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May - 2022 Current Affairs
A)
3rd May
B)
2nd May
C)
1st May
D)
30th April

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 3rd May


World Asthma Day is celebrated across the globe on 3rd May. The day is set aside to raise awareness about asthma and how those battling the condition can best equip themselves. It is a long-term inflammatory disease that affects the airways of the lungs and can cause symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. 

While asthma cannot be cured permanently, it can be controlled to an extent that the symptoms become negligible and can be appropriately managed by patients. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 15 to 20 million people in India suffer from asthma, which includes patients from every age group (as of 2021).
 
World Asthma Day 2022 Theme : World Asthma Day is organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma. GINA is a World Health Organization collaborative organization that was founded in 1993. For the 2022 World Asthma Day, GINA has chosen ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care' as the theme.

Source : NDTV

Published On : May 3, 2022
A)
May 1st
B)
May 2nd
C)
May 3rd
D)
May 4th

Correct Answer : Option (C) - May 3rd


* World Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on May 3rd. 
* The day is dedicated to press freedom and its importance in today's world. 
* The UN General Assembly declared May 3rd as World Press Freedom Day in 1993.
 
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on May 3rd. According to UNESCO, the day dedicated to press freedom highlights the importance of governments and people around the world upholding their commitment to press freedom. The day also serves as a day for media workers to reflect on issues of press freedom and ethical standards. World Press Freedom Day is a day to demonstrate support for journalists, photojournalists, and others in the media who work tirelessly to distribute information and bring news from across the world to people's homes. The day also commemorates those journalists who have lost their lives in search of a story. 
 
Theme : This theme for World Press Freedom Day this year is 'Journalism under Internet Siege,' which focuses on the influence of the digital era on freedom of expression, journalist safety, and information access. In Punta Del Este, Uruguay, UNESCO and the Republic of Uruguay will organise the annual World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in a hybrid format from May 2 to 5, 2022 to mark the day..

Source : News9 Live

Published On : May 3, 2022
A)
Tejashwi Yadav
B)
Nitish Kumar
C)
Ram Vilas Paswan
D)
Lalu Prasad Yadav

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Nitish Kumar


Bihar, chief minister "Nitish Kumar" inaugurated on Saturday(30th April 2022) a greenfield grain-based ethanol plant built at a cost of Rs 105 crore at Purnea. The project is a part of Bihar’s ambitious foray into ethanol production using sugarcane, maize and rice to meet the country’s fuel needs.
 
 
The ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will not discharge any waste, making it a zero-liquid discharge plant that is completely environment friendly. It was commissioned under the Government of India and the Bihar dispensation’s ethanol promotion policies announced in 2021.
 
The plant will buy 130 tons of rice husk and 145-150 tons of maize or rice directly from local farmers. It will generate direct employment to 52 people and create avenues of earning for hundreds of others in the area..

Source : Economic Times

Published On : May 3, 2022
A)
Assam
B)
Odisha
C)
Jharkhand
D)
Haryana

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Haryana


* Haryana Chief Minister "Manohar Lal Khattar" on Sunday(1st May 2022) announced that a stadium will be built in Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra's native village in Khandra is in Panipat.
 
* Making the announcement after inaugurating a cooperative sugar mill in Panipat, the chief minister said Neeraj Chopra, who belongs to Haryana, has made the country and the state proud by winning an Olympic gold medal last year.
 
* "A stadium would be built in Neeraj Chopra's village for Rs 10 crore," he announced.
 
* Last year, Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold first Olympic track and field.
 
* Khattar said that Haryana has become a sports hub and players from the state have brought laurels at various national and international level sporting events. Haryana is also giving the highest prize money to its players, he said.

* Khelo India Youth Games-2021 will be organised by the Haryana Government from June 4 to June 13.

Source : Times of india

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
3rd May
B)
2nd May
C)
1st May
D)
30th April

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2nd May


* World Tuna Day is being observed on 2nd May every year globally.

* Aim : Promoting the importance of sustainable fishing practices and educating people on how Tuna become endangered species due to high demand.

* UNGA has declared this day as World Tuna Day to create awareness to preserve species in 2016.

* Tuna is an important source of Omega-3 and it also contains minerals, proteins, and vitamin B12, among other advantages.

Source : U N

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
Narayan Rane
B)
Uddhav Thackeray
C)
Aaditya Thackeray
D)
Nilesh Narayan Rane

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Narayan Rane


* Narayan Rane (Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) has launched the MSME Sustainable Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme.

* MSMEs will get subsidies as per the following structure, on the cost of ZED certification - Micro Enterprises: 80%; Small Enterprises: 60%; Medium Enterprises: 50%

* An additional subsidy of 10% for the MSMEs owned by Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs OR MSMEs in NER/Himalayan/LWE/Island territories/aspirational districts.

Source : PIB

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
Finland
B)
Australia
C)
Germany
D)
United States

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Germany


India and Germany on Monday(2nd May 2022) agreed to cooperate on agro-ecology and sustainable management of natural resources in the agriculture sector, with the latter intending to provide concessional loans of up to 300 million euros by 2025 for such initiatives.
 
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Germany's Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze signed a declaration in this regard in a virtual meeting, an official statement said.
 
As per the agreement, the two nations have agreed for the promotion of joint research, knowledge sharing and innovation between academic institutions and practitioners including farmers, it said.
 
Cooperation and Development intends to provide up to 300 million euros by the year 2025 for financial and technical cooperation for projects under this initiative," the statement said..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
Maharashtra Gene Education Project
B)
Maharashtra Gene Health Project
C)
Maharashtra Gene Bank Project
D)
Maharashtra Gene Police Project

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Maharashtra Gene Bank Project


Maharashtra Cabinet approved the ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project in India. To conserve genetic resources in Maharashtra including marine diversity, seeds of local crops, and animal diversity. In the next five years, an amount of Rs 172.39 crores will be spent on these seven focus areas.
 
What are the seven focus areas?
 
The ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank Project’ will work on seven themes :
 
* Marine biodiversity
* Local crop/seed varieties
* Indigenous cattle breeds
* Freshwater biodiversity
* Grassland, scrubland, and animal grazing land biodiversity
* Conservation and management plans for areas under forest right
* Rejuvenation of forest areas.
 
The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) and will be overseen by committees under the chief secretary and the principal secretary (forests). The MSBB will coordinate with institutions like the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Goa to document and conserve rare and endangered marine species. 

Source : The Hindu

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
Vinodh Bhat
B)
Manoj Rai
C)
Kiran Kumar
D)
Sahas Malhotra

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Sahas Malhotra


Audio OTT platform JioSaavn has appointed "Sahas Malhotra" as its new CEO. Based out of the company’s headquarters in Mumbai, Malhotra will lead the company’s endeavors in the Indian market. Prior to this appointment, he was with Amazon Music where he was leading his team as a director.
 
With over 24 years of experience, Sahas Malhotra has handled various portfolios including in building teams, film marketing, music P&L management, licensing, media planning, music publishing and product management. He also has experience in understanding of mobile value-added services, online music, online video marketing, syndication, TV, print and radio marketing, social media marketing and online advertising..

Source : Financial Express

Published On : May 2, 2022
A)
1st May
B)
2nd May
C)
3rd May
D)
4th May

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2nd May


Satyajit Ray's 101st birth anniversary was celebrated on May 2, 2022. The legendary filmmaker is known for his remarkable work, which include classics such as ‘Charulata’, ‘Pather Panchali’, and ‘Devi’. Satyajit Ray was also the first Indian to receive an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement and he was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award in 1992.

Published On : May 2, 2022