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Current Affairs 23rd May 2022

Dr Jitendra Singh launches portal for Biotech R&D, genetic improvement, and trade
researchers and investment.
● Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Tata Power, Tata Motors to develop solar rooftop
launched Single National Portal for project in Pune
Biotech researchers and startups on 21
● Tata Power has collaborated with Tata
May 2022.
Motors to develop a 7 MWp solar
● The Portal - BioRRAP - will cater to all
rooftop project at the latter's passenger
those seeking regulatory approval for
vehicle plant in Chikhali, Pune.
biological research and development
● The two companies have recently inked
activity in the country.
a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for
● It will also allow stakeholders to see the
this solar project.
approvals accorded against a particular
● The installation is collectively expected
application through a unique BioRRAP
to generate 23 million units of electricity,
ID.
mitigating 5.23 lakh tonnes of carbon
Jet Airways appoints four new senior executives dioxide.
● Jet Airways has appointed four new World Turtle Day: 23 May
senior executives days after aviation
● World Turtle Day is celebrated on 23
regulator DGCA granted a revalidated
May globally.
Air Operator Certificate.
● It raises awareness about helping turtles
● Prabh Sharan Singh has been
survive and thrive in their natural
appointed as Chief Digital Officer, H R
habitat.
Jagannath as Vice President of
● The theme for World Turtle Day 2022 is
engineering, Mark Turner as Vice
- 'Shellebrate!' Asks Everyone to Love
President of inflight product and
and Save Turtles.
services and Vishesh Khanna as Vice
● It was founded by the American Tortoise
President of sales, distribution and
Rescue (ATR), a non-profit organization,
customer engagement.
in the year 1990.
Parshottam Rupala visited Brazil from 16th to ● It was established by Susan Tellem and
20th May 2022 Marshall Thompson.
● Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Manchester City crowned 2021/22 Premier
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and League champions
Dairying visited Brazil from 16-20
● Manchester City has been crowned
May 2022.
Premier League champions for after a 3-
● He held meetings with Presidents of the
2 win against Aston Villa on 22 May
Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders
2022.
(ABCZ) and Brazilian Confederation of
● It was their fourth win in five seasons.
Agriculture and Livestock (CNA).
● He discussed ways to increase
cooperation in the dairy sector through
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 ● It marks Pep Guardiola’s 11th major PM Modi arrives in Tokyo on 2-day visit to
honour since becoming City manager in participate in Quad Summit
2016.
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in
● In its 38 league matches this season,
Tokyo on 23 May 2022 on a two-day
it has won 29, drawn six and lost three,
visit to Japan to participate in the Quad
scoring 99 goals in the process.
Leaders Summit.
WHO honours India's one million all-women ● Quad brings together four countries
ASHA workers united by their commitment to a free,
open, and inclusive Indo Pacific.
● India's 1 mn all-women ASHA workers
● Prime Minister Modi will have a bilateral
were awarded and honored by WHO on
meeting with US President Biden on 24
22 May'22.
May 2022.
● They were honoured for their
● This will be the fourth interaction of
outstanding contribution to advancing
Quad leaders.
global health, demonstrated leadership
and commitment to regional health Anthony Albanese is Australia's next Prime
issues. Minister
● Accredited Social Health Activists or
● Australia’s Labor party leader, Anthony
ASHA volunteers are Indian
Albanese has claimed victory in the
government's affiliated healthcare
national election after Prime Minister
workers who are the first point of contact
Scott Morrison conceded defeat, ending
in rural India.
nearly a decade of conservative
Belgium: 1st to make quarantine compulsory for government.
monkeypox patients ● Anthony Albanese would be sworn in as
the 31st Prime Minister of Australia on
● Belgium has become the first country to
May 23.
make a 21-day quarantine compulsory
● Australia is the world's sixth-largest
for monkeypox patients after four cases
country by area.
of the disease were reported in the
● Australia Capital - Canberra
country.
● Monkeypox is a disease in the same Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sets 400-meter freestyle
family as smallpox and symptoms world record
include a distinct bumpy rash, a fever,
● Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus
sore muscles, and a headache.
has broken the women's 400-meter
● It is less deadly than smallpox, with a
freestyle world record at the Australian
mortality rate below four percent.
swimming championships.
Three municipal corporations of Delhi formally ● Titmus’s time of 3 minutes 56.4 seconds
merged on May 22 broke the previous record set by
American rival Katie Ledecky at the
● The unification of three civic municipal
2016 Olympics.
bodies of Delhi into a single entity came
● Titmus also won gold in the 200-meter
into force on 22 May'22.
freestyle at the Tokyo Games last year.
● The Delhi Municipal Corporation
(Amendment) Act, 2022 also came into Karnataka reserves 33% posts for women in
effect on the same day. outsourced govt jobs
● Senior IAS officer Gyanesh Bharti has
● The Karnataka government has ordered
been appointed as the Commissioner of
33 per cent reservation for women
Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
among the outsourced employees in all
● Senior IAS officer Ashwani Kumar has
its departments.
been appointed as Special Officer for
the MCD.
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 ● Through outsourcing, the state while North Base Camp is in Tibet at
government recruits data entry 5,150 mt.
operators, housekeeping staff and other
4th edition of India-Bangladesh Navy Bilateral
group D employees, and drivers.
exercise
● Karnataka was formed on 1 November
1956. ● The fourth edition of the Indian Navy-
● Karnataka Governor - Thawarchand Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol
Gehlot (CORPAT) commenced on 22nd May.
● Karnataka Chief Minister - Basavaraj ● The patrolling drill commenced in the
Bommai northern Bay of Bengal and would
continue between May 22 and 23.
Infosys reappoints Salil Parekh as CEO and MD
● Two of the Indian Navy's indigenous
● IT major Infosys on 22nd warships - INS Kora and INS Sumedha -
May reappointed Salil S. Parekh as are participating in this exercise.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing ● The last time CORPAT was conducted
Director (CEO & MD) of the company. in October 2020.
● Salil Parekh has been the CEO and
250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
MD of Infosys since January 2018.
22nd May, 2022
● Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT
company after Tata Consultancy ● Union Culture Ministry will
Services. commemorate the 250th Birth
● The company was founded in Pune and Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
is headquartered in Bangalore. from 22nd May 2022 till 22nd of May
● Infosys Chairman - Nandan Nilekani next year.
● Union Minister for Culture G Kishan
International Day for Biological Diversity: 22 May
Reddy also virtually unveiled a statue of
● The International Day for Biological the `Father of Bengal’s Renaissance’ at
Diversity is a United Nations–sanctioned Salt Lake, Kolkata.
international day for the promotion of ● Roy was an Indian reformer who was
biodiversity issues. It is currently held on one of the founders of the Brahmo
May 22. Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the
● The theme for 2022 is "Building a Brahmo Samaj.
Shared Future For All Life."
Maharashtra partners with WEF to fight plastic
● The United Nations General Assembly
pollution
adopted May 22 as International Day for
Biological Diversity in December 2000. ● Maharashtra has joined hands with the
World Economic Forum's Global Plastic
10-year-old skater girl from Mumbai climbs
Action Partnership (GPAP) to advance
Everest base camp
regional efforts to fight plastic pollution.
● In a rare accomplishment, 10-year-old ● The Maharashtra Govt. will work with
skater Rhythm Mamania from Mumbai GPAP to launch a National Plastic
became one of the youngest Indian Action Partnership (NPAP) in
mountaineers to climb the Everest base Maharashtra as a platform to tackle
camp. plastic waste pollution.
● The base camp is situated at 5,364 ● The GPAP-Maharashtra partnership is
metres and it took 11 days for her to the first in India.
complete the expedition.
Piyush Goyal leads Indian delegation at World
● There are 2 base camps on
Economic Forum 2022
Mt. Everest- South Base Camp is in
Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres
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 ● Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal is leading the Indian delegation
this year at the annual Meeting of World
Economic Forum at Davos
in Switzerland.
● The delegation includes 2 Union
Ministers, Chief Ministers and Senior
Ministers of 6 states and several
industry leaders.
● The World Economic Forum was
founded on 24 January 1971 by German
engineer and economist Klaus Schwab.

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