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Daily Current Affairs
22-05-2026
🌾 Science & Technology
- World’s First AI-Designed Plant Genome Platform: Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Cuttack, Odisha, developed Plant-OpenCRISPR1 (POC1), an AI-designed genome-editing platform for crops. [1]
🛰️ Space & International Relations
- Sweden Joins India’s Venus Mission: Sweden has officially partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to collaborate on India’s upcoming Venus orbiter mission, Shukrayaan.
- India Hosts APO: New Delhi hosted the 68th session of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) governing body, focusing on sustainable industrial and economic growth across the region. [1, 2, 3]
👔 Economy & Appointments
- RBI Executive Director: Gunveer Singh has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- India-Bangladesh Trade: India has emerged as Bangladesh’s second-largest trading partner, signaling growing economic integration in the South Asian corridor. [1]
🐆 Environment & Conservation
- Project Cheetah Milestone: The population of rehabilitated cheetahs in India’s Project Cheetah program has officially reached 53.
Static GK
- The Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950.
- The Father of the Indian Constitution is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- The national animal of India is the Royal Bengal Tiger.
- The national bird of India is the Peacock.
- The national aquatic animal of India is the Ganges River Dolphin.
- The capital of Maharashtra is Mumbai.
- The longest river in India is the Ganga.
- The highest mountain peak in the world is Mount Everest.
- The highest civilian award in India is the Bharat Ratna.
- The Parliament of India consists of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and President.
- The first Prime Minister of India was Jawaharlal Nehru.
- The first President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
- The currency of Japan is the Yen.
- The Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935.
- The headquarters of RBI is located in Mumbai.
- The largest planet in the Solar System is Jupiter.
- The smallest continent in the world is Australia.
- The largest desert in the world is the Sahara Desert.
- The SI unit of force is Newton.
- The SI unit of power is Watt.
- The chemical symbol of Gold is Au.
- The chemical symbol of Silver is Ag.
- The pH value of pure water is 7.
- Vitamin C is chemically known as Ascorbic Acid.
- The study of earthquakes is called Seismology.
- The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean.
- The Indian national anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- The national song of India is Vande Mataram.
- The first woman Prime Minister of India was Indira Gandhi.
- The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize was Rabindranath Tagore.
- The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York.
- The UNO was established in 1945.
- The currency of the United Kingdom is the Pound Sterling.
- The largest state in India by area is Rajasthan.
- The smallest state in India by area is Goa.
- The longest dam in India is the Hirakud Dam.
- The gateway of India is located in Mumbai.
- The Pink City of India is Jaipur.
- The City of Lakes in India is Udaipur.
- The first Indian satellite was Aryabhata.
- ISRO headquarters is located in Bengaluru.
- The full form of DNA is Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
- The largest gland in the human body is the Liver.
- The powerhouse of the cell is the Mitochondria.
- The blood group universal donor is O Negative.
- The blood group universal recipient is AB Positive.
- The Constitution of India originally had 395 Articles.
- The largest democracy in the world is India.
- The first woman Governor of an Indian state was Sarojini Naidu.
- The first Indian woman to go to space was Kalpana Chawla.
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