• May 29, 2024
• Current Affair

28 MAY 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1.The Indian Army received its first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus from IOCL, highlighting a commitment to sustainable transport with zero emissions.

• An MoU was signed for a Green Hydrogen Microgrid Power Plant in Chushul for 24x7 clean energy.
• CDS: General Anil Chauhan
• Chief of the Army Staff: Manoj Pande

2. World Hunger Day: 28th May

• Theme – "Thriving Mothers".
• Economist Amartya Sen did research and successfully demonstrated that hunger in the modern world is in fact because of the distribution problem and is also caused by government policies.
• Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in 1998.

3. Smartphones Become India’s Fourth Largest Export Item with 42% Growth

• India as the second-largest mobile phone manufacturing country after China.
• Automotive Diesel, Polished Diamond and Aviation turbine fuel are India’s top 3 Export item

4. WHO organises ‘Walk The Talk’ Yoga Session event at Place des Nations.

• Union Health Secretary - Apurva Chandra
• Director General of WHO - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Founded: 7 April 1948

5. 3 Major Cropping Seasons in India - Kharif, Rabi & Zaid.

• Zaid (March to July): watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, Pumpkin, vegetables and fodder crops
• Kharif (Sow in June and Harvest in September): Maize, Rice, Sugarcane, Cotton, Groundnuts, Turmeric, Bajra, ragi, soybean
• Rabi (Sow in November and Harvest in May): Wheat, Mustard, Barley, Peas, Chickpeas, Cumin, Fennel, Coriander, Gram.
• 49% of India's population depends on agriculture.

6 .Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a deal to modernize the core banking technology of Burgan Bank in Kuwait.

7. Indian gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, has scripted history by becoming the first-ever Indian to secure a gold medal in any Asian Championships.

8. Microsoft has launched 'Copilot+' PCs, designed to perform AI tasks locally without cloud reliance, featuring a unique 'Recall' function that tracks and stores user activities.

9. The World Bank’s report, ‘Water For Shared Prosperity,’ was unveiled at the 10th World Water Forum.

10.China with the rice consumption of 142,700,000 metric tons, stands as the largest rice consumer in the world

11.Six NATO countries—Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are planning to build a coordinated drone defence system along their borders with Russia.

12.NASA launches Satellite PREFIRE to monitor and mitigate climate change.

13.Zig-Zimbabwe rolls out world Newest and Gold -Blacked Currency.

14.Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii has been crowned Miss USA Title.

15.UP has topped the list for adding transmission lines of 1,460 Circuit km by state transmission utilities in FY24, according to statistics released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

16.Kazakhstan co-chairs the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024) in Vienna on May 20-24 with Australia.

17.Himachal Pradesh has earned the nickname of "Fruit Basket State" due to the abundance and diversity of fruits grown here.