Important Days
May Day
▪ May 1 is observed as “May Day”, also known as “International Workers’ Day” and “Labour Day” every year in different countries across the world.
▪ The day commemorates the contributions of workers and the labour movement.
▪ The day was first celebrated on May 1, 1923 by Singaravelar in India.
Sports
India’s third female Grand Master
▪ Vaishali Rameshbabu has been officially bestowed with title of Grand Master by InternationalChess Federation (FIDE).
▪ Vaishali is the third Indian woman to win the Grand Master title after Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika.
▪ She is the first woman from Tamil Nadu to win the Grand Master Title.
▪ She and her brother Rameshbabu Pragnanandhaa are the World’s First Grand Master Brother-Sister duo.
Defence, National Security and Terrorism
Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system
▪ SMART system was successfully flight-tested from Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
▪ It was designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
▪ It is a Next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system
