Daily GK One Liners: May 2, 2025

🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 2, 2025

Your quick summary of the day’s important events across National, Business, International, Appointments, Ranking & Index, Sports, Obituary, and Important Days.

🇮🇳 National News

• GenomeIndia Project’s WGS Dataset Released: Over 10,000 whole-genome sequences now accessible to researchers via the Indian Biological Data Centre:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.
• SBI Signs MoU with Land Ports Authority of India: To expand digital banking infrastructure across 26 border land ports:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.

💼 Business News

• NPCI Reduces UPI API Response Time: New guidelines slash response time from 30s to 10–15s to curb outages:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}.
• RBI Adds 57.5 Tonnes of Gold in FY25: India’s reserves now total 879.6 t, second-largest annual addition since 2017:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.
• Nvidia to Invest $500B in U.S. AI Chip Fabs: Reducing reliance on Asian manufacturing:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.
• Razorpay Launches Context Protocol Server: Enables AI-driven payment flows without traditional APIs:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}.
• BookMyForex Launches USD Global Forex Card: No cross-currency or ATM fees, targeted at travelers and students:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.
• WAVES 2025 Summit Kicks Off in Mumbai: Over 1 lakh attendees from 60+ countries to discuss media-tech trends:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}.

🌍 International News

• PM Modi to Skip Russia’s Victory Day: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to represent India at the May 9 Moscow event:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}.

👤 Appointments News

• Sujata Chaturvedi Joins UPSC: Former Sports Secretary appointed as Member:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}.
• Sunil Bharti Mittal Joins World Bank Lab: Becomes part of the Private Sector Investment Lab:contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}.
• Kapil Dev Named Brand Ambassador for Sobo Mumbai Falcons: Ahead of the T20 Mumbai League:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}.

📊 Rankings & Indexes

• Ambanis Top Bloomberg Asia Wealth List: Net worth pegged at $90.5B, followed by Mistrys, Jindals, Birlas, Bajajs, and Hindujas:contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}.

🏆 Sports News

• Pankaj Advani Dominates CCI Billiards Classic: Defeats Tathya Sachdev 860–170 with three century breaks:contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}.

🕊️ Obituaries

• Prof. Sunny Thomas Passes Away at 83: Former Indian shooting coach and mentor to Olympians:contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}.
• Dr. Mathew Samuel Kalarikal Dies at 77: Pioneer of angioplasty in India:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}.

📅 Important Days

• World Tuna Day 2025 – May 2: Promotes awareness on sustainable tuna conservation and fishing practices:contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}.

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