Current Affairs — 22 May 2025

🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-I): President ne 6 Kirti Chakra aur 33 Shaurya Chakra diye

22 May 2025: Rashtrapati Bhavan mein 6 Kirti Chakra (4 posthumous) aur 33 Shaurya Chakra (7 posthumous).

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Must know

PM ne Bikaner mein ₹26,000 crore ke projects shuru kiye; 103 Amrit Bharat stations ka udghatan

22 May 2025: Bikaner mein ₹26,000 crore ke projects; 18 States/UTs ke 103 redeveloped Amrit Bharat stations inaugurate.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Udaipur mein Biodiversity Day 2025; WED se pehle 'End Plastic Pollution' campaign

22 May 2025: IDB 2025 ka national celebration Udaipur mein; theme 'Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

PM E-DRIVE: Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat ko electric buses

22 May 2025: Bengaluru ~4,500, Delhi ~2,800, Hyderabad ~2,000, Ahmedabad ~1,000, Surat ~600 e-buses (PM E-DRIVE).

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Arab Emirates Important

Shrikant Shinde ki all-party delegation Abu Dhabi pahunchi; four-nation outreach ka pehla padav

22 May 2025: Shrikant Shinde ki delegation Abu Dhabi mein; UAE chaar deshon ki yatra ka pehla stop.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 1 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Important

Sanjay Kumar Jha ki all-party delegation Japan mein; FM Takeshi Iwaya se mili

22 May 2025: Sanjay Kumar Jha ki delegation ne Japan mein Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya se mulaqat ki.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Kerala Important

Kerala mein NH-66 embankment failure ke baad NHAI ne concessionaire ko debar kiya

22 May 2025: NH-66 ke Ramanattukara–Valanchery section par RE wall failure (19 May) ke baad KNR Constructions bidding se bahar.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

Central Government housing allotment mein divyangjan ke liye 4% reservation

22 May 2025: Directorate of Estates ke OM se Central Govt housing allotment mein PwDs ko 4% reservation.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 India

MoEFCC ne 'Ideas4LiFE' ke 21 winning ideas ghoshit kiye

22 May 2025: 1,384 entries mein se 21 winning ideas — Mission LiFE ke 7 themes mein har ek ke top 3.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

IPPB ne loans ke liye Aditya Birla Capital se partnership ki

22 May 2025: IPPB apne customers ko Aditya Birla Capital ke loan products ke liye referral service dega.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 1 MCQs

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

BPR&D ka CCTV Solutions for Law Enforcement national hackathon

22 May 2025: BPR&D ne NCRB aur CyberPeace Foundation ke saath CCTV hackathon launch kiya; finale June 2025 ke aakhri hafte.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 West Bengal

ICG aur Haldia Dock Complex ki marine pollution response workshop

21–22 May 2025: Haldia mein ICG aur HDC ki do din ki marine pollution (oil spill) response workshop.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Goa

Vice-President ne Raj Bhavan, Goa mein Charaka aur Sushruta ki pratimayein commission ki

22 May 2025: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar ne Raj Bhavan Goa mein 'Charaka – Father of Ayurveda' aur 'Sushruta – Father of Surgery' ki statues commission ki.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs