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FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEIVIY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) GRR PET Tae aa tS 1. STATES 1. For the first time in the Tripura elections, the people of the community called “Bru” participated in the elections. They are also known as Rings. They live in Mizoram, Tripura and South Assam 2. First Constitution Park in India to come up in Pune, Maharashtra. It will be jointly developed by the Indian Army and the Puneet Balan Group. It contains elements to inform the priorities of the duties of citizens to become a developed India by 2047. 3. Border Road Organization constructed Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the longest Bi-lane tunnel in the world. It is at an altitude of 13,000 feet. Connects Tej Pur-Tawang roads. Recently it has achieved another honor. The ‘International Book of Honour’ of England recognized it as the highest tunnel in India. 4, The Constitution Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, to include ‘Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Kali and Gadda Brahmin’ communities in the list of STs of UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9th February 2024 to amend the Constitution Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 with respect to the UT of J&K. Earlier, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th February 2024 5. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is intended to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes regarding Andhra Pradesh. The following inclusions will be made in list of Scheduled Tribes of Andhra Pradesh: - > Inclusion of ‘Bondo Porja’ and 'Khond Porja’, that are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), at entry 25 in the ST list of Andhra Pradesh, > Inclusion of ‘Konda Savaras’, that are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), at entry 28 in the ST list of Andhra Pradesh 6. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024 proposed to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in relation to Odisha. The following changes/inclusions will be made in list of Scheduled Tribes of Odisha: - > Four Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), which are proposed to be included in their own names in the list of STs > Pauri Bhuyan, Paudi Bhuyan as synonyms of Bhuiya, Bhuyan > Chuktia Bhunjia as synonym of Bhunjia > Bondo as sub-entry under STs "Bondo Poraja, Bonda Paroja. Banda Paroja" > Mankidia as synonym of ST "Mankirdia” FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM. 1 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 7. The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has joined hands with Starscapes, a leading astro-tourism company, to introduce "Nakshatra Sabha", a new initiative to provide a comprehensive Astro Tourism experience to people 8. Police have undertaken ‘Operation Maryada’ to prevent any attacks during the Kedarnath Yatra. Also, the police will give appropriate instructions and advice to the devotees to protect the sanctity of this area. If these are violated, challans will be imposed 9, The Tamil Nadu government has launched a three-day survey for conservation of Nilgiti Tahar. The main objective of this survey is to better understand and conserve the Nilgiri Tahr. The survey is being supported by the Wildlife Institute of India (Wil), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWE), and IUCN organizations 10. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has successfully secured USD 400 million financing from a consortium of five leading international banks for its 750 MW solar projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat 11. The Uttarakhand government has suspended the manufacturing licenses of 14 products from Patanjali Ayurved 12. Bhadla Solar Park(Rajasthan is the largest Solar Park of India as on 20231It is the largest solar park in the world in terms of electricity generation and the second-largest solar park in terms of area 13.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has granted approval to the Uttar Pradesh Government's proposal to rename 8 railway stations in Amethi district 14, The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation Cell (SVEEP) of Kamrup Election District(Assam) has partnered with IIT Guwahati unveils a innovative 3D printed dummy ballot unit 15. The country's first private train service will start from June 4 on the Thiruvananthapuram to Goa route in Kerala, SRMP Global Railways Pvt Ltd will operate this train service. The main objective of this train is to attract tourists. This private train service will be operated by Indian Railways and Princip World Travels Private Limited as a part of Bharat Gauravayatra project. 16. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had launched the Pirul Lao-Paise Pao Mission, Under this campaign, to prevent forest fires, the Pirul (leaves from the Pine Tree) lying in the forest will be collected by the local villagers and youth, weighed, and then stored at the designated Pirul Collection Centre 17. Gujarath's traditional artisans of ‘Kutch Ajrakh’ have been bestowed with the prestigious Gl Tag 18. 10th century Telugu inscription dating back to 10th century CE was found near Yerragonda palem(Y Palem) village in Prakasam district(AP) 19, Kerala's health authorities have reported West Nile fever cases in three districts Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Thrissur 20. Manipur government launched the "School on Wheels" initiative aiming to addressing the educational needs of displaced children. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 2 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 21.The Gurgaon administration has announced cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal as its brand ambassador for the election. Officials said the popular bowler will appeal to voters to exercise their rights. Desi Rockstar and Naveen Punia have also been picked as brand ambassadors. 22. Assam's Kamrup District Election Officer Kirti Jalli came up with an innovative idea to encourage first-time voters to come to the polling booth. She started the ‘Buddy Voter’ program to encourage new voters who are going to vote for the second time 23, Harish Kumar Gupta took charge as the new DGP of Andhra Pradesh 24. “Idashisha Nongrang” was appointed as the first woman DGP of Meghalaya, She belongs to the Kashi tribe 25. In response to a public interest litigation (PIL) on child marriage, the Rajasthan High Court has issued a directive aimed at curbing the practice in the state. With the approaching Akshay Tritiya festival, notorious for child marriages, the court has emphasized the responsibility of sarpanchs and panchayat members in preventing such unions 26. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the statue of Mihir Bhoj at Mihirbhoj College located in Dadri, Gautam Budh Nagar(Uttar Pradesh).There is a dispute between the Gurjar and Rajput society regarding Raja Mihir Bhoj, considering him as their ancestor, 2. INTERNATIONAL RE IONS 1. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj handed over $5,00,000 to UN Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund(UNCTTF), reaffirming unwavering commitment to global fight against terrorism. > UNCTTF aims to support global efforts in countering terrorism. It was established in 2009 and incorporated into the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in 2017 2. Venezuela has likely become the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers. Scientists expected the Humboldt glacier to last another decade. However, it melted at a faster rate than expected.Once home to six glaciers nestled in the Andes mountains at approximately 5,000 meters above sea level, Venezuela saw the disappearance of five by 2011. Scientists initially estimated that the Humboldt glacier would endure for another decade, but its rapid melting has defied expectations. 3. EU Gives Final Approval To Artificial Intelligence Act European Union ministers have unanimously given their final approval to the Artificial Intelligence Act. It is a major new law that regulates the use of transformative technology in “high-risk” situations, such as law enforcement and employment. 4, Climate Promise-2025 was launched by UNDP in the Office of the Economic and Social Council to help countries achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions. Article 4 of the Paris Agreement deals with Nationally Determined Contributions FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 3 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 5. The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), an initiative launched by the World Health Organization in 1974. It commemorates 50 years. The EPI was introduced as the eradication of smallpox virus was on the horizon, and a need to leverage the then immunisation infrastructure and a trained workforce was recognised to expand the benefit of available vaccines. > India launched the EPI in 1978, which was later renamed as the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) in 1985. While in 1974, there were vaccines to prevent six diseases, five decades later, there are vaccines against 13 diseases which are. universally recommended; and vaccines against 17 additional diseases are recommended for a context-specific situation 6. The energy and environment ministers of the G7 alliance have decided to phase out coal- based electricity by 2035. These key decisions were taken ina meeting held in Italy. This alliance includes America, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. > The G7 does not have a formal constitution or a fixed headquarters. The decisions taken by leaders during annual summits are non-binding. Therefore, India is not a permanent member of the G7 7. The largest carbon-dioxide storage system named "Mammoth" has been made available in Iceland. It is developed by a company called Climeworks. The same company built a system called Orca in 2021. A newly constructed mammoth is 10times larger than Orca 8. Sri Lanka has decided to jointly develop the Kanke Santorai port in the northern province of Sri Lanka with India. Also the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota, Sri Lanka will be operated by India-Russia Shaurya Aeronautics Limited. The airport is in serious trouble. The Cabinet of india approved the project. 9. Recently, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emirate's ruler, unveiled plans for the upgraded Al Maktoum International Airport, which is set to become the world's largest airport that will be capable of handling 260 million passengers.He outlined ambitious plans for the airport, including the construction of five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates, at an estimated cost of AED 128 billion or $35 billion over the next decade 10. The UK Parliament has passed a new law to protect against cyber attacks and hacking. A strong password should be established on all electronic devices. The UK was the first Parliament to pass this type of law. The Act also lays down minimum security standards for all internet-connected smart devices 11. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has taken a key decision to promote the environment. Bringing in ‘Blue Residency Visa’ with long term validity for people working to save nature. With this, you can participate in environmental projects in the UAE along with a ten-year residence permit 12. Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Corona Cases Recently Reported in Saudi Arabia 13. Two suspected cases of Marburg virus have been reported by which West African country? Ghana FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 4 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14.India supported the resolution introduced for full membership of Palestine in the United Nations. In order for a new country to become a member, 9 countries in the Security Council must agree. No country with permanent membership can veto. America recently vetoed this resolution. However, a resolution was introduced in the General Assembly to reconsider this decision and to grant membership to Palestine and India supported this. 15.|sraeli drones recently blew up the jeep of the charity 'WCK' which is providing food to thousands of people in Gaza. But what is the full form of WCK? World Central Kitchen 16. The Food Safety Authority of New Zealand has revealed that it is investigating quality defects in the spice powder products of leading spice brands MDH and Everest. Ethylene oxide is a chemical that causes cancer in humans. Their use has been phased out in many countries including New Zealand. An investigation was carried out in the wake of reports of the presence of this chemical in the products of MDH and Everest 17. Food safety authorities in the European Union found 527 products linked to India to contain ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical 18. Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) office opened in Thimphu, capital of Bhutan 19, The United Nations has set up a new panel on key energy transition minerals. It addresses the challenges of material-energy relationships. It also promotes responsible, value chains. 20. India was included in the 2024 Special 301 report released by the US regarding intellectual rights, It was created by an organization called the US Trade Representative 21. Three European countries Norway, Ireland and Spain declared that they recognize Palestine as an independent country. 22. India's Tata Consultancy has set up a Global Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence in Paris, the capital of France. 23. The General Assembly of the United Nations declared that 25th May every year should be observed as World Football Day. It is the most popular sport in the world. The resolution was proposed in the 80th Plenary Session of the General Assembly and approved 24, The country of Ukraine has passed a law to allow those serving prison sentences to voluntarily join the army. It does not apply to those serving sentence for rape and murder 25.The ‘Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander’ coalition held a concert at the White House in America. The ceremony was held to commemorate the services of Indian Americans, President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris organized it. The music of Sare Jahase Accha song was heard in this ceremony 26. The central government has decided to export 14000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius. 27.A historic resolution to end violence against women was adopted by the 27-nation European Union. This resolution will help prevent forced marriages, harassment of women using cyber knowledge ete. 28. Yoga classes officially started in Pakistan. The Sports-Cultural Department of the Development Authority has started yoga classes in the country's capital, |slamabad FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 5 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 29. 30 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa on 10 May 2024. Mahatma Gandhi was thrown from the train in 1893 due to caste discrimination. This incident took place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. In 1894, Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Congress and started the struggle against racial discrimination. 30. CAG Girish Chandra Murmu has signed a MoU with Toyam Raya, Auditor General of Nepal to enhance cooperation between the two institutions 31. India has signed a 10-year agreement to develop and operate Iran's strategic Chabahar Port as India aims to boost trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.Chabahar Port is located on the Gulf of Oman and is the only oceanic port in the country 32. Friendship marriage: Youngsters in Japan are embracing friendship marriages where they enter into a relationship without love or sex. 33, The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported cases of mpox (monkeypox) > WHO declares end to ‘mpox’ public health emergency 34, The government of India has signed an agreement with the government of Bangladesh to renew the MoU to train 1500 Bangladeshi Civil officers from 2025 to 2030 35. North Korea government has banned red lipstick 36.In Nagaland, ambassador of Japan to India, Hiroshi Suzuki and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio jointly inaugurated the Kohima Peace Memorial and laid the foundation stone of Eco Park Kohima 37. The Sri Lankan government has approved an agreement with Adani Green Energy for the development of wind power stations in Mannar and Poonerin 38. Nepal's population growth rate over the past decade is recorded at 0.92% per annum, marking the lowest growth rate in the last 80 years. he current population stands at approximately 29.2 million, with a growth of 2.7 million from mid-April 2011 to mid-April 2021.Nepal's national average life expectancy is 71.3 years, with life expectancy for females at 68.2 years and males at 73.8 years. 39. The Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal has urged residents to wear masks due to the alarming increase in air pollution levels in the Kathmandu valley 40. As per Pakistan Economic Survey 2022/23, the literacy rate of Pakistan according to Labor Force Survey 2020- 21 was 62.8% 41. The Central Government has extended the ban on the Sri Lankan terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years. LTTE was formed in 1976. India banned the organization after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. Since then, the ban has been extended every five years 42. Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel's economic advisor Chiranjeevi Nepal has resigned from his post. His comments on the government's decision to print a new map of Nepal with three Indian territories on the country’s Rs 100 note have been controversial. Kalapani, Lipulej, Limpi Yadura areas have been included in the new map of Nepal. India claims them as its territories FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 6 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 43. As per National Population and Housing Census 2021 of Nepal, what percentage of birth of children of age 5 years and below was NOT registered in Nepal? 26% 44, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as Prime Minister of the country on 10 May 2024, Mishustin was first appointed as Russia's PM in 2020, 45. Mahamat Idris Deby Itno, Chad's military dictator and interim president, has secured victory in the Chad country presidential election 46. President of Iran Ibrahim Raisi (63) died in a helicopter crash. The helicopter he was traveling in, BEL-212 2024, crashed on May 19 in a densely forested area of East Azarbaijan province. The ‘Iranian Red Crescent Society’ identified the crash site on May 20. Foreign Minister Hossain Amir Abolla Hian also died along with him. Raisi was elected as the President of Iran in 2021 > Ibrahim Raisi is also known as Butcher of Tehran. Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as interim president of Iran in Raisi’s place. He is currently the first Vice President of the country. According to Iran's constitution, if the president dies suddenly, the first vice president will take over the post with the approval of the Supreme Leader. After that, within 50 days, elections will be held for the new president 47. Economist Lawrence Wong was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore. President Dharman Shanmugaratnam administered the oath to 48. Nikki Haley, a leader of Indian origin who competed for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party in America, made history against Donald Trump in the Washington DC state primary. With this victory, she achieved the rare distinction of being the first woman to win the Republican presidential primary 49. Scottish National Party (SNP) veteran John Swinney was confirmed as the party's new leader & elected as First Minister of Scotland 50.In March 2024, China outpaced India in importing Russian crude by sea, receiving 1.82 million barrels per day (bpd) compared to India's 1.36 million 51. Legislators in the Solomon Islands have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister 52."To Lam” was appointed as the new president of Vietnam. He is currently the head of security agencies, 53, Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico shot, stable after surgery 54, Jose Raul Mulino (64) has won the Panama presidential elections. He served as Interior and Security Minister during Martinell's administration from 2009 to 2014. Mulino will take office on July 1 fora five-year term 55.Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first Muslim First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has announced his resignation amid political turmoil 56.Labor Party leader Sadiq Khan of Pakistani descent has won a third term as Mayor of London FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 7 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) Pe) EAU A 1. World Press Freedom Index 2024 released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) > _ India is ranked 159 out of the 180 nations > Top 5 Countries: > 1st: Norway > sth: Finland > 2nd: Denmark > 180 rank: Eritrea > 3rd: Sweden > 179 rank: Syria > 4th: Netherlands 2. India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator in 2023, according to a report by the global energy think tank, Ember. India generated 5.8 per cent of its electricity from solar in 2023. China and the USA are number 1 & 2 of the world's solar power generators 3. India ranked 39th position in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024. '® India also ranks the highest in South Asia among the lower middle income economies. > This index was compiled in collaboration with the UK-based University of Surrey > Top 5 Countries: 1st: USA 4th: France 2nd: Spain Sth: Australia 3rd: Japan 4. According to a new analysis by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PM-EAC), the percentage of Hindus in India has decreased by 7.82% between 1950 and 2015(from 84.68% to 78.06%), while the percentages of Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs have increased.Hindu population in India as of 2011 is approximately 79.8% > The share of Muslim population in 1950 was 9.84% and increased to 14.09% in 2015 - a 43.15% increase in their share.the share of Christian population rose from 2.24% to 2.36% - an increase of 5.38% between 1950 and 2015 The share of Sikh population increased from 1.24% in 1950 to 1.85% in 2015 - a 6.58% rise in their share.Even the share of the Buddhist population witnessed a noticeable increase & the share of Jains in the population of India decreased.the share of the Parsi population decreased by 85% from 0.03% to 0.0004%. In 167 surveyed countries, the average reduction of majority populations globally during the period 1950-2015 was 22%.The decline of the majority religious population was steeper in OECD countries, with an average decline of 29% In the South Asian region, the majority religious group is increasing while minority populations have significantly declined in countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Afghanistan > As per the data from National Family Health Survey, India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is currently around 2, which is close to the preferred TFR of 2.19. TER is a reliable indicator for projecting population growth.For Hindus, it declined from 3.3 in 1991 to 2.1 in 2015, and further to 1.9 in 2024.In Muslims, it declined from 4.4 in 1991 to 2.6 in 2015, and further to 2.4 in 2024. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 8 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 5. India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the $100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said.The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in its World Migration Report 2024 said that in 2022, India, Mexico, China, the Philippines and France were the top five remittance recipient countries. > Mexico was the second-largest remittance recipient in 2022, a position it also held in 2021 after overtaking China, which historically had been the second-biggest recipient after India,” the report said. 6. ‘Emeritus’ has been ranked as the number one EdTech Company in the world by TIME Magazine's inaugural "World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024" ranking 7. Wealthiest Cities Report 2024; > Mumbai and Delhi have been included for the first time in the top 50 world's wealthiest cities of the world. Mumbai was ranked 24th, and Delhi was 37th in this report > Top 3 citie: 1. New York City (USA) > 2. The Bay Area (USA) 3. Tokyo City Vapan) 8. Niti Aayog has stated that in the context of ever-rapid urbanization, a lot of waste water is generated, of which only 40% is treated. It also revealed that it is not being used for reuse. NITI Aayog released a report titled ‘Promotion of Purified Water - Water Trade Policy’ 9. The latest ‘Microsoft, LinkdIn 2024 Work Trend Index’ report reveals that nearly 92 percent of professionals are using Al in their workplaces. The world average in this regard is 75 percent 10. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Seaoter International jointly released the report ‘Climate Change in the Indian Mind- 2023' in America. This report is based on a survey conducted in India. The survey revealed that over 90 percent of the population is concerned that global warming is the biggest threat to India 11. According to the ‘Food Waste Index Report-2024' prepared by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), UK-based Waste and Resource Action Programme, 105 crore tonnes of food was wasted globally in 2022. In 2022, 550 million tons of food items will be produced worldwide. According to the report- the highest annual per capita food waste in Maldives is 207 kg. It is 55 kg in India. Households will account for 60 percent of all food wasted globally in 2022; The report reveals that 28 percent in hotels and restaurants and 12 percent in other places 12. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) estimates that 56.4 percent of the total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diet. It has released 17 dietary guidelines to get essential nutrients to avoid various diseases 13. According to the 'Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change’ the number of people above 60 years of age will reach about 210 crores by 2050. The number of elderly people (aged over 69 years) living in areas with temperatures above the 37.5 degree Celsius threshold is estimated to be 14% of the global elderly population by 2020. By 2050, their share will increase to 23% FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 9 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14, A study by Tata Memorial Center (TMC) concluded that productivity loss in India due to oral cancers will be around $560 crore in 2022. It is said to be 0.18% of the country’s GDP. India accounts for two-thirds of all oral cancer deaths worldwide 15. India's Environment Report-2024 recently estimated that 75 percent of the Himalayan snow is at risk of melting by 2100. From 2013 to 2020, 44 percent of natural disasters in India were caused by melting snow in the Himalayas, the report said 4. GOVT RELATED & ECONOMY 1. India through Bharat 6G Alliance is entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with NextG Alliance of ATIS, USA and 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G- IA) of EU to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies, support a common 66 vision and creating secure and trusted telecommunications as well as resilient, supply chains. > The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications launched the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) on july 2023 to foster innovation and leadership in 6G technology, the next frontier of wireless communication > BEGA aims to bring together Indian startups, companies, and the manufacturing ecosystem to establish consortia that drive the design, development and deployment of 6G technologies in India. By accelerating standards-related patent creation within the country and actively contributing to international standardization organizations such as 3GPP and ITU, B6GA seeks to position India at the forefront of 6G innovation. > One of the key goals of B6GA is to facilitate market access for Indian telecom technology products and services, enabling the country to emerge as a global leader in 6G technology > It aims to deploy 6G technologies to act as a powerful force multfier for India by 2030 2. Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a merged scheme of 03 Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan ( SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY) and has been implemented since 2021-22 with an aim to reduce poverty of the SC communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through Skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives and to improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuringadequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages > Under Adarsh Gram Component, a total of 1834 villages have been Declared as Adarsh Gram during the current FY2023-24 FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 10 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 3. The Government of India is issuing a special type of bond called a Floating Rate Bond (FRB) that matures in 2034 with 8% interest rate 4. Vizhinjam Port in Kerala to stand as India's first transhipment hub. It will be organized by Adani organization 5. According to data from the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), an economic think tank, China has emerged as India's largest trading partner in the fiscal year 2023-24, surpassing the United States. The two-way commerce between India and China stood at a staggering $1184 billion, slightly edging out the $118.3 billion traded with the US. 6. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has the power to issue No Objection Certificate to drug manufacturing companies. It will come into effect from May 15. This organization will play a vital role in the regulation of medicines in India. It works under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 7. India's National Hydro Electric Power Corporation has tied up with Norway's Ocean Sun to bring floating solar technology to India. it will use the knowledge of installing photo voltaic panels on hydro elastic layers 8. Which is the newly launched portal by the Government of India for the citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who intend to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act-2019? indiancitizenshiponline.ni 9. Drip Pricing: Selling a product at a low price and then charging a higher price is called drip pricing. Charges more than what is stated, citing service charge or other factors. Doing this is cheating the consumers. Drip pricing can be done by calling NCH 1915 or WhatsApp on 8800001915 10. In February 2024, APAAR(Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) was launched by Ministry of Education through Common Service Centres (CSCs) in remote villages of India. The objective of APAAR is ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. APAAR has been conceptualized under. the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) in which all college/university-going students are required to register on ABC, i.e, Academic Bank of Credits 11. India has started the process of consolidating its 4 airspace regions into a single entity spanning the entire nation under Initiative Indian Single Sky Harmonized Air Traffi Management (ISHAN).Currently, Indian airspace is divided into 4 Flight Information Regions (FIRs) in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, each managed separately. > Under ISHAN, these will be consolidated into one continuous airspace centred in Nagpur. It seeks to streamline and enhance air traffic management across India 12. The Central govt has taken a decision to grant authorized financial management status to the jewellery-gems sector. This management system comes under the World Customs Organization. Authorized management system was introduced in 2011. The World Customs Organization is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium 13. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has joined hands with the Bank of Namibia (BON) to introduce a real-time payment system akin to India’s UPI in Namibia FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 11 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14, The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying signed a MoU with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India on Digitalization of Vaccine Cold Chain Management, Capacity Building, and Communication Planning. 15. The International Monetary Fund released a report on the Asia-Pacific regional economy. It said that economic growth in India is good due to government spending. It also revealed that India has become the fastest growing economy in the world 16. The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act has been notified through a Gazette Notification to be enforced with effect from May 10, 2024. In order to bolster effective command, control and efficient functioning of Inter-Services Organisations (SOs), the bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament during the Monsoon Session of 2023. The Bill received the assent of the President on August 15, 2023. The Act empowers Commanders-in-Chief and Officers-in-Command of ISOs to exercise control over Service personnel, serving under them, for effective maintenance of discipline and administration, without disturbing the unique service conditions of each individual Service. 17.India and Ghana are working to link their payment systems - Unified Payments Interface (UP!) and Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) respectively to permit users to make instant low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal basis 18, India's Ministry of Home Affairs, SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card), and telecom operators have joined forces to develop a innovating solution to stop OTP Frauds 19, The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which reflects the growth of domestic industries, has reached 5.8 percent in the financial year 2023-24, In 2022-23 it will be 5.2 percent. 2024, registering a growth of 4.9% in March. In March 2024, mining growth was limited to 1.2 percent from 6.8 percent as compared to March 2023. Manufacturing sector improved from 1.5% to 5.2% 20. As per Central Organization for Railway Electrification, India, till 1 March 2024, how much of total broad-gauge railway network has electrified? 94% 21. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has announced a significant investment of Rs 5,215 crore to develop 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity in India 22.E -Cabinet is a powerful software portal for State Governments to conduct Cabinet meetings electronically and online mode.lt is developed by National Information Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY).Tripura has become the fourth state after Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh, to have introduced an e-cabinet system 23. The ty of Panchayati Raj introduced "Gram Manchitra" a Geographic Information System (GIS) app.The primary goal of Gram Manchitra is to encourage spatial planning initiatives by Gram Panchayats, leveraging the capabilities of geo-spatial technology. 24.CBl launched operation Megh Chakra after receiving intelligence from Interpol headquarters, the Crime against Children unit in Singaporet is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 12 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 25. "JIGYASA* is one of the major initiative taken up by CSIR at national level. It is a student - scientist connect programme has been launched by the government in New Delhi, The programme would be implemented by the CSIR in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) 26.In order to utilize and harness the benefits of Cloud Computing, Government of India embarked upon an ambitious initiative - "GI Cloud” which has been coined as ‘Meghraj! 27. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways of India has inaugurated ‘SAGAR SAMPARK’, that marks a significant step towards digital transformation in the maritime industry.t is an indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS).The introduction of the DGNSS system will have a profound impact on maritime navigation, enabling safer and more efficient movement of vessels in port and harbor areas. 28. The Cri-MAC was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which is run by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 29. It was launched to share information on crime and criminals with various law enforcement agencies and ensure a seamless flow of information among them. 30. It aims to help in early detection and prevention of crime incidents across the country. 31. Cri-MAC facilitates dissemination of information about significant crimes, including human trafficking across the country on real-time basis and enables inter-State coordination 32. Citizen Financial Cyber Frauds Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS) as a national helpline to report all sorts of financial frauds was developed by the Fintech companies.CFCFRMS is a component of the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, a vertical under 14C. 33. Guidelines on Information Security Practises for goverment entities were given by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) 34, Project UDBHAV is a collaboration between the Indian Army and United Services Institution of India > The objective of the Project is to synthesize ancient wisdom with contemporary military practices, It is a visionary initiative by the Indian Army that seeks to integrate age-old wisdom with contemporary military pedagogy > An initiative in this research was earlier taken by the Army Training Command, who after delving into the ancient Indian Scriptures such as Arthashastra, Nitisara by Kamandaki and Mahabharata compiled the ‘Compendium of 75 Stratagems’ 35. RBI launched UPI123Pay option to make UPI payments for feature phone users on 8 march 2022,UP| 123Pay is a Suite of solutions developed for Non Smart phone / feature phone users to use the UPI without internet connectivity.Users do not require a smartphone for a UPI Payment using UP! 123PAY.Per transaction limit is INR 5000 on UPI 123PAY 36. The 24x7 RBI's Helpline ~ ‘DigiSaathi’ - provides a channel to obtain help on the entire gamut of digital payments. Automated responses on information related to digital payment products and services are available in Hindi and English FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 13 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 37.As per the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020, the Government of India launched a centrally sponsored scheme called New India Literacy Program, popularly known as ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) for a period of five years, from 2022- 2027. The primary objective of the scheme is to empower all adults aged 15 years and above, who have not had the opportunity to educate themselves, and to enable them to contribute to the growth of the country. It not only allows the learners to acquire reading, writing and numeracy skills, but also to enrich them with an understanding of critical life skills while encouraging lifelong learning. The scheme is being implemented through volunteerism, promoting social responsibility and a sense of duty or Kartavyabodh. Furthermore, the learners are encouraged to access the content in regional languages on Education for All Vertical on DIKSHA Portal as well as through the ULLAS mobile app 38.‘India Al' and Meta have entered into a collaboration aimed at advancing research and development in Al & Emerging Technologies 39, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and Meta have announced the launch of Frontier Technology Labs (FTLs). Atal Innovation Mission and Meta will partner to set up FTLs in schools of strategic importance to ensure that students from diverse backgrounds across India will have equal opportunities to learn and engage with frontier technologies. Till date, AIM has established 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in schools across 722 districts in India 40.Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) & Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) were granted ‘Navratna’ status by the Department of Public Enterprises.total number of Navratna PSEs (Public Sector Enterprises) in India to 18 41. Urban unemployment declined by 6.7 percent between January-March 2024, revealed the 22nd Periodic Labor Force Survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office 42. A report released by the RBI reveals that net household savings in India have hit a 47-year low. Savings are 5.3 percent of GDP in fiscal 2023. 7.3 percent in 2022 43, Moody's Ratings predicts the Indian economy to register a growth rate of 6.6% in the current financial year (2024-25). It said that the next financial year (2025-26) is likely to register a growth of 6.2%. 44, Goldman Sachs predicts the top 10 economies by 2075, with China leading at $57 trillion, followed by India at $52.5 trillion, and the US at $51.5 trillion 45. India Ratings and Research projects India's GDP growth to 7.1% for the financial year 2024~ 25 46. OECD raised its forecast for India's GDP growth in fiscal year 2024-25 to 6.6% 47. National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) predicts India's GDP growth for the fiscal year 2024-25 to be “higher” than 7% FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 14 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 5. AWARDS 1. Three Indian literary works, Rameharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahrdayaloka- Locana, were added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register during the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia > ‘Panchatantra'was authored by Pt. Vishnu Sharma > ‘Ramcharitmanas'was authored by Goswami Tulsidas > ‘Sahrdayaloka-Locana'was authored by Acharya Anandvardhan > There are 494 inscriptions on the International MoW Register, as of May 2023 2. Prestigious ‘Shaw Prize’ in Astronomy Indo-American Professor of Astronomy Srinivas R. Kulkarni got it. Kulkarni also got this award for his discoveries in gamma ray bursts, supernovae, observation of space objects etc. He is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. Under this award, he will get a prize of around Rs.10 crores (1.2 million dollars). 3. German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Booker Prize 2024 for their novel “Kairos,” The book contains a story of a tangled love affair during the final years of East Germany's existence, Jenny Erpenbeck is the first German writer and Michael Hofmann the first male translator to win £50000 prize 4. Author Ruskin Bond was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.He was named a recipient of Akademi’s highest honour in September 2021. 5. Cary Fowler, the US special envoy for Global Food Security, and Geoffrey Hawtin, an agricultural scientist from the United Kingdom and executive board member at the Global Crop Diversity Trust, will be awarded as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates.They will split a $500,000 award. > The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 and now holds 1.25 million seed samples from nearly every country in the world 6. Gina Justus, an English High School teacher at the Sharjah Girls Branch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the prestigious 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 7. The PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Foundation presented the Bharat Ratna PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award to the eminent Buddhist Guru Dalai Lama for his tireless efforts for world peace. 8 Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, who served as the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the prestigious McGill University. He served as the first Chief Scientist of the Geneva-based World Health Organization. She continued in this position from 2019 to 2022. Also, from 2017 to 2019, she worked as the Deputy Director General of Programs in the World Health Organization. She is the daughter of Bharat Ratna Dr. MS Swaminathan. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 1s FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 9. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has made history by becoming the first airport in India to achieve the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) accolade. This recognition, awarded by the Confederation of Indian Industry (Cll-ITC) Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. 10. Indian short film ‘Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know’ bagged first prize of La Cinef at the 7th Cannes Film Festival(Best Short category).This was directed by Chidananda S Naik. This movie is based on a local folklore of Karnataka which narrates a tale of an aging woman who steals a rooster. > Mansi Maheshwari’s animation film ‘Bunnyhood’ clinched the third prize in the La Cinef competition 11. Oxford Bookstores announced Bhavi Mehta as the winner of the 9th edition of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. Mehta's winning entry was the book jacket for "The Book Beautiful” published by Hachette India and authored by Pradeep Sebastian 12,Goldman Environmental Prizes 2024: > Alok Shukla, a renowned environmental activist and convenor of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan, has been selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize, Also known as the "Green Nobel Prize Marcel Gores Brazil South and Central America ‘Murrawah Maroochy Johnson Australia Islands & Island Nations Alok Shukla India Asia Teresa Vicente Spain Europe Andrea Vidaurre usa North America Nonhle Mbuthuma and Sinegugu Zukulu South Aca ANtica 13. Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar’ Whitley Gold Award 2024 14. Dr, Bina Modi, Chairperson and Managing Director of Modi Enterprises — KK Modi Group, was honoured by the esteemed Vice President of India, Sh. Jagdeep Dhankar, for her ‘Outstanding Contribution to the cause of Corporate Social Responsibility’ 15. Sana, an Al-powered news anchor developed by India Today Group, has won the first prize in the 'Best Use of Al in Customer-Facing Products’ category at the International News Media Association's 2024 Global Media Awards. Additionally, SANA has also been awarded the ‘Best in South Asia for Al-Led Newsroom Transformation’ award 16. Pawan Sindhi has been awarded the Global Pride of Sindhi Award 2024 for his social service FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 16 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 17. The Hindu News paper wins three awards at 6th International Newspaper Design Competition. The Hindu's explainer page on Neeraj Chopra's craft and success, "The science behind Neeraj's skills’, published on September 3, 2023, has won three awards at the 6th International Newspaper Design Competition organised by newspaperdesign.in 18. PM Modi also presented the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Awards to the top 3 performing States or Union Territories as well as Ministries or Departments. > Top 3 performing states or UT's: 1st: Jammu&Kashmir, 2nd: Gujarat,3rd: Haryana and Rajasthan > Top 3 performing ministries: 1st: Ministry of External Affairs, 2nd: Ministry of Defence,3rd: Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Education 19.2024 Pulitzer Prize Winners > This year's Pulitzer Prize jury has awarded the optional special citation award to the late African American musician, writer and critic Greg Tate > Journalism Category: (ere anny Public Service Pro Publica (Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski, and Kirsten Berg) Investigative Reporting Hannah Dreier (The New York Times) International Reporting | Staff of The New York Times Editorial Writing David E. Hoffman (The Washington Post) Breaking News Photography Staff of Reuters Photography Feature Photography Photography Staff of Associated Press Audio Reporting Staff of the Invisible Institute and USG Audio > Book, Drama, and Music Category: Fiction Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips Drama Primary Trust by Eboni Booth History No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era by Jacqueline Jones Biography King: A Life by Jonathan Eig Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo Memoir and Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza Autobiography FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 7 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEIVIY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) Poetry Tripas: Poems by Brandon Som Music Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith) by Tyshawn Sorey General A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall Nonfiction 20.10 eminent personalities to be awarded with Lacchu Maharaj award S.No | Awardee ‘Award for [Belongs to | Exponent of Dance Year Place form 1 Uma Sharma 2015 New Delhi Kathak 2 | Rama Vaidyanathan 2016 New Delhi | Kathak 3 |Uma Dogra 2017 Jaipur Kathak 4 Hema Malini 2018 Mumbai Kathak, Film actress. 5 Saira Banu 2019 Mumbai Kathak, Film actress 6 | Sandhaya Puricha, Chairman of | 2018 Mumbai Bharatanatyam Sangeet Natak Akademi Exponent 7 |Dr.Malabika Mitra 2024 Kolkata Kathak 8 Prachi Shah 2022 Mumbai Kathak, Film actress. 9 | Ashim Bandhu Bhattacharya 2023 Mumbai | Kathak 10 _ | Pandit Rajendra Gangani 2024 Jaipur Kathak 21. Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) recorded the highest growth rate in overall business and deposit collection of public sector banks in the last financial year. State Bank of India (SBI) came second with a business growth of 13.12% Sandeep Academy Hi Education Diaz Media CURRENT AFFAIRS URS Usa ee acanemy app DOWNLOAD APP FROM PLAY STORE FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 18 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 6. DATES - THEME May 1: International Worker's Day or May Day May 1: Maharashtra & Gujarat 64" Foundation Day [1 may 1960] May 2: World Tuna Day May 3: World Press Freedom Day ['A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis'] May 4: Coal Miners Day May 4: International Firefighters Day May 5: World Portuguese Language Day May 7: World Athletics Day "World Mile Challenge”] first Tuesday of May(May 7): World Asthma Day [theme: "Asthma Education Empowers"] May 8: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day ['l give with joy, and the joy I give is a reward'] May 8 : World Thalassaemia Day [Empowering Lives,Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All’] World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated on May 11 in the spring and October 12 in fall [theme: ‘Insects'] May 11: National Technology Day ['From Schools to Startups; Igniting Young Minds to Innovate'] May 12: International Nurses Day ("Our Nurses. Our Future. The eco- nomic power of care") May 13: World Migration Birds Day ["Birds and Insects: Partners in Flight"] May 15: International Day of Families ['Families & Climate Change: International Year of the Family + 30'] May 16: World Agri Tourism Day (first started in Maharashtra in the country) May 16: The International Day of Light ["Light In Our Lives"] May 17: World Hypertension Day ["Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!"] May 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day ("Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development"] May 17: [Third Friday of May]: Endangered Species Day ['Celebrate Saving Species'] May 18: International Museum Day [Museums for Education and Research] May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day May 20: World Bee Day ["Bee Engaged with Youth") May 20: Metrology Day [‘Sustainability’] May 21: International Tea Day May 21: National Anti Terrorism Day May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity "Be part of the Plan") FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 19 v vvv vVvvy v VVYVY VvVYVY vVovyvy iy vVvYY ov vv vvy FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > May 23: World Turtle Day ("Let's Party") > May 24: Commonwealth Day ["One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth") > May 25: World Thyroid Awareness Day ['Thyroid Diseases are Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)’] May 28: Veer Savarkar Jayanti May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers May 30: World Vape Day May 31: World No Tobacco Day 7. SPORTS 1. Mumbai City FC stunned home-favourite Mohun Bagan Super Giant 3-1 to win its second Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 final at the Salt Lake Stadium(Kolkata) > ISL.2023-24 Season Awar > Golden Glove ~ Phurba Lachenpa (Mumbai City FO) > Golden Boot ~ Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) > Emerging Player of the League ~ Vikram Partap Singh (Mumbai City FC) > Player of the League ~ Dimitrios Petratos (Mohun Bagan Super Giant) 2. India's Neeraj Chopra win silver medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Doha Diamond League 2024 with an impressive throw of 88.36m. Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejc won Gold medal with throw of 88.38m > Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra clinched the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event with a modest 82.27m effort at the Federation Cup 2024 athletics meet in Bhubaneswar, Odisha 3. The Japanese men's hockey team defeated Pakistan to claim its first Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy. This tournament was held in Malaysia. This is the first time for Japan to win this, 4, Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri has announced his retirement after the 2024 World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6. Chhetri, who made his debut in 2005, has played 150 matches so far. He will end his career as the player who scored most goals and played most matches for the country. > Chhetri is currently third in the list of top scorers among players playing international football. He scored 94 goals in 150 matches. Ronaldo (128 in 205 matches) and Messi (106 in 180 matches) are ahead of him. 5, Jeevanji Deepti wins gold medal in World Para Athletics Championship. On May 20, 2024, Deepti finished first in the women's T20 400m race in Kobe (Japan) with a time of 55.07 seconds. Beating the record set by Briana Clarke (55.12s USA) in Paris in 2023 vVvvy FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 20 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 6. Wrestling's world governing body (UWW) has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of 2024 following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test 7. BWE THAILAND OPEN 2024 CHAMPION: > Men's singles title: Lee Zii Jia(Malaysia) > Women’s singles title: Katethong > Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Thailand Open 2024 badminton men's doubles title with a win over the People's Republic of China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi 8. Madrid Open 2024 winners: > Men's singles title: Andrey Rublev(Russia) > Women's singles title: Iga Swiatek(Poland) > Men's Doubles title: J Thompson and S Korda > Women’s Doubles title: Cristina Bucsa & Sara Sorribes Tormo 9. Italian Open 2024 winners: > Men's singles title: Alexander Zverev(Germany) > Women's singles title: Iga Swiatek(Poland) > Men's Doubles title: Marcel Granollers & HoracioZeballos > Women’s Doubles title: SaraErrani & JasminePaolini 10. Hardik Pandya (185 points) is ranked seventh in the list of all-rounders in the recently released ICC 120 Rankings. He has the best rank from India. Hasaranga and Shakib Alhassan jointly top the list with 228 points. Mohammad Nabi (218) and Sikandar Raza (210) stood next 11. Asian Championships silver medallist Abha Khatua set a national record en route to a gold in the women's shot put with a massive throw of 18.41m during the second day of the National Federation Cup Athletics Competition 12. Indian men's badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have regained their top spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings. The BWF rankings were released on 21 May 2024. They climbed two places with 99670 points to reclaim the top spot 13. The ‘Belem’ ship sets sail for France with the Olympic flame.The 19th century French sailing ship “Belem sailed into the southern port of Marseille carrying the Olympic flame. > Olympic swimmer Florent Manado has been chosen as the first person to carry the torch in France 14. Cristiano Ronaldo topped the Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, He earned an estimated $260 million over the last 12 months. > Spanish golfer Jon Rahm ranked second in this list with $218 mil- soccer Lionel Messi is in third spot with USD 135 million. ion. Argentine FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 21 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 15. The Chinese badminton team confirmed its domination of the sport by winning both the men’s Tomas Cup and the women’s Uber Cup. The final of the 2024 BWF Thomas and Uber Cup was played in the Chinese city of Chengdu on May 5, 2024, > The 2024 edition of the Thomas and Uber Cup was held in Chengdu, China, from 27 April to 5 May 2024 > China defeated Indonesia 4-1 to win the Thomas Cup for the 11th time. > The Chinese women’s team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win the Uber Cup for the 16th time 16. P Shyam Nikhil of Tamilnadu becomes the 85th Grandmaster of India He drew with GM Jinshi Bai (China) in the final round to secure his final GM-norm at Dubai Police Masters 2024 17. Women's 120 World Cup 2024 set to take place from 3 to 20 Octaber in Bangladesh 18, The Spanish football club Real Madrid has been crowned the La Liga 2023-24 season title after beating Cadiz 19, Japan defeated Uzbekistan in the final to win the Men's AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the second time. In the final match played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar 20. The Badminton World Junior Championships 2025 will be held at India's National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati Assam. 21.1CC has imposed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket on West Indies player Devon Thomas under Anti-Corruption Code 22, Amul has been announced as the sponsor for the USA cricket team, Sri Lanka cricket team and also the South African cricket team in the upcoming 120 World Cup 23. The 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru witnessed Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki and Lilian Kasait emerging victorious in the international elite men’s and women's categories, respectively 24, Paris Saint-Germain football club was confirmed as the champion of the 2023-24 Ligue-1 Season. It was the club’s record 12th title. 25. In his 110th Grand Prix at Miami, Lando Norris finally won his first F1 Miami Grand Prix race title. Max Verstappen came in second position 26. Max Verstappen won F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Lando Norris came in second position 27. Shafali Verma became the youngest cricketer to make 100 international appearance. She achieved the feat at the age of 20 years and 102 days during 1201 match against Bangladesh on 9 May 2024. > Shafali broke Sachin's 30 years old record. He played his 100th international match at the age of 20 years and 239 days, in 1994. 28. Midfielder Salima Tete selected as Indian women's hockey captain.she replaces goalkeeper Savita Punia 29. Opener Paul Stirling selected as Captain of Ireland in the Men's T20 World Cup 30. Roman Powell was not selected as the captain of the West Indies team in the T20 World Cup FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 22 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEIVIY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 31. Ugandan off-spinner Frank Subuga will set a record as the oldest player to play in a T20 World Cup 32. Indian girl Preeti Smitha (40 kg) won a yellow medal including a world record at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships 33, The Rajasthan Royals bowler Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian bowler to reach the milestone of 350 wickets in the T20 format. He created this record after dismissing the Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi 34, Indian athlete Diksha set a national record at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles. Diksha finished third in women’s 1500m in 4 minutes 4.78 seconds 35, Uzbekistan will host the Chess Olympiad 2026 36. RCB captain Faf Duplessis created history by becoming the 14th batsman and the first South African cricketer to complete 10,000 runs in T20s. On May 4, 2024, he achieved this feat with a half-century in a match in Gujarat 37. Indian boxers won a total of 43 medals at the Asian Under-22 and Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. > India finished with a total of 12 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals in both categories > India fir medals 38, New Zealand batsman Colin Munro retires from international cricket after missing out on 120 World Cup squad 39, England pace legend James Anderson announces retirement from Test cricket. He became the first batter in Test cricket history to take 700 wickets in Test cricket 8. BOOKS 1. A book titled “The Winner's Mindset,” authored by Shane Watson has been released ed second in the medal tally behind hosts Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan won 48 Sandeep Academy ny Education Diaz Neda Peer Ue Unintt on eT DOWNLOAD RPP FROM PLAY STORE FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 23 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 9. PERSONS IN NEWS 1. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal was elected as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on 16 May 2024. This is the fourth time that Sibal has been elected to the post of SCBA President. 2. Supreme Court Justice BR Gavai has been nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC). The SCLSC was constituted under Section 3A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to provide "free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of society” 3. The SCLSC consists of a chairperson and nine members nominated by the CJI 4, To address the issue of pesky/promotional or unsolicited commercial calls received by the consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India has constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Rohit Kumar Singh 5. Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan was appointed as National Ambassador of Unicef India on 4 May 2024.She has been associated with Unicef India since 2014. Kareena had earlier served as a Celebrity Advocate for Unicef India > UNICEF india also announced the appointment of its first ever Youth Advocate: > Kartik Verma From Uttar Pradesh on climate action and child rights advocacy > Gauranshi Sharma from Madhya Pradesh on right to play and disability inclusion > Nahid Afrin from Assam on mental health and early childhood development > Vinisha Umashankar from Tamil Nadu is a budding innovator and STEM pioneer 6. Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra was appointed as First President of the Goods & Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for a four- year term. He was the former Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, 7. Justice (retired) Dinesh Kumar took charge as the Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) 8. Jaya Badiga, a Telugu woman, has been appointed as a judge of the Sacramento Superior Court in California, She is recognized as the first woman elected to this post from the Telugu states 9. Punjo Lama holds the world record for being the fastest woman to climb Mount Everest. She from Gorkha district of Nepal climbed it in 14.31 hours 10, Senior Indian Information Officer Mousami Chakraborty appointed as Director General of ‘Akashavani 11. KV Kamath received Honorary Doctorate from Manipur Academy of Higher Education 12. Dilip Sanghani was elected as the Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Corporation (IFFCO). This is the second time he has held this post. This organization was established on November 3, 1967. The main center is in Delhi. It is a multi-state federal system. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 24 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 13. NASA administrator Bill Nelson announced the appointment of David Salvagnini as the agency's first chief artificial intelligence (Al) Officer, a role that extends his current duties as chief data officer. 14, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command (TC) 15. Xu Feihong appointed as the next Ambassador of China to India 16.Who is the engineer and education reformer who recently went on an indefinite hunger strike for 21 days demanding full statehood & 6" Schedule for Ladakh? Sonam Wong Chuk 17. Himmat Singh Rathore, a former commando from Jayapura, Rajasthan, broke the world record by climbing 70,679 steps in twenty-four hours. 18. Google Doodle Celebrates Hamida Banu, India's First Woman Wrestler 19. Melinda French Gates has decided to resign from her role as co-chair of the Bill & Malinda Gate foundation 20. Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla has assumed charge as the Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy 21. RBI has indeed appointed R. Lakshmi Kanth Rao as the new Executive Director (ED) with effect from May 10, 2024 22. Director of National Judicial Academy Justice Sujoy Paul resign his post on 12th April 2024.The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge High Court of Madhya Pradesh to the Telangana High Court 23. Subodh Kumar (IAS) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Ayush 24, Pratima Singh (IRS) appointed as Director in Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT) 25, Shashi Bhushan Singh has been appointed as the Secretary (at the Director level) of the National Jute Board in Kolkata under the Ministry of Textiles 26. Sunil Kumar Yadav (IRS) appointmented as Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) 27. Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer Sarvadanand Barnwal has been appointed as Director in the Department of Land Resources 28. YS Vivekananda Reddy's daughter Dr. Sunitha Narreddy, a doctor at Apollo Hospital, has been selected for the prestigious Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Fellowship. 29.Dr. G. Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), a prestigious educational institution in Tamil Nadu, received an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York. 30. Colonel Vaibhav Anil Kale, a former Indian Army officer working on behalf of the United Nations (UN) in Gaza, was killed in the firing. He was the UN Defense and Security Coordinator in Gaza. 31. Pravrajika Anandaprana Mataji, president of Sri Sarada Math, Ramakrishna Sarada Mission passed away FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 25 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 32. 54-year-old Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita, who is known as Everest Man, holds another record. He climbed Everest for the 29th time and rewrote his own record 33. 57-year-old Bert Johnson of which country holds the Guinness World Record for the world's longest surviving person after a heart transplant? The Netherlands 34, Renowned Punjab poet and Padhma Shri awardee Surjit Patar passed away on 11 May 2024 at the age of 79. He was the president of the Punjab Arts Council and had also been the president of the Punjab Sahit Akademi. He received the Padma Shri award in'the field of literature and education in 2014, 35. Acclaimed Urdu litterateur ‘Salam Bin Razzaq’ passes away in Navi Mumbai 36. Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist behind the acclaimed "New York Trilogy,” has died 37. Richard ‘Rick’ Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney harvested from a transgenic pig, has died. After receiving the new organ, he lived for about two months 38. Former ICICI Chairman Narayan Vaghul passed away 10. SCIENCE & TECHNOLO 1. In this era of ‘Artificial Intelligence’, Doordarshan Kisan is going to become the first government TV channel of the country, where all eyes are going to be on an Al anchor. Doordarshan Kisan is going to launch two Al anchors (Al Krish and Al Bhoomi). These news anchors are a computer, which are exactly like a human, or rather, these can work like a human. They can read news 24 hours and 365 days without stopping or getting tired. > DD Kisan channel was established on 26 May 2015.The objective of establishing DD Kisan Channel was to always keep the farmers informed about the changes in weather, global and local markets ete. 2. IIT Bhubaneswar and DRDO joined hands to work in electronics warfare, Al-driven surveillance, power systems and radar systems.The DRDO handed nine sanctioned projects from the ECS (Electronics and Communication Systems) Cluster to IIT Bhubaneswar 3. Ukraine has unveiled an Al-generated spokesperson named 'Vietoria Shi’ to deliver official statements from its foreign ministry.Victoria Shi was developed by a team known as The Game Changers 4. The Integrated Circuits inspired by Wireless and Biomedical Electronic Systems (IC~WiBES) lab at the Centre for VLSI and Embedded Systems (CVEST) at IIITH has designed a wireless pneumonia detector and a worker safety system, semiconductor-chip based devices > A team of students led by Prof Abhishek Srivastava, founder of the IC~WiBES lab, has developed chip-based devices which can detect respiratory diseases in children and a safety device for factory workers, that can detect abnormal heart rates, body temperatures and can alert in case of medical emergencies for first aid FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 26 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 5. India's first indigenous bomber UAV aircraft 'FWD-200B'It is an indigenous military grade bomber unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It is India's first indigenous unmanned bomber aircraft. > It is designed and manufactured by Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace Technologies.lt has a payload capacity of 100 kg and is classified as a MALE (medium-altitude, long-endurance) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. It has a maximum speed of 370 kmph (200 knots), an endurance capacity of 12 to 20 hours, and a ground control station range of 200 km, 6. Russia's space agency Roscosmos has announced plans to work with China to build an automated nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035. 7. ISRO is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV) to replace operational systems like the PSLV.In NGLY, ISRO is looking at a cost-efficient, three-stage to orbit, reusable heavy-lift vehicle with a payload capability of ten tonnes to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). In this background, ISRO has taken up the manufacturing of this rocket with the capability of launching 20 thousand kg satellites into the near Earth Leo orbit and 10 thousand kg satellites into the GTO orbit 8. Researchers have identified three molecules that offer a promising solution that can prevent cancer relapse during treatment, according to a new study. > The new study by researchers in two Department of Biotechnology, Government of India institutes, namely the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) and the National Institute of Immunology (NII), have tackled this issue by investigating the repair mechanisms specific to cancer cells. The study highlighted the roles of two proteins, RADS4 and BLM, in this process, RADS4 can loosen the genome aiding in gene activation, while BLM assists RADS4 in this function 9. Introducing AlphaFold 3, a new Al model developed by Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs. By accurately predicting the structure of proteins, DNA, RNA, ligands and more, and how they interact 10. Setu, a prominent Indian fintech company under the Pine Labs Group, launched "Sesame", India's pioneering Large Language Model (LLM) specifically designed for the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFS!) sector 11. Micron India hopes to roll out the first batch of chips packaged at its Sanand unit in Gujarat early 2025 and most of these semiconductor chips will be for exports 12, The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has produced a new kamikaze drone that resembles Russia's Lancet drone. This drone, which has yet to be named publicly, is geared for targeted assaults similar to those seen in the Ukraine conflict. 13. China has launched a spacecraft named Chang’e-6 to collect soil and rocks from the other side of the Moon, which is not visible to us. So far no country has collected samples from that part. If the latest project is successful, China will become the first country to achieve that feat. Chang'e-6 was launched by a Long March-5 rocket from the Wen Cheng Satellite Launching Center. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 27 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14, Earth has received a laser transmission from “deep space", said the American space agency NASA. The transmission which originated from a record-breaking 140 million miles away, came from NASA's 2023 spacecraft "Psyche 16° 15. Research by British and Chinese scientists has revealed that compared to babies born by natural delivery, babies born by caesarean section have lower immunity. This has been confirmed in the case of measles vaccines 16. China holds the record for the largest aircraft carrier in Asia. Its name is Pujian. Its length is 315 meters. Weight 80 thousand tons 17. A company called EZTax has launched an artificial intelligence based mobile app. It is intended to file income tax. This type of app is the first in India, 18.In a groundbreaking development, scientists have introduced "RoboMapper’, a cutting- edge robot designed for material testing. This innovative technology promises to revolutionize the process of identifying materials for solar cells, offering greater efficiency and sustainabi 19, What is ‘Hermit’, which was seen in the news recently? Spyware 11.G ENVIRONMENT Eva da he 1. Anew species of marine tardigrade discovered from the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu has been named "Batillipes chandrayaani" after the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission by researchers at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) 2. The Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala is the best-maintained of all tiger reserves in the country, according to the Sth cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) carried out by the Centre and released Sunday alongside the Tiger Census While Periyar reserve has obtained an MEE score of 94.3%, it is followed closely by the Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, Bandipur in Karnataka and Nagarhole in Karnataka. 3. A South African team inspected the facilities at the Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. A delegation from that country examined the arrangements for bringing eight cheetahs from that country to India. This sanctuary is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. River Chambal flows through it 4. Karaivetty Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest, which were recently in the news, are located in which state? Tamil Nadu 5. CCMB researchers revealed that up to 60% of the water bodies in the Eastern Ghats were found to contain catfish 6. Recently, researchers have discovered the world's deepest blue hole located in Chetumal Bay in Mexico, known as Taam Ja’ Blue Hole (TJBH) FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 28 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 7. Paleontologists in Argentina have uncovered the remains of Chakisaurus nekul, a previously unknown herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. This medium-sized dinosaur, with a uniquely curved tail, is believed to have been a fast runner, adapting to evade predators 8. Evidence of the first case of a wild animal treating their wound with medicinal plants was reported in a new study. At the Suaq Balimbing research site in Indonesia, researchers observed that a male Sumatran orangutan repeatedly chewed and applied sap from a climber plant to a wound on his cheek. 9. A ‘Pineapple Express’ is a specific atmospheric river setup where the jet stream dips south into the tropical Pacific near Hawaii before carrying warm, moist air north and east across the ocean. FESTIVALS / EXHIBITION 1. A 9day long Indo-Bangla Baul music festival began in Dhaka on 17 May 2024 to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the mystic saint and humanist bard Fakir Lalan Shah. The event is being organised by the cultural and research organisation Lalon Biswasangha working to popularise the work and promote research on Lalan Fakir. 2. A day-long ‘Purple Fest’ has been organised at the Amrit Udyan in Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 26, 2024. The ‘Purple Fest! aimed to raise awareness about different disabilities and their impact on people's lives and to promote understanding, acceptance and inclusion of persons with disabilities within society. The ‘Purple Fest’, organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment JOINT EXERCISES & MILITARY TA 1. The 7th edition of India- France Joint Military ‘Exercise SHAKTI" held from 13th to 26th May. at UmroiMeghalaya. Exercise SHAKTI is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France. Last edition was conducted in France in November 2021 2. The Indian Air Force recently utilized its Mi-17 V5 helicopter equipped with a Bambi Bucket to combat forest fires near Nainital(Uttarkhand), showcasing the versatility and effectiveness of aerial firefighting operations in challenging terrains FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 29 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14. MEETINGS/CONFERENCES 1, The World Hydrogen Summit 2024 is being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 13-15 May 2024 > India has set up its maiden pavilion at this event. The Pavilion was set up by the Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, and it was inaugurated by the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla.lt serves as a platform to showcase the nation’s notable advancements in green hydrogen. > India launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) in January 2023 with a budget of Rs. 19,744 crores. > The mission aims to achieve a green hydrogen production capacity of 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) by 2030. Currently, tenders have been awarded for setting up 4,12,000 tonnes of Green Hydrogen production capacity and 1,500 MW of electrolyzer manufacturing capacity. 2. The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) is set to host the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) and the 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP 26) from May 20 to 30,2024, in Kochi, Kerala > ATCM is an annual meeting of the original 12 parties to the Antarctic Treaty, and other parties that have shown interest in Antarctica through research.The Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959. > India will formally convey its plan to develop a new research station "Maitri-2" in Antarctica to the governing authority of the icy continent when the body meets for its annual meeting > India has been a Consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty since 1983.India's first Antarctic research station, Dakshin Gangotri, was established in 1983. At present, India operates two year-round research stations: Maitri (1989) and Bharati (2012) > The CEP was established under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic ‘Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) in 1991.The CEP advises the ATCM on environmental protection and conservation in Antarctica. > India hosted the 10th SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) conference themed ‘Antarctica in a Changing World’ for the first time in 2022. In 2007, India hosted the 30th ATCM in New Delhi, 3, The 18" session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18), held in New York from May 8-12, 2023, brought together delegates from around the world to discuss the relationship between sustainable forest management (SFM), energy, and the achievement of the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).UNFF was established in 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 30 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 4, The 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting was held in New Delhi, This meeting was co-chaired by Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East) with H.E. Mr. Albert Chua, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore > The Senior Officials’ also discussed implementation of Prime Ministers’ 12 Point Proposal announced at the 20th ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta in 2023 > At the 26th AISOM, the gamut of ASEAN-India relations across the three pillars of engagement, namely, political-security, economic and socio-cultural, as reflected in the ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2021-2025), was reviewed 5. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, is hosting "Pharma Research in AyurGyan And Techno Innovation (PRAGATI-2024)" at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on May 28, 2024 6, The 12th Joint Working Group meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia concluded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 17 May 2024, The meeting was co- chaired by the Ministry of Defence, Joint Secretary, Amitabh Prasad and his Mongolian counterpart Brigadier General Gankhuyag Davagdorj 7. The 7th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee(INC-4) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, took place from 23 to 29 April 2024 at the Shaw Center in Ottawa, Canada 8. 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting held in New Delhi on May 03, 2024 9. Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud participated in a recent conference on “Juvenile Criminal Justice System’ in which country? Nepal 10.World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) is being held in October 2024 for the first time in India 1. Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran will take additional charge as the Chairman of Tata Electronics 2. Chairman and MD of ITC, Sanjiv Puri has assumed office as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (Cll) for 2024-25 3. A logistics hub run entirely by women has been opened in Seeker, Rajasthan. A company called Delhivery has made it available. The organization started it as a part of women empowerment 4. Bajaj Auto officially confirmed that it will launch its CNG-powered motorcycle on 18 June 2024 in India FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 31 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 5. Mr R Shankar Raman elevated as President, Whole-time Director & CFO of Larsen & Toubro(L&T) 6. HDFC Bank announced that it will be funding 30 incubators and accelerators under the Parivartan Startup Grants in 2024 In its 7th edition this year, the Parivartan StartUp Grants is being run this year in partnership with the Atal Innovation Mission, the Government of India's flagship initiative under NITI Aayog 7. The RBI has lifted restrictions on Bank of Baroda's BoB World app, allowing the bank to onboard customers 8 The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved Sapphire Media's acquisition plan for Reliance Broadcast Network's Big 92.7 FM 9. Revenue-based financing platform ‘GetVantage’ has become the latest fintech to secure a non-banking financial company (NBFC) licence from the RBI 10. Bhavesh Gupta, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of One 97 Communications (OCL) has resigned 11. Rakesh Singh has been appointed as the new CEO of Paytm Money Ltd 12. American Express is set to inaugurate its expansive new campus in Gurugram, spanning nearly one million square feet, showcasing the company's commitment to fostering a vibrant work environment 13. Google Wallet is a digital wallet platform developed by Google. It is available for Android, Wear OS and Fitbit OS operating systems 14, The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) clears appointment of Hitesh Kumar Sethia as Jio Financial MD for 3 yrs 15. Atanu Chakraborty's re-appointment as part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank for three years 16. Visa appointed Sujai Raina as the new Country Manager for India 17.|CICI Bank has announced that NRIs will be able to use UPI services with international mobile numbers 18, The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) approved the appointment of Keki Mistry as Chairman of HDFC Life 19, Sanjeev Nautiyal was appointed as MD & CEO of the Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. He currently serves as an Independent Director at LIC Sandeep Academy iy feeaon i eda Ca Rtas ont | ED Bris ownL0ao APP FB0e PLAY STORE FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 32 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) EDITORIALS/MISCELLANEOUS 1. During the general elections, the Central Election Commission (EC) seized property worth Rs.8,889 crore from March 1 to May 18, Telangana and AP are ranked 10th and 12th among the states with the highest number of properties found across the country > The highest amount of cash was seized in Telangana (Rs. 114.41 crores), while the highest amount of drugs was seized in Gujarat (Rs. 1,187 crores). 2. Oscar recently posted a video on his official Instagram account praising the song ‘Deewani Mastani’ danced by which heroine in the popular 2015 Bollywood film 'Bajirao Mastani’? Deepika Padukone 3. National Technology Day is observed on 11th May every year. This day is meant to recognize the service rendered by scientists. In 1998, May 11 was designated as Technology Day in recognition of the successful conduct of nuclear tests at Pokhran in Rajasthan 4, The Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment regarding Hindu marriage. It said that the ceremonies observed in martiages are all important and only such marriages are registered under the Hindu Marriage Act. Registration without performing these ceremonies is invalid according to law. In 1955, Parliament enacted the Hindu Marriage Act 5. Pokhran-1 has been 50 years since India conducted its first nuclear test. It was held on May 18, 1974. Thus, India stood in front of the US, Soviet Union, Britain, France and China who had successfully tested nuclear weapons. It was the first time a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council had conducted a nuclear test. The test was named ‘Operation Smiling Buddha’. The Department of External Affairs named it as Pokhran-1 6. UNO Population-Development Commission was set up in 1946. It has membership of 47 countries 7. As on March 2022,for registration as an Non-banking financial company -Micro Finance Institution (NBFC-MFl), the minimum net owned fund required is %10 crore 8. From which of the following countries, the Ambassador of India to that country has requested the export of railway wagons from India in 2021? Brazil 9. Iran has officially become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) in July 2023 10.India-born Gita Gopinath was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund on October 3, 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She is also the second Indian to hold the position after former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. 11. The Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, and transport and communications — India and five ASEAN countries, namely, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was launched in November 2000 in Vientiane, Lao PDR FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 33 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEIVIY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 12.An iconic “Orkney Islands" is looking at ways to split off from the U.K. and potentially become a self-governing territory of Norway.Orkney Islands Council announced Heather Woodbridge as the new local authority leader 13. Nayagarh, a district in Odisha has adopted a unique initiative “ALIVA" to eradicate child marriage. the State aims to eradicate child marriage by 2030 as per Odisha’s child marriage prevention strategy 14, The Andhra Pradesh government has released approximately 10 million Gambusia fish into the state's water bodies to combat mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. The fish, also known as mosquitofish, is widely used as a biological agent for controlling mosquito larvae 15. Artemis Accords were launched on October 13, 2020 with Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. As of May 2024, there were 42 signatories > Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century > India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords on June 21,2023 DO FOLLOW & SUPPORT US @TSPSC.WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM cc eC 95K fol perio Quality Conteny Oe) Instagram(95k followers): https://www.instagram.comitsps¢e_world Telegram(50.4k subscribers): https://t.me/tspsc_world FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 34 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) TELANGANA MAY-2024 MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS 1) Three Agro climate zones in Telangana were recently converted into five > North Climate Zone: Adilabad, Komurambheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Manchiryala, Nizamabad, Jagityala, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnager, Peddapally > Central Telangana: Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajigiri > South Climate Zone: Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Narayanapet, Vanaparthi, Jogulamba Gadwala > East Climate Zone: Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapeta, Mahabubabad, Warangal Rural, Hanumakonda Urban, Janagaon > West Climate Zone: Sangareddy, Medak Kamareddy Vikarabad 2) Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinched gold medals as the Indian team concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals(2Gold +2Silver+8Bronze) in Astana, Kazakhstan > Nikhat Zareen defeated Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan with a 5-0 scoreline in women's 52Kg category > Minakshi defeated Uzbekistan’s Rahmonova Saidahon in women's 48Kg category 3) Telangana table tennis player Akula Sreejaku won her maiden international title WTT feeder Corpus Christi title by defeating Lily Zhang of USA in Texas, USA in January this year. > In March this year, she won her second international title at the WTT Feeder Beirut titles when she defeated Saradi Nutte of Luxembourg in Lebanon > She won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was awarded Arjuna Award in 2022 4) Siricilla has once again topped the list of property tax collection for the financial year of 2023-24 among the 140 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Telangana by achieving 99.52% collection or %5.58 crore from the total demand of %561 crore by March 31 midnight Municipal Administration and Urban Development officials informed that Yellandu in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district secured the second place with 96.84% collection or 21.88 crore out of a demand of 21.94 crore and Huzurabad in Karimnagar district came third with 95.80% or 22.40 crore out a demand of 82.50 crore. 5) The biggest mega food park in the state will be opened at Buggapadu in Satthupalli mandal of Khammam district. It will provide employment to 25 thousand people in an area of about 200 acres.The foundation stone was laid on 13 November 2016. Industrial units will be set up in 40.32 acres 6) The Association for Asian Studies has announced that which Telangana person has won the AK Ramanujan Book Prize 2024 for the recent translation into Telugu of Gurram Joshua's (1875-1971) "Gabbilam: A Dalit Epic” in 1941? Jangam Chinnaiah (Nizamabad District) FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 35 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 7) ‘Latha Bhagwan Kare’ is a Marathi movie released in 2020. Based on the life story of Lata Kare, who participated in the marathon to save the life of her ailing husband and became the winner. The director of this film, Naveen Deshboina, hails from which of the following districts of Telangana? Karimnagar 8) While the BCG vaccine is given to children, it will be given to those above 18 years of age for the first time with the aim of eradicating tuberculosis by 2025. Arrangements are being made to give vaccination to about 60 lakh people in the state 9) Nagaraju Uday of Shanigaram village in Koheda mandal of Siddipet district stood in the UK Parliament election. He will contest from North Bedfordshire seat 10)Sita Pallacholla has been appointed as CEO of WE-Hub for a period of 3 years with retrospective effect from April 6, 2024,She replaces Deepti Ravula 11) Telangana government appointed Joginder Tanikella as the new CEO of T-Works. He replaces Sujai Karampuri > Former T-Works CEO Sujai Karampuri appointed Chairman by Sharp for India business, focusing on display and strategic partnerships 12)Telangana government appointed Sai Krishna as adviser to Minister of IT, Industries and Commerce for a period of two years from April 26, 2024 13) National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal has developed ‘Amma’, a mobile application, to assist children facing hearing impairment and speech delay challenges 14) Silver coins of Asaf Jahi period (17th century) who ruled Hyderabad state have been found in Narsayapalli, Maddur mandal, Siddipet district. 15) Vultures have been included in the list of endangered species in the world. While there were ten vultures in Telangana four years ago, now their number has reached 33, according to a recent survey. Komurambhim Asifabad’s Palarapugutta became the center of these. 16) NIMS Director Nagari Birappa got a rare honour. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) by the historic Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG(UK)). 17) NIMS advanced tests are available to detect the mutation of NIMs in people with cancer. As part of this, molecular genetic tests are being done free of cost 18) Telangana government started process for Mamnoor Airport expansion project in warangal 19)Hyderabad’s Takbir Fatima in ‘100 Women: Architects in Practice’ along with Anupama Kundoo. Published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the book features a mix of established and upcoming women architects across the globe 20) Telangana CM Revanth Reddy inaugurated a book on Minister Seetakka titled Ranadheera Seetakka. It was authored by Apnala Srinivas 21) Trichoderma viride 1.50% Liquid Formulation Insecticide of TStanes Company Private Limited has been banned in Telangana. 22)Ziauddin took charge as Engineer-in-Chief of the State Public Health Department FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 36 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 23) Telangana ranked 6th in the country with consumption of 9,009 million units in March 2024 Maharashtra (18,795MU), Gujarat (12,948MU), Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are in the top 5 positions. > Telangana recorded the highest demand of 15,623 MW on March 14 > Annual per capita consumption in the country is 1,331 units by 2022-23. The average cost of a unit of electricity supply has reached Rs.6.19 by March 2021. In Telangana it is currently up to Rs.7.14 24)Former President Ram Nath Kovind, released the 2125 commemorative coin to mark the “125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Ram Chandra ‘Babuji Maharaj’, today, on April 30, 2024, along with Shri Kamlesh Patel ‘Daaji, at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad 25) Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy unveiled the book "Banjara Charitra” jointly written by Dhananjay Naik and Professor Surya Dhananjay of Telugu Department of Osmania University in collaboration with Banjara Sahitya Akademi 26) Mana Yatri, Hyderabad’s very own community-driven app for autos and cabs, was launched at T-Hub Hyderabad. 27)Telangana Chief Secretary issued orders on May 17, 2024 to all the state departments directing to replace all references to "TS" with "TG" in the nomenclature usage for the state 28)Kolishetti Ramadas, an early activist of Telangana movement, passed away at his residence in newboinipalli, Secunderabad. In 1968 Telangana Regional Samithi was founded by him. He was participating in the struggle of students of Khammam Government College giving the slogan of Nan Mulki Go Back. In this order, in January 1969, he went on hunger strike for two weeks with A. Ravindra Nath, a degree student in Khammam. The first phase of the movement was intensified by emphasizing the need for Telangana statehood 29)Telangana will become the third state after Bihar and Andhra Pradesh to undertake caste census. 30) 65.67% polling was recorded in Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. This is 2.95% higher than the 2019 Lok Sabha elections (62.72%). Election polling was held in 4th phase in Telangana. Elections were held in a total of 10 states/UTs in the 4th phase across country. Bhuvanagiti Lok Sabha constituency recorded the highest polling of 76.78% and Hyderabad the lowest polling of 48.48%, 31) Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi contested as Medak MP in 1980 and won against Janata Dal candidate Jaipal Reddy with a margin of over 2 lakh votes. At the same time she won from Raebareli but resigned there and continued as Medak MP. She was murdered while she was an MP here 32)A geoglyph in the form of a circle, said to be 3,000 years old, has been unearthed on the outskirts of Mudichu Thalapalli in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district of Telangana. Etched on a low-lying granitoid hillock, the geoglyph spans 7.5 metres in diameter and has a perfect circular shape. Surrounding the circle is a 30-centimetre-wide rim, and within the circle are two triangles. the geoglyph is a prehistoric rock art FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 37 FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEIVIY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 33)On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Telangana state, Canada celebrated 10th anniversary of Telangana under the auspices of Telangana Development Forum under the name of ‘Telangana Night’ 34) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25th June 2015 for a period of 05 years i.e. Financial Year 2015-16 to 2019-20 with a total Central outlay of €50,000 crore in 500 selected cities across all the States and Union Territories (UTS) in the country > Further, AMRUT Mission has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0 which was launched on 01 October, 2021 to complete the ongoing AMRUT projects and central funding for ongoing projects of AMRUT shall be provided till 31 March, 2024 > Smart and AMRUT cities of Telangana(12): Siddipet, Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Ramagundam,Nizamabad,Hyderabad( GHMC),Mahbubnagar,Miryalaguda, Nalgonda,Suryapet,Khammam Sandeep Academy BUY Education Diaz Media aa AFFAIRS UR a Unita revi DOWNLOAD APP FROM PLAY STORE Thank you for ur love & support till now®@ -Sandeep Academy DO FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM AND TELEGRAM FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 38

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