The Ministry of Railways will work with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to develop an “indigenous" hyperloop system. It is also believed the ministry will help establish a Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies at the premier institute. It was also stated that IIT Madras would receive Rs 8.34 crore in funding from the Indian Railways for this project.
Minister for energy and urban development Arvind Sharma has launched the SAMBHAV (Systemic Administration Mechanism for Bringing Happiness and Value) portal for disposal of public grievances and monitoring programmes and schemes of the two departments.
India's 1 million all-women ASHA workers were awarded and honoured by WHO for their 'outstanding' contribution to advancing global health, demonstrated leadership and commitment to regional health issues.They were honoured for their crucial role in linking the community with the health system and ensuring those living in rural poverty can access primary health care service.
The fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol CORPAT commenced in the Northern Bay of Bengal.
Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy units will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line IMBL.
The last IN-BN CORPAT was conducted in October 2020.
India and Singapore has strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross border terrorism. Both the countries stressed the need to enhance international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive manner. India and Singapore held the 4th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Combating Terrorism and Transnational Crime in Singapore.
J&K’s Department of Information and Public Relations has inked a MoU with the National Film Development Corporation Limited for the upcoming 1st National Film Festival of J&K.
The purpose of the festival is to highlight and promote the creative ecosystem of the UT, besides branding J&K as the most preferred destination for filmmakers from the country and abroad.
Viswanathan Anand made his comeback to elite competitions memorable by winning the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour Superbet chess tournament at Warsaw, Poland.
In fact, Anand ensured the title with a round to spare after his nearest challenger Richard Rapport lost to Wesley So in the eighth and penultimate round.
Anand scored 14 points from a maximum of 18 after nine rounds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders which is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of the influential grouping and discussing developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia.
Quad summit 2022 venue:- Tokyo, Japan.
Haryana registered a 2-0 win over Jharkhand to win the title of the 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship hosted by Manipur Hockey under the aegis of Hockey India here at Hockey Stadium, Khuman Lampak.
Riya (13th) and Sejal (39th) scored a goal each to help Hockey Haryana successfully defend the title.
Telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has visited the 5G test-bed at IIT Madras and successfully tested a 5G call on an indigenously-developed network.
The test-bed had been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This is the first step towards making the solution feasible commercially.
The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will sign two Memoranda of Understanding – MOU with the Government of India.
According to the Agency for Public Information – API, the first memorandum of understanding between both countries will be on automatic exchange of information and assistance in collection of taxes. The other MOU will be on Health and Medicine.
A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the "world’s highest weather station" on Mt. Everest at an altitude of 8,830m to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.
The automatic weather station was installed a few metres below the summit point (8,848.86 metres).
In Football, Manchester City has been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions their fourth title success in the last five seasons.
Manchester City’s dramatic 3-2 win over Aston Villa in the final game of the season sealed the title and saw them finish one point ahead of second-place Liverpool at the end of a grueling battle for supremacy.
World Turtle Day is being celebrated 23 May globally. It is a day to raise awareness about helping turtles survive and thrive in their natural habitat. The main objective behind this day is to also educate people about the things to do to protect the habitats of turtles as well as tortoises.
The theme for World Turtle Day 2022 is - 'Shellebrate!'