PRELIMS BITS
1. World Asthma Day 2022 was observed on?
--3rd may (every first Tuesday of May)
Theme – “Closing Gaps in Asthma Care”.
2. World Press Freedom Day 2022 observed on?
--3rd May (also known as World Press Day)
Theme - “Journalism under digital siege”.
3. India’s first home made Hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel:
--Sarbananda Sonowal
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways would develop and build India’s first indigenous hydrogen-fueled electric vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
4. Where is Nation’s first Ethanol Plant set-up?
--Ganeshpur Parora, about 12 km from Purnia District, Bihar.
5. Who is appointed as chairman of CBDT(Central Board of Direct Taxes):
--Sangeeta Singh
6. 100th unicorn start-up for India:
--India got its 100th unicorn when neobanking fintech portal, “Open”, raised fresh capital to push up its value to over a billion dollars.
7. Which is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, which will be handed over to the Indian navy:
-- INS Vikrant
Second sea trials of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant began, ahead of her anticipated induction into the Indian Navy in August next year
8. Who won 35th Spanish League title:
--Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to lift trophies in the top five European leagues.
9. Who won the seventh Santosh Trophy title:
--Kerala beat West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the 75th Santosh Trophy 2022 at the Manjeri Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.
10. “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens” published in Hachette India is authored by?
--Author-journalist Rasheed Kidwai.
NEWS IN DETAIL (FOR U.P. JUDICIARY MAINS + PRELIMS)
11. NATO Exercises Defender Europe 2022 & Swift Response 2022 began
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response 2022 (SR22) began on May 01, 2022, aimed at building preparedness and interoperability between Allies and partners of the United States (US) and NATO.
The exercises are scheduled from May 01 to May 27, 2022.
12. Chhattisgarh launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan stands for a friend), which will be implemented on a pilot basis in 14 municipal corporations including the cities like Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh. Under the Scheme, the residents of Chhattisgarh can avail around 100 public services at their doorstep.
Under the Scheme, people can contact the ‘Mitaan’ (nominated individual) on the toll-free number (14545) for the service. The required documents of the residents will be collected from their homes through the Mitaan, who will then scan the certificates and get the processes rolling for the issuance of certificates or services.
Once the concerned department issues the certificate, it will then be delivered at the citizen’s doorstep by the ‘Mitaan’ in a sealed envelope within the prescribed time limit.