National & International Current Affairs May 15-21, 2023

1. 47th G7 SUMMIT
 Hiroshima, Japan
 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States
 Japanese Prime Minister – Fumio Kishida
 PM also visits Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

2. 50 Start-ups Exchange Programme
 Launched by India and Bangladesh
 Start-ups operate in various sectors, including e-commerce, health, transport and logistics,
energy, education, and skill development.

3. International Museum Expo 2023
 Inaugurated by Shri. Narendra Modi
 Theme – “Museums, Sustainability, and Well-being.”
 Aims to initiate a comprehensive dialogue on museums with professionals that will help them
develop as cultural centers contributing greatly to India’s cultural diplomacy.
 Mascot -A contemporized version of the Dancing Girl made of wood in the Chennapatnam art
style.

4. National Dengue Day- May 16
 To raise awareness about the mosquito-borne disease
 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-Mansukh L Mandaviya

5. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day- May 17
• Aims to create awareness about the uses of the internet and other Information and
communication technologies in societies and technologies.
Theme- “Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication
technologies

6. World Hypertension day – May 17
 Theme – “Measure your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control it, live longer”

7. World Metrology day – May 20
 Theme – Measurements supporting the global food system
 Aims to create awareness about the Metrology, scientific study of measurement and its
application.

8. Cabinet Resuffle
 Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge)
 Arjun Ram Meghwal
 He is currently the minister of state for parliamentary affairs and the minister of state for
culture.
Minister of Earth Sciences- Kiren Rijiju

9. CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register)
 Centre for Department of Telematics (CDoT)
 Mobile uses will be able to block and track their lost or stolen cell phones.
 Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka & Northeastern states.

10.MERI Life (My Life)
 “Meri LiFE” (My Life) mobile application to empower young people and encourage their
participation in tackling climate change.
 Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change- Bhupender Yadav

11.Karnataka Assembly Election
 Chief Minister – Siddaramaiah
 Deputy Chief Minister – D K Shivakumar
 Governor – Tawwarchand Gehlot
 Legislative Assembly Constituencies – 224

12.Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana
 Launched by Madhya Pradesh
 Chief ministers Learn and Earn
 Madhya Pradesh CM – Shivraj Singh Chauhan
 To provide opportunity to learn skills for unemployed youths of the state.

13.SAHAS
 Launched by Telangana
 An initiative towards making workplaces safer for women
 Aims at strengthening the support ecosystem for women who face workplace sexual
harassment.

SPORTS
14.English Premier League Champions of 2022-23
 Manchester City
15.Champions of La Liga 2022 – 2023
 Barcelona F C

16.APPOINTMENTS
 CBI Director –Praveen Sood
 Competition commission of India- Ravneet Kaur
 Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Chairman- A K Jain
 UPSC Chairman – Manoj Soni

Find the current affairs explained at https://youtu.be/UFE7J4hZ9SU