National

Agnibaan SOrTeD

• IIT Madras’ startup, Agnikul Cosmos, has launched the world’s first rocket with a single-piece three-dimensional (3D) printed engine. 
• The rocket Agnibaan SOrTeD (SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) is also India’s first semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket launch that was completely designed and manufactured indigenously. 
• It was launched from India’s first privately developed launchpad called ‘Dhanush’ established by Agnikul at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
• Agnibaan is powered by the only rocket engine in the country that uses both gas and liquid fuel (liquid oxygen/kerosene).

77th World Health Assembly

• During the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly at Geneva, India hosted a side event on Women, Children and Adolescent Health in collaboration with Norway, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH).
• World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO.

ICONS-2024

• MECON Limited along with SAIL , under the aegis of Ministry of Steel, Government of India is organizing a two days International Conference on Steel (ICONS-2024): Focus on Capital Goods on 30th & 31st May 2024 at Ranchi.

International

NATO Foreign Ministers Meet

• Foreign Ministers of the NATO member states will hold a two-day informal meeting in Prague to discuss support for Ukraine and preparations for the July NATO summit in Washington.

India and Japan

• India and Japan held the sixth meeting of the Joint Working Group on counter-terrorism.

Economy

RBI Projects 7% Real GDP Growth

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected a 7 percent GDP growth in the current financial year. 
• The income of RBI in the financial year 2023-24 rose around 17 percent year-on-year due to a significant rise in interest income from foreign securities, as per the central bank’s report.

Sports

Hong Kong PSA Challenge Cup 

• In Squash, India’s Rathika Seelan has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong PSA Challenge Cup, in Hong Kong, China.

100 wickets in women’s ODIs

• England’s left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone becomes fastest cricketer to complete 100 ODI wickets in Women's Cricket.

Awards & Honours

U.N. Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

• Major Radhika Sen, an Indian peacekeeper deployed in Congo, was awarded the U.N. Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for 2023 for her work supporting conflict-affected communities.

Miscellaneous

Hindi Journalism Day

• Hindi Journalism Day is observed on May 30 every year. 
• Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla launched Udant Martand, the first Hindi newspaper in India, on May 30, 1986.

Govind Ballabh Pant University

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar visited  Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand.