The Election Commission has invited 75 international visitors from election management bodies of 23 countries under the International Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) during the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in the country.
This also includes members of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
Its objective is to familiarise foreign management bodies with Indian election processes.
3. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the branch arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has entered into the first international agreement with which country’s bank? – Bank of Namibia
On May, 2024, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has entered into its first international TRIC agreement with the Bank of Namibia.
4. India recently agreed to enhance cooperation in energy and local currency settlement with which African country? – Nigeria
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is set to fly into space for the third time as a pilot in the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
Appointments
8. Which Bollywood actress has been appointed as the National Brand Ambassador of UNICEFIndia?- Kareena Kapoor Khan
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Sanjay Kumar Mishra, former Chief Justice (CJ) of the High Court (HC) of Jharkhand as the chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure will last 4 years or till 70 years.
Awards & Honours
10. Which Indian womanwrestler was honored by search engine Google Doodle on 4th May 2024? – Hamida Bano
The Bhadra Tiger Reserve, located in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, has seen a surge in safari visitors. Tourists must tread carefully in this eco-sensitive zone.
The reserve, declared India’s 25th Project Tiger site in 1998, houses a significant tiger population alongside elephants and diverse fauna.
Drained by the Bhadra River, it boasts dry-deciduous to semi-evergreen vegetation, including teak and medicinal plants.
Other Karnataka tiger reserves include Bandipur, Nagarhole, Dandeli-Anshi, and Biligiriranga.
13. In which state is the Shaksgam Valley area located? – Ladakh
