Current Affairs May 2021

Indian Broadcasting Foundation to cover streaming platforms

The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) is expanding its purview to cover digital streaming platforms and will be renamed the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The move would bring broadcasters and OTT (over-the-top) platforms, which have seen a substantial jump in their viewership base after the pandemic, under one roof. […]

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Sanjay Dutt received golden visa from the United Arab Emirates

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was thrilled to receive a golden visa for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The main benefit of the visa will be security as through the issuance of the Golden Visa, the UAE government has made it clear that they are committed to providing expatriates, investors and

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Switzerland rejected an overarching EU treaty

Switzerland recently rejected the years of negotiations with the European Union over a proposed overarching agreement that would have upgraded its relations with the bloc – which are currently governed by a patchwork of more than 120 bilateral deals. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The talks failed after the two sides could not agree over

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Bangladesh -Sri Lanka currency swap

Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh’s central bank, has in principle approved a $200 million currency swap agreement with Sri Lanka, which will help Colombo tide over its foreign exchange crisis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Sri Lanka, staring at an external debt repayment schedule of $4.05 million this year, is in urgent need of foreign exchange. Its

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Eni Award 2020 for renewable energy research

Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is also called the Energy Frontier award. This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research. The Energy Frontiers award has been conferred for his work

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Meeting of Health Ministers of the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Countries

Health and Family Welfare Minister participated in a meeting with Ministers of Health of the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Countries. Dr. Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organisation was also present in the meeting. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Bandung Principles and the Membership Criteria of the Non-Aligned Movement function as admission criteria both for

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SeHAT OPD portal to provide tele-medicine services to Armed Forces personnel

Ministry of Defence launched ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal. The portal provides telemedicine services to the serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and their families. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is the final version of the SeHAT OPD portal with advanced safety features. The trial version was made functional in August 2020.

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PM chairs high level meeting to review progress of National Digital Health Mission

Prime Minister of India chaired a high-level meeting to review the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). Since then, the digital modules and registries have been developed and the mission has been rolled out in six Union Territories. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 So far, nearly 11.9 lakh Health IDs have been generated and 3106 doctors

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Louvre Museum Gets First Female Leader in 228 Years

The French presidency has appointed Laurence des Cars, the current director of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, to head the world’s largest museum as of September 1. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Louvre is the world’s largest art museum, based in Paris. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine. It is best

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Hong Kong climbers Tsang Yin-hung set records on Everest

Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman with a time of just under 26 hours. Tsang, 44, scaled the mountain in a record time of 25 hours and 50 minutes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The fastest woman to conquer Everest had been Nepali Phunjo Jhangmu

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