- International Biodiversity Day being Celebrated today.
- India is one of the 17-mega biodiversity countries of the world. With only 2.4% of the land area, India already accounts for 7-8% of the recorded species of the world.
- Over 46,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals have been recorded in the country.
- Uttar Pradesh Government makes it clear that no new order has been issued in the state regarding the surrender or cancellation of ration cards.
- State Food Commissioner Saurav Babu says that ration card verification was a normal process that took place from time to time.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Japan to participate in Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo; Also to hold bilateral meetings with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, newly elect-Austrlian PM Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden.
- Strengthening of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership to be in focus during his visit to Japan says Prime Minister Modi.
- INS Gomati the last of Godavari Class Guided Missile Frigate is to be decommissioned on 28 May 22 after 34 years of glorious service to Nation.
- Godavari class Frigates designed entirely by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design & built indigenously by MDL.
- Centre bears all burden of cuts in Petroleum prices, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- Minister for Personnel and Public Grievances Dr Jitendra Singh said that there will be Common Eligibility Test CET for recruitment to Non-Gazetted posts from this year and the first such test is being scheduled to be conducted before the year end.
- National Recruitment Agency to conduct computer-based online Common Eligibility Test for recruitment to Non-Gazetted posts by the year end.
- Fourth edition of Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol CORPAT commenced in the Northern Bay of Bengal.
- Year-long celebrations of 250th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy begins today.
- The Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum began on Sunday at Davos in Switzerland. The City is hosting the event yet again after a gap of nearly two-and-a-half years. The meeting will continue till May 26. Global leaders, including from India, will participate in the international event.
- In Australia, newly elected Labour Party leader Anthony Albanese to be sworn in as Prime Minister tomorrow; Prime Minister Modi congratulates Anthony Albanese on his party’s election win.
- A 10-year old national level artistic skater Rhythm Mamaniya from Mumbai has set a record by climbing the Everest Base Camp.
- India to clash with arch-rival Pakistan in first match of Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow.
