Page-14 of Current Affairs - May, 2022

Energy Budget of a planet

May 20, 2022

According to a new study, the imbalanced energy budget of the planet Mars can be a reason for dust storms occurring on it. What is a planet’s Energy Budget? The energy budget of a planet is the ratio of solar ..

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National Endangered Species Day

May 20, 2022

The National Endangered Species Day is observed across the globe annually on every third Friday. This year the day is being observed on 20th May 2022. The aim of this day is to generate awareness among the people of the ..

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Navdoot dual-mode locomotive

May 20, 2022

Navdoot is a battery-operated dual-mode locomotive developed by the West Central Railway (WCR) of the Indian Railways. What are the features of the Navdoot locomotive? Navdoot is a dual-mode locomotive, which means it runs on both modes i.e. battery and ..

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World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)- Update

May 20, 2022

According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report that was released by the United Nations on 18th May 2022, the global economy this year is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent. The earlier prediction in January ..

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Global Food Security Call to Action Meeting

May 20, 2022

Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, has chaired a “Global Food Security Call to Action” meeting of foreign ministers from around 30 countries with the aim of reviewing the urgent development and humanitarian needs and identifying steps to ..

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Sweden and Finland Request to join NATO

May 20, 2022

Finland and Sweden submitted their application to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Why did Finland and Sweden decide to join NATO? Although Finland and Sweden have a non-alignment policy, they were always close to NATO. The 2022 Russian invasion ..

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IMF: Review of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)

May 20, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased the weighting of the US dollar and Chinese yuan (Renminbi) in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of currencies. The updated weightings will be effective from August 1st. What are the current weights assigned ..

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Democracy Cohort on Election Integrity

May 20, 2022

The Election Commission has announced that it will be leading the ‘Democracy Cohort on Election Integrity’ as part of the ‘Summit for Democracy’ in association with 100 democratic countries. At this summit expertise and experience will be shared with the ..

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