycle will be launched by
· Bajaj Auto on June 18, 2024
Senior IRTS officer Shashi Bhushan Singh has been appointed as the Secretary of
· National Jute Board in Kolkata
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has secured first place in the
· Gulf Youth Games 2024
Vaishali Ramesh Babu has been honoured with the title of Grandmaster by the
· International Chess Federation
The seventh Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Indonesia will be held in
· New Delhi on May 03, 2024
Indian Army and Punit Balan Group have created the first Constitution Garden in
· Pune
The 11th India-New Zealand Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting was held in
· New Zealand
India's first AI-driven Income Tax mobile app has been launched by
· EZTax
Senior IRS officer Pratima Singh has been appointed as the Director of
· Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade' (DPIIT)
Prof. Mohammad Rihan of Aligarh Muslim University has taken charge as the Director General of
· National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)
The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system off the
· Coast of Odisha
Indian Edtech startup Emeritus has topped
· TIME's global rankings (Magazine's - World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024)
The new Vice Chief of the Indian Naval Staff
· Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
Senior Indian Information Service officer Moushumi Chakraborty has been appointed as
· Director General of All India Radio News or Akashvani
Sri Lanka has lifted the ban on import of trucks and heavy vehicles.
Shri K V Kamath has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the
· Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Justice (Retd) Dinesh Kumar has been appointed as the Presiding Officer of the
· Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
Famous Bollywood actress Hema Malini and Saira Bano along with 8 other prominent personalities have been honoured with
· Pandit Lacchu Maharaj Award
The book titled 'The Winner’s Mindset' is written by
· Shane Watson (former Australian all-rounder)
The new director of the Department of Land Resources
· Sarvadanand Baranwal (an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer, 2010 batch)
IIT Guwahati has developed innovative
· 3D printed dummy ballot unit
Ministry of Mines has signed MoU with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
· to provide knowledge based co-operation in the field of critical minerals
Nepal's BLC Group and India's Yotta Data Services Private Limited have signed an agreement
· To build the first super cloud data centre facility called 'K1' in Ramkot, near Kathmandu, Nepal
IVMA (Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association) has appointed the new president of the association
· Dr. Krishna M Ella (Bharat Biotech's co-founder and executive chairman)
Alok Shukla, convener of the Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan has been awarded the
· Goldman Environmental Prize 2024
NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) Limited will collaborate with ‘Ocean Sun’ a Norwegian Company for the implementation of
· floating solar energy technology in India
India has won 29 medals (7 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals) in the Asian
· U-20 Athletics Championship 2024
Uttarakhand state government has cancelled the manufacturing license of 14 products of
· Patanjali Ayurveda Limited
India has got 159th rank in the
· World Press Freedom Index 2024
International Labour Day 2024 is held on
· 1st May
(Theme-To ensure workplace safety and health amidst climate change)
Gujarat and Maharashtra foundation Day is celebrated on
· 1st May to mark the formation of the state
World Tuna Day 2024 is celebrated on
· 2nd May
Press Freedom Day 2024 is celebrated on
· 3rd May
Theme- A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis
Coal Miner’s Day 2024 is celebrated on
· 4th May
International Firefighters Day is celebrated on
· 4th May
World Laughter Day 2024 is celebrated on the first Sunday of May
· 5th May
(Theme-Laugh Together, Heal Together)
World Laughter Day was first celebrated on 10 May 1998 in Mumbai
World Asthma Day is celebrated on First Tuesday of May
· 7th May (Theme-Asthma Education Empowers)
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is celebrated on
· 7th May
World Athletics Day 2024 is celebrated on
· 7th May