Page-6 of Current Affairs - May, 2024

Environmental Activists Sue Norway Over Its Deep-Sea Mining Plans

May 27, 2024

Norway recently agreed to a controversial plan to look for minerals on the ocean floor over an area bigger than Britain. This choice was made by Norway’s parliament in January after a study paid for by the government found that ..

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DoT, Telcos Develop Mechanism to Block Spoof Overseas Calls

May 27, 2024

Together with mobile operators, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set up a new method to spot and block fake international calls that show Indian phone numbers. This step was taken because many people have complained about getting scam calls ..

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Government Extends Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande’s Tenure

May 27, 2024

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has decided that Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande will stay in his job until June 30. The news came out on May 26, just one day before Gen. Pande was set to retire on ..

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Centre Sanctions Rs 21,253 Crore to Tackle Kerala’s Crisis

May 27, 2024

The Indian Central Government gave the state of Kerala a lot of money at the end of May 2024 to help it deal with its economic problems. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology told everyone about this ..

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Pakistan Reports Third Polio Case Amid Transmission Concerns

May 27, 2024

Pakistan has confirmed the third case of polio this year, showing that getting rid of the poliovirus is still hard. The most recent person to get sick is a 12-year-old girl from the Kili Malak Haqdad area of Balochistan’s Killa ..

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Sebi Cracks Down on Gaming Apps Involved in Virtual Trading

May 27, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is keeping a closer eye on fantasy games and virtual trading platforms that use real share prices to mimic stock trading. This action comes after a lot of like-minded apps became famous ..

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Anasuya Sengupta Wins Best Actress at Cannes

May 25, 2024

The 77th Cannes Film Festival gave Best Actress to Anasuya Sengupta for her part in “The Shameless.” She is a very good actress from Kolkata. This win is important because it shows that Indian filmmaking is present and growing in ..

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Research Shows Sun’s Magnetic Field Originates Closer to Surface

May 25, 2024

Recent studies and observations have shown that solar activity, especially solar storms, can have huge effects on Earth. Earth was hit by strong solar storms earlier this month, which included coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and strong solar flares. These storms ..

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Myanmar Junta Revives $3.6 Billion Chinese-Backed Dam Project

May 25, 2024

With help from China, Myanmar’s junta is starting up again the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project that was put on hold before. This move is a big change in policy from when it was first put on hold in 2011 ..

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Philippines to Attract More Indian Medical Students

May 25, 2024

The Philippines recently made major changes to its laws that allow foreign medical students, including those from India, to work as doctors in the Philippines after they graduate with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Because of this change, there will ..

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