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National News
1. Dr.
Harshvardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, in the presence of
Shri Shripad Yash Naik MoS (I / C), Ayush, launched the 'Ayush Sanjeevani' app
and two AYUSH based studies related to COVID-19 status here today.
It has been
developed by the Ministry of AYUSH and MEITY and will reach the target of 5
million people. "
Dr.
Harshvardhan said that COVID-19 management provided a powerful platform for
alliances between MoHFW, MoAYUSH and technology organizations like CSIR, ICMR,
and UGC,
Harshvardhan
also started two more scientific studies.
1.
Collaborative clinical research studies on Ayurveda interventions as a
prophylactic
2. COVID 19
as an add-on to standard care,
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
Minister of
State (IC) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homeopathy (AYUSH): Shripad Yesso Naik
2. GoI launches ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ exercise to bring Indians from abroad
As many as
10 flights are planned to be operated on the first day from various
destinations abroad.
India, its the biggest repatriation named Vande Bharat Mission has launched exercises to
bring back thousands of stranded Indians from abroad. AI's non-scheduled a commercial flight with around 200 passengers is expected to land at Kochi
International Airport in Kerala at 9.45 pm on Thursday,
The
Government of India announced a plan to start phased resettlement of its
citizens stranded abroad from 7 May.
The multi-agency operation, named 'Vande Bharat Mission', will operate 64 flights
in the state-owned AI till 13 May. In the first phase, 15,000 Indian nationals
from 12 countries will be ferried.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
Minister of
State (IC) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri.
3. Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Disaster tragedy
Residents of
settlements around Gopalapatnam, close to the location where the LG Polymer
plant is located, passed as dangerous styrene vapor flowing through the area at
night. Stalin, a chemical involved in a disaster-prone plant that produces
polystyrene products, is included in the Schedule for the Construction, Storage , and Import of Hazardous Chemical Regulations, 1989. The 1984 Bhopal gas
disaster has been inevitably compared. As a harmful chemical, styling can cause
chronic effects beyond immediate symptoms.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
Name of Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister: Y. S.Jaganmohan Reddy.
Who is the Governor
of Andhra Pradesh: Biswa Bhusan Harichandan.
International News
4. China launches new rocket "Long March 5B" successfully
The rocket
will launch China's space station On May 5, 2020, southern China launched the
country's next-generation space capsule into orbit on an unannounced flight
from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island, the first Long March 5B
rocket.
- Image Credit: China Aerospace & Science & Technology Corporation)
- Long March 5B is capable of lifting 25 tons of payload into low Earth orbit,
- The three-module space station, called Tian, is designed to focus on science,
- Tiangong-1, which launched in 2011
- Tiangong-2, which was launched in 2016.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
China
Capital: Beijing;
The currency of China: Renminbi.
President of China: Xi Jinping.
5. Iran introduces new currency "Toman" to tackle Inflation
The government of Iran recently takes a decision of moving the name of its currency
to a "Toman". Under the bill,
Iran's national currency is going to be different from the rial to the Toman,
which is satisfactory to 10,000 rials.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
- Capital of Iran: Tehran;
- Who is the President of Iran? : Hassan Rouhani.
State News
6. Retirement
age will be Increased 58 to 59 on Tamil
Nadu Government
More than
25,000 government employees were set to superannuate this economic year. Tamil
Nadu government increases the retirement age of the government staff, teachers, and those in public sector units from 58 years to 59 years. Those who are due
for retirement on May 31 this year will now retire on May 31, 2021.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
- Governor of Tamil Nadu: Banwarilal Purohit.
7. Madhya
Pradesh becomes 1st state to provide the Mid-Day Meal ration.
Distribution
of the mid-day Meal ration with the help of Anganwadi workers, Panchayat
representatives and local teachers were taken in sending ration to the students
at their home after the school closing in April.
Madhya
Pradesh has become the 1st state in the country of India to provide mid-day
meal ration.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
- Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- Who is the Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Lal Ji Tandon.
Important
Days
8. World Red Cross Day observed universally on 8 May
'World Red
Cross Day' is celebrated on 08 May worldwide every year. The day is celebrated
to commemorate the birthday of Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of Red Cross and
the first Nobel Prize for Peace. World Red Cross Day is also celebrated as
International Volunteer Day.
Important
facts about the Red Cross:
- Red Cross is an NGO. Which was established in the year 1863?
- It's mainly the purpose is to look after patients injured and wartime prisoners.
- It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The Indian Red Cross Society was formed in the year 1920.
- The Red Cross had assisted wounded soldiers and civilians playing their important role in the First World War and the Second World War.
- This the institution was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1917 due to these actions of the Red Cross
- the Red Cross Act was amended in which ex-officio President His Excellency and Secretary, Union Minister of Health was made in 1994.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
- President of the ICRC: Peter Maurer.
9. 75th Anniversary of World War II. Those Who Lost Their Lives during World War II Remembrance and reconciliation.
Every year
during May 8-9, the United Nations marks the Time of Remembrance and
reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War. The
day pays tribute to all the victims of the Second World War. This year is the
75th Anniversary of World War II.
Public Law
115-433, signed by the President on January 10, 2019, states that the Secretary
of Defense will hold an event to commemorate the United States' 75th
anniversary of World War II, ending December 31, 2021. Commemorative
observations will be selected in Europe and the Pacific and historical
representation of American forces will be approved by the Office of the
Secretary of Public Affairs, Assistant Secretary for Participation in American
Foreign Affairs Commemorative Ceremonies.
The primary
commemorative objectives are:
- Contributions from governmental and non-governmental organizations, to educate the public about the history of WWII, and to highlight the contributions of the Armed Forces service and federal agencies and governmental and non-governmental organizations during WWII.
- Recognizing the contributions and sacrifices made by the Allies of the United States during WWII.
- Apocalypse of 6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the Allied Army who liberated Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Importance point
Covered in Exam:
- Secretary-General of the United Nations: Antonio Guterres.
- The United Nations (UN) is an organization between countries established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation. 75th anniversary of WWII, in which the United States played a critical and important role.
10. World Thalassaemia Day 2020: 8 May
Main Theme
the International Thalassaemia Day this year has a distinct theme, aiming to
achieve its mission in enhancing lives and exceeding expectations for patients
living with thalassemia across the world. The 2020 theme is: The dawning of a new era for thalassemia
what was the
Main Reason for theme selected in thalassemia?
scientific developments in the
field of thalassemia, in current years, including the recent approval by
official regulatory authorities of new therapies that promise to change
dramatically the course of this disease has inspired the selection of this topic for International Thalassaemia Day. TIF we believe that these new and
innovative therapies are marking the turning point in the history of the disorder, and offer extraordinary
opportunities
This theme corresponds to TIF’s International
Forum on Accessibility, Effectiveness, and Sustainability of Therapies for
Hemoglobin Disorders (TIF.ACCESS)
Obituaries
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