Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th May to 24th May 2024

May 28, 2024
10:35 am

Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th May to 24th May 2024

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Banking and Financial

IFC extends $500 million financing to HDFC Bank to ramp up microloans
UN revises India’s 2024 growth forecast to 6.9%
SBI raises short-term retail fixed deposit rates by up to 75 bps
SBI acquires 6.125% stake in CCIL IFSC, strengthens presence in GIFT City
Yes Bank launches premium services under ‘Yes Grandeur’
Bank of Maharashtra tops among PSU banks in business growth in FY24
Tata Motors’ arms partner with Bajaj Finance to provide financing to passenger
SBI General Insurance signs bancassurance partnership with Jana SFB to increase insurance penetration
Airbus Helicopters, SIDBI sign MoU for helicopter financing in India
NPS assets surge 26% y-o-y to ₹11.94 lakh crore as of May 11: PFRDA
RBI approves ₹2.11 lakh crore dividend payout to govt for 2023-24
SEBI imposes ₹11.90 crore fine on 19 entities for Superior Finlease ‘pump and dump’
HSBC acquires 6.125% stake in CCIL IFSC

National News

ReNew inks pact with Societe Generale for $1 billion debt financing
Adani Energy Solutions acquires 100 per cent at Essar’s Mahan-Sipat Transmission Project
Police started Operation ‘Maryada’ for smooth conduct of Kedarnath Dham Yatra 2024 in Uttarakhand
Porter becomes India’s 3rd Unicorn of 2024
Nayara Energy to invest ₹600 crore in two Ethanol Plants
India, Australia, Indonesia conclude trilateral maritime security workshop
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar receives first Stamp released
Student Enrollment Under SC Category Grows By 44 %
Conference on Administration of Criminal Justice held in Guwahati
Swiggy joins hands with device-first risk AI platform SHIELD
Assam unveiled the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS) platform For Disaster Management
Noise acquires women’s wellness platform SocialBoat
CDS Anil Chauhan attends Exercise Cyber Suraksha 2024
Cisco and Tata Communications partner to launch Webex Calling in India
Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest at 16
L&T Technology Services launches simulation centre for Airbus in Bengaluru
Karnataka mandates 33% reservation for women in govt contract jobs
Indian Oil exports premium fuel to Sri Lanka

International News

UAE launched 10-year Blue Residency Visa for Environmental Champions
Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again
Venezuela becomes first country to lose all Glaciers
World highest competition swimming pool opens in Bhutan
India climbs to 39th position in World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index; US topped the list
Pakistan’s Sirbaz Khan conquers Mount Everest without Oxygen
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) & United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) MoU on Digitalisation of Animal Vaccine Cold Chain Management
Spain becomes 99th member of International Solar Alliance
University of Tokyo inaugurates world’s highest observatory in Chile
Norway, Spain, and Ireland to recognize Palestinian state

Appointment and Resignation

Kapil Sibal elected as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association
Y.V. Krishna & N. Venu Gopal appointed as Additional Directors in CBI
RBI approves appointment of Pradeep Natarajan as IDFC FIRST Bank
Japan’s Mizuho hires Sanjay Nayar as advisor for Mizuho Bank India
IndiaFirst Life Insurance appoints Rushabh Gandhi as MD & CEO
Sanjiv Puri takes over as CII president for 2024-25
Lai Ching-Te sworn in as president of Taiwan
BARC appoints Dr Bikramjit Chaudhuri as chief of measurement science
Honeywell India appoints Atul Pai as MD
Mahindra Finance appoints Mahesh Rajaraman as CRO
John Slaven appointed as VC of International Aluminium Institute
Government appoints Ramesh Babu V as Member in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Awards

NTPC gets third rank at ATD BEST Award 2024 for talent development
Thiruvananthapuram Airport achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status
Jenny Erpenbeck’s ‘Kairos’ wins the International Booker Prize 2024
Srinivas Kulkarni honoured with 2024 Shaw Prize in astronomy

Defence

Indian Air Force testes BHISHM state-of-the-art indigenous mobile hospital, for airdrop in Agra

Science

World’s first 6G device launched in Japan

Sports

Puma signs deal with Athletics Federation of India for official kit sponsor
Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Federation Cup with throw of 82.27 metres
Animesh Kujur won Gold at 200m sprint event in Federation Cup
Manipur wins Senior Women’s NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy for 22nd time
Nandini dairy to sponsor for Scotland for T20 World Cup
Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal win medals at World Para Athletics Championships
Brazil to host FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027
Satwiksairaj & Chirag Shetty win Men’s Doubles Title at Thiland Open 2024
Max Verstappen won Emilia Romagna GP
Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinch Gold Medals at Elorda Cup
Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek win Singles Title of Italian open
India’s Deepthi Jeevanji smashes World Record in Women’s 400 Metre event
Ekta Bhyan secures Gold Medal in Women’ F51 Club Throw Competition at World Para Athletic Championship
Germany midfielder Tony Kroos to retire after Euro 2024
2nd stage of Archery World Cup 2024 begins in Korea
Sachin Khilari clinches gold medal in shot put at World Para Athletics Championship
Australia and Uzbekistan host AFC Women’s Asian Cups
Preetismita Bhoi smashes clean and jerk record for gold at World Youth C’ship
IOC launches ‘Let’s Move India’ Campaign to Inspire People to celebrate Athletes at Paris Olympics

Important day

17 May – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (Theme 2024 – Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development)
17 May – World Hypertension Day (Theme 2024 – Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer)
17 May 2024 (third Friday of May) – National Endangered Species Day (Theme 2024 – Celebrate Saving Species.)
18 May – World AIDS Vaccine Day
18 May – International Museum Day (Theme 2024 – Museums for Education and Research)
18 May 2024 (third Saturday of every May) – Armed Forces Day
20 May – World Bee Day (Theme 2024 – Bee Engaged with Youth)
20 May – World Refugee Day (Theme 2024 – Hope Away from Home)
21 May – International Tea Day
21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21 May – National Anti-Terrorism Day
22 May – International Day for Biodiversity (Theme 2024 – Be Part of the Plan)
23 May – World Turtle Day
23 May (On the first full moon of month Vaishakha) – 2586th birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha
24 May – National Brother’s Day
24 May– International Day of the Markhor