MAY 2023

Ladakh Monlam Chenmo 2023:

The annual Great Prayer Festival of Ladakh is scheduled to be held from May 11
to 16, 2023.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) has partnered
with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.
(NAFED) to launch the first-ever Millets Experience Centre (MEC).
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has launched UDAN 5.1, a program
specially designed for helicopter routes.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced a new initiative
called'NEP SAARTHI(Student Ambassador for Academic Reforms in
Transforming Higher Education in India)' to involve students in implementing
the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
UGC has launched the two new portals, namely the “UTSAH” portal and the
“Professor of Practice” (PoP) portal
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Launches ‘Harit Sagar Guidelines –
2023’; Major Ports Awarded ‘Sagar Shreshtha Samman Awards 2023′
Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) (Andhra Pradesh) received the Sagar
Shrestha Samman Award 2023 from Sarbananda Sonowal

Ministry of Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launches SAMARTH

campaign to Promote Digital Transactions at Gram Panchayat Level
MoHUA launched its Mega Campaign ‘Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar’ to
promote RRR
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd launched GAINS
2023’ – GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme 2023′ to Promote
Innovation in Shipbuilding by Startups
Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani (MoWCD) launches “Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi”
for to strengthen Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD), launched
the “Sagar Parikrama Yatra Phase-V” in Karanja, Raigad, Maharashtra
Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Support for Up-gradation
Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME) initiative
Ministry of Science and Technology has released the “National Manufacturing
Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22: Summary for Policymakers

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) set up the Centre for Processing
Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) to centralise the process of striking off
companies from the MCA Register
Harihara Sahoo, ICLS , has been appointed as the first registrar of the office of
C-PACE
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), has launched SAKSHAM
(Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management), a
learning management information system (LMIS) of MoHFW.
MyGov, in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, launches “YUVA PRATIBHA
– Singing Talent Hunt”
India’s present Parliament House is a colonial-era building, Originally called the
Council House, was designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and
Herbert Baker
Union Minister Nityanand Rai inaugurated Dawki land port in Meghalaya
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates India’s 1st IAF Heritage Centre in
Chandigarh
India & Bangladesh launched a ‘50 start-ups exchange programme’
Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to make digital health cards for children
Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the Northeast region’s first Vande Bharat
Express which will connect Guwahati (Assam) with New Jalpaiguri (West
Bengal)
Kerala becomes India’s first e-governed State. A single-window portal named
e-Sevanam was launched by the state government to offer 900 government
services online . Kerala has also established India’s first digital university namely
Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology
Punjab Becomes 1st State to Enforce ‘right to walk’
KIRF: Kerala becomes 1st state to launch Institutional Ranking Framework
assess the quality of higher education institutions in Kerala
MoPSW Sarbananda Sonowal announces ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’ during
Chintan Shivir in Kerala

Bhopal becomes first Indian city to measure UNs SDGs process. launched
An Agenda for Action: Sustainable Urban Transformation in Bhopal, India’s first
city-level Voluntary Local Review (VLR).
Dehradun gets India’s 1st Neo Metro & Hardiwar gets Pod Taxi
Sittwe Port in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
Telangana Govt Launches India’s 1st State Robotics Framework
Vistara Becomes the First Indian Airline to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared the “Model Prisons Act
2023” which will replace “The Prisons Act, of 1894”, a 130-year-old British-era
law, to overhaul the prison administration that will focus on the reformation
and rehabilitation of inmates
AirAsia India i5-767 becomes India’s first commercial plane to took off using
SAF from Pune to Delhi
AirAsia India flight i5-767 became India’s first commercial passenger flight
to successfully take off using an indigenously produced Sustainable
Aviation Fuel (SAF) blended Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) from Pune
(Maharashtra) to New Delhi (Delhi)
Article 239AA: Article 239AA specifically excludes land, police and public order
from the purview of the legislative powers of the Delhi government
the Science 20 Engagement Group meeting on Universal Holistic Health has
begun in Bangaram Island.Lakshadweep Islands

Ladakh’s Hanle is India’s first Dark Sky Reserve

Asia's largest underwater hydrocarbon pipeline across Brahmaputra
India likely to have 900 million active internet users by 2025
Govt. panel proposes ban on diesel 4-wheeler vehicles by 2027
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal reviews progress of India’s First International
Multimodal Logistics Park in Assam
6th Indian Ocean Conference to begin in Dhaka
The Union Education Ministry has decided to discontinue the ‘Shiksha Puraskar’
and the ‘Hinditar Bhashi Hindi Lekhak Puraskar’
India launches ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist cyclone-hit Myanmar

STATE NEWS
Uttarakhand approved CM’s Skill Upgradation and Global Employment
Scheme ‘Chief Minister’s Skill Upgradation and Global Employment Scheme‘
(“Mukhya Mantri Kaushal Unnayan aur Vaishavik Rozgar Yojana”)
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister (CM) of Assam dedicated ‘Digitising
Asom‘, a community project aimed at the digitisation of rare Assamese journals
and books published between 1813 and 1970 for public use\
KeralaBecomes 1st Indian State to Launch Welfare Fund for Workers under
MGNREGS
MP Cabinet approved ‘CM Learn and Earn’ Scheme for Unemployed Youths
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister (CM) of Himachal Pradesh launched
the Himcare scheme for jail inmates,
Himachal Pradesh’s unique Kangra tea registered for GI tag with European
Union
Madhya Pradesh Becomes India’s 1st State to Provide Free Air Travel to
Pilgrims
Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali launches “SAHAS”; An
Initiative to Make Workplaces Safer for Women
Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme: Vizag launches AP’s first health insurance
scheme for special children
Kerala Governor Signs Ordinance to Bring strict Punishment for Offence
Against Healthcare Professionals
Sourav Ganguly appointed Brand Ambassador of Tripura Tourism
UP govt inaugurated an online education programme ‘Pahal’ for rural area
students
Odisha to build India’s 1st resettlement colony for climate change victims
India’s 1st BioSafety Level-3 Mobile Laboratory RAMBAAN Displayed At G20
Health Working Group Meeting in Goa
Gujarat Kicks-off design for Hydrogen Valley Project
Bihar government has started ‘Didi ki library’, established under Jeevika.
Telangana, has planned to introduce a new insurance scheme for toddy
tappers, under the name ‘Geetha Karmikula Bhima’ (Insurance for toddy
tappers
Chennai Metro Rail Limited has won the silver award in the carbon reduction
category of the Green World Awards 2023
Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) of Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the
HUDCO Award (2022-2023) in the Best Practices to Improve the Living
Environment 2022-23 category for cleanliness
Wayanad, Kerala has become the first ODF Plus district in India?
Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, recently seen in news, will be the
world’s largest refinery complex at a single location. It is proposed to be
constructed in Maharashtra
Uttarakhand police department of which of the following states has launched a
special campaign “Operation Maryada
The fifth edition of the Global Ayurveda Festival 2023 (GAF 2023) will be held
in  Kerala
Kerala has become the first state in the country to have a drone surveillance
system in all police districts in the state?
Uttarakhand s has launched a mobile app “Patch Reporting App” to make
the roads pothole-free
Tamil Nadu  hold the maximum number of Geographical Indication (GI)-
tagged goods
Assam has launched the “Jal Shala”, under the Jal Doot programme
Maharashtra has become first state government to approve the Good
Governance Regulations
Recently, President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the India’s largest high
court campus in Jharkhand
Recently, Akashvani News has started a news bulletin in Gondi dialect in 
Chhattisgarh]
National Campaign for Updating and Verifying the People’s Biodiversity
Register (PBR) has been launched in Goa
US based StemCures has announced to establish India’s largest stem cell
manufacturing plant in Hyderabad
Recently, Mission Har Shikhar Tiranga has been flagged off from which of the
following states?  Arunachal Pradesh

GOVT SCHEMES
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha
Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Completes 8 Years
The Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, has launched
the scheme, ‘Vivad se Vishwas I – Relief to MSMEs’ for providing relief to
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for COVID19 period
Telangana Chief Minister (CM) K Chandrashekhar Rao announced a special
scheme named Geeta Karmikula Bima, for the Toddy Tappers community of
Telangana, to provide life insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh to toddy tappers
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Harris Park In Sydney Renamed 'Little India' During PM Modi's Australia
Visit
Devendra Fadnavis unveils Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Maur itius
Germany & the United Arab Emirates hosted the Petersberg Climate Dialogue
2023 in Berlin
Recently, Africa's biggest oil refinery, Dangote Oil Refinery, has been opened
in Nigeria
Ireland to become first country in the world with Mandatory Health
Warnings on Alcohol Products
“Fit for 55 in 2030” package, recently seen in news, has been launched by
European Union (EU)
Recently, the Arab League has re-admitted which of the following countries
into the organization? A. Syria
WHO (World Health Organisation) launched a new initiative called PRET
(Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats) to ensure the world is
prepared for future outbreaks like the Covid-19 pandemic
World Meteorological Congress, the supreme body of World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) approved a new Green House Gas (GHG) watch, a global
GHG monitoring initiative to support urgent action to reduce heat-trapping
gases which are fuelling temperature increase.
Savarkar statue to be unveiled in Mauritius

VISITS
Recently, Norodom Sihamoni has begun his first state visit to India. He is the
king of which of the following countries?Cambodia

PM Narendra Modi along with PM of Papua New Guinea James Marape

released translation of the Tamil classic ‘Thirukkural’ in the Tok Pisin language
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, conferred Prime Minister Modi with
the “Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL)“, the highest civilian
award in Fiji, in recognition of his global leadership
PM Modi jointly hosted the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands
Cooperation (FIPIC III Summit) with James Marape on May 22, 2023. FIPIC had
been launched during PM Modi’s visit to Fiji in 2014
EAM Dr S. Jaishankar visits Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican
Republic – 21-29 April 2023
East Bank-East Coast Road Linkage project- guena
GRSE-built ferry MV ‘Ma Lisha’ commissioned in Guyana
BANKING & FINSANCE NEW
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) of the Bank
for International Settlements (BIS) jointly launched G20 TechSprint 2023
Reliance General Insurance has become the first general insurance
company to accept the RBI’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) e-Rupee
(e₹) for premium payments

RBI: Banks to Commence ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ Campaign for Return of
Unclaimed Deposits
RBI approves the voluntary amalgamation of Maratha Co-op Bank with Cosmos
Co-operative Bank]
World Bank approves USD 82mn loan for Animal Health System Support for
One Health Program (AHSSOH) that will support India’s Livestock Health and
Disease Control Program, which seeks to control animal diseases by adopting
global best practices for animal health management and to prevent, detect,
and respond to endemic zoonotic diseases\
Note: AHSSOH is implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry & Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
ADB, India signs US$141.12 million Loan Agreement for industrial corridor
development in AP
Airtel Payments Bank collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI) to roll out Face Authentication for AePS (Aadhaar-enabled
Payment System)
Bharti Airtel & Dialog Axiata signs Binding Term Sheet for the Merger of
their Sri Lankan Subsidiaries
Cashfree Payments have partnered with Yes Bank to offer ‘Global
Collections’, an international collection service for Indian exporters with Yes
Bank account, to simplify the way Indian exporters receive payments from
across the world
Zomato UPI: Zomato inks pact with ICICI Bank to launch its own UPI
Google Pay & NPCI Collaborate to Integrate RuPay Credit Cards with UPI
Plotch, the SaaS (Software as a Service) firm, in collaboration with IDFC FIRST
Bank Limited, has launched an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)-
focused payment solution NodePe.
BharatPe Rebrands Multi-Brand Loyalty Program PAYBACK India as ‘Zillion’
Bank of India (BoI) announced the launch of a retail term deposit scheme for
senior citizens named ‘Shubh Arambh Deposit’.
Bank of Baroda introduces Live Video chat & Web Chat for Customers
Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes India’s 1st to Relocate Mauritius Domiciled
Fund to GIFT IFSC
HDFC Bank launched its customised retail banking programme ‘Vishesh’ for
customers in semi-urban and rural (SURU) geographies.
Yes Bank Launched Solar Financing Scheme ‘YES KIRAN’ for MSMEs
Kotak Bank unveils “Privy League” an Exclusive Premium Banking
Programme; offers India’s 1st LED Debit Cards
IDBI, BOB and SBI Capital Appointed to Manage Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency (IREDA) IPO
Axis Bank launches Digital Onboarding platform ‘Sarathi’ for POS Terminals

SBI General launches ‘Surety Bond Bima‘ for Infrastructure Projects

HDFC Bank Limited, India’s largest private sector bank, in association with the
Manipal Global Academy of BFSI (Banking, financial services and insurance), has
launched Future Bankers 2.0, a pan-India recruitment program to transform
young graduates into banking professionals within 1 year.
Bank of Maharashtra top performer in NPA management during FY23
Yes Bank unveils new logo; launched ‘Life Ko Banao Rich’ campaign tagline
HDFC AMC launches India’s first Mutual Fund focused on Defence Sector
Tide and Transcorp launch India’s-first Recycled PVC RuPay Card
Aditya Birla Capital launches ‘Udyog Plus’: An Innovative One-Stop Business
Platform for MSMEs
Turbo UPI: Razorpay unveils India’s fastest One-Step Payments Solution
Sberbank has unveiled its chatbot GigaChat

ECONOMY & BUSINESS NEWS

Netherlands becomes India’s 3rd Largest Export Destination in FY23 after US,
UAE
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE India) launched the rupee-
denominated New York Mercantile Exchange’s (NYMEX) West Texas
Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil and Natural Gas futures contracts in its
commodity derivatives segment.
TCS-led Consortium Bags Rs 15,000 crore BSNL Contract for 4G Deployment
According to the recent data by the RBI, Tamil Nadu has emerged as the State
with the highest market borrowings in 2022-23

MoU’s & AGREEMENTS

India, Russia Agreed to Explore RuPay and Mir cards for Easy Payments
Israel & India Partners to Establish Center of Water Technology at IIT Madras
NTPC and NPCIL signed agreement for developing Nuclear Power Plants
India’s CSIR & Israel’s DDR&D sign MoU on Industrial Research and
Development Cooperation
Odisha Govt Partnered with Infosys & Nasscom to boost Employability of
students in HEIs
Puducherry & L&T Engineering signed a MoU to develop Tourist Spots under
Centre’s Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme(SD2.0).
Swadesh Darshan scheme 2.0 (SD2.0) is a Central Sector Scheme under the
Ministry of Tourism. • The scheme aims to develop sustainable and responsible
destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach
The Indian Army’s (IA) Military Engineer Services (MES) Jhansi in Uttar
Pradesh (UP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian
Institute of Technology Kanpur, UP (IIT-K) to convert IA’s
stations/cantonments into carbon-neutral campuses
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Rail India Technical and Economic Service
Limited, (RITES Limited) as Technical Support Agency for Swachhata
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mahanagar Gas
Limited (MGL), a Public Sector Undertaking of the Gas Authority of India
Limited (GAIL), are joining hands to set up Asia’s largest bio-gas plant in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
MoHUA and MoR jointly ink MoU with JICA for Project SMART (‘Station Area
Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail)
IBM and NASA collaborate to convert satellite data into high resolution maps
using AI
IIT Madras partners with DRDO to Develop Sensor Technology for
Underwater Communications
Garuda Aerospace & HAL’s subsidiary Naini Aerospace partners to
Manufacture Make in India drones
International Arbitration & Mediation Centre Hyderabad (IAMC Hyderabad)
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Disputes
Arbitration Center (EDAC) in Türkiye to globally promote arbitration and
mediation
The Indian Steel Association (ISA), the apex steel industry body and ASEAN
(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Iron and Steel Council (AISC)
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unlock new avenues of
growth and sustainability in steel sector
Uber partners with GeM portal to offer taxi services to govt offices, agencies,
PSUs at fixed price
COMMITTEES & MEETINGS
Union Govt Constitutes 11-member Committee to Restructure 94-years-old
ICAR
IRDAI forms 5-Member Committee under Chairmanship of Pratima Murthy to
Advice on Mental Health Cover
NTCA formed a 11 member Committee Headed by Rajesh Gopal to oversee
Project Cheetah
56 th Annual General Meeting of Board of Directors of Asian Development
Bank (ADB) will be held in South Korea
SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE]
The 2024 G7 Summit (Group of Seven) will be held in which of the following
countries? Italy
World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the Future of Jobs Report 2023
Recently, the 76 th World Health Assembly 2023 has commenced in which of
the following countries?Geneva, Switzerland
International Monetary Fund (IMF)  has released the “Regional Economic
Outlook - Asia and Pacific” May 2023 report?
World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the “Chief Economists Outlook”
report?
INDEX]
rank of India in the recently released 2023 World Press Freedom Index by the
Reporters Without Borders - 161 st
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Forbes’ World’s 10 Highest-Paid Athletes
2023
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has been ranked as the World’s Top
Public/Private Business Incubators in the 2nd edition of the UBI Global World
Rankings of business incubators and accelerators
Tata Group only Indian firm in BCG list of top 50 Most Innovative Firms 2023;
Apple Tops
India’s AI Supercomputer ‘Airawat‘ Ranked 75th in Top 500 Global
Supercomputing List
Shanghai, Tokyo, Mumbai Emerge as Top Data Centre Markets in APAC Region:
Knight Frank Report
NITI Aayog Released ‘Best Practices in Social Sector: A Compendium, 2023’
in Collaboration with UNDP

Karnataka ranked most innovative Stateby the National Manufacturing

Innovation Survey 2021-22
UNEP Report: Measures to Reduce 80% of World’s Plastic Pollution by 2040
World Bank’s (WB) annual report ‘State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023’-
Revenues Collected Globally via Carbon Pricing Raised to US$95 billion in 2022

World Bank(WB)’s report titled “Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient,

and Inclusive in a Changing Climate”]

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2023 Laureus World Sports Awards: Lionel Messi & Shelly-Ann Fraser-
Pryce(Sprinter) win top awards
2023 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism; Books, Drama and Music:- Associated Press
won Journalism Prize under Public Service
UK based Indian origin actor-author Meera Syal receives BAFTA Fellowship
Pandit Ramkishan was honoured with the title of Shatabdi Purush (Man of
the Century)
3 Indian Student Teams Won NASA HERC 2023 Competition; Two Student
Winners of AP Felicitated by APNRTS
Russian Poet Maria Stepanova Received 2023 Leipzig Book Award For
European Understanding
Note: The winner of the 2022 Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding
was Austrian writer Karl-Markus Gauss.
Ram Nath Kovind confers ‘Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award’ on CM Yogi
Adityanath for Creating Fear-Free UP
Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Awarded the first ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime
Achievement Award2022
Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu, 28 years was announced as the winner of
the 2023 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, for his debut book ‘God’s
Children Are Little Broken Things’,
India Business Leader Awards’ (IBLA) 2023, the 18th edition of the annual
awards hosted by CNBC-TV18, was held at Jio World Convention Centre at BKC
(Bandra Kurla Complex), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pakistani-Canadian Author Musharraf Ali Farooqi wins the Inaugural Armory
Square Prize for Translation
N Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons Chairman Conferred with Highest French
Civilian Honour- “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur“
Trichy Airport’s New Terminal Project Bags International Safety Award:
British Safety Council
“Gauri,” a documentary based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh,
directed by Kavitha Lankesh, has won the “Best Long Documentary Award”
at the 12th edition of the South Asian Film Festival of Montréal
(SAFFMontréal 2023) in Montréal, Canada
Commonwealth Foundation Announced 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Regional Winners
Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the
International Booker Prize 2023 for the dark comic novel titled “Time
Shelter”. This becomes the first book originally written in Bulgarian (and
translated into English) to win the International Booker Prize.
3 Indian peacekeepers, Border Security Force(BSF) personnel Head Constables
Sanwala Ram Vishnoi & Shishupal Singh and civilian peacekeepers (national
staff) Shaber Taher Ali, were Posthumously awarded the United Nations Dag
Hammarskjöld Medal.
the London home of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a suffragette Indian
princess, Red Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India, was honoured with
the English Heritage’s commemorative Blue Plaque in London, the United
Kingdom (UK)
76th annual Cannes International Film Festival was held from May 16 to 27
2023 in Cannes, France
French film director Justine Triet’s French courtroom thriller ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
has won the top award of the 2023 – ‘Palme d’Or’ for best feature film.
23rd edition of IIFA 2023: Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor
awards
Dr M.N. Nandakumara has been awarded an honorary Member of the Order
of the British Empire (MBE) by King Charles III for his contributions to Indian
classical arts in Britain?
Recently, who amongst the following has been awarded the 57 th Jnanpith
Award?Damodar Mauzo

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) names Siddhartha Mohanty as
LIC Chairperson and First CEO
Shantanu Roy to be the Next CMD of  Bharat Earth Movers Limited
Ajay Banga becomes first Indian-American to be appointed as 14th World
Bank President
Santiago Peña elected as the next President of Paraguay
Elon Musk appoints Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
Alia Bhatt becomes 1st Indian Global Ambassador of Gucci
Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood Appointed as CBI Director for 2 years
Ravneet Kaur as Chairperson of CCI
ACC appoints Anil Kumar Jain as New Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory
Board (PNGRB) Chairman
Amy Pope of USA Elected as the 1st Woman Director General of UN’s
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Paytm appoints Bhavesh Gupta as President & COO
Manoj Soni sworn in as UPSC Chairman
Arjun Ram Meghwal Replaces Kiren Rijiju as Law Minister; Kiren Rijiju
Assigned to Earth Science Ministry
Siddaramaiah sworn in as CM of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar as Dy CM
Sony Sports Network ropes in Sania Mirza as its Ambassador
Realme ropes in Shah Rukh Khan as New Brand Ambassador
Parminder Chopra to Become 1st Woman CMD of Power Finance
Corporation
Praveen Kumar Srivastava appointed as Central Vigilance Commissioner
Bola Ahmed Tinubu sworn in as the New President of Nigeria;
CAG Murmu re-elected as external auditor of WHO for 2024-2027
Rajneesh Karnatakhas been appointed as the managing director and chief
executive officer of the Bank of India
Debadutta Chand has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Bank
of Baroda
R Dinesh has been elected as the president of the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) for the year 2023-24
Margherita Della Valle has been appointed as the first female and
permanent CEO of Vodafone
Ajit Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission and the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the appointed of who amongst the
following as its new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)? S.N.
Subrahmanyan
Rajiv Dhar has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer & Managing
Director of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL)
Recently, who amongst the following has been appointed as the new chairman
of the Data Security Council of India (DSCI)? Pramod Bhasin
Recently, which of the following Indian scientist has been elected as a Fellow of
the Royal Society? Rajeev Varshney
Harvard University has named Delhi University Professor Sathyabhama Das
Biju , popularly known as ‘ Frogman of India ’, as Radcliffe Fellow
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Emirates Airline Unveils World’s First Robotic Check-In Assistant: “Sara”
NASA Launches 2nd Super Pressure Balloon from New Zealand
Vast and SpaceX partnered to launch the first commercial space Station
Haven-1 by 2025
South Korea successfully launched ‘Next Generation Small Satellite 2(NEXTSat-
2), the first commercial-grade satellite aboard Korean Satellite Launch
Vehicle Two (KSLV-II), nicknamed Nuri,
Union Minister Narayan Rane, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises (MSME), launched the India Health Dialogue (IHD) platform in
Health Sector
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory - India (LIGO-India),
Hingoli.Maharashtra
Bus-sized Asteroid 2023 JL1 Passes Earth on 15th May 2023
Indian Navy & ISRO Jointly Released ‘Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan’ at
WSTF INS Garuda
China launches Shenzhou-16: First civilian astronaut joins space station mission
for 5 months
CJI DY Chandrachud launches ‘E-filing 2.0’ & “e-Sewa Kendra”
IIT, Madras have developed the ‘GBMDriver’
Microsoft has introduced “Jugalbandi”, which is an AI chatbot for rural
India?
Google has announced the second edition of its “Startups Accelerator:
Women Founders” programme in India?
DEFENCE
Indian Air Force participates in exercise INIOCHOS-23 in Greece
AIME-23: 1st ASEAN-India Maritime exercise initiated in Singapore
Indian Army ConductedBuland Bharat Training Exercise at High Altitude
Artillery Ranges of Eastern Theatre-Mandala High Altitude Firing Ranges in
Arunachal Pradesh.
Ex Agni Daman-23: Civil – Military Agencies Combat Fire Together at pune
Samudra Shakti 23: 4th India-Indonesia Bilateral Naval Exercise at Batam,
Indonesia
35th Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) held at IMBL in the Andaman
Sea
Al Mohed Al Hindi 23: 2nd edition of India-Saudi Arabia Bilateral Naval
Exercise held in Saudi Arabia
Dhruva Space successfully tests its Satellite Orbital Deployers & Orbital Link
launched aboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C55 mission
ISRO successfully tested Semi-Cryogenic Engine at the ISRO Propulsion
Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
Indian Navy Successfully Test-fired BrahMos Missile from INS Mormugao
Iran successfully test-launched ‘Kheibar’ New Generation Ballistic Missile
Indian Navy decommissions INS Magar at Naval base in Kochi after 36 years of
Service
MiG-29K makes first-ever Night Landing on INS Vikrant
the 6th Scorpene Submarine of Project-75, Yard 11880, Indian Navy’s Kalvari
class “Vaghsheer” commenced its sea trials
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan has taken charge as the Commander-in-Chief
of the Andaman and Nicobar Command
Border Roads Organization (BRO) has organized the “Ekta Evam Shradhanjali
Abhiyan”, a multi modal expedition as a part its Foundation Day Celebrations
Recently, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian
Navy have conducted the successful maiden test trial of “Air Droppable
Container -150” (ADC) off the coast of GOA
first batch of indigenous ALS-50 Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Loitering
Munitions has been received by Indian Air Force. It has been developed by Tata
Advance Systems Limited
Indian Navy’s MH-60R (Romeo) multirole helicopter has landed for the first
time on the indigenously developed destroyer, INS Kolkata. MH-60R is
manufactured by Lockheed Martin

Which of the following projects has been launched by the Indian Army to
deploy Battlefield Surveillance System? A. Project Sanjay
SPORTS
Badminton Asia Championships 2023: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy won Men's Doubles held at the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor
Hall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates(UAE)]
India finished with three bronze medals at the 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing
Championships. It was held in Uzbekistan
Golden Globe Race 2022: Indian Sailor Abhilash Tomy 1st Indian & Asian to
Complete Golden Globe Race
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal won the men’s singles title at the 2023 Roma
Garden Open, a part of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals)
Challenger Tour 2023
The Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 will be held in South Korea
2023 Squash World Cup will be held in Chennai
third edition of the Khelo India University Games 2022 has commenced in
Uttar Pradesh
Murali Sreeshankar from India has won the gold medal at the International
Jumping Meeting 2023 in Greece

Doha Diamond League 2023: Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Javelin Throw with
88.67m throw
17 th Fide World Championship 2023: Ding Liren becomes China’s 1st Male
World Chess Champion
FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Asian Weightlifting Championships Jinju 2023: India Finishes Campaign with 3
Silver Medals
Asian Weightlifting Championships Jinju 2023 in Jinju, South Korea
India wins 17 medals(10 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze) at Moscow Wushu Stars
Championship 2023
International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol 2023
held in Baku, Azerbaijan : India ends campaign with four medal
Luca Brecel has won the World Snooker Championship 2023?
Vantika Agrawal has become the 11 th female Indian to achieve the
International Masters title
The world’s largest and first franchise-based chess league, Global Chess League
2023, will be held in Dubai, UAE
Telangana’s Vuppala Prraneeth becomes India’s 82nd Grandmaster\
The men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 (Hockey) will be held in OMAN
Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev wins Men’s Singles title; Elena Rybakina
wins Women’s singles title
Indian long jumper Shaili Singh won bronze in Seiko Golden Grand Prix
2023, Japan
Malaysia Masters 2023: HS Prannoy won Men’s Singles title & 1st World Tour
Title
Formula 1: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins Grand Prix De Monaco 2023
What is the name of the mascot of the Khelo India University Games Uttar
Pradesh 2022? Jeetu
Recently, Anjum Moudgil has been honoured with the Arjuna award. She is
related to which of the following sports? Shooting
World Table Tennis Championships 2023 has commenced in South Africa
Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, recently seen in news, is in which of the
following states?
OBITUARY 
Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson Arun Manilal Gandhi, Author and Socio-Political
Activist, Passed Away
US Sprinter & 3 Time Olympic Medalist Tori Bowie Passed Away
Kaur Singh has passed away. He was related with which of the following sports?
A. Boxing

Sahitya Akademi Awardee & Bengali author Samaresh Majumdar Passed away
Padma Bhushan Awardee and Indian-American development economist Padma
Desai passed away
American Economist & Nobel laureate Robert E Lucas Jr Passed Away
Australian Tennis Player Owen Davidson, winner of 13 Grand Slam doubles
titles, passed away
Renowned British Novelist Martin Louis Amis Passed Away
Renowned Telugu writer, Sahitya Akademi Awardee Kethu Viswanath Reddy
Passed Away
Kannada Writer & Sahitya Akademi Awardee, GH Nayak Passed Away
Balubhau Dhanorkar, Congress MP from Maharashtra, Passed Away at 47

Recently, it was informed that an unfinished painting ‘Parsi Lady’ will soon be
in the public domain. It was made by Raja Ravi Varma
BOOKS & AUTHORS
‘Reflections’ by Narayanan Vaghul
“Made In India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise”- Amitabh Kant
“Sachin@50 – Celebrating a Maestro”-Boria Majumdar
“Just Aspire” =Ajai Chowdhry
K.K. Shailaja Authored a New Book “My Life as a Comrade”
Ruskin Bond Authored a New Book Titled “The Golden Years”
“Partitioned Freedom”,- Ram Madhav
“RINGSIDE – Up, Close, and Personal on India and Beyond”,-) Dr Vijay Darda
‘NTR: A Political Biography’ by Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla
“The Indian Metropolis: Deconstructing India’s Urban Spaces”-Feroze Varun
Gandhi

IMPORTANT DAYS
World Immunization Week 2023 – April 24 -30
World Veterinary Day 2023 – April 29      “Promoting Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusiveness in the Veterinary Profession”
World Asthma Day 2023- May 2    “Asthma care for All”
World Tuna Day 2023 – May 2
International Workers’ Day 2023 – May 1
International Jazz Day 2023 – April 30
Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2023 – April 30     “Swasthya Amrit”.
World Press Freedom Day 2023 – May 3       “Shaping a Future of Rights:
Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other human rights”
International Firefighters’ Day 2023 – May 4
IFFD’s symbol: Red and Blue ribbon (two colours fused on top)
In India, 14th April of every year is observed as the National Fire Service (NFS)
Day
World Hand Hygiene Day 2023 – May 5      “Accelerate action together. SAVE
LIVES – Clean Your Hands”
African World Heritage Day 2023 – May 5
World Cartoonist’s Day 2023 – May 5
International No Diet Day 2023 – May 6            Ribbon: The symbol of
International No Diet Day is a light blue ribbon
International Leopard Day 2023 – May 3
On International Leopard Day (3 May 2023), the Cape Leopard Trust (CLT),
active predator conservation working group, Panthera, a global wild cat
organisation, and some other organisations launched a new portal
“internationalleopardday.org” dedicated to leopards with an aim of promoting
and honouring leopards all across the globe
Buddha Purnima – 5th May 2023
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2023 – May 8    “Everything we do
comes #fromtheheart”
International Thalassaemia Day 2023 – May 8  Be aware, Share, Care:
Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassemia Care Gap
World Athletics Day 2023 – May 7
“Athletics for All – A New Beginning”
64th Raising Day of Border Roads Organisation – 7th May 2023
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives
during the Second World War – 8-9 May 2023
National Technology Day 2023 – May 11       “School to Startups- Igniting
Young Minds to Innovate”

International Nurses Day 2023 – May 12       “Our Nurses. Our Future”
  
World Migratory Bird Day 2023 – May 13   “Water: Sustaining Bird Life”.
International Day of Families 2023 – May 15    “Demographic Trends and
Families”.
National Dengue Day – May 16 2023   
International Day of Living Together in Peace 2023 – May 16
World Hypertension Day 2023 – May 17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2023 – May
17     “Together Always: United in Diversity”
International Museum Day 2023 – May 18
World AIDS Vaccine Day 2023 – May 18
World Metrology Day 2023 – 20th May    “Measurements supporting the global
food system”
World Bee Day 2023 – May 20
“Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production”
International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 – May 22             “From
Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”.
International Tea Day 2023 – May 21
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2023 – 21st May
National Anti-Terrorism Day 2023 – May 21
World Turtle Day 2023 – May 23
Endangered Species Day(ESD) is annually observed across the globe on the 3rd
Friday of May to create awareness about endangered flora and fauna and to
highlight the significance of the plants and animals working in harmony to
sustain the ecosystem. Endangered Species Day 2023 was observed on 19th
May 2023.
The theme of Endangered Species Day 2023 is “Celebrating The 50th
Anniversary Of The Endangered Species Act!”
International Missing Children’s Day 2023 – May 25
World Thyroid Day 2023 – May 25
The All India Football Federation(AIFF) has declared June 23 as “AIFF
Grassroots Day” to commemorate the birth anniversary of Indian football icon
Pradip Kumar Banerjee (PK Banerjee)
UNGA declares November 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day
Indian Commonwealth Day 2023 – May 24     “Forging a Sustainable and
Peaceful Common Future
World Hunger Day 2023 – May 28   “Celebrating sustainable solutions to
hunger and poverty”
The United Nations(UN)’s Sustainable Development Goal(SDG) 2 aims to
achieve “zero hunger”
World Menstrual Hygiene Day – May 28 2023      “Making menstruation a
normal fact of life by 2030”.
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2023 – 29th May    ‘Peace
begins with me’
International Everest Day 2023 – May 29
World Digestive Health Day 2023 – May 29  “Your Digestive Health: A Healthy
Gut From the Start“.
International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2023 – May 28      “Our Voices,
Our Actions, Our Demand: Uphold Women’s Health and Rights Now.”
World Vape Day 2023- May 30
APPS & WEB PORTAL
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying, launched a Veterinary Council of India (VCI) portal
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched ‘Him Data Portal’ for
better digital services
Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change
launched a mobile application named Meri LiFE (My life)
AP launches ‘e-Chits’ app to Regulate Funds through Online Transactions
MoC Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Sanchar Saathi Portal to Prevent
Frauds by Misusing Mobile Phones
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts celebrates Rabindra Jayanti; ‘Vigyan
Vaibhav’ portal Launched
UGC Launches 2 New Portals: “UTSAH” to Track Implementation of NEP 2020 &
“PoP”'
Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated PCIM&H ‘e-office’ and
online portal
Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), laid the foundation
stone of the Guwahati (Assam) campus of the National Forensic Science
University (NFSU). This will be the world’s 11th NFSU Campus and India’s 10th
Campus. • Amit Shah also launched the web portal “Assam Police Seva Setu”
The GS NIRNAY app was launched by the Union Minis ter of Rural Development
& Panchayati Raj
Union Health Ministry launches a learning management information system
named SAKSHAM
misc
Recently, two new species named “Leptestheria chalukyae” and “Leptestheria
gomantaki” have been discovered. They belong to which of the following
species?Shrimp
Recently, the scientists have discovered new species “Saurona triangula” and
“Saurona aurigera”. It belongs to which of the following species?Butterfly
foundation stone for the construction of “Ekatha Harbour” has been laid in
which of the following countries? A. Maldives
According to the recently released “Internet in India Report 2022”, which of the
following states has the highest Internet penetration? A. Goa
Recently, the “River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar: Partnership for
Building International River-Sensitive Cities” was held in which of the following
cities? A. New Delhi
Recently, which of the following countries has unveiled the unmanned mini-
submarine named “BlueWhale”? Israel
India’s first International Multimodal Logistics Park is being developed in
Jogighopa. It is in which of the following states? A. Assam
“Cyclone Mocha” is developing over Bay of Bengal. Which of the following
countries has named this cyclone? Yemen
Recently, which of the following countries has unveiled the “Basic Plan on
Ocean Policy”? A. Japan
) Recently, Fuego Volcano in which of the following countries has erupted?
Guatemala
Recently, Ubhauli festival was celebrated by the Kirant community of which of
the following countries?  Nepal

Recently, which of the following companies has bought Ecuadorian bonds

worth $1.6 billion in a debt-for-nature swap, which is aimed at conservation of
the Galapagos Islands? Credit Suisse
the first-ever physical Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Startup Forum
2023 was held in which of the following cities? . New Delhi
The first Ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council
will be held in which of the following cities? A. Brussels
Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) signed an MoU with Purdue University,
USA for capacity building, research and development, and industry participation
Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana has been chosen as the brand
ambassador of the Indian contingent participating in the Special Olympics for
individuals with intellectual disabilities 2023, Berlin, Germany
London Stock Exchange Group PLC has announced to set up a Technology
Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad
) Recently, the Fossil remains of a giant pilosaur has been discovered in which
of the following countries? A. England
Recently, which of the following countries has delivered “Storm Shadow” cruise
missiles to Ukraine? United Kingdom (Britain)
Recently, which of the following countries has passed a law which legalizes
euthanasia? Portugal
Recently, it was informed that Signy Island is facing an ecological challenge due
to a flightless midge called Eretmoptera murphyi. Signy Island is located at
which of the following places? Antarctica
Recently, who amongst the following has become the second person to
successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest for the 26 th time?Pasang
Dawa Sherpa
Recently, the Integrated Biological Control Laboratory has been inaugurated at
the National Institute of Plant Health Management. It is in which of the
following cities? Hyderabad
Recently, which of the following institutions has inaugurated Asia’s first-ever
subsea research lab, the Centre for Subsea Engineering Research (CSER)? MIT-
World Peace University, Pune
“Lecanemab” and “Donanemab” drugs, recently seen in news, are related to
which of the following diseases? Alzheimer’s
Recently, who amongst the following has created a record of reaching the top
of Mount Everest for the 27 th time? Kami Rita Sherpa
Wings India 2024 will be held in which of the following cities? Hyderabad
Recently launched “75/25” initiative by the Union Ministry of Health is related
to which of the following? Hypertension and Diabetes
the central government has decided to form how many new Farmer Producer
Organizations (FPOs) in the cooperative sector? 1,100
Recently, which of the following state governments has launched a 5G
technology training programme under its Skill Development Mission?
Uttar Pradesh
Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has developed the
“Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM
Subscriber Verification” (ASTR). Its pilot project was launched in which of the
following states? Haryana
Recently, which of the following agencies has conducted a nationwide
operation called “Operation Dhvast” targeting terrorists, gangsters, and drug
smugglers? National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Monpa Handmade Paper of which of the following states has been revived by
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? Arunachal Pradesh
Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, recently seen in news, is in which of the
following states? Maharashtra
Forum Shopping”, recently seen in news, is related to which of the following? A.
Judiciary
The UNESCO World heritage site “City of the Dead”, recently seen in news, is in
which of the following countries?Egypt
Recently, which of the following has become the first municipal corporation
to use Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? Patna Municipal Corporation
 Recently, the ancient Olmec artifact known as the “Gateway to the Underworld”
has been repatriated to which of the following countries? Mexico
PM Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated India’s new Parliament building. It is
designed by who amongst the following? Bimal Patel
Recently, which of the following state governments has launched Kaveri 2.0
portal to simplify the property registration process? Karnataka