25 May 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 25th May
Important Current Affairs 25th May 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 25th May about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 25th May 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 25th May – National
1. Tamil Nadu has started an integrated agriculture development program.
◉ MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme,’ which aims to develop agriculture in all 15,525 village panchayats in five years through a convergence of Union and State government schemes and externally funded projects.
◉ The current year’s initiative will help nearly nine lakh agricultural families by covering 1,997 village panchayats at a cost of Rs 227.06 crore.
2. In Manipur, the 4th Shirui Lily Festival has begun.
◉ The 4th Edition of the State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has commenced in Manipur.
◉ The Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur, organizes an annual festival to promote and raise awareness of the Shirui Lily flower, which is also Manipur’s State Flower.
◉ The Governor of Manipur, La Ganesan, and Chief Minister N Biren Singh opened the four-day celebration at Shirui Village Ground in the Ukhrul district.
3. Swachh Survekshan 2023 was initiated by the central government as part of SBM Urban 2.0.
◉ Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, the Union Government has launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan – 2023.
◉ The three Rs principles of Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse would be prioritized in the survey. Swachh Survekshan-2023 is aimed at attaining waste management circularity.
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International News
4. Tokyo, Japan hosts the QUAD Leaders’ Summit in 2022.
◉ On May 24, 2022, Tokyo, Japan hosted the 2022 Quad Summit. The Quad leaders (Australia, India, Japan, and the US) will attend.
◉ The Summit was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australia’s freshly elected Prime Minister Antony Albanese. The Quad Summit is being held for the second time in person.
5. The 75th World Health Assembly is currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
◉ The 75th World Health Assembly will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 22nd to 28th, 2022. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, this is the first in-person Health Assembly.
◉ Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health, spoke at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He underlined the importance of establishing a strong global supply chain to ensure that vaccinations and medicines are distributed fairly.
Appointment
6. Rajesh Bhushan is the chairperson of Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA).
◉ Committee B is largely concerned with the World Health Organization’s administrative and financial problems (WHO).
7. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus was re-elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization for a second term.
◉ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-appointed as Director-General of the World Health Organization for a second term, beginning August 16, 2022.
◉ During the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, he was re-elected. He was the only one who applied. Dr. Tedros was elected for the first time in 2017.
8. Gaurav Sachdeva is an Indian businessman. named as CEO of JSW One Platform, an e-commerce venture
◉ Gaurav Sachdeva has been hired as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, the group’s e-commerce operation.
◉ He has left JSW Ventures, where he was in charge of the fund’s venture capital investments.
Awards
9. For the year 2020, A Gopalakrishnan was awarded the VASVIK industrial research prize.
◉ A Gopalakrishnan, Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), has won the VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra) Industrial Research Award for the year 2020 in the area of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
◉ A monetary prize of 1.51 lakh and a citation are included in the award. Each year, the VASVIK research prize is granted to scientists and researchers who have excelled in one of eight areas.
Sports
10. For the Women’s T20 Challenge, BCCI has signed up NFT as a partner.
◉ The idea of Non-Fungible Tokens has been endorsed by the Indian cricket board (NFT). FanCraze, a cricket metaverse firm, has been named as the official associate partner of the Women’s T20 Challenge by the Indian cricket board.
◉ In addition to supporting West Indies cricket, FanCraze is an ICC partner.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium will host the women’s T20 challenge, which will include three teams (the Supernovas, Trailblazers, and Velocity).
Important day
11. The International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories runs from May 25 to 31.
◉ From May 25 to 31, the United Nations will commemorate “International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories.”
◉ The United Nations General Assembly declared the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories on December 6, 1999. A Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a territory “whose people have not yet gained a complete measure of self-government,” according to the United Nations Charter.
12. World Thyroid Awareness Day is observed on May 25th.
◉ On May 25, World Thyroid Day is commemorated to raise awareness of thyroid illnesses, their symptoms, prevention, and treatments.
◉ The European Thyroid Association proposed the day in 2008, and it was established in 2009. (ETA).
◉ Thyroid Awareness Week will take place from May 22 to 28. “It’s not you,” says Thyroid Federation International, announcing the theme for Thyroid Awareness Week. “It’s your thyroid,” says the doctor.
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