19 May 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 19th May
Important Current Affairs 19th May 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 19th May including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 19th May 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 19th May – National News
1. India launches “Operation Karuna” to aid Myanmar, which was ravaged by a cyclone.
◉ In order to help Myanmar, which has been ravaged by Cyclone Mocha, India has started “Operation Karuna.”
◉ The Indian Navy’s three ships arrived in Yangon with supplies.
◉ Emergency food supplies, tents, necessary medications, water pumps, portable generators, clothing, sanitizing, and hygiene supplies, etc. are all being transported by the ships.
◉ The INS Shivalik, INS Kamorta, and INS Savitri transported more than 40 tonnes of HADR supplies, which included wheelchairs, face masks, tarpaulins, portable generators, clothing, water pumps, medicines, and emergency food supplies.
2. HPCL will build a Rs 500 billion ethanol facility in Una. HP
◉ Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, declared that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has agreed to build a cutting-edge ethanol factory in Jeetpur Baheri, the Una district.
◉ This project, which is expected to cost Rs 500 crore, intends to increase ethanol production in the area and offer several employment possibilities to nearby populations.
◉ The government will provide 50% of the project’s equity and will work with the business to erect the plant.
3. Twelve billion tap water connections are made through the Jal Jeevan Mission.
◉ By installing 12 crore tap water connections nationwide, the Jal Jeevan Mission has accomplished an important milestone.
◉ This accomplishment is a significant step towards guaranteeing that every home has access to clean drinking water.
◉ Only three crore 23 lakh homes in the villages had access to a piped water connection at the time the Mission was announced.
◉ Three Union Territories and five States have reported complete coverage. Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Puducherry, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are among these states and UTs.
4. Rural children’s online education program ‘Pahal’ launched
◉ Durga Shankar Mishra, the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, launched the “Pahal” program for online rural education at the Government UP Sainik Inter College in Sarojini Nagar.
◉ The secondary education department and IIT Kanpur worked together to create this program.
◉ The project intends to give rural youngsters who have little access to high-quality education educational possibilities.
◉ The program “Pahal” aims to close the educational divide between rural and urban communities.
5. Srinagar will play host to the third G20 tourism summit.
◉ The third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting will take place from May 22 to May 24 in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
◉ More than 100 delegates are anticipated, at least 70 of whom will represent G20 member states.
◉ The G20 delegates will talk about a proposed roadmap that would connect the tourism industry with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the working sessions.
◉ We all have a wonderful opportunity to display and market the Union Territory and its ripe tourist potential to the globe at the G20 working group meeting in Jammu and Kashmir.
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International News
6. By 2040, UNEP recommends taking action to cut global plastic pollution by 80%.
◉ The “Turning Off The Tap” research by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) claims that if businesses and governments use current technologies to change markets and policies, plastic waste could be reduced globally by up to 80% by 2040.
◉ The paper emphasizes the scope and kind of adjustments needed to stop plastic pollution and establish a circular economy as a replacement for the pervasive use of single-use plastics and their improper disposal.
◉ Oceans become contaminated and marine ecosystems are weakened by plastic waste. The human food chain is becoming more and more contaminated with microplastics, which are microscopic particles left over from the dumping and degradation of consumer goods and industrial waste.
Appointment
7. Deputy Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal has been named as the new minister of law and justice. In addition to his current responsibilities, Arjun Ram Meghwal has been given the autonomous duty of Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
◉ Kiren Rijiju, a Union Minister, was replaced by Meghwal.
◉ Rijiju, who formerly held the position of Minister of Law and Justice, will now be in charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
◉ Upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu assigned these Ministers their respective responsibilities.
Awards
8. N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata, received the highest civilian award from France.
◉ French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna presented the coveted “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (Knight of the Legion of Honour) to Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons.
◉ He received recognition for his work establishing and strengthening business ties between France and India.
◉ In 2017, Tata Sons appointed Natarajan Chandrasekaran, also known as Chandra in business circles, as its chairman. He was given a five-year job extension last year.
◉ After earning his degree from Trichy’s Regional Engineering College, Chandra started working for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a graduate trainee in 1987.
Sports
9. At the 2023 South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship, India wins 16 gold medals.
◉ The South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023, a three-day international competition, came to an end in Itanagar.
◉ More than 100 athletes representing six nations—Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal—participated in this competition.
◉ They are On the last day at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium, India won every gold medal that was up for grabs. The Indians also won four silver medals in the singles competition.
◉ Bhutan, which only competed in the singles events, came up empty while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives all won medals.
Important day
10. World AIDS Vaccine Day is on May 18.
◉ Every year on May 18, there is a celebration known as World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.
◉ Goal: To raise awareness of the value of receiving an HIV vaccination in preventing both HIV infection and AIDS.
◉ To commemorate the first international AIDS vaccine trial, which took place in 1997, World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Knowledge Day, was first marked on May 18, 1998.
11. International Museum Day is on May 18.
◉ Every year on May 18, people throughout the world celebrate International Museum Day to honor the crucial part that museums play in promoting cross-cultural understanding.
◉ Museums, Sustainability, and Well-Being are the theme for 2023.
◉ The first International Museum Day was created in 1977 in Moscow, Russia, at the ICOM General Assembly.
◉ The resolution sought to establish a yearly occasion that would bring museums together and promote their initiatives around the world.
12. Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 18, 2023.
◉ The third Thursday in May is designated as “Global Accessibility Awareness Day.” The date is May 18 this year.
◉ In order to ensure that persons with disabilities can access modern technologies, Global Accessibility Awareness Day aims to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital, web, software, and mobile among other things.
◉ On this day, designing information and technologies specifically for people with impairments is emphasized.
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