Current Affairs 20 May: 55-year-old Jyoti Atre from Bhopal conquered Mount Everest, Gopi Thotakura became the first Indian tourist to go to space.

May 20, 2024 Divya Bharat

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Current Affairs 55 year old Jyoti Atre From Bhopal Conquered Mount Everest, Gopi Thotakura Became The First Indian Tourist To Go To Space

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England’s football club Manchester City won the title of 2023-24 in EPL. Iran’s President Raisi dies in helicopter crash. At the same time, Sanjeev Puri became the President of CII.

Let us have a look at such major current affairs of today, which are important for the students preparing for government jobs…

SPORTS

1. Deepti Jeevanji made world record in 400 meter race of T-20: On May 20, in the World Para Athletics Championship, India’s Deepti Jeevanji won the gold medal with a world record in the 400 meter race of T-20. He completed the 400 meter race in 55.07 seconds.

Indian para athlete Deepti Jeevanji was born on 27 September 2003 in Telangana.

Deepti broke the record of 55.12 seconds set by American athlete Brenna Clark.
Aysel Onder of Türkiye finished second with 55.19 seconds.
Ecuador’s Lijanshela Angulo finished third with a timing of 56.68 seconds.
Deepti Jeevanji had won the gold medal for India in the Asian Para Games in 2023.
Those athletes who are mentally weak are included in the T-20 category.

2. Manchester City becomes champion for the fourth consecutive time: On May 19, England’s football club Manchester City won the title of 2023-24 in the English Premier League (EPL). Manchester defeated West Ham 3–1. Manchester has won the EPL trophy for the 8th time in total.

This is Manchester City’s fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Phil Foden scored two goals and Rodri scored one goal for Manchester City.
Qudus scored the only goal for West Ham in the 42nd minute of the match.
City registered its 28th win in 38 matches in the league and became the champion by topping with 91 points.
Manchester City became the first team to win the English league title four consecutive times.

OBITUARY

3. Iran’s President Raisi dies in helicopter crash: On May 20, Iran’s government news agency IRNA informed about the death of President Ibrahim Raisi. While returning from Azerbaijan, his helicopter crashed at 7 pm last Sunday. There were 9 people on board, including Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian. Everyone died in the accident.

Ibrahim Raisi was born on 14 December 1960 in Mashhad city of Iran.

The helicopter crashed near the Iranian city of Varzeghan, which is a mountainous area near the border with Azerbaijan.
Rescue agencies conducted search operations there throughout the night amidst heavy rain, fog and severe cold.
Raisi had gone to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on the morning of 19 May.
Iran’s stock market stopped trading after Raisi’s death.
Ibrahim Raisi became the President of Iran in 2021.
Raisi was the first president of Iran who was banned by America.

International

4. Gopi Thotakura became the first Indian tourist to visit space: On May 19, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin sent 6 people to space on the New Shepard rocket. These include Gopi Thotakura of Andhra Pradesh. Blue Origin’s 7th human spaceflight NS-25 lifts off from satellite launch in West Texas.

Gopi Thotakura is a pilot and entrepreneur.

30-year-old Gopi has become the first Indian to go to space as a tourist.
Who graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida and studied Aviation Management at Emirates Aviation University in Dubai.
Gopi has worked as an international medical jet pilot.
Apart from commercial jets, Gopi also flies bush, aerobatic and seaplanes, gliders and hot air balloons.
Apart from Gopi Thotakura, Blue Origin has sent 5 more people to travel in space.
These include Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hayes, Carroll Scholar and former US Air Force Captain Ed Dwight.
Jeff Bezos founded the space company Blue Origin in the year 2000.
Blue Origin has more than 3500 employees at its headquarters in Washington.

NATIONAL

5. 55-year-old Indian mountaineer Jyoti Atre conquers Everest: On May 19, Jyoti Ratre of Bhopal became the oldest Indian woman to climb the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. 55-year-old Jyoti set a new record by reaching a height of 8848.86 meters in the second attempt.

Jyoti Atre reached the peak of Mount Everest at 6:30 am on Sunday.

Earlier in 2023, due to bad weather he had to return from a height of 8160 meters.
She was part of a 15-member team led by Bolivian mountaineer David Hugo Ayaviri Quispe.
Jyoti has also climbed many peaks including Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Island Peak and Kosciuszko.
Jyoti has broken the 6 year old record of 53 year old Sangeeta Bahl.
Sangeeta Bahl achieved the title of the oldest woman in India to climb Mount Everest on 19 May 2018.

Appointment

6. Sanjeev Puri becomes CII Chairman: On May 19, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) appointed Sanjeev Puri as the new President. Sanjeev’s appointment by R. Dinesh, who is the chairman of TVS’s Supply Chain Solutions division.

Sanjeev Puri has about 40 years of experience.

Sanjeev Puri is the Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited.
He is also the Chairman of ITC Infotech India Limited, subsidiary companies in UK and USA.
In 2017, Sanjeev was appointed Chairman of Surya Nepal Private Limited Company.
CII appointed R Mukundan as Vice President.

TODAY’S HISTORY

History of 20th May: On this day in 1498, the young Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in Kerala. Vasco da Gama set out in search of India in July 1497. After spending 3 months in Calicut he returned to Portugal. Vasco was accompanied by 199 sailors, but only 55 survived upon return.

Vasco da Gama, who discovered India, died on 24 December 1524 in Kochi city of Kerala.

In 2011, former PM Manmohan Singh had dedicated the oil refinery built in Bina, Madhya Pradesh to the country.
In 1995, Russia successfully launched the spacecraft Spectre.
In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent pictures from space for the first time.
In 1932, Vipin Chandra Pal, the leader of the extremist group in India and the father of revolutionary ideas, died.
Cuba got independence from America in 1902.
In 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis were granted a patent for the world’s first jeans paint.

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