22 May 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 22nd May
Important Current Affairs 22nd May 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd May including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd May 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 22nd May – National News
1. PM Modi presented a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima.
◉ In Japan’s Hiroshima City, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a bust of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi’s bust has been placed there as a symbol of support for non-violence and peace.
◉ On August 6, 1945, the US carried out the first nuclear assault on Hiroshima, obliterating the city and killing almost 140,000 people.
◉ The Mahatma Gandhi bust represents a major and profound symbol of friendship and goodwill between India and Japan and is a gift from the government of India to the city of Hiroshima.
◉ The 42-inch-tall triumphal statue was made by famous Padma Bhushan recipient Shri Ram Vanji Sutar and is made of enduring bronze.
2. The government will establish 1,100 farmer-producer organizations in the cooperative sector.
◉ According to a central plan, 1,100 new farmer-producer organizations would be founded in the cooperative sector, according to the Ministry of Cooperation.
◉ The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has been given a target of creating 1,100 new FPOs under the plan.
◉ Each FPO is given financial support of Rs 33 lakh under the plan. Additionally, the Cluster-Based ◉ Business Organisations (CBBO) receive financial support in the amount of Rs 25 lakhs for each FPO.
3. In 2024, India will host the Quad Summit.
◉ The Quad Leaders’ Summit will take place in India in 2024.
◉ Australia, India, Japan, and the United States of America engage in a strategic security dialogue known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), also referred to as the Quad.
◉ Its objective is to aid nations in reducing the effects of climate change and boosting their climate resilience.
◉ The Quad Summit this year was originally supposed to take place in Australia, but instead, it was held in Japan since US President Joe Biden had to cancel his trip to Australia because of the ongoing debt limit negotiations in Washington.
4. Amit Shah dedicates to the National Academy of Coastal Policing Union campus.
◉ The National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) permanent campus is being built near Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, and the foundation stone was placed by Home Minister Amit Shah.
◉ The nation’s first national academy, the National Academy of Coastal Policing, was founded in 2018 to offer comprehensive training to the maritime police of nine coastal states, five union territories, and the Central Police Forces.
◉ To improve the security of the coastal borders, the Centre has approved spending Rs 441 crore to establish NACP with cutting-edge training facilities, contemporary infrastructure, and cutting-edge technology.
5. First Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting on India 2023 for the World Food
◉ In New Delhi, there was a meeting of the World Food India 2023 Inter-Ministerial Committee.
Smt. Anita Praveen, Secretary of the Food Processing Industries (FPI), presided over the committee meeting.
◉ The purpose of the meeting was to talk about how the Ministries, Departments, and Organisations were getting ready for the event.
◉ The Ministry of Food Processing Industries plans to host the second World Food India during the first week of November 2023.
◉ With an area of over 12.5 million hectares and a share of more than 15% of the world’s total production, India is a global leader in the production of millets.
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International News
6. Nepal will recognise 2025 as a “special tourism year”
◉ The 2080s of Bikram Samvat will be known as “the Visit Nepal decade,” and 2025 will be designated as a special year for travel.
◉ While presenting the policies and programmes for the fiscal year 2080–2081 at the joint meeting of the federal parliament, Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel made this announcement.
◉ Since the beginning of 2023, about one lakh visitors have been travelling to Nepal each month. According to the most recent data kept by the Nepal Tourism Board, more than 3.26 lakh foreign visitors arrived in Nepal during the first four months of 2023.
Banking
7. With NPCI, Paytm introduces the Paytm SBI Card on the RuPay Network.
◉ The Paytm SBI Card has been introduced on the RuPay network thanks to a partnership between Paytm, SBI Card, and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
◉ They assert that the goal of this new alliance is to completely transform the way credit is used in India by integrating ‘new to credit’ consumers into the formal economy and reaching out to rural areas.
◉ Cashback and discounts are available with the Paytm SBI Card on purchases made using the Paytm mobile app.
◉ In 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it possible for customers to link their RuPay credit cards to UPI.
Sports
8. Rohit Sharma becomes the second Indian T20 player to reach 11,000 runs.
◉ Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, is now the second Indian batsman to reach 11,000 runs in Twenty-20 cricket, following Virat Kohli (11, 864 runs).
◉ Additionally, he surpasses Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, David Warner, Aaron Finch, and Virat Kohli as the seventh hitter overall with 11,000 runs scored.
9. Shaili Singh won the Golden Grand Prix bronze medal. 2023
◉ In the women’s long jump competition at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics competition in Yokohama, Japan, Indian athlete Shaili Singh won a bronze medal.
◉ Shaili Singh tried a jump of 6.65 metres, earning her a spot on the podium in third place at the Yokohama meet, a gold-level competition on the World Athletics Continental Tour.
◉ Maryse Luzolo of Germany won the gold medal with a leap of 6.79 metres, and Brooke Buschkuehl of Australia took home the silver with a leap of 6.77 metres.
◉ At the World Athletics UNDER-20 Championships in Nairobi, Shaili Singh took home a silver medal.
Important day
10. National Anti-Terrorism Day is on May 21.
◉ Every year on May 21, India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day.
◉ Objective: To increase public understanding of the significance of battling terrorism and fostering social harmony.
◉ This day has profound historical significance and helps to serve as a reminder of the terrible effects that terrorism has on innocent lives.
◉ On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber affiliated with the terrorist group LTTE assassinated Rajiv Gandhi, the former prime minister of India, sparking the creation of National Anti-Terrorism Day.
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