Current Affairs May 2022

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app

The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced the launch of a revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile application. The ABHA app, formerly known as the NDHM Health Records app, is available for download from the Google Play Store and has already received over four lakh downloads, according to

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Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi. Tripura adopts EV policy to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric

Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi. Tripura adopts EV policy to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric

Tripura government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to promote electric vehicles. Aim: To convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric mode in 5 years. Electric vehicles would reduce air pollution and would be helpful in promoting eco-friendly tourism. If it is implemented, then Tripura would become the 15th state and third in the Northeast

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US Indo-Pacific economic plan

India joins US Indo-Pacific economic plan

PM Narendra Modi has formalised India’s entry into the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), along with 12 other countries. Aim: To strengthen economic cooperation as a geostrategic counter. The other 13 countries that joined the IPEF: The US, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The 13 countries together account for 40 per

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Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected as WHO Director-General for second term

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected as WHO Director-General for second term

World Health Organization has re-appointed Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General of WHO for the second term with effect from 16th August 2022. His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole candidate. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017. Before joining the WHO, Dr Tedros was served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and

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CMFRI director wins VASVIK industrial research award

CMFRI director wins VASVIK industrial research award

A Gopalakrishnan (Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute) has received the VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra) Industrial Research Award in the category of Agricultural Sciences and Technology for the year 2020. The award includes a cash prize of 1.51 lakh and a citation. The VASVIK research award is given to scientists and researchers who have demonstrated excellence in eight categories

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BCCI, NFT signs for Women's T20 Challenge

BCCI, NFT signs for Women’s T20 Challenge

The Indian cricket board has now decided to examine using non-fungible tokens (NFT). The Indian cricket board has unveiled FanCraze (cricket metaverse company) as its official associate partner for the Women’s T20 Challenge. FanCraze is also the ICC partner alongside being on board with West Indies cricket. The women’s T20 challenge will feature three team (the Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity) and

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Tamil Nadu government launches integrated agri-development scheme

Tamil Nadu government launches integrated agri-development scheme

Tamil Nadu CM, MK Stalin has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’. The programme has been proposed in all the 15,525 village panchayats through a convergence of Union and State government schemes. Aim: To bring 11.75 lakh hectares of land under net area cultivated in the next 10 years and increase the double-cropping area to 20

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Rolls-Royce India president Kishore Jayaraman Receives British honour

Rolls-Royce India president Kishore Jayaraman Receives British honour

Kishore Jayaraman, President, India and South Asia for Rolls-Royce, has received an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty The Queen, British Deputy HighCommission. Jayaraman is a board member of the U.K.-India Business Council, which supports U.K. businesses set up in India. He has also been instrumental in promoting bilateral ties by setting up a strategic

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