Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. The program aims to seek and support technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and social relevance.
Atal Innovation Mission recently launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0) for 18 challenges from 7 sectors.. The program works in collaboration with NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, ISRO and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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Despite being the second largest coal producer in the world, India in 2021-22 -till January- imported around 173.32 million tonnes of coal.
Several states across the country are undergoing long power cuts, as hotter temperatures pushed the electricity demand, triggering a major power crisis. According to a report, electricity supply fell short of demand by 1.88 billion units, or 1.6%, during April.

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Sai Divya, research scholar in Satellite Communications from Andhra Pradesh has developed CubeSat LakshyaSAT, a research nano-satellite.
After she sent the prototype of the Cubesat to the UK, B2Space Company launched the satellite. The CubeSat model, placed inside a space box platform, was sent to the stratosphere to collect various parameters of the stratosphere using a high altitude balloon.

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According to the latest data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2020, of the total 4,88 lakh prison inmates, 76 % or 3.71 lakh were found to be undertrials, of which about 68% were either illiterate or school dropouts.
Among the undertrials, about 20% were Muslims, while about 73% were Dalits, tribals or OBCs. Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) were found to have the highest ratio of undertrials in jails at 91%, followed by Bihar and Punjab at 85%, and Odisha at 83%.

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India’s first Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) has been set up at Dr Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) at Hyderabad.
The Government of Telangana supported the establishment of this Centre of Excellence in partnership with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Laurus Labs. The hub has state-of-the-art flow chemistry equipment to provide hands-on training ensure greater incorporation of flow chemistry techniques during R&D.

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Bengaluru-based Jain (Deemed-to-be University), the host for the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021, has bagged the top position in ‘Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021’.
The team won 20 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. Lovely Professional University (LPU) and Punjab University bagged the first runner-up and the second runner-up positions respectively. In this edition, 2 national records and 76 previous Khelo India University games records were broken.

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English snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, the current world number one, claimed his seventh World Championship title with a win over Judd Trump to equal Stephen Hendry’s record.
The 46-year old snooker player becomes the oldest world champion in Crucible history. He won his first professional ranking event at 17 years. He is also the youngest player to win the Masters at 19. O’Sullivan has been awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2016, for services to snooker.

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China has recently launched eight satellites on a Long March rocket to Low Earth Orbit including Jilin-1 01C and Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites.
This also marked the 419th flight mission of the Long March rocket series. Last week, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched two satellites on a Long March 2C rocket, aimed to boost the country’s urban security and monitoring environmental changes.

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Rajasthan became the first state in India to surpass 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations. The state houses 10,506 MW out of the country’s 49,346 MW-solar energy capacity.
Out of the state’s total capacity, 9,542 MW is ground–mounted, 668 MW is rooftop and 296 MW has been developed in off–grid sector. It is also emerging as a hub in roof-top solar capacity. The state has signed several MoUs in energy sector during the “Invest Rajasthan” campaign.

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Karnataka’s Forest Department had recommended ‘in principal approval’ of environmental clearance for various Jog Development Projects including a five-star hotel.
Regional Empowered Committee (REC) of the Environment Ministry sought additional clarifications on the project. It also sought to know if any environmental study has been conducted about the impact, and any precautionary measures have been taken in the proposed activities.