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May 8 , 2024 12 days 154 0
  • Assam’s wildlife conservationist, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has been conferred the Whitley Gold Award for this year.
  • The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and Starscapes, have partnered to launch Nakshatra Sabha, an initiative designed to offer a comprehensive Astro Tourism experience.
  • The first true copy of the painting Indulekha by legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma has unveiled at the Kilimanoor Palace, Kerala.
  • The renowned textile craft Ajrakh, primarily practised in the western part of Gujarat, has been granted GI tag.
  • National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has signed a pact with the Bank of Namibia for developing a UPI -like instant payment system for Namibia.
  • Palestinian journalists covering Gaza have been named as laureates of the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
  • The United Nation's First International Conference on Digital Public Infrastructure was held under India's leadership.
  • China’s Chang'e 6 mission is the world's first attempt to retrieve substances from the moon's far side – the side which is not visible from the Earth.
  • The event titled “Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way” is organized during the 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) in New York, USA.
    • It was organized by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
  • World Portuguese Language Day has been celebrated on May 5th each year.

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