” Notes:the ministry of agriculture & farmers welfare launched a krishi iccc at krishi bhavan in new delhi. the initiative utilizes tech like ai, remote sensing, and gis for informed agricultural decision-making. it consolidates geospatial data from sources such as digital crop survey and unified portal for agricultural statistics. the krishi iccc aims to monitor the farm sector effectively, enhancing productivity and market intelligence.”

” Notes:the 5th joint group of customs (jgc) meeting between india and bhutan convened on may 6th-7th, 2024, in leh, ladakh. meeting was co-chaired by officials from both nations, discussions centered on bilateral matters like new land customs stations, trade routes, infrastructure, digitalization, smuggling prevention, and coordinated cross-border management. bhutan lauded india’s support for capacity building and cross-border trade initiatives through workshops and bilateral agreements, expressing gratitude for ongoing collaboration.”

” Notes:the widal test, crucial for diagnosing typhoid fever caused by salmonella typhi, suffers from inaccuracies, complicating india’s battle against the disease. symptoms of typhoid overlap with other illnesses, necessitating precise testing. developed in the late 1800s, the test lacks reliability, prompting caution from the world health organization. despite its convenience, reliance on it risks misdiagnoses, escalating expenses, and fostering antimicrobial resistance, urging a shift towards more dependable diagnostics.”

” Notes:the african union (au), comprising 55 member states, condemned the israeli military’s incursion into rafah, southern gaza, urging the international community to halt the “deadly escalation” of the conflict. established in 2002, replacing the organization of african unity (oau), au aims to foster unity, cooperation, and development among african nations. guided by its vision, au seeks an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful africa through agenda 2063, emphasizing african-led initiatives.”

” Notes:the uttarakhand government’s pirul lao-paise pao campaign aims to tackle forest fires. supreme court expresses concern over fires that claimed five lives. forest destruction and air pollution prompt action. cm dhami launches campaign urging public involvement, including cooperatives and youth groups. campaign entails collecting pine tree leaves for payment of rs 50 per kg. collected leaves sold to industries. tehsildars oversee collection centers. goal is to prevent further forest devastation.”

” Setu, a division of the pine labs group, launched sesame, india’s first large language model (llm) for the banking, financial services, and insurance (bfsi) sector. it is developed in collaboration with sarvam artificial intelligence (ai). setu aims to empower bfsi customers with smarter credit decisions and hyper-personalized financial services.”

” Anandana, the coca-cola india foundation, announced its first ever partnership with hockey india, for the national women’s hockey league 2024-2025, the inaugural edition of the tournament. objective of the partnership: to improve women’s hockey by addressing essential elements such as offering specialised coaching, training equipment, nutritional support, and the organisation of camps and competitions to foster growth.”

” World asthma day (wad) is annually observed across the globe on the 1st tuesday of may to raise awareness of asthma, one of the most common chronic non-communicable diseases (ncd), affecting both children and adults. world asthma day 2024 was observed on 7th may 2024. the annual observance of wad is led by global initiative for asthma (gina). the theme of wad 2024 is “asthma education empowers” the 1st world asthma day was observed by gina in 1998.”

” Infosys received iso (the international organization for standardization)/ iec (the international electrotechnical commission)42001:2023 certification for its artificial intelligence management system (aims), making it among the first it services companies globally to earn this recognition. this certification is the world’s first international standard on ai management systems by tuv india (part of tüv nord group), a leading provider of technical quality and safety services.”

” According to the 2024 world’s wealthiest cities report published by international wealth migration specialists henley & partners, new york city, new york, the united states of america (usa) has retained its title as the wealthiest city in the world. california’s the bay area(usa) is ranked 2nd followed by tokyo(japan); singapore(singapore) and london(the united kingdom-uk) at 3rd, 4th and 5th position respectively. mumbai(maharashtra) (24th) and delhi (37th) were the only indian cities featured among the top 50 of the 2024 world’s wealthiest cities report. with 11 cities in the top 50, the usa has emerged as the world’s richest country.note: world’s wealthiest cities report is the annual report published by henley & partners in collaboration with new world wealth, a global data intelligence firm.”

” On 7th may 2024, united nations(un) agency, international organization for migration(iom) released the report titled “world migration report 2024””. the report revealed that india received over usd 111 billion in remittances in 2022. thus, india becomes the 1st country to surpass the usd 100 billion mark. after india, mexico is the 2nd highest recipient of remittance in the world and received usd 61.10 billion as remittance in 2022. china, which held 2nd position in terms of highest remittances globally for the longest time, was replaced by mexico and eventually dropped to 3rd position, with usd 51 billion remittances in 2022 followed by the philippines (usd 38.05 billion) and france(usd 30.4 billion).”

On 7 may 2024 the ambala haryana kharga corps under the indian army ias western command and the indian air force iaf conducted a three-day joint exercise in punjab under lieutenant general lt gen manoj kumar katiyar general officer commanding

The border roads organisation (bro) annually celebrates its raising day on 7 may to commemorate the establishment of the bro in 1960. the day aims to recognise the organisations’ personnel and invite all ranks to continue to excel in constructing and maintaining roads and bridges in the border area. 7th may 2024 marks the observance of the 65th raising day of bro.

” On 6th may 2024, the pulitzer board announced the winners of 108th pulitzer prize (2024) under the categories such as: journalism, books, drama and music, and special citations. pulitzer prize is highest national honor in united states of america (usa) in the field of journalism, literature, and music composition. propublica won the 2024 pulitzer prize in journalism under the public service category. hannah dreier of new york times won 2024 pulitzer prize in journalism under the investigative reporting category. david e. hoffman of the washington post won 2024 pulitzer prize in journalism under the editorial writing category. photography staff of reuter won the 2024 pulitzer prize in journalism under the breaking news photography.click here to view more”

” On may 7 2024, scotland parliament elected  john ramsay swinney, the leader of scottish national party (snp) as the 7th first minister of scotland. he succeeds humza haroon yousaf, who formally resigned from the role on may 7 2024. he will be formally appointed with a royal warrant from his majesty king charles iii of the united kingdom(uk).note: scotland is a country within the united kingdom (uk). uk is made up of four constituent states: england, wales, scotland, and northern ireland.”