Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 22, 2025

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Mizoram has officially been declared a fully literate state by Chief Minister Lalduhoma during a special ceremony at Mizoram University in Aizawl. This makes Mizoram the first state in India to achieve full functional literacy, defined by the Ministry of Education as having a literacy rate above 95%. A door-to-door survey by Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators (CRCCs) in August–September 2023 identified 3,026 non-literate persons, with 1,692 actively participating in learning. The PFLS (Performance of the Foundational Literacy Survey) 2023–24 recorded Mizoram’s literacy rate at 98.20%, confirming the success. In June 2024, Ladakh became the first fully literate administrative unit, and now Mizoram has become the first fully literate Indian state.

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The World Hydrogen Summit 2025 was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 20 to 22. At this global event, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) showcased its green hydrogen plans under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). India targets the production of 5 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of green hydrogen per year by 2030. This mission aims to reduce carbon emissions, attract investments worth 100 billion US dollars, and generate employment. Major focus areas include building electrolyzer manufacturing capacity, developing green hydrogen hubs at ports, and encouraging state-level policies to support the transition.

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Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat in Tripura has recently introduced compostable bags made from PBAT as a green alternative to single-use plastic (SUP). PBAT stands for Polybutylene Adipate Terephthalate, a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer used to replace traditional plastics. It is made by combining adipic acid, 1,4-butanediol, and terephthalic acid and can be processed using normal plastic-making machines. PBAT is 100% compostable and breaks down into water, carbon dioxide (CO₂), and biomass within 180 days under industrial composting. It is strong, flexible, moisture-resistant, and safe for packaging, making it a practical and eco-friendly solution to plastic pollution.

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The Shirui Lily Festival 2025 was held after a two-year gap caused by ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur. It is a five-day cultural and ecological festival celebrated in Ukhrul district, home to the Tangkhul Naga tribe. The festival honors the Shirui Lily, or Lilium mackliniae, a rare bluish-pink flower found only in the Shirui Hills. The festival promotes cultural pride and raises awareness about the flower’s ecological importance and the need for conservation.

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In Tamil Nadu’s Kunnapattu, many Irula families face eviction and lack legal ownership of the land they have lived on for generations. The Irula live mainly in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats, across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Irula are one of India’s oldest indigenous communities and the second largest Adivasi group in Tamil Nadu. They are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the state due to their socio-economic challenges. They speak the Irula language, which is related to Tamil and Kannada, both Dravidian languages. They follow pantheism and believe in spirits in people and objects, worshipping a virgin goddess named Kanniamma, who is linked to the cobra.