DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17TH MAY 2024

49th States Day SIKKIM - 16TH May 

National Dengue Day - 16th May

Theme 2024 - Dengue Prevention: Our Responsibility For a Safer Tomorrow 

World Telecommunication Day - 17th May 

Theme 2024 - Digital Innovation For Sustainable Development 

1) The Quarterly ( January - April 2024) Of Periodic Labour Force Survey Report Released. 

( In Urban Areas Shows Increasing From 48.5%/ To 50.2% For Age Above 15 

2) India And Zimbabwe Have Agreed To Explore Cooperation In Digital Transformation Solutions, Telemedicine, Rough Diamonds, Fast Payment Systems And Traditional Medicine During The 3rd Session Of India- Zimbabwe Joint Trade Committee Held At New Delhi. 

3) Pakistan Army Conducted a Successful Training Launch Of FATAH-II Rocket System, Which Is Capable Of Engaging Targets Upto 400 Kilometres. 

4) FICCI And IESA Have Signed MoU To Strengthen And Supports India's Semiconductor Industry. 

( FICCI - Federation Of Indian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry) 

( IESA - Indian Electronics And Semiconductor Association) 

5) The Three Weeks Joint Exercise TARKASH 2024 Between National Security Guard ( NSG) And US ( SOF) Culminated At Kolkata. 

6) Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary Ministry Of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship Inaugurated The India Skills 2024 Competition. 

7) India Overtakes Australia, Japan And Singapore, Hong Kong  In Data Center Installed Capacity, With The 950 MW Of Installed Capacity. 

8) 3rd Edition Of The Lecture Series On Nepal- India Relations  At Kathmandu, Nepal. 

9) Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Injured In Shooting. 

10) Indian Veteran Football Star Sunil Chhhetri Announced International Retirement, He Will Play His Last Match Against Kuwait In Kolkata On June 2024. 

11) Meghalaya Garo Film RAPTURE Will Screens In 100 French Theatres. 

12) Apurva Sahijwani Has Been Appointed As The New CEO Of Avendus Group. 

13) Veteran Author ( Hindi & Marathi)  And Story Teller Malti Joshi Passed Away At The Age Of 90. 

( Padmashri - 2018) 

14) Former Executive Vice Chairman Of Tech Mahindra Vineet Nayyar Passes Away.

15) Chandrakant Satija Has Been Honoured With Global Excellence Award 2024. For Outstanding In Education.

16) INDIAN Cricketer Yuzivendra Chahal Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Gurugram Administration.

17) PUMA Is The Official Sponsor Kit Of  Athletic Federation Of India.  

18) Russian President Vlamdir Puttin And Chinese President XI Jinping Have Signed  A Statement To Deepen The Comprehensive Partnerships And Strategic Cooperation Between two Nations.

19) Rudraprayag Police Uttarakhand Has Launched OPERATION MARYADA To Maintain Decency And Purity in Journey.

20) Juventus Has Won The 15th Italian Cup.

21) Instagram Co Founder Mike Krieger Join As first CPO Of AI Firm Anthropic. 

22) Nitu Joshi (MIAMI NGO) Has Received The Best Social Worker Award At Newsmakers Achievers Award.

23) Astronomers From NASA Have Discovered New Planet In Binary Star System Kepler-47. ( Name Given - Kepler-47d) ( Discovered By San Diego State University) 

24) Senior IPS OFFICER A Y V Krishna AND N Venu Gopal Have Been Appointed As The Additional Directors Of Central Bureau Of Investigation.

25) Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting Sanjay Jiju Has Launched A Online Portal The Film Facilitation Office (FFO) At 77th Cannes Bharat Parv.

26) Ola Mobility CFO Kartik Gupta Has Steps Down.

27) Actress Deepika Padukone Has Been Recognized By The International Publication, First Indian To Feature in Deadline's Global Disruptor 2024 List

28) Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis ( PAM) a Rare Infection Of Brain Caused By Naegleria Fowleri Commonly Known As Brain Eating Amoeba Has Been Detected in a 5 Years Old Girl In Malappuram, Kerala.