22nd May 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
The Space-X spacecraft flew into the sky
- Launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, American businessman John Shafnon and Saudi Arabian astronaut Bally Al-Jalyan will be carried under a contract with former NASA astronaut Beckwith Son.
- Among them, Rayana Bhawani is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to go into space. They are expected to return to Earth after spending about 10 days in the International Space Station.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a state visit to Japan, has reached Papua New Guinea after concluding the G-7 summit and the Quad conference. He was given a grand welcome there.
- In this context, Prime Minister Modi released the Thirukkural book, which was translated into Dok Pisin language by Governor Saseendran of Western New Britain Province and his wife Suba Saseendran. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi hailed Tirukkural as the masterpiece of the world.
- Earlier, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marappe and Prime Minister Modi held a government meeting. At that time, cooperation between the two countries in trade, technology, health and climate change was discussed.
- At the 3rd Conference of the Indo-Pacific Islands Federation, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu were represented by 14 countries.
- Speaking as a special guest, Prime Minister Modi said that the world is full of challenges such as climate change, poverty, hunger, and natural disasters, and India has a wide range of supplies in the fields of fuel, food, fertilizer, and medicine. He said that he considered Prime Minister Modi as the leader of the Pacific Island nations and rallied behind India's leadership in the international arena.
- Later, representatives from Solomon Islands, Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati and Marshall Islands met Prime Minister Modi. Then Prime Minister Modi was awarded "The Companion of the Order of Fiji" for his global leadership by Fiji Prime Minister Chithiveni Rabuka, considered a rare honor given to a non-Fijian citizen.
- The Startup20 Engagement Group under India's G-20 leadership has released the first draft of its Policy Statement with key recommendations and policy guidelines. Aspirants can find this draft policy statement on the official website of Startup20. https://www.startup20india2023.org. This document is available for public viewing at
- Comments on this draft policy statement will be open until 27 May 2023. The final version of this policy statement will incorporate valuable inputs from around the world.
- The Startup20 Engagement Group is a dedicated platform within the G-20 framework. It focuses on facilitating conversation, encouraging innovation and encouraging growth in the startup ecosystem. Comprising representatives from various countries, the group tries to formulate policies to support startups and entrepreneurs around the world.
- Union Minister Shri. Sarbananda Sonowal made five key announcements focusing on green shipping and digitization of ports.
- 30% financial assistance from the Central Government to promote green shipping; Jawaharlal Nehru Port, W.U. Chidambaranar Port, Baradeep Port and Deenadayal Port, Kandla Port will procure two tugs each.
- Deenadayal Harbour, Thoothukudi W.U. Chidambaranar Port will be developed as a green hydrogen hub; Creating a single window platform to facilitate and monitor river and sea voyages; Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Tuticorin W.U. 5 announcements have been made to convert Chitambaranar ports into smart ports by next year.
