On May 3, the 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee Meeting was held in New Delhi.
The meeting was chaired by the Defence Secretary of India, Mr. Giridhar Aramane and the Secretary General, Ministry of Defence, Indonesia, Air Marshal Doni Ermwan Tauffanto.
Government Schemes
2. Pension Department has recently launched an online portal for government retirees. what is the name of the portal? – Bhavishya portal
The Pension Department has launched an online portal called Bhavishya for tracking pension payments and sanctions for government retirees.
The portal is integrated with the pension processing and payment services of five banks, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, and Canara Bank.
International Affairs
3. Recently, where was the event titled “Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way” organized? – New York
On May 3, 2024, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, with UNFPA, host “Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way” during CPD57 in New York.
Elected women representatives, including Sabhadhipati Supriya Das Datta (Tripura), Sarpanch Kunuku Hema Kumari (Andhra Pradesh), and Sarpanch Neeru Yadav (Rajasthan), led by Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj, will showcase Indian women’s grassroots leadership.
4. What is India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index – 2024? – 159
On May 3, 2024, the World Press Freedom Index – 2024 was released by ‘Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).
It was the 22nd edition of the World Press Freedom Index, which covered a total of 180 countries.
Economic Affairs
5. According to recently released OECD report, what is the expected growth rate of India’s economy in 2024-25? – 6.6%
Recently, the first copy of Raja Ravi Varma’s painting Indulekha will be unveiled at Kilimanoor Palace in Kerala The painting depicts Indulekha, the heroine of O.
Chandu Menon’s first modern Malayalam novel, published in 1889.
9. V. Srinivas Prasad, who passed away recently, was related to which field? – Politic
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has appointed Pratima Singh as Director of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Pratima Singh is a 2009 batch IRS officer.
Awards & Honours
11. Who has been awarded the UNESCO Press Freedom Award – 2024? – Palestinian journalist
The award has been given to Palestinian journalists for their journalism in the face of ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions in Gaza More than 100 journalists and media workers, most of them Palestinians, have been killed in the first seven months of the conflict in Gaza that began in October.
