Current Affairs
Current Affairs
May- 21
- Martha Karambu Koome is Kenya’s first woman chief justice. She is the first woman to head any of the three branches of government.
- The Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel recently announced that around six cultural heritage sites have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Temples of Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu,
Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra Military Architecture
Hire Benkal Megalithic site,
Bhedaghat Lametaghat of Narmada Valley in Madhya Pradesh
- Jharkhand has launched the ‘Amrit Vahini’ App for the online booking of hospital beds.
- Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn as Kerala Chief Minister for the second time in the shadow of the Covid-19 crisis in the state.
- The RBI has imposed monetary penalty on City Union Bank, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and two other lenders for contravention of certain directions issued by the central bank.
- The Indian Navy has designed an Oxygen Recycling System (ORS) to mitigate the existing Oxygen shortages.
- The first destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Rajput, will be decommissioned on May 21. It was commissioned on 04 May 1980.
- Jharkhand has clinched the 1st Position among the 36 States & UTs of India based on the progress of implementation of Smart City projects, Rajasthan came second in the rankings.
- Karnataka has been ranked first in establishing Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Program to provide comprehensive primary health care in rural areas.
- The Emmy Award-nominated Indian choreographer Suresh Mukund, has won the 10th Annual ‘World Choreography Award 2020’, (also known as Choreo Awards), becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious honour.
- International Tea Day is observed globally on May 21 on the recommendation of India.
- Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Jagannath Pahadia has passed away due to COVID-19.
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