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 Indian badminton team makes history by defeating Indonesia 3-0 to win the Thomas Cup for the first time. The men's badminton team of the country won the Thomas Cup for the first time in the event's 73-year history.

9. Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Australia's new prime minister.

10. Mame Khan has become the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes red carpet. He was part of the India contingent led by information & broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur.


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