Current Affairs - May 16, 2023 Current Affairs

The traditional game of Gatka is set to receive a major boost on a national level as it has been officially included in the 37th National Games 2023, scheduled to take place in Goa in October of this year.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) launched the UTSAH (Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education) Portal and the Professor of Practice (PoP) Portal to enhance the quality of education in India.

The first meeting of the senior military commanders of the Quad organization countries is being held in the United States of America.

Dr Manoj Kumar is the author of the book titled "Supreme Court on Commercial Arbitration." It is a compendium of three volumes with judgments spanning from the year 1988 to 2022, covering the Arbitration Act 1940 and 1996. The book was released on 13.05.2023, the founders' day of Hammurabi & Solomon Partners.

China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly childbearing environment.

Educationist Manoj Soni will take oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Soni, who joined the Commission as a member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022.

Linda Yaccarino has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter. She previously held the position of head of advertising at NBCUniversal.

The Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 is scheduled to be held in Busan, South Korea from June 27 to 30. The last edition was held in Gorgan, Iran in 2017. India is the defending champions, having defeated Pakistan 36-22 in the final in 2017.

NASA will launch the first commercial space station 'Heaven-1' in collaboration with private companies in the year 2025.

Libya's political scene has been thrown into turmoil as the nation's eastern-based parliament voted to remove Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, referring him for investigation and appointing Finance Minister Osama Hamad as his replacement.

In a groundbreaking development, MIT-World Peace University (WPU) has unveiled Asia's first-ever subsea research lab, the Centre for Subsea Engineering Research (CSER), in Pune.

According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)'s annual report, the number of internally displaced people around the world reached 71 million by the end of 2022.

Ludovit Odor, a former Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, has been appointed as Slovakia's new caretaker Prime Minister.

The statue of the late Nathuram Mirdha was unveiled in the city of Nagaur, Rajasthan, on May 14 by Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The 7th UN Global Safety Week, observed from 15-21 May 2023 in India, aims to raise awareness about road safety and emphasizes the need to #RethinkMobility.

Laos is gearing up to host the annual ASEAN Tourism Forum in January 2024, which will take place in the country's capital city, Vientiane. The theme for the forum is "Quality and Responsible Tourism - Sustaining ASEAN Future," reflecting the focus on sustainable and responsible tourism practices.

The Indian mattress brand, Duroflex, has appointed former Indian captain and one of the best batters of the current era, Virat Kohli, as its brand ambassador.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has committed to setting up a state-of-the-art ethanol plant in Jeetpur Baheri, Una district.

Hriday Hazarika, an Indian shooter, won a silver medal in the men's 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 5th edition of the Global Ayurveda Festival (Gaf 2023) took place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from December 1 to 5. The theme of the event was 'Emerging Challenges in Healthcare & A Resurgent Ayurveda'.