CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 25th MAY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 25^th MAY, 2023

1. World Thyroid Awareness Day is annually observed on 25 May to spread awareness about thyroid-related disorders, their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
2. International Missing Children’s Day is annually observed across the globe on 25 May to commemorate missing children and generate awareness about the kidnappings of children.
3. Tata Chemicals’ Board of Directors re-appointed R. Mukundan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for another 5-year term, effective from 26 November, 2023.
4. The Madhya Pradesh state cabinet has approved a new scheme called ‘Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana’ (Chief Minister Learn and Earn Scheme), aimed at providing opportunities for unemployed youths in the state.
5. Dr K. Govindaraj has been unanimously elected as the President of International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Asia.
6. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs hosted a two-day National Workshop on the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) on 24 and 25 May, 2023 at the Convention Hall, The Hotel Ashok, in New Delhi.
7. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, a leading defense shipyard in India, has launched a program called GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme – 2023 (GAINS 2023) in Kolkata to identify and promote innovative solutions for technological advancements in shipbuilding by startups.
8. A double-amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier from Nepal, Hari Budha Magar scripted history by conquering the world’s highest mountain Mount Everest with artificial legs.
9. Microsoft has launched ‘Jugalbandi’, a generative AI-driven multilingual chatbot accessible via popular messaging platform, WhatsApp to cover areas of rural India which aren’t easily penetrated through media and lack access to government’s welfare activities.
10. India hosted the 44^th edition of the annual International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) from 23-26 May, 2023 at New Delhi.
11. On the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity, the Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department, has released its 4th annual report highlighting the successful conservation of a total of 2035 plant species through in-situ and ex-situ conservation measures across seven different ranges of Research Wing.
12. Ace Indian shuttler Sameer Verma emerged as the champion in the men’s singles event at the prestigious 2023 Slovenia Open and the duo of Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy represented India in the mixed doubles event and won a silver medal.
13. The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) has achieved recognition in the prestigious Financial Times Rankings 2023 and ranked 72^nd among the top 75 providers of open-enrolment executive programs globally.
14. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ (Government at your doorstep) initiative, aimed at providing benefits of government schemes at one place.
15. Kerala, the southern state of India, made history after the Pinarayi Vijayan Government on 25 May 2023, declared it as India’s first ‘total e-governed state’.
16. Realme, a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, has appointed Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its new brand ambassador.