1.During Operation Sindoor India on Wednesday struck nine terrorist infrastructure sites as retalition to the Pahalgam attack.

2.Indian officials have spoken to their counterparts in a number of countries to brief them on the steps taken by India. Among these are the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia, sources said.

3.The nationwide civil defence mock drills have been ordered by the central government to prepare states and UTs for “hostile attacks” amid “emerging threats”.

4.The projects—Pakal Dul (1,000 MW), Ratle (850 MW), Kiru (624 MW), and Kwar (540 MW)—are all located in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar. With the exception of Pakal Dul, which is being developed as the state’s first water storage project, the others will have limited capacity.

5.The UN Security Council on Monday afternoon held a closed-door consultation, discussing rising tensions between India and Pakistan after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam claimed 26 lives. In the meeting, envoys called for de-escalation between the two countries, and posed “tough questions” for Pakistan, reported PTI.

6.ISRO to leverage Axiom-4 mission to conduct critical experiments in space relating to impacts on human health and growth of crops in microgravity environments which will later be critical for Gaganyaan mission

7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the deal as a “historic milestone” and said he was delighted to speak with his UK counterpart “friend PM Keir Starmer”.

8.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Punjab and Haryana to cooperate with the Centre to resolve the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal issue.

9.The Supreme Court also directed Maharashtra to notify the local body polls within 4 weeks, complete it within 4 months.

10. IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that this year, a normal onset and advance of the Southwest Monsoon into mainland India was highly possible.

11.The top court also took note of a May 5 report by The Indian Express which said that the Jharkhand High Court had pronounced judgments in 75 criminal appeals in a single week after a rap from the Supreme Court on April 23 for reserving verdicts in criminal appeals without pronouncing them.

12.Microsoft has unveiled a 12-inch Surface Pro, marking the return of tiny computers to the market after years of being overlooked. This is also the first time in years that consumers will have the option to buy a compact personal computer that is not only modern by today’s standards but also easy on the pocket.

13.A suspected poacher, allegedly behind the killing of a black tiger in Similipal reserve, was arrested from Gujarat, forest officials said Tuesday.

14.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought a report from the Odisha government on the allegations of deteriorating basic amenities for devotees at the 300-year-old Baladevjew Temple in Kendrapara district. The NHRC sought the action-taken report from the district collector and the SP.

15.As per the directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Odisha will conduct security mock drills May 7 across 12 locations of national importance in response to a nationwide civil defence preparedness exercise.