Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Calcutta University has been ranked first among all the central and state-aided public universities in the country by Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was placed at 41st place in the overall table. India is the fourth most-represented nation across the rankings, with 64 universities featuring in total along with Turkey. Australia’s Western Sydney University is ranked at the top spot in the overall ranking, which includes 1,406 institutions.

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‘World Veterinary Day’ is annually observed on the last Saturday of April. This year, it fell on April 30. The day aims to highlight and promote the work performed by veterinarians all over the world.
In 1959, World Veterinary Association (WVA) was founded in Madrid, Spain. In 2001 the WVA proposed to celebrate the World Veterinary Day. WVA deals with issues related to animal safety and environment. It also ensures the availability of necessary natural resources to raise livestock.

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India is on its path to becoming one of the largest Electric Vehicles markets by 2030. However there are several fire incidents involving the EVs in India.
Lithium-ion Batteries are predominantly used in Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the primary causes of a fire are: Cell quality, battery design and issues with battery management system (BMS). The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has ordered a probe into the vehicles catching fire.

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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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India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu won her second Asian Championships bronze medal as she lost the women’s singles semifinal to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.
She faced a three-game loss to top-seed and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan though Sindhu clinched the opening game 21-13. Lee Zii Jia defeated Jonatan Christie for title to win Men’s title while Wang Zhi Yi defeated Akane Yamaguchi in Women’s singles.

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Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the government’s flagship healthcare scheme was started by PM Narendra Modi on 30 April 2018. Since then, 30 April is celebrated as Ayushman Bharat Diwas across the country.
It aims to spread awareness among the people in rural areas about the healthcare scheme. The scheme was started along the lines of universal health coverage, with the aim of meeting the UN SDG)3- ‘health and well-being for all’. India has operationalised 75,532 AB-Health and Wellness Centres (HCW) and is on track to functionalise 1.5 lakh HWCs by December 2022.

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The report titled Politics of Disinformation has been released by the Delhi-based non-profit Future of India Foundation.
As per the report, the disinformation on social media platforms is harming youths in India with no serious efforts shown by companies to tackle the issue. The report also highlighted low digital literacy and low credibility of institutional media across the country.

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Tony Brooks, one of the significant Formula 1 drivers of the 1950s from the United Kingdom, has passed away at the age of 90.
The sportsperson participated in 39 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix and won six grands prix and narrowly missed out on the world championship in 1959. Brooks retired from F1 racing in the year 1961.

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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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Construction and engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced the merger of its two software companies, Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) and Mindtree.
The combined entity will be known as “LTIMindtree” and will be headed by the Head of Mindtree. By market capitalisation, the combined entity will surpass Tech Mahindra to become the fifth-largest IT services provider. Currently, TCS ranks first among IT firms with the highest market valuation, followed by Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro.