Ed Dwight, First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Reaches Space

Ed Dwight, who was America’s first Black astronaut candidate, made a historic trip into space on May 19 with Jeff Bezos’s company, Blue Origin. This event was a big deal because it happened 60 years after he was first suggested ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Why UK is considering Changes To the Graduate Route Visa?

The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is thinking about making changes to the Graduate Route Visa (GRV) program. GRVs should only be given to the “best and brightest,” according to the proposal. This is meant to cut down on the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Orcas Sinking Boats: Scientists Investigate Unusual Behavior

A yacht was sunk by orcas in May 2023, 22.5 kilometers off the coast of Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar. Two crew members were saved in a dramatic escape. This is not the first time something like this has ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Constitution Bench Verdict Binding On Lesser Benches: SC

The Supreme Court of India made a big decision that said decisions made by the Constitution bench are more important than decisions made by smaller benches. According to the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, this was brought up ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

FSSAI Warns Against Using Calcium Carbide For Fruit Ripening

A notice from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to traders and Food Business Operators (FBOs) directly targets the illegal use of calcium carbide to make fruit ripen. During the mango-ripening season, this rule is enforced even ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Indian Army Conducts Forward Area Tour In Arunachal

In May 2023, the Indian Army set up a one-of-a-kind field tour in Arunachal Pradesh for army experts. The goal of this project was to give people a better idea of the conditions and problems that military troops stationed along ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs

EU Demands Clarity From Microsoft On AI Risks

The European Commission has given Microsoft until May 27 to talk about any risks that might come with the creative AI features in its search engine, Bing. The main worry is that generative AI could be used to make deepfakes ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Africa Launches Lab Network, Cholera Taskforce To Contain Disease

In April 2024, health officials from 14 Eastern African countries met in Kenya to start two big public health projects with help from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Two of these projects are RISLNET (the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Supreme Court Allows Review Of ‘Shamlat Deh’ Judgment

The Supreme Court of India approved a change to the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, in 2022. This change lets gram panchayats take care of shamlat deh, or village common land. But in May 2023, a Bench of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

RBI Scrutinizes Gold Loan Norms To Tighten Grip

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it harder for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to do business by telling them in March that they had to follow the rules for gold loans carefully. As a result of breaking these rules, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs