May 17, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

May 17, 2024

PhonePe has partnered with LankaPay to enable UPI payments in Sri Lanka, allowing PhonePe users to transact seamlessly at LankaPay QR merchants.

The International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) is observed annually on 12 May. The theme for 2024 is "Plant Health, Safe Trade, Digital Technology."

Ruskin Bond has been bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by India's premier literary organization, the Sahitya Akademi.

IndiaSkills 2024, the country's biggest skill competition, begins in New Delhi, with 900 students competing in 61 categories. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the organizer.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully tested portable hospital cubes Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and Maitri (BHISHM) for the first time in Uttar Pradesh's Agra.

The International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.