WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (3RD WEEK - MAY 2024)
15th - 23rd May 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
5/30/20246 min read
The only player to make a national record in the shot put event
● Abha Khatua
The 15th Annual Day Celebration of Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been organized in
● New Delhi
SBI General Insurance Partners with CAMS to Launch
● Bima Central
RuPay cardholders receive 25% cashback on in-store purchases in 7 countries until
● 31st July
Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran has been appointed
● Chairman of Tata Electronics
Idashisha Nongrang has become the first woman
● Director General of Police (DGP) of Meghalaya
The Chief of Measurement Science and Analytics in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)
● Dr Bikramjit Chaudhuri
The first Indian woman to win a medal in the Asian Trampoline Gymnastic Championships
● Srushti Khandagale
India’s 3rd unicorn of 2024 in logistics services platform is
● Homegrown logistics services platform Porter
External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has inaugurated the
● Arbitration Bar of India at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi
The Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 has been won by
● Max Verstappen
India and Iran have signed a 10 year agreement for the operation of
● Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar port on Iran's south-eastern coast
Japan has won the 30th
● Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia
Junior 30 tournament of International Tennis Confederation-ITF inaugurated in
● Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
The women’s singles title of the 2024 Italian Open tennis tournament has been won by
● Iga Swiatek
India's 85th Grandmaster in Chess
● P Shyaamnikhil of Tamil Nadu
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
● Mahesh Rajaraman
India's biggest skills competition IndiaSkills 2024 will start in
● New Delhi
The gold medal in the 1500 meter race of the SEC (The Southeastern Conference) Outdoor Track and Field Championship 2024 in Florida, USA, has been won by
● Indian athlete Parvej Khan
The World Hydrogen Summit 2024 has been organized in
● Rotterdam,Netherlands during May 13 – 15, 2024
The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Senior Nationals Sailing Championship-2024 will be organized in
● Mumbai (12 – 18 May 2024)
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has celebrated its foundation day on
● 14th May 2024
China has become India's largest trading partner in the financial year
● 2023-24
The first 15 MW floating solar plant will be established in
● Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), a subsidiary of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Chhattisgarh
The 4th Technology Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems (TIPS) workshop has been organized at
● IIT Bombay on 13th May
Tata Consultancy Services has set up a Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence in
● Paris
The third session of the India-Zimbabwe Joint Trade Committee has concluded in
● New Delhi
The gold medal in the javelin throw competition Federation Cup 2024 has been won by
● Neeraj Chopra (82.27 metres)
For the first time, 14 people have been given Indian citizenship under the
● Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
The Ex-Servicemen Welfare Department has organized
● Samadhan Campaign in Bengdubi Army Camp, in Darjeeling, West Bengal
The first Indian woman to enter the top-25 in the world women's singles rankings
● Manika Batra (Indian table tennis star player)
Famous Indian actress Shabana Azmi has been awarded the title of
● Freedom of the City of London
(For her prolific contribution to Indian cinema and as a campaigner for women's rights)
The Government of India has provided humanitarian assistance of 1 million dollars to
● Kenya to deal with the devastation caused by the floods
Eminent writer Ruskin Bond has been awarded
● Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri has announced his retirement from international football
● After the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6
Japan has introduced the world's first
● 6G prototype device
(Promising data transfer rates at lightning speed)
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific Islands of
● New Caledonia
Police has started Operation Maryada for the smooth conduct of
● Kedarnath Dham Yatra 2024 in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
World Aquatics has opened the world's highest competitive swimming pool in
● Bhutan
Senior Indian Information Service I.I.S. Officer Moushumi Chakraborty has assumed the charge of
● Director General of All India Radio
HDFC Bank has launched India's first virtual credit card
● PIXELPlay
(It is a 'Build Your Own Card' variant of the PIXEL range of credit cards)
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Mission Olympic Cell has included squash players Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar in the development group of
● The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
Digital payment platform company PhonePe has launched UPI in
● Sri Lanka
Senior lawyer and politician Kapil Sibal has become the new president of the
● Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 44th homecoming day is being celebrated in
● Bangladesh by the ruling Awami League
ONDC Startup Mahotsav has been organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
● At Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on May 17, 2024
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju has unveiled the official poster of the 55th IFFI at the
● 77th Cannes Film Festival in France
The 12th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting of Defence Ministers of India and Mongolia has been held in
● Ulaanbaatar on May 16-17, 2024
(To enhance defence cooperation)
The Ministry of Steel has organized a National Workshop on Forging Sustainability in the Steel Sector in
● New Delhi
The second edition of the India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) was held
● At INS Dronacharya in Kochi
(To address maritime security challenges and foster collaboration)
The 26th Chief of the Indian Navy
● Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
GMR Hyderabad International Airport has won the
● Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia 2024 award by Skytrax
Recently, India is supplying BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to
● Philippines
Hindustan Zinc Limited has reached in silver production at the global level
● Third position
Suman Billa has recently been appointed as Additional Secretary in the
● Ministry of Tourism
The new Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
● Aradhana Patnaik
The second player in the history of Indian Premier League IPL to play 250 matches
● Rohit Sharma
Nishad Kumar has won silver medal in Men's T47 high jump in the
● World Para Athletics Championship 2024 in Kobe, Japan
Raghunandan Kamath, founder of Naturals Ice Cream, has passed away at the age of 75.
The United Arab Emirates has launched a 10-year
● Blue Residence Visa
Wipro has appointed Sanjeev Jain as the
● Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi has won the gold medal in
● 3rd Elorda Cup 2024
NASA has started field testing of Artemis-3 Mission in
● Arizona, USA
(The first crewed Moon landing mission)
Taiwan's leader Lai-Ching-Te has become the
● New President of the country
Artara-24 Fine Arts Exhibition and Competition has been organized in
● Dubai
(A platform for discovering and nurturing emerging artistic talents from the country)
A council of England has elected Mohammed Asaduzzaman as the new
● mayor of Brighton
The new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
● Sanjeev Puri
Deepthi Jeewanji has won her first gold medal in the women's 400m T20 event at the
● World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan
England's football club Manchester City has won the
● Premier League 2024 title for the fourth time in a row
New Incubation Centre has been inaugurated at the
● National Council for Cement and Building Materials-Incubation Centre (NCB-IC)
55-year-old Jyoti Ratre from Bhopal has become the oldest Indian woman
● To climb Mount Everest
International Dylan Thomas Day is celebrated every year on
● 14th May
The United Nations has declared 25 May as
● World Football Day
(Theme: The Transformative Power of Football)
International Family Day is celebrated on
● 15th May
(Theme: Families & Climate Change: International Year of the Family + 30)
National Dengue Day is observed every year on
● 16th May
(Theme: Dengue Prevention: Our Responsibility for a Safer Tomorrow)
International Day of Living Together in Peace is celebrated on
● 16th may
(Theme: Actions for Peace: Our Commitment to the #GlobalGoals)
International Day of Light is celebrated every year on
● 16th May
(Theme: Light In Our Lives)
Every year Statehood Day is celebrated in Sikkim on
● 16th May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated on
● 17th May
(Theme : Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development)
World Hypertension Day is celebrated on
● 17th may
(Theme: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer)
Every year, International Museum Day is celebrated across the world on
● 18th May
(Theme: Museums for Education and Research)
World AIDS Vaccine Day is celebrated on
● 18th May
International Day for Women in Maritime is celebrated on
● 18th May
(Theme –Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety)
Every year World Bee Day is celebrated all over the world on
● 20th May
(Theme: Bee Engaged with Youth)
Every year in India, National Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated on
● 21st May
(The death anniversary of late Rajiv Gandhi is commemorated as Anti Terrorism Day)
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is celebrated on
● 21st May
International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrate on
● 22nd May
(Theme: Be Part of the Plan)
Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon Buddha Purnima is celebrated on
● 23rd May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is celebrated on
● 23rd May
(Theme: Breaking the Cycle: Preventing Fistula Worldwide)
World Turtle Day is observed 23 all over the world on
● 23rd May
National Brother’s Day is celebrated on
● 24th May