MAY-JUNE WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR OSSC CHSL EXAM 2024

MAY - 

HOST - 

* Maldives Host The 6th Asian Carrom Championship 2024.

* 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference Will Host Chile And UNESCO At Santiago. 

* The 10th Edition Of World Art Dubai Opened At The World Trade Centre In Dubai. 

*  19th Interpol Heads Of NCB Conference Held At Lyon From 23rd To 25th April 2024 

* The 31st Edition Of The Arabian Travel Market Started In Dubai.

* Dubai Host The Food Innovation Conference 2024.

( Theme 2024 - Reimagining Future Food Systems).

* 19th Session Of United Nations Forum On Forests (UNFF) Held At UN Headquarters.

* Bali, Indonesia To Host 10th World Water Forum.

( THEME 2024 - Water For Shared Prosperity) 

* 3rd Edition Of The Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit (EVIS) Held At Abu Dhabi,  UAE.

* The Riyadh Airport Company To Host The World Annual General Assembly Conference And Exhibition ( WAGA 2024) From 21st To 23rd May.

* The Two Day International Dialogue On Mountains, People And Climate Change Is Held At Kathmandu, Nepal. 

*  First Trilateral Summit Between South Korea, China And Japan Held In Seoul.

LAUNCHED - 

* World Health Organisation (WHO) Has Launched A New Investment Round, Aiming To Raise 7 Billion Dollars Of Funds To Support Countries To Tackle Challenge Like Climate Challenges, Displacement, Poverty And Equality.

WORLD RECORD - 

* Nepal's Purnima Shrestha Set Records By Climbing Mount Everest 3 Times In Two Weeks 

MISS PINK NEPAL 2024 

* Anmol Rai, Transwoman, Crowned As Miss Pink Nepal 2024, Kathmandu, Nepal.

INDIA - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - 

* The Srilanka Government Has Approved India To Renovate The Kankesanthurai Port.

* India To Train 1500 Bangladeshi Civil Servants In Next Five Years. 

* The 8th Month Long Lecture series MANDAVI TO MUSCAT, INDIAN Community And The Shared History  Of India And Oman Held At Muscat Concluded On 1st May 2024.

* The Center Has Granted Permission For The Export Of 14000 MT Of Non Basmati White Rice To Mauritius.

* India And Dominican Republic Have Completed 25 Years On Diplomatic Relations. 

* India Contributed $ 500, 000 To The United Nations Counter Terrorism Trust Fund.

* The Government Of India Has Provided A Budget Support Of USD 50 Million To The Maldives. 

* Indian Community In Jamaica Celebrated 179 Years Of Indian Arrival In Jamaica.

*  India Send USD 1 Million Flood Relief Assistance To Kenya.

* Madras Curry powder, Sambhar Mixed Masala Powder, MDH And Everest Masala Has Been Banned In Nepal.

*  Indian Spiritual Guru Shri Ravi Shankar Has Recived The First Stamp Released Commemorating The Completion Of 200 Years Of Indian Origin Tamils In Srilanka. 

*  India Government Has Announced Relief Assistance Worth Rs USD & 1 million To Papua And New Guinea (PNG), As Landslide Recently Caused More Loss To Country.

* India Assumed Charge Chair Of Colombo Process For 2024-26.

FIRST IN WORLD - 

* Victoria Shi, The World's First AI Diplomat Developed By Ukraine.

* Hong Kong Has Launched Its FIRST Hydrogen Powered Buses.

* John Swinney Has Been Sworn In As First Minister Of Scotland.

* UNGA Proclaimed May 25th As World Football Day, In 2024 Football Completed 100 Years.

* China Has Inaugurated The Next Generation ( High Energy Photon Source HEPS) SYNCHROTON Boasting World's Brightest X-Rays

* Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa Climbed Mount Everest For a Record Of 30th Time. 

* The United Nations General Assembly Has Decided To Celebrate 11th July As The International Day Of Reflection And Commemoration Of The 1995 Genocide In Srebrenica.

SPACE - 

*  China Launched Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Mission To Collect Sample From Moon.

* FIRST Ever Atmospheric Rainbow Has Been Detected  On An Exoplanet 637 Light Years From Earth.

* Indian Origin Sunita Williams Set To Fly Into Space For The Third Time 

* China Has Launched a Long MARCH-4C Rocket, Launched a New Satellite Shiyan-23 For Space Environment Monitoring. 

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

* Starlink, The Space Startup Owner Elon Musk Has Launched In Indonesia.

* Scientists Have Discovered An Earth Sized Exoplanet SPECULOOS-3b Approximately 55 Years Light Years From Earth.

* Elon Musk's Starlink Has Launched In Fiji. 

* The University Of Tokyo Has Inaugurated The World's Highest Observatory At Chile 

* NASA Successfully Launched The First Of A Pair Of Small Climate Satellites From The Rocket Labs Launch Complex In Mahia, New Zealand.

* The World's First Wooden Satellite Has Been Built By Japanese Researchers At Kyto University. 

( Satellite Named- Ligno Sat) 

* The Euclid Space Telescope Has Discovered 7 More Rouge Planets.

DEFENSE - 

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

MIXED - 

* Ukraine Is The New Member Of NATO.

* Colombia Recently Declared They Break The Diplomatic Relation With Israel. 

*  Hidaya Cyclone Hits Tanzania. 

* Afghanistan Consul General Zakia Wardak Has Resigned After Caught Unusual Smuggling At Mumbai Airport. 

* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet Has Banned The Qatar Based News Channel Aljazeera.

* Dr Reddy's Announced The Launch Of Doxycycline Capsules In The US. 

* Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Has Declared Newari And Tamang Adopted As The Official Language In Bagmati Province Of Nepal.

( PM Launched The Bagmati Province Official Language Act 2080) 

* World's Deepest Blue Hole Discovered In Mexico.

* Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama Was Sentenced To One Year Prison For Perverting The Course Of Justice. 

* April 2024 Has Registered As The Warmest April Globally Since 1940

* Nepali Sherpa Climber Kami Rita Sherpa Has Climbed Everest For The Record 29th Time. 

* Switzerland Wins The Eurovision Song Contest. ( Swiss Singer Nemo Has Won The 68th Eurovision Song Contest.) 

* Nigeria Suffered 150 Deaths Due To Lassa Fever Since January 2024.

* Switzerland Has Banned The Burqa On Its Street, And Reject Islam As Official Religion.

*  Melinda French Gates Steps Down As Co Chair Of Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation.

* Georgian Parliament Has Passed The Foreign Agent Bill.

* Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Injured In Shooting. 

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

* Bangladesh Observes The 125th Birth Anniversary Of The National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam On 25th May. 

* Vanuatu Faced An Earthquake Of Magnitude At 6.5. 

*  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelwnskyy And Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Have Signed MoU, That Spain Will Support Ukraine 1 Billion Euros.

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Removed His Ambassador To Israel From His Post Due To Diplomatic Spat Between Countries.

* Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Signed a Bill To Switching  a National Anthem Composed By a British Expatriate.

( WE HAIL THEE Used Instead Of ARISE O Compatriots) 

PERSON DIED - 

*  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Died In A Helicopter Crash.

* Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Foreign Minister Of Iran Died In Plane Crash.

* Ireland, Norway And Spain Officially Recognized As Palestine State.

*  Spain Became The 99th Member Of International Solar Alliance.

*  For The First Time On 24th May International Day Of Markhor Celebrated As UNEP Declare

JUNE - 

HEALTH - 

* America Has Registered Record 7 Million Dengue Cases Till April 2024 According To WORLD Health Organisation. (4.6 Million Cases in 2023) 

* World Health Organisation ( WHO) Reports First Death In Bird Flu In Mexico. 

*  According To United Nations For Children States 181 Millions Children Who Are Under The Age Of Five Suffered Food Poverty.

* United States Reports FIRST H5N1 Bird Flu In Dairy Cows.

* World Health Organisation (WHO) Confirmed Human Infection With Bird Flu H9N2 Virus Was Detected In A 4 Years Old Boy In West Bengal.

*  World Health Organisation (WHO) Designated CCRAS- NIIMH Hyderabad As Collaborating Center For Traditional Medicine Research.

* United Nations States 2025 Will Be Designed As International Year Of Quantum Science And Technology.

* According To United Nations - 120 million People Were Displaced Between 2023 To May 2024 ( Reported By UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY UNHCR).

NATO - 

* NATO Appointed Mark Rutte As Its Next Secretary General. ( Former Prime Minister Of Nederlands) 

EUROPEAN COUNCIL - 

* Antonio Costa Has Been Elected As The New President Of European Council.

( Former Prime Minister Of Portuguese) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima Along With 9 Others Killed In A Plane Crashed Chikangawa Mountain Range.

LAUNCHED - 

* ILYA Sustskever, Co-Founder Of OpenAI Has Launched Safe Super Intelligence ( SSI). 

* Ukraine Launched World's First Unmanned System Forces (USF).

APPOINTED - 

*  K-Pop Group Has Become The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador For Youth.

HOST - 

* Foreign Ministers Of NATO Members Will Hold 2 Days Meeting In Prague, To Discuss Support For Ukraine.

* Colombo, Srilanka host The North Indian Ocean Women In Maritime Security Programme.

* The 31st Edition Of INDEX Dubai International Exhibition For Interior Design Commence At Dubai World Trading Center.

* Russia Host The BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Meeting from 10-11th June 2024.

(  India Welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia And Ethiopia Joining As A BRICS Member. ) 

*  ITALY To Host The 5oth G7 Meeting. ( India's 7th Participation In G7) 

( G7 Members - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US) 

*  NATO Defense Minister Meet Held At Brussels.

* 92 Countries Were Participated In Ukraine Peace Summit. ( HOST - Switzerland) 

*  India, Armenia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa And The UAE Have Refused To  Sign The Final Declaration At The Ukraine Peace Summit In Switzerland.

* Nepal International Tourism Expo ( NITE) Kicked Off At Kathmandu. 

( 155 Entrepreneurs Are Participated From 16 Countries) 

* 3rd Edition Of IDA21 Replenishment Meeting Held In Kathmandu, Nepal. 

* QUAD Health Security Partnership Meeting Held In Sydney, Australia On 18th June 2024. 

* ) Justice Suryakant, Supreme Court Of India Represent India At The BRICS Chief Justice Forum 2024 In Sochi, Russia.

* India Chaired The First Meeting Of Chair Of Colombo Process. at The Permanent Representative Level Meeting At The International Organization For Migration ( IOM) HQ In Geneva.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelwnskyy Has Signed Agreement With Sweden And Norway For Military Support Against War With Russia.

* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese And Chinese Premier Li Qiang Have Signed Agreement For Collaboration In Climate Action, Education, Culture And Free Trade Agreement.

* Armenia Signed Deal With France For Purchase Of Caesar 155/52 Cal Truck Mounted Howitzers.

* European Union And It's Two Members Lithuania And Estonia Signed Security Agreement With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelwnskyy At Brussels Summit.

MIXED - 

* Former President Of US Donald Trump Found Guilty In Hush Money Trail.

* Maldives Announce Ban On The Entry Of Israeli Passports.

*  Myanmar Records A 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake. 

*  Indonesia's Ibu Volcano Erupts Twice.

* Egypt Recorded Highest Temperature Of 50.9 degree Celsius. 

*  Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, Panama, Somalia Have Been Elected As Non Permanent UN Security Council Member.

* Colombia Officially Suspends Coal Sales To The Israel. 

* The United States And The Republic Of Korea Convened The Third Nuclear Consultive Group (NCG) IN Seoul On 10th June 2024.

* Saudi Arabia Has Ends Deal Of Petrodollar with US After 50 Years.

* Leaders Of Group 7 (G7) Have Agreed On Providing Loan Of $50 Billions To Ukraine.

* Thailand Became The First South Asian Country To Passed A Bill Recognize Same Sex Marriage Bill.

*  Russian President Vladmir Puttin Has Visited North Korea First In 24 Years. 

( North Korea And Russia Have Signed MoU On Military Cooperation ) 

* Tajikistan Has Banned The Hijab And Public Eid Celebration, Declaring Them Foreign Culture.

* The United States Has Approved The Sale Of More Than 1000 Small Armed Drones To Taiwan At $ 360 millions. 

* European Union Has Approved The First Ever Sanctions On Russian Gas. 

* Australia Became The First Country To Ban The Sale Of Vapes (e-ciggarate) Outside Of Pharmacies.

* UNGA President Honours India's Hansa Mehta On International Day For Women In Diplomacy. 

* Brazil Declared State Of Emergency As The Pantanal - The World's Largest Tropical Wetland Out Of Control Fires.

* The International Criminal Court Issued Arrest Warrant For Russia's Former Defense Minister And It's Military Chief 

*  Denmark Set To Impose Co2 Tax On Farms.

* Paraguay Became The 100th Country To Join Full Member Of International Solar Alliance.

*  Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Sentenced By US To 45 Years In Prison For His Conviction On Drug And Firearm Offenses. 

* India Has Handed A Cheque Of $ 1,169,746 To The United Nations To Support The Use Of Hindi For Information Dissemination 

* Nikesh Arora, Chairman And Chiefs Executive Officer Of Palo Alto Network Became The Highest Paid Indian CEO In USA.

*  Bangladesh Has Received 1.15 Billion Dollars From The International Monetary Fund.

* Peru Records 7.2 Magnitude Of Earthquake.

* The Republic Of Azerbaijan Will Host The World Environment Day 2026 ( With A Focus On Combatting The Climate Crisis)

INDIA-OTHER COUNTRIES RELATION - 

*  India Sends Humanitarian Assistance ( Pharmaceutical's ) To Cuba. 

* Adani Green Energy To Set Up Two Wind Farms In Srilanka's Mannar Town And Pooneryn Village, 

* France Consulate To Open New International School In Chennai. 

* India, South Korea, The United States, Japan And The European Union Have Launched A Biopharmaceutical Alliance In San Diego, USA. 

* Oxford UNIVERSITY Has Agreed To Return a 500 Years Old Bronze Statue To India.

* India Sent 19 Tonnes Humanitarian And Disaster Relief (HADR) Materials To PNG On 13th June 2024.

*  India, France Negotiation Rafale Marine Jet Deal. 

* India And Germany S&T Cooperation Has Completed 50 Years, And On This Occasion Launched A Logo.

* Srilankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe And EAM India Dr. S Jaishankar Jointly Commissioned a US $ 6 Million Indian Funded Maritime Rescue Coordination Center In Srilanka. 

* Russia Has Agreed On Joint Military Deployment With India.

* India Announced 30 Days e Tourist VISA Free Of Charge For The Thailand Nationals. 

* Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Has Been Invited To Mangolia As International Observer For The Parliamentary Election.

SPACE - 

* South Korea Has Launched It's First Space Agency.

*  China's Change's 6, Moon Mission Successfully Landed At Moon Surface. 

*  Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko Has Achieved A Record By Staying More Than 1000 Days At Space 

*  Indian Origin Cosmonaut Sunita Williams Flies For The Third Time Into The Space In NASA's Boeing Starliner. 

* The Former APOLLO 8 Astronaut William Anders Who Took The Iconic EARTHRISE Photo From Space In 1968 Was Died In a Plane Crashed. 

* FALCON 9 Has Launched The SES Satellite's ASTRA 1P Mission From Florida. 

AWARDS - 

* Hollywood Actor Dick Van Dyke Became The Oldest Day time Emmy Winner At The Age Of 98.