Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Madhya Pradesh government’s “Startup Policy and Implementation Plan – 2022”.
The policy was launched with an aim to promote startups and encourage young entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh. A new feature added to the policy is the concept of ‘MP Startup Centre’. The startup centre will have a dedicated office, a mentor for every start-up and experts from the relevant field, who will help the start-ups.

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In order to strengthen the regulatory framework for collective investment schemes, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has enhanced the net worth criteria and track record requirements for entities managing collective investment schemes.
The Markets regulator SEBI has mandated a minimum of 20 investors and a subscription amount of at least Rs 20 crore for each Collective Investment Scheme.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) at Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus in Hyderabad.
The Laboratory will speed up the process for disposal of cybercrime cases in the country. The lab has been set up under the Cyber and Information Security Division at an estimated cost of about 35.5 crore rupees.

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Former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds recently passed away in a car crash. He played all three formats of cricket as a batting all-rounder.
The 46-year-old featured in 198 ODIs, scoring six centuries and 30 half-centuries. He also contributed 133 wickets. ‘Roy: Going For Broke’ was his auto-biography written with Stephen Gray.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested solid rocket booster HS-200, a key component for the Gaganyaan manned mission programme.
The test was conducted at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. HS-200 booster loaded with 203 tonnes of solid propellant was tested for duration of 135 seconds. The launch vehicle is indigenous developed by ISRO in participation with various industries.

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Private insurer PNB MetLife India Insurance has recently launched a new dental health insurance plan.
This is the first such plan in India that covers outpatient expenses and provides financial assistance with costs related to overall dental health. PNB MetLife’s new Dental Care Plan will help customers ensure they do not have to dive into their savings in order to make space for dental treatment.

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Sweden recently signed a formal request to join NATO, the 30-member military alliance. Finland’s Parliament has also approved NATO membership application.
The moves end Sweden’s more than 200 years of military nonalignment and Finland’s nonalignment after World War II.

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‘World AIDS Vaccine Day’ is observed annually on May 18 to honour the healthcare professionals, researchers, volunteers and community members for their work to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine.
It also commemorates the delivered by former US President Bill Clinton on May 18, 1997 in which he insisted on the need for an effective and preventive HIV vaccine that would control the spread of HIV. At the end of 2020, there were 37.7 million people living with HIV, and 0.68 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses.

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Activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people depending on forests.
The award is presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The award was conferred at a ceremony during the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched the India-UAE Startup bridge in Mumbai, as a part of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between the two countries recently.
The bridge will facilitate joint training sessions for incubators in India and the UAE, to provide market access information to start-ups in sectors such as textiles, gems, jewellery and leather. This is one of the fastest trade agreements to be signed between two countries.