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1. Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai launched a new health and wellness app AAYU to address and help heal chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders through yoga and meditation.
▪️Karnataka:-
CM :- Basavaraj Bommai
Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot
Port :- New Mangalore Port
Anshi National Park
Bannerghata National Park
Nagarhole National Park
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Language - Kannada
Formation - 1 November 1956
2. The 75th edition of Cannes came to a glittering close with the nine-member jury handing out the biggest awards of the prestigious festival.
➨ Best Actress- Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider)
➨ Best Screenplay- Tarik Saleh (Boy from Heaven)
➨ Best Director- Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave)
➨ Best Actor- Song Kang Ho (Broker)
➨ Palme d'Or- Triangle of Sadness
3. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have devised a revolutionary algorithm-based technique to alleviate interruptions in vital networks like air traffic control and electricity distribution during a targeted attack.
4. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty as Acting Chairperson, Lokpal.
➨ Justice Mohanty has been appointed to the post of Acting Chairperson of Lokpal, due to a vacancy created by the completion of the tenure of Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose.
5. 17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival of India (MIFF 2022) has conferred Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award to Sanjit Narwekar.
6. To tap the growing freight sector, the Railways is aiming to introduce the country’s first semi-high speed freight train by December 2022.
➨ Based on the Vande Bharat platform, the 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train will be able to run at 160 km/hour, and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
7. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) launched an individual, savings life insurance plan called Bima Ratna. Aimed at the domestic market, it provides a combination of protection and savings.
▪️Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) :-
➨Founder - Government of India
➨Founded - 1 September 1956
➨Headquarters - Mumbai
➨Chairperson - M R Kumar
8. Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) subsidiary Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One Limited has commissioned a 390 MW wind and solar hybrid power plant at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
➨This plant in Jaisalmer is India's first-ever wind and solar hybrid power generation plant.▪️ Rajasthan:-
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort
9. S Vaitheeswaran has been appointed as the new chairperson of Manipal University, Jaipur. He is also the current vice-chairman and managing director of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).
➨Vaitheeswaran succeeded K Ramnarayan, who served as the chairperson until now.
10. Tokyo Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar continued his golden run in athletics after clinching his second yellow metal during an athletic event in Greece.
➨ Murali Sreeshankar bagged a gold medal with a 7.95m jump at Venizeleia-Chania 2022 athletics meet.
11. Former champion Jockey Lester Piggot, who won the Epsom Derby Nine times and was considered one of the greatest riders of all time, died at 86.
12. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D Centre of the Department of Telecommunications, organized the annual Intellectual Property (IP) awards ceremony to felicitate its IP achievers in various areas of Telecom.
➨Intellectual Property (IP) awards are conferred annually in C-DOT that are aimed at recognizing and rewarding the inventors and contributors.
13. National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) announced that Natarajan Sundar has assumed the charge of MD and CEO of the Rs 6,000-crore bad bank.
➨Prior to this, Sundar was deputy managing director and chief credit officer of SBI. He retired on April 30, 2022.
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day 39th Commanders' Conference of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in New Delhi.
▪️Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨ Minister of Defence - Rajnath Singh
➨ Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
➨Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral R. Hari Kumar
➨Defence Secretary - Dr. Ajay Kumar