Page-9 of Current Affairs - May, 2022

World Economic Forum 2022- Key Facts

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland is scheduled from May 22nd to 26th 2022. The meeting was originally scheduled for January 17-21st but was postponed due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant. What ..

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Vinai Kumar Saxena: New L-G of Delhi

On 23rd May 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Vinai Kumar Saxena as Delhi’s new Lieutenant Governor. Before being appointed as the LG of Delhi, he served as the chairperson of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission. What is the ..

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International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor- 9th Edition

The ninth edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor report has highlighted that the “world of work” is being burdened due to multiple crises. The report has stated that after gaining significantly gains during the 2021s last quarter, the ..

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India’s FDI Inflow in Fiscal year 2021-22

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that India’s Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] inflow in the Financial Year 2021-22 reached an all-time high of USD 83.57 billion, despite the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid-19 pandemic. This shows that India’s image is ..

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UNICEF Report ‘Child Alert: Severe Wasting’

According to a new report that was released by UNICEF, an increasing number of children across the world are most likely to die from “severe wasting” due to skyrocketing price of life-saving treatments and food. The effects of the COVID-19 ..

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Oxfam Report: Profiting from Pain

According to a report titled ‘Profiting from Pain’ by Oxfam International, during the Covid-19 pandemic a new billionaire emerged every 30 hours, while a million people might slip into extreme poverty every 33 hours during this same time period. The ..

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National Anti-Terrorism Day

Every year May 21st is observed as National Anti-Terrorism Day. What is the objective of the day? The objective of the day is to spread the message of peace & harmony and wean away the youth from terrorism by highlighting ..

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RBI surplus transfer to government – Update (May, 2022)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board recently approved the transfer of ₹30,307 crores to the central government for the financial year 2021-22. This is the lowest dividend in ten years. The huge investments of RBI in reverse repo operations ..

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