Daily Current Affairs 20 May 2021 – Gkseries

Daily Current Affairs 20 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.

Manipur launched a mobile app for delivering veggies at home

The Chief Minister of Manipur recently launched a smartphone application for home delivery of fresh vegetables to ensure that people get fresh vegetables at their doorsteps during the COVID-19 induced curfew. Read More

Former IMA chief Dr KK Aggarwal passed away

Former national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Padma Shree awardee Dr KK Aggarwal passed away. K. Aggarwal (1958 – 2021) was an Indian physician and cardiologist who was President of the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Past National President of Indian Medical Association. Read More

More flexible storage conditions for BioNTech/Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Recently, European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended a change to the approved storage conditions of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer that will facilitate the handling of the vaccine in vaccination centres across the European Union (EU). Read More

WHO to announce system to name virus variants ‘like hurricanes’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is going to unveil a system of naming viruses that would be inspired from the way tropical storms are named. Read More

Government brings changes in Customs Rules, IGCR 2017

The Government of India brought changes in the existing Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, IGCR 2017 to boost trade facilitation. Read More

Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle

A Chinese-funded tax-free enclave billed as Sri Lanka’s answer to Dubai and Singapore cleared the final legal hurdle as the Supreme Court in Colombo ruled it could go ahead with only minor tweaks. Read More

Culture Ministry organises panel discussions on International Museum Day 2021

Ministry of Culture (MoC), Government of India organised a series of panel discussions to reflect upon the reimagined priorities of the culture sector especially in the context of the worldwide Covid pandemic, and the role of museums therein. Read More

WHO-ILO study links long work hours to more deaths

According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) published in Environment International, long working hours led to 7.45 lakh deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000. Read More

Cairn Energy sues Air India in US court to enforce $1.2 billion arbitration award

Cairn Energy has brought a lawsuit in a US court that potentially can lead to seizing of Air India’s overseas assets such as airplanes to recover USD 1.72 billion from the Indian government which an international arbitration tribunal had awarded after overturning levy of retrospective taxes. Read More

Mosque Demolished in UP’s Barabanki

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, alleged that the administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki pulled down a mosque and demanded a judicial probe be conducted. Read More

Rescue mission drifted away from Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae

Recently Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat when it travelled past the coast of Mumbai and made its landfall in Gujarat. Read More

West Bengal government to set up a Legislative Council

The West Bengal government decided to set up a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), as per a decision taken up at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Read More

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