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Daily News10 May 2021

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)

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 News10 May 2021

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)

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 News5 May 2021

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)

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 News5 May 2021

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)

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 News3 May 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 03.05.2021 (North Korea says Biden has a ‘hostile policy’, warns of response)

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 News3 May 2021

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)

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 News3 May 2021

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)

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 News1 May 2021

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)

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 News1 May 2021

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)

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 […]

Daily News28 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 28.04.2021 (ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat, A patently wrong regime, Marking the beginning of a green era)

1. ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat Lender sees ‘considerable downside risk’ from latest COVID wave, says may revise forecast in July The Asian Development Bank has raised its forecast for India’s growth in 2021-22 to 11%, from 8% earlier, even as it warned that failure to control the resurgence of COVID-19 cases […]

Daily News27 Apr 2021

Daily CUrrent Affairs 27.04.2021 (‘India expected to invest $1 billion in AI by 2023’, Myanmar activists call for non-cooperation campaign, India ranked 49th in CGGI)

1. ‘India expected to invest $1 billion in AI by 2023’ ‘Poor practices may cause $81-mn loss’ Global enterprises are expected to invest $98 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023 and India’s share in it will be about $1 billion, said Project Management Institute (PMI), a Philadelphia-based non-profit organisation with about 28,000 individual members […]

Daily News26 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 26.04.2021 (What Happened to Armenians in 1915, Cave Experiment, A Green Partnership, STory of Bangladesh)

1. What happened to Armenians in 1915? Biden’s recognition of the killings by Ottoman Turks as ‘genocide’ could infuriate Turkey The story so far: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday officially recognised the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915-16 as “an act of genocide”. Mr. Biden’s announcement on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance […]