Aspirants of the various competitive government exams in India require to prepare a lot of subjects for their exams. Daily current affairs and general awareness are two of the most important topics which the candidates need to be aware of. WBCS, SSC, Banking, and Railways, among other competitive exams, require their candidates to have a stronghold on the daily current affairs.
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Read on to know the daily current affairs of 21st May 2022.
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Today’s National Current Affairs
1. For the redressal of public complaints, Bhagwant Mann, CM of Punjab, launches the ‘Lok Milni’ scheme-
- After hearing the grievances of the people of the state, Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched the ‘Lok Milni’ scheme, the first-of-its-kind public interactive programme.
- The aim behind the launch of the scheme is to provide a single-window platform to the people of the state to amend the complaints that they have.
- The people of Punjab who had submitted various grievances and complaints in the last two months were called to attend the programme.
2. The 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of NDB was chaired by Nirmala Sitharaman-
- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs and India’s Governor for the New Development Bank (NDB) chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of NDB.
- The meeting was held in the virtual mode and the video conference took place in New Delhi.
- The Governors and Alternate Governors of Brazil, China, Russia, South Africa, and also the newly joined members of Bangladesh and UAE were in attendance at the virtual meet.
3. ‘CSpace’, India’s first state-owned OTT platform to be launched by Kerala-
- On November 1st, 2022, the Kerala government is to launch the first-ever state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform, offering movie lovers a vivid palate of films, short films, and documentaries.
- Kerala will be the first in India to launch such a platform.
- Saji Cheriyan, Kerala’s Minister for Cultural Affairs, revealed the name of the platform as CSpace.
4. USD 350 Million Sanctioned by the World Bank for SRESTHA-G Project in Gujarat-
- The Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) Project gets approval from the World Bank with a USD 350 Million financial aid.
- The aim behind the project is to transform the key health delivery systems in the state.
International Current Affairs
1. New Chief Executive of Hong Kong Appointed as John Lee-
- Hong Kong, the special administrative region of China, has appointed John Lee as the new Chief Executive after the dubious Chief Executive Election 2022 held in the country.
- China had overhauled Hong Kong’s electoral system in 2021 and had specified that only patriots, those loyal to the Communist Party of China, can run in the elections.
- John Lee was the sole candidate who stood in the election and has now become the sixth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Science and Technology Current Affairs
1. Pieter Elbers appointed as IndiGo’s CEO-
- Pieter Elbers is appointed as the CEO of IndiGo by the Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited.
- Elbers will join IndiGo on or before 1st October 2022.
- Ronojoy Dutta was in the position before Elbers and has decided to retire on 30th September 2022.
Sports Current Affairs
1. India’s Nikhat Zareen wins gold at Women’s World Boxing Championships-
- Beating the Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong, Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian woman to win the World Title at the Women’s World Championships.
- The dazzling 25-year-old boxer is a former junior youth world champion.
Miscellaneous Current Affairs
1. 21st May celebrated as International Tea Day-
- Every year 21st May is observed as the International Tea Day.
- The aim behind celebrating the day is to create awareness about a safe working environment for tea workers, fair trade, and a sustainable environment for tea production.
- The Day will help promote activities in favor of the sustainable production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting poverty and hunger.
Here were the daily current affairs of 21st May 2022.
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