Current Affairs 10 May 2022

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Current Affairs 10 May 2022 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.

 News Headlines 

1. Pushp Kumar Joshi appointed HPCL Chairman and Managing Director
2. Cyclone Asani raging in Bay of Bengal expected to weaken without landfall
3. Avinash Sable breaks 30-year-old 5000m national record in US
4. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tourney
5. Exim Bank enters into an agreement with the SBM (Mauritius) to provide an additional LoC of USD 190 million
6. New plant species discovered in Idukki, Kerala
7. Russia launches a secret military spacecraft into orbit around Earth
8. Union Minister Bhagwanth Khuba launches newly manufactured NPK grade of RCF in Mumbai
9. Three-day Utkarsh Mahotsav organized by Central Sanskrit University begins in New Delhi
10. Kerala govt approves medico-legal protocol for arrested & remanded prisoners
11. Abhinav Deshwal wins men’s 10m air pistol gold at Deaflympics
12. Uttar Pradesh govt to provide free wi-fi facility for people within 50 meters of village secretariat

 News Details 

1. Pushp Kumar Joshi appointed HPCL Chairman and Managing Director

• Pushp Kumar Joshi, who recently took over as the interim chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), has been appointed on the Board of the nation’s third-largest oil refining and fuel marketing company.
• He was picked by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) to succeed Mukesh Kumar Surana.

2. Cyclone Asani raging in Bay of Bengal expected to weaken without landfall

• Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, packing gale force winds up to 120 km per hour, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at a speed of 25 km per hour, but expected to weaken gradually over the next two days.
• The name ‘Asani’ was given by Sri Lanka.
• Asani or ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese will be the first cyclonic storm of the season.

3. Avinash Sable breaks 30-year-old 5000m national record in US

• India’s Avinash Sable broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA.
• The 27-year-old from Maharashtra broke the old record of 13:29.70 set by Bahadur Prasad in 1992.
• Sable also holds the national record in the half marathon.

4. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tourney

• Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament.
• It was a hat-trick of titles for him after he had previously won the La Roda tournament and the Menorca Open in recent weeks.
• He has now moved up to no.64 in the world rankings.

5. Exim Bank enters into an agreement with the SBM (Mauritius) to provide an additional LoC of USD 190 million

• Exim Bank has entered into an agreement with the SBM (Mauritius) Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (SBMIDCL) to provide a supported Line of Credit of USD 190m.
• The agreement has been entered for the purpose of financing its participation through Redeemable Preference Shares in public sector entities for implementing the ongoing Metro Express & infrastructure Projects.

6. New plant species discovered in Idukki, Kerala

• A new plant species has been discovered in Idukki district by researchers at the postgraduate and research department of Botany at St. Albert’s College in Kochi.
• They fall under the genus Peperomia and the newly discovered plant has been named ‘Peperomia Albertiae’ in recognition of the work carried out by researchers.

7. Russia launches a secret military spacecraft into orbit around Earth

• The Russian space agency has conducted a satellite launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome using the brand new Angara-1.2 light launch vehicle.
• According to multiple media reports, the launch that took place from north-western Russia’s Arkhangelsk Oblast region was to deliver a secret military satellite to use against Ukraine.

8. Union Minister Bhagwanth Khuba launches newly manufactured NPK grade of RCF in Mumbai

• Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers & New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India visited RCF Trombay Unit at Chembur, Mumbai, and launched the newly manufactured NPK grade of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers limited (RCF) – Suphala 10:26:26.

9. Three-day Utkarsh Mahotsav organized by Central Sanskrit University begins in New Delhi

• A three-day Utkarsh Mahotsav is being organized by Central Sanskrit University in New Delhi.
• The objective behind organising the Utkarsh Mahotsav is to promote Sanskrit language across the country and beyond.
• The focus of the Mahotsav is – the New Educational Era – Moving Towards a Global Orientation of Sanskrit Studies.

10. Kerala govt approves medico-legal protocol for arrested & remanded prisoners

• Kerala Government has approved the medico-legal protocol related to medical examination of arrested persons and remanded prisoners.
• The protocol makes it mandatory that the application for medico-legal examination be handed over to a serving medical officer in the State or Central Service.

11. Abhinav Deshwal wins men’s 10m air pistol gold at Deaflympics

• India won its second gold medal in shooting at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, with Abhinav Deshwal claiming the men’s 10m air pistol title.
• Abhinav made the top eight final round after finishing second in the 60-shot qualification round with a score of 575 out of 600.

12. Uttar Pradesh govt to provide free wi-fi facility for people within 50 meters of village secretariat

• Uttar Pradesh government will provide free wi-fi facility at more than 58 thousand places in the villages of the state.
• This internet facility will be available for the people within 50 meters of the Gram Sachivalaya (village secretariat) building which is being built in every Gram Panchayat of the state.

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