National News:

Rationalizing Government Bodies by Dissolving the Food and Nutrition Board

• The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), a technical branch under the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) responsible for logistical support to community nutrition programs, has been officially dissolved.
• This decision is part of the government's broader plan to rationalize various governmental bodies.

International News:

 South African Regulator Fines SBI’s South Africa Branch

• The Prudential Authority of the South African Reserve Bank has fined the State Bank of India’s South Africa branch 10 million rand (₹4.5 crore) for not complying with specific provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FIC Act).
• Of the total fine, 5.50 million rand is payable immediately and has already been paid, while 4.50 million rand is suspended, conditional upon compliance within 36 months.

Appointments News:

Jetha Ahir Elected as NAFED Chairman

• Shehra BJP MLA Jetha Ahir, who has served as the deputy speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, has been elected uncontested as the chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
• Senior leaders confirmed that Ahir gained the support of the sitting Rajkot MP Mohan Kundariya to secure the NAFED chairmanship during the election held in Delhi on Tuesday.

Dipa Karmakar Makes History with Gold at Asian Gymnastics Championships

• Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at any Asian Championships.
• Hailing from Tripura, Dipa achieved this incredible feat in the women’s vault individual final at the Asian Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on May 26, 2024.

Sports News:

Charles Leclerc Triumphs at Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has made history by becoming the first Monegasque driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix since Louis Chiron in 1931, ending a 92-year drought.