Current Affairs - May 23, 2023 Current Affairs

Marking a significant milestone in the growing defence cooperation between India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the INS TARKASH and INS SUBHADRA have arrived at Port Al-Jubail to commence the second edition of the naval exercise, 'AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2023'.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli continues to break records. He has now scored 600 runs or more in three Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons each.

World Turtle Day is an annual observance held every May 23rd. It began in 2000 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services company, has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud and unveiled a new offering called TCS Generative AI.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah recently laid the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing in Dwaraka, Gujarat.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde approved the first Good Governance Regulations in the country.

Chandigarh bagged the first rank in the National Water Award 2022.

Japan is "seriously" evaluating adopting India's UPI payments system as both governments look at promoting digital cooperation by creating interoperability where the digital payments system could bring ease of cross-border payments.

INS Sindhuratna, a Sindhughosh class submarine, returned to Mumbai after undergoing a major refit at Naval Dockyard in Russia. The submarine undertook a gruelling 97-day return passage through the Norwegian Sea, English Channel, and Mediterranean Sea and arrived in Mumbai on May 16, 2023.

Renowned British novelist, Martin Amis, passed away at 73 in Florida due to oesophageal cancer.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) in Vandalur, Chennai, got two new sloth bears.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima, Japan.

In a groundbreaking moment for Saudi Arabia, the country's first astronauts in decades have embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS). Sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, a female stem cell researcher named Rayyanah Barnawi and a Royal Saudi Air Force fighter pilot named Ali al-Qarni joined a crew led by a retired NASA astronaut from Kennedy Space Center.

Every year on May 22, the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and encourage the preservation of the Earth's diverse ecosystems.

According to data from China's General Administration of Customs, in the first quarter of this year, China exported 1.07 million vehicles, a 58% increase compared to the same period in 2022, becoming the world's largest exporter of cars, surpassing Japan.

The city of Chennai is abuzz with anticipation as it prepares to host the highly anticipated 2023 Squash World Cup.

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan will be felicitated with the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema award at IIFA 2023, on May 27 in Abu Dhabi.

Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), he is a former world No. 1, holding the ranking for a total of 16 weeks.