Current Affairs - May 31, 2023 Current Affairs

India will host the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM-14) and 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8) meeting in Goa from July 19th to 22nd, 2023.

The Special Protection Group (SPG), the force that handles the security of the prime minister, will now be handled by an officer not less than the rank of an additional director general belonging to the Indian Police Service while junior officers will be appointed on deputation for an initial period of six years. These parameters were fixed through a new set of rules released by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday under the Special Protection Group Act, 1988 (34 of 1988) through a gazette notification.

Coffee beans and black pepper grown in Araku Valley Agency, Andhra Pradesh, have been awarded organic certification. The tribal cooperative societies Girijan Sahakari Nigam (GCC) have received organic certification for coffee from APEDA, a central government sector organization.

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Chandigarh, received the Skoch SILVER Award 2023 for e-Governance for computerization of medical records of livestock. This project is the first of its kind in the country.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana emerged as the top performers among the larger states in NITI Aayog's annual 'Health Index' for the year 2020-21, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the President of Nigeria on May 29, amidst mounting pressure to address the country's persistent economic and security issues.

Tina Turner, a renowned American musician, recently passed away at the age of 83. She was a trailblazing African-American woman in the rock-and-roll music industry.

The government has approved a new digital reporting and communication system to address loan defaults exceeding Rs 50 crore. Instead of relying on paper-based communication, the Union government has introduced a digital mechanism. Under this system, the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) will send digital reports to public sector banks within 15 days of a loan request at the pre-approval stage.

The latest report by SBI Ecowrap indicates that India's GDP (gross domestic product) is expected to grow at a rate of 7.1% in FY23, aligning with the second advance estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in February.

The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S. Somanath, has announced that Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in July 2023.

Indian Bank has announced that it has been selected as a Clearing and Settlement Bank by the Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd (ICCL).

The International Day of Action for Women's Health (also known as International Women's Health Day) is observed on May 28. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about women's health and rights, and it is celebrated by women and health organizations worldwide.

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027. The CAG has already been holding this position in the WHO since 2019 for a four-year term from 2019 to 2023.

The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Eknath Shinde has appointed cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as Maharashtra's 'Smile Ambassador' under the state's 'Swachh Mukh Abhiyan' (Clean Mouth Campaign) to promote awareness about oral health and hygiene across the state.

Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the first Mining Startup Summit at IIT Bombay on May 29.

The Revenue Department is set to launch the 'Kaveri 2.0' web-based property registration application in all 43 sub-registrar offices in Bengaluru.

World Digestive Health Day is celebrated annually on May 29.

The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, an autonomous research institute, to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), which is scheduled to be launched later this year.

The Colorado River flows through the United States. It originates in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flows west and south for 1,450 miles (2,330 kilometers) into the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico.

South Korea successfully launched its first commercial-grade satellite in response to North Korea's launch of its first military spy satellite into orbit.