Daily Current Affairs 8 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’s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today.
Govt relaxed provisions of Income-tax Act
The government has relaxed the provisions of Income-tax Act in view of COVID-19. Now, all hospitals, nursing units, dispensaries and COVID care centres will be able to accept cash over two lakh rupees from the patients. Read More
MoUs signed between Oil and Gas PSUs and Badrinath Utthan Charitable Trust
A Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between the Oil and Gas PSUs, Indian Oil, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC and GAIL and Shri Badrinath Utthan Charitable Trust for Construction and Redevelopment of Shri Badrinath Dham as a Spiritual Smart hill Town. Read More
Union Government formulates strategy for Kharif 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has formulated a special Kharif strategy for implementation in the ensuing Kharif 2021 season with an aim to attain self-sufficiency in the production of pulses. Read More
Taliban captures key Afghan dam as fighting rages
The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar. Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, is now under Taliban control. Read More
Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India has issued Gazette notification SO 1736(E) dated 05.05.2021 making it mandatory for all States/UTs to grant certificate of disability through online mode only using UDID portal w.e.f. 01.06.2021. Read More
Signal was blocked on Facebook-owned Instagram
Signal has tried to run a series of Instagram ads to show the amount of data the social media platform and its parent company Facebook collect about users and how it uses the data to push targeted ads. Read More
Proning can help Covid patients
The Union Health Ministry advised ‘proning for self-care’ for coronavirus patients, stating that it holds high significance for covid positive patients with compromised breathing comfort, especially during home isolation or self-care treatment at home. Read More
Railways Inducts 100th ‘Made In India’ Electric Locomotive on Network
Indian Railways authorities inducted the 100th ‘Made in India’ electric locomotive or e-loco in its fleet on May 6, 2021 which was build in the country’s largest integrated greenfield manufacturing facilities. Read More
RLD chief Ajit Singh passed away
Former Union minister and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Ajit Singh passed away at the age of 82. Chaudhary Ajit Singh (1939 –2021) was an Indian politician. Read More
COVID management cell to coordinate assistance to civil authority
The Indian army has established a COVID management cell to coordinate assistance to civil authority. The Cell is under a Director General rank officer which reports directly to the Vice Chief of Army Staff. Read More
US to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
The United States will support an initiative at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) protection for COVID-19 vaccines. Read More
Philippines Foreign Minister Swears at China
Philippine Foreign Minister Teodoro Locsin on April 3 launched an unusually aggressive tweet blasting China for its activities in the South China Sea. The expletive-laced tweet marked latest exchange in a war of words amid the ongoing tensions between the two countries. Read More
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