Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to up-skill the technical staff.
More than 4000 ISRO technical employees will be trained in the programme over the course of the next 5 years. It aims to create a formal framework for short-term courses for capacity- building of the technical staff of ISRO as per the industry requirements.

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The Kadiri-Lepakshi 1812 is a new variety of groundnut seed, which is said to be drought-resistant and can also withstand inundation.
The acreage of the groundnut crop has witnessed a drastic decline in the country, leading to a severe scarcity of edible vegetable oils in the market. The decline was due to extreme weather incidents and falling productivity of Kadiri-6 variety that is supplied on subsidy by the Andhra Pradesh government.

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Open, a neo-banking fin-tech portal recently raised capital to push up its value over a billlion dollars and became India’s 100th unicorn.
Open, a five-year-old Bengaluru-based neo-bank, raised USD 50 mn recently. Earlier, Google, Temasek, Visa, and Japan’s SoftBank invested USD 100 million in the startup. 14 Indian Startups entered the Unicorn Club In 2022 while 42 startups and 2 listed companies touched the billion-dollar valuation in 2021.

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Under ‘Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojna’, the New Delhi Government will provide 25,000 households of east Delhi with 100 per cent sewer connectivity for free.
The Government has developed out a plan to maximise the potential of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) through the development of free sewer connections, new sewer lines and reverse osmosis (RO) plants in the state.

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India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut, is being designed by global mobility provider Alstom in Hyderabad and manufactured in Savli, Gujarat.
The first trainset of the system was handed over to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Phase 1. India’s first semi high-speed regional train can move passengers at 180 km/hour.

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PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) is being implemented by Union Ministry of Textiles.
PM MITRA Park creates an Integrated Textiles Value Chain at one location and will reduce logistics cost. A National Conference on PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme was organized by Ministry of Textiles. 13 State Governments presented plans for setting up of PM MITRA Parks in their respective states.

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The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched five National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NEILIT).
North East Capacity Building (NECB) 2.0 Project was also launched for training in digital skill sets and industry-demanding technologies for people in the North-East states. The event was held at the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NEILIT), Dimapur.

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Karnataka’s first floating bridge has been recently inaugurated on the Malpe Beach in Udupi. A visitor can feel the sea wave movement while walking on the bridge.
The bridge is 100-metre-long and 3-metre-wide and around 100 visitors will be allowed to walk on the bridge. As the bridge is not permanently attached, it could be easily relocated to another place easily.

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Costa Rica’s new President Rodrigo Chaves was sworn in recently. The former World Bank economist won a four-year term last month against former President Jose María Figueres.
Costa Rica, with a population of around 5 million, is considered as one of the most politically stable countries in Central America. At present, it has a rising foreign debt -about 70% of GDP, poverty rate of 23% and unemployment of nearly 14%.

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The Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland situated near the city of Samawa, Iraq has disappeared mainly due to human activity and climate change.
The five-square-kilometre lake has been drying up since 2014 and he causes have been climate change and rising temperatures. Over 1000 wells illegally dug for agriculture in the region and cement and salt factories constructed near-by the lake have drained significant amounts of water.