May 2022

SPOTLIGHT
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SPOTLIGHT – MAY 2022
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Table of Contents
NATIONAL NEWS ................................................................................................................................ 2
STATE NEWS ..................................................................................................................................... 36
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. 45
DEFENCE NEWS ................................................................................................................................ 46
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ......................................................................................... 50
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ................................................................................................................... 58
REPORTS AND INDICES .................................................................................................................. 69
BANKING AND ECONOMY ............................................................................................................... 80
GDP FORECASTS .............................................................................................................................108
APPOINTMENTS ...............................................................................................................................109
IMPORTANT DAYS ...........................................................................................................................113
AWARDS ............................................................................................................................................116
SPORTS .............................................................................................................................................124
MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................................130
QUESTIONS .......................................................................................................................................135
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NATIONAL NEWS
1. G1 – first uncrewed mission under Gaganyaan – will be sent on GSLV Mark 3 rocket /
Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV) by 2023.
• The G1 mission will be followed by G2, the second uncrewed mission, both of which are
precursors to the eventual human/crewed mission or H1 as named by Isro.
2. Central Government will be issuing a Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark the 100th birth
centenary of Jawaharlal Darda, late freedom fighter and founder of the Lokmat Group of
Newspapers (now Lokmat Media).
• The commemorative coin is likely to be issued on July 2, 2023, to coincide with the 100th
birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Darda.
• Darda was a veteran freedom fighter, an ardent Gandhian, statesman, social worker,
philanthropist and educationist.
3. Central government is planning to launch its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC),
developed indigenously, in 100 Indian cities by Diwali to onboard millions of kirana stores on
the online e-commerce platform like Amazon and Flipkart.
• So far, about 20 entities (including NPCI, PNB, BoB, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NSDL e-
Governance, NSE, BSE, SBI, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank) have contributed a total of Rs
255 crores into the ONDC equity.
4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the ‘National Behaviour Change
Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities’ under the Swachh Bharat Mission-
Urban 2.0 to strengthen the ongoing jan andolan for ‘Garbage Free Cities’.
• It shall serve as a guiding document for States and Cities to undertake large scale
multimedia campaigns along with intensive and focused inter-personal communication
campaigns.
• SwachhTalks webinar series was also organized to share field experiences and best
communications’ practices of sector partners, cities, and States in making an impact in the
field of Swachhata.
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5. Ministry of Food Processing Industries is organising the ‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ from
April 25 to 30, 2022 under ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign of the Ministry
of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
• Minister of Food Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras, virtually inaugurated
75 food processing projects under the PM Kisan-SAMPADA Yojana.
o Total cost of these projects – Rs 1238 crores
o Centre’s share – Rs 309 crores
6. Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, visited USA to attend the
spring meeting of IMF-World Bank, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
meeting, FATF ministerial meeting in Washington DC.
• Sitharaman held a meeting with the 1st woman chair of Securities and Exchange
Commission (Mary Schapiro).
• A roundtable titled ‘Investing in India’s Digital Revolution’ was organized.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz attended the 6th
India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations in Berlin, Germany.
• Union ministers S. Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman and Jitendra Singh have also attended
the meet.
• There is an Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development.
• Decisions taken at the meeting -
o Both countries decided to develop an Indo-German Green Hydrogen Roadmap
based on the inputs by the Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force supported by
the Indo-German Energy Forum (launched in 2006).
o Establish an Indo-German Renewable Energy Partnership focusing on innovative
solar energy and other renewables.
§ Germany agreed to provide financial and technical cooperation including
concessional loans of up to 1 billion EUR from 2020 to 2025 depending on
high quality project preparation and the availability of funds.
o Establish a lighthouse cooperation on "Agroecology and Sustainable
Management of Natural Resources” to benefit the rural population and small-scale
farmers in India in terms of income, food security, climate resilience, improved soil,
biodiversity, forest restoration and water availability.
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§ Germany will provide financial and technical cooperation including

concessional loans of up to 300 million EUR until 2025.
o Collaboration on Green Energy Corridors, e.g. the Leh-Haryana transmission
line and the project of a carbon neutral Ladakh.
o Deepen cooperation under the Bonn Challenge for restoring forest. (2021-2030: UN
Decade on Ecosystem Restoration)
o Work together on Triangular Cooperation (India, Germany and the beneficiary
country) to support the achievement of SDGs and climate targets.
o An MoU signed between the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) and
Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) on establishment of "Indo-German
Centers of Excellence in Agriculture” for promoting practical skill development in
agriculture in India.
o Both sides agreed that the technology and knowledge transfer in the food and
agriculture sector.
o India announced to become a member of the InsuResilience Global Partnership
of UNFCCC.
o Both countries will attend the UN 2023 Water Conference, hosted by Tajikistan and
the Netherlands jointly.
o India and Germany have already set up Digital preparatory courses
(Studienkolleg) to enable selected Indian students to pursue undergraduate
courses in German Universities.
o An MOU was signed by the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and the
National Safety Council (NSC) of India in the field of safety and health at work and
social protection.
o National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) of India and Robert-Koch-Institute
(RKI) of Germany in providing technical support for the establishment of Bio-safety
level IV laboratory (BSL-4) in Banda, UP for testing of highly pathogenic organisms.
Indo-German Bilateral Forums-

Forum Launch Date and Purpose
Indo-German Energy Forum 2006
Indo-German Environment Forum 2019
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Joint Working Group on Biodiversity Last meeting in Feb 2021

Joint Working Group on Waste and Circular To focus on SDG target 14.1 (prevention of
Economy litter in marine ecosystem) and to
especially focus on the implementation
of SDG target 8.2 (technological
upgrading and innovation), 11.6
(municipal and other waste
management) and 12.5 (recycling and
reduction of waste).
Indo-German Partnership on Green Urban 2019
Mobility
Indo-German Science and Technology To support industrial fellowships aimed at
Centre (IGSTC) industrial exposure of young Indian
researchers in a German industrial
ecosystem.
8. International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy was organized in India

by IIM-Ahmedabad and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India at the campus of IIM-
Ahmedabad.
9. LakshaySAT – 1U CubeSat (a type of nanosatellite) – has been developed by Kurapati Sai

Divya in Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
• The satellite has been launched by B2Space Ltd in UK.
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10. World Bank has approved a $47 million loan to support the India’s Mission Karmayogi, a
national program to build civil service capacity.
• The Project is aligned with the India Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY18–22
which includes strengthening public sector institutions as one of the four areas of
engagement for the World Bank in India.
• The $47 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD) has a final maturity of 11 years, including a grace period of 4.5 years.
11. Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh has announced that
India plans to have a capacity of 30,000 MW of offshore wind power.
• However, NTPC plans to import 20 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the current financial year.
12. Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra has informed that the online
building permission system will be implemented across all cities by March 2023 from about
2,500 cities currently to facilitate ease of doing business in the real estate sector.
• The online system has been fully implemented in 19 states and Union Territories (UTs) and
will soon be operationalised across all 36 states and UTs.
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13. IIT-Hyderabad has announced a demonstration of the Extreme Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input
Multiple-Output), a key technology for 5G-advanced and 6G deployment.
14. RailTel Corporation of India Ltd has designed and established a “Health Cloud" (a mobile
container hospital) at Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZ), Visakhapatnam.
• AMTZ is the world’s first integrated medical device manufacturing hub.
• RailTel is a Miniratna Central Government PSU, working as telecom & ICT services
provider. It has emerged as one of the largest Neutral Telecom Infrastructure Services
Providers in the country.
15. Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched the “Operation Satark” to curb the smuggling
of liquor/ tobacco /unaccounted gold and any other items for the purpose of tax evasion and
smuggling.
• The operation continued from 5th April to 30th April, 2022.
16. PM Narendra Modi had addressed inauguration ceremony of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's
statue at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre (SMCC) at Markham in Ontario, Canada.
17. PM Narendra Modi has participated in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit at Copenhagen,
Denmark.
• The Prime Ministers of Denmark (Mette Frederiksen), Finland (Sanna Marin), Iceland
(Katrin Jakobsdottir), Sweden (Magdalena Andersson) and Norway (Jonas Gahr Store)
have also participated in the summit.
• The first India-Nordic Summit was held in 2018 in Stockholm.
• PM Modi has jointly participated with PM Mette Frederiksen in the India- Denmark
Business Forum at the Confederation of Danish Industry.
18. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will run its first Bharat Gaurav
Tourist train.
• This train will run on the Ramayana Circuit identified under Swadesh Darshan scheme
covering prominent places associated with life of Lord Shri Rama, including the Ram
Janaki temple in Janakpur located in Nepal.
• Journey of the train – Ayodhya -> Buxar (Bihar) -> Sitamarhi (Bihar) -> Janakpur (Nepal)
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19. ISRO is planning to launch its Venus mission by December 2024.
20. Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) has partnered with the Center for
Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) have
partnered to launch ‘Pay Autention - A different mind is a gifted mind’, India’s first
bridgital autism support network.
• The initiative shall pave the way for small towns and rural India to access specialized care
and support and help create an auxiliary network of champions for the differently abled.
• This platform shall also enable mentoring, skilling and meaningful livelihoods for people
with autism.
21. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh
Mandaviya has launched Plastindia 2023-11th International Plastic Exhibition &
Conference.
• PLASTINDIA refers to a series of exhibitions under the Plastindia Foundation, which will
hold the 11th International Plastics Exhibition, Conference and Convention from 1st-
5th February, 2023 at ITPO Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
22. Civil Registration System (CRS) collates data on all births and deaths registered with local
authorities across India. It releases its report around 18 months after a year ends.
• The CRS report for 2020 has recorded deaths of 8.12 million Indians, 6.2% more than
2019.
• The data was released by the Registrar General of India (RGI).
• Highest sex ratio at birth – Ladakh (1104) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011), A&N
Islands (984), Tripura (974), and Kerala (969)
• Lowest sex ratio at birth – Manipur (880), followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and Madhya Pradesh (921).
• The data of Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on sex ratio at birth was not
available.
• Infant Deaths - 1,43,379 infant deaths were registered in 2020 and the share of rural area
was only 23.4%, while that of urban area was 76.6% in total registered infant deaths.
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• Birth rate – 73.7%

o Number of registered birth - 2.42 crores in 2020, less than 2.48 crores in 2019
o Highest – Lakshadweep recorded the maximum changes
• Death registration - 81.2 lakhs in 2020 from 76.4 lakhs in 2019
o Highest – Bihar witnessed the highest number of deaths
• Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, it is compulsory to report births
and deaths to the Registrar of Births and Deaths.
23. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Shri. Pashupati Kumar Paras, has launched
3 brands under the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, part of the Pradhan Mantri
Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme.
• The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has signed an agreement with NAFED for
developing 10 brands of selected 20 ODOPs under the branding and marketing
component of the PMFME scheme.
• Newly launched brands -
Product District Brand Name
Jaggery Powder Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Madhurmithas
Pradesh
Dried spicy pineapple Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya Anaras
Mango Pickle Amritsar, Punjab Pind Se
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• Under the two existing brands, 2 new products have been added –
Product District Brand Name
Masala paste Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmiri Mantra
Kashmiri Lal Mirch Kashmir
(already existing)
Lemon Honey Saharanpur, Uttar Madhumantra
Multiflora Honey Pradesh
(Multiflora Honey)
• The below-mentioned products have been successfully launched under ODOP -

S.no. Product District Brand Name
1. Coriander Kota, Rajasthan Cori Gold
Powder
2. Plain and Darbhanga and Makhana King
Chatpata Muzaffarpur
Makhana from Bihar
3. Cookies and Delhi Dilli Bakes
Rusk
4. Amla Juice Gurgaon, Amrit Phal
Haryana
5. Multiflora Honey Saharanpur, Madhumantra
Uttar
Pradesh
6. Millet Flour Thane, Somdana
Maharashtra
7. Red Chilli Kulgam, Jammu Kashmiri Mantra
Powder and Kashmir
24. Supreme Court has approved the formation of the Supreme Court Committee, headed by
Justice (retd) Pradeep Nandrajog, for recovery of money from the defaulters against whom
National Spot Exchange Ltd has secured money decrees.
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• The Supreme Court has exercised its plenary powers under Article 142 of the
Constitution to create the committee.
25. Private real estate developers will need to pay 70% of the cost incurred in developing an
integrated value chain in a mega textile park under the PM-MITRA scheme. 30% would be
borne by the Central Govt.
• The government has received proposals from 17 states for the PM Mega Integrated Textile
Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme, or the mega textile park scheme.
• The scheme has been allocated ₹4,445 crore for seven years up to 2027-28. Only 7 states
will be selected for the scheme.
26. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi
Di Maio in New Delhi.
• They discussed the implementation of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership on Energy
Transition (launched in 2021).
• They agreed to explore partnerships in areas such as gas transportation, green hydrogen,
biofuels and energy storage.
• In addition, they agreed to jointly organize an India - Italy Tech Summit on Energy
Transition and Circular Economy, to be held in Delhi.
27. Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Rajeev
Chandrasekhar has inaugurated five centres of NIELIT in the North-East region for skill
enhancement of educated youth.
• These five centres of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
are located at Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Jorhat, Pasighat and Senapati.
• The minister also launched the North-East Capacity Building (NECB) 2.0 project for
capacity building and training in digital skill sets and industry demanding technologies for
various sections of society in the North-East states.
• The project is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY).
• NIELIT is the implementing agency, through its centres at Agartala, Aizawl, Gangtok,
Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima and Shillong
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28. Union Home Ministry has launched 'CAPF Punarvaas' portal for the benefit of CAPF and
Assam Rifle personnel seeking re-employment after their retirement.
• This portal has been integrated with the Private Security Agencies Regulation Act
(PSARA) - extant portal used for the registration of private security agencies (PSAs).
29. Ministry of External Affairs has invited applications for logo designs for the upcoming G20
Presidency of India (to be hosted by India, for the first time, from December 1, 2022, to
November 30, 2023).
• Prizes – Rs 1,50,000 for winner; Rs 15,000 each for next five best entries; Rs 10,000, each
for next five best entries
30. President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(SVG) from May 15 to 21 and this visit will be the first ever visit by any Indian Head of State
to these countries.
• Notably, India and Jamaica are also celebrating their 75th and 60th anniversary of their
independence respectively.
31. National Health Authority (NHA) is planning to extend health insurance cover under the
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPM-JAY) to gig workers earning
between ₹15,000 and ₹25,000 per month and other such groups.
• ABPM-JAY, launched in September 2018, covers around 500 million poor beneficiaries
(107.4 million families) based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC 2011)
database.
32. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally launched the Kalam website, a literary initiative of
the Prabha Khaitan Foundation to support and encourage vernacular literature.
• Aim - to popularize Hindi literature and provide a platform for veteran and young authors
and poets belonging to vernacular literature as well.
33. Catalyst Group, in an innovative collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific
Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), and the Rockefeller Foundation, have launched the Green Health
Alliance (GHA) in New Delhi.
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• Purpose - to focus on identifying and scaling up solutions to help reduce the carbon
footprint of the health system and thereby minimise the negative health impacts of climate
change.
• The Catalyst Group is a social enterprise platform that seeks to promote the health and
wealth of vulnerable communities.
• ‘Manthan’ platform is being developed for focusing on SDGs.
34. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has allocated Rs 363 crores for world’s largest
film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission.
• About 2200 Indian films would undergo restoration under the National Film Heritage
Mission.
35. RailTel has launched the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) at 100
railway stations in 22 states.
36. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pawar has launched Atal
Innovation Mission- Prime Playbook in New Delhi to help entrepreneurs grow and scale-up.
• It also aims to equip the scientists, start-ups and incubators with the necessary know – how
to go beyond their technical ideas.
37. Lokpal has got a permanent office at World Trade Centre in South Delhi.
• The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act was passed in 2013. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh
(retd) was appointed as India’s first Lokpal along with eight other members in March
2019.
38. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) were launched on May 9, 2015 in Kolkata,
West Bengal. These schemes have complete seven years now.
• As of April 27, 2022 –
o Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana - more than 12.76 crore enrolments
o Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana - more than 28.37 crore enrolments
o Atal Pension Yojana - more than 4 crore enrolments
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39. Alstom (based in France) has delivered India’s first semi high-speed regional train for
National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) in the 82.5 km long Delhi-
Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Phase 1.
40. A new UK India Industry Taskforce has been launched to increase the speed of UK-India
Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
• The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) have created the new taskforce as part of a memorandum of understanding to provide
a "critical forum" for discussion to ensure the FTA works to the benefit of businesses in both
countries.
• A trade deal is also expected to boost Britain's total trade by as much as 28 billion
pounds (USD 34 billion) per year by 2035 and increase wages across the UK regions by 3
billion pounds (USD 3.6 billion).
41. Union Environment Ministry has amended Island Coastal Zone Regulation (ICRZ), 2019 to
pave way for gas-powered plants to be set up on the Andaman-and-Nicobar Islands.
• These rules limit infrastructure development on vulnerable coastal stretches.
42. India has been elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities
(AAEA) for 2022-2024.
• Prior to India, Commission on Elections, Manila was the chair of AAEA.
• New members have been elected in the executive board of AAEA, which are Russia,
Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
43. In 2018, India has launched the 'Hindi @ UN' project, in collaboration with the UN
Department of Public Information, to expand the use of Hindi in the United Nations.
• Now, India has contributed $800,000 for this project to increase the use of Hindi at UN.
• The project aims to spread greater awareness about global issues among millions of Hindi-
speaking people around the world.
• India has been partnering with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC)
since 2018 by providing an extra-budgetary contribution to mainstream and consolidate
news and multimedia content of DGC in Hindi language.
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44. 1st ever ‘Being Future Ready’ Business Summit was organized by the Confederation of
Indian Industry, CII (President - T.V. Narendran).
• At the Summit, Tata Group announced its plan to launch a battery company in India and
abroad to build electric vehicles.
45. Government-run oil marketing companies – Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
(HPCL) – have entered into a long-term purchase agreement for upcoming dedicated ethanol
plants across India.
• These companies have entered into a Tripartite-cum-Escrow Agreement (TPA).
• State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Indian Bank are three banks who are
involved in this tripartite agreement.
• Payment towards supply of ethanol shall be credited to escrow account maintained with
the financing bank to ensure servicing of loan as per schedule.
• In Ethanol Supply Year 2021-22, India achieved 9.9% ethanol blending, consuming 186
crore litre of ethanol, saving over Rs 9,000 crore of foreign exchange.
• For achieving 20% blending in ethanol, 1,016 crore litre of ethanol would be needed.
46. Department of Consumer Affairs has directed all ride-hailing companies to become
convergence partner in the National Consumer Helpline, to enable better grievance
redressal for consumers and, also compliance with Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and E-
commerce Rules, 2020.
• The meeting was attended by major ride hailing platforms including Ola, Uber, Rapido,
Meru Cabs and Jugnoo.
47. Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane has inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Khadi
(CoEK) hub at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, and its
spokes in Gandhinagar, Shillong, Kolkata, and Bengaluru.
• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and NIFT had signed an MOU in 2021
to establish this centre.
48. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra has launched “Repco
Subiksham” scheme - a new deposit scheme for senior citizens.
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• It is a retail deposit scheme meant for senior citizens (aged above 60) and super senior
citizens (age above 80). The scheme offers an Interest rate of 7.15% for senior citizen and
7.25% for super senior citizen.
• Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development Bank Ltd. (REPCO BANK), owned
by the Govt of India through Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Under the ‘Repatriate Youth Development Scheme’, sponsorship of up to ₹25,000 (max)
would be given for beneficiaries (aged 18-35 years).
• Repco Mahila Samriddhi Scheme meant for SHGs aims at supporting income generation
activities for the underprivileged sections.
• It will provide collateral free loan to women with household income of up to ₹3 lakh. The
loan amount would be between ₹50,000 and ₹2.5 lakh.
• Repco Bank was registered as a cooperative society under the Union Ministry of Home
Affairs in 1969 with the primary objective of rehabilitation of repatriates from Myanmar and
Sri Lanka.
• An app for Repco Micro Finance Ltd. has also been launched.
49. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched an experience studio
on drones at NITI Aayog to create a collaborative ecosystem to stimulate innovation and use
of drones for public services.
• The Union Minister also announced the launch of the following challenges, which will be
held by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) -
o Drones for Social Impact Competition: For the start-up community to showcase
their capabilities to solve critical problem statements in various use cases.
o Robotics Workshop and Competition: For students of Atal Tinkering Labs to foster
the spirit of innovation and problem-solving.
50. A Skill India International Centre will be developed at Varanasi to skill Indian youth for
pursuing overseas employment opportunities in logistics, port operations and allied areas.
• An MoU has been signed between NSDC International (NSDCI) and the Indian unit of DP
World, and Hindustan Ports Private Limited.
• It will host training facilities, providing skills as per the demand of international employers in
countries like United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, Australia and other GCC regions.
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51. Central government has banned the exports of wheat with immediate effect to control rising
domestic prices.
• Some days back, the govt has announced to send trade delegations to Morocco,
Tunisia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, Algeria and Lebanon for
exploring possibilities of boosting wheat exports from India.
• For 2022-23, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry had set a target of a record 10
million tonnes of wheat.
52. ISRO has successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster
(HS200) for the Gaganyaan programme at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
• The HS200 is the human-rated version of the S200 rocket booster of satellite launch vehicle
GSLV Mk III, popularly known as LVM3.
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram has developed this system.
53. NITI Aayog has launched the National Data and Analytics Platform to democratize access
to public government data by making data accessible, interoperable, interactive and available
on a user-friendly platform.
• On this platform, the 203 data sets of 47 ministries and agencies are available in 14
sectors/areas.
54. Union Commerce & Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal and the UAE Minister of Economy Mr.
Abdullah Al-Mari has launched ‘India-UAE Start Up Bridge’ at the India-UAE Economic
Partnership Summit organized by CII in Mumbai.
• The bridge will act as a one stop platform where information regarding the Indian and UAE
start-up ecosystem will be easily accessible to entrepreneurs and stakeholders from both
countries.
55. GAIL (India) Limited has awarded a contract to set up one of the largest Proton Exchange
Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser (used for producing green hydrogen) in India, at GAIL’s
Vijaipur Complex, in Guna District of Madhya Pradesh.
• The contract has been awarded under National Hydrogen Mission.
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• The Project has been designed to produce around 4.3 Metric Tons of Hydrogen per day
(approx. 10 MW capacity).
• It is scheduled to be commissioned by November 2023.
Additional Facts –
• The National Hydrogen Mission has the target of producing 5 million tonnes of Green
Hydrogen by 2030.
• Till date, GAIL has been successful in blending up to 2% hydrogen in natural gas in the
City Gas Distribution (CGD) network.
56. The annual event of Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) was organized on the theme of “10
Million: Vision 2030; Stimulating, Scaling, Steering Air Cargo”.
• Indian Cargo Sector has seen a growth rate of 9-10% since 2013-14.
• Presently, Indian Cargo revenue stands at Rs 2,000 crores with 3.1 million metric
tonnage having a CAGR of 13%.
• At present, India has 21 international and 35 domestic cargo terminals, along with 28
Cargo Freighters.
• Targets for cargo – to achieve 10 million metric ton in cargo; establishment of 33 new
domestic cargo terminals by 2024-2025
57. The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S Puri
launched the BHARAT TAP initiative at the ‘Plumbex India’ exhibition.
• This exhibition is aimed for products and services related to the plumbing, water and
sanitation industry.
• BHARAT TAP initiative aims to increase the use of low flow tap and fixtures. It will
provide low-flow, sanitary-ware at scale, and thereby reduce water consumption at the
source considerably.
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• It is estimated to save approximately 40% of water.
58. India’s first “Amrit Sarovar” has been established at Patwai, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
• For Mission Amrit Sarovar, the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Application
and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) has been engaged as the technical partner.
59. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the ‘National Cyber Forensic Laboratory’
(NCFL) at Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus in Hyderabad.
60. Minister of Telecom, Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched GatiShakti Sanchar portal to
centralise and speed up approvals for laying of fibre and tower installations, boosting upcoming
5G roll out.
• The GatiShakti Sanchar portal will facilitate centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals.
61. PM Narendra Modi will launch the construction of the India International Centre for
Buddhist Culture and Heritage during a day-long visit to Lumbini in Nepal.
62. 1st edition of Incredible India International Cruise Conference was organized at Hotel
Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
• Kelshi Lighthouse at Ratnagiri and Dhanushya Kodi Lighthouse in Tamil Nadu were
inaugurated.
• Central govt has set up a Task Force, under the chairmanship of Secretary in the
Ministry of Tourism (Incumbent: Arvind Singh) and the vice-chairmanship of the
Secretary of Ministry of Shipping (Incumbent: Sanjeev Ranjan), for the development of
cruise tourism in India.
• The economic potential of cruise tourism is expected to go up from USD 110 million to USD
5.5 billion in the years to come.
• A total of 8 MOUs were signed during the conference by Inland Waterways Authority of
India, Mumbai Port Trust, and various cruise service providers.
63. Union Ministry of Tourism has launched ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’ initiative, in collaboration
with CBSE to encourage affiliated schools to implement the initiative on their campus.
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• The tourism clubs will help children to be more aware about their states and neighbourhood
along with the cultural aspects.
• It will transform children into young ambassadors of Indian tourism.
64. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Pilot Project for
Skilling Tribal Youth - Rural Tribal Technical Training (Grameen Udhyami Project) at the
Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance (CRISP) Bhopal.
• The pilot project envisages training for about 250 beneficiaries of 17 clusters of 17 districts
selected from six states of India – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan,
Maharashtra and Odisha.
• The training will be organized at Vikas Bharti, Gumla, Jharkhand.
• Training will be provided to the beneficiaries in five disciplines- electrical and solar energy,
agricultural mechanization, e-governance, plumbing and masonry, two wheeler repair and
maintenance.
• Extensive training with multiple skills will be extended to 50,000 to 1 lakh students in 50
tribal districts in the coming years.
65. ‘1915’ is the National Consumer Helpline, launched by the Department of Consumer
Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
66. iTIC Incubator at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) has selected 9
startups for incubation.
• President of iTIC Incubator – Prof. B. S. Murty (Director of IIT Hyderabad)
67. ‘Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022’ was organised at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
under the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
• Coir industry awards were distributed to 44 coir & coir products manufacturing /exporting
units.
• A ‘Run for Coir’ was also organized on 6th may, 2022 to promote the use of coir, as a
natural, degradable, eco-friendly product.
68. The Phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0) has been
launched under the Atal Innovation Mission to support innovations in the selected areas.
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• ANIC selects start-ups and MSMEs in a course of 12-18 months with a funding of up to Rs
1 crore along with other associated support from the AIM’s innovation ecosystem.
• The current round of ANIC concentrates on 18 challenges from 7 sectors –
o E-mobility
o Road Transportation
o Space Technology and Applications
o Medical Devices and Equipment
o Sanitation
o Waste Management
o Agriculture
69. Eight Roads Ventures, a global investment firm backed by Fidelity, has launched its first
dedicated India healthcare and life sciences fund of $250 million, making it the largest pool
of capital available for the sector in the country.
• The Eight Roads network constitutes a venture platform that now manages over $8 billion
of capital across China, India, Japan, Europe, and the US.
70. National Real Estate Development Council’s women wing “NAREDCO Mahi” has launched
'Nirmal Jal Prayaas', an initiative to save water bodies and will sensitise real estate and allied
industries.
• This initiative will lead to saving almost 500 crore litre of water per year.
71. India hosted the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Regional Anti-
Terrorist Structure in Delhi, with a focus on Afghanistan’s situation.
• India has assumed the chairmanship of the Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of SCO (RATS SCO) on October 28 for a period of one year.
72. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal, has launched a free
mental health helpline, run by AXA France Vie’s India division and Delhi-based non-
governmental organization (NGO) Manas Foundation.
73. The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 – to amend Biological Diversity Act, 2002
– is in its last stages of consultations in the Joint Parliamentary Committee.
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• Highlights of the Bill –

o Purpose - to simplify compliance requirements for domestic companies
o The Bill decriminalises all offences under the Act.
74. ISRO is planning to launch twin satellites named DISHA (Disturbed and quiet time
Ionosphere-thermosphere System at High Altitudes) to study upper atmosphere.
• It will be launched in the low earth orbit - about 500 km above earth - to study the physics
and chemistry of the upper atmosphere.
• The announcement was made at the National Meet on Aeronomy Research, which was
organized on the theme of "Science of near Earth Space and its Applications”.
75. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has released the
findings of a third party assessment of Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres
(AB-HWC) in 18 states of India.
• The report validates effective functioning of these centre in accordance with the goals
envisaged in the National Health Policy, 2017.
• The assessment was done by non-governmental entities, GRAAM and JHPIEGO as well
as AIIMS, New Delhi from Govt. Sector for the year 2020-21.
• The study covered a sample of 317 facilities across 18 states with 117 PHCs/UPHCs and
220 SHCs.
76. Bangladesh has offered India to use its main seaport, Chittagong Port, to enhance
connectivity between the two nations.
• This will enhance opportunities for states like Assam and Tripura.
77. PM Narendra Modi conducted a virtual meeting with the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun
Sen.
• India has sent vaccines to Cambodia under the Quad Vaccine Initiative.
78. The Election Commission of India will organize 'Democracy Cohort on Election Integrity'
in partnership with 100 democratic countries and share experience and expertise with poll
management bodies of various nations.
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• During its ‘Summit on Democracy’, a "Year of Action" was proposed by the United
States with events and dialogues on themes related to democracy and to host an in-person
'Leaders' Summit for Democracy' at the end of 2022.
• US government also developed two platforms -- 'Focal Groups' and 'Democracy Cohorts'
-- to facilitate participation in the Year of Action.
79. ‘The State of Inequality in India’ report has been prepared by the Institute for
Competitiveness, under the ambit of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
(EAC-PM).
• The report, released by Bibek Debroy (chairman of EAC-PM), recommended to formulate
an urban employment scheme on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
80. Central Government has announced the formation of the Cotton Council of India, under
the Chairmanship of Suresh Amritlal Kotak (aka ‘Cotton Man of India’).
• The council will have representation from Textiles, Agriculture, Commerce, and Finance
Ministries along with Cotton Corporation of India and Cotton Research Institute.
81. Supreme Court has appointed a 3-member Committee of Administrators (CoA), headed by
former apex court judge AR Dave, to manage the affairs of the All India Football Federation
(AIFF) and adoption of its constitution in line with the National Sports Code and model
guidelines.
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• COA will comprise two earlier members -- Dr SY Qureshi, former Chief Election
Commissioner and Bhaskar Ganguly, former captain of the Indian Football Team.
• The announcement was made by Justice DY Chandrachud’s bench.
82. Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has launched Incentive Scheme for
Audio-Visual Co-production and Incentive Scheme Shooting of foreign films in India to
unleash the potential of the Indian media and entertainment industry.
• Under the Incentive Scheme for Audio Visual Co-production, for all qualifying projects,
the Indian co-producer can claim a payable cash reimbursement of up to 30% on qualifying
expenditure in India subject to a maximum of ₹2 crore.
o However, reimbursement shall be divided among the producers as per their
respective share of financial contribution towards the project.
• Under the Incentive Scheme for Shooting of Foreign Films in India, apart from the 30%
reimbursement incentive, an additional 5% bonus up to a maximum of ₹50 lakh can be
claimed, with the latter being granted for employing 15% or more manpower in India.
83. ISRO will launch a constellation of 75 satellites, made up by students, in a mission called
UNITYsat, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• Developed by students from the Chandigarh University, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Bombay, and 11
other institutions, these satellites have been designed to promote the Internet of Things
(IoT) in space.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has arrived in Kingstown, the capital city of Saint Vincent
and Grenadines. He was received by Governor-General Ms. Dame Susan Dougan.
84. President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated an ‘India-Jamaica Friendship Garden’ at the
Hope Gardens, Jamaica.
• Besides, “Dr BR Ambedkar Avenue” - a road named after the architect of India’s
Constitution, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar has been inaugurated in Kingston.
85. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released the ‘Circular Economy in Municipal
Solid and Liquid Waste’ report.
• Recommendations of the report –
o Ban on disposal of recyclable goods in landfills
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o Introduce a tax for dumping of all municipal waste in landfills

o Reduce GST and other taxes on products made from recycled materials to 5% to
encourage recycling of waste
o Proper treatment of municipal solid, wet and construction wastes can generate
nearly Rs 30,000 crore revenue per annum and create employment opportunities for
more than 1 crore people by 2025
o Material recycling facilities can help improve recovery from the current Rs 5,187
crore per annum from dry municipal waste to Rs 17,023 crore by 2025
• Data on India’s waste generation –
o Currently, India generates approximately 1.4 lakh tonnes of solid waste daily and
35% of this is dry waste (of this, plastic accounts for a major proportion).
o Approximately, 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated daily and out of this only
15,600 tonnes is recycled.
o Around 9,400 tonnes is left uncollected and these go to the landfills or water bodies.
86. A Supreme Court Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, B R Gavai, and S Ravindra Bhat has
announced the formation of special courts with a retired judge in five states, starting
September 1, for ensuring the speedy disposal of cheque bounce cases.
• States - Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
87. Minister for communications, IT and railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has successfully tested
India’s indigenous 5G solution and received the first 5G VoNR audio and video call, at the
5G testbed set up at IIT Madras.
88. An SC bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, announced that the recommendations of

the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council are not binding on either the Union government
or the states.
• “Recommendations" of the GST Council, as elaborated under the Article 279A of the
Indian Constitution, must be construed as only recommendatory in nature.
Articles related to GST in Indian Constitution –

• Article 246A – Gives power to Centre and State to create laws with respect to GST
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• Article 269A – Levy and collection of goods and services tax in course of inter-State trade
or commerce
• Article 279A – GST Council and its functions
89. Ministry of Railways has collaborated with the IIT-Madras to develop an “indigenous"
hyperloop system.
• The ministry will help establish a Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies at
the premier institute.
• Ministry has also set up a new directorate to implement the PM Gati Shakti (national
infrastructure pipleline).
90. Ministry of Finance has announced a new Government Guarantee Policy that provides
government guarantee against the financial liabilities of govt entities.
• The policy mandates that the Central Govt will not provide guarantees aggregating to an
amount more than 0.5% of GDP in any financial year.
• Financial Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 regulates the sovereign
guarantees.
91. President Ram Nath Kovind highlighted India’s assistance to Jamaica under the India
Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme (launched in 1964).
• The ITEC program, administered by Ministry of External Affairs, provides financial and other
forms of assistance to the developing countries.
92. Skyroot Aerospace (Hyderabad) has successfully conducted a test of its Kalam-100 rocket
that will power the Vikram-1 launch vehicle.
• Vikram 1 is a small-lift launch vehicle being developed by Skyroot Aerospace.
93. Greenko Group (Hyderabad-based renewable energy company) has announced to set up the
world’s largest and first-of-its-kind single location, “Integrated Renewable Energy
Storage Project” (IRESP) at Gummitham Tanda in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
• It will be completed by 2023 at an investment of $3 billion.
• Total capacity of the project - 5,230 MW project, which combines 3,000 MW of solar, 550
MW of wind and 1,680 MW of hydro power generation
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• The project will have a pumped storage capacity of 10,800 MWh per day (at six hours of
hydel power pumping daily) and will also produce green hydrogen and green ammonia.
• Greenko plans to have 100 GWh RE storage capacities by 2027, along with green
hydrogen production systems of 10 GW by 2030.
94. Just Transition Research Centre (JTRC) at IIT-Kanpur has partnered with the Energy
Security and Climate Change Program at the Centre for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C., to work on just energy transition globally including in India.
• Just Transition refers to ensuring that India's energy transition away from fossil fuels like
coal is both just and equitable is crucial.
95. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 11 water infrastructure projects
worth around Rs 660 crores in different states.
• Director General, NMCG - G Asok Kumar
96. MoS for Science Jitendra Singh has launched “Biological Research Regulatory Approval
Portal (BioRRAP)” - a single national portal for India's biotech startups and researchers to
seek regulatory approval for biological research and development..
• India aims to be a part of the top 5 global bio-manufacturing hubs by 2025.
97. Indian government is planning to hold the IIT-JEE (IIT-Joint Entrance Exam) in 25 countries,
right from the US to Vietnam, simultaneously.
• Earlier, the IIT-JEE exams were held in 12 countries.
98. A 3-member committee, chaired by Professor J.T. Sahu of IIT Delhi, has been formed by the
central government to investigate the reasons for recent collapse of a part of under-
construction tunnel in Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar highway.
99. The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the
country, has been reconstituted with PM Narendra Modi as Chairman and Chief Ministers
of all States and six Union ministers as members.
• Ten union ministers will be the permanent invitees to the Inter-State Council.
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• The government has also reconstituted the standing committee of the Inter-State Council
with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as Chairman.
o Members of the standing committee –
§ Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Virendra Kumar
and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and
§ Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Odisha, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
100. National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) introduced e-

Pathshala, an initiative for students, teachers, educators, and parents, which provides a
variety of e-content to its users.
• E-Pathshala is a portal/app developed by the Central Institute of Educational
Technology (CIET), NCERT, and Ministry of Education in 2015.
101. Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has
participated in the 13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of
India (CCI) as Chief Guest in New Delhi.
• During the celebrations, CCI’s regional office in Kolkata was inaugurated by the Finance
Minister.
• CCI’s Competition Advocacy Booklets in Kannada and Malayalam translations were
released.
102. National Health Authority has launched the revamped Ayushman Bharat Health
Account, (ABHA) mobile application to manage health records under Ayushman Bharat
Digital Mission.
• The ABHA app, previously known as NDHM Health Records app, generates a 14-digit
ABHA number.
103. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has opposed the petition for the “restoration of 27
temples” alleged to have been destroyed to construct the Qutub Minar complex.
• The restoration will be done under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites
and Remains Act (AMASR) Act, 1958.
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104. Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Shri Manoj Joshi has
launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban
2.0.
• Theme - ‘Waste to Wealth’
• Priority - principle of 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse
• The SS 2022 survey covered 4,355 cities, including 62 Cantonment Boards. The SS 2022
survey has been completed and the results are under preparation.
• In SS 2023, the evaluation will be conducted in 4 phases.
• Citizen validation and field assessment of processing facilities is being introduced in the
phase 3 also, in addition to phase 4.
105. PARAM PORUL, a state-of-the art Supercomputer, has been established at the NIT
Tiruchirappalli under the Phase-2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
• The mission is being implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing (C-DAC), Pune, and the IISc-Bengaluru.
106. Central Government has announced to construct 18,000 km of highways in 2022-23 at a

record speed of 50 km per day.
• Government's overall target is to develop 2 lakh km of National Highway Network by
2025.
107. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has inaugurated the National Women
Legislators’ Conference-2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav’.
108. PM has launched 150 remote pilot certificates at the 2-day Bharat Drone Mahotsav
2022 in Delhi.
• The govt aims to increase drone use in every sector in the country, including agriculture,
defense, sports, etc.
• India's first flying electric taxi e-Plane or “e200" was unveiled at the Bharat Drone
Mahotsav 2022.
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• L&T has signed an MOU with NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT), a start-up
based in Bangalore, India, to develop a new range of submarine-launched uncrewed
aerial vehicles (UAVs).
109. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched the second phase of "Suposhit Maa
Abhiyan" in Kota, Rajasthan.
• In the campaign, 3,000 women will be given nutrition kits for 9 months with the help of
public support and health check-up will be done every month.
110. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav
had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Climate Envoy and Minister of
Industry and Advanced Technology.
• UAE will host the COP 28 of UNFCCC in 2023.
• India requested UAE to consider joining Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure
(CDRI) and Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT).
111. Central Govt is working on building 10 hydropower projects totalling 6.8 gigawatts (GW)
in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to fully utilize its share of waters under the
1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
• The projects are being undertaken at an investment of ₹68,000 crore by state-run NHPC
Ltd.
• The projects being constructed by the NHPC are the 1,000 MW Pakal Dul project, 850 MW
Ratle project, 624 MW Kiru project and 540 MW Kwar project, all in Jammu and Kashmir.
• In addition, India’s largest power generation firm also plans to build 1,856 MW Sawalkot
(J&K), 930 MW Kirthai-II (J&K), 500 MW Dugar (HP), 240 MW Uri-I Stage-II (J&K), and 260
MW Dulhasti Stage-II (J&K).
112. Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel has inaugurated the
Indian Business Portal to allow Indian startups, SMEs, artisans and farmers to reach more
foreign buyers.
• The B2B marketplace has been designed by the Federation of Indian Export
Organisations (FIEO) and GlobalLinker, a SaaS platform that provides tools to build an
online marketplace.
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113. Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises has released new guidelines for the
Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Program.
• The Ministry is planning to merge Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional
Industries (SFURTI) and Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme
(MSE-CDP) to obtain synergies for achieving competitiveness.
• MSME-Technology Centres (TCs) may act as apex institutions for providing world class
common facility services and skill development support to MSMEs.
• TCs can contribute effectively in technology needs of the cluster development in the
country.
• Two components under the scheme –
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114. India's first semi-high speed freight train is likely to start operations by December 2022.
• Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock
160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
• Indian Railways is aiming to increase its share in freight transportation from the present
27% to 45% by 2030.
• Indian Railways has identified 74 new 'Gati-Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal’ (GCT)
locations across the country, with 20 of them in the South Indian states under 'Gati-Shakti
Multi Model Cargo Terminal' policy.
115. India has joined the First Movers Coalition, a global initiative aimed at decarbonising the
heavy industry and long-distance transport sectors responsible for 30% of global
emissions.
• The coalition was launched by US President Joe Biden and the WEF at UNFCCC’s COP26,
as a flagship public-private partnership to clean up the most carbon-intensive sectors,
• 50 new corporate members with collective market cap of USD 8.5 trillion have joined the
coalition.
• The coalition now has US, India, Japan and Sweden in the Steering Board, as well as
Denmark, Italy, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom as government partners.
• Private partners of the coalition –
o Alphabet, Microsoft and Salesforce have collectively committed USD 500 million
to Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Microsoft will further serve as an expert partner
by sharing lessons from its carbon removal auctions.
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o Boston Consulting Group (also the First Movers Coalition Knowledge Partner)
committed to removing 100,000 tonnes of carbon.
116. Central Advisory Board on Archaeology (CABA) has been re-constituted by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), with Culture Minister (incumbent: G. Kishan Reddy)
as the chairperson.
117. Border Road Organisation (BRO) is developing Nechiphu Tunnel, in Arunachal

Pradesh under the Project Vartak.
118. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), under Ministry of Education, has
launched an online portal to streamline the process of recognition of teacher education
programs of higher education institutions (HEIs) and teacher education institutions
(TEIs).
119. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Hungary, Mr Péter Szijjártó, has visited India.
• Bilateral trade between India and Hungary is reaching $1 billion.
• Both nations will celebrate their 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2023, alongside the
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• India-Hungary Business Forum, co-chaired by Foreign Minister Szijjártó along with Smt.
Meenakashi Lekhi, Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs, was organized.
• Hungary has joined the International Solar Alliance.
120. Central Govt has formed an inter-ministerial panel to work on regulations for the online
gaming industry and identify a nodal ministry to look after the sector.
• The 7-member panel includes government think-tank NITI Aayog's CEO, Amitabh Kant.
121. According to the data from Jal Shakti Ministry, India has achieved the milestone of 50% of
rural households having access to tap water connections.
• Goa, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, D&NH and D&D, Puducherry and
Haryana have already achieved 100% household water connections.
• Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar have coverage of more than 90% of the
households and are progressing fast towards attaining the status of 'Har Ghar Jal'.
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122. Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued a draft of National Data Governance
Framework to make the non-personal / anonymized data of citizens accessible for use by
both public and private entities to improve services.
• This data will be made available to the research and innovation entitites.
• India aspires to become a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025.
123. 3rd edition of the ‘NADI’ (Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence)
Conclave was organized by Shillong-based think tank Asian Confluence in collaboration with
the Union External Affairs Ministry, Act East Policy Affairs Department of the Assam
government, and North Eastern Council.
• Bangladesh Foundation for Regional Studies is the country partner for the event and
the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IIT Guwahati and Guwahati
University are knowledge partners.
• Focus of the Conclave – Challenges faced by river from Ganga, Brahmaputra, to Mekong
• The conclave emphasises on 5Cs — Connectivity, Culture, Commerce, Conservation and
Collaboration.
124. Indo-Bangladesh passenger train services named Bandhan Express has resumed
operations between Kolkata and Khulna (Bangladesh) after two years.
• Rail services between India and Bangladesh –
o Maitree Express – Kolkata to Dhaka
o Mitali Express - New Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) and Dhaka
• Changes in the routes –
o Bandhan Express - Kolkata to Khulna via Petrapole-Benapole (border check posts at
each side respectively)
o Maitri Express - Kolkata to Dhaka via Gede-Darshana (Gede railway station in West
Bengal and Darshana railway station in Bangaldesh)
o Mitali Express - New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka via Changrabandha (town in West
Bengal)
125. Central Govt has approved the extension of the Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP) for five years till FY26.
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• Budget of the scheme for FY22-26 - ₹13,554 crores

• Government has increased the maximum project cost from existing ₹25 lakh to ₹50 lakh
for manufacturing units and from existing ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh for service units.
• The scheme will create sustainable estimated employment opportunities for about 40 lakh
persons in 5 financial years.
• The margin money subsidy under the scheme would be 25% of the project cost in
urban area and 35% of the project cost in rural areas, for special category applicants
including, SC, ST, OBC, women, transgender, physically disabled, north eastern region,
aspirational and border district applicants.
• For general category, applicants subsidy is 15% of the project cost in urban area and
25% of the project cost in rural areas.
• The scheme was launched in 2008-09 to facilitate generation of employment opportunities
for unemployed youth across the country by assisting setting up of micro-enterprises in
non-farm sector.
• Since its inception in 2008-09, about 7.8 lakh micro enterprises have been assisted with a
subsidy of ₹19,995 crore generating estimated sustainable employment for 64 lakh
persons.
126. Oman’s Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Minister Qais bin
Mohammed al Yousef is leading a high-level multi-sectoral delegation to India for holding
a meeting with the Commerce and industry ministers of India.
• The bilateral trade between the two countries has risen by 82% to USD 9.94 billion in 2021-
22.
• 10th meeting of the India-Oman Joint Business Council (JBC) was jointly organised by
FICCI and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Oman has agreed to fast track approval for Indian pharma products that are already
registered by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
• It was announced during the 10th session of the India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting
(JCM), which was co-chaired by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and Oman’s
Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed al
Yousef.
• India’s pharma sector accounts for 3.5% of Oman’s total pharma imports.
• Bilateral trade increased to $9.94 billion in FY22 from $5.4 billion in 2020-21.
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STATE NEWS
1. Karnataka has signed an MOU with chip consortium ISMC to set up a 65nm Analog
Semiconductor Fabrication plant in Mysore with an investment outlay of ₹22,900 crore ($3
billion).
2. Chhattisgarh has launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan means friend) to
provide around 100 public services, including delivery of birth, caste, income and marriage
certificates, at the doorstep of citizens.
• It will be implemented as a pilot project in 14 civic bodies.
3. The ‘Miyan Ka Bada’ railway station in Balotra area of Rajasthan's Barmer district has been
renamed as ‘Mahesh Nagar Halt’.
• Recent renaming –
o Habibganj railway station in Bhopal to Gond queen Rani Kamlapati
o Faizabad railway junction in Ayodhya, UP as Ayodhya Cantt
o Allahabad to Prayagraj
o Mughalsarai Railway Station in UP was renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
o Jhansi railway station to the Virangana Lakshmibai railway station
4. Basava Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated by Lingayats in Karnataka, and other parts of
south India to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Basavanna.
• Basavanna, a 12th century poet and philosopher, is celebrated and held in high regard,
especially by the Lingayat community, as he was the founder of Lingayatism.
• As per the Hindu calendar, the birth of Basavanna falls on the 3rd day of Vaisahaka month
in the Shukla paksha. This usually falls either in April of May of the English calendar.
5. A tripartite MOU has been signed among Assam govt, and French organizations – Agence
Francaise de Developpement (AFD) and Office National des Forets International (ONFI) –
for exchanging expertise and sharing knowledge in the field of wildlife protection and
management.
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6. India's First Greenfield Grain-based Ethanol Production Plant has been established at
Purnea in Bihar.
• The plant will use sugarcane, maize and rice for ethanol production.
7. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, will chair the 14th
Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) titled as
“Swasthya Chintan Shivir”, at Kevadia, Gujarat.
• The CCHFW is an apex advisory body of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
8. Jammu and Kashmir Film Development Council, in collaboration with the National Film
Development Corporation and the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, will
be organizing the first-ever National Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir.
• There are over 40 awards to be given during award ceremony and the winners will receive
mentioned cash component as well a certificate and a medal/trophy.
9. Maharashtra Department of Prisons has launched Jivhala scheme at Yerawada Central

Prison in Pune. It is a loan scheme for inmates serving sentences in jails across the state.
• Jivhala (means ‘affection’ in Marathi) has been launched primarily for convicted inmates
who are undergoing a prison sentence of more than three years.
• The money borrowed under the scheme will be disbursed to the family members of the
convicts.
10. Odisha will establish India’s ‘first’ tribal health observatory (TriHOb), a repository on the
health of the tribal population in the state.
• Odisha is also running the ‘Mo School’ (My School) initiative to create a platform for
people to connect, collaborate and contribute to revamping government and government-
aided schools in Odisha.
11. Telangana government, in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Laurus Labs as
well as academia, has set up India’s first-of-its-kind flow chemistry technology hub
(FCTH) at the Dr Reddy's Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS).
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12. Kerala government has launched 'Shaili App' (also spelt as Shylee) for diagnosing and
controlling lifestyle diseases among people in the southern State.
• The app has been set up as part of the population-based screening project launched by the
Health Department under the Nava Kerala Karma plan.
13. Haryana government has launched its ambitious ''e-Adhigam'' scheme to distribute nearly 3
lakh tablets to government school students of Classes 10 and 12.
14. Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojana has been under implementation since 2019
launched by Delhi govt.
• Aim - to provide free sewer connections to the 12 colonies in Delhi
15. Punjab government has announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for
Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water.
• Punjab government has the target of bringing 10 lakh hectares under the DSR technique.
16. Jammu and Kashmir’s new electoral map has been released by the 3-member
Delimitation Commission, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
• 47 Assembly seats for Kashmir division and 43 for Jammu have been released.
• Now, the total number of assembly seats in J&K is 90.
• Prior to this division, Jammu had 37 Assembly constituencies, and Kashmir had 46.
• For the first time, 9 seats have been proposed for Scheduled Tribes — six in Jammu and 3
in the Kashmir.
• Other members of the commission - Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and
Jammu and Kashmir Election Commissioner K K Sharma
17. Karnataka government has constituted a commission, headed by former Karnataka HC

judge Bhaktavatsala, to conduct a study on providing suitable political representation for Other
Backward Classes (OBCs).
18. Madhya Pradesh govt has launched the second phase of the ‘Ladli Laxmi Yojana’ for the
development of girl child.
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• The scheme was launched in 2007. It was later adopted by six other states such as UP,
Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Goa.
• The state has relaunched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana’.
19. Haryana has launched the ‘Chara Bijai Yojana’ to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000
per acre to farmers cultivating and supply fodder to the Gaushalas.
20. India’s first organic waste-powered EV charging station has been developed in Mumbai
by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in partnership with the AeroCare Clean
Energy.
• Exact location - Keshavrao Khadye Marg, near Haji Ali
• The plant generates 220 units of energy from household waste.
21. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin has launched a free nutritious breakfast scheme for
government primary school students.
• It will be launched for children below the age of six years. The government would establish
"schools of excellence" in 25 corporation and municipality schools at a cost Rs 150 crore.
22. Indian Army's Red Shield Division has signed a tripartite MoU with State Bank of India
Foundation (corporate partner) and National Integrity and Educational Development
Organization (training partner) to establish 'Red Shield Centre for Excellence and
Wellness' in the Bishnupur district of Manipur.
• Purpose - to provide a year-long fully residential coaching to students of economically
weaker and underprivileged sections of the North-East region for various competitive
examinations including the NEET and JEE.
• Manipur CM – N. Biren Singh
• Manipur Governor - La Ganesan
23. Chhattisgarh has become the first state to restart the old pension scheme (OPS) to provide
assured income to retired employees, w.e.f., April 1, 2022.
• The state is shifting from the National Pension Scheme, 2004.
• Rajasthan has also announced the restoration of old pension scheme.
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• Under the Old Pension Scheme, the government gives 50% of the salary of an employee
as pension at the time of retirement.
24. Telangana has been implementing the ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme,
under which an insurance of Rs 5 lakh is secured for handloom and power loom weavers
(aged between 18-59 years).
25. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has launched his government’s flagship ‘lok milni’
(public interaction) program for on-the-spot redressal of the people’s grievances.
26. World Bank has approved a loan of $350 million to Gujarat govt for the implementation of
Systems Reform Endeavours for Transformed Health Achievement (SRESTHA-G) to
improve the health facilities and services.
• The project also focuses to increase the quality of non-communicable and psychiatric
services in the state as well as the quality of mother and child nutrition services.
• Total cost of the project - $500 million (Rs 3,750 crore approx.)
o World Bank’s share - $350 million (Rs 2,625 crore)
o Gujarat govt’s share - Rs 1125 crore
• Tenure – 5 years
27. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, in Bundi district, Rajasthan, has been recognized
as a tiger reserve.
• It became Rajasthan's 4th and the country's 52nd tiger reserve
28. Uttarakhand has reported the highest number of bird species, at 293.
• The highest number of checklists (lists of birds seen and heard by birdwatchers), at 192,
was uploaded from Jammu & Kashmir.
• This first edition of the Birdwatching event was co-organised by Bird Count India, Bird
Conservation Nepal, and the Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Bhutan.
29. Nanjarayan Tank (also known as Sarkar Periyapalayam Reservoir), a bio-diversity hotspot,
has just been announced as the 17th bird sanctuary of Tamil Nadu.
• A total of 181 species of birds have been recorded here.
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30. Assam government and IIT-Guwahati have signed an agreement to set up the ‘Assam
Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute' (AAHII), a state-of-the-art healthcare institute.
• Under the partnership, a research institute and post-graduate medical college, offering
degrees, and a 350-bedded multi-specialty hospital will be set up in the existing IIT-
Guwahati campus with an outlay of Rs 546 crore.
31. Jammu and Kashmir has announced to organize its first-ever Bird Festival to be held in
Pahalgam and Dachigam areas.
• Sanctuary Nature Foundation, a Mumbai-based organisation, will support the UT govt in
organizing the festival.
32. Assam Rifles, Axis Bank and National Integrity and Educational Development
Organisation (NIEDO) has signed an MOU to establish a Centre of Excellence and
Wellness, to secure a better future for the youth of Nagaland.
• The Centre named ‘Late Capt N Kenguruse, MVC Centre of Excellence and Wellness’
will be located at Chieswema in the outskirts of Kohima.
• The Centre will provide coaching to the youth of Nagaland for competitive exams.
33. PM Narendra Modi will virtually address the ‘Yuva Shivir’, organised by the Shree
Swaminarayan Temples in Vadodara’s Kundaldham and Karelibaug in Gujarat.
• The ‘shivir’ aims to encourage youth participation in social service to facilitate nation-
building processes through various government-run initiatives.
• Madhya Pradesh’s Start-up Policy and Implementation Plan 2022 is being implemented in
partnership with i-Hub Indore.
34. Delhi is running the Mukhymantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana, doorstep ration delivery
scheme.
35. Tata Technologies Ltd has partnered with Assam government to transform 34 state
polytechnics and 43 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into futuristic Centres of
Excellence at investment of about Rs 2,390 crore.
• The total proposed investment under this project would be approximately Rs 2,390 crores.
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36. West Central Railway has developed a battery-operated dual-mode locomotive engine
named Navdoot that runs on both battery and electricity.
• Currently, it is being used during shunting of trains at Jabalpur, Mudwara, and other
stations on a trial basis.
• This Dual Mode Locomotive has also received the Best Innovation Award from the Railway
Board.
37. Kerala has announced to the first ever state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform named as
CSpace for showcasing films.
38. Redcliffe Labs has started India’s first commercial drone flight in healthcare sector in
Uttarakhand.
• The firm opened a commercial drone corridor between Uttarkashi and Dehradun.
39. According to a study by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology-Pune and Tezpur

University, Assam, Kaziranga National Park in Assam, home to the largest-population of the
one-horned rhinoceros in the world, is releasing more carbon than it is absorbing.
• The research was published in the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
40. Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin has launched the All Village Integrated Agriculture
Development Project in the districts of Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Erode.
• Aim – to increase the number of cultivable lands, and enhance the productivity of the lands
with two cycles of cultivation.
• Target – to push the State’s rank to first in the country in the production of millets,
coconuts, cotton, sunflower and groundnuts.
41. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched several projects and laid the foundation stone
of schemes worth Rs 1,000 crores for the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh.
• An MoU was signed for building the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) or National
Defence University campus at Pasighat, Arunachal.
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• NHPC is developing 2000 MW Subansiri Lower HE Project (the biggest hydroelectric

project undertaken in India so far) on river Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh (also called
as the “jewel in India's crown” by the home minister).
• The govt is planning to lay the foundation stone for 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose
project (largest in the world) in the coming months.
• The Home Minister also laid the foundation stone of a 51-feet bronze statue of Bhagwan
Parshuram at Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. The statue is
being installed by Vipra Foundation.
42. Rajasthan has launched the Indira Gandhi Shehri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana (similar to the
MGNREGA scheme).
• Cost of the scheme - Rs 800 crore annually
• Under this scheme, at least 100 days of employment per year will be provided to the
people residing in the urban areas.
• Citizens of the state between the age group of 18-60 years will be issued Jan Aadhar
Cards, which will be the mandatory document for enrolling under the scheme.
43. Punjab govt has launched a portal - agrimachinerypb.com - for facilitating the Direct
Seeding of Rice by farmers.
44. Shirui Lily Festival 2022 was celebrated at Shirui Village Ground in Ukhrul district,
Manipur.
• Governor of Manipur - La. Ganesan
• Manipur CM - N. Biren Singh
45. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated 1,152 houses constructed under the Light House
Project in Chennai.
• The project has been built at a cost of Rs 116 crores under Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana-Urban.
46. Rajasthan has become the first state to partner World Health Organization for creating
health accounts to estimate the expenditure on the health sector.
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47. Uttar Pradesh has launched ICT based portal named SAMBHAV to "effectively dispose public
grievances and monitor public programs and schemes."
• SAMBHAV stands for Systematic Administration Mechanism for Brining Happiness and
Value portal - sambhav.up.gov.in.
48. Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with Adani Green Energy at the World
Economic Forum’s annual meet in Davos regarding an investment of Rs 60,000 crore in the
state.
• A 3,700-MW hydro storage project and a 10,000-MW solar energy project will be
developed with this investment.
49. Chhattisgarh government has recognized the community forest resource (CFR) rights of
the Gudiyapadar hamlet located inside the Kanger Ghati National Park.
50. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has launched a new health and wellness app AAYU to
address and help heal chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders through yoga and meditation.
• The app has been developed by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-
VYASA) in partnership with RESET TECH, an AI-driven integrated health-tech platform.
51. North India's first Industrial Biotech Park was constructed at Ghatti near Kathua, J&K.
• The biotechnology park at Kathua has a potential to produce 25 startups in a year.
• The park will be managed by CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu.
52. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant constructed at Indian
Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Kalol, Gujarat.
• IFFCO Head Office – New Delhi
• Established – 1967
53. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has unveiled a 16-ft tall bronze statue of late DMK
President and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the Omandurar Govt. Super
Speciality Hospital premises, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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54. For the first time, India's postal department delivered mail using a drone as a part of the
pilot project in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
55. Goa celebrated its 35th statehood day on May 30. It became the 25th state of India in 1987.
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Central Govt is planning to procure 18.5 million tonnes of wheat in the current marketing
season of 2022-23.
• It will be the lowest since the 11.1 mt bought in 2007-08.
2. Central Govt has decided to lift the Price Cap on the purchase of Raw Jute by Jute Mills and
other end users w.e.f., May 20, 2022.
• The existing price cap is Rs 6,500 per quintal for TD5 grade of raw jute.
3. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the 3rd advanced estimate
for Production of Major Crops 2021-22.
Food grains Production estimates
Total 314.51 million tonnes
Wheat 106.41 million tonnes (down from 111.32
million tonnes projected for the 2021-
22)
Rice 129.66 million tonnes. (record)
Maize 33.18 million tonnes. (record)
Nutri / Coarse Cereals 50.70 million tonnes
Pulses 27.75 million tonnes (record)
o Tur – 4.35 million tonnes
o Gram – 13.98 million tonnes (record)
Oilseeds 38.50 million tonnes. (record)
Groundnut 10.09 million tonnes
Soyabean 13.83 million tonnes
Rapeseed and Mustard 11.75 million tonnes.(record)
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Sugarcane 430.50 million tonnes (record)

Cotton 31.54 million bales (each of 170 kg)
Jute & Mesta 10.22 illion bales (each of 180 kg)
4. Central Govt has imposed a ban on the export of sugar from June 1st to October 31st, 2022.
• The restrictions will not apply to the exports to EU and the US.
• India is the world's biggest producer of sugar and the second biggest exporter after
Brazil.
5. Agri-startup firm Fasal has signed an agreement with India Meteorological Department
(IMD) for research collaboration on weather forecast models to make farming climate-smart.
• A total of 23 radar stations of IMD and about 600 on-ground precision farming devices of
Fasal will be harnessed to provide these weather forecasts.
• The data will be provided hourly.
• Fasal is also developing precipitation nowcasting models for equipping farmers with
farm-specific crop intelligence, helping them make informed decisions.
DEFENCE NEWS
1. An anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired
jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
• The Andaman and Nicobar Command is the only tri-services command of the Indian armed
forces.
2. Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) will deliver India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC),
'INS Vikrant' to the Indian Navy next month.
• Cochin Shipyard Ltd will develop India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel.
• International Maritime Organisation (IMO) envisages a reduction in the carbon intensity
of international shipping by at least 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050.
3. Indian Coast Guard's ship named Kamla Devi (aka "'Yard 2118'), which is the fifth in a series
of 5 Fast Patrol Vessels, was launched in the Titagarh area of West Bengal.
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• Developer – Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)
4. India and France have started the Project-75 (P-75I) in 2005 for developing six Scorpene
class submarines at a cost of $3.75 billion.
• From India, Mazgaon Docks Ltd and from France Naval Group are collaborating for the P-
75.
• Now, France has announced its withdrawal from the project.
5. Indian Coast Guard has commissioned its second air squadron, named as 845 Squadron
(CG), of Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III at the Coast Guard air enclave, Nedumbassery,
Kochi.
• The first ALH Mk-III squadron of the Coast Guard is in Bhubaneswar.
6. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated ‘Maitri Sangrahalaya’ (Friendship
Museum), along with three floating BOPs (border outposts) in the riverine border areas of
West Bengal.
• The museum is based on the Bangladesh’s War of Independence.
• The three floating BOPs -Sutlej, Narmada and Kaveri- are developed by Kochi Shipyard.
7. Indian Navy is planning to acquire a dedicated earth imaging satellite — Geo Imaging
Satellite-2 (Gisat-2) — in 2022-23 as part of its modernisation and network-centric warfare
and communications programme.
• The navy has been allotted Rs 45,250 crore for modernisation under budget estimates for
2022-23.
8. US-based Boeing and Air Works (an Indian maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)
company) have partnered for undertaking heavy maintenance checks on three Indian Navy P-
8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft at Air Works, Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
• Established in 1951, Air Works Group is India’s biggest independent MRO with a pan-
Indian presence across 27 cities.
• This collaboration is the first step under the Boeing India Repair Development and
Sustainment (BIRDS) hub launched in 2021. The BIRDS hub envisions collaboration with
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key local companies and businesses to develop India into an aviation and defence repair
and sustainment hub.
9. The paramilitary Assam Rifles felicitated the surviving soldiers of Operation Dudhi on the 30th
anniversary of the operation.
• Operation Dudhi (1991) - A team of 15 soldiers of the Assam Rifles’ 7th Battalion led by
Naib Subedar Padam Bahadur Chhetri had defeated 72 Pakistan-trained extremists and
captured 13 others at 14,000 ft in J&K.
10. Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) has signed an MoU with Boeing for
maintenance of its critical equipment on key defence platforms used by the Navy and VVIP
aircrafts operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• P-8A Poseidon is the aircraft developed by US-firm Boeing for naval and air force
purposes. Indian variant of this aircraft is known as P-8I.
11. India-Russian joint venture, BrahMos Aerospace, has successfully fired the extended-range
version of BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter
aircraft.
• The missile struck a target at a range of 400 km from the aircraft.
• A Sukhoi-30MKI squadron is based in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
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12. CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has initiated taxi trials for the evaluation of an
indigenously developed digital anti-skid braking system for the civil aircraft, SARAS Mk2 (a
19-seat Light Transport aircraft).
13. Mazagon Dockyard Ltd has developed 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' warships in Mumbai.
• 'Surat' is the fourth ship of Project 15B Destroyers, which heralds a significant makeover
of the P15A (Kolkata Class) destroyers.
o The Project 15B class of ships are the Navy's next-generation stealth guided-
missile destroyers being built by the MDL.
• 'Udaygiri', named after a mountain range in Andhra Pradesh, is the third ship of Project
17A Frigates.
o The Nilgiri-class stealth frigates, also known as Project 17A frigates, are being built
by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders for the Indian Navy.
• At present, 10 indigenously built warships from four different classes are currently in active
service with the Indian Navy.
14. DRDO has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed Naval
Anti-ship missile launched from Seaking 42B Naval Helicopter from Integrated Test Range
(ITR), in Balasore, Odisha.
• It is the first indigenous air-launched anti-ship missile system for Indian Navy.
15. Indigenously built Indian Naval ships, Kora and Sumedha, are participating in the exercise
along with Bangladesh Navy Ships BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah in the fourth
edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) in the Northern
Bay of Bengal.
16. Two Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets fighter jets have landed in Goa for trials on the Indian
Navy’s Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF).
17. 3rd edition of the Indian Navy- Bangladesh Navy bilateral exercise 'Bongosagar' has begun
at the Mongla port in Bangladesh.
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• Guided Missile Corvette Kora and Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumedha of the Indian Navy are
participating in the Exercise.
• Prior to this, India and Bangladesh have concluded their 4th edition of Coordinated Patrol
(CORPAT). INS Kora and INS Sumedha participated in the CORPAT.
18. Indian Navy has successfully tested its ship-based surface to air missile system from
Talwar class ship named INS Teg.
19. India has launched the second of four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Nirdeshak (Yard
3026) at Kattupalli, Chennai.
• The ship has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and L&T
Shipbuilding for the Indian Navy.
• The first vessel, Sandhayak, was launched in December 2021 at GRSE, Kolkata.
20. Indian Navy Ship (INS) Gomati has been decommissioned from the naval dockyard in
Mumbai. It was commissioned in 1988.
• The third ship of the Godavari class guided-missile frigates, INS Gomati was also the
oldest warrior of the western fleet when decommissioned.
• INS Gomati has won the coveted ‘Unit Citation’ twice, in 2007-08 and again in 2019-20.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals has signed an MOU with GE Power Conversion (located in
France) for development of integrated full electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.
• US Navy and Royal Navy of Britain (including HMS Queen Elizabeth ship) are using the
propulsion systems developed by GE Power.
2. IIT-Bombay has tied up with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) of the Ministry of
Earth Sciences (MoES) to develop climate solutions for the stakeholder at village, city and
district level.
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3. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) have signed an MOU for cooperation in the areas of telecom
and information and communication technology.
• Established in 1984, C-DOT is an autonomous Telecom R&D centre under the Department
of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
• Established in 1988, C-DAC is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Electronics and
IT.
• The MOU was signed during India’s 1st Conference on Semiconductors in Bengaluru.
Highlights of the India’s 1st Conference on Semiconductors -

• Theme – Catalyzing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
• India’s consumption of semiconductors is expected to rise to $80 billion in 2026 and
$110 billion in 2030.
• MOUs signed during the conference –
o 1st - SEMI and Electronic Industries Association of India to promote semiconductor
ecosystem in India
o 2nd – C-DAC and Qualcomm for helping semiconductors design startups under the
Design-Linked Incentive Scheme
o 3rd – AICTE, SEMI and India Semiconductor Mission for training manpower in the
semiconductor sector
o 4th – IISc-Bangalore and SEMI (US industry association) for building quantum
technologies
o 5th – SEMI and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) for exploring
the potential of growth of electronics and semiconductor industry in India
o 6th – Karnataka govt and ISMC Analog Fab Pvt Ltd for establishing a 65 mm Analog
Semiconductor Fabrication Plant (India’s first such plant) at a cost of $3 billion
• Five MOUs were signed under Digital India RISC (DIR) -V Microprocessor programme
o 1st – Sony India and DIR-V Shakti Processor (at IIT-Madras)
o 2nd - ISRO’s Inertial Systems Unit, Thiruvananthapuram and DIR-V Shakti Processor
for development of high performance SoC (Systems on Chip) and Fault Tolerant
Computer Systems
o 3rd – Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and DIR-V Shakti
Processor for the systems/ products developed by IGCAR
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o 4th – Bharat Electronics Ltd and DIR-V VEGA Processor (C-DAC) for Rudra Server
Board, cyber security, and language solutions.
o 5th – C-DOT and DIR-V Vega Processor for 4G/5G, Broadband, IOT/M2M Solutions
India Semiconductor Mission –

• Launched in Jan 2022 by Ministry of Electronics and IT
• India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been setup as an Independent Business
Division within the Digital India Corporation, having administrative and financial
autonomy to create long term strategies for developing semiconductors and display
manufacturing facilities and semiconductor design ecosystem.
• ISM will serve as the nodal agency for the smooth implementation of semiconductor-
related schemes. At present, it will implement the below-mentioned schemes –
o 1st - Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs in India: to set up
semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in India. Govt is going to support the
companies opening the facilities as per the following eligibility criteria (based on the
size of semiconductor, measured in terms of nanometres) –
§ 28 nm (nanometre) or Lower - Up to 50% of the Project Cost
§ Above 28 nm to 45nm - Up to 40% of the Project Cost
§ Above 45 nm to 65nm - Up to 30% of the Project Cost
o 2nd - Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs in India: to provide financial support
of up to 50% of Project Cost subject to a ceiling of INR 12,000 crore per Fab
o 3rd - Scheme for setting up of Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics /
Sensors Fab and Semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging
(ATMP) / OSAT facilities in India: financial support of 30% of the Capital
Expenditure to the eligible applicants for any of these facilities
o 4th - Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme: it offers financial incentives, design
infrastructure support across various stages of development and deployment of
semiconductor design for Integrated Circuits (ICs), Chipsets, System on Chips
(SoCs), Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design.
§ The scheme provides “Product Design Linked Incentive” of up to 50% of the
eligible expenditure subject to a ceiling of ₹15 Crore per application and
“Deployment Linked Incentive” of 6% to 4% of net sales turnover over 5 years
subject to a ceiling of ₹30 Crore per application.
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• In 2021, a comprehensive package for semiconductors, named as Semicon India

programme, was launched with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crores for the development of
semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem and design ecosystem in India.
• The government has also approved modernisation of Semi-Conductor Laboratory,
Mohali as a Brownfield Fab.
4. Ayana Renewable Power and Greenstat Hydrogen India have partnered for development of
green hydrogen projects in India.
• Under this partnership, the companies will develop large scale green hydrogen solutions, to
provide long term supply of green hydrogen to industrial and commercial customers in
India. An initial pilot project will be launched in Karnataka.
• Ayana is powered by National Investment and Infrastructure Fund's (NIIF).
• Greenstat is a subsidiary of Norway-based Greenstat ASA.
5. India-Denmark agreements signed during the PM Modi’s visit to Denmark -

• Agreement on Migration and Mobility
• Letter of Intent for creating Centre of Excellence in Green Shipping
• Cultural Exchange Program from 2022-2026
• India has joined the International Centre for Anti-Microbial Resistance Solution (ICARS) as
the mission partner
• Agreement for cooperation on water, skill development, animal husbandry and dairying
sector, setting up Energy Policy Dialogue at Ministerial level
• Agreement between Invest India and Technical Univeristy of Denmark for start-up
collaboration
6. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed two MOUs to enhance National
Highway infrastructure and will contribute to sustaining environment in Uttar Pradesh and
other states.
• A first of its kind MOU was signed between NHAI and State Rural Livelihood Mission,
Uttar Pradesh to involve the self-help groups in taking up the plantations along the
National Highways.
o The initiative will also be introduced in other states like Madhya Pradesh, Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.
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• The second MOU was signed between NHAI and AMMANN India Pvt. Ltd. Both entities
have collaborated to create a talent pool of highly skilled workforce, fully trained on
advanced technologies in Highway construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance.
7. Ministry of Home Affairs and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) have
signed an MOU for collaboration in the field of green energy.
• Under the MOU, SECI will generate solar power up to 71.68 megawatts and provide the
energy to a large number of security establishments across India.
8. Railway Protection Force (RPF) has signed an MoU with Association for Voluntary Action
(AVA) for curbing child trafficking.
• The AVA is also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
9. Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (gas-based urea manufacturing plant) has
been established at Ramagundam, Telangana by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
• The RFCL is a joint venture between National Fertilizers Limited, Engineers India
Limited and Fertilizer Corporation of India.
10. NITI Aayog and World Economic Forum (WEF) have partnered to use artificial intelligence
(AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and drones for the benefit of farmers, particularly small
and marginal.
• In 2018, the WEF has established the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(C4IR), India in Mumbai, in collaboration with the NITI Aayog.
• C4IR has already launched the Sagu Bagu Pilot Project in Telangana for using AI in
agriculture.
11. North -Eastern Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation (NEHHDC) has
signed an MOU with Etsy (the global marketplace for unique and creative goods) to support
small sellers, weavers, and artisans, by providing them with market access and enablement
support.
• Etsy is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
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12. India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with Madagascar's official
ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) for cooperation and collaboration in
broadcasting.
13. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has signed
an MOU with Indian Navy for supporting the School of Naval Oceanography and
Meteorology (SNOM) to conduct various courses related to operational oceanography.
• SNOM is the Centre of Excellence in Atmospheric Sciences recognised by Cochin
University of Science and Technology.
14. Ministry of Rural Development and Amazon have signed an MOU to enable SHG
entrepreneurs under NRLM to offer their products to the buyers across India through Amazon
Saheli Storefront and help SHG women achieve good price for their varied products.
15. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has signed an MOU with United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) to receive technical support for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Kisan Credit Card – Modified Interest Subvention Scheme.
16. Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) has signed an MOU with Lumbini Buddhist
University in Nepal to establish the Dr Ambedkar Chair of Buddhist Studies.
• Two MOUs between ICCR and Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies of Tribhuvan
University, Nepal and Kathmandu University to establish ICCR Chair of Indian Studies
was signed.
• An MOU was signed by IIT-Madras with Kathmandu University for joint degree program
at Master’s level.
• An MOU to develop Arun 4 Hydroelectric Project in Nepal was signed by SJVN Ltd and
Nepal Electricity Authority.
17. India signed MOUs with Jordan to secure the fertilizer supply in the short and long run for
our country, during Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr
Mansukh Mandaviya’s visit to the country.
• An MOU was signed with Jordan Phosphate Mining Company (JPMC) for supplies of 30
LMT Rock Phosphate, 2.50 LMT DAP, 1 LMT phosphoric acid for the current year.
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• India has also signed a long term MOU for 5 years with Jordan for annual supplies of 2.75
LMT of MoP which will uniformly increase every year up to 3.25 LMT.
18. Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an MoU with National Research
Development Corporation (NRDC) for undertaking various activities for smooth
implementation of the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital
Goods Sector.
• In Jan 2022, Ministry of Heavy Industries has notified the Scheme on Enhancement of
Competitiveness in The Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II for providing assistance
to Common Technology Development and Services Infrastructure.
• Total Outlay - Rs. 1207 crores
o Centre’s share - Rs 975 crore
o Industry Contribution - Rs 232 crore
19. Government-e-Marketplace and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) have

signed an MoU for the advocacy, outreach, mobilization and capacity-building of last-mile
women-led micro and small enterprises, women entrepreneurs, SHGs, Associations,
Cooperatives, Collectives, Not-for-Profit Section 8 Companies etc.
• GeM will provide training to the SEWA members to assist women-led entities as sellers and
service providers in public procurement.
• Vernacular language-based training curriculum in print and digital media for women
entrepreneurs and SHGs based on the requirement of the participants will be developed by
GeM in consultation with SEWA.
• GeM is a Section 8 company set up under the administrative control of the Department of
Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, for procurement of goods and services
by Central Ministries, State Departments, PSEs and Autonomous Bodies.
20. Two MOUs were renewed at the 7th India-Canada Joint Science and Technology
Cooperation Committee (JSTCC) meeting.
• The MOUs were signed by Indian Ministry of Science and Technology with the Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and National
Research Council Canada (NRC), respectively, under the 2005 Agreement for Scientific
and Technological Cooperation.
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• The focus areas of the collaboration include national missions, quantum computing, artificial
intelligence (AI), and cyber-physical systems, among others.
• India and Canada are collaborating in fields like agriculture and food security, healthcare
and health-tech, clean technologies and environmental research, marine and polar
research, quantum tech and AI, and human capacity development and researcher mobility.
• As part of the 2005 agreement, the JSTCC meets every two years to review ongoing
collaborations between Canadian and Indian researchers.
21. Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign
Trade of Jamaica have signed an MOU for cooperation in the field of diplomatic training.
22. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has signed two quadripartite agreements for
development of sewage infrastructure, including a 35 MLD STP, for Maheshtala in West
Bengal under Hybrid Annuity Mode at a total cost of Rs. 273.52 crore.
• 1st – An Escrow Agreement between NMCG, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority,
M/s. Maheshtala Waste Water Management Pvt Ltd (MWWMPL) and Union Bank of India.
• 2nd – A Substitution Agreement between NMCG, KMDA, MWWMPL and OeEB
(Development Bank of Austria).
23. Ministry of AYUSH and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has signed an MoU to
explore the possibility of cooperation, convergence and synergy to bring out the expertise
under one platform towards evidence-based biotechnological interventions in the Ayush sector.
• The MoU would also focus on biotechnological R&D and AYUSH interventions to improve
the quality of life as well as life span.
24. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), India’s premier bio-innovation
hub, has signed an MoU with the Centre for Food Technological Research Institute
(CFTRI) to foster innovation in agriculture.
25. India and United Arab Emirates have signed an MoU to establish a framework to facilitate
and enhance bilateral cooperation on climate action.
• The MOU aims to establish a framework to facilitate and enhance bilateral cooperation on
climate action, and also contributes towards implementing the Paris Agreement.
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26. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has signed an MOU with Department
of Space, to upskill the technical staff at the Department of Space in the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO).
• More than 4000 ISRO technical employees will be trained in the program over the course of
the next 5 years. The location of the training will be the National Skill Training Institutes
(NSTI) under MSDE located across India.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Poland is hosting the DEFENDER-Europe 22, a multinational, regular joint and combined
exercise organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
• Swift Response 2022 exercise is also being hosted by Poland.
2. China has launched a mystery missile (named as YJ-21) from a Type 055 guided-missile
cruiser (named as Wuxi warship).
• The new weapon is presumed by most commentators to be an anti-ship ballistic missile. If
the initial analysis of this YJ-21 is correct, then China becomes the first country in the
world to operationally field such a missile from a naval vessel.
3. The UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025 has been adopted by 30 organizations.
• The declaration aims to achieve the target of energy transition by the end of the decade,
while also contributing to net zero emissions by 2050.
• An Energy Compact Action Network was also launched to connect the governments
seeking support for their clean energy goals with governments and businesses that have
already pledged over $600 billion in assistance.
o Under this network, coalitions supporting the energy access and transition in Nigeria
and in Santiago, Chile, were also announced.
• Canada and Kenya have formulated a plan, in partnership with global youth-led
organization Student Energy, coordinated by the UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), to strengthen the role of women in the energy transition and focus
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on green hydrogen.
4. Bach Long bridge - meaning 'the white dragon' - is the world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge
in Vietnam.
• The bridge (2000 feet stretch) connects two mountains in Vietnam's Northwest Son La
Province.
• This bridge surpasses a 526-metre-long bridge in Guangdong, China.
5. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced a $200-
million programme for the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against
SARS-CoV-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses.
• CEPI will provide funding of up to $19.3 million to an international consortium comprising
Bharat Biotech International (India), the University of Sydney (Australia) and
ExcellGene SA, Switzerland.
o This funding will be utilized to support the development of a ‘variant-proof’ SARS-
CoV-2 vaccine candidate.
• CEO of CEPI - Richard Hatchett
• CMD of Bharat Biotech International - Krishna Ella
6. South Korea has become the second East Asian country to join NATO's cyber defence
group, after Japan.
• NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) is located at
Tallinn, Estonia.
7. Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and takes place
annually at the Messe München exhibition center, Munich, Germany from 11-13 May.
8. 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of United Nations Convention to Combat

Desertification (UNCCD) was organized in Cote d'Ivoire.
• Union Minister, for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav,
delivered National Statement at the COP.
• 2021-2030 - UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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9. UN has approved Czech Republic to replace Russia on the Human Rights Council.
• The council is made up of 47 members, which are elected by the majority of members of
the General Assembly of the United Nations through direct and secret ballot.
10. 15th COP of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was held at
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (a country in Western Africa) on the theme of ‘Land. Life. Legacy:
From scarcity to prosperity'.
• 2nd edition of the Global Land Outlook (GLO2) was released. According to the report, the
report observed that around 40% of all ice-free land is degraded.
11. 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit has been co-hosted by United States, Belize, Germany,
Indonesia, and Senegal.
12. U.S. President Joe Biden will conduct a meeting with the leaders and top officials of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington DC.
13. NASA has launched Endurance Mission to measure Earth’s global electric potential and
investigate on Earth’s life supporting nature.
• The mission is conducted through the Sounding Rocket Program at the Wallops Flight
Facility in Virginia. The Svalbard Rocket Range is owned and operated by Andøya Space
Centre.
14. At the 12th meeting of BRICS Health Ministers (hosted by China), BRICS has agreed to
launch an early warning system for large-scale pandemics.
15. For the first time, NASA Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil, which was brought to
Earth during the Apollo mission, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or
during future space missions.
• The researchers at the University of Florida in the US showed that plants can successfully
sprout and grow in lunar soil.
• The study is published in the journal Communications Biology.
• Lunar soil is also known as Regolith.
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16. World's largest suspension bridge (721 metres long) named 'Sky Bridge 721’ in Czech
Republic has opened for tourists.
• The Czech Republic Sky Bridge is 154 metres longer than Nepal's Baglung Parbat
Footbridge, which currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest suspension
footbridge.
17. World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneers Community has included 5 Indian
startups among the top 100 startups.
• The 2022 Tech Pioneers are based in 30 countries, with Vietnam, Rwanda ad Czech
Republic being represented for the first time ever.
• The cohort includes some prominent companies like Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla,
Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia.
18. 15th World Forestry Congress was hosted by the Republic of Korea, in partnership with
FAO, on the theme of “Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future”.
• The Congress is held every six years. This was the second congress held in Asia, with
Indonesia hosting the first Congress in Asia in 1978.
• Seoul Forest Declaration was adopted for identifying priority areas with potential to lead to
a green, healthy and resilient future.
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o Focus - how forests can help combat the multiple crises humanity faces, including
climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, hunger and poverty.
o Investment in forest and landscape restoration globally needs to triple by 2030.
o Shift to circular bioeconomy and climate neutrality.
19. UN has organized the first-ever International Migration Review Forum in New York.
• In 2018, UN had adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
(GCM).
20. World’s first airport for flying cars and drones – named as ‘Air One’ – has been
established in UK.
21. BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was hosted by Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China.
• Participants in this meeting –
o Sergey Lavrov- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia
o S. Jaishankar- External Affairs Minister, India
o Naledi Pandor- Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa
o Carlos Alberto- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
• During the meeting, the BRICS Foreign Ministers will organize a “BRICS+” dialogue with
their counterparts from emerging markets and developing countries.
• Theme of 14th BRICS Summit 2022 - 'Foster High-Quality BRICS Partnership Usher in a
New Era for Global Development'
22. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will chair a Global Food Security Call to
Action meeting of foreign ministers from approximately 30 countries to review the urgent
humanitarian and development needs and then identify steps to address global food security,
nutrition, and resilience.
• World Bank has announced an additional $12 billion in funding for projects to address the
global food security crisis, bringing the total to $30 billion.
23. China has proposed a space project named as “Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey
(CHES)” to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to search for habitable Earth-like
planets outside the solar system, about 32 light-years from Earth.
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• It will be the first space mission specially designed to search for habitable terrestrial planets
around nearby Sun-like stars.
24. National Geographic Society (NATGEO) has installed the "world's highest weather
station" on Mt. Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various
meteorological phenomena.
• The NatGeo team, led by climate scientist Baker Perry from the Appalachian State
University in the US, consisted of acclaimed climbers and scientists, many of whom scaled
the world's highest peak while installing the weather station.
• China has flown an airship named as Jimu No.1 at a height of 9,032 meters.
25. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has increased the weightage of Dollar and Chinese
Yuan in the currency basket for evaluation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
• Following weightage will be given to currencies, w.e.f., August 1, 2022 –
o U.S. dollar - 43.38 percent
o Euro - 29.31 percent
o Chinese renminbi - 12.28 percent
o Japanese yen - 7.59 percent
o Pound sterling - 7.44 percent
• The valuation of SDR basket is reviewed in every 5 years.
26. World Bank has announced $30 billion support to tackle the ongoing food crisis by helping
in existing and new projects in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, water and
irrigation.
27. According to UN’s World Food Program, Russia-Ukraine war has pushed 47 million people at
the risk of hunger.
• Prior to the invasion, 276 million people were already facing severe hunger.
• 49 million people in 43 countries are already facing the famine-like situations.
28. World Economic Forum’s annual meeting has begun in Davos, Switzerland on the theme of
“Working Together, Restoring Trust”.
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29. 8th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting was organized on the theme of “Foster High-
Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development” by China.
• Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav has
participated in the meeting.
30. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum was organized in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Founded in 1989, APEC aims to promote free trade and economic cooperation by the Asia
Pacific region. It is based in Singapore.
• The APEC leaders' meeting 2022 is planned to be held in person in November in Bangkok.
31. US President Joe Biden has launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity (IPEF) in Tokyo, Japan to strengthen the supply chains, and enhance
opportunities for the American workers, small businesses, and the people of the Indo-Pacific
region.
• Partners in the Framework – Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of
Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Along
with US, these countries represent 40% of world GDP.
• Trade with the Indo-Pacific supports more than three million American jobs and is the
source of nearly $900 billion in foreign direct investment in the United States.
• Along with trade, the partnership with also look to boost avenues for clean energy.
Additional Facts –
• IPEF is seen as a counter to the 15-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP) and the 17-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that China is a member of.
32. At the World Economic Forum, a new 'Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders India' has
been launched for achieving the net-zero target of India.
• A collaboration between the US-based global management consulting firm Kearney and
Observer Research Foundation, the alliance brings together chief executives from India's
leading businesses.
• The alliance is part of the Forum's Climate Action Platform and will build upon learnings
from global projects such as the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders and the First Movers
Coalition.
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33. Qatar has been designated as a major Non-NATO Ally of the United States.
34. Monkeypox is emerging as a new health challenge in the world, with cases found in US, the
UK, Australia, and Sweden.
• The first case of human monkeypox was detected in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
35. 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was hosted by China virtually on the theme of
“Establishing a Cultural Partnership Featuring Inclusiveness and Mutual Learning
among BRICS”.
• Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi has participated in the
meeting.
• The Ministers adopted the BRICS Action Plan 2022-2026 to further strengthen the cultural
cooperation and implement the BRICS Cultural Cooperation Agreement signed in 2015.
36. 2022 Quad summit has started in Tokyo, Japan. PM Narendra Modi has visited Tokyo for
Quad summit – 2nd in-person meeting of the Quad leaders after Covid-19.
• PM Modi met former Japan PM Yoshihide Suga and invited him and his "Ganesh group"
of MPs to India.
o Ganesh Group, established in 2015, is a group of members supporting Yoshihide
Suga’s premiership in Japan.
• Australia will host the next Quad summit in 2023.
Launches at the Quad Summit –
A) Quad Fellowship Program in STEM

• Quad Fellowship program for 100 students from members countries will be sponsored to
study in the US for graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM).
B) Q-CHAMP
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• At the Summit, “Quad Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package (Q-
CHAMP)” was launched with “mitigation” and “adaptation” as its two themes.
• Focus areas of Q-CHAMP -
• Q-CHAMP also includes ongoing activities under the Quad Climate Working Group on
Green Shipping and Ports for developing green shipping corridor framework.
37. Caribbean nation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has renamed its ‘Calder Road’ to ‘India
Bharat-Drive Marg’ during the President Ram Nath Kovind’s official visit.
38. Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have
announced a new initiative to boost flows of digital foreign direct investments (FDI)
globally.
• Digital FDI activities refer to identify methods to increase digital adoption, investment in new
digital activities, and investment in digital infrastructure.
• DCO-WEF will also undertake research to help realise the full potential of digital FDI.
• WEF President - Borge Brende
• WEF Founder and Executive Chairman - Klaus Schwab
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About DCO –
• The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) was established in 2020 by seven member
states to drive greater collaboration and cooperation across entrepreneurship, innovation,
business growth and employment in a shared digital economy.
• Its seven founding member nations are Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria Oman, Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia.
• DCO HQ – Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• DCO Secretary-General – Deemah AlYahya (Nigeria Minister for Communications and
Digital Economy)
39. World Economic Forum has announced to develop “Global Collaboration Village”, in
collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft, to harness the potential of metaverse.
• The initiative will be implemented in the public-private partnership.
• According to some websites, the WEF’s Annual Meeting was convened on the theme of
'History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies'.
• Pfizer (New York-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company) has launched ‘An
Accord for a Healthier World’ to provide 23 medicines and vaccines that treat infectious
diseases to 45 lower-income countries.
40. Quad nations have launched the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness initiative to
allow the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure
peace and stability in the region.
• The IPMDA allows partners in the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean
region to fully monitor the waters on their shores, and, in turn, "uphold a free and open
Indo-Pacific”.
• The initiative will allow tracking of 'dark shipping' (ships which turn off their Automatic
Identification System (AIS) to prevent detection) and other such activities.
• Quad nations have also launched the 'Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance
and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific' for further strengthening collaboration to
effectively respond to disasters in the region.
• Quad members have also committed $50 billion for investment in the infrastructure
development in the Indo-Pacific region over the next 5 years.
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41. BRICS countries have launched a joint committee for enhancing cooperation and enabling
the space agencies of the member countries to work together more closely in the remote
sensing satellite observation and data sharing fields.
• In August 2021, the five space agencies signed an agreement on the Cooperation on
BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation.
• The constellation is made up of six existing satellites: Gaofen-6 and Ziyuan III 02, both
developed by China, CBERS-4, jointly developed by Brazil and China, Kanopus-V type,
developed by Russia, and Resourcesat-2 and 2A, both developed by India.
• Space agencies of BRICS –
o China National Space Administration
o Indian Space Research Organization
o South African National Space Agency
o Roscosmos
o Brazilian Space Agency
42. Kuwait will develop the world's largest petroleum research centre by the end of 2022, cost
at $120 million, in al-Ahmadi, south of Kuwait City.
43. Reskilling Revolution initiative is a global coalition of 50 CEOs, 25 ministers, and 350
organizations to realizing the gains of skilling.
• It was launched in 2020 at the World Economic Forum’s (WEFs) 50th Annual Meeting. It
aims to provide 1 billion people with better education, skills, and economic opportunity by
2030.
• The coalition works with national-level country accelerators has been launched in 12
countries including India, Pakistan, South Africa, UAE, and others, with knowledge support
from countries like Denmark, Finland, Singapore, and Switzerland.
44. World Economic Forum has announced that four more industrial clusters from Europe
and the US have joined its 'Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net-Zero' initiative.
• Purpose – to enable these hubs to accelerate industrial decarbonization, boost job creation
and improve competitiveness.
• The four new industrial clusters are from the Netherlands, Belgium and the US.
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• Launched at UNFCCC’s COP26 in November 2021, the initiative aims to accelerate the
decarbonization of industrial sectors, while maximizing job creation and economic
competitiveness.
• Accenture and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are collaborating as
knowledge partners of WEF in this initiative.
• The four new clusters join four others in the UK, Australia and Spain, which were part of
the initial launch of the initiative.
45. 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe.
• The dialogue was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
46. The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN
Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for a year, till May 31, 2023.
• The Resolution 2631 aims to prioritise the provision of advice, support, and assistance on
advancing inclusive, political dialogue and national and community-level reconciliation.
• UNAMI is a political mission established by the Security Council in 2003 at the request
of the Iraqi government in the wake of the invasion of Iraq by a US-led coalition.
47. G7 countries is planning to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power
sectors by 2035. This will make it highly unlikely for the G7 countries to burn coal for electricity
beyond that date.
• The G-7 summit 2022 will take place in Elmau, Germany.
REPORTS AND INDICES

1. 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) has been released by Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) during the World Forestry Congress.
• As per the report, the world has lost 420 million hectares, approximately 10.34% of its
total forest area during 1990 and 2020, due to deforestation.
• Forests cover 4.06 billion ha (31%) of the earth’s geographical area.
• Despite the decreasing deforestation, 10 mha of forests were lost every year between 2015
and 2020.
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• SOFO 2022 stated that 15% of 250 emerging infectious diseases have been linked to
forests.
• The world population is projected to reach 9.7 billion people by 2050, which will lead to a
rise in demand for food by 35 to 56% by the 2050s.
• Through the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, more than 140
countries have pledged $19 billion to support restoration and sustainable forestry.
2. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 20th edition of World Press Freedom
Index 2022.
• Total – 180 countries
• Top – Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th) and Finland (5th)
• India’s rank – 150th (down from 142nd last year)
o India’s Score – 41
• India among South Asian countries –
o Bhutan – 33rd
o Nepal – 76th
o Sri Lanka – 146th
o India – 150th
o Pakistan – 157th
o Bangladesh – 162nd
• Parameters – political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context
and safety
3. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released the 6th edition of the Global Report
on Food Crises – 2022.
• According to the report, close to 193 million people are acutely food insecure and in need of
urgent assistance across 53 countries/territories in 2021.
• This represents an increase of nearly 40 million people compared to the previous high reached
in 2020.
• 39 countries/territories were consistently in food crisis in all six editions of the GRFC. The
number of people in crisis has almost doubled between 2016 and 2021 – up from 94 million to
almost 180 million.
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4. According to the Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first state in
India to surpass 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations.
• The state has a total of 32.5 GW of installed power capacity, with renewables contributing
55%, followed by thermal energy at 43%, and nuclear energy making up for the remaining
2%.
• According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan has over 16 GW of solar
projects under development.
• Solar is the predominant source of energy which now accounts for around 36% of the
power capacity mix and 64% amongst renewables.
5. World Economic Forum has released the “Fostering Effective Energy Transition” report,
in partnership with Accenture.
• The report is based on the Energy Transition Index.
• The report has focused on providing insights into the energy scenario.
6. According to the “Global Food Policy Report 2022: Climate Change and Food Systems”
by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on climate change and food
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systems, India’s food production could drop 16% and the number of those at risk for hunger
could increase 23% by 2030 due to climate change.
• Already, the number of Indians at risk from hunger is expected to be 73.9 million in
2030 and, if the effects of climate change were to be included, it would increase to 90.6
million.
• Average calorie consumption of Indians would remain at the same level at 2,600 kcal
per capita per day by 2030 even in a climate change scenario.
• The average temperature across India is projected to rise by between 2.4°C and 4.4°C by
2100.
• Global food production will grow by about 60% over 2010 levels by 2050 in the context of
climate change in a baseline scenario.
• By 2050, the global average calorie consumption will increase by about 10% globally to
more than 3,000 kcal per capita per day.
• Globally, about 70 million more people will be at risk from hunger because of climate
change.
• The report was developed with inputs from scientists from the Consortium of International
Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR).
7. Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has released the ‘Burden of cancers in India’
report.
• Presently, the number of Indians suffering from cancer in 2021 was around 26.7 million.
This is projected to rise to 29.8 million in 2025.
• Cancer cases were higher among men. 7 Cancers accounted for more than 40% of the
total disease burden: lung (10.6%), breast (10.5%), oesophagus (5.8%), mouth (5.7%),
stomach (5.2%), liver (4.6%) and cervix uteri (4.3%).
8. World Health Organization has released the first-ever “Global Report on Infection
Prevention and Control”.
• 70% of the infections can be prevented with good hand hygiene and other prevention
measures.
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9. Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala
has released the “Breed-Wise Report of Livestock and Poultry” based on 20th Livestock
Census.
• It was for the first time that breed wise data was collected by using digital technology.
• The breeds are recognized by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources
(NBAGR).
• Highlights of the report –
o The report has covered 184 recognized indigenous/exotic and crossbred breeds
of 19 selected species
o There are 41 recognized indigenous whereas 4 exotic/crossbred breeds of cattle
covered in this report.
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10. World Bank has released its latest “Migration and Development Brief No. 36” 2022 report,
according to which remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are
expected to increase by 4.2% in 2022 to reach $630 billion.
• Remittances to Ukraine, which is the largest recipient in Europe and Central Asia, are
expected to rise by over 20% in 2022.
• The top five recipient countries for remittances in 2021 were India, Mexico (replacing
China), China, the Philippines, and Egypt.
• Remittances to South Asia grew 6.9% to $157 billion in 2021. In 2022, it is expected to be
4.4% and 4.8% in 2023.
• Remittance flows to India grew by 8% to $89 billions.

• Globally, the average cost of sending $200 was 6% in the fourth quarter of 2021, double the
SDG target of 3%.
o Lowering remittance fees by 2 percentage points would potentially translate to $12
billions of annual savings for international migrants from LMICs, and $400 million for
migrants and refugees from Ukraine.
o It is cheapest to send money to South Asia (4.3%) and most expensive to send to
Sub-Saharan Africa (7.8%).
• Title of the report - A War In A Pandemic
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11. According to a study published in ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’ journal, pollution caused
nearly 9 million deaths in 2019, or about one in six deaths worldwide.
• A report by The Lancet in 2019 informed that air pollution killed 1.67 million Indians in 2019,
or 18% of all fatalities.
12. UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its "State of the Global
Climate in 2021" report.
• According to the report, greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and
ocean acidification all set new records last year.
• 2021 was one of the warmest years ever recorded, with the average global temperature in
2021 about 1.11 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level.
• The ocean absorbs around 23% of the annual emissions of human-caused CO2 into the
atmosphere.
• The world is moving towards 2.5 to 3 degrees warming instead of 1.5º C.
• World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General - Petteri Taalas
13. At the WEF Davos Meeting 2022, Oxfam International released its “Profiting From Pain”
report.
• The combined crises of COVID-19, rising inequality, and rising food prices could push as
many as 263 million people into extreme poverty in 2022, reversing decades of progress.
This is the equivalent of one million people every 33 hours.
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• At the same time, a new billionaire has been created on average every 30 hours during
the pandemic.
14. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has released the
“Droughts in Number” report at the COP 15 of UNCCD in Côte d'Ivoire.
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought will be observed on June 17 on the
theme of “Rising Up from Drought Together”.
• 23 below-mentioned countries have been highlighted by the report.
• Over the past century, the highest total number of humans affected by drought were in
Asia.
• Africa accounts for 44% of the total drought events in the past 100 years.
• More than 10 million people lost their lives due to major drought.
• About 12 million hectares of land is lost each year due to drought and desertification.
• According to the World Bank estimates, up to 216 million people could be forced to
migrate by 2050, largely due to drought, together with other factors such as water scarcity,
declining crop productivity, sea-level rise and overpopulation.
• The effect of severe droughts was estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic
product by 2 to 5 percent.
• Community Land Restoration Gujarat, India has been cited as a good example of land
conservation.
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15. UNICEF has released the “Child Alert – May 2022” report based on severe wasting.
• Globally, 1 in 5 deaths among children under the age of 5 is attributed to severe wasting.
• More than 1 million children die due to wasting (caused by malnutrition) each year.
• Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) can save children with severe wasting. The total
cost to treat a child with RUTF is about US $100.
16. According to the 9th edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work, the number of hours
worked in the world has declined in the first quarter of 2022 and remains 3.8% below the level
of the fourth quarter of 2019 (the pre-covid benchmark).
• This is equivalent to a deficit of 112 million full-time jobs, indicating a significant setback
in the recovery process.
17. World Economic Forum (WEF) has released ‘Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021:
Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future’ report.
• Total – 117 countries
• Top – Japan
• India’s rank – 54th (down from 46th in 2019)
o India’s score – 4.1
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o Vietnam (52nd), Romania (53rd), India (54th), Uruguay (55th), and Slovak Republic
(56th), share the same score but the ranks are different.
• Parameters – 5 subindexes, 17 pillars and 112 individual indicators
• Bottom – Chad
18. “Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Geopolitical Business” report has been
released on the side lines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
• According to the report, Indian companies have emerged as the most trusted by the
domestic population, followed by China, Canada, the US and the UK.
19. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has addressed "India at 75:
Strategic Outlook" event at the World Economic Forum’s 52nd Annual Meeting in Davos.
20. Department of School Education and Literacy, under Ministry of Education, has released
the National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021 Report Card.
• At the national level, the literacy rate for all classes is 73%.
• The child sex ratio (0-6 years) is 919 girls per 1000 boys.
• Nationally, over 34 lakh students participated in NAS from over 1 lakh schools across
different states.
21. WHO and UNICEF have launched the first ever Global Report on Assistive Technology.
• WHO’s Member States had adopted a resolution on Improving access to assistive
technology during the 71st World Health Assembly in May 2018.
• The report has assessed 35 countries with nearly 3,30,000 individuals.
• With populations ageing and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases rising across
the world, this number is likely to rise above 3.5 billion by 2050.
22. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released its annual ‘Road Accidents in
India- 2020’ which showed that overall India recorded 3,74,397 accidental deaths.
• 60% of the accidents took place due to over speeding.
• Uttar Pradesh (1st), Bihar (2nd) and Madhya Pradesh (3rd) reported the maximum cases of
railway crossing accidents.
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BANKING AND ECONOMY

1. According to the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s
labour force participation rate (LFPR) has fallen to just 40% from an already low 47% in
2016.
• As per the World Bank’s data, India’s female labour force participation rate is around 25%
when the global average is 47%.
• Reason – low female labour force participation ratio
• According to CMIE data, as of December 2021, while the male LFPR was 67.4%, the
female LFPR was as low as 9.4%.
2. Fintech firm Spice Money has partnered with Religare Broking to provide people in rural
India access to platforms (like Demat) to invest in capital market.
• Co-founder & CEO, Spice Money - Sanjeev Kumar
3. Indian Bank has launched a pre-approved personal loan (PAPL) product under Project
World of Advanced Virtual Experience (WAVE), which will be serviced only through digital
channels.
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• The PAPL loan can be availed via 'IndOASIS' mobile app. The loan carries an interest rate
of 10% p.a. at present.
4. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s data, the pharma exports of India
touched ₹1,83,422 crore in 2021-22 against ₹90,415 crore in 2013-14.
• India ranks 3rd worldwide for production in terms of volume and 14th by value.
• The current market size of the domestic pharmaceutical industry is around $50 billion.
• The share of India’s pharmaceuticals and drugs in the global exports is 5.92%.
5. Central and state governments collected a record ₹1.68 trillion in goods and services tax
(GST) in the month of April 2022.
6. Reliance Industries Ltd is looking to build a mega land bank to set up renewable energy
parks and projects.
• Reliance has already started a land aggregation exercise to set up solar power projects of
100GW by 2030.
• Reliance has announced to spend ₹75,000 crore in clean energy.
7. NTPC GE Power Services Limited has signed a Memorandum of Engagement with The Lake
Region Economic Bloc, Kenya and Procorp Enertech Private Limited (PEPL) to work
towards development of Ground Mounted and Floating Solar PV projects in The Lake region of
Kenya.
• NTPC GE Power Services Limited (NGSL) is a 50:50 JV between NTPC and GE Power
India Limited.
8. DBS Bank India has partnered with Anthill Ventures (startup venture capital fund) and
Headstart Network Foundation (evangelist network) to launch DBS Business Class
founded forum.
• This forum will be held across cities in India and will celebrate modern-day founders,
innovators, and game-changers to foster co-innovation and collaboration in the startup
ecosystem.
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9. FidyPay (Fintech API platform) has partnered with Yes Bank to will extend the digital
facilitation to a wide range of businesses, including SMEs, Fintechs, and start-ups.
• Apart from this, FidyPay will also provide UPI services.
10. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has hiked maximum
investment limit of insurance companies in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI)
companies to 30% of their assets from 25%.
11. HDFC Life has signed up for the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
(PRI), epitomising its objective of sustainable growth and long term value creation.
• Launched in 2005, the six principles aim at incorporating ESG issues into investment
practice.
12. Indian Oil Corp has rolled out M15 petrol – 15% methanol blended with petrol -- on a pilot
basis in Assam's Tinsukia district.
13. RBI has released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) 2021-22 on the theme of
“Revive and Reconstruct”.
• The report suggests reforms which revolve around 7 wheels of economic progress viz.,
aggregate demand; aggregate supply; institutions, intermediaries and markets;
macroeconomic stability and policy coordination; productivity and technological progress;
structural change; and sustainability.
• Medium-term GDP growth in India would be 6.5-8.5%, consistent with the blueprint of
reforms.
• Reducing general government debt to below 66% of GDP over the next 5 years is
important to secure India’s medium-term growth prospects.
14. Meesho has partnered with Google Cloud to power its digital transformation journey.
• Through this collaboration, Meesho will build an artificial intelligence (AI)-first supplier
experience, better user acquisition strategies.
15. According to the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s
unemployment rate rose to 7.83% in April.
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• Urban – 9.22%; Rural – 7.18%

• Highest – Haryana, followed by Rajasthan
16. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has sought ₹6,000 crore from the Ministry of
Finance for its proposed Districts as Export Hubs scheme to help producers across 200
districts scale up manufacturing and find foreign buyers for their goods.
• It is a centrally-sponsored scheme, where 60% of the total cost of around ₹10,000 crore
will be borne by the Centre, and the rest by states.
• The allocation is sought for ₹50 crore per district.
17. The Group of Ministers, led by Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, is planning to increase the
tax rate to 28% on casinos, race courses and online gaming under the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) regime.
• At present, services of casino, horse racing and online gaming attract 18 per cent GST
(Goods and Services Tax).
18. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a leading private sector general insurance
company, has launched 'Pay as you Drive' insurance program to reduce the cost of
premium for the customers.
• This program, under the IRDAI’s regulatory sandbox, is applicable for 10,000 policies or
Rs 50 lacs of premium whichever happens earlier.
• It is being offered exclusively through Maruti Suzuki Insurance Broking Private Limited.
• The "Pay as you drive" program allows the customers to pay a premium based on the
actual usage of the car.
19. Govt is expected to sell a 3.5% stake in LIC for around ₹21,000 crores.
• According to LIC’s Draft Red Herring Prospectus, India’s insurance penetration has fallen
from 4.4% in 2010 to 3.2% in 2020.
o This refers to total insurance premiums paid during the year as a percentage of
gross domestic product (GDP).
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20. Non-bank financier IIFL Finance Ltd, and SME-focussed neo-banking platform Open
Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd have announced a joint venture (JV) to launch India’s first
neobank to cater to the banking and credit requirements of MSME.
21. New policy rates of RBI (as of May 5, 2022) –
22. India has got its 100th unicorn when neo-banking fintech portal, Open, raised fresh capital to
become a unicorn.
23. Canara Bank has launched ‘Skill Loans’, in collaboration with ASAP Kerala, for doing
courses under the National Skills Qualifications Framework or National Skill Development
Corporation courses
• Students can now get loans ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh.
• The loan will be provided by Canara Bank without any collateral.
24. Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) and Eqaro Surety
Pvt Ltd, a provider of financial guarantees, have launched India's-first Collateral Free Digital
Lending Platform for MSME.
• In Nov 2021, the RBI’s Working Group on digital lending, chaired by Jayant Kumar Dash,
has submitted its recommendations on strengthening the regulatory ecosystem in the digital
lending segment.
Note: You can read about the key recommendations on RBI’s website -
https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=52589
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25. SEBI has cancelled the registration of Alpha Commodity (commodity broking company based
in Maharashtra).
• SEBI has also fined Pace Stock Broking company with Rs 6 lakh for involvement in the
NSE’s Co-Location Case.
26. Duo, a cloud-based secure access provider, which is now part of Cisco (HQ- USA), has
launched its first data centre in India.
27. Indian telecom and mobile services company, OnMobile, has announced the addition of crypto
payments on its online gaming platform, Onmo.
28. According to the Ministry of Commerce, India’s services exports set a new record of
$254.4 billion (about ₹19 trillion) in 2021-2022.
• The exports also hit an all-time monthly high of $26.9 billion in March.
29. India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has kept 1,157
products including dairy, fruits, vegetables & nuts in the exclusion list.
• The agreement came into effect on May 1.
30. ReNew Power has signed five power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Centre and State
government entities for providing around 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar power.
• The involved state govts are spread over Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
• Apart from this, Renew Power has signed five solar PPAs with Solar Energy Corporation of
India (SECI) and Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL), as well as multiple long-term
purchase agreements with corporate buyers together totalling around 2 GW.
• The company’s gross total portfolio has now increased to around 12.1 GW from 10.2 GW at
the beginning of 2022.
31. SEBI has restructured its 18-member advisory committee on secondary market, with G
Mahalingam as its new chairperson.
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32. Union Bank of India has become the first public sector bank to go live on the Account
Aggregator (AA) ecosystem.
• The framework facilitates sharing of financial information on a real-time basis between
regulated entities. AAs are licensed by the Reserve Bank of India to enable the flow of data
between Financial Information Providers (FIPs) and Financial Information Users
(FIUs).
• Union Bank of India will work both as an FIU and FIP to allow its customers to share data
digitally on a real-time basis.
• Major private sector banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra
Bank are already live as FIPs and FIUs.
• There are 34 banks, NBFCs and other institutions so far live on AA, including Federal
Bank, IDFC First Bank and IndusInd Bank.
33. RBI has increased its cash reserve ratio to 4.5%. Statutory liquidity ratio has been kept at
18%.
• RBI has decided to maintain the accommodative stance.
34. Central Bank of India, a state-owned commercial bank, is planning to shut 13% of its
branches by the end of March 2023 to improve its financial health.
• Current number of branches - 4,594 branches; Planned closure - 600 branches
• It is the only bank to be listed in the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework.
35. Tata Power Solar, one of India’s largest integrated solar companies and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Tata Power, has received India’s largest single solar EPC order of 1GW for
approx. Rs 5500 Crore from SJVN Ltd.
• EPC – Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
• Tata Power Solar will develop the solar facility for SJVN in Rajasthan under ‘Make in India’
project.
36. Adani Wilmar has become the largest FMCG company in India beating Hindustan Unilever
Ltd. in terms of revenue in 2021-22.
• AWL revenue - Rs 54,214 crore in FY22
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37. According to the 13th quarterly bulletin of the periodic labour force survey for October-
December 2021 by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the unemployment rate for persons
of 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 8.7% in October-December 2021.
• The unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in July-September 2021
was 9.8% in urban areas.
38. Reliance Industries has become the first Indian company to obtain $100 billion revenue in
2021-22.
• Reliance’s revenue - Rs 7.9 lakh crore ($105 billion)
• In FY21, Tata Group had a revenue of $103 billion. The group's fiscal 2022 numbers are yet
to be declared.
39. Nexcharge has established India’s largest fully automated manufacturing plant for Li-ion
battery packs and modules at Prantij, Gujarat.
• Nexcharge is an exclusive joint venture between Exide Industries Limited (based in
Kolkata) and Leclanche SA (based in Switzerland).
40. Indian Bank has launched digital broking solution 'e-Broking', in partnership with Fisdom
(fintech) company.
41. Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has approved the amalgamation with Mindtree, creating a
$3.5 billion IT services provider. These two companies are subsidiaries of Larsen & Toubro.
• Debashis Chatterjee will be heading the combined entity, which will be known as
LTIMindtree.
• After merger, the merged entity will rank fifth with Rs 1.36 trillion market capitalization.
42. Central government will divest 63.75% stake in Shipping Corp of India along with the transfer
of management control.
43. Pfizer (based in USA) has announced to acquire Biohaven (based in US) for $11.6 billion.
• Biohaven is the maker of NURTEC® ODT, an innovative dual-acting migraine therapy
approved for both acute treatment and episodic prevention of migraine in adults.
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44. Byju’s has agreed to buy Singapore-based online higher education platform Northwest
Education Pte.
• Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, which operates Byju’s, will pay less than $100 million (around
₹750 crore) for the purchase.
• Byju’s will carry out the acquisition through its upskilling platform, Great Learning.
45. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) witnessed highest ever number of transactions in April
2022 at 5.58 billon, amounting to Rs 9.83 trillion.
• The AutoPay feature of UPI allows recurring payments of up to Rs 5,000.
• NCPI has launched the “on-device” wallet feature for UPI users, which will be known as
“UPI Lite”. It will facilitate small- ticket transactions.
• RBI — in association with NPCI — has launched the UPI123Pay for 400 million feature
phones.
46. SEBI has changed certain norms for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) with regards
to the payment of fees for initial public offer and rights issue.
• Now, InvITs are required to pay non-refundable filing fees of 0.1% in case of IPO and
payment of 0.05% in case of rights issue of the total issue size.
• At present, 15 InvITs are registered with Sebi and 7 of them are listed on the stock
exchanges.
47. Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace has tested an eco-friendly propulsion system for
satellites that offers a potential 20% jump in fuel efficiency for space satellites.
• Bellatrix Aerospace is incubated by IISc-Bangalore.
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48. HDFC Bank has launched ‘Xpress Car Loans’, for its customers and non-customers, allowing
them to avail car loan digitally.
• The bank has integrated its lending application with automobile dealers across the country.
49. SEBI has formed a 19-member advisory committee on Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) matters, headed by Navneet Munot (CEO of HDFC Mutual Fund).
• Functions of the committee –
o Enhancements in Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report
o ESG Ratings – standardizing the ESG compliance and reporting mechanism
o ESG Investing – Enhancing investment in ESG
50. Central Govt raised Rs 21,000 crores via IPO of Life Insurance Corporation for 3.5% stake.
The IPO is subscribed by 2.95 times.
51. IT services company HCL Technologies has announced to acquire Bengaluru-based Quest
Informatics for ₹15 crore.
52. SEBI has changed some norms regarding the Initial Public Offerings (IPO).
• SEBI has mandated that companies (planning to launch IPO) need to disclose information
about their promoters under SEBI’s Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements
(ICDR).
• An immediate relative of the promoter, such as the spouse, parent, brother, sister or child,
is necessarily considered part of the promoter group. Any company where such relatives
hold more than 20% stake is also considered part of the promoter group.
53. Union Finance Minister has presented the Startup Dhruv Awards of Startups Academy at
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• The minister announced that the private sector can invest in any of the sectors. There is no
sector specifically reserved for the govt.
54. SEBI has granted recognition to NSDL Database Management Ltd (NDML) as an
accreditation agency for three years.
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• The entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL).
55. Bank of Maharashtra has launched the ‘Mahabank Leads’ application for improved
customer engagement and direct sales of various loan products.
• Also, the digital Mahabank Kisan Credit Card (MKCC) facility has been launched for
providing adequate and timely credit support to farmers via hassle free digital journey.
• MD & CEO, BoM - AS Rajeev
56. Bharti AXA Life Insurance has launched ‘InspiHERs- enabling an empowered future’- a
financial literacy campaign to spread financial awareness among women and enable them to
make informed financial decisions for a secured future.
• Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s
leading business groups, and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies.
57. ICICI Bank has partnered with Santander bank in Britain for facilitating the banking
requirements of corporates operating across both countries.
• UK is the 6th largest investor in India's economy, with cumulative foreign direct investment
(FDI) inflows of USD 31.7 billion and contributing 6% to India's total FDI inflows.
58. Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane launched the second phase of MSME RuPay
Credit Card at the National conference of MSME- Development Institutes, Testing
Centres and Technology Centres.
• Partners in the 2nd phase of MSME RuPAY Credit Card - National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI), Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Baroda, SBM Bank (India) and HDFC Bank
• The conference is a part of the “Enterprise India”.
59. Worldline, a payment services firm, has partnered with Bank of India to digitise e-challan
collections for Madhya Pradesh police department to integrate Point of Sale (POS)
terminals with e-challan portal of police department.
• E-challan is an electronically generated challan (online generated system challan) that is
taken care of by the Electronic Challan System.
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60. RBI has extended the period of restrictions on two banks - Solapur-based Laxmi Co-
operative Bank and Bengaluru-based Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha.
• While RBI extended restrictions on Laxmi Co-operative Bank for three months, the period
was extended by six months in the case of Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank.
61. According to RBI’s report, India’s foreign exchange reserves declined to USD 607.31 billion
at the end of March 2022 from USD 635.36 billion at the end of September 2021.
• As of end-March 2022, the RBI held 760.42 metric tonnes of gold (including gold deposits
of 11.08 metric tonnes).
• RBI publishes half-yearly reports on management of foreign exchange reserves as part of
its efforts towards enhanced transparency and levels of disclosure.
• Title of the report - Half Yearly Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves:
October 2021 - March 2022
62. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s data, retail
inflation (CPI) in India surged to 7.79% on an annual basis in the month of April.
63. OMC Power has partnered with Indian Renewable Energy Dev Agency Ltd. (IREDA) to
work towards building a rural renewable energy ecosystem under the “Access to Energy”
initiative of the IREDA.
• As part of the partnership, OMC will be getting economic support for setting up Renewable
energy plants to provide sustainable energy in the villages of Uttar Pradesh.
• Under IREDA's "Access to Energy" scheme, both companies will look to achieve long-
term sustainability by supplying green and clean energy in rural areas.
• The partnership has been supported by KFW, the German Development Bank.
64. Union Bank of India has launched Trade nxt, a cross border trade finance service for Indian
exporters and importers.
• The platform will enable enterprises to conduct all export/import transactions, including
entry and processing of letters of credit, bank guarantees, export/import bills, disbursement
of export credit, outward and inward remittances and dealer financing, among other things,
at one place.
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65. RBI has decided to allow banks to lend to NBFCs for on-lending to priority sectors on an
on-going basis. Small finance banks are also allowed to continue on-lending to NBFC-MFIs.
This facility was earlier allowed till March 31, 2022.
• Now, bank credit to NBFCs, including housing finance companies (HFCs), for on-lending
to priority sectors will be allowed up to an overall limit of 5% of an individual banks’ total
priority sector lending.
• Similarly, small finance banks will be allowed up to an overall limit of 10% of an
individual bank’s total priority sector lending.
• These limits shall be computed by averaging across four quarters of the financial year, to
assess the compliance to the prescribed cap.
• Small finance banks will be allowed to lend to registered NBFC-MFIs and other MFIs who
have a gross loan portfolio of up to Rs 500 crore as of March 31 of the previous financial
year.
66. RBI has imposed several restrictions on Shankarrao Pujari Nutan Nagari Sahakari Bank
Limited, Kolhapur, including on withdrawals, in view of the lender's worsening financial
position.
• Under the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) insurance
scheme, deposits of up to Rs 5 lakh are insured.
67. Pune-based commercial electric vehicle maker EKA (subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries) has
unveiled its first e-bus E9.
68. Billionaire Gautam Adani's AMG Media Networks, a unit of Adani Enterprises, has announced
to buy a 49% stake in Quintillion Business Media Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
• Quintillion is Raghav Bahl-curated digital business news platform.
69. Adani Group has bought a 63.19% stake in Swiss cement major Holcim Ltd's India
operations, Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 billion.
• With this, the Adani Group became the second largest cement producer in the country.
70. Intel Corp has launched two new chips - Gaudi2 and Greco - focused on artificial
intelligence computing.
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• The chips have been developed by Habana Labs (Intel’s data centre team focused on AI
deep learning processor technologies).
71. Jack Ma-led Alibaba and Ant Financials has sold 43% stake in Paytm Mall for Rs 42 crores.
72. NSE IFSC-SGX Connect is likely to start operations at Gujarat International Finance Tech
City (GIFT City) by July 2022.
• This Connect is a framework for collaboration between NSE IFSC in GIFT-IFSC and SGX
(Singapore Exchange).
• Through this Connect platform, clients, investors and trading members of SGX who used to
trade in NSE listed Indian securities through SGX would now trade in these securities
through NSE IFSC.
73. Tata Power has received a solar project worth Rs 1,731 crore from NHPC, which will be
developed in Rajasthan.
• The project has been launched under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU)
scheme Phase II of IREDA.
• The scheme aims to set up solar PV projects to facilitate national energy security and
environment sustainability for Government purpose.
• Period of the scheme - 2019-20 to 2022-23
74. Life Insurance Corporation’s (LIC) market capitalisation (m-cap) has fallen by about Rs
35,000 crore to Rs 5.65 lakh crore as compared with the valuation of over Rs 6 lakh crore at
its issue price.
• LIC has become the 5th largest in India in terms of market capitalisation at the current
share price.
75. UAE-based Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, now known as e& (e
stands for Etlsalat), has acquired a 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $4.4 billion.
76. PNB MetLife India Insurance Co Ltd has launched India’s first dental insurance plan to cover
the fixed-benefit outpatient expenses and provides financial assistance with costs related to
overall dental health.
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• PNB MetLife Dental Care Plan also offers fixed benefits ranging from ₹350-7,500 per
procedure and a sum assured of up to ₹50,000.
• The plan is tax deductible under section 80D of the Income Tax Act.
77. Bharati AXA has announced to launch India’s first Mental Health Insurance plan.
78. SEBI has released some rules to strengthen the regulatory framework of Collective
Investment Scheme (CIS).
• SEBI has mandated a minimum of 20 investors and a subscription amount of at least Rs
20 crore for each Collective Investment Scheme (CIS).
• No single investor will hold more than 25% of the assets under management of these
schemes.
• SEBI has put a cap on cross-shareholding in Collective Investment Management
Company (CIMC) to 10% to avoid conflict of interest.
• CIMCs are required to have a minimum net worth of Rs 50 crore as compared to the
present requirement of Rs 5 crore.
• Currently, CIS rules do not mandate minimum number of investors, maximum holding of a
single investor or minimum subscription amount.
79. In response to an RTI query, RBI has informed that the public sector banks have reported a
reduction in the amount of frauds in FY22 by over 51% to Rs 40,295.25 crores.
• In FY21, the frauds were equivalent to Rs 81,921.54 crores.
• The number of fraud cases was 7,940 in 2021-22, as against 9,933 incidents reported in
FY21.
• Highest in value - Punjab National Bank (frauds - Rs 9,528.95 crores; cases – 431)
• Highest in volume - State Bank of India (frauds - Rs 6,932.37 crores; cases – 4,192
cases)
80. According to a data by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers

(based in Paris), India has surpassed Germany to become the world's 4th largest
automotive market in 2021.
• As per the data, India saw 3,759,398 vehicles sold in 2021, compared to 2,973,319 vehicles
in Germany, which indicates a difference of 26%.
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81. India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate increased to its highest level in
the current 2011-12 series at 15.08% in April.
• With this, the WPI-based inflation has been in double-digits for 13 consecutive months.
82. Akasa Air, which is planning to start its commercial flight operations in July, has received its
airline code called "QP". Every airline in the world has a designator code.
83. Greenko Group has started construction of its 5,230 MW integrated renewable energy
storage project in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
• Headquartered in Hyderabad, Greenko is one of India’s leading Renewable Energy
companies, with a net installed capacity of 7.5 GWdc (Gigawatts, Direct Current) across 15
States in India.
84. Govt owns a 52.98% stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. and it is planning to sell 20-25%
of its holding.
85. At the silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the India’s first 5G testbed to enable start-ups and industry
players to test their products locally.
• This will reduce India’s dependence on facilities outside the country.
• The 5G testbed had been set up at a cost of about ₹220 crore.
• India’s own 5G standard — in the form of 5Gi – would play a big role in taking 5G
technology to the villages.
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86. Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) has invested ₹15,400 crore ($2 billion)
as primary capital in three Adani companies — Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL), Adani
Transmission Ltd. (ATL) and Adani Enterprises Ltd. (AEL).
87. Hyundai Motor India has partnered with Tata Power to set up electric vehicle (EV)-
charging Infrastructure.
88. The Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0), set up by RBI in 2021, has recommended
withdrawal of an additional 239 circulars. With this, the total number of circulars which stand
withdrawn would be 714.
• The RRA 2.0 is headed by M. Rajeshwar Rao. It aims to review the regulatory instructions,
remove redundant or duplicate instructions and reduce the compliance burden on
Regulated Entities (REs).
89. IIFL Home Finance has partnered with Asian Development Bank to promote green
affordable housing in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• The partnership will provide home loans worth Rs 7,200 crore by 2025.
• Kutumb is a knowledge ecosystem conceptualised by IIFL Home Finance to promote
green affordable housing in India for better understanding of green design, rating and
financing options available.
90. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank and
digital payment firm Phi Commerce (a fintech company based in Pune) to facilitate a one-stop
omnichannel payment solution at Kempegowda International Airport.
91. RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 59 lakh on the Korean bank, KEB Hana Bank, for non-
compliance with the certain norms related to interest rate on deposits.
• The penalty has been charged under the "Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on
Deposits) Directions, 2016".
92. A Group of Ministers, led by Meghalaya CM Congrad Sangma, is expected to recommend

the Central Govt to set 28% GST on casinos, race courses and online gaming.
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• Currently, the GST is 18% on these services.

• The online gaming industry is almost touching ₹30,000 crores annually. It is expected to
witness 20-30% growth every year.
93. IDBI Bank has divested its entire stake of over 19% in Asset Reconstruction Company
(India) Ltd. (ARCIL) to Avenue India Resurgence Pte.
94. Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 55.39% stake in
Magma HDI General Insurance Company Ltd by Sanoti Properties LLP.
• CCI has also approved the acquisition of approximately 15% equity shareholding of Biocon
Biologics by Serum Institute Life Sciences.
o As part of this merger, Covidshield Technologies Private Limited (CTPL), a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Serum Institute Life Sciences Private Limited, will be
merged into the Biocon Biologics Limited.
• CCI has also approved acquisition of a majority stake in SMW Ispat Private Ltd. by OFB
Tech Private Limited.
95. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the R&D arm of the Department of
Telecommunications (DoT), and Vodafone Idea have signed a pact to leverage each other’s
expertise in their respective domains to develop and deploy IoT/M2M solutions in India.
96. Department of Post has made available the NEFT and RTGS services to the Post Office
Savings Account customers from May 2022 onwards.
• Maximum and minimum transaction limit for these accounts –
o The minimum and maximum amount per transaction for NEFT remittance is Re 1 and
Rs 15 lakh, respectively.
o The limit per transaction is Rs 2 lakh for outward NEFT through e-Banking and m-
banking channels.
o The maximum number of transactions permitted per day is 5.
97. RBI has directed the banks to provide the option of Interoperable Card-less Cash
Withdrawal (ICCW) at their ATMs to curb frauds like skimming, card cloning and device
tampering.
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• RBI has advised National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to facilitate Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) integration with all banks and ATM networks.
98. According to RBI’s Monthly Bulletin for May 2022, FDI in India has been rising annually in
opposition to the heavy selling by FPIs (foreign portfolio investors).
• Gross FDI inflows were at $83.6 billion in FY22, as against $82 billion in FY21, and $74.4
billion in FY20.
• Services and manufacturing sectors accounted for a major share of FDI in FY22.
• Net FDI (inflows – outflows) stood at $39.3 billion in FY22, from $44 billion in FY21, due to
outward FDI investment by Indian entrepreneurs and withdrawal of FDI money by foreign
investors.
• India’s cumulative FDI stands at around $570 billion.
• India’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $596 billion at the end May 6, 2022 from a record
of $642.453 billion on September 3 last year.
99. Online travel firm MakeMyTrip has partnered with 15 banks, NBFCs and fintech players,
including HDFC Bank, IDFC Bank, Capital float and Zest Money, for its ‘book now pay later’
(BNPL) option while booking flight or hotels.
• MakeMyTrip’s fintech arm TripMoney has established a marketplace attracting 15 banks,
NBFCs and fintech players, which also include Kissht, Lazypay and Simpl, among others,
to offer easy travel credit to travellers.
• MakeMyTrip co-founder & group CEO - Rajesh Magow
100. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 5 lakh each on Daimler Financial Services
India Pvt Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra and KKR India Financial Services Limited, Mumbai for
non-compliance of RBI’s ‘Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’.
• RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 29.79 lakh on Unimoni Financial Services Limited as it
was non-compliant with norms on small-PPI requirements.
101. BRICS’s New Development Bank (NDB) has issued an RMB-denominated bond of 7
billion yuan ($1.04 billion) in China's interbank bond market with a maturity of three years.
• The bank would have a cumulative total of 30 billion yuan bonds issued under its RMB
bond programs in the China interbank bond market.
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• The net proceeds from the sale of the bond will be used to finance infrastructure and
sustainable development activities in the bank's member countries.
102. RBI has approved a dividend payment of Rs 30,307 crores to the government for the
2021- 2022.
• RBI has also decided to maintain the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.5%.
103. Volopay, a corporate cards and payable management company, has partnered with Visa’s
Fintech Fast Track Program to start issuing their own Visa cards to their client businesses in
the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
• Volopay is a Singapore-based company that combines business accounts, corporate
cards, bill payments, expense reimbursements, credit, cashback, and accounting
automation into one single platform.
• After launching in Singapore and Australia, the start-up is now entering India, Indonesia,
and the Philippines.
104. HDFC Bank has carved out Rural Banking function to penetrate better into the semi
urban and rural areas.
• HDFC Ltd has launched a ‘Spot Offer’ on WhatsApp, to provide an in-principle home
loan approval to home buyers within 2 minutes. The platform, built by HDFC and Cogno
AI, will offer a conditional home loan approval in a couple of minutes.
105. RBL Bank (private sector lender) has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to
offer UPI payments.
106. Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs and India’s Governor for the New
Development Bank (NDB), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of
Board of Governors of NDB, which was held on the theme of “NDB: Optimising
Development Impact”.
• NDB has so far approved 21 projects of India for an amount of $7.1 billion.
• NDB will open its first regional office in India at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-
City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar.
• Sitharaman said India’s economic growth in the FY23 is estimated to be 8.9%.
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107. IDBI Bank has sold its remaining 25% stake in Ageas Federal Life Insurance to Ageas
Insurance International for Rs 580 crore.
108. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced an additional fertiliser subsidy of
Rs 1.10 lakh crore to further cushion farmers from the price rise.
• With this, the government's total fertiliser subsidy is likely to touch a record Rs 2.15 lakh
crore in the current 2022-23 fiscal.
109. State-run SJVN’s portfolio has risen sharply by four times to 32,000 megawatt (MW) from
8,000 MW in a year, according to its chairman Nand Lal Sharma.
110. A network planning group (NPG) has been constituted under the PM GatiShakti
initiative.
• All logistics and connectivity infrastructure projects, entailing investment of over ₹500 crore,
would now route through the network planning group (NPG).
111. Central government has announced a cut in central excise duty on petrol by ₹8 per litre
and on diesel by ₹6 per litre.
• Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme will also get a ₹200 per cylinder subsidy on cooking
gas.
• The cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel will cost it ₹1 lakh crore per year in revenue,
while the cooking gas subsidy bill will be ₹6,100 crore a year.
• The entire duty reduction in petrol and diesel announced had been done out of the road
and infrastructure cess (RIC) component of the taxes levied on petroleum products, and
the entire burden of the tax cuts is being borne by the Centre.
112. Central government is planning to borrow a record ₹14.31 trillion in the current fiscal year
(possibly in January-March 2023).
• The government is also considering spending an additional ₹2 trillion ($26 billion) in the
2022-23 fiscal year to support consumers from rising prices and fight multi-year high
inflation.
• The centre will borrow ₹8.45 lakh crore in the first half of 2022-23.
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113. IDBI Bank has divested its entire stake of 19.18% in Asset Reconstruction Company
(India) Ltd. (ARCIL) to Avenue India Resurgence Pte.
114. According to the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), total
foreign direct investment has increased by 2% to the "highest ever" USD 83.57 billion in 2021-
22.
• However, the FDI equity inflows into India have declined marginally by 1% to USD 58.77
billion during 2021-22.
• Total FDI inflows include equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital.
Top countries (investing in India) Top 5 Sectors (receiving highest FDI)
Singapore - USD 15.87 billion Computer Software And Hardware
US - USD 10.55 billion Services
Mauritius - USD 9.4 billion Automobile Industry
Netherlands - USD 4.62 billion Trading
Cayman Islands - USD 3.81 billion Construction (Infrastructure) Activities
UK - USD 1.65 billion Pharma
115. RBI has set up a 6-member committee, under the chairmanship of RBI deputy governor B
P Kanungo, to evaluate the efficacy, adequacy and quality of customer service in banks,
NBFCs, and other entities regulated by it.
• The panel will also identify the best practices, adopted globally and domestically, in
customer service and grievance redressal, especially for improvement in services rendered
to retail and small customers, including pensioners and senior citizens.
116. Central government has raised export tariffs on new iron ores and concentrates to
50% from 30%, and duties on pellets to 45% from zero.
• The government also removed import tariffs on coking coal and coke.
117. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has become the first gas producer to trade
domestic gas on the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX).
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118. SEBI has released a circular on ‘Development of Passive Funds’ which provides for
creation of a new category of mutual fund schemes–Passive ELSS (equity linked savings
scheme).
• As per the latest circular, a passive ELSS scheme will be based on one of the indices
comprising equity shares from top 250 companies in terms of market capitalization.
• Following the latest change, which comes into effect from 1 July , the existing ELSS will be
termed as ‘Active ELSS scheme’.
• In 2017, SEBI had introduced the ELSS as one category under equity schemes.
119. NHPC has announced its plans to develop India’s largest floating solar project of 300
MW over Indravati river in Odisha in joint venture with the state government.
120. PhonePe is acquiring two investment technology platforms – WealthDesk and OpenQ –
for a total enterprise value of $75 million.
• PhonePe is a part of the Walmart Inc-controlled Flipkart group.
• WealthDesk has been acquired for $50 million and OpenQ has been acquired for $25
million.
121. HDFC Bank and Retailio (B2B pharmacy marketplace) have launched their co-branded
credit cards.
• Chairman of HDFC Bank - Atanu Chakraborty
• MD and CEO - Sashidhar Jagdishan
122. Ministry of Finance has extended due dates for submitting bids for the privatisation of
Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd (FSNL) by a month.
• Ferro is a 100% subsidiary of state-owned MSTC (government owned e-commerce service
provider).
• FSNL was incorporated in 1979 specialised steel mill service provider engaged in scrap
processing for steel mill companies in India.
123. Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has bought 7.5% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion
and Retail (ABFRL) for Rs 2,195 crore.
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124. Saudi Aramco has overtaken Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable company, due to
a surge in oil prices.
• Aramco witnessed a market capitalisation of about $2.43 trillion, in comparison to
Apple’s $2.37 trillion.
125. UCO Bank has signed a co-lending agreement with Paisalo Digital Limited (an NBFC)
for providing small-ticket loans to agriculture businesses.
• MD & CEO of UCO Bank - Shri Soma Sankara Prasad
126. Mahagram (a rural fintech company) has partnered with IndusInd Bank to digitize the
payment ecosystem in rural India.
• The target will be to add 15 million small merchants to the UPI QR in this fiscal year.
127. Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIF), under the Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, has disposed of 853 FDI proposals in the 5 years of its existence.
• FIF portal was launched in June 2017 following the abolition of the Foreign Investment
Promotion Board (FIPB).
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, was appointed as the nodal Department.
128. RBI has released norms for facilitating physical import of gold through India
International Bullion Exchange IFSC (IIBX) or similar authorised exchange by Qualified
Jewellers in India.
• In addition to agencies nominated by the RBI and by Directorate General of Foreign
Trade, Qualified Jewellers (QJ) as approved by International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) were permitted to import gold in January.
• Gold can be imported only through the India International Bullion Exchange (IFSC)
Limited or any other exchange approved by IFSCA and the DGFT.
• Gold imports dipped by about 72% to USD 1.72 billion during April, from USD 6.23 billion in
the year-ago month.
129. RBI has cancelled Certificate of Registration (CoR) of five NBFCs for violation of norms
related to outsourcing and fair practices code in their digital lending operations.
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• 5 NBFCs - UMB Securities Ltd, Anashri Finvest, Chadha Finance, Alexcy Tracon, and
Jhuria Financial Services
130. BOB Financial and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), in partnership with
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), have launched the co-branded contactless
RuPay Credit Card.
131. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has introduced issuer charges for the Aadhaar
Enabled Payment System (AePS), w.e.f., June 15, 2022.
• The India Post Payments Bank is a division of Indian Post, which is administered by the
Department of Post.
• The first three AEPS transactions, such as AEPS cash withdrawal, AEPS cash deposit, and
AEPS mini statement, will be free per month.
• Following the free transactions, each transaction (cash withdrawal or cash deposit) will
cost Rs 20 plus GST, while a mini-statement transaction would cost Rs 5 plus GST per
transaction.
132. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the sale of the
government's remaining 29.58% stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd for Rs 38,000 crores.
• The government has budgeted Rs 65,000 crore from PSU disinvestments and strategic
sales.
133. Nvidia has launched its H100 GPU (graphics processing unit), which is one of the world’s
most powerful AI accelerators.
134. State-owned SJVN Ltd has signed an agreement with Tata Power Solar Systems to build
a 1,000 MW solar project worth Rs 5,500 crores in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
• The agreement has been signed under the CPSU scheme of Government of India.
135. Coal India Limited (CIL), India’s largest coal producer, is planning to divest 25% stake in
its unlisted arm Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL).
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136. Tata Capital Ltd has launched ‘Loan Against Shares’ (LAS) to provide loans to the
customers easily via online platform.
137. AU Small Finance Bank has launched two new products under its affluent banking
programme, AU Royale – ‘AU Royale Salary’ and ‘AU Royale Business’ current account.
• Purpose - to cater to the everyday banking requirements of the affluent segment
138. Northern Arc, a diversified financial services platform, has partnered with Indian Bank for
co-lending to the retail borrowers.
139. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed various
committees through the General Insurance Council (GIC) to suggest reforms in several
areas of general, reinsurance and life insurance such as regulation, product, distribution,
among others.
• Five committees have been created to suggest the changes in the general, and life
insurance segments.
• Two committees have been created for the reinsurance sector.
140. Adani Defence Systems and Technologies, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% stake in drone startup General Aeronautics
(based in Bengaluru).
141. RBI has mandated a minimum net worth of ₹25 crores to set up Bharat Bill Payment
Operating Units (BBPOU).
• Earlier, the requirement was ₹100 crores.
• The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an interoperable bill payment network, of which
scope and coverage includes all types of billers who issue recurring bills.
• This circular is issued under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and shall
come into effect immediately.
142. According to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, India has become the 8th largest
market for e-commerce with a turnover of USD 50 billion in 2020.
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• India's e-commerce market is expected to reach USD 111 billion by 2024 and USD 200
billion by 2026 and expected to reach USD 350 billion by 2030.
143. Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One Limited (AHEJOL) has commissioned a 390 MW
wind-solar hybrid power plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
144. Neobanking platform Stashfin has launched a new campaign #LiveBoundless Credit
Card for women.
• Co-founder, Stashfin - Shruti Aggarwal
145. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s data, USA has surpassed China
as India's biggest trading partner with bilateral trade worth $119.42 billion in the year
2021-22.
• The bilateral trade with China stood at $115.42 billion in 2021-22.
• With the US, India's trade surplus stood at $32.7 billion in 2021.
• UAE is India’s 3rd largest trade partner with $72.8 billion, followed by Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
146. LIC has launched a new life insurance product called Bima Ratna, a non-linked, non-
participating, individual savings life insurance product that combines protection and
savings.
• "Sum Assured on Death" plus Accrued Guaranteed Additions will be paid on the death
of a Life Assured within the policy period following the date of the beginning of risk.
• Where "Sum Assured on Death" means the higher of 125% of the Basic Sum Assured or
seven times the yearly premium.
• This Death Benefit payment shall not be less than 105% of total premiums paid (excluding
any extra premium, any rider premium (s) and taxes) up to date of death.
147. RBI’s balance sheet for 2021-22 has increased by 8.46% during 2021-22, according to
the annual report of RBI.
• RBI’s income for the year increased by 20.14% and expenditure increased by 280.13%.
• The year 2021-22 ended with an overall surplus of Rs 30,307.45 crore as against Rs
99,122 crore in the previous year, resulting in its decrease of 69.42%. RBI has announced
to transfer this surplus to the Central Govt.
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• RBI’s domestic assets constituted 28.22% while the foreign currency assets and gold
(including gold deposit and gold held in India) constituted 71.78% of total assets as on
March 31, 2022.
• Approximately Rs 1.14 lakh crore and Rs 100 crore were transferred to Contingency
Fund (CF) and Asset Development Fund (ADF), respectively.
• On March 31, 2022, the total gold held by the Reserve Bank was 760.42 metric tonnes.
148. Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (Tata Motors’ subsidiary) has signed an MOU
with Ford India Private Limited and the Government of Gujarat to take over Ford's
passenger vehicle manufacturing plant in Sanand, Gujarat.
• With this, Ford India's Sanand plant paves the way for the manufacturing of electric vehicles
(EVs) by Tata Motors.
149. SEBI has changed the cyber security and the cyber resilience framework of KYC
Registration Agencies (KRAs) and mandated them to conduct a comprehensive cyber
audit at least twice in a financial year.
• All KRAs have been instructed to submit a statement from the MD and CEO certifying
compliance by them with all of Sebi's cyber security-related guidelines and notices issued
periodically.
• Under the revised framework, KRAs are required to identify and classify critical assets
based on their sensitivity and criticality to business operations, services and data
management.
• Critical assets should include business-critical systems, internet-facing applications /
systems, systems containing sensitive data, sensitive personal data, sensitive financial
data, personally identifiable information data, among others.
150. State-owned GAIL India has announced to invest ₹6,000 crore in the next 3 years to have
1 GW of renewables. The investment can go up by an additional ₹20,000 crore by 2030 for 3
GW of renewable energy portfolio.
151. Hero Electric has entered into a partnership with Cholamandalam Investment and
Finance Company Ltd. (Chola) to offer financing for electric two-wheelers.
• Chola is the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group.
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GDP FORECASTS
1. Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran has informed that India’s GDP growth is
expected to be in the range of 78.5% for FY23.
• As per the Economic Survey, India’s economy is expected to grow by 88.5% in FY23.
2. Ministry of Finance, in its monthly economic review, has announced that Indian economy is
expected to grow at 8% in 2022-23.
• RBI has forecasted a 7.2% for FY23.
• India’s forex reserves stood at $597.7 billion on April 29.
3. Morgan Stanley’s GDP forecast -

Year World India
2022-23 2.9% 7.6%
2023-24 - 6.7%
4. S&P Global Ratings’ GDP growth rates as per the ‘Global Macro Update to Growth
Forecast’ report -
• India’s GDP for 2022-23 – 7.3%; 2023-24 – 6.5%
• India’s CPI inflation for FY23 - 6.9%
5. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs has released the “World Economic
Situation and Prospects as of mid-2022” report.
• Global GDP growth rate for 2022-23 – 3.1%
• India’s GDP growth rate for 2022-23 – 6.4%; and for 2023-24 – 6%
• Global inflation is projected to increase to 6.7% in 2022-23.
6. Moody’s has forecasted 8.8% GDP growth rate for India for 2022-23.
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APPOINTMENTS
1. IRS officer Sangeeta Singh has been given the additional charge of Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT) chairperson.
2. Anshul Swami has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Shivalik Small Finance Bank
(HQ- Noida).
3. Former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as an advisor to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
4. The central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the nomination of
executive director Rajiv Ranjan as an ex-officio member of the monetary policy committee.
• Ranjan has replaced Dr. Mridul K. Saggar.
Other Members
Dr. Shashanka Bhide
Dr. Ashima Goyal
Prof. Jayanth R. Varma
Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra
Shri Shaktikanta Das
5. Nand Mulchandani has become the first ever Indian to be appointed as the Chief
Technology Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of USA.
• CIA’s Director - William J Burns
6. IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna has been elected to the Board of
Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
7. Alphabet Inc’s Google has appointed, Archana Gulati, as its new public policy head in India.
• Gulati has previously worked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal think-tank and the
country’s antitrust watchdog.
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8. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Robert Piper of Australia as his

special adviser on solutions to internal displacement.
9. Sudarshan Venu is the new MD of TVS Motor.
10. Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia (Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court) and Jamshed Burjor
Pardiwala (Gujarat High Court judge) have taken oath as the judges of the Supreme Court to
the constitutional office.
• Now, the Supreme Court has all the 34 judges on its bench.
11. Dr Pushp Kumar Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of HPCL.
12. Marcos Jr. (son of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos) has won the presidential
elections in Philippines.
13. Deepika Padukone has become the first Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton
(French luxury fashion house and company).
14. Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
15. Campbell Wilson (New Zealand) has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Tata Sons.
16. Sanjiv Bajaj (chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv Limited) has been appointed as
the president of CII for 2022-23.
17. Senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
18. Manik Saha has sworn in as the new chief minister of Tripura.
19. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been appointed as the new President of UAE.
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20. French President Emmanuel Macron has named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as Prime
Minister. She has become the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years.
21. Subhash Sheortan Mundra has been appointed as the chairman of Bombay Stock
Exchange.
• Prior to this, he was serving as the BSE’s Public Interest Director.
22. RBI has appointed Sitikantha Pattanaik as executive director with effect from May 1.
• Pattanaik will look after the Department of Economic and Policy Research as Executive
Director.
23. Vivek Kumar Dewangan has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of
REC Limited.
24. IndiGo has appointed aviation industry veteran Pieter Elbers (from Netherlands) as its CEO.
• Prior to this, Elbers was the CEO of the KLM, carrier airline of the Netherlands.
25. Aruna Singh has been given the additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing
Director of RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL).
26. Infosys has reappointed Salil Parekh as CEO and MD for another five years.
27. Anthony Albanese (of the Labour Party) has been elected as the new prime minister of
Australia.
28. Paytm has reappointed its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as its MD and CEO.
• One97 Communications (parent company of Paytm) has formed the Paytm General
Insurance Limited (PGIL), a joint venture company with VSS Holding Private Limited
(VHPL – led by Vijay Shekhar Sharma).
• One97 Communications has committed to invest Rs 950 crores over a period of 10 years.
• In the long run, Paytm will hold 74% stake in PGIL and VHPL's will own 26%.
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29. Vinai Kumar Saxena (Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission) has been
appointed as the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi.
30. Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer, Vivek Kumar has been appointed as the Personal
Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Joint Secretary level.
31. IDBI Bank has approved the appointment of T N Manoharan as the part-time chairman for a
period of three years.
• 94% of the shareholding in the IDBI Bank is held by LIC (49.24%) and the Govt of India
(45.48%). The remaining stake is held by non-promoters.
32. World Health Assembly has re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a 2nd five-
year term.
33. India’s health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed the chairperson of Committee
B at the 75th World Health Assembly.
• The assembly functions through two types of committees— committee A and committee B.
• Committee A is meant to discuss technical and health matters, whereas committee B
debates financial and administrative issues.
34. Captain Abhilasha Barak (from Haryana) has become the first woman combat aviator of
the Indian Army.
• Captain Abhilasha Barak has graduated at a ceremony held at the Combat Army Aviation
Training School in Nashik.
35. Gopal Vittal has been re-appointed as the MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel.
36. Anwar Hussain Shaik (from India) has been appointed as the chair of the World Trade
Organisation’s Committee on Technical Barriers on Trade.
• The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement aims to ensure that technical
regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures are non-discriminatory and
do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade.
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37. Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain has been elected as the chair and a voting
member on the Board of Directors for the Athletes’ Committee of the International Boxing
Association (IBA).
38. Dr Swati Dhingra has become the first Indian-origin woman to be appointed as an external
member of the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank of England.
• Dhingra is an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics
(LSE) having specialisation in international economics and applied microeconomics.
IMPORTANT DAYS
1. April 22-30 – International Dark Sky Week; Focus of this year - Discover The Night
2. April 30 –
• World Veterinary Day (last Saturday of April); Theme - strengthen veterinary resilience
• International Jazz Day; Theme – A Call for Global Peace and Unity
• Ayushman Bharat Diwas
3. May 1 –
• Labour Day / International Workers’ Day / Man Day
• Ujjwala Diwas (by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas)
• World Laughter Day (1st Sunday of May)
4. May 2 –
• 101st birth anniversary of India’s filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
• World Tuna Day; Theme - “Our Tuna, Our Heritage”; 2022- UN International Year of
Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
5. May 3 –
• World Press Freedom Day; Theme - Journalism under digital siege; World Press Freedom
Day Global Conference - Republic of Uruguay
• World Asthma Day (1st Tuesday in May); Theme - ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care'.
6. May 4 –
• Coal Miner’s Day
• International Firefighters Day
7. May 5 –
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• World Hand Hygiene Day; Theme - “health care quality and safety climate or culture”;
Slogan - “Unite for safety: clean your hands”
• World Portuguese language day
8. May 6 - International No Diet Day
9. May 7 –
• World Athletics Day
10. May 8 –
• World Red Cross Day / Red Crescent Day; Theme - ‘BeHumanKind’
• World Thalassemia Day; Theme - ‘Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global
community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge’
11. May 8-9 – Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during
the Second World War
12. May 9 - “Victory Day” in Russia
13. May 10 –
• International Day of Argania; Theme - The argan tree, a symbol of resilience; Host of the
global celebrations – Morocco’s embassy in Japan
• World Lupus Day (an autoimmune disease)
14. May 11 - National Technology Day; Theme - Integrated Approach in science and technology
for a sustainable future
15. May 12 –
• International Nurses Day; Theme - "Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in Nursing and
Respect Rights to Secure Global Health"
• International Day of Plant Health
16. May 14 –
• World Fair Trade Day (second Saturday in May); Theme - “Climate Justice #LetsDoItFair"
17. May 15 - International Day of Families; Theme - "Families and Urbanization"
18. May 16 –
• International Day of Light
• National Dengue Day
• International Day of Living Together in Peace
19. May 17 –
• World Hypertension Day; Theme - Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It,
Live Longer
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• World Telecommunication and Information Society Day; Theme - Digital Technologies For
Older Persons And Healthy Ageing
• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia; Theme - “Our Bodies,
Our Lives, Our Rights”
20. May 18 –
• International Museum Day: Theme – Power of Museum
• World AIDS Vaccine Day / HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
21. May 19 –
• World IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Day
• Global Accessibility Awareness Day
22. May 20 - National Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday of May); Theme - Recovering key
species for ecosystem restoration
23. 21 May –
• World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
• International Tea Day; Theme - Tea and Fair Trade
• Anti-Terrorism Day
24. 22 May – 250th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• In Kolkata, Roy’s statue was also virtually unveiled at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library
Foundation.
25. May 23 –
• International Day to End Obstetric Fistula; Theme - Women's rights are human rights! End
fistula now!
• World Turtle Day; Theme - “Shellebrate.”
26. World Migratory Bird Day is observed on the 2nd Saturday of May (May 14, 2022) and
October (October 8, 2022).
• Theme - Focus on Light Pollution
• Slogan – Dim the Lights for Birds at Night
27. May 25 –
• International Missing Children’s Day
• World Thyroid Day; Theme - "Thyroid and Communication"
• Africa Day; Theme - Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African
Continent
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28. May 28 –
• World Menstrual Hygiene Day
• World Hunger Day; Theme - #YouthEndinghunger
• International Day of Action for Women's Health; Theme - 'Resist and Persist'
29. May 29 - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers; Theme - People. Peace.
Progress. The Power of Partnerships
30. May 30 – World Vape Day
31. May 31 – World No Tobacco Day; Theme – Poisoning Our Planet #Tobacco Exposed
• World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco
Day (WNTD) Award-2022 in recognition of its efforts to control tobacco consumption.
32. May 25-31 –
• International Thyroid Awareness Week
• International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
33. June 21 - International Day of Yoga; Theme - Yoga for Humanity
AWARDS
1. Dr Malini Parthasarathy, Chairperson of The Hindu Publishing Private Ltd., received the
Distinguished Alumni Award of Columbia Journalism School.
• She was among the six alumni chosen for the award for 2022.
2. Belarusian Association of Journalists has been awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano

World Press Freedom Prize 2022.
• The award is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was
assassinated in front of the office in Bogotá, Colombia in 1986.
3. Doordarshan has won ENBA Award 2021 for its TV series based on pet care namely ‘Best
Friend Forever’ unmder the 14th edition of Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards
(ENBA Awards).
• Doordarshan's TV series has been selected for the best in-depth Hindi series.
4. 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) awards –

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• Best Film award – Debutant filmmaker Ishaan Ghose's Bengali film 'Jhilli' (Discards)
• Best Director – Polish director Ola Jankowsa
• Satyajit Ray film festival was organized in Mumbai on May 2-4 by the National Museum
of Indian Cinema on the 101st birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray (on May 2).
o Co-organizers – National Film Development Corporation, Films Division, National
Film Archives of India and Doordarshan, Aurora Film Corporation and Friends
Communication, and West Bengal govt.
5. The Chamber of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises has given two awards to
Karur Vysya Bank in two categories – best MSME Friendly Bank (private sector) runner up
and Best Innovative Bank (private sector) – runner up for 2021.
6. 1st FICCI Industry 4.0 Awards & Conference for Industry was organized on the theme of
Industry 4.0 - India @ 2047 in New Delhi.
7. Cynthia Rosenzweig, an agronomist and climatologist, has won the UN World Food Prize
worth $2,50,000 in recognition of her innovative modelling of the impact of climate change on
food production.
• She is a senior research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and
serves as adjunct senior research scientist at the Columbia Climate School at Columbia
University, both in New York.
• Des Moines (US)-based World Food Prize Foundation gives this award.
8. Dr. Bina Modi, Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, has won the ‘Woman Transforming India’
Award at the 6th Entrepreneur & Leadership Awards 2022 organized by the Indo-
American Chamber of Commerce.
• The Award was presented by the Honourable Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri
Jyotiraditya Scindia.
9. Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has received the prestigious Prime
Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration, 2020 for its scheme ‘One Nation
One Ration Card’ (ONORC).
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• The award was given on the occasion of 15th Civil Services Day in New Delhi on
21.04.2022.
• The award was presented under the category Innovation (General)-Central.
Additional Facts -
• ONROC plan is presently enabled in 35 States/UTs up to Feb 2022 seamlessly covering
nearly 77 Crore beneficiaries (almost 96.8% of NFSA population) in the country.
• A 5-digit ‘14445’ toll-free number for migrant NFSA beneficiaries is also available in most
States/UTs under ONORC.
10. Army chief Gen Manoj Pande has received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for
distinguished service of exceptional order by President Ram Nath Kovind at a Defence
investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
11. Pulitzer Prize 2022 winners –

• A team of four Indian photographers from Reuters news agency — slain photojournalist
Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave — have won the 2022
Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for their coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in India.
Note: The complete details of the awards are at https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2022
12. Bengali translation of French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault

Investigation) has won the 5th Romain Rolland Book Prize.
• The award was given during the French LitFest 2022 to translator Trinanjan Chakraborty
and publisher Patra Bharati.
• The debut novel of Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud, ‘Meursault, contre-
enquêteto’ is a retelling of Albert Camus’ 1942 novel, “The Stranger”.
13. Gurusamy Krishnamoorthy has received the Member of the Royal Order of British Empire
(MBE) recognition from the Queen.
• Krishnamoorthy is the chief executive officer of Penlon, a British medical device
manufacturing firm.
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14. Acclaimed architect Balkrishna Doshi has won prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of
the world’s highest honours for architecture, by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Doshi is the only Indian who has been awarded with both the Royal Gold Medal and the
Pritzker Architecture Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
15. Forbes’s list of World’s top 10 highest paid athletes has been released.
• No. 1 – Lionel Messi (Argentine footballer)
• India – Virat Kohli at 61st rank (only Indian in the list)
16. Lily Verma (founder and medical director of Lifecare Innovations) has received the 2022
National Technology Excellence Award for Women Entrepreneur from the Union Minister
of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh.
• It includes a trophy and a prize of ₹3 lakh.
17. Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist, author and Arizona State
University Distinguished Professor, has won the 2022 Templeton Prize.
• Established by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, the
Templeton Prize, valued at more than $1.3 million, is one of the world's largest annual
individual awards.
• It is given in the field of science.
18. Reliance Industries Ltd has climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list
of public companies worldwide.
• Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales,
profits, assets and market value.
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at 228th rank is the top-ranked Indian PSU.
• Top company on the list - Berkshire Hathaway
19. PepsiCo and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have awarded six women
farmers of West Bengal for breaking gender stereotypes and implementing best practices in
farming.
• Winners –
o Shamima Begum and Anwara Begum from West Bengal's Hooghly district,
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o Sujata Pramanik, Manisha Alu, Tapasi Pal and Anita Singh from Bankura district
20. Anna Qabale Duba (Kenya) has won the $250,000 Global Nursing Award for fighting FGM
(female genital mutilation).
21. Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group, has received an honorary Commander of the
Order of the British Empire (CBE) by UK Queen Elizabeth II.
• He received the award for services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of
the UK-India CEO Forum.
22. Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest for tis song
“Stefania”.
23. Mame Khan, a traditional Manganiyar singer from Rajasthan, became the first folk artiste to
perform at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
• India is the ‘country of honour’ at the festival. An 11-member Indian delegation was led by
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at the festival.
• Shaunak Sen’s has won the 2022 L’Oeil d’Or (Golden Eye) for his “All That Breathes”
documentary.
Category Winner
Palme d'Or Triangle of Sadness (directed by
Ruben Östlund)
Grand Prix Close and Stars at Noon (shared)
Jury Prize The Eight Mountains and EO
(shared)
Best Director Park Chan-wook (Decision to
Leave)
Best Actor Song Kang Ho (Broker)
Best Actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider)
Best Screenplay Tarik Saleh (Boy from Heaven)
Camera d’Or War Pony
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24. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has bagged six national awards in different
categories for outstanding achievement in enrolment of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from the
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
• KVGB bank is sponsored by Canara Bank.
• KVGB Chairman - P. Gopi Krishna
25. India’s 1 million all-women Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) volunteers were
honoured by the World Health Organization (WHO) for their “crucial role” in providing direct
access to healthcare facilities.
• These ASHA workers were among the six winners of Global Health Leaders Awards
2022.
• The awards were given during the ongoing 75th World Health Assembly, being held in
Geneva, Switzerland on the theme of ‘Health for Peace, Peace for Health’.
• Separately, Asia’s first Biosafety Level-3 (BSL3) laboratory bus, developed by the
Indian Council for Medical Research in collaboration with carmaker Mercedes Benz and
laboratory manufacturer Klenzaids, will be showcased at the 75th World Health
Assembly at Geneva, Switzerland.
26. Madras Music Academy has presented the Sangeetha Kalanidhi (carnatic music) awards for
2020, 2021, and 2022.
Categories 2020 2021 2022
Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli R. Tiruvarur Lalgudi G.J.R.
award Santhanagopalan Baktavatsalam Krishnan
(Noted vocalist (mridangam (violinists) and
and teacher) maestro) his sister
G.J.R.
Vijayalakshmi
Sangita Kala Kizhvelur G. Ritha Rajan Vainika R.S.
Acharya Ganesan (vocalist and Jayalakshmi
award (Nagaswaram musicologist) (musicologist)
player)
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Nritya Kalanidhi Rama Narthaki Nataraj Bragha Bessell

Vaidhyanathan
27. Time’s List of 100 most influential people 2022 -

Category Eminent Personalities
Artist Simu Liu (Canadian Actor)
Innovators Zendaya (American Actress)
Titans Tim Cook (CEO of Apple)
Gautam Adani
Leaders Mia Motley (Prime Minister of Barbados)
Volodymyr Zelensky (President of Ukraine)
Karuna Nundy (Lawyer from India)
Khurram Parvez (Human rights activist from India)
Icons Mary J. Blige (American Singer-Songwriter)
Pioneers Candace Parker (American Professional

Basketball Player)
28. Cecile Ndjebet (activist from Cameroon) has won the Wangari Maathai Forest Champions'
Award 2022 for her outstanding contribution to preserving forests.
• The award is presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is
chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
• The award was conferred during the 15th World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of
Korea.
29. NHPC Limited has won the first prize for the year 2020-21 and the second prize for the year
2018-19 for excellent implementation of Rajbhasha.
• The award was conferred by the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K
Singh.
• The latest issue of ‘Rajbhasha Jyoti’, NHPC’s official language magazine and the book
‘Bharatiya Sanskriti mein Prabandhan’ written by Dr Rajbir Singh, Group General
Manager (Rajbhasha), NHPC were released.
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• NHPC has also been awarded “Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar” nine times by the Government of
India for its excellent work in the field of implementation of Rajbhasha.
30. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has received the Bangla Academy Award for her
book “Kabita Bitan”, by Sahitya Academy.
31. Kishore Jayaraman (president of India and South Asia for Rolls-Royce) has received an
honorary officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for promoting India-UK trade.
• Jayaraman (Chennai-born) is a board member of the UK-India Business Council.
32. Author Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand' (‘Ret Samadhi’ in Hindi) has become
the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.
33. Author and journalist Wesley Morgan has won the William E. Colby Award for military and
intelligence writing for his book “The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in
Afghanistan’s Pech Valley”.
• The Colby award, a $5,000 prize named for the former ambassador and CIA director, is
given for “a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence
operations or international affairs.”
34. Radio Jockey Umar Nisar (RJ Umar), who hails from south Kashmir, has been awarded the
'01 Best Content Award' and the ‘Immunization Champion award’ by UNICEF at the annual
Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai.
• The Radio4Child felicitated radio professionals from private FM and All India Radio from
across the country for their commendable work during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as
for routine vaccination.
35. Shri Sanjit Narwekar (author and documentary filmmaker) has won the Dr V. Shantaram
Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival of India.
• The coveted award comprises of cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs, trophy and a citation.
• Bangladesh is the ‘Focus Country’ in this festival.
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36. K.V. Raghupathi has won the International Panorama Golden Award for his book ‘The
Mountain is Calling’.
37. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be
introduced in the state for sportspersons.
• Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics will also be held from August 29, 2022 and more than 27
lakh players of all ages will take part in it.
SPORTS
1. 2022 Asian Badminton Championships was won by Lee Zii Jia in men’s and Wang Zhi Yi
in women’s category in Manila, Philippines.
• PV Sindhu has won the bronze medal.
2. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won his 7th snooker World Championship in England. Now, he has
become the oldest snooker world champion in the world.
3. ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking as of May 3, 2022 –

Men’s Singles Women’s Singles
Top – Fan Zhendong (China) Top – Chen Meng (China)
India – Sathiyan Gnanasekaran at 34th India – Manika Batra at 38th rank
rank
4. Jain University has emerged as overall champion in the Khelo India University Games in
Bengaluru, with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals.
• Lovely Professional University came 2nd and Panjab University came 3rd.
5. In Weightlifting, Harshada Sharad Garud has become the first Indian to win a gold medal at
the IWF Junior World Championships at Heraklion in Greece.
6. Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Israel’s Boris Gelfand will work in
tandem to guide the Indian team for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
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7. Uber Cup / BWF Thomas and Uber Cup/ World Badminton Team Championships will take
place at Bangkok, Thailand.
8. Priyanka Mohite (from Satara in western Maharashtra) has become the first Indian woman
to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres after she climbed Mount Kanchenjunga.
• She is already the recipient of the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2020.
9. Kerala has won the Santosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time, after
defeating West Bengal, at the Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.
10. Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor have won gold medal in mixed team recurve at Hyundai
Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya, Turkey.
• It is the second gold medal for India in this event.
• The first gold was won by Indian men's compound archery team comprising Abhishek
Verma, Rajat Chauhan, and Aman Saini.
11. The official mascots -- ‘Jaya’ the black buck and ‘Vijay’ the tiger -- for the 4th Khelo India
Youth Games (to be held at Panchkula, Haryana in July) have been released.
• The name of the Mascot for Haryana for Khelo India Youth Games-21 is ‘Dhakad’.
• 5 traditional games namely Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Mallakhamba and
Yogasana would be a part of this edition of the sporting event.
• Besides, logo, anthem, and jersey of the event were also launched.
12. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (Spain) has become the youngest person to win the men’s singles at
Madrid Open.
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• Women’s singles - Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
13. Olympian Annu Rani has broken her own women’s National record in the fourth Indian Open
javelin throw meet in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
14. D. Gukesh has won the Chessables Sunway Formentera International chess tournament
at Punta Prima, Spain.
15. Abhay Singh (India) has won his first PSA Tour title in the men’s final of the Archi Factory
Open squash tournament at Lorient (France).
16. 24th edition of Summer Deaflympics has concluded in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
• Top in Medal tally – Ukraine (Total – 138; Gold – 62)
• India - 9th (Total 17 medals; Gold – 8)
o Dhanush Srikanth (Hyderabad) has become the first Indian shooter to win a gold
medal.
• Motto – Sports comes from our hearts
17. Nobert Kigen (Kenya) and Bekelech Borecha (Ethiopia) have won men’s and women’s
singles title at the Prague International Marathon, respectively.
18. Chelsea has won the FA Women's Super League soccer match against Manchester United,
at Kingsmeadow Stadium, London.
19. Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch motorsports racing driver) has won the 1st edition of
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2022 in Miami, Florida, USA.
20. Dmitry Bivol (Russia) has won WBA light-heavyweight world title after defeating Saul
"Canelo" Alvarez.
21. World Women’s Boxing Championships is being held in Istanbul, Turkey from May 8 to 20.
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22. Rupinder Pal Singh has been named as captain of India’s hockey team for the upcoming
Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia (27 Aug-11 Sept).
• Birender Lakra has been named deputy to Rupinder.
23. Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has finished second in the Tepe Sigeman round-robin
chess tournament in Malmo, Sweden.
• Winner - David Navara
24. International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships was held in
Heraklion, Greece.
• India won 3 medals – Harshada Sharad Garud (gold), Gyaneshwari Yadav (silver), V
Rithika (bronze)
25. J. Jerlin Anika has won the women’s singles badminton title in the Summer Deaflympics
at Caxias do Sul in Brazil.
26. Indian men’s team has won its first-ever Thomas Cup (badminton) in Thailand by defeating
the 14-time Thomas Cup champion Indonesia.
• Winners - Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
won their matches
27. South Korea has won its 2nd Uber Cup 2022 (badminton) by defeating China at the Impact
Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
28. Gokulam Kerala FC has won the I-League crown at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati
Krirangan (aka Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
29. Italian Open 2022 (Tennis)- Men’s Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia); Women’s Singles -
Iga Świątek (Poland)
30. Odisha has been awarded as the champions of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women
National Championship 2022 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh over Karnataka.
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31. All India Chess Federation (AICF) has partnered with Tamil Nadu to organized the 44th
Chess Olympiad and also to popularise the sport.
• The Olympiad will be organized under the aegis of FIDE.
32. Nikhat Zareen (Telangana) has won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the 12th Women's
World Boxing Championship by defeating Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Nikhat becomes only the fifth Indian women's boxer after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny
RL and Lekha KC to win a gold at the World Championships.
33. Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Zac Stubblety-Cook has broken the World record at
the Australian championships, touching in 2mins 05.95secs.
34. Eintracht Frankfurt (football club of Germany) has won the UEFA Europa League 2021-
2022.
35. Adani Group’s Adani Sportsline has acquired the rights to own and operate a franchise in
UAE’s T20 League.
36. Ariarne Titmus has broken the women’s 400 metres freestyle world record at the
Australian championships.
• Titmus’s time of 3 minutes 56.4 seconds broke the previous record set by American rival
Katie Ledecky at the 2016 Olympics.
37. GM Viswanathan Anand has won the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of
the 2022 Grand Chess Tour.
38. Manchester City has win the sixth edition of English Premier League 2022 title.
39. Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch motorsports racing driver) has won the Spanish Grand Prix.
40. Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) has won the women’s singles title and Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) has won
men’s singles title at Thailand Open 2022.
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41. Indian shooters have won a total of 33 medals (13 golds, 15 silvers, and 5 bronze) at the
ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl, Germany.
42. 2022 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship has concluded in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Top in medal tally – Turkey
• India’s rank – 4 (total – 3; Gold – 1, Silver – 0, Bronze – 2)
43. Indian para badminton team has won a total of 23 medals, including 7 golds, at the 1st
Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama (Capital of Bahrain).
• Manisha Ramdass has won two golds.
• Other gold winners - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, Dhinagaran Pandurangan and Sivarajan
Solaimalai, Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Dhillon
• Indian teams is participating in the 4th Fazza Dubai 2022 Para Badminton International
in Dubai, UAE, which has already started.
44. India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) has been launched by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Odisha.
• OVEP will be integrated into the school education system of Odisha.
• The programme is being developed in partnership with the Department of School and Mass
Education, the Government of Odisha and the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust.
45. Inter Milan football team has won the 2022 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) after beating Juventus
F.C.
46. Chinese chess grandmaster Ding Liren has won the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess
Tour's Chessable Masters.
• Runner up - Praggnanandhaa R
47. Real Madrid Football Club (of Spain) has won the UEFA Champions League 2022 in Paris,
France.
• It was the 14th time for Real Madrid F.C. to win the league.
48. Sergio Perez (from Mexico) has won F1 Monaco Grand Prix.
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• He is the first person from Mexico to win the Monaco Grand Prix.
49. Gujarat Titans (Captain- Hardik Pandya) has won the Indian Premier League 2022 at
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. “Leaders Politicians Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India's Politics” book has
been authored by Rasheed Kidwai.
2. “Parmardham” book has been authored by KRBHN Chakravarthi. The book was released
by Biswa Bhushan Harichandan (governor of Andhra Pradesh).
3. Motorsport pioneer Tony Brooks (British) has passed away.
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has released the ‘Indo-Pak War 1971- Reminiscences of
Air Warriors’ book, which has been compiled and edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh and
Group Captain Shailendra Mohan.
• The book comprises 50 Swarnim articles written by the veterans who have shared their
experiences in detail.
5. A 32ft (9.5m) “death shadow” dinosaur that may have been the apex predator of its time
about 70 million years ago has been discovered by scientists at the Santa Cruz province,
Patagonia, Argentina.
• The dinosaur is the largest “megaraptor” found to date.
• Its name is Maip macrothorax.
6. “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India” book has been authored by Prakash Singh (Ex-
IPS).
7. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma has passed away. He is known for exalting the santoor – once a little-
known trapezoid-shaped, stringed instrument – from the folk circuit of Jammu and Kashmir.
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8. Odisha’s noted Culture Specialist Padma Shri recipient commentator Dr Rajat Kumar Kar has
passed away.
9. Cyclone Asani has hit the mainland some west central and adjoining southwest Bay of
Bengal, some 260 km southeast of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.
10. Pandit Sukh Ram Sharma (former Minister of Information and Broadcasting; from Congress
party) has passed away.
• He is the grandfather of Ayush Sharma (actor and brother-in-law of Salman Khan).
11. Leonid Kravchuk (first President of Independent Ukraine) has passed away.
12. “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn”, 20th century painting by US artiste Andy Warhol, has been
auctioned for $195 million.
13. “MODI@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” book has been authored by 19 writers including Sudhar
Murthy, Sadhguru, Nandan Nilekani, PV Sindhu, Anupam Kher among others.
14. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier (from USA) has passed away. He is famous for his
matches in NBA Leagues.
15. Google has added 24 new languages to Google Translate. Of the new 24 additions, eight
languages -Assamese, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Mizo, and Sanskrit-
are from India.
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16. Kerala has been impacted by the Tomato Flu outbreak. In this disease, tomato-like blisters
are formed on the body.
• Around 80 children of the state who are under the age of 5 have already been affected.
17. Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, became the first Indian
layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis in Vatican City.
18. Scientists unveiled the first-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at
the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.
• The image was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a planet-wide array of
observatories best known for capturing the event horizon of a black hole in Messier 87
(M87) in 2019.
• EHT is a global network of observatories across the world working to observe radio sources
related to black holes.
19. Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla, a profound Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, has passed away.
20. Scientists unveiled the first-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at
the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.
• The image was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a planet-wide array of
observatories best known for capturing the event horizon of a black hole in Messier 87
(M87) in 2019.
• EHT is a global network of observatories across the world working to observe radio sources
related to black holes.
21. Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla, a profound Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, has passed away.
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22. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (former President of UAE) has passed
away.
23. Sanskrit Grammarian, Prof Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi, also known as Vagish Shastri, has
passed away.
24. Former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds has passed
away.
25. The fossil of a Madtsoiidae snake has been recently discovered in the mountains of Ladakh.
26. “A Place Called Home” book has been authored by Preeti Shenoy.
27. India will introduce a newly approved “made in India” TB infection skin test called ‘c-TB’.
28. A rare snake species has been discovered in Mizoram — only the third species of the
Stoliczkia genus in India.
• Murlen National Park is a national park located in the Champhai district, Mizoram.
29. Yuri Averbakh (Russian), world’s oldest chess grandmaster, has passed away.
30. Anant Rangaswami (the founding editor of Campaign India) has passed away.
31. “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” book has been authored by Ruskin Bond.
32. Twin cyclones – Asani and Karim – have formed in the Indian Ocean Region.
33. Bujar Nishani (Former President of Albania) has passed away.
34. Shyok River is a tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh and enters
Gilgit–Baltistan, spanning some 550 km.
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• The Shyok River originates at the Rimo Glacier in Siachen Glacier.

• News – 7 soldiers were killed because these vehicles fell into the river.
35. Legendary flat race jockey Lester Piggott (from England) has passed away.
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QUESTIONS
Q.1) Central Government will be issuing a Rs 100 [b] Braintree
commemorative coin to mark the 100th birth [c] Varo Money
centenary of Jawaharlal Darda, late freedom fighter [d] Gravity Payments
and founder of the Lokmat Group of Newspapers [e] Spice Money
(now Lokmat Media). What is the date of Darda’s
centenary? Q.7) Which bank has launched a pre-approved
[a] August 6, 2022 personal loan (PAPL) product under Project World
[b] July 2, 2023 of Advanced Virtual Experience (WAVE)?
[c] January 23, 2024 [a] Central Bank of India
[d] June 17, 2022 [b] Indian Bank
[e] October 16, 2025 [c] Karnataka Bank
[d] Union Bank of India
Q.2) How many entities have invested in the Open [e] Kotak Mahindra Bank
Network for Digital Commerce as of May 2, 2022?
[a] 30 Q.8) What is the current market size of the domestic
[b] 15 pharmaceutical industry of India?
[c] 40 [a] $100 billion
[d] 20 [b] $50 billion
[e] 25 [c] $30 billion
[d] $65 billion
Q.3) When is the ‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ [e] $71 billion
celebrated?
[a] April 25 to 30 Q.9) Who is the new chairperson of Central Board
[b] May 16 to 22 of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
[c] April 1 to 7 [a] R. K. Dhawan
[d] May 1 to 7 [b] Rupinder Brar
[e] May 17 to 22 [c] Santosh Kumar
[d] Sangeeta Singh
Q.4) Which state has signed an MOU with chip [e] Jaspal Singh
consortium ISMC to set up a 65nm Analog
Semiconductor Fabrication plant? Q.10) Who is the author of “Leaders Politicians
[a] Andhra Pradesh Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India's
[b] Telangana Politics” book?
[c] Punjab [a] Rasheed Kidwai
[d] Karnataka [b] Gyan Bhushan
[e] Kerala [c] Rajesh Kumar
[d] Santosh Shilpokar
Q.5) Which PSU has signed an MOU with GE [e] Shoeb Samad
Power Conversion (located in France) for
development of integrated full electric propulsion Q.11) With which country has India agreed to
systems for the Indian Navy? establish a lighthouse cooperation on "Agroecology
[a] Bharat Dynamics Limited and Sustainable Management of Natural
[b] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Resources” to benefit the rural population and
[c] Bharat Earth Movers Limited small-scale farmers in India in terms of income, food
[d] Bharat Heavy Electricals security, climate resilience, improved soil,
[e] Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers biodiversity, forest restoration and water availability?
Limited [a] USA
[b] Germany
Q.6) Which company has partnered with Religare [c] France
Broking to provide people in rural India access to [d] Denmark
platforms (like Demat) to invest in capital market? [e] UK
[a] Zebpay
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Q.12) Recently, Chhattisgarh has launched the [d] Telangana

‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan means [e] Himachal Pradesh
friend) to provide around ___ public services at the
doorstep of citizens? Q.19) Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO
[a] 100 of Shivalik Small Finance Bank?
[b] 500 [a] R. K. Dhawan
[c] 250 [b] Anshul Swami
[d] 700 [c] Sarojini Shekhar
[e] 400 [d] Rupinder Brar
[e] Vinod Chawla
Q.13) Where is the ‘Miyan Ka Bada’ railway station
located? Q.20) What is the theme of World Press Freedom
[a] Jalore Day 2022?
[b] Barmer [a] Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections
[c] Jhalawar In Times of Disinformation
[d] Sirohi [b] Information as a Public Good
[e] Karauli [c] Journalism under digital siege
[d] Journalism without Fear or Favour
Q.14) Which state has announced to celebrate [e] Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the
Basava Jayanti? Rule of Law
[a] Tamil Nadu
[b] Telangana Q.21) Who is the developer of LakshaySAT – 1U
[c] Karnataka CubeSat (a type of nanosatellite)?
[d] Andhra Pradesh [a] R. K. Dhawan
[e] Maharashtra [b] Kurapati Sai Divya
[c] Gyan Bhushan
Q.15) Which of the following companies will develop [d] Santosh Shilpokar
India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel? [e] P. Haridasan Pilllai
[a] HDL
[b] GRSE Q.22) How much assistance has been approved by
[c] MDL World Bank to India for the Mission Karmayogi?
[d] CSL [a] $10 million
[e] BEL [b] $90 million
[c] $47 million
Q.16) Which country is hosting the DEFENDER- [d] $100 million
Europe 22? [e] $850 million
[a] Poland
[b] Estonia Q.23) Where was the International Research
[c] Moldova Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy
[d] Romania organized?
[e] Bulgaria [a] IIM-Raipur
[b] IIM-Sambalpur
Q.17) What percentage of their assets are [c] IIM-Trichy
insurance companies allowed to invest in banking, [d] IIM-Ahmedabad
financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector? [e] IIM- Kashipur
[a] 30%
[b] 25% Q.24) Which state has signed an MOU with French
[c] 15% organizations – Agence Francaise de
[d] 20% Developpement (AFD) and Office National des
[e] 12% Forets International (ONFI) – for exchanging
expertise and sharing knowledge in the field of
Q.18) Where has Indian Oil Corp rolled out M15 wildlife protection and management?
petrol – 15% methanol blended with petrol? [a] Tripura
[a] Assam [b] Assam
[b] Meghalaya [c] Odisha
[c] Odisha [d] Madhya Pradesh
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[e] Karnataka Q.31) By which year will the online building

permission system be set up in all cities?
Q.25) Where is India's First Greenfield Grain-based [a] 2023
Ethanol Production Plant located? [b] 2030
[a] Araria [c] 2027
[b] Bhagalpur [d] 2029
[c] Jehanabad [e] 2022
[d] Madhubani
[e] Purnea Q.32) Which IIT has announced a demonstration of
the Extreme Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-
Q.26) Recently, Indian Coast Guard's ship named Output), a key technology for 5G-advanced and 6G
Kamla Devi (aka "'Yard 2118'), which is the fifth in a deployment?
series of 5 Fast Patrol Vessels, was launched in the [a] IIT- Kanpur
Titagarh area of West Bengal. Which of the [b] IIT-Hyderabad
following company has developed the ship? [c] IIT- Madras
[a] MDL [d] IIT- Bombay
[b] HAL [e] IIT- Kharagpur
[c] GSL
[d] GRSE Q.33) Where did the RailTel Corporation of India Ltd
[e] HSL designed and established a “Health Cloud"?
[a] Visakhapatnam
Q.27) Which IIT operates the DIR-V Shakti [b] Guntur
Processor? [c] Bidar
[a] IIT-Madras [d] Bilaspur
[b] IIT-Bombay [e] Sindhudurg
[c] IIT-Delhi
[d] IIT-Ropar Q.34) Ayana Renewable Power and Greenstat
[e] IIT-Kharagpur Hydrogen India have partnered for development of
green hydrogen projects in India. An initial pilot
Q.28) How much geographical area of earth is project, in this regard, will be launched in ____?
covered by forests according to The State of the [a] Tamil Nadu
World’s Forests 2022 report? [b] Karnataka
[a] 40% [c] Kerala
[b] 31% [d] Andhra Pradesh
[c] 21% [e] Maharashtra
[d] 17%
[e] 8% Q.35) Which of the following has become the 100th
unicorn of India?
Q.29) Which of the following companies has [a] Open
launched the 'Pay as you Drive' insurance program? [b] CredAvenue
[a] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. [c] Mahila Money
[b] HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company [d] Multipl
[c] Bharti Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd. [e] Onsurity
[d] Future Generali India Insurance Co. Ltd.
[e] ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. Q.36) Which bank has launched ‘Skill Loans’, in
collaboration with ASAP Kerala, for doing courses
Q.30) Which of the following has won the under the National Skills Qualifications Framework
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom or National Skill Development Corporation courses?
Prize 2022? [a] Bank of India
[a] The New York Times Company [b] Karnataka Bank
[b] Belarusian Association of Journalists [c] Canara Bank
[c] Sinclair Broadcasting Co. [d] Punjab National Bank
[d] Tribune Media Co. [e] Bank of Baroda
[e] Daily Journal Corporation
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Q.37) Which of the following has launched India's- [c] Assam

first Collateral Free Digital Lending Platform for [d] Kerala
MSME? [e] Mizoram
[a] Eqaro Surety
[b] Cashfree Payments Q.44) Which of the following products is sold under
[c] CredAvenue the Kashmiri Mantra brand?
[d] Hyperface [a] Lemon Juice
[e] FPL Technologies [b] Masala paste
[c] Chatpata Makhana
Q.38) SEBI has cancelled the registration of Alpha [d] Millet Flour
Commodity (commodity broking company). Where is [e] Amla Juice
the company located?
[a] Andhra Pradesh Q.45) Who heads the Supreme Court Committee on
[b] Telangana recovery of money from the defaulters?
[c] Maharashtra [a] Pradeep Nandrajog
[d] Odisha [b] UM Lalit
[e] Madhya Pradesh [c] A.M. Khanwilkar
[d] L. Nageswara Rao
Q.39) What is the present reverse repo rate? [e] Sanjay Kishan Kaul
[a] 4.12%
[b] 3.25% Q.46) Which state has launched a Vehicle
[c] 4.01% Movement Tracking System (VMTS) mobile app that
[d] 3.35% will help in tracking vehicles carrying sand and other
[e] 3.75% mining material?
[a] Uttar Pradesh
Q.40) Who has become the first ever Indian to be [b] Bihar
appointed as the Chief Technology Officer of the [c] Odisha
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of USA? [d] Jharkhand
[a] Prabhat Kumar Tripathi [e] Haryana
[b] Nand Mulchandani
[c] S.B. Naithani Q.47) Which state has announced to establish
[d] Mahesh Kumar India’s ‘first’ tribal health observatory (TriHOb)?
[e] Nivedita Shukla Verma [a] Odisha
[b] Nagaland
Q.41) Which company has launched ‘Pay Autention [c] Jharkhand
- A different mind is a gifted mind’, India’s first [d] West Bengal
bridgital autism support network.? [e] Madhya Pradesh
[a] Samrat Trust of India
[b] Indian Women and Child Welfare Trust Q.48) Which state has set up India’s first-of-its-kind
[c] Tata Power Community Development Trust flow chemistry technology hub (FCTH) at the Dr
[d] The National Trust Reddy's Institute of Life Sciences?
[e] Sparsh Social Welfare & Charitable Organisation [a] Telangana
[b] Haryana
Q.42) Where will the Plastindia 2023-11th [c] Delhi
International Plastic Exhibition & Conference be [d] Maharashtra
organized? [e] Gujarat
[a] Delhi
[b] Gandhinagar Q.49) What is the total strength of SEBI’s advisory
[c] Guwahati committee on secondary market?
[d] Shillong [a] G Mahalingam
[e] Dehradun [b] Indira Banerjee
[c] Vineet Saran
Q.43) Anaras brand of One District One Product [d] K.M. Joseph
belongs to which state? [e] Hemant Gupta
[a] Uttar Pradesh
[b] Meghalaya
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Q.50) Which has become the first public sector bank [c] Jetpur
to go live on the Account Aggregator (AA) [d] Amreli
ecosystem? [e] Botad
[a] State Bank of India
[b] Bank of Maharashtra Q.56) Which bank has launched digital broking
[c] Canara Bank solution 'e-Broking', in partnership with Fisdom
[d] Bank of Baroda (fintech) company?
[e] Union Bank of India [a] Union Bank of India
[b] Bank of Baroda
[c] Bank of India
Q.51) What is the total number of assembly seats in [d] City Union Bank
Jammu and Kashmir, as per the new report of the [e] Indian Bank
Delimitation Commission?
[a] 90 Q.57) Who has been appointed as the new
[b] 76 Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HPCL?
[c] 110 [a] Alkesh Kumar Sharma
[d] 45 [b] Pushp Kumar Joshi
[e] 55 [c] Prasad Nair
[d] Arun Sharma
Q.52) US-based Boeing and Air Works (an Indian [e] Bhuvnesh Kumar
maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company)
have partnered for undertaking heavy maintenance Q.58) Recently, the official mascots -- ‘Jaya’ and
checks on three Indian Navy P-8I long-range ‘Vijay’ -- for the 4th Khelo India Youth Games (to be
maritime patrol aircraft at Air Works. Where will the held at Panchkula, Haryana in July) have been
MRO activities be conducted under this released. Which animal is portrayed in the Jaya
collaboration? mascot?
[a] Kozhikode [a] Blackbuck
[b] Hubli [b] Fox
[c] Hosur [c] Tiger
[d] Bhopal [d] Horse
[e] Indore [e] Elephant
Q.53) With which company has Ministry of Home Q.59) What is the present strength of Supreme
Affairs signed an MOU for installing solar rooftop Court bench, as of May 9, 2022?
panels at the buildings of security forces? [a] 40
[a] Renew Power [b] 34
[b] NTPC [c] 22
[c] SECI [d] 17
[d] NLC India Ltd [e] 30
[e] NHPC
Q.60) When is the World Athletics Day observed?
Q.54) With which organization has Railway [a] June 11
Protection Force partnered for curbing human [b] April 17
trafficking? [c] March 15
[a] Rescue Foundation [d] May 7
[b] Vihaan (Waste Management Society) [e] July 20
[c] Bachpan Bachao Andolan
[d] Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan Q.61) Where is the permanent office of World Trade
[e] Prajwala Centre located?
[a] Gandhinagar
Q.55) Recently, Nexcharge has established India’s [b] Mumbai
largest fully automated manufacturing plant for Li- [c] Kolkata
ion battery packs and modules. Where is this plant [d] Chennai
established? [e] Delhi
[a] Prantij
[b] Nadiad
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Q.62) Which of the following Central Govt schemes [e] Rajesh Singh
has completed seven years on May 9, 2022?
[a] Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Q.69) Who has received the Member of the Royal
[b] Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana Order of British Empire (MBE) recognition from the
[c] Atal Pension Yojana Queen?
[d] Only A and B [a] Bhuvnesh Kumar
[e] Only A, B and C [b] Jaideep Kumar Mishra
[c] Amitesh Kumar Sinha
Q.63) Which company has delivered India’s first [d] Gurusamy Krishnamoorthy
semi high-speed regional train? [e] Rakesh Maheshwari
[a] GE Energy
[b] Alstom Q.70) Who has been named as captain of India’s
[c] Siemens AG hockey team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022?
[d] Bosch Corporation [a] Amit Rohidas
[e] Hitachi Company Ltd [b] Manpreet Singh
[c] Harmanpreet Singh
Q.64) Which of the following regulations has been [d] Mandeep Singh
amended to pave way for establishing gas-powered [e] Rupinder Pal Singh
plants in the Andaman-and-Nicobar Islands?
[a] Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Q.71) Recently, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has
[b] Island Water Safety Regulation, 1977 formally launched the Kalam website to support and
[c] Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, encourage vernacular literature. The website will
1974 popularize Hindi literature and provide a platform for
[d] Island Coastal Zone Regulation (ICRZ), 2019 veteran and young authors and poets belonging to
[e] Air (Prevention Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vernacular literature as well. Which of the following
organization administers the website?
Q.65) Which of the following armed forces [a] Sahitya Academy
conducted the Operation Dudhi? [b] Prabha Khaitan Foundation
[a] Dogra Regiment [c] India Foundation for the Arts
[b] Sikh Regiment [d] Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
[c] Jat Regiment [e] Foundation of Arts for Social Change in India
[d] Parachute Regiment
[e] Assam Rifles Q.72) In 2018, the World Economic Forum (WEF)
has established the Centre for the Fourth Industrial
Q.66) Who heads SEBI’s advisory committee on Revolution (C4IR)- India in Mumbai, in collaboration
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)? with the NITI Aayog, to leverage the use of
[a] Sandeep Mahatme technology in India. The initiative is already running
[b] Navneet Munot an initiative in Telangana for using AI in agriculture.
[c] Sivakumar K.B. Identify the initiative in question.
[d] Arun Sharma [a] Dharani
[e] Prasad Nair [b] Kanti Velugu
[c] Rythu Bandhu Scheme
Q.67) Which company is acquiring the Bengaluru- [d] Mission Kakatiya
based Quest Informatics? [e] Sagu Bagu
[a] Wipro
[b] Infosys Q.73) The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness
[c] Hyperlink InfoSystem Innovations (CEPI) is an innovative global
[d] HCL Technologies partnership between public, private, philanthropic,
[e] Tech Mahindra and civil society organisations launched in Davos in
2017 to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics.
Q.68) Who among the following is the translator of Who is the present CEO of CEPI?
“Meursault, contre-enquête”? [a] Daniel Nelki
[a] Alkesh Kumar Sharma [b] Richard Hatchett
[b] Rajendra Kumar [c] Astrid Helgeland
[c] Simmi Chaudhary [d] Emma Wheatley
[d] Trinanjan Chakraborty [e] Frederik Kristensen
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Q.74) Which of the following company has for a sustainable future
developed NURTEC® ODT, an innovative dual- [b] Science and Technology for a Sustainable
acting migraine therapy approved for both acute Future
treatment and episodic prevention of migraine in [c] Rebooting the economy through Science and
adults? Technology
[a] Glactor Pharma India Pvt. Ltd. [d] Science for People and People for Science
[b] Health Care Business [e] Science and Technology for a Sustainable
[c] AbbVie Inc. Future
[d] Biohaven
[e] Abraxis BioScience, Inc Q.81) India has been elected as the new Chair of
the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA)
Q.75) Byju’s has agreed to buy the online higher for 2022-2024. Which country was the chair of
education platform Northwest Education Pte. Where AAEA before India?
is the global headquarters of the Northwest located? [a] Philippines
[a] Ireland [b] Indonesia
[b] Austria [c] South Korea
[c] UAE [d] Maldives
[d] Qatar [e] Kenya
[e] Singapore
Q.82) When was 'Hindi @ UN' project launched?
Q.76) How many InvITs are registered with SEBI, as [a] 2014
of May 1, 2022? [b] 2018
[a] 15 [c] 2020
[b] 75 [d] 2017
[c] 100 [e] 2015
[d] 30
[e] 45 Q.83) Which state has launched the ‘Chara Bijai
Yojana’ to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000
Q.77) Which institute has incubated Bellatrix per acre to farmers cultivating and supply fodder to
Aerospace (space tech startup)? the Gaushalas?
[a] IIT-Madras [a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] IISER-Pune [b] Gujarat
[c] IISc-Bangalore [c] Haryana
[d] IIT-Bombay [d] Uttar Pradesh
[e] IIT-Dharwad [e] Jharkhand
Q.78) What is the quantum of UPI transactions in Q.84) Where is India’s first organic waste-powered
April 2022? EV charging station located?
[a] 4.23 billon [a] Ahmedabad
[b] 5.58 billon [b] Mumbai
[c] 7.12 billon [c] Surat
[d] 6.89 billon [d] Bangalore
[e] 3.98 billon [e] Chennai
Q.79) Which bank has launched ‘Xpress Car Q.85) With which company has North -Eastern
Loans’, for its customers and non-customers, Handicrafts and Handloom Development
allowing them to avail car loan digitally? Corporation (NEHHDC) signed an MOU to support
[a] HDFC Bank small sellers, weavers, and artisans, by providing
[b] ICICI Bank them with market access and enablement support?
[c] Axis Bank [a] 3HDB
[d] Bank of Baroda [b] 2TCS.NS
[e] Bank of India [c] Agrovet
[d] Etsy
Q.80) What is the theme of National Technology [e] 4INFY
Day 2022?
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Q.86) Which has become the latest country to join [d] Both A and B
NATO's cyber defence group? [e] Both A and C
[a] South Korea
[b] Japan Q.92) Where is the Skill India International Centre
[c] Indonesia located?
[d] India [a] Varanasi
[e] China [b] Pune
[c] Nagpur
Q.87) Which edition of the Conference of Parties of [d] Chennai
United Nations Convention to Combat [e] Meerut
Desertification (UNCCD) was organized in Cote
d'Ivoire? Q.93) Which state has launched a free nutritious
[a] 15th breakfast scheme for government primary school
[b] 22nd students?
[c] 32nd [a] Tamil Nadu
[d] 17th [b] Uttar Pradesh
[e] 13rd [c] Maharashtra
[d] Kerala
Q.88) Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading [e] Meghalaya
exhibition for the solar industry and takes place
annually at the Messe München exhibition center. Q.94) Recently, India's public broadcaster Prasar
Where is the Centre located? Bharati has signed an MoU with the Office de la
[a] Munich Radio et de la Television for cooperation and
[b] Budapest collaboration in broadcasting. Which country does
[c] Dublin the latter belong to?
[d] Bucharest [a] Madagascar
[e] Tallinn [b] Maldives
[c] Italy
Q.89) Which company has launched ‘InspiHERs- [d] Portugal
enabling an empowered future’- a financial literacy [e] United Kingdom
campaign to spread financial awareness among
women and enable them to make informed financial Q.95) Who has become the first Indian brand
decisions for a secured future? ambassador of Louis Vuitton (French luxury fashion
[a] New India Assurance Ltd house and company)?
[b] HDFC Ergo Life Insurance Company [a] Deepika Padukone
[c] Bharti AXA Life Insurance [b] Brad Pitt
[d] Aditya Birla Life Insurance Company [c] Chris Hemsworth
[e] PNB Metlife Insurance Company [d] Scarlet Johnson
[e] Gigi Hadit
Q.90) Which bank has partnered with Santander
bank, UK for facilitating the banking requirements of Q.96) Which of the following companies has signed
corporates operating across both countries? into the Tripartite-cum-Escrow Agreement (TPA) for
[a] HDFC Bank establishing ethanol plants across India?
[b] Axis Bank [a] Indian Oil Corporation Limited
[c] Bank of Baroda [b] Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
[d] ICICI Bank [c] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
[e] Bank of Maharashtra [d] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
[e] Only A, B, and C
Q.91) Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane has
inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Khadi Q.97) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay
(CoEK) hub at the National Institute of Fashion Kumar Mishra has launched “Repco Subiksham”
Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. Where are the scheme - a new deposit scheme for senior citizens.
branches of this hub located? Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development
[a] Gandhinagar and Shillong Bank Ltd. (REPCO BANK), owned by the Govt of
[b] Kolkata and Bengaluru India through Ministry of Home Affairs. Repco Bank
[c] Delhi and Dehradun was registered as a cooperative society under the
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs for rehabilitation of

repatriates from Myanmar and Sri Lanka? Q. 103) Which initiative has been launched by the
[a] 1969 Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs to increase
[b] 1954 the use of low flow tap and fixtures?
[c] 1980 [a] Swadesh Tap
[d] 1967 [b] Bharat Tap
[e] 1956 [c] Nikshay Tap
[d] Sanchay Tap
Q.98) Indian Army's Red Shield Division has signed [e] Sanrakshan Tap
a tripartite MoU with State Bank of India Foundation
(corporate partner) and National Integrity and Q. 104) Where is India’s first “Amrit Sarovar”
Educational Development Organization (training located?
partner) to establish 'Red Shield Centre for [a] Adalaj
Excellence and Wellness' in the Bishnupur district of [b] Patwai
______? [c] Bobbili
[a] Maharashtra [d] Chaibasa
[b] Kerala [e] Chamba
[c] Tamil Nadu
[d] Manipur Q. 105) Where is the National Cyber Forensic
[e] Assam Laboratory located?
[a] Lucknow
Q.99) Which country has replaced Russia at the UN [b] Cochin
Human Rights Council? [c] Chennai
[a] Belize [d] Tirupati
[b] Nicaragua [e] Hyderabad
[c] Panama
[d] Columbia Q. 106) Which of the following statements is/are true
[e] Czech Republic with regards to the GatiShakti Sanchar portal?
[a] It has been launched to centralise and speed up
Q.100) With which bank has Madhya Pradesh approvals for laying of fibre and tower installations
police department partnered to integrate Point of [b] It has been launched under the National
Sale (POS) terminals with e-challan portal of police Infrastructural Pipeline initiative
department? [c] It has been launched to restructure the Indian
[a] Bank of India Railways’ infrastructure to achieve the goal of
[b] Kotak Mahindra Bank complete electrification by 2030
[c] Central Bank of India [d] It has been launched to provide a secure
[d] Union Bank of India communication platform for the armed forces
[e] Bank of Baroda personnel under Indo-US BECA agreement
[e] It has been launched as a single window for
Q.101) Which of the following companies has investment in original telecom equipment and
awarded a contract to set up one of the largest network infrastructure
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser in
India? Q. 107) Where is the 'Sky Bridge 721’ located?
[a] GAIL [a] Slovenia
[b] IOCL [b] Bulgaria
[c] ONGC [c] Romania
[d] HPCL [d] Czech Republic
[e] GSPCL [e] Hungary
Q.102) What is the target of Ministry of Civil Aviation Q. 108) Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has
in terms of cargo supply? made it mandatory to use either PAN or Aadhaar for
[a] 13 million metric ton depositing or withdrawing over ______ in a financial
[b] 10 million metric ton year or opening of a current account?
[c] 20 million metric ton [a] Rs 10 lakh
[d] 15 million metric ton [b] Rs 2 lakh
[e] 30 million metric ton [c] Rs 5 lakh
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[e] Rs 50 lakh
Q. 114) Which of the following number is the
Q. 109) When is the International Day of Families National Consumer Helpline designated by the
observed? Department of Consumer Affairs?
[a] May 10 [a] 1915
[b] May 15 [b] 14646
[c] May 19 [c] 155250
[d] May 2 [d] 1941
[e] May 8 [e] 155299
Q.110) On 15 May 2022, Indian men’s team has Q. 115) Which IIT hosts the iTIC Incubator?
won its first-ever Thomas Cup (badminton) in [a] IIT-Hyderabad
Thailand. Which team was defeated by India in this [b] IIT-Madras
tournament? [c] IIT-Ropar
[a] China [d] IIT-Delhi
[b] Indonesia [e] IIT-Dharwad
[c] Thailand
[d] Philippines Q. 116) Which of the following statements is/are true
[e] Japan about the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0)?
[a] The challenge will include five phases and two
Q. 111) Which of the following Lighthouses has phases are under implementation as of April 1, 2022
been inaugurated at Ratnagiri during the 1st edition [b] The challenge is a step forward towards
of Incredible India International Cruise Conference? Tinkerpreneurship
[a] Dhanushya Kodi Lighthouse [c] The challenge identifies the eligible beneficiaries
[b] Prongs Reef Lighthouse in a course of 12-18 months
[c] Pamban Lighthouse [d] The challenge has been launched to identify
[d] Kelshi Lighthouse technological solutions across 17 sectors
[e] Keating Point Lighthouse [e] The challenge identifies solutions in E-mobility,
Road Transportation, and Defence sectors
Q. 112) Which of the following statements is/are not
true about the ‘YUVA Tourism Clubs’ initiative? Q. 117) Which state is implementing the Nethanna
[a] It has been launched to create awareness about Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme?
the states and culture of India among young [a] Telangana
students [b] Karnataka
[b] It has been launched by Ministry of Culture under [c] Madhya Pradesh
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat scheme [d] Andhra Pradesh
[c] It has been launched to make tourism climate- [e] Odisha
friendly and sustainable by engaging young village-
level entrepreneurs Q. 118) Which of the following startups is not a
[d] Only A participant in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)
[e] Only B and C Technology Pioneers Community?
[a] Vahan
Q. 113) Recently, Ministry of Skill Development and [b] Pando
Entrepreneurship has launched the Grameen [c] Twitter
Udhyami Project. The project envisages training for [d] TransferWise
about 250 beneficiaries of 17 clusters of 17 districts [e] Nexo
selected from six states of India. The training will be
organized at Vikas Bharti, Gumla, Jharkhand. At Q. 119) Which company has launched two new
which institution was the project launched? chips - Gaudi2 and Greco - focused on artificial
[a] National Skill Development Corporation intelligence computing?
[b] National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small [a] TSMC
Business Development [b] Intel
[c] Central Skill Development Fund Agency [c] SK Hynix
[d] Centre for Research and Industrial Staff [d] QCOM
Performance [e] INTC
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Q.120) Novak Djokovic has won the men’s singles [d] 2nd
of the Italian Open Tennis Tournament 2022 by [e] 7th
defeating _____?
[a] Stefanos Tsitsipas Q. 126) According to the “Migration and
[b] Roger Federer Development Brief No. 36” 2022 report of the World
[c] Andy Murray Bank, the remittance flows to low- and middle-
[d] Pete Sampras income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase
[e] Casper Ruud by ____ % in 2022?
[a] 3.7%
Q. 121) Identify the correct statements with regards [b] 4.2%
to the Systems Reform Endeavours for Transformed [c] 5.5%
Health Achievement scheme? [d] 6.1%
[a] The total outlay of the scheme stands at Rs [e] 4.3%
3,550 crore
[b] The World Bank has announced to support the Q. 127) Recently, e& (e stands for Etlsalat) has
scheme by paying $350 million acquired a 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $4.4 billion.
[c] The scheme has an aim of improving the health Which country does the company belong to?
facilities and services in Mizoram [a] Qatar
[d] The scheme has a tenure of 10 years [b] Oman
[e] The scheme will ensure the upgradation of [c] UAE
classrooms in govt schools to smart classrooms [d] Bahrain
[e] Israel
Q. 122) In which of the following districts is the
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary located? Q. 128) What is the maximum amount assured in
[a] Dungarpur India’s first-ever dental insurance plan?
[b] Jalore [a] ₹80,000
[c] Jhunjhunu [b] ₹95,000
[d] Bundi [c] ₹10,000
[e] Karauli [d] ₹50,000
[e] ₹25,000
Q. 123) In which state is the 'Udaygiri' mountain
range located? Q. 129) Which company has announced to launch
[a] Andhra Pradesh India’s first Mental Health Insurance plan?
[b] Maharashtra [a] Bharati AXA General Insurance
[c] Himachal Pradesh [b] Aditya Birla General Insurance Company
[d] Assam [c] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
[e] West Bengal [d] Edelweiss General Insurance Company
[e] Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
Q. 124) With which country’s university has Indian Company
Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) has signed an
MOU to establish the Dr Ambedkar Chair of Q.130) What is the minimum number of investors
Buddhist Studies? prescribed by SEBI for each Collective Investment
[a] Kenya Scheme (CIS)?
[b] Madagascar [a] 40
[c] Nepal [b] 20
[d] Japan [c] 35
[e] Malaysia [d] 40
[e] 15
Q. 125) 15th World Forestry Congress was hosted
by the Republic of Korea, in partnership with FAO, Q.131) Which of the following satellites is expected
on the theme of “Building a Green, Healthy and to be launched by ISRO to study the upper layers of
Resilient Future”. This was the ____ congress held atmosphere?
in Asia? [a] TRISHNA
[a] 5th [b] DISHA
[b] 13th [c] Varman
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[e] DHRUVA [d] Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited
[e] L&T Housing Finance Limited
Q. 132) Recently, PM Narendra Modi conducted a
virtual meeting with Hun Sen, who is the Prime Q. 138) With which bank has Bangalore
Minister of ____? International Airport Ltd partnered to facilitate a one-
[a] Georgia stop omnichannel payment solution at Kempegowda
[b] Laos PDR International Airport?
[c] Azerbaijan [a] Central Bank of India
[d] Serbia [b] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[e] Cambodia [c] HDFC Bank
[d] ICICI Bank
Q. 133) Who has been appointed as the head of the [e] State Bank of India
newly formed Cotton Council of India?
[a] Sandeep Mahatme Q. 139) Recently, RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs
[b] Sivakumar K.B. 59 lakh on a Korean bank for non-compliance with
[c] Avneesh Gupta the certain norms related to interest rate on deposits
[d] Alkesh Kumar Sharma under the "Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on
[e] Suresh Kotak Deposits) Directions, 2016". Identify the bank.
[a] Shinhan Bank
Q. 134) Who among the following is the head of the [b] Industrial Bank of Korea
Committee of Administrators (CoA) of All India [c] Woori Bank
Football Federation (AIFF)? [d] KEB Hana Bank
[a] Rajendra Kumar [e] Kookmin Bank
[b] Simmi Chaudhary
[c] A.R. Dave Q.140) Who is the author of “A Place Called Home”
[d] Rajesh Singh book?
[e] Bhuvnesh Kumar [a] Preeti Shenoy
[b] Aravind Adiga
Q. 135) Nanjarayan Tank (also known as Sarkar [c] Kiran Desai
Periyapalayam Reservoir), a bio-diversity hotspot, [d] Amish Tripathi
has just been announced as the 17th bird sanctuary [e] Nikita Singh
of Tamil Nadu. How many species of birds have
been recorded here? Q.141) Which of the following is the name of the
[a] 190 mission launched by ISRO under which 75 students’
[b] 230 satellites were sent to the Low Earth Orbit?
[c] 520 [a] INSPIREsat
[d] 181 [b] EXPLOREsat
[e] 1,020 [c] PRIDEsat
[d] UNITYsat
Q. 136) The Regulations Review Authority (RRA [e] GLOBEsat
2.0), set up by RBI in 2021, has recommended
withdrawal of an additional 239 circulars. With this, Q. 142) During his visit to Jamaica, President Ram
the total number of circulars which stand withdrawn Nath Kovind has inaugurated an ‘India-Jamaica
would be _____? Friendship Garden’. At which place is the garden
[a] 630 located?
[b] 412 [a] Devon House
[c] 790 [b] Hope Gardens
[d] 714 [c] Shaw Park Gardens & Waterfalls
[e] 820 [d] Turtle River Falls and Gardens
[e] Castleton Gardens
Q. 137) Which company has partnered with Asian
Development Bank to promote green affordable Q. 143) According to the ‘Circular Economy in
housing in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana? Municipal Solid and Liquid Waste’ report of Ministry
[a] IIFL Home Finance of Housing and Urban Affairs, proper treatment of
[b] HDFC Housing Finance
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municipal solid, wet and construction wastes can [a] $39.3 billion
generate nearly _____ revenue per annum? [b] $82 billion
[a] Rs 45,000 crore [c] $74.4 billion
[b] Rs 70,000 crore [d] $44 billion
[c] Rs 20,000 crore [e] $83.6 billion
[d] Rs 15,000 crore
[e] Rs 30,000 crore Q.150) What is the GDP forecast for India for 2023
by the “World Economic Situation and Prospects as
Q. 144) In how many states has Supreme Court set of mid-2022” report?
up special courts for ensuring the speedy disposal [a] 5.4%
of cheque bounce cases? [b] 6%
[a] Ten [c] 5.9%
[b] Twelve [d] 7.2%
[c] Fifteen [e] 4.9%
[d] Five
[e] Seven Q. 151) Which company has announced to set up
the world’s largest and first-of-its-kind single
Q. 145) Which bank has collaborated with Assam location, “Integrated Renewable Energy Storage
Rifles and National Integrity and Educational Project”?
Development Organisation (NIEDO) for establishing [a] Iberdrola SA
the Late Capt N Kenguruse, MVC Centre of [b] Orsted A/S
Excellence and Wellness in Nagaland? [c] First Solar Inc.
[a] State Bank of India [d] Brookfield Renewable
[b] Federal Bank [e] Greenko Group
[c] RBL Bank
[d] IndusInd Bank Q. 152) Recently, Just Transition Research Centre
[e] Axis Bank (JTRC) has partnered with the Energy Security and
Climate Change Program at the Centre for Strategic
Q. 146) Which state is operating the Mukhymantri and International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C.,
Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana? to work on just energy transition globally including in
[a] Puducherry India. Which IIT hosts the JTRC?
[b] Punjab [a] IIT-Delhi
[c] Rajasthan [b] IIT-Kanpur
[d] Delhi [c] IIT-Kharagpur
[e] Madhya Pradesh [d] IIT-Madras
[e] IIT-Jodhpur
Q. 147) With which country has India signed MOUs
to ensure supply of fertilizers? Q. 153) Which of the following portals has been
[a] Netherlands launched by MoS for Science Jitendra Singh for
[b] Egypt India's biotech startups and researchers to seek
[c] Saudi Arabia regulatory approval for biological research and
[d] Jordan development?
[e] Germany [a] BioCAPP
[b] BioRRAP
Q. 148) Which country chaired the Global Food [c] BioLIT
Security Call to Action meeting to address global [d] BioSOL
food security, nutrition, and resilience? [e] BioMEDD
[a] USA
[b] Italy Q. 154) Which state has signed an MoU with Bharat
[c] Denmark Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), in May
[d] Finland 2022, to boost the renewable energy sector in the
[e] UK state?
[a] Himachal Pradesh
Q. 149) How much is the net FDI inflow in India in [b] Uttarakhand
2021-22, according to RBI’s Monthly Bulletin for [c] Maharashtra
May 2022? [d] Andhra Pradesh
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[e] Telangana Q.161) Who among the following is not a member of

the standing committee of the Inter-State Council?
Q. 155) How many children are impacted by child [a] Nirmala Sitharaman
wasting in India according to “Child Alert – May [b] Amit Shah
2022” report of UNICEF? [c] Virendra Kumar
[a] 4 million [d] Narendra Singh Tomar
[b] 5.7 million [e] Piyush Goyal
[c] 2.3 million
[d] 9 million Q. 162) CSpace is the first ever state-owned over-
[e] 7.7 million the-top (OTT) platform of which state govt?
[a] Kerala
Q. 156) Recently, Volopay has partnered with Visa’s [b] Telangana
Fintech Fast Track Program to start issuing their [c] Odisha
own Visa cards to their client businesses in the [d] Punjab
Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Where is the Volopay [e] Uttar Pradesh
headquartered?
[a] India Q. 163) US President Joe Biden has launched the
[b] Indonesia Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
[c] Malaysia (IPEF) to strengthen the supply chains, and
[d] Singapore enhance opportunities for the American workers,
[e] Japan small businesses, and the people of the Indo-Pacific
region. The framework includes a total of 13
Q. 157) Which bank has announced to carve out nations, including India, which represent 40% of
Rural Banking function to penetrate better into the world GDP. IPEF is seen as a counter to the 15-
semi urban and rural areas? nation Regional Comprehensive Economic
[a] Punjab National Bank Partnership (RCEP) and the 17-nation Trans-Pacific
[b] State Bank of India Partnership (TPP) that China is a member of. Where
[c] Bank of Baroda was the framework launched by the President
[d] HDFC Bank Biden?
[e] IndusInd Bank [a] Tokyo
[b] Canberra
Q. 158) How many projects have been sanctioned [c] Washington DC
by the New Development Bank to India, so far? [d] New Delhi
[a] 103 projects [e] Wellington
[b] 21 projects
[c] 99 projects Q. 164) What is the existing energy portfolio of
[d] 50 projects state-owned SJVN, as of May 2022?
[e] 5 projects [a] 8,000 MW
[b] 32,000 MW
Q. 159) Salil Parekh has been appointed as the MD [c] 10,000 MW
and CEO of ____? [d] 56,000 MW
[a] HCL Technology [e] 60,000 MW
[b] Tata Technology
[c] Wipro Q. 165) How much does the Central Govt aim to
[d] Infosys borrow in the current financial year to support
[e] Tech Mahindra consumers in the wake of high inflation?
[a] ₹10.91 trillion
Q.160) Which of the following private sector bank [b] ₹60.81 trillion
has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to [c] ₹33.81 trillion
offer UPI payments? [d] ₹66.61 trillion
[a] HDFC Bank [e] ₹14.31 trillion
[b] ICICI Bank
[c] Axis Bank Q. 166) Recently, Central government has
[d] Federal Bank announced a cut in central excise duty on petrol by
[e] RBL Bank ₹8 per litre and on diesel by ₹6 per litre. How much
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will be the burden of this waiver on the treasury of The ABHA app, previously known as NDHM Health
the exchequer? Records app, generates a _______ digit ABHA
[a] ₹9 lakh crore p.a. number?
[b] ₹12 lakh crore p.a. [a] 29
[c] ₹1 lakh crore p.a. [b] 15
[d] ₹21 lakh crore p.a. [c] 12
[e] ₹10 lakh crore p.a. [d] 20
[e] 14
Q. 167) How much is the FDI equity inflow in India
during the 2021-22, according to DPIIT’s data? Q. 172) Which state has launched the All Village
[a] $18.09 billion Integrated Agriculture Development Project?
[b] $90.77 billion [a] Odisha
[c] $48.26 billion [b] Andhra Pradesh
[d] $14.22 billion [c] West Bengal
[e] $58.77 billion [d] Tamil Nadu
[e] Assam
Q. 168) In May 2022, RBI has set up a committee,
under the chairmanship of RBI deputy governor B P Q. 173) Where is the foundation stone of Rashtriya
Kanungo, to evaluate the efficacy, adequacy, and Raksha University (RRU) laid by the Union Home
quality of customer service in banks, NBFCs, and Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh?
other entities regulated by it. The panel will also [a] Changlang
identify the best practices, adopted globally and [b] Dibang
domestically, in customer service and grievance [c] East Kameng
redressal. What is the total strength of this panel? [d] Kra Daadi
[a] Six [e] Pasighat
[b] Twenty
[c] Seven Q. 174) How many students are eligible under Quad
[d] Twelve Fellowship Program in STEM?
[e] Four [a] 200
[b] 350
Q. 169) Who has won the Sangeetha Kalanidhi [c] 75
award for 2022? [d] 100
[a] Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan [e] 500
[b] G.J.R. Vijayalakshmi
[c] Ritha Rajan Q. 175) According to the ILO Monitor on the World
[d] Both A and B of Work report, the number of hours worked in the
[e] Both B and C world has declined in the first quarter of 2022 and
remains 3.8% below the level of the fourth quarter of
Q.170) India’s 1 million all-women Accredited Social 2019 (the pre-covid benchmark). This is equivalent
Health Activists (ASHA) volunteers were honoured to a deficit of 112 million full-time jobs, indicating a
by the World Health Organization (WHO) for their significant setback in the recovery process. Which
“crucial role” in providing direct access to healthcare edition of the report has been launched recently?
facilities. The awards were given during the ongoing [a] 9th
World Health Assembly, being held in Geneva, [b] 13th
Switzerland. Which edition of the Assembly is being [c] 17th
held? [d] 23rd
[a] 75th [e] 35th
[b] 101st
[c] 117th Q. 176) Which of the following countries shares the
[d] 125th same score as that of India in the Travel & Tourism
[e] 90th Development Index 2021?
[a] Vietnam
Q.171) National Health Authority has launched the [b] Romania
revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account, [c] Uruguay
(ABHA) mobile application to manage health [d] Only A and B
records under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. [e] Only A, B and C
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[d] Meghalaya
Q. 177) Which company has acquired the [e] Jammu and Kashmir
investment technology platforms – WealthDesk and
OpenQ? Q. 184) How many components are there in Micro
[a] PayUmoney and Small Enterprises Cluster Development
[b] PayPal India Program?
[c] PhonePe [a] Two
[d] Paytm [b] Five
[e] Razorpay [c] Seven
[d] Five
Q. 178) Which bank has partnered with Retailio [e] Four
(B2B pharmacy marketplace) for launching the co-
branded credit cards? Q. 185) Indian Railways has identified 74 new 'Gati-
[a] HDFC Bank Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal’ (GCT) locations
[b] ICICI Bank across the country, with 20 of them in the South
[c] Punjab National Bank Indian states under 'Gati-Shakti Multi Model Cargo
[d] Axis Bank Terminal' policy to boost cargo freight of the
[e] Bank of Baroda railways. Indian Railways is aiming to increase its
share in freight transportation from the present 27%
Q. 179) How much stake does Central Govt own in to ___ % by 2030?
the Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd? [a] 45%
[a] 100% [b] 50%
[b] 49% [c] 55%
[c] 74% [d] 33%
[d] 89% [e] 60%
[e] 51%
Q. 186) Which has become the first state to partner
Q.180) Which sport is Manisha Ramdass belong to? World Health Organization for creating health
[a] Tennis accounts to estimate the expenditure on the health
[b] Wrestling sector?
[c] Boxing [a] Tamil Nadu
[d] Badminton [b] Rajasthan
[e] Rugby [c] Andhra Pradesh
[d] Gujarat
Q. 181) Where was the second phase of "Suposhit [e] West Bengal
Maa Abhiyan" launched by Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla? Q. 187) SAMBHAV is the portal of which state?
[a] Jaisalmer [a] Rajasthan
[b] Barmer [b] Telangana
[c] Bundi [c] Uttar Pradesh
[d] Kota [d] Gujarat
[e] Bhagalpur [e] Andhra Pradesh
Q. 182) Which country will host the COP 28 of Q. 188) Which company has signed an agreement
UNFCCC in 2023? with India Meteorological Department (IMD) for
[a] Kuwait research collaboration on weather forecast models
[b] Qatar to make farming climate-smart?
[c] UAE [a] CropIn Technology
[d] Sweden [b] Stellapps
[e] Nigeria [c] EM3 AgriServices
[d] DeHaat
Q. 183) Where is the 930 MW Kirthai-II hydroelectric [e] Fasal
power project being developed?
[a] Uttar Pradesh Q. 189) Which country has announced to develop
[b] Uttarakhand the world's largest petroleum research centre?
[c] Himachal Pradesh [a] Singapore
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[b] South Korea Q. 196) Where is North India's first Industrial

[c] Japan Biotech Park located?
[d] UAE [a] Kishtwar
[e] Kuwait [b] Pulwama
[c] Kathua
Q.190) What is the new minimum net worth of [d] Shopian
Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units (BBPOU)? [e] Udhampur
[a] ₹125 crores
[b] ₹100 crores Q. 197) Where has the Postal Department launched
[c] ₹50 crores the pilot project for delivering mail using a drone?
[d] ₹75 crores [a] Kutch
[e] ₹25 crores [b] Visakhapatnam
[c] Vizianagaram
Q.191) Who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs & [d] Kurnool
Trade of Hungary? [e] Srikakulam
[a] Sándor Pintér
[b] Judit Varga Q. 198) Recently, the UN Security Council has
[c] Mihály Varga adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the
[d] Péter Szijjártó UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for a year,
[e] Viktor Orbán till May 31, 2023. When was the UN Security
Council launched?
Q. 192) Which organization has organized ‘NADI’ [a] 2010
(Natural Allies in Development and [b] 2008
Interdependence) Conclave? [c] 2003
[a] Chatham House [d] 2011
[b] National Bureau of Asian Research [e] 2015
[c] Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[d] Royal United Services Institute Q. 199) How much amount has been transferred to
[e] Asian Confluence the Asset Development Fund by RBI in 2021-22?
[a] Rs 100 crores
Q. 193) Which of the following train runs between [b] Rs 250 crores
India and Bangladesh? [c] Rs 500 crores
[a] Mitali Express [d] Rs 870 crores
[b] Bandhan Express [e] Rs 450 crores
[c] Maitri Express
[d] Only B Q.200) Who has become the first Indian-origin
[e] Only A, B, and C woman to be appointed as an external member of
the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank of England?
Q. 194) What is the outlay of Prime Minister’s [a] Prabhat Kumar Tripathi
Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for [b] Amarendra Tiwari
FY22-26? [c] Mahesh Kumar Sharma
[a] ₹13,554 crores [d] Swati Dhingra
[b] ₹10,804 crores [e] Muthuthevar Kannan
[c] ₹8,447 crores
[d] ₹20,505 crores Q.201) How many NIELET centres have been
[e] ₹19,204 crores opened in May 2022 in the North-East India?
[a] Five
Q. 195) Which state has launched a new health and [b] Seven
wellness app named AAYU? [c] Eight
[a] Kerala [d] Twelve
[b] Karnataka [e] Fifteen
[c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Arunachal Pradesh Q. 202) Which state has launched 'Shaili App' for
[e] Assam diagnosing and controlling lifestyle diseases?
[a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Tamil Nadu
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[c] Kerala Q. 208) Which of the following statements is/are true

[d] Karnataka about the Endurance Mission?
[e] Andhra Pradesh [a] The mission has been launched by European
Space Agency to study the pace of melting in
Q. 203) Recently, Punjab government has Greenland
announced incentives for farmers opting for Direct [b] The mission has been launched by Roscosmos
Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving to create a constellation of communication satellites
water. What is correct amount of incentives given to [c] The mission has been launched by JAXA as part
farmers? of a constellation to interpret the magnetic field of
[a] Rs 1,500 incentive per acre solar system
[b] Rs 1,000 incentive per acre [d] The mission has been launched by ISRO, as a
[c] Rs 2,500 incentive per acre preliminary test, for its proposed Venus mission
[d] Rs 2,000 incentive per acre [e] The mission has been launched by NASA to
[e] Rs 3,000 incentive per acre assess the Earth’s global electric potential
Q. 204) How much stake can promoters hold in a Q. 209) As per the International Food Policy
Small Finance Bank, as per the extant norms of Research Institute (IFPRI) on climate change and
RBI? food systems, India’s food production could drop by
[a] 65% ____ percent by 2030 due to climate change?
[b] 37% [a] 16%
[c] 15% [b] 30%
[d] 38% [c] 5%
[e] 40% [d] 12%
[e] 17%
Q. 205) Who among the following has won the
‘Woman Transforming India’ Award at the 6th Q. 210) What is the maximum limit of on-lending
Entrepreneur & Leadership Awards 2022 organized that Small Finance Banks are allowed to continue
by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce? towards NBFC-MFIs?
[a] Bina Modi [a] 5% of an individual bank’s total priority sector
[b] Chandan Kumar Roushan lending
[c] Kush Paswan [b] 20% of an individual bank’s total priority sector
[d] Kundan Singh lending
[e] S. C. Baweja [c] 12% of an individual bank’s total priority sector
lending
Q.206) Which of the following states has [d] 10% of an individual bank’s total priority sector
implemented the Old Pension Scheme? lending
[a] Rajasthan [e] 15% of an individual bank’s total priority sector
[b] Chhattisgarh lending
[c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Both A and B Q. 211) Which IIT has collaborated with Ministry of
[e] Both B and C Railways for developing the hyperloop systems?
[a] IIT-Hyderabad
Q. 207) Indian National Centre for Ocean [b] IIT-Bombay
Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has [c] IIT-Ropar
signed an MOU with Indian Navy for supporting the [d] IIT-Madras
School of Naval Oceanography and Meteorology [e] IIT-Delhi
(SNOM) to conduct various courses related to
operational oceanography. Which of the following Q. 212) Recently, the Ministry of Finance has
universities offer professional courses at SNOM? announced a new Government Guarantee Policy
[a] Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University that provides government guarantee against the
[b] Cochin University of Science and Technology financial liabilities of govt entities. The policy
[c] Savitribai Phule Pune University mandates that the Central Govt will not provide
[d] University of Madras guarantees aggregating to an amount more than
[e] Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University ____ percent of GDP in any financial year?
[a] 2%
[b] 1.7%
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[c] 0.5% [d] Matarbari

[d] 2.3% [e] Patuakhali
[e] 3%
Q. 219) Recently, Digital Cooperation Organization
Q. 213) When was the India Technical and (DCO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have
Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme announced a new initiative to boost flows of digital
launched? foreign direct investments (FDI) globally. Where is
[a] 1980 the headquarter of the DCO located?
[b] 1999 [a] Riyadh
[c] 1967 [b] Dublin
[d] 1964 [c] Lyon
[e] 1956 [d] Geneva
[e] Paris
Q. 214) Which country has proposed a space
project named as “Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Q.220) Which company has become the world’s
Survey (CHES)” to survey the sky through a space- most valuable company, in terms of market
borne telescope to search for habitable Earth-like capitalisation, as of May 26, 2022?
planets outside the solar system, about 32 light- [a] Apple
years from Earth? [b] Microsoft
[a] Japan [c] Alphabet
[b] USA [d] Saudi Aramco
[c] China [e] Berkshire Hathaway
[d] UK
[e] Germany Q. 221) At which institute has PARAM PORUL-
Supercomputer been installed?
Q. 215) How much is the weightage given to [a] NIT Tiruchirapalli
Chinese Yuan in the currency basket for evaluation [b] NIT Rourkela
of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)? [c] NIT Surathkal
[a] 12.28% [d] NIT Warangal
[b] 5.57% [e] NIT Calicut
[c] 14.32%
[d] 20.91% Q. 222) What is the target of govt with respect to the
[e] 27.54% highway construction in 2022-23?
[a] 50,500 km
Q. 216) What is the theme of Swachh Survekshan [b] 20,000 km
2023? [c] 30,500 km
[a] People First [d] 18,000 km
[b] Gaon ki aur [e] 29,200 km
[c] Waste to Wealth
[d] Circular Economy Q. 223) Which state celebrated the Shirui Lily
[e] Sustainable Waste Management Festival 2022?
[a] Manipur
Q. 217) How many days of employment are [b] Nagaland
guaranteed by the Indira Gandhi Shehri Rozgar [c] Odisha
Guarantee Yojana of Rajasthan? [d] Tripura
[a] 500 [e] Meghalaya
[b] 200
[c] 350 Q. 224) Which of the following companies are
[d] 100 collaborating with World Economic Forum in the
[e] 250 “Global Collaboration Village” initiative?
[a] Accenture
Q. 218) Which port is the venue of harbour phase of [b] Microsoft
the 'Bongosagar' exercise? [c] IBM
[a] Mongla [d] Both A and B
[b] Chittagong [e] Both B and C
[c] Payra
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Q. 225) Who has been appointed as the chair of the [b] Anwar Hussain Shaik
World Trade Organisation’s Committee on Technical [c] M. Hari Nandan Rao
Barriers on Trade from India? [d] Vibhava Tripathi
[a] K. Balaji [e] Surendra Prasad
1 B 51 A 101 A 151 E 201 A

2 D 52 C 102 B 152 B 202 C
3 A 53 C 103 B 153 B 203 A
4 D 54 C 104 B 154 B 204 E
5 D 55 A 105 E 155 B 205 A
6 E 56 E 106 A 156 D 206 B
7 B 57 B 107 D 157 D 207 B
8 B 58 A 108 D 158 B 208 E
9 D 59 B 109 B 159 D 209 A
10 A 60 D 110 B 160 E 210 D
11 B 61 E 111 D 161 E 211 D
12 A 62 E 112 E 162 A 212 C
13 B 63 B 113 D 163 A 213 D
14 C 64 D 114 A 164 B 214 C
15 D 65 E 115 A 165 E 215 A
16 A 66 B 116 C 166 C 216 C
17 A 67 D 117 A 167 E 217 D
18 A 68 D 118 E 168 A 218 A
19 B 69 D 119 B 169 D 219 A
20 C 70 E 120 A 170 A 220 D
21 B 71 B 121 B 171 E 221 A
22 C 72 E 122 D 172 D 222 D
23 D 73 B 123 A 173 E 223 A
24 B 74 D 124 C 174 D 224 D
25 E 75 E 125 D 175 A 225 B
26 D 76 A 126 B 176 E
27 A 77 C 127 C 177 C
28 B 78 B 128 D 178 A
29 B 79 A 129 A 179 A
30 B 80 A 130 B 180 D
31 A 81 A 131 B 181 D
32 B 82 B 132 E 182 C
33 A 83 C 133 E 183 E
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34 B 84 B 134 C 184 A
35 A 85 D 135 D 185 A
36 C 86 A 136 D 186 B
37 A 87 A 137 A 187 C
38 C 88 A 138 B 188 E
39 D 89 C 139 D 189 E
40 B 90 D 140 A 190 E
41 C 91 D 141 D 191 D
42 A 92 A 142 B 192 E
43 B 93 A 143 E 193 E
44 B 94 A 144 D 194 A
45 A 95 A 145 E 195 B
46 E 96 E 146 D 196 C
47 A 97 A 147 D 197 A
48 A 98 D 148 A 198 C
49 A 99 E 149 A 199 A
50 E 100 A 150 B 200 D
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• Two components under the scheme –

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