{"id":42670,"date":"2021-05-15T07:20:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T07:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=42670"},"modified":"2021-05-15T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T07:20:30","slug":"daily-current-affairs-15-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-15-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs 15 May 2021 \u2013 Gkseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Daily Current Affairs 15 May 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims, and mains. Let\u2019s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/international-day-of-families-2021\/\">International Day of Families 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day of Families is celebrated on May 15 each year to remembering the importance of families and the work started during the International Year of Families. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/international-day-of-families-2021\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/indias-first-olympic-bound-fencer-bhavani-devi\/\">India\u2019s first Olympic-bound Fencer Bhavani Devi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s first Olympic-bound Fencer Sabre Fencer Bhavani Devi was looking forward to giving off her best performance in Tokyo2020. Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, who is widely known as Bhavani Devi (born 1993), is an Indian sabre (fencer).<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/indias-first-olympic-bound-fencer-bhavani-devi\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/iit-developed-portable-eco-friendly-mobile-cremation-system\/\">IIT developed portable eco-friendly mobile cremation system<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system which claims to be using first-of-its-kind technology that involves smokeless cremation despite using wood.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/iit-developed-portable-eco-friendly-mobile-cremation-system\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/governments-special-window-completes-first-residential-project\/\">Government\u2019s Special Window Completes First Residential Project<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Union Finance &amp; Corporate Minister recently handed over possession to homebuyers virtually as Government of India\u2019s Special Window for Affordable &amp; Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completes its first residential project.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/governments-special-window-completes-first-residential-project\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/hfcs-came-under-the-direct-supervision-of-the-reserve-bank-of-india\/\">HFCs came under the direct supervision of the Reserve Bank of India<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) have come under the direct supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since August 2019 and existing home loan customers are getting differential treatment from banks and HFCs.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/hfcs-came-under-the-direct-supervision-of-the-reserve-bank-of-india\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-extended-to-12-16-weeks\/\">Gap between two doses of Covishield extended to 12-16 weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Union government has accepted the recommendation for extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present one is 6-8 weeks.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-extended-to-12-16-weeks\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sc-threw-open-the-door-to-the-legislature-to-ponder\/\">SC threw open the door to the legislature to ponder<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently the Supreme Court has thrown open the door to the legislature to \u201cponder\u201d over the idea of placing convicts under house arrest to avoid overcrowding of prisons. A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph, in a judgment, highlighted the \u201calarming\u201d statistics of prisons. The suggestion is relevant considering the spread of COVID-19.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sc-threw-open-the-door-to-the-legislature-to-ponder\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sovereign-gold-bond-scheme-2021-22\/\">Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued in six tranches from May 2021 to September 2021.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sovereign-gold-bond-scheme-2021-22\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/cji-ramana-launched-new-sc-mobile-app\/\">CJI Ramana launched new SC mobile app<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana recently launched a special facility for granting media access to the Supreme Court\u2019s new mobile application. The apex court\u2019s website would have a new feature, called \u201cIndicative Notes\u201d that would aim to provide concise summaries of landmark judgments in an easy-to-understand format.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/cji-ramana-launched-new-sc-mobile-app\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/times-group-chairperson-indu-jain-passed-away\/\">Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away due to Covid-related complications at the age of 84. Indu Jain (1936 \u2013 2021) was a prominent Indian media personality who belonged to the Sahu Jain family.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/times-group-chairperson-indu-jain-passed-away\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sc-calls-for-hike-in-compensation-to-self-employed-deceased-aged-below-40\/\">SC calls for hike in compensation to self-employed deceased aged below 40<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court has held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of fatal road accident victims, aged below 40 and self-employed, while calculating compensation.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sc-calls-for-hike-in-compensation-to-self-employed-deceased-aged-below-40\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/reduce-car-traffic-in-centre-of-french-capital-by-2022\/\">Reduce car traffic in centre of French capital by 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently the Paris City Council is preparing a plan to drastically reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by 2022. The plan will ban traffic in four central districts, giving priority instead to cyclists, pedestrians and public transport.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/reduce-car-traffic-in-centre-of-french-capital-by-2022\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope these Daily Current Affairs 15 May 2021 are useful to you. This current affair covers all the topics you should know for your upcoming competitive examinations. I compiled these current affairs today from various news outlets including The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint as well as various authentic sources including PIB report, Down to earth magazine, Yojana, and Kurukshetra. If these really helpful to you then you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read us More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Current Affairs 15 May 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims, and mains. Let\u2019s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today. 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