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Current Affairs May 21st 2022| Current Affairs News

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia:

HISTORY:

Additional Info.

World Bee Day -20th of May

History:

About Food and Agriculture Organization :

National Endangered Species Day- 20th May

History of the National Endangered Species Day:

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

The Cotton Council of India, established by the government:

Regarding the Cotton Council of India (CCI):

India’s Cotton Industry:

The BHARAT TAP project is unveiled during the Plumbex India Exhibition:

About Plumbex India:

The Madame Tussauds Museum will open in Noida:

About Madame Tussauds:

The fourth meeting of the National Startup Advisory Council was presided over by Shri Piyush Goyal:

About the Startups:

CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS

Punjab Cabinet approves Rs 1,500 per acre incentive for farmers

Benefits :

About DSR :

Other Highlights :

About Punjab :

J&K Organizes First ever Bird Festival to promote sustainable ecotourism

About J&K :

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

WPI inflation will reach a new high of 15.08 percent in April 2022:

What causes this to happen?

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

S&P slashes India’s Economic Growth Forecast To 7.3% FY23

Other Projections :

About S&P Global Ratings :

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal resigns

About Shri Anil Baijal :

About Delhi :

Aruna Singh takes additional charge as CMD of RailTel Corporation

About Ms Aruna Singh :

About RailTel :

CURRENT AFFAIRS : AWARDS & HONORS

KVGB won 6 awards from PFRDA

About KVGB :

About PFRDA :

Journalist Wesley Morgan wins Colby award for his book ‘The Hardest Place’

About Colby award :

2022 Billboard Music Awards Winners

Full List of 2022 Billboard Music Awards winners :

  1. Top Artist – Drake
  2. Top New Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
  3. Top Male Artist – Drake
  4. Top Female Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
  5. Top Duo/Group – BTS
  6. Top Billboard 200 Artist – Taylor Swift
  7. Top Hot 100 Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
  8. Top Streaming Songs Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
  9. Top Song Sales Artist – BTS
  10. Top Radio Songs Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
  11. Top Billboard Global 2022 Artist (New) – Olivia Rodrigo
  12. Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (New) – Ed Sheeran
  13. Top Tour – The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
  14. Top R&B Artist – Doja Cat
  15. Top R&B Male Artist – The Weekend
  16. Top R&B Female Artist – Doja Cat
  17. Top R&B Tour – Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
  18. Top Rap Artist – Drake
  19. Top Rap Male Artist – Drake
  20. Top Rap Female Artist – Megan Thee Stallion
  21. Top Rap Tour – Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millenium Tour 2021)
  22. Top Country Artist – Taylor Swift
  23. Top Country Male Artist – Morgan Wallen
  24. Top Country Female Artist – Taylor Swift
  25. Top Country Duo/Group – Dan +Shay
  26. Top Country Tour – Eric Church
  27. Top Rock Artist- Glass Animals
  28. Top Rock Tour- The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
  29. Top Latin Artist – Bad Bunny
  30. Top Latin Male Artist – Bad Bunny
  31. Top Latin Female Artist- Kali Uchis
  32. Top Latin Duo/Group – Eslabon Armado
  33. Top Latin Tour – Los Bukis
  34. Top Dance/Electronic Artist – Lady gaga
  35. Top Christian Artist – Ye
  36. Top Gospel Artist – Ye
  37. Top Billboard 200 Album – Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR
  38. Top Soundtrack – Encanto
  39. Top R&B Album – Doja Cat, Planet Her
  40. Top Rap Album – Drake, Certified Lover Boy
  41. Top Country Album – Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s version)
  42. Top Rock Album – Twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy
  43. Top Latin Album – Karol G, KG0516
  44. Top Dance/Electronic Album – Illenium, Fallen Embers
  45. Top Christian Album – Ye, Donda
  46. Top Gospel Album – Ye, Donda
  47. Top Hot 100 Song – The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber, “Stay”
  48. Top Streaming Song – The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber, “Stay”
  49. Top Selling Song – BTS, “Butter”
  50. Top Radio Song – Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
  51. Top Collaboration – The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber, “Stay”
  52. Top Billboard Global 200 Song – The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber, “Stay”
  53. Top Billboard Global (Excel. U.S.) Song (New) – The Kid LAROI & Justin Beiber, “Stay”
  54. Top Viral Song – Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
  55. Top R&B Song – Silk Iconic (Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak), “Leave the Door Open”
  56. Top rap Song – Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
  57. Top Country Song – Walker Hayes, “fancy Like”
  58. Top Rock Song – Maneskin, “Beggin”
  59. Top Latin Song – Kali Uchis, “telepatia”
  60. Top Dance/Electronic Song – Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart-PNAU Remix”
  61. Top Christian Song – Ye, “Hurricane”
  62. Top Gospel Song – Ye, “Hurricane”

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

CCI approves acquisitions by Sanoti Properties LLP of shareholding in Magma HDI & by Serum Institute Life Sciences-Biocon Biologics deal

Key Highlights :

About Biocon Biologics Ltd :

About CTPL :

About CCI :

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

NAL’s HANSA-NG aircraft successfully completed engine relight

About the Flight test :

About HANSA-NG :

Features of ‘HANSA-NG’ :

About NAL :

About CSIR :

U.S. Air Force conducts hypersonic weapon test

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA warns of giant 1,600-feet asteroid heading towards earth

Aim of DART Mission :

What is an asteroid?

About NASA :

CURRENT AFFAIRS : RANKS & REPORTS

UN lists Pakistan among 23 drought-hit countries

Key Highlights :

About UN Desertification and Drought Day 2022 :

About UNCCD :

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

Preeti Shenoy’s new novel, ‘A Place Called Home,’ will be published by HarperCollins India:

About Preeti Shenoy

Daily CA on May 21 :