20-May-2024
Current Affairs (20th May, 2024)
Current Affairs
World Bee Day 2024
- World Bee Day is annually observed on 20th May.
- The day makes people aware of the role of bees and other pollinators in maintaining the health of our planet and ensuring food security and aims to promote biodiversity and sustainable agriculture.
- The theme for the day 2024 is Bee engaged with Youth.
Swiggy Partnered with SHIELD for Fraud Prevention
- Swiggy has partnered with SHIELD, a device-first risk AI platform to enhance its fraud prevention and detection capabilities.
- The partnership aims to minimize promo abuse and fraudulent activities within Swiggy’s Delivery Partner ecosystem.
Iga Swiatek Won Third Italian Open Title
- Iga Swiatek won third Italian Open title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
- This win extends her career titles to 21 and her unbeaten run-on clay to 12 matches.
Sanjiv Puri Becomes CII President
- Chairman and MD of ITC Ltd. Sanjiv Puri becomes the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the 2024-25.
- He succeeded R Dinesh of TVS Supply Chain Solutions.