Page-5 of Current Affairs - May, 2024

Indian Army Partners with IOCL for Green and Sustainable Transport Solutions

May 28, 2024

In recent months, the Indian Army has taken big steps toward using environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation in its activities. A relationship with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), which was made official by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ..

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FIDE Unveils BecknGPT, an AI Agent Combining ChatGPT and Beckn Protocol

May 28, 2024

An important part of e-commerce innovation is the Foundation for Interoperability in the Digital Economy (FIDE). They just released a new AI agent called Beckn Generative Pre-trained Transformer (BecknGPT). This AI agent is made to handle business deals on its ..

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Four European Union Banks Seek RBI Nod for Clearing Model

May 28, 2024

Four big European banks—Credit Agricole, Societe Generale, Deutsche Bank, and BNP Paribas—are asking the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to let them use a third-party clearing model to keep buying and selling Indian government bonds and derivatives. As a result of ..

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Adani Ports Becomes First Adani Group Company to Join Sensex

May 28, 2024

The Adani Group’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) will be added to the Sensex on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on June 24. With this important step forward, APSEZ is the first company under the Adani Group’s control ..

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NATO Border Nations Plan ‘Drone Wall’ Against Russia

May 27, 2024

Six NATO countries—Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are planning to build a coordinated drone defence system because of increased security worries and tensions along their borders with Russia. The goal of this project, which is often called the “drone ..

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NASA Launches Satellite PREFIRE to Monitor and Mitigate Climate Change

May 27, 2024

The urgent global problem of climate change continues to call for new scientific discoveries and technological advances. NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment) mission began on May 25. This was a big step toward better climate ..

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Scientists Develop Cheaper, Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Iron

May 27, 2024

A new type of iron-based cathode material has been made thanks to recent study led by Oregon State University. This discovery could lead to the creation of batteries that are safer, cheaper, and last longer, especially for electric cars (EVs). ..

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Zig- Zimbabwe Rolls Out World Newest and Gold-Backed Currency

May 27, 2024

Zimbabwe recently tried to get their economy back on track, which is why they made a new currency in April called the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). As a result of major economic problems and the failure of earlier currencies, this is ..

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India’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ Wins Cannes Grand Prix

May 27, 2024

In May 2023, the Cannes Film Festival showed some of the best movies from around the world. Indian producers got a lot of attention. Notably, All We Imagine As Light, director Payal Kapadia’s first full-length movie, won the Grand Prix. ..

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Virupaksha Temple Collapse: Key Updates

May 27, 2024

Rainfall caused the saalu mantap (pavilion) at the Virupaksha Temple in Karnataka’s Hampi to collapse on May 21. Despite saying that repair work was already underway, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that this event made people worry about ..

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