29 April, 2024
GK Update
Wed 17 Apr, 2024
National
Security Council reform
- India called for decisive action on Security Council reform.
- India is in favour of expansion of UN Security Council membership in both the permanent and non-permanent categories.
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN | Ruchira Kamboj |
Economy
India’s GDP growth projection
- International Monetary Fund raised India’s GDP growth projection to 6.8 percent for FY 2024-25.
World Economic Outlook | Published by: International Monetary Fund |
Sports
National Senior Powerlifting Championship
- Ekta Vishnoi, Deputy Director General at Sports Authority of India has bagged medals at the recent National Senior Powerlifting Championship in Hyderabad.
ITTF World Cup 2024
- In Table Tennis World Cup, India’s top players, Maika Batra and Sreeja Akula started their campaign with flying colours in the Women’s Singles group stages in Macao, China.
Federation Cup athletics
- The 27th National Federation Cup athletics championships will be held at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, from May 12 to 15.
Boston Marathon
- Ethiopian Sisay Lemma won the 2024 Boston Marathon.
- Kenya’s Hellen Obiri clinched her second consecutive victory in the women’s category.
Person in News
Jake Sullivan
- National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, has postponed his scheduled visit to India.
K.G. Jayan
- Noted Carnatic musician K.G. Jayan passed away in Ernakulam.
Bernd Hoelzenbein
- Bernd Hoelzenbein, who won the World Cup with West Germany in 1974, passed away.
Miscellaneous
New Fish Species Spotted
- Three new fish species, Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii), checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) and moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) spotted using tools in the Laccadive Sea.