Current Affairs, May 2021
31st May, Current Affairs:
• India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew
1.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021, marking two quarters of
consecutive growth after it exited a rare recession.
• China announced
today that couples may have up to three children, from the existing limit of
two after recent census data showed a dramatic decline in births in the
world’s most populous country.
• At the Asian Boxing Championships in
Dubai, defending champion Pooja Rani won the gold medal in the 75kg Women's
category while legendary pugilist MC Mary Kom, Lalbuatsaihi and Anupama
finished with silver.
• World No Tobacco Day is observed today.
29th May, Current Affairs:
• International Day of UN Peacekeepers is
observed today. This day is observed on the 29th of May every year to pay
tribute to peacekeepers' contribution.
• All children who have lost both
their parents due to Covid-19 will be supported under the ‘PM CARES for
Children’ scheme, the PMO said in a statement today.
28th May, Current Affairs:
• Bashar Al-Assad will continue to serve as
the President of Syria after winning the election for the fourth time. Assad
has been president since 2000.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
chairs the 43rd GST Council meeting through video conferencing in New Delhi
today.
• India becomes 2nd country after US to administer over 20 crore
doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
• Amnesty International Day being observed
today.
26th May, Current Affairs:
• Cyclone Yaas has made the landfall and
has crossed the Odisha coast, south of Balasore as a Very Severe Cyclonic
Storm.
• Subodh Kumar Jaiswal today took charge as the Director of
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He has been appointed as Director for
a period of two years.
• Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima is observed
today.
22nd May, Current Affairs:
• The Reserve Bank has approved the
transfer of 99,122 crore rupees as surplus to the central government for the
accounting period of nine months ended March 31.
• Nepal President Bidya
Devi Bhandari has dissolved Parliament and fixed general elections in
November.
• The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in
India from October 11 to 30, 2022.
• International Day for Biological
Diversity (IDB) is observed today globally.
21st May, Current Affairs:
• Noted environmentalist and Padma
Vibhushan Sunderlal Bahuguna, who was being treated for Covid-19 at AIIMS
hospital in Rishikesh, died today. He was 94.
• A Ceasefire came into
force in Gaza Strip, bringing halt to fiercest fighting between Israel and
Hamas from last 11 days.
20th May, Current Affairs:
• CPI (M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan took
oath as Kerala chief minister for the second successive term.
• The Union
Health Ministry asked all states to declare mucormycosis or “black fungus"
an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, stating that the
infection is leading to prolonged morbidity and mortality amongst COVID-19
patients.
• A government advisory on stopping the spread of COVID-19 said
that aerosols could be carried in the air for up to 10 metres and improving
the ventilation of indoor spaces would reduce transmission.
17th May, Current Affairs:
• At least six people died in Karnataka and
Goa as Cyclone Tauktae intensified into a "very severe" cyclonic storm.
• The first batch of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose has been released for Covid
patients today. The drug has been developed by the Defence Research and
Development Organization, DRDO which recently got the approval for emergency
use from the Drugs Controller General of India, DCGI.
• International
Invincible Gold Medal of this year has been conferred on Union Education
Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
• Rafael Nadal beat world number
one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title. Nadal won through 7-5,
1-6, 6-3 against the defending champion.
• Miss Mexico Andrea Meza beat
more than 70 contestants from around the globe to win the Miss Universe
title for 2021.
16th May, Current Affairs:
• Government has said that the online
appointments for 2nd Dose of Covishield will be given only after 84 days.
• China has successfully landed its rover on Mars. The China National Space
Administration (CNSA) said its rover Zhu Rong had successfully landed in the
pre-selected landing area in the Utopia Plain in southern part of Mars.
•
Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's 137-year history
as Youri Tielemans strike to beat Chelsea 1-0 in the final at Wembley.
14th May, Current Affairs:
• Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across
the country today.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the 8th
instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
(PM-KISAN) scheme to over 9 crore 50 lakh farmers in the country.
• The
first dose of Sputnik-V vaccine has been administered in Hyderabad today as
part of its soft launch and limited pilot.
13th May, Current Affairs:
• The expert panel of the Central Drugs
Standard Control Organisation has granted permission to Bharat Biotech to
conduct Phase- II and III trials of COVID vaccine Covaxin for the age group
of two to 18 years.
• The National Technical Advisory Group on
Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended to increase the gap between two doses
of Serum Institute of India's Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, to 12 to
16 weeks. The panel has, however, kept the dosage interval for Covaxin
unchanged.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced
the appointment of former India spinner Ramesh Powar as the head coach of
India women's cricket team.
12th May, Current Affairs:
• International Nurses Day is celebrated
today to honour nurses and healthcare workers.
• U.S. regulators
authorized Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in
children as young as 12. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized
in the United States for ages 12 to 15.
11th May, Current Affairs:
• Today is National Technology Day. The day
is celebrated every year on the 11th of May to highlight the achievements of
engineers and scientists in the field of technology and science.
• The
Nagaland government has announced a one week statewide total lockdown from
the 14th of May.
10th May, Current Affairs:
• Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma
was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam today. Governor Prof.
Jagdish Mukhi administered him the oath of office.
• World number six
Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his second Madrid Open
title. Zverev rallied to defeat Italian world number 10 Berrettini 6-7 (8),
6-4, 6-3 in the final.
9th May, Current Affairs:
• Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma
elected as the next Chief Minister of Assam. He was elected as the leader of
the legislative party today.
• In Delhi, the lockdown has been extended
till 17th of this month. The Delhi Metro services will also be suspended
during this period.
• Mother's Day is celebrated today.
8th May, Current Affairs:
• The Supreme Court of India constituted a
12-member national task force that would be tasked with formulating a
methodology for the "scientific allocation of medical oxygen" to states and
Union Territories (UTs) during the pandemic.
• The Drugs Controller
General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of drug
2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe
Covid-19 patients. The Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
(INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has
developed the drug, in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories,
Hyderabad.
• The Health Ministry announced that requirement of a positive
test for the COVID-19 virus is not mandatory for admission to a COVID-19
health facility and no patient will be refused services on any count.
7th May, Current Affairs:
• The Goa government has decided to impose
a 15-day 'total curfew' in the state to contain the spread of coronavirus
infections. The curfew will start from 9th May.
• DMK chief MK Stalin was
sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, along with 33 members of
his cabinet, by Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
• In Puducherry, Mr. N.
Rangasamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister by the Lt. Governor of
Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan today.
• Border Roads
Organisation, BRO is celebrating its 61st Raising Day today.
6th May, Current Affairs:
• Kerala Government has declared complete
lockdown across the state from May 8th to 16th, on account of surge in covid
cases.
• Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal Chief Ajit Singh
passed away today after battling with corona virus.
• SpaceX achieved the
first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the
latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas.
5th May, Current Affairs:
• In West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of the state for the third consecutive term. Ms. Banerjee has become the second woman in the country to be sworn in as Chief Minister of any state consecutively for three terms after former Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dixit.
4th May, Current Affairs:
• The 14th edition of the Indian Premier
League (IPL) was suspended today by the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases among players and support
staff of different franchises.
• The Bihar government has imposed a
complete lockdown from tomorrow till May 15 due to surge in Covid-19 cases
in the state.
• In Snooker, Mark Selby became the World Champion for the
fourth time. Selby won the Championship defeating Shaun Murphy by 18-15
victory at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
2nd May, Current Affairs:
• The World Health Organisation has given
the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• In the
assembly elections held in four states and one Union territory, the ruling
parties BJP expected to retain power in Assam, while TMC will retain power
in West Bengal and LDF in Kerala. DMK is likely to form government in Tamil
Nadu.
1st May, Current Affairs:
• Statehood Day is observed in Gujarat and
Maharashtra.
• Today is International Labour Day. The day is celebrated
to honour the contribution of workers across the world.
• The first batch
of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, has arrived in Hyderabad. Dr
Reddy's Laboratories has partnered with the makers of Sputnik V to roll out
the vaccine in India.
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