18 May 2022

• Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 17 May 2022

  Current Affairs Daily Quiz 13 May: Find below the Daily Current Affairs questions and answers that covers topics such as RCB's Hall of Fame and INS Surat, INS Udaygiri and first French Female Prime Minister among others. 

• Top 5 Current Affairs of the Day: 17 May 2022

  The Indian government banned wheat exports on May 13, 2022 amid record-high spike in domestic wheat prices and intense heatwave that curtailed wheat production in the country. 

• Current Affairs in Short: 17 May 2022

  Veteran Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang Punia along with four other wrestlers have been named in Wrestling Team for 2022 Commonwealth Games.

• What is Places of Religious Worship Act 1991? Know Key Clauses Here

  Places of Worship Act 1991: The Religious Worship Act 1991 prohibits conversion of worship and to provide for the maintenance of religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947. 

• Hindu Temple in Qutub Minar? Plea filed to restore Hindu, Jain temples in Qutub Minar complex, Delhi Court adjourns hearing to May 24

  Qutub Minar Hindu Temple: The petition alleges that the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid located within the Qutub Minar complex was built in place of a temple complex. The petition seeks restoration of the alleged temple complex, which allegedly comprised as many as 27 Hindu and Jain temples.

• INS Surat, INS Udaygiri: Know 5 Key Facts about Indian Navy's two new Warships

  INS Surat Launch: INS Surat is the fourth and the last ship of the 7,400-tonne Project 15B Indian Navy Destroyers, called the Visakhapatnam class after the lead vessel INS Visakhapatnam. 

• CBI books Congress’s Karti Chidambaram- Read in detail Karti Chidambaram’s New ‘Bribe-for-Visa’ case

  New ‘Bribe-for-Visa’ case: CBI has booked Karti Chidambaram in the New ‘Bribe-for-Visa’ case. He has been accused of receiving a bribe of Rs. 50 lakh to facilitate the visa of 250 Chinese Nationals in 2010-14.

• Taj Mahal Underground Rooms: ASI releases photos of 22 Underground Rooms of Taj Mahal- Check What is Inside Here!

  ASI Taj Mahal Underground room Pics: ASI has released the photos of the 22 Taj Mahal underground rooms that show conservation and restoration work, in an attempt to shutdown controversy around them.

• India Wheat Export Ban: Why has India banned Wheat Exports? How has it affected Global Wheat Prices?

  India Wheat Export Ban: Indian government announced on May 13, 2022 that it was banning wheat exports after the intense heatwave curtailed production in the country and led to a record-high spike in domestic prices.

• Current Affairs Today Headline- 17 May 2022

  Find here Today's Current Affairs News Headlines by Jagran Josh for 17 May 2022.

• Who is Elisabeth Borne? France’s first female Prime Minister in 30 years

  Prime Minister of France 2022:Elisabeth Borne is a soft-spoken career bureaucrat who has served numerous Socialist Party Ministers before she joined Macron’s government. She also had a brief stint as an environment minister in 2019 when she pushed through bicycle-friendly policies.

• Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 16 May 2022

  Current Affairs Daily Quiz 13 May: Find below the Daily Current Affairs questions and answers that covers topics such as  Tripura Chief Minister, Tripura Cabinet, National Dengue Day and Thomas Cup 2022 among others.

• Current Affairs in Short: 16 May 2022

  Biological E. Limited (BE) has reduced the price of its COVID Vaccine Corbevax from Rs. 840 to Rs. 250 a dose, inclusive of GST. The prices have been reduced for the private vaccination centers.

• Twin Aeronomy Mission: ISRO plans mission to capture effects of space weather events on Earth's atmosphere

  ISRO's mission will aim to capture the latitudinal and longitudinal effects of space weather events on the Earth's upper atmosphere.

• Top 5 Current Affairs of the Day: 16 May 2022

  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for five districts in Kerala today, May 16, 2022.

• Tripura Cabinet Ministers List 2022: 11 Tripura MLAs take oath-Check full list of Tripura Cabinet Ministers and Portfolios

  Tripura Cabinet Ministers List 2022: All Cabinet Ministers under former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb's cabinet have been included in the new cabinet except for IPFT's Mevar Kumar Jamatia.

• National Dengue Day 2022: Why Government has made it essential to notify dengue cases in India?

  Dengue Day:National Dengue Day 2022 in India is an initiative by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that has been working towards the prevention and control of viral fever in various states in the country.

• Billboard Music Awards 2022 winners: BTS creates history after 3 wins; Full list of winners

  Billboard Music 2022 Awards winners: Check the complete list of winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. 

• Kerala Rains Red Alert: IMD issues Red Alert in 5 Districts, Extremely Heavy Rainfall Predicted

  Kerala Rains Red Alert: Extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur, where the red alert has been sounded. 

• Who is Devasahayam Pillai? First Indian layman to be declared Saint by The Vatican

  Devasahayam Pillai UPSC:Devasahayam Pillaiconverted to Christianity in 1745 and took the names of Lazarus and Devasahayam. He went on to fight against Caste discrimination prevalent in the country and was persecuted and then killed.