Current Affairs 23 & 24 May
• World Turtle Day - 23 May
Theme:- Adopt, Don't Shop
• Theresa May will resign as British PM on June 7
• Scientists broke superconductivity record with the help of a newly created material Lanthanum Superhydride at 23 degree Celsius
• Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party) elected new chief minister of Sikkim
• 4 new judges in Supreme Court of India
Justices Surya Kant, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna and Anirudhha Bose have been elevated to the supreme court and will take oath on 25 May.
• First dalit woman MP of Kerala
Remya Haridas has created history by becoming the only woman to have elected to parliament from Kerala.
• Justice DN Patel will succeed the present Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajendra Menon who will retire on 6 June
• India bags a total of 57 medals in India Open International Tournament
India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International Boxing tournament in Guwahati. MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi and Naman Tanwar won gold in their respective finals. The London Olympic bronze medallist blew away the challenge of Vanlal Duati in a facile 5-0 win. This was Mary's second gold in the tournament, having won in 48 kg last year in the capital. On the other hand, Deepak defeated Govind Kumar in 49 kg final while in 52 kg category - Amit Panghal defeated Sachin. In women's 54 kg, local favourite Jamuna Boro defeated Sandhyarani and also qualified for the World Championship. In men's 69 kg Aashish clinched the Gold, while in women's 57 kg category Neeraj won the final.
• Naveen Patnaik re-elected as Odisha CM
• Indra Nooyi receives honorary degree from the prestigious Yale University
She was appointed Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo in 2006. In 2014, she was ranked 13th in Forbes list of World's top 100 powerful women and was ranked 2nd in Fortune List 2015.
• Ankur Patwardhan won German Chemistry prize for his project named 'Butterfly attractant for pollination and ecosystem health'
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