May 13, 2024 | Current Affairs for UPSC, State PCS & other Govt. Exams

Japan's Ambassador Inaugurates Kohima Peace Memorial And Eco Park With Nagaland CM.
The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2024 is "Insects".
Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Idris Deby Itno, wins the presidential election, potentially extending his family's decades-long grip on power for another six years.
The Sri Lankan government has approved an agreement with Adani Green Energy for the development of wind power stations in Mannar and Poonerin. Under the power purchase agreement, which has a duration of 20 years, Adani Green Energy will be paid 8.26 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for the electricity generated from the wind power stations.
Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May each other and will be celebrated on May 12, this year.
The Uttarakhand government has launched the 'Pirul Lao-Paise Pao' campaign to contain the raging forest fires in the state. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the campaign in the Rudraprayag. Under the campaign, local youth and villagers will collect dry Pirul (Pine tree leaves) from the forests and take them to designated Pirul collection centers.