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International Current Affairs

• Today (22nd May) is International Day for Biological Diversity.
• The UN has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to growth understanding in addition to awareness of biodiversity issues.
• Theme of International Day for Biological Diversity 2018 : ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity’
• The Syrian armed forces today declared that it has taken total command of the capital, Damascus, in addition to all the areas but about it, for the first fourth dimension inwards but about vii years. 

• The annunciation came later on the armed forces cleared Islamic State militants from the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee army camp in addition to the Hajar al-Aswad district. 
• Note : Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 civil state of war had started inwards Syrian Arab Republic inwards 2011.
• Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes inaugurated his country's State of Israel diplomatic mission inwards Jerusalem, making it the 3rd state to brand the deeply controversial motion later on the United States and Guatemala.

National Current Affairs

• Social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy's nascency anniversary (May 22, 1772) is existence observed today.
• Roy is famously known equally the 'Maker of Modern India' in addition to 'Father of Indian Renaissance'. 
• He campaigned for abolition of the utilization of Sati in addition to caste system, in addition to demanded belongings rights for women. 
• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation today announced that the remaining purpose of the Magenta business will opened upwards to populace on May 29. 
• The whole business volition at nowadays connect Janakpuri West inwards Delhi to Botanical Garden inwards Noida, roofing a total of 25 stations. 
• Initially, 24 trains would ply on the road amongst a frequency of five minutes xv seconds.
• The first all-woman Indian Navy crew took 252 days to sheet across the globe and was welcomed inwards Goa yesteryear Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today. 
• The landmark expedition, which was flagged off on tenth September 2017, nether the Navika Sagar Parikrama project, has been completed yesteryear a six-member crew led yesteryear lieutenant commander Vartika Joshi. 
• The crew started the voyage onboard 55-foot INSV Tarini and travelled over 21,600 nautical miles across 3 oceans.
• The 1st commercial flying of Arunachal Pradesh (42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines)  nether UDAN scheme landed at Pasighat airdrome or Advance Landing Ground (ALG) inwards East Siang district. 
• Note : This historic instant puts edge province on the aviation map of the country.
• Chhattisgarh will larn specialised anti-Naxal fight forcefulness called Black Panther on the lines of the Greyhounds unit of measurement of Telangana in addition to Andhra Pradesh. 
• Currently, grooming is existence imparted for personnel who volition live on purpose of Black Panther elite force.
• Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian Army conducted a armed forces utilization titled Gandiv Vijay in Mahajan plain firing ranges of Rajasthan. 
• The utilization was conducted 2 months to validate their operational plans of Chetak corps.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

• Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today released the outset draft of the passengers’ charter, spelling out rules for cancellation fee, compensation for missing connecting flying in addition to plans to innovate wifi services inwards flights.
• Highlights :
• No charges if tickets cancelled inside 24 hrs of booking.
• Flyers volition live on compensated if airlines are at fault.
• Cancellation charges cannot live on higher than base of operations fare summation fuel charges.
• Ahmedabad-based e-commerce conglomerate Infibeam has acquired a 100% stake inwards Dubai-based digital payments theater Vavian International for but about ₹8 crore. 
• After the deal, Vavian International will larn a straight off subsidiary of Infibeam Global which is a subsidiary of Infibeam Incorporation.
• India received outset consignment of 2 1000000 barrels of unsmooth oil from United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its strategic oil reserve (SPR) at Mangaluru (on westward coast), Karnataka. 
• This outset consignment from UAE arrive at total ane of 2 strategic reserve caverns at Mangaluru nether understanding betwixt Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) in addition to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland has listed Pakistan, along amongst Nigeria and Russia, equally the top 3 sources of coin laundering to the country. 
• Corrupt leaders from developing nations purchase expensive existent estate inwards London using wealth looted from their people, making UK's uppercase the 'money laundering uppercase of the world'.
• The finance ministry building has tied upwards amongst 40 entities including Flipkart, Swiggy, Patanjali and Amul, which are large task creators, for extending loans to modest entrepreneurs nether the Mudra scheme.
• These companies volition position people who demand loans nether Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), underwrite them in addition to nosotros volition extend loans nether the scheme.
• About PMMY :
• PMMY was launched yesteryear Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Apr 8, 2015, for providing loans of upwards to Rs 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. 
• Last financial the regime has extended Rs 2.53 lakh crore credit nether PMMY, piece Rs 5.73 lakh crore has been extended inwards final 3 years.

Awards & Honors

• Billboard Music Awards 2018 :
• 'Shape of You' vocalist Ed Sheeran won Top Artist and Top Male Artist awards.
• American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has won the Top Female Artist award.
• Khalid won the Top New Artist award. 
• Davis Cup purpose instrumentalist Prajnesh Gunneswaran has won the prestigious T.K. Ramanathan laurels for the twelvemonth 2017-18. 
• The laurels is instituted yesteryear the legendary Ramanathan Krrishnan inwards the retentivity of his father, which carries a cash prize of Rs 30,000. 

New Appointments

• The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has promoted Stacey Cunningham to President, making her the first sole adult woman caput of the 226-year-old exchange. 
• Indian-origin lawyer in addition to politico Gobind Singh Deo became Malaysia's outset government minister from the Sikh community after he was handed the communications in addition to multimedia portfolio inwards the Malaysian cabinet today. 

Sports Current Affairs

• The Indian women’s Hockey squad failed to defend its crown at the 5th Asian Champions Trophy, equally it lost to hosts South Korea, 0-1 inwards the summit clash at Donghae City, South Korea. 

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