Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21st May 2024

” Notes:world bee day, observed on may 20, marks anton janša’s birth anniversary, a beekeeping pioneer. established by the un in 2017, it highlights bees’ crucial roles in food security, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture. the 2024 theme, “bee engaged with youth,” focuses on involving young people in bee conservation efforts to protect these essential pollinators.”

Willian lai ching-te was sworn in as president of taiwan in a ceremony at the presidential building of taipei in the presence of a 21-gun salute

On a natural stone boulder near boloor panne koteda babbu swamy shrine archaeologists found the first evidence of rock art in mangaluru city

” Notes:nikhat zareen and minakshi won gold medals for india at the 3rd elorda cup 2024 in astana, kazakhstan. zareen defeated kazakhstan’s zhazira urakbayeva in the 52 kg category, while minakshi overcame uzbekistan’s saidakhon rakhmonova in the 48 kg category. india’s 21-member boxing contingent secured a total of 12 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, and 8 bronze.”

Noteson may 19 2024 irans hardline president ebrahim raisi tragically died in a helicopter crash in northwestern iran raisi was a significant political figure and potential successor to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamene

” Lakshmi kanth rao assumed charge as executive director (ed) of the reserve bank of india (rbi) with effect from 10th may 2024. before this, he served as chief general manager-in-charge in the department of regulation, rbi.• as an ed, he oversees the deposit insurance and credit guarantee corporation, the right to information act (faa), and the department of communication.”

” The 9th edition of the forbes 30 under 30 asia list (2024) featured 86 entries from india which includes akshit bansal (29) and raghav arora (28), co-founders of statiq-india and bhagya shree jain (29), founder of the disposal company.i.the “30 under 30 asia” list by forbes showcases young entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers under 30 who are driving innovation and transforming industries across the asia-pacific region.ii.the 2024 list features 300 entries from 21 countries and territories. india had the most entries followed by china and japan (32 each), singapore (27), australia (26) and indonesia (18).option revision:1. covered on 13th january 2024:chinaindia has secured a 2nd rank in the msci emerging markets (em) index by surpassing taiwan. the first spot is grabbed by china.2. covered on 22nd february 2024:singaporethe henley passport index 2024: the 2 asian nations japan and singapore have dominated 1st place on the index for the past 5 years.”

” The united nations (un) international day of living together in peace 2024 was observed across the globe on 16 may to mobilise the efforts of global communities to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity.• on 8 december 2017, the un general assembly (unga) adopted a resolution a/res/72/130 and declared 16 may of every year as the international day of living together in peace.• the first-ever international day of living together in peace was observed on 16 may 2018.click here to read more”

The first railway system is planned for lunar surface as part of nasa’s robotic lunar surface operations 2 rlso2 mission which will use unpowered robots that would levitate a 3-layer flexible film track to prevent abrasion from dust on

Msci formerly known as morgan stanley capital international inc has announced changes to the constituents for the msci global standard indexes which will take place as of may 31 2024 as per the may 2024 review 13 securities will be added and 3 securities will be removed from the india index following

Anuradha mascarenhas senior assistant editor the indian express has published a new book titled at the wheel of research an exclusive biography of dr soumya swaminathan this book outlines the life journey of dr

” Lawrence wong shyun tsai, a united states (us) trained economist and a former civil servant, was sworn in as the fourth prime minister (pm) of singapore since independence.• the president of singapore, tharman shanmugaratnam, administered the oath to wong on may 15, 2024.• wong succeeded lee hsien loong who relinquished his position after 20 years (2004-2024).• he will be leading the fourth generation people’s action party (pap) or 4g government as the prime minister and the finance minister.• he is set to hold the post until the general election which is set to be held by november 2025.”

The policyholders of sbi general insurance who have an eia through bima central platform can manage their insurance policies and can access their insurance portfolio through the bima central app and via sbi general insurance mobile app

” The government of india (goi) has provided budgetary support of usd 50 million, in the form of a rollover of the treasury bill (t-bill), to the maldives for another year.• the state bank of india (sbi) has subscribed for one more year to the t-bill issued by the ministry of finance of maldives, upon maturity of the previous subscription.• government treasury bills are subscribed by sbi under a unique government-to-government arrangement at zero-cost (interest free) to the government of maldives.i.the government of india(goi) has announced humanitarian assistance worth usd 1 million to the government of kenya to deal with the devastation caused by the floods due to prolonged heavy rainfall in kenya.• previously, on 10th may 2024, indian naval ship (ins) sumedha delivered immediate relief material comprising a hadr pallet, and 2 medical pallets to the government of kenya at mombasa port.click here to read more”

” Padma shri awardee malti joshi, a renowned author, storyteller passed away at the age of 90.• joshi was awarded the prestigious ‘padma shri’ in 2018, recognising her contributions to literature and education.• she also received shikhar samman (2006), dushyant kumar sahitya samman (2011), ojaswini samman (2011), rashtriya maithalisharan gupt samman for (2013-2014), kamleshwar smruti puraskar (2016), hindi sevi samman (2018).• malti joshi was born on 4th june, 1934 in aurangabad, maharashtra. she was popularly known as ‘malwa ki meera’.”