Here are the most important current affairs of May 2024, useful for various competitive exams in India.
Current Affairs May 2024 covers news and events from India, sports, politics, awards, science & inventions and international affairs.
These current affairs are important for competitive exams including SSC, Bank, Railway, Insurance, Defence and other State Level exams.
Most Important Current Affairs May 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Wins the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 trophy beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the finals. KKR celebrated their third IPL title triumph with this win. KKR’s Sunil Narine was awarded with the Most Valuable Player and Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season.
Alok Shukla, 45, a renowned environmental activist become the winner of the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Hema Malini and Saira Banu will be honoured with the Prestigious Pandit Lacchu Maharaj Award. The award ceremony will take place on August 31, 2024, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
As per the World Press Freedom Index report published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India ranked 159th out of 180 countries.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize was announced on May 7, 2024, by Columbia University in the US. Here are the Awards:
- Public Service: Pro Publica (Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski, and Kirste Berg)
- Investigative Reporting: Hannah Dreier (The New York Times)
- International Reporting: Staff of The New York Times
- Editorial Writing: David E. Hoffman (The Washington Post)
- Breaking News Photography: Photography Staff of Reuters
- Feature Photography: Photography Staff of Associated Press
- Audio Reporting: Staff of the Invisible Institute and USG Audio
A special citation was given to the late writer and critic Gregory Stephen Tate (Greg Tate).
India’s three Literary Masterpieces- the Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
The World’s super-rich list on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index has been released.
Bernard Arnault, founder and CEO of LVMH, ranks on top with a net worth of $222 billion.
Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com Inc. ranks second, with a net worth of $208 billion and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla ranks third with a net worth of $187 billion.
Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), ranked 12th with a net worth of $110 billion. Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of Adani Group, ranked 14th with a net worth of $100 billion.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the name of ICC Players of the Month for April 2024. The ICC Women’s Player of the Month winner is the West Indies captain, Hayley Matthews. Muhammad Waseem, the UAE captain and opener, has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
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