Daily Current Affairs 22nd May 2025

Q.1. Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat program, whose group created a domestic polymeric membrane for high-pressure seawater desalination?
Ans:- DRDO
Q.2. Who was named Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) India’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director?
Ans:- Bhawna Agarwal
Q.3. After earning his third GM norm in the Asian Individual Chess Championship, who recently became the 86th Grandmaster of chess in India?
Ans:- Srihari LR
Q.4. Which state hosted the Teesta Prahar exercise for the Indian Army?
Ans:- West Bengal
Q.5. FIFA recently removed the suspension of this organization after it addressed concerns about third-party interference?
Ans:- Congo’s football federation
Q.6. Which global body has joined forces with India to start projects totaling ₹391 crore to combat marine plastic pollution and advance waste-to-hydrogen technology?
Ans:- European Union
Q.7. In May 2025, it was confirmed who would be India’s next ambassador to Sweden.
Ans:- Anurag Bhushan
Q.8. What day is India’s annual National Dengue Day observed?
Ans:- May 16
Q.9. Citing national security concerns, which nation’s academic institutions has Jamia Millia Islamia halted all Memorandums of Understanding?
Ans:- Turkey
Q.10. Which day is designated as the annual International Day of Light?
Ans:- May 16
Q.11. What was India’s unemployment rate in April 2025 as per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation?
Ans:- 5.1%
Q.12. Mariangela Hungria, the 2025 World Food Prize winner, is from which nation?
Ans:- Brazil