Daily Current Affairs 18 May 2021 – Gkseries
Daily Current Affairs 18 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.
Tribal Affairs Ministry & Microsoft sign MoU for digital transformation
Tribal Affairs Ministry and Microsoft have signed an MoU for digital transformation of Tribal Schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools and Ashram Schools. Read More
Professor M. S. Narasimhan Passed Away
Famous mathematician Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away on May 16. Known for the Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem, the mathematician was the only Indian to receive the King Faisal International Prize in the field of science. Read More
Railways complete challenging tunnel drive of 800m in Kolkata
India Railways recently completed challenging tunnel drive of 800m in Kolkata inspite of Covid challenges. The tunneling work gets completed by Tunnel Boring Machine in East West Metro Corridor with the breakthrough of “Urvi” at Bowbazar, Kolkata. Read More
A single lightning flash kill 18 elephants
Recently 18 elephants died on a hilltop in Assam. The preliminary post-mortem report indicates they had been struck by lightning. Read More
Activist Ranjana Nirula Passed Away
Activist Ranjana Nirula recently passed away who was working as committee member and former Treasurer of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). Read More
Common crane returns to Ireland after more than 3 centuries
More than three centuries after it disappeared from Ireland, the common crane has returned to the island nation. A bird that is part of its folklore and was a popular pet during medieval times. Read More
Winchcombe meteorite to go on display at the Museum
A piece of the Winchcombe meteorite, from the first meteorite fall to have been recovered in the UK for 30 years, is to be put on display at the Museum. Read More
How a Police Commissioner can be suspended under Article 311 (2) (b) of the Indian Constitution
Recently, Suspended police officer Sachin Waze, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Mukesh Ambani terror scare case, was dismissed from service by Mumbai Police Commissioner under Article 311 (2) (b) of the Indian Constitution without a departmental enquiry. Read More
COVID-19 vaccine does not damage the placenta in pregnancy
Recently, a new Northwestern Medicine study of placentas from patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy found no evidence of injury, adding to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy. Read More
Doomsday Surfing | Know everything about Doomsday Surfing
As Covid-19 has struck back to ravage our surroundings, most of us find ourselves continuously scrolling through pandemic-related news and social media feed almost compulsively. That is what is called “doomscrolling” or “doomsday scrolling”. Read More
Fighting resumes in Afghanistan as ceasefire ends
The Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed in the restive southern province of Helmand, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Id-ul-Fitr holiday. Read More
WhatsApp’s new privacy policy violates Indian IT rules
Centre government of India recently told Delhi High Court that it views the new privacy policy of WhatsApp as a violation of the Indian Information Technology (IT) law and rules. Read More
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