NATIONAL NEWS

Birth anniversary of Savarkar

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Indian diaspora heritage

• In its first overseas project for digitising and archiving diaspora documents, the National Archives of India has successfully recorded the oral history of the old Indian merchant families in Oman and their historical documents.

Oman

GM mosquitoes

• Genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes were released in Djibouti, East Africa to fight malaria.
• The release is part of the ‘Djibouti Friendly Mosquito Programme’ started two years ago to stop the spread of Anopheles stephensi, an invasive species of mosquito.

Djibouti

China’s "One Person, One File" Program

• The Shanghai authorities have proposed the "One Person, One File" (OPOF) mass surveillance program, which aims to triple the deployment of facial recognition cameras and compile exhaustive personal data files on every resident.

China

Palestinian statehood

• Three Western European nations Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognised a Palestinian state.

Nepal’s 17th Republic Day

• The 17th Republic Day was celebrated across the Nepal on 28 May. This Day is associated with people’s movement and aspiration for change from monarchy to make Nepal a republic nation.

Nepal

ECONOMY & BANKING

PRAVAAH portal

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched three major initiatives namely the PRAVAAH portal, RBI Retail Direct mobile application and FinTech Repository as earlier announced in April 2023, April 2024 and December 2023 respectively. 

RBI

BHEL & BARC

• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed an agreement with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for 50 kW alkaline electrolyser system to produce hydrogen.
• The technology for hydrogen production is developed indigenously by BHEL and has high local material content.

REC Limited

• REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has been honoured with the ‘Sustainability Champion – Editor’s Choice Award’ at the ‘Outlook Planet Sustainability Summit & Awards 2024’. The Award ceremony was organised by Outlook Group, in collaboration with IIT Goa.

PERSON IN NEWS

Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh

• The United Nations will honour Indian peacekeeper Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal.

United Nations

Major Radhika Sen

• Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive ‘2023 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award” recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a United Nation (UN) peacekeeper.

Satyadeep Gupta

• Indian mountaineer Satyadeep Gupta has scripted history by becoming the first person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse twice in one season. He also set another record by being the first Indian to traverse from Mt. Everest to Mt. Lhotse in 11 hours and 15 minutes.

Apoorva Chandra 

• Apurva Chandra, Union health secretary, Government of India, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the ‘Committee A’ at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

WHO

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

• The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, May 29, is "an international day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping
• Theme for 2024:  "Fit for the Future: Building Better Together." 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

First student satellite: 'Thaparsat'

• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET will soon submit a proposal to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for launching of its first student satellite 'Thaparsat'.
• The Thapar satellite program aims to monitor environment issues and real-time pollution levels in Punjab and the northern region of India.

ISRO

SPORTS

Asian Championship, 2024 

• In Arm Wrestling, the Indian contingent has clinched a total of seven medals including one gold and six bronze at the Asian Championship, 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 
• Shrimant Jha, who participated in two categories, was the top performer for India. He won the gold medal in the left-hand para category, while he won the bronze medal in the right-hand para category.