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CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY- 2022

 1. The Asian Games 2022, which were scheduled to be held in September in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, has been postponed until 2023 due to Covid-19 pandemic. 2. Three-time World champion Carolina Marin clinched the European Championships (Badminton) title for the sixth time. 3.Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui and three of his colleagues from Reuters -- Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave -- were awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Photography category for their work on documenting India's battle against the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. 4. "Katalin Novak" has been appointed as Hungary's first female president. 5. Campbell Wilson was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Air India by Tata Sons.  6. Rajiv Kumar became the new Chief Election Commissioner for India. 7. The Indian men's badminton team made history by reaching the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years. 8. The Ind

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL- 2022

 1.   Author Geetanjali Shree's novel 'Tomb of Sand' became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. 2. Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian after Virat Kohli to score 10 thousand runs in the T20 cricket. 3. Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has become the all-time highest wicket taker in the Indian Premier League. The West Indian cricketer now has 171 wickets to his name in 153 IPL matches. 4.  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash. 5.  Adani group chairman Gautam Adani has overtaken Warren Buffett as the fifth richest in the world. According to Forbes data. 6. Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next chief of the Indian Army. The 29th Army chief will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who has completed his tenure  on April 30. 7.  Prime Minister Narend