Updated 31 May 2022
The well-known playback singer of songs in number of languages who passed away on 31 May 2022 | KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) |
The former Chief Justice of Jharkhand and judicial member of Lokpal who has been appointed the Acting Chairperson of Lokpal following the completion of term of Justice Pinaki Chandra Bose | Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty |
The Indian singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and congress leader associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema who was shot dead on 29 May 2022 | Sidhu Moose Wala (Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu) |
The place in Rajasthan where Adani Group has announced the commissioning of India’s first wind and solar hybrid power generation plant with a capacity of 390 megawatt | Jaisalmer |
The army officer from Haryana who has become Indian Army's first woman combat aviator when she graduated from Combat Army Aviation Training School in Nashik | Captain Abhilasha Barak |
The Indian state whose tobacco control cell has been chosen to be awarded the WHO's World No Tobacco Day Awards 2022 for the South East Asia Region | Jharkhand |
The Godavari class guided-missile frigate which has been decommissioned after 34 eventful years of service by the Indian Navy at Mumbai | INS Gomti |
The book written by Geetanjali Shree which has become the first Hindi book to be awarded the 2022 International Booker Prize (the book was translated by Daisy Rockwell) | Tomb of Sand (रेत समाधि ) |
The Indian wrestler who has been banned for life by the Wrestling Federation of India for violence against the referee in CWG trials | Satender Malik |
The venue of India's biggest Drone Festival - Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022, inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Pragati Maidan, New Delhi |
The town in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir where India's first Lavender Festival was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh | Bhaderwah |
The second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project being built by GRSE in collaboration with L&T shipbuilding for Indian Navy which was launched on 26 May 22 at Kattupalli, Chennai | INS Nirdeshak |
The city in which National Women Legislators Conference 2022 was inaugurated by the President Shri Ram Nath Kovind | Thiruvananthapuram |
The State in which Shirui Lily festival is being organised from 25 to 28 May 2022 | Manipur |
The venue of 75th World Health Assembly organised by World Health Organisation with the theme Health for Peace, Peace for Health from 22 to 28 May 2022 | Geneva |
The Chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission who has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi with effect from 26 May 2022 | Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena |
The third edition of bilateral exercise by Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy held at Port Mongla, Bangladesh from 24 May 22 to 27 May 22 is named | Ex Bongosagar |
The leader of Australian Labour Party who has been elected as the next Prime Minister of Australia (wef 23.05.2022) succeeding Mr. Scott Morrison | Mr. Anthony Albanese |
The sanctuary in Rajasthan which has been notified as India's 52nd Tiger Reserve and 4th in Rajasthan | Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary |
The new Chief Election Commissioner of India who has taken over from Shri Sushil Chandra | Shri Rajiv Kumar |
The new Chief Minister of Tripura who has been sworn in following the resignation of Shri Biplab Kumar Deb from his post | Shri Manik Saha |
The former Australian cricket all-rounder who passed away on 14 May 2022 | Andrew Symonds |
The new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who has been appointed following the resignation of Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa | Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe |
The American theoretical physicist, mathematician and 2004 Nobel laureate who has been chosen to be awarded the 2022 Templeton Prize | Dr. Frank Anthony Wilczek |
The place at which scientists have discovered the fossil of a Madtsoiidae snake, which sheds fresh light on the prevalence and existence of this rare serpent species in the Indian subcontinent | Ladakh |
The renowned Sanskrit Grammarian, recipient of Padma Shri (2018) who passed away on 12 May 2022 | Shri Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi (Vagish Shastri) |
The renowned Sanskrit and Hindi scholar, recipient of Padma Shri (2013), Sahitya Akademi Award (2018) and Kalidas Samman, who passed away on 11 May 2022 | Shri Rama Kant Shukla |
The former Prosecutor General of South Korea, who has been sworn in as the 13th President of the country on 10 May 2022 | Mr. Yoon Suk-Yeol |
The venue of the fifteenth session of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties held from 09 to 20 May 2022, with the theme Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity and attended by Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav from India | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
The mountaineer from Nepal who has set a new record for ascending the Mt Everest maximum number of times by conquering it for the 26th time | Kami Rita |
The theme of International Thalessaemia Day being observed on 08 May 2022 by Thalessaemia International Federation | Be Aware, Share, Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassaemia knowledge |
The noted Culture Specialist and Padma Shri(2021) recipient from Odisha who passed away on 08 May 2022 | Dr. Rajat Kumar Kar |
The leading climatologist, agronomist and former farmer from USA, who has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her pioneering work in modeling the impact of climate change on food production worldwide | Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig |
The English player who has won the 2022 World Snooker Championships defeating compatriot Judd Trump in the finals | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
The team which has won the Santosh Trophy 2021-22 (7th title) defeating West Bengal in the finals at Manjeri Stadium, Mallapuram, Kerala | Kerala |
The tallest statue in the world which has been included in the 8 Wonders of SCO list by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | Statue of Unity |
The mountaineer from Maharashtra who has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres after she scaled Mount Kanchenjunga on 05 May 2022 | Priyanka Mohite |
The Indian wildlife conservationist and snow leopard expert who has been awarded the prestigious Whitley Gold Award 2022 | Dr. Charu Datt Mishra |
The place in Assam at which Yoga Utsav was organised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) under the Ministry of Ayush, to mark the 50 days countdown to International Day of Yoga, 2022 on 02 May 2022 | Shivsagar |
The noted broadcaster, biologist and natural historian who has been awarded the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) | Sir David Attenborough |