National

Security Council reform

• India called for decisive action on Security Council reform.
• India is in favour of expansion of UN Security Council membership in both the permanent and non-permanent categories.

Economy

India’s GDP growth projection

• International Monetary Fund raised India’s GDP growth projection to 6.8 percent for FY 2024-25.

Sports

National Senior Powerlifting Championship

• Ekta Vishnoi, Deputy Director General at Sports Authority of India has bagged medals at the recent National Senior Powerlifting Championship in Hyderabad.

ITTF World Cup 2024 

• In Table Tennis World Cup, India’s top players, Maika Batra and Sreeja Akula started their campaign with flying colours in the Women’s Singles group stages in Macao, China.

Federation Cup athletics

• The 27th National Federation Cup athletics championships will be held at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, from May 12 to 15.

Boston Marathon

• Ethiopian Sisay Lemma won the 2024 Boston Marathon.
• Kenya’s Hellen Obiri clinched her second consecutive victory in the women’s category.

Person in News

Jake Sullivan

• National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, has postponed his scheduled visit to India.

K.G. Jayan

• Noted Carnatic musician K.G. Jayan passed away in Ernakulam.

Bernd Hoelzenbein

• Bernd Hoelzenbein, who won the World Cup with West Germany in 1974, passed away.

Miscellaneous

New Fish Species Spotted

• Three new fish species, Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii), checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) and moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) spotted using tools in the Laccadive Sea.