PRELIMS BITS
1. International Day of Argania 2022 observed on:
--10th May (2022 theme “The Argan tree, symbol of resilience”).
2. National Technology Day is observed every year on:
--11th May (2022 theme “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future”).
3. Who has received, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) Award 2022 – Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, UK:
--Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy, CEO of Penlon.
4. Which government will provide the provide free sewer connections under the --“Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojana”:
Delhi government.
5. Recently Vice President (VP) of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by:
Former IPS officer, Prakash Singh in New Delhi.
6. Who won 106th class of Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography:
--Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters for images of Covid’s toll in India.
7. The fifth Romain Rolland Book Prize – Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022 has been awarded to:
--Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre- enquête” (The Meursault Investigation).
8. Who has won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull after defeating the Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc:
--F1 world champion Max Verstappen.
9. Who broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA:
--India’s Avinash Sable. (The 27-year-old from Maharashtra broke the old record of 13:29.70 set by Bahadur Prasad in 1992).
10. Who has won the second gold medal for India in shooting at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil:
--Abhinav Deshwal.
11. Who has won the men’s singles Madrid Open title 2022 after beating the defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany):
--Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
12. Who sworn in as South Korea’s new president:
--Yoon Suk-yeol.
NEWS IN DETAIL (FOR U.P. JUDICIARY MAINS + PRELIMS)
13. New Electoral Map released for Jammu and Kashmir
A three-member Delimitation Commission redrawing the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir allotted 47 Assembly seats for Kashmir division and 43 for Jammu in its final decision submitted barely a day before its two-year term was to end.
After the panel, led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, approved the final verdict, giving Jammu six additional seats and Kashmir one more, a gazette notification was released. Jammu had 37 Assembly constituencies and Kashmir had 46 before the restructure, which increased the overall number of Assembly seats in the Union Territory to 90.
Tangmarg has been renamed Gulmarg, Zoonimar has been renamed Zaidibal, Sonwar has been renamed Lal Chowk, Padder has been renamed Padder-Nagseni, Kathua North has been renamed Jasrota, Kathua South has been renamed Kathua, Khour has been renamed Chhamb, Mahore has been renamed Gulab. The Commission heard from Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir at the public hearing.
14. LS Speaker Om Birla launches One of its Kind ‘Kalam Website’
Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker, Om Birla has launched the one-of-its-kind literary initiative Kalam website of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) to support and encourage vernacular literature.
The aim of Kalam is to popularize Hindi literature and provide a platform for veteran and young authors and poets to talk about their writings and love for vernacular literature.
Kalam started its journey back in the summer of 2015 in the cities of Jaipur and Patna and has conducted over 550 sessions spread over 40 cities in India and overseas since then.
Kalam is in sync with the philosophy of our nation – ‘Unity in Diversity which is reflected in the tagline of Prabha Khaitan Foundation – ‘Aapne Bhasha Aapne Log’.
15. Tamil Nadu becomes the first state to offer breakfast along with midday meals?
Chief minister, MK Stalin has announced that all government primary school students from 1st to 5th standards will be provided nutritious breakfast on all working days.
This includes the launch of integrated urban health centres within the Corporation and Municipal limits.
The schemes are a free morning breakfast scheme for government school students, a scheme to eradicate nutrition deficiency, the establishment of schools of excellence and primary health centres in urban areas and the expansion of ‘CM in Your Constituency’, a public grievances redress system, to all 234 constituencies.
16. Anurag Thakur launches mascot, logo and jersey of Khelo India Youth Games.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula and lauded the effort of Haryana to host the games.
The competition is being organized by the Sports Authority of India and the state government of Haryana. In this edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, over 8,500 athletes will be participating.
Haryana will set an example by hosting the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games from June 4 to June 13 at Panchkula, Chandigarh, Shahabad, Ambala and Delhi. This was supposed to be held in the year 2021 but got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
17. Vietnam opens world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge.
World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam. It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge, which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle.
As per the reports, the Asian country has opened a glass-bottomed bridge suspended above a lush jungle. It surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.
The Bach Long pedestrian bridge which means ‘white dragon’ in Vietnamese. The bridge suspends above the rainforest The bridge can support up to 450 people at a time and the floor of the bridge is made from tempered glass.
18. NSO survey: Unemployment rate of India at 8.7% in October-December 2021
The National Statistical Office (NSO) data has revealed that the unemployment rate for people above 15 years in urban areas slipped from 10.3% to 8.7% between October and December 2021. Joblessness or unemployment rate (UR) is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force.
Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas also dipped to 8.3% in October-December 2021 compared to 9.5% a year ago. It was 9.3% in July-September 2021.
The data also showed that the joblessness or unemployment rate among females (aged 15 years and above) in urban areas also declined to 10.5% from 13.1% in the same period. It was 11.6% in July-September 2021.
Labour force participation rate in CWS (current weekly status) in urban areas for persons 15 years of age and above remained unchanged at 47.3% in the October-December quarter of 2021, compared to the same period a year ago. It was 46.9% in July-September 2021.
Labour force refers to the part of the population which supplies or offers to supply labour for pursuing economic activities for the production of goods and services.
The work Population Ratio in urban areas for persons of age 15 years and above stood at 43.2% in October-December 2021, up from 42.4% in the same period a year ago. It was 42.3% in July-September 2021.