- The approval of a 29.5% stake sale in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) has been given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Complete Stake sale has more than 124.96 crore shares which would raise around Rs 38,000 crores at the current market price.
- Kolkata become the first metro city in India country that completely registers for biodiversity. Kolkata Municipal Corporation released the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR), a document with details about the floral and faunal varieties in the city as well as its land use and human activities.
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the OVEP (Olympic Values Education Programme) in Odisha. This complete program is run under the observation of the chief minister of the Odisha state Naveen Patnaik.
- A new virus is spreading slowly and also visible a new case in Gulf Countries. A new virus named Monkeypox. It is visible in UAE. The Czech Republic and Slovenia became the first countries outside of Africa to disclose cases, joining 18 other countries.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted trade transactions with Sri Lanka to be handled in Indian Rupees (INR), outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism, due to the difficulty faced by exporters in obtaining revenues from the island country.
- Ruskin Bond released a new book named “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure. This book was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Ruskin Bond’s 88th birthday (19th May 2022).
- All banks have been urged by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to offer consumers the option of Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at their ATMs. At their ATMs, all banks, ATM networks, and WLAOs may offer the option of ICCW.
- India’s President Ram Nath Kovind for the first time ever in history will go to kick off the two-day National Women Legislators’ Conference-2022, which is expected to draw a large number of female parliamentarians and legislators from throughout the country.
- the Eighth Edition of Swachh Survekshan – SS-2023 under the observation of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. It is launched by the Union Government of India. This is a virtual event that is launched in New Delhi. Designed with the theme of ‘Waste to Wealth’ as its driving philosophy.
- International Missing Children’s Day is an awareness event that is observed every year on the 25th of May. The aims of the day are to place a spotlight on the issue of child abduction, educate parents on safeguarding measures to protect their children and also honour those who have never been found and celebrate those who have.
- A new rank report has been released by the world directory of modern military Aircraft (WDMMA). The Indian Air Force (IAF) ranks third position in the world in power and strength.
- In Manipur, the 4th Edition of State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has begun. This annual festival is organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur with an aim to create and raise awareness of the Shirui Lily flower which is also the State Flower of Manipur.
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