Lionel Messi, a football player from Argentina is reportedly earning pre-tax gross earnings of $130 million a year from on-field and off-field pursuits on the Forbes’ Top 10 List 2022 of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes  followed by LeBron James, an American professional basketball player, and Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese  Professional Footballer.

The Indian government has made the requirement of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar number mandatory for deposits or withdrawals of Rs. 20 lakh or more in a fiscal year, or for creating a current account.

On 13th May 2022, The world’s longest suspension footbridge named “Sky Bridge 721”, was opened in Dolní Morava, Czech Republic for tourists. The bridge connects two mountain ridges and hangs 95 metres above the valley of the Mlýnský Stream.

• The Sky Bridge 721, 721 metres (2365 feet) long and 1.2-meter-wide, was constructed at a cost of 200 million crowns (around USD 8.4 million).

• Prior to Sky Bridge 721, the title of the world’s longest suspension footbridge was held by Portugal’s 516- metre Arouca Bridge.

Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman and Managing Director for Bajaj Finserv Limited, took charge as the President of

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2022-23.Sanjiv Bajaj takes over Presidential responsibility from T V

Narendran, CEO and managing director of Tata Steel Limited.

According to the Forbes Global 2000 List 2022, which ranks the world’s largest companies using 4 metrics

(sales, profits, assets, and market value), Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) led by Mukesh Ambani has ranked

53rd on the list (global) and ranked first among Indian companies.

• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) International (NSDCI) and Hindustan Ports Private
• Limited (HPPL), the Indian unit of United Arab Emirates(UAE)’s DP World have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up Skill India International Centre at Varanasi.
• This aims to skill Indian youth for pursuing overseas employment opportunities in logistics, port operations and allied areas.
• The centres would host training facilities as per the demand of international employers like UAE, Canada, Australia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regions.

• The first “Amrit Sarovar” in India was inaugurated on 13th May 2022 by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Swatantra Dev Singh, Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister at Patwai, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
• On 24^thApril 2022, Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched by PM Modi with the broad aim of water conservation for the future. By 15^th August 2023, the Mission will be completed.

Objective of Mission Amrit Sarovar

• The aim of this mission is to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district of India as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration.
• Under this mission, 50,000 water bodies will be created and each of these water bodies will be an Acre or more in size.

The significance of this Amrit Sarovar of Patwai is that will help to conserve water and protect the environment

·      The participating ministries/departments under Mission Amrit Sarovar are Department of land resources, Dept of Rural Development, Department of Water resources, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate changes and Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

·      For Mission Amrit Sarovar, the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) has been engaged as the technical partner.

• The fossil of a Madtsoiidae snake was recently discovered in the mountains of Ladakh.
• It is an extinct group of snakes, which grows up to 30 feet in length. They first appeared during the later part of the Cretaceous period.
• They were mainly found in the Gondwanan landmasses (Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Peninsula).

Purpose of YUVA Tourism Clubs

• To develop young ambassadors of the Indian tourism sector who would become aware of the potential for tourism in India, appreciate India’s rich cultural heritage, and ignite a passion for tourism.
• These clubs will also promote national integration and carry forward the vision of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. This is also in line with Dekho Apna Desh initiative of the Prime Minister.
• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pledged to support the YUVA Tourism Clubs initiative. CBSE issued instructions to its affiliated schools to form Yuva Tourism Clubs