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1) International Day of Potato: 30 May

International Day of Potato is observed annually on 30 May across the globe to recognize the value of the potato.
This celebration honors the potato’s role as a widely used and adaptable food staple.
The theme for this year is “Shaping history, feeding the future.”
It emphasizes the potato’s rich historical roots and its growing importance in today’s global food systems.

2) Telangana celebrated its 12th formation day on 2 June 2025.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hoisted the tricolour at an official function held at the Secunderabad Parade Ground.
Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 and the day is celebrated as ‘Telangana Day’ or ‘Telangana Formation Day’.
Telangana was formed by carving out ten districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana was formed as the 29th state of the country through the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

3) India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant 2025’ began in Ulaanbaatar.

On May 31, 2025, the 17th edition of the India-Mongolia joint military exercise Nomadic Elephant 2025 has been inaugurated at the Special Forces Training Centre in Ulaanbaatar.
The military drill is scheduled to continue until June 13, 2025, marking another milestone in bilateral defence engagement.
The inauguration ceremony was graced by India’s Ambassador to Mongolia, Atul Malhari Gotsurve, and Major General Lkhagvasuren Ganselem from the Mongolian side.
The exercise is being alternately hosted by India and Mongolia, and the previous edition was held at Umroi, Meghalaya, in July 2024.

4) Shailendra Nath Gupta took over as Director General of Defence Estates.

Shri Shailendra Nath Gupta has taken charge as the Director General of Defence Estates as of May 31, 2025.
A 1990-batch officer from the Indian Defence Estates Service, he brings extensive expertise in managing defence lands and cantonments.
Before assuming this position, he had been posted as CEO of Cantonment Boards and as Defence Estate Officer across various circles.

On May 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Madhya Pradesh to celebrate the 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar.
Projects worth over Rs 1,300 crore were unveiled in various districts during the visit.
The PM laid the foundation stone for ghat construction on the Kshipra River in Ujjain under Simhastha Mahakumbh 2028 preparations.

On 31st May 2025, PM Modi commemorated the 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar.
A commemorative ₹300 coin and postage stamp honoring Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar was released by PM Modi.
He addressed the Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan on 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The Rs 300 coin will feature a portrait of Ahilyabai Holkar.

7) Pending annual reports for 2022-24 have been submitted by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to President.

Annual Reports for 2022–23 and 2023–24 have been submitted by NCBC to President Droupadi Murmu.
NCBC Chairperson Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and Commission Member Bhuvan Bhushan Kamal presented reports to the President on 29 May 2025.
These reports are required to be submitted annually by NCBC as per its constitutional mandate.

8) Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana assumes charge as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command.

He took over as the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on June 01, 2025.
The Andaman and Nicobar Command is based at Sri Vijaya Puram.
It is India’s first and only joint services operational command.
He was commissioned into the 10th Battalion of The Garhwal Rifles on December 19, 1987.

9) The government has lowered basic custom duty on crude palm oil, crude soyabean oil and crude sunflower oil to 10%.

This step is aimed at cutting down retail prices of cooking oil and protecting domestic processors.
Previously, duty on these three edible oils was 20%.
India is a country that imports over 50% of its domestic edible oil requirement.
India’s import of edible oils during 2023-24 oil marketing year (November to October) stood at 159.6 lakh tonnes.

10) Veteran Tamil film actor Rajesh passed away at the age of 75.

Veteran Tamil actor Rajesh passed away in Chennai on May 29 due to a sudden heart attack.
Born on December 20, 1949, in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, Rajesh began his professional life as a school teacher before entering the film industry.
His screen debut was in the film Aval Oru Thodarkathai (1974), directed by K. Balachander.