Current Affairs May 2022

Drake wins Billboard Music Awards 2022 in Top Artist category

Drake has won the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in the top artist, male artist, rap artist, rap male artist and rap album (for Certified Lover Boy) category. BTS has also won three awards in the Top Duo/Group, Top Selling Song, and Top Song Sales Artist categories. Top New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top Female Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift Top […]

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Rajnath Singh inducts two indigenously built warship into Indian Navy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the two frontline warships of the Indian Navy at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai which will mark a significant milestone in their construction. The first ship is Surat, which is the fourth and last of the stealth destroyers under the ‘Project 15B’ programme. The second ship is Udaygiri, part of the ‘Project 17A’ frigate programme. It is the third ship

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PM Modi addresses Silver Jubilee celebrations of TRAI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed Silver Jubilee Celebrations programme of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) through video conferencing. During the programme, PM Modi also launched a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institutional collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras. TRAI was established in 1997 through the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.

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WPI inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on price rise of items

Wholesale price-based inflation has risen to 15.08% in April on rising prices across segments from food to commodities. The WPI-based inflation was 14.55% in March 2022 and 10.74% in April 2021. Reason: Due to the rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles, non-food articles, food products etc. The WPI inflation has remained double-digit for the 13th

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S N Subrahmanyan: Appointed as MD and CEO of Larsen & Toubro

Larsen & Toubro announced the re-appointment of S. N. Subrahmanyan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, with effect from July 1, 2022, marking the first change of guard at the top of India’s largest engineering and construction corporation in 18 years. S.N. Subramanyam will replace A.M. Naik as the CEO of the company. L&T said

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Italian Open 2022: Check the complete list of winners

World No.1 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the 79th edition of the Italian Open (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in Rome and to capture the 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown. Novak Djokovic scored a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to complete an unblemished run through the 2022 Italian Open men’s bracket for his first ATP

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Sift Kaur Samra clinched Gold at ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany

India’s Sift Kaur Samra won the individual women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) like Prone, the Standing and the Kneeling positions, event to take India’s gold medal tally to 10 at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl, Germany. She beat Julie Johannessen (Norway) by 17-9 in the final. India’s Ashi Chouksey has also won bronze in the same

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South Korea defeats China to win BWF Uber Cup title

South Korea has defeated China by 3-2 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 29th edition of the Uber Cup Final at Impact Arena in Bangkok. This is the second Uber Cup title for South Korea after their first victory in 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. Thomas and Uber Cup is the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men’s and women’s national teams

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Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president

The former leader of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the new president of the country for four years, after defeating the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo. Out of 328 MPs, Mohamud has received 214 votes and Farmajo won 110 votes only. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, also served as Somalia’s president between 2012 and 2017. Somalia Capital: Mogadishu; Currency: Somali

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National Data and Analytics Platform launched by NITI Aayog

The National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) was launched by NITI Aayog for free public use. The platform aims to democratize access to public government data by making data accessible, interoperable, interactive, and available on a user-friendly platform. It hosts foundational datasets from various government agencies, presents them coherently, and provides tools for analytics and visualization. This public debut

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