May Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2
Every government exam including SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other competitive exams, has general awareness / current affairs section.
The general awareness / current affairs section is a major deciding factor in competitive exams now-a-days.
We provide weekly one-liner current affairs for any forthcoming exam that contains a General Awareness section. You will get benefited from our weekly one-liner current affairs in all the upcoming examinations, as we cover most of the topics.
The weekly one-liner current affairs summarise the most important news from the previous week in one line.
We’ve provided the weekly one-liner current affairs below to assist you prepare for the general awareness / current affairs for upcoming examinations and stay updated on current events.
National News
- Kerala Govt will launch ‘Shaili App’ for diagnosing, controlling lifestyle diseases
- India’s 1st Regional Rapid Transit System to be handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in Gujarat
- MHA signed MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) to realize India’s green energy initiative
- Haryana launched ‘e-Adhigam’ scheme to distribute tablets to three lakhs students
- Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated 3-day Swasthya Chintan Shivir- Health Summit in Gujarat
- Delhi government announced Startup Policy to aid the entrepreneur
- Tamil Nadu govt announced breakfast scheme for primary school students
- RPF signed MoU with Association for Voluntary Action for trafficking free India
- Conference of Cluster-Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) in Jaipur
- Priyanka Mohite became 1st Indian woman to climb 5 peaks above 8,000 m
- Delhi govt will provide free sewer connections under “Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojana”
- Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ to hit Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal
- Poumai Naga Area of Manipur declared Drug-Free Zone
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) completed seven years of providing social security net
- Prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be named after Lata Mangeshkar
- Prasar Bharati signed MoU with ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) on cooperation and collaboration in Broadcasting
- Haryana launched ‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ for fodder cultivating farmers
- India’s 1st EV charging station powered by food waste inaugurated in Mumbai
- India’s 1st Centre of Excellence for Khadi inaugurated in New Delhi
- PM Modi launched Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy
- Agriculture Ministry signed an MoU with UNDP for strategic partnership on Agriculture, Crop Insurance, and Credit
- Bhupender Yadav led Indian delegation at COP15 summit on combating desertification
- Chhattisgarh became 1st state to restore old pension scheme
- Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Amazon for online marketing of SHG’s products on Amazon Saheli Platform
- DoT launched “GatiShakti Sanchar” portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals
International News
- United Nations launched Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025
- Kami Rita scaled Mt Everest for record 26th time
- Rodrigo Chaves sworn-in as President of Costa Rica
- John Lee Ka-Chiu elected as Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive
- Yoon Suk–Yeol took oath as new President of South Korea
- India elected as Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities for 2022-24
- World’s longest glass-bottomed bridge opened in Vietnam
- Saudi Aramco became world’s most valuable company by replacing Apple
- Katalin Novak elected as first female President of Hungary
- PM Modi participated in 2nd Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit
- Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister
- UN approved Czech Republic to replace Russia on UN Human Rights Council
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr. elected as President of Philippines
- India contributed USD 800,000 to promote use of Hindi Language at UN
- Exim Bank provided LoC of USD 190 million to Mauritius for Metro Express & Infrastructure Projects
- India is highest recipient of foreign remittance: World Bank report
- Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022; RIL is top-ranked Indian company
Banking and Financial
- Adani Wilmar became India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company surpassing Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
- L&T Infotech and Mindtree announced merger to become India’s 5th-largest IT services provider
- Reliance became 1st Indian company to cross USD 100 billion annual revenue
- RBI gave NoC for merger of Equitas SFB and Equitas Holdings
- Indian Bank launched digital broking solution ‘E-Broking’
- SEBI constituted Advisory Committee for ESG-related matters; headed by Navneet Munot
- Ministry of Finance released Rs 7,183.42 crore Revenue Deficit Grant to 14 states
- LIC’s IPO, India’s largest at Rs 21,000 crore, subscribed 3 times
- UPI hit record high in April 2022 with 5.58 billion transactions worth Rs 9.83 trillion
- HDFC Bank launched industry first digital 30-minute new car loan ‘Xpress Car Loans’
- ICICI Bank partnered with Santander UK for India-UK business ease
- Bharti AXA launched financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHE₹’ for mothers
- CPI-based Retail inflation in India surges to 8-year high at 7.79% in April
- Morgan Stanley projected India’s growth forecast to 7.6% for FY23
- Swiggy acquired restaurant booking platform Dineout
- Union Bank of India launched ‘Trade nxt’, an online platform for export-import transactions
Appointment and Resignation
- Sudarshan Venu appointed as Managing Director of TVS Motor company
- Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumed charge as Director General (Inspection and Safety) of Indian Air Force
- Alkesh Kumar Sharma appointed as new Secretary for Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
- Pushp Kumar Joshi appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of HPCL
- M Narayanan appointed as part-time chairman of City Union Bank
- Rajesh Unni took charge as Vice-Chair at Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
- Sudhanshu Dhulia and JB Pardiwala took oath as Supreme Court judges
- Campbell Wilson appointed as new MD & CEO of Air India
- Rajiv Kumar appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner
- Deepika Padukone became 1st Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton
- Sanjiv Bajaj appointed as President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2022-23
- Nongmeikapam K Singh appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gauhati HC
- Biplab Deb resigned as CM of Tripura; Manik Saha to be new CM
- Nidhi Chibber appointed as Chairperson of CBSE
- Vivek Kumar Dewangen appointed as CMD of REC Ltd
Awards
- Danish Siddiqui posthumously won 2nd Pulitzer Prize for ‘images of Covid toll’
- Bengali translation of French novel ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’ won Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022
- Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy received British Honour ‘MBE’ for his service during the pandemic
- Royal Gold Medal 2022 for Architecture awarded to Balkrishna Doshi
- Mamata Banerjee honoured with Special Bangla Academy Award
- Theoretical Physicist Dr Frank Wilczek won Templeton Prize 2022
- Kenya’s Anna Qabale Duba won $250,000 global nursing award for fighting female genital mutilation
Defence
- South Korea became 1st Asian country to join NATO cyber defence group
Science
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed MoU with ISRO to launch ISRO Technical Training Programme
- ISRO successfully tested human-rated HS200 solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan mission
Sports
- Asian Games 2022 to be held in Hangzhou, China postponed to 2023
- Abhinav Deshwal won gold medal in men’s 10m air pistol at 24th Deaflympics in Brazil
- Max Verstappen won Miami Grand Prix 2022
- Carlos Alcaraz won men’s singles title at Madrid Open title 2022
- Indian GM D Gukesh won Sunway Formentera Open chess tournament
- Avinash Sable broke 30-year-old 5000 metre record
- Mascot, logo, theme song, and jersey of the 4th Khelo India Youth Games launched
- Jyothi Yarraji won gold medal in 100m hurdles in Cyprus International Athletics Meeting 2022
- India won 14 medals – eight golds, four silvers and two bronze, in Archery Asia Cup 2022 Stage 2
- Lionel Messi topped Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for 2022
- Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in Mixed Team Pistol event in ISSF Junior World Cup, Germany
- Inter Milan Beat Juventus to win Italian Cup 2022
Book and Author
- Rajnath Singh released a book titled ‘INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences of Air Warriors’ edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh and Group Captain Shailendra Mohan
- Prakash Singh authored a book titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India”
Important day
- 7 May: World Athletics Day 2022
- 7 May 2022: BRO 62nd raising day
- 8 May 2022 (second Sunday in May): Mother’s Day
- 8 May: World Thalassaemia Day (Theme 2022: “Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve Thalassemia knowledge.”)
- 8 May: World Red Cross Day (Theme 2022: #BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the power of Kindness).
- 8-9 May: UN’s ‘Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War’
- 10 May: International Day of Argania (Theme 2022: “The Argan tree, symbol of resilience”)
- 10 May: World Lupus Day
- 5 May (first Thursday of May): World Password Day 2022
- 11 May: National Technology Day (Theme 2022: “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future”.)
- 12 May: International Nurses Day (Theme 2022: “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health”.)
- 12 May: International Day of Plant Health
- 14 May: World Migratory Bird Day (second Saturday in May and the second Saturday in October) (Theme 2022: light pollution.)
- 15 May: International Day of Families (Theme 2022: ‘Families and Urbanisation’.)
Obituary
- Odia Writer Rajat Kumar Kar passed away
- Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away
- Chess’ 1st centenarian & world’s oldest chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh passed away
- Former Union Minister Pandit Sukh Ram passed away
- 1st president of independent Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk passed away
- Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds passed away
- Eminent Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar Dr Rama Kant Shukla Passed Away
- UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passed away
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