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
