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Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano has erupted multiple times, prompting the highest warning level and evacuation orders for thousands of people due to potential tsunami risks. The country's volcanology agency warned that the threat remains after more than half a dozen eruptions this month, prompting the evacuation of more than 6,000 people.

The International Chess Federation has honored young Indian chess player Vaishali Ramesh Babu with the title of Grandmaster. Vaishali is the third Indian woman Grandmaster after Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli. Vaishali had achieved the required 2500 ELO points for Grandmaster in the Llobregat Open tournament in Spain last year.

Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT Patna) has been awarded a patent on indigenously developed lightweight, compact and easy-to-carry inverter by the Patent Office of the Government of India. IIT Patna will have copyright on the commercial use of this technology for 20 years.

IRS Pratima Singh has been appointed as Director in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). This order was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Pratima Singh is a 2009-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer.

India has successfully test-fired the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) anti-submarine missile system off the Balasore coast of Odisha. SMART is a next generation missile-based light weight torpedo delivery system. It has been designed and developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 01 May 2024. He was appointed to the Indian Navy on 01 July 87. He is an expert in communications and electronic warfare. He is an alumnus of National Defense Academy Khadakwasla.

Jeremiah Manele has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands located in the South Pacific. Jeremiah Manele got 31 votes in the voting process involving 49 MPs.

Zimbabwe has launched a new currency called ZiG (short for Zimbabwe Gold) amid the country's long-running currency crisis. It has been launched in electronic form. This is the sixth time after 2009 that a new currency has been launched in the country. Zimbabwe is a South African country, its capital is Harare.

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has entered into an agreement with the Bank of Namibia (BoN) to develop an instant payment system like UPI. This agreement has been made to promote digital payments in Namibia.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed India's legendary former cricketer Yuvraj Singh as the brand ambassador of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Earlier, ICC had appointed Chris Gayle and Usain Bolt as the brand ambassadors of Men's T20 World Cup 2024. It is noteworthy that the T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by West Indies and USA.