Complete May Current Affairs for all Upcoming Exams
1) Indian Army, Red Shield Division under the aegis of Spear Corps has signed a Tripartite MoU with corporate partner State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and training partner National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) to establish “Red Shield Centre for Excellence and Wellness” to be located at Bishnupur district in Manipur.
▪️Manipur
➨CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
➨Governor :- La. Ganesan
➨Khonghampat Orchidarium
➨Loktak Lake
➨Keibul-Lamjao National Park
2) At the end of the sixth day of the Khelo India University Games in Bengaluru, the Jain University won the highest number of medals.
➨Siva Sridhar was the star performer winning seven gold and two silver medals in swimming.
➨Khelo India Youth Games 2021 - Panchkula, Haryana
➨ Khelo India Winter Games 2021 - Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
3) Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), a sports technology company, has announced the launch of the “DreamJab" programme in collaboration with the Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation (MKRBF).
4) Bank of Baroda announced the launch of bob World Gold – a new feature on its bob World mobile banking platform designed especially for seniors and the elderly.
➨Bob World Gold is customized to understand the preferences of senior citizen customers with relevant and favorite menu options.
5) Maharashtra State Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray inaugurated the city's first completely digital bus on the Gateway of India to Churchgate route, with a unique Tap-in Tap-out feature.
6) Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as India's new Foreign Secretary.
➨ A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Mr. Kwatra succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service.
7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
➨The conference between Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts was also attended by Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, and Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju.
8) Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0).
➨The program aims to seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance.
9) Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated 2nd Khelo Masters Games Delhi-2022 at Tyagraj Stadium in New Delhi.
10) The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Ardeshir B.K. Dubash received the Order of Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru José Gregorio Paz Soldán.
➨Dubash was designated as Honorary Consul of Peru on August 13, 1973.
11) Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra has won the prestigious Whitley Gold Award.
12) India’s first ‘Amrit Sarovar’ has been completed in Rampur’s Gram Panchayat Patwai in Uttar Pradesh.
➨As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 water bodies will be developed and regenerated as part of the Amrit Sarovar initiative.
▪️Uttar Pradesh :-
Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple
13) The first-ever Kerala Olympic Games were inaugurated by State Sports Minister V Abdurahiman at the university stadium.
➨ The games kicked-off with a 21.1-km half-marathon by the State Olympic association.
➨The Kerala Olympic Games is a mega multi-sporting event organised by the Kerala Olympics Association (KOA).
▪️Kerala :-
➠Cherai Beach
➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River
➠Pamba River
➠Kumarakom National Park
➠Anamudi Shola National Park
➠Eravikulam National Park
➠Silent Valley National Park
14) India's ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year's 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog.
