Har Din Kee Baat: Weekly Current Affairs (May 6-12, 2024)
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Economy: India surpasses Japan to become the world's 3rd largest solar power generator (source: Ember “Global Electricity Review 2024”)
- Environment: Uttarakhand launches "Pirul Lao-Paise Pao" program to manage forest fires by incentivizing villagers to collect pine needles (source: Uttarakhand government)
- Urban Development: Mumbai and Delhi rank among the top 50 wealthiest cities globally (source: Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth)
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- International Relations:
- Pakistan and China launch iCube-Qamar, Pakistan's first lunar mission, as part of China's Chang'e-6 mission (source: Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST), SUPARCO)
- Ukraine unveils an AI-generated avatar, Victoria Shi, as its digital spokesperson (source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Science & Technology: Researchers successfully create a one-atom-thick sheet of gold (source: scientific research)
- India:
- Justice (retired) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra sworn in as the first President of the GST Appellate Tribunal (source: Government of India)
- Border Road Organisation (BRO) celebrates its 65th raising day (source: Ministry of Defence)
- Uttarakhand becomes the first state in India to launch an Astro Tourism initiative called "Nakshatra Sabha" (source: Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board)
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- International:
- May 8th observed as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (source: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement)
- The prestigious Pulitzer Prizes for 2024 are announced (source: Columbia University)
- India:
- India observes World Asthma Day with the theme "Asthma Education Empowers" (source: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA))
- India to acquire MQ-9B Predator drones from the US for deployment in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (source: US government)
- India and Nigeria agree to finalize the Local Currency Settlement System Agreement (source: Government of India)
- Kutch Ajrakh art form receives Geographical Indication (GI) certification (source: Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CGPDTM))
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Sports:
- Mumbai City FC wins the 2023-24 Indian Super League (ISL) final
- Amul to sponsor the USA and South Africa cricket teams for the upcoming T20 World Cup
- Space:
- Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams embarks on her third space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Starliner spacecraft
- China launches the Chang'e-6 probe to collect lunar samples from the far side of the moon
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Agriculture: IFFCO to launch Nano Urea Plus, a new fertilizer for enhanced crop yield
- Aviation: IGI Airport in Delhi ranked as the 10th busiest airport globally in 2023 (source: Airports Council International (ACI))
- Defence: India to test the Astra Mark-2 air-to-air missile
- Science & Technology: Microsoft's VASA-1 AI app can generate animated videos with facial expressions synced to audio
- International Relations: Kuwait launches its first Hindi radio broadcast
Sunday, May 12, 2024
- International: World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated today
- India:
- India celebrates National Technology Day with the theme "From Schools to Startups: Igniting Young Minds to Innovate"
- Nepal reports its lowest population growth rate in 8 decades
- J&K and Ladakh to host the 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024. The mascot will be a snow leopard named Shan.
- A stadium in Baramulla renamed after General Bipin Rawat
- Highest number of snow leopards found in Ladakh (source: Snow Leopard assessment India (SPAI))
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