Free · Updated every morning
Daily Current Affairs – May 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 31.05.2021 (Monsoon onset over Kerala delayed: IMD, Commando training, more firepower for Kaziranga guard, Govt. cited ‘Indian double mutant strain’ in SC affidavit)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Monsoon onset over Kerala delayed: IMD It is likely to hit State by June 3; private forecaster Skymet, however, says the monsoon has arrived The arrival of the southwest monsoon over Kerala has been delayed to June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The agency had last month forecast that the […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.05.2021 (IIT Mandi researchers reveal key SARS-CoV-2 protein structure, Declining forest bird species in Western Himalaya, Our inheritance from the Neanderthals, Industry laments inadequacy of GST compliance relaxations)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. IIT Mandi researchers reveal key SARS-CoV-2 protein structure Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi) in Himachal Pradesh have revealed the part of structure of a key protein in COVID-19 virus, which helps in understanding its mode of action, its role in the spread and severity of the disease and development […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.05.2021 (Children with comorbidities are at higher risk for disease, Scope of Section 304-B in dowry deaths widened by SC, France and the Rwandan genocide, Germany apologises for genocide in Namibia)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. ‘Children with comorbidities are at higher risk for disease’ Follow-up with doctors is key, says Task Force member Children with comorbidities or on immunosuppressants are at a higher risk of developing COVID-19 complications, said Dr. Narendra Kumar Arora, paediatric gastroenterologist and a senior member of the National COVID-19 Task Force. He warned that there […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 28.05.2021 (Uncertainty, risks cloud outlook: RBI, Centralise vaccine buys to minimise costs: EY, Gaza attack may constitute ‘war crimes’, SC had cautioned govt. on privacy)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Uncertainty, risks cloud outlook: RBI ‘Demand-supply imbalances may exert pressure on food prices; banks must gird for higher provisions’ Embattled by new waves of COVID-19 infections and mutant strains of the virus, the slow pace of inoculation in several parts of the world and vaccine protectionism, the global and domestic outlook has once again […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 27.05.2021(WhatsApp approaches Delhi HC to challenge new IT rules, NCLT orders liquidation of Devas, Dhaka clears currency swap for Lanka)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. WhatsApp approaches Delhi HC to challenge new IT rules ‘Breaking end-to-end encryption infringes on citizens’ rights’ Instant messaging app WhatsApp has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Central government’s new Information Technology Rules, 2021, which include a requirement for social media platforms to compulsorily enable “the identification of the first originator of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.05.2021 (Over 13 lakh evacuated as Yaas races towards Odisha coastline, New IT rules come into force today; will comply, says FB, Mucormycosis: avoid damp, dusty places, Panel to define offences of speech, expression)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Over 13 lakh evacuated as Yaas races towards Odisha coastline Wind speeds of 165 kmph expected during landfall today; Bengal may also be hit Several thousands of people in coastal districts of Odisha are bracing for the impact of the very severe cyclonic storm, Yaas, which is set to hit the coast with wind […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.05.2021 (‘GST Council should prioritise COVID relief, States’ cash woes’, Wuhan lab staff fell sick in Nov. 2019: report, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup, Will not limit functions till new data law: WhatsApp)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. ‘GST Council should prioritise COVID relief, States’ cash woes’ Second wave more lethal for businesses, say experts The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, meeting this Friday after a gap of more than seven months, should prioritise giving relief on the taxes levied on COVID-19 vaccines and critical medical supplies, and rationalise GST rates […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.05.2021 (Minor ‘face-off’ in Galwan Valley, Single dose only 33% effective against B.1.617.2: U.K., Anxiety, depression top concerns, UK to unveil Digital Border)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Minor ‘face-off’ in Galwan Valley Army denies it, says reports inspired by those trying to derail resolution process There was a minor face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the no-patrolling zone at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in the first week of May, a senior government official told The Hindu. However, no clash […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.05.2021 (Call for action to protect Odisha tribes, China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’ is dead, BRICS Astronomy Working Group moots networking of existing telescopes, COVID-19 could become like common cold in future, study suggests)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Call for action to protect Odisha tribes Activists urge govt. to help the Dongria and Bonda communities fight COVID-19 Activists and writers have urged the Odisha government to take immediate steps to the prevent loss of lives among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) like the Dongria Kondh and Bonda due to COVID-19. In a […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.05.2021 (SC: personal guarantors liable for corporate debt, A green warrior to the core is no more, What did Israel achieve in Gaza?, RBI to pay ₹99,122 cr. surplus to Centre)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. SC: personal guarantors liable for corporate debt Court clears insolvency proceedings under the IBC norms The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a government move to allow lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors, who are usually promoters of big business houses, along with the stressed corporate entities for whom they gave guarantee. In […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 21.05.2021 (Declare mucormycosis an epidemic: Centre to States, China completes Tibet highway, Sri Lanka Parliament passes Bill on China-backed Port City, World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, says ESA)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Declare mucormycosis an epidemic: Centre to States It will lead to all such cases being reported to the govt. The Union government has asked the States to declare mucormycosis, the fungal infection being reported in COVID-19 patients, an epidemic. In a letter to the States, Health and Family Welfare Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.05.2021 (FinMin grants ‘infrastructure’ status for convention centres, ‘Low confidence plus high fuel, health costs to hurt demand’)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. FinMin grants ‘infrastructure’ status for convention centres Tag to ease bank financing for such projects The Finance Ministry has granted ‘Infrastructure’ status for exhibition and convention centres, a move that is expected to ease bank financing for such projects. ‘Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre is included in the Harmonised Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors by insertion of […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.05.2021 (Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle, ‘U.S. against militarisation of the Artic’, GST Council to mull COVID relief: Govt, New naming system for virus variants)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle Top court rejects pleas challenging Port City Bill A Chinese-funded tax-free enclave billed as Sri Lanka’s answer to Dubai and Singapore cleared the final legal hurdle on Tuesday as the Supreme Court in Colombo ruled it could go ahead with only minor tweaks. The largest single […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 18.05.2021 (‘Job losses bode ill for the economy’, DRDO’s drug launched for emergency use)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. ‘Job losses bode ill for the economy’ April’s labour participation rate was lower than in March 2020: CMIE chief Vyas Rising unemployment, including among the salaried class, and shrinking real incomes have led to a lack of demand that bodes ill for the economy, said Mahesh Vyas, managing director at the Centre for Monitoring […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.05.2021 (UNSC calls for end to violence in Gaza, India calls for ‘immediate de-escalation’ of hostilities, Adoption issues to the fore as COVID-19 leaves many orphaned)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. UNSC calls for end to violence in Gaza Its chief warns that crisis could plunge region into an ‘uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis’ Israeli strikes killed at least 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily death toll yet in the almost week-long clashes, as the UN Security Council met amid […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.05.2021 (Mars landing gives China’s space programme a leg-up, Violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank, New skink species from Western Ghats, Mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Elephant carcasses found in 2 groups The ‘freak’ lightning theory being corroborated based on weather reports: govt. The carcasses of the 18 elephants reportedly killed in lightning strikes in Nagaon district of central Assam on May 13 were found in two groups 1 km apart, an official statement said Saturday. The State government also […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.05.2021 (Asha workers struggle with pandemic surveillance in rural Uttar Pradesh, 186 elephants killed on rail tracks in over 10 years, U.S. slider turtles pose a threat in northeast, What is Iron Dome)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Asha workers struggle with pandemic surveillance in rural Uttar Pradesh They lack adequate protective gear and monitoring kits for door-to-door visits “People don’t take us seriously. Why would they, when I cannot even record their temperature and oxygen level for them,” says Veermati Singh, standing at her door in Nindemau, a village in Unnao. […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.05.2021 (App to view SC proceedings launched, OCIs stung by Home Ministry notification, Israel-Palestine fighting escalates, Relax FCRA norms, ease relief flow, says Nasscom)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. App to view SC proceedings launched Actively considering plan to telecast proceedings live, says CJI N.V. Ramana Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Thursday said he was “actively considering” the proposal to telecast live the proceedings of the Supreme Court. The CJI, however, said concrete steps in this regard would be taken only […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.05.2021 (Child marriages may go unnoticed amid lockdown, Ivermectin used despite WHO advice, Bangladesh rebuffs China on Quad warning, WTO chief targets waivers for COVID vaccines in Dec.)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. ‘Child marriages may go unnoticed amid lockdown’ Weddings may be restricted to houses due to norms: activists Last year, as the pandemic took grip of the world and India went into a lockdown, child rights activists were alarmed to see a slew of child marriages being reported in Karnataka. Now, with another lockdown in […]
Daily Current AFfairs 12.05.2021 (Queries raised on DRDO’s COVID drug, China’s population growth slows to lowest rate in decades, What’s happening in Jerusalem?)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Queries raised on DRDO’s COVID drug Experts flag lack of published data on performance in human trials, history of drug in cancer cure A drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for “emergency use” in those with moderate to severe […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.05.2021 (SEBI’s sustainability reporting norms mandate ESG overview, ‘Slow vaccination pace puts India at risk of more waves’, Iran confirms that it is in talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan government to set new rules to meet FATF requirements)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. SEBI’s sustainability reporting norms mandate ESG overview Disclosures must on gender diversity, cybersecurity The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday issued a circular notifying new disclosure norms on sustainability related reporting for the top 1,000 listed companies by market cap by FY23. Such a reporting will now be under a new […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.05.2021 (Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance, China rocket debris falls in Indian Ocean near Maldives, A TRIPS waiver is useful but not a magic pill)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance The Environment Appraisal Committee, which had flagged concerns, has now ‘recommended’ it ‘for grant of terms of reference’ for EIA studies The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog’s […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.05.2021 (Anti-COVID-19 drug developed by DRDO gets emergency use nod, E.U., India relaunch FTA talks, . Study reveals interesting facet of the novel coronavirus)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Anti-COVID-19 drug developed by DRDO gets emergency use nod An analogue of glucose, it can be easily produced The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for emergency use of an anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab […]
Daily Current AFfairs 08.05.2021 (CJI nominates four vacation Benches, Almost half new cases rural, shots key, RBI sets up group to help review panel)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. CJI nominates four vacation Benches More Benches to be constituted Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday nominated four separate Benches of the Supreme Court to sit consecutively in May, during the first part of the summer holidays, to hear extremely urgent cases. More Benches would be constituted for the second and third […]
Daily Current AFfairs 07.05.2021 (Drugmakers say Biden misguided over patent waiver, Russia approves one-dose ‘Sputnik Light’, China halts economic dialogue with Australia, Social murder and the missing state)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Drugmakers say Biden misguided over patent waiver U.S. President supports waiving intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines Drugmakers on Thursday said U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for waiving patents of COVID-19 vaccines could disrupt a fragile supply chain and that rich countries should instead share more generously with the developing world. Mr. Biden on […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.05.2021 (5G: China expresses ‘concern, regret’, Centre alone can identify SEBC: SC, ‘INSACOG shared inputs on variants’, Small businesses, MSMEs to get relief)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. 5G: China expresses ‘concern, regret’ Can’t have bloodshed on border, good relationship in other domains: Jaishankar China on Wednesday expressed “concern and regret” at India’s move to not include Chinese telecommunication firms among the companies permitted this week to conduct trials for the use of 5G technology. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.05.2021 (Govt. gives nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out, MFIs flag rural borrower distress to RBI, FDA to approve shot for adolescents, Scientists see flaws in SUTRA’s approach to modelling pandemic)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Govt. gives nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out Telcos tie up with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday gave permission to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to conduct trials for the use and application of 5G technology. This formally leaves out Chinese companies like Huawei and […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.05.2021 (Factory output growth decelerates: PMI, Embrace diplomacy, Blinken tells N. Korea, ICMR to get royalty from sale of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Central Vista works get nod)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Factory output growth decelerates: PMI IHS Markit survey shows April production, new orders expansion at 8-month lows on COVID surge India’s manufacturing sector activity was largely flat in April, as rates of growth for new orders and output eased to eight-month lows amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, a monthly survey showed. The seasonally […]
Daily Current AFfairs 03.05.2021 (North Korea says Biden has a ‘hostile policy’, warns of response)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. North Korea says Biden has a ‘hostile policy’, warns of response U.S. had indicated it would use ‘diplomacy as well as stern deterrence’ North Korea on Sunday accused U.S. President Joe Biden of pursuing a hostile policy, dismissing “spurious” American diplomacy and warning of a response. Mr. Biden had said on Wednesday that his […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.05.2021(U.S. clears sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft to India, First installment of SDRF released, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree to a ceasefire after deadly clashes, Progress noted at envoys meet on Iran nuclear deal, Our COVID-19 connection with primitive cavemen)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. U.S. clears sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft to India Original proposal was to procure 10 of them, but it was cut down to six due to budgetary constraints The U.S. State Department on Friday approved the proposed sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment, a deal estimated to cost $2.42 billion. […]
Daily Current AFfairs 01.05.2021 (Xi sends message to Modi, offers China’s help, Armed forces get powers for relief work, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan seek to ease cross-border tensions)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. Xi sends message to Modi, offers China’s help It’s the first such known communication between the two leaders since last year’s border crisis China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering China’s support in dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Mr. Xi’s message, the first such known […]
Daily Current Affairs 30.04.2021 (Vaccine Maitri may have to wait till July, Myanmar air force bases attacked, To stop a third wave, India has to mask up)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. ‘Vaccine Maitri may have to wait till July’ Our needs are far greater and all our partners understand that, says Shringla India is unlikely to resume its Vaccine Maitri programme for the neighbourhood, including Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, until at least July, given the sudden shortage of vaccines amidst a surge in COVID-19 […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.04.2021 (China pushes defence ties with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Covaxin shields from B.1.617, Temples are not fiefdoms of the state)
Current AffairsDaily News
1. China pushes defence ties with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Defence Minister Wei Fenghe urges the nations to resist ‘powers outside the region setting up alliances’ China’s Minister of Defence Wei Fenghe, visiting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka this week, has called on countries in the neighbourhood to resist “powers from outside the region setting up military […]