Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries – 13 MAY 2022
Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 13 May 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 13 May 2022
12th IBA Womens World Boxing Championships kick-started in Istanbul
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Monday. In this event, more than 400 boxers from a record 93 countries are set to take part in this year’s event, which also marks the 20th anniversary of the prestigious event.
Olympian Lovlina Borgohain will represent the Indian country. The other representatives of this game are Pooja Rani (81 kg), Nandini (+81 kg) and Nikhat Zareen (52 kg), Nitu (48kg), Anamika (50kg), Shiksha (54kg), Manisha (57kg), Parveen (63kg) and Sweety (75kg).
Static/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2022:
International Boxing Association (IBA) was formed in 1946;
Headquarters of IBA: Lausanne, Switzerland;
President of IBA: Umar Nazarovich Kremlev.
Mamata Banerjee received Special Bangla Academy Award
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has received the Bangla Academy Award for her “relentless literary pursuit” at a function organised by the government’s information and culture department on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary. The award, introduced this year by Sahitya Academy, was presented to Banerjee for her book “Kabita Bitan”, which pays tribute to the best writers of West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Kabita Bitan’ was launched at the 2020 Kolkata Book Fair. The book contains 946 poems written by the TMC supremo. Despite being on the stage, Mamata Banerjee did not accept the award on her own and it was received by state Education Minister Bratya Basu on her behalf.
Banerjee was given the award at the “Ravi Pranam” function organised by the government’s information and culture department on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary. Bangla Academy has decided to reward those who are working tirelessly for the betterment of literature as well as other sectors of society.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister resigned after weeks of Protest
Sri Lankan prime minister Mahindra Rajapaksa resigned from his position on 9th May 2022 and the president, his brother, step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, an official said. He sent his resignation letter to the president of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He has been accused of misleading Sri Lanka’s economy and pushing Sri Lanka towards Bank corruption and economic crisis.
The Sri Lankan people have been protesting against the president and the prime minister. They demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa. The supporters attack the Anti-government protesters outside the president’s office which leads to massive violence. 151 people were injured and admitted in the hospital.
South Korea becomes 1st Asian country join NATO Cyber Defence Group
South Korea has become the first Asian country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). The move will likely to mount tensions with Moscow. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) is joined as a contributing participant in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
Locked Shields is the world’s largest and most complex international real-time cyber defence exercise, organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia. Now, the total NATO CCDCOE has 32 countries as its official members which include 27 NATO member countries and 5 five non-NATO states as contributing participants. South Korea has participated in the Locked Shields 2022, the largest and most complex annual international live-fire cyber defence exercise in the world.
It has been participating two years in a row since 2020. South Korea joining the CCDCOE would help it counter the cybersecurity threat perception due to North Korea.
Mumbai Gets India’s First EV Charging Station Powered by bio-gas
India’s first EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This station be will expected to generate 220 units of electricity from food waste collected from its nearby areas, mostly from bulk generators like hotels and offices.
This energy plant will be utilized to power street lights and also to charge electric vehicles. It was inaugurated by Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray. The Biogas Electricity Generation Plant, set up in the year 2021, uses about 1.5 lakh kilograms of food waste to generate electricity. Also, to promote electric vehicles, BMC is planning to set up organic waste-powered EV charging stations in its 24 administrative wards.
Deepika Padukone named as 1st Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton
Deepika Padukone is on a roll! After becoming a jury member of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the actress has added one more achievement to her kitty. She has been appointed as Louis Vuitton’s first-ever Indian brand ambassador. . The news was announced by the French brand. The brand unveiled the role of a 36-year-old Bollywood actress during their new handbag campaign. It saw Padukone joining in actors Emma Stone and Zhou Dongyu for promotional shots.
Recently, she has been named as a part of an eight-member jury presided by French actor Vincent Lindon at 75th Cannes Film Festival. She has also received the first Time 100 Impact Awards for creating awareness about mental health. Padukone is often pictured sporting Louis Vuitton outfits and bags, and she had also modelled for them previously. She became the first Indian actor to feature in the brand’s campaign in 2020 when she posed for a mock book cover with stars like Lea Seydoux and Sophie Turner.
Saudi Aramco overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable company
Saudi Aramco overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable company, stoked by a surge in oil prices that is buoying the crude producer while adding to an inflation surge throttling demand for technology stocks.
Aramco traded near its highest level on record on Wednesday, with a market capitalisation of about $2.43 trillion, surpassing that of Apple for the first time since 2020. The iPhone maker fell 5.2 per cent to close at $146.50 per share, giving it a valuation of $2.37 trillion.
Even if the move proves short-lived and Apple retakes the top spot again, the role reversal underscores the power of major forces coursing through the global economy. Soaring oil prices, while great for profits at Aramco, are exacerbating rising inflation that is forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at the fastest pace in decades. The higher rates go, the more investors discount the value of future revenue flows from tech companies and push down their stock prices.
5000-year-old jewellery factory rooted out in Haryana’s Indus Valley site Rakhi Garhi
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has been working in Rakhi Garhi in Haryana for the last 32 years, made one of its biggest discoveries yet with the excavation of a 5000 year old jewellery making factory. Rakhi Garhi is a village in Haryana’s Hisar district and one of the oldest Indus Valley Civilisation archaeological sites.
The discovery of the structure of some dwellings, a kitchen complex, and a 5000-year-old jewellery-making factory indicates that the site was once a very major commercial centre.
Rajiv Kumar appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar will take charge as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India on May 15, the government announced on Thursday, a notification issued by the Law Ministry said. In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President appointed Shri Rajiv Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from the 15th of May 2022.
Kumar will oversee several crucial elections in his tenure as CEC, starting with by-polls, the Presidential and Vice Presidential polls in July followed by a string of assembly elections and then the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Kumar took charge as the Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on September 1, 2020. Prior to assuming charge in the Election Commission, Kumar had been the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. He joined as the PESB chairman in April 2020.
Haryana launched ‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ for fodder cultivating farmers
Haryana agriculture minister J P Dalal on Tuesday launched the ‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ scheme, under which a farmer growing fodder and supplying the produce to cowsheds will get a financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per acre. The rationale behind the scheme is to address the State’s fodder shortage and rising stray cattle. The Subsidy will be directly credited to the farmer’s account under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Under the scheme:
The number of cow shelters in the state increased from 175 in 2017 to 600 in 2022. Most cow shelters remain overcrowded due to an increase in the stray cattle population. Also, the Phosphate-Rich Organic Manure (PROM) prepared from cow dung can be used as an alternative for synthetic fertilisers. The Prom is also prepared from various gaushalas of Pinjore, Hisar and Bhiwani districts of Haryana.
Agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister JP Dalal said, “The money will be transferred to the farmers’ bank account through direct benefit transfer. The state government has been taking a number of steps in the interest of farmers, and the ‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ is another step in that direction. In April, ₹13.44 crore was distributed among 569 gaushalas in the state for purchasing fodder.”
India won 14 medals in Archery Asia Cup 2022 Stage 2
Indian archers wrapped up a highly successful Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign with a total of 14 medals – eight golds, four silvers and two bronze, here on Wednesday. The Indian team of women archers Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami, and Sakshi Chaudhary has won India’s first gold medal of the continental meet after defeating Kazakhstan in Iraq.
Prathamesh Fuge, Rishabh Yadav And Jawkar Solutions Of men’s team for India second gold medal has won. Prathamesh Phuge And Preneet Kaur The pair won the Asia Archery Cup third gold medal Won at Asia Archery Cup.
India medal winners:
- Women’s team compound: gold (Sakshi Chaudhary, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Gopichand Swami)
- Men’s team compound: gold (Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Fuge, and Prathamesh Jawkar)
- Mixed team compound: gold (Prathamesh Fuge and Parneet Kaur)
- Men’s individual compound: Prathmesh Fuge (gold); Rishabh Yadav (silver); Jawkar Samadhan (bronze)
- Women’s individual compound: Sakshi Chaudhary (gold); Parneet Kaur (silver)
- Women’s team recurve: gold (Avani, Bhajan Kaur and Laxmi Hembrom)
- Men’s team recurve: gold (Mrinal Chauhan, Parth Salunkhe and Juyel Sarkar)
- Mixed team recurve: silver (Parth Salunkhe and Bhajan Kaur)
- Men’s individual recurve: Mrinal Chauhan (gold); Parth Salunke (bronze)
- Women’s individual recurve: Bhajan Kaur (silver)