CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 11th MAY 2022
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‘National Technology Day’ is observed every year on 11 May across the country. The theme for National Technology Day 2022 is “Integrated Approach in Science technology for Sustainable Future”.
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Indian music composer and santoor player, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away at the age of 84.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Choudhan launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-20.).
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John Lee Ka-Chiu has been confirmed as Hong Kong’s next chief executive.
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Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace has successfully tested an environmentally friendly satellite propulsion system that offers a 20 percent increase in fuel efficiency over hydrazine-dependent fuel systems.
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World’s Largest ‘Glass Bottom Bridge’ was opened in Vietnam. It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge, which is 632 m. (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle.
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Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker, Om Birla has launched the one-of-its-kind literary initiative Kalam website of the ‘Prabha Khaitan Foundation’ (PKF) to support and encourage vernacular literature.
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Vice President (VP) of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by a former IPS Officer, Prakash Singh in New Delhi.
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Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on 10 May 2022 attended the annual event of Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) as the chief guest.
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Union Minister for Micro Small and medium Enterprises Narayan Rane has inaugurated the first Centre of Excellence for Khadi on 11 May 2022 in New Delhi.
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The AIM-PRIME Playbook was launched on 10 May, 2022 at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre.
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Yoon Suk Yeol was sworn in as President of South Korea on 10 May, 2022 ushering in the country’s first conservative government in five years.
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An MoU on cooperation and collaboration in Broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) was signed in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on 10 May, 2022.
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ReNew Power has announced the appointment of Kedar Upadhye as its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024.