NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Jharkhand launches ‘AmritVahini’ App for online booking of hospital beds: Jharkhand has
launched the ‘AmritVahini’ App for the online booking of hospital beds. Corona patients
in Jharkhand can book hospital beds online through the ‘AmritVahini’ App
launched by CM Hemant Soren.
About the ‘AmritVahini’ App: ‘AmritVahini’ App,
the state government would be able to provide better facilities for the people
infected with the coronavirus. Though ‘AmritVahini’ App or website one can get
all information about the availability of hospital beds and even book one for
himself or anybody else online. The bed booked by the person will be kept
reserved for him for the next two hours.
2.
PinarayiVijayan takes oath as Kerala Chief Minister for 2nd time:PinarayiVijayan was
sworn as Kerala Chief Minister for the second time in the shadow of the
Covid-19 crisis in the state. The oath ceremony took place with Covid protocols
in place at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Governor Arif Mohammed
Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Vijayan. It is the second
stint of the Marxist veteran in the top office. The new Left Democratic Front
(LDF) government bucked the trends, as Kerala usually alternates between the
Left and a Congress government, by registering a dominant win in the 6 April
assembly polls. The LDF won 99 of 140 seats.
Note: Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan.
3.
Karnataka ranks first in executing Ayushman Bharat: Karnataka has been
ranked first in establishing Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat
Program to provide comprehensive primary health care in rural areas. Karnataka
is leading in implementing the project for 2020-2021. While the Centre had set
a target of establishing 2,263 centres, the State has upgraded 3,300 centres
till March 31. With a score of 90 out of 95, the state ranks on top when it
comes to the implementation of the project for the year 2020- 21 as per the
health and family welfare department.
With the objective of providing quality
health care for all under the Ayushman Bharat – Arogya Karnataka scheme, all
PHCs are being upgraded under National Health Mission. The state has a target
of upgrading 11,595 Centres as HWCs. Counselling sessions for adults, public
yoga camps, ENT care, first aid during emergency and referrals to tertiary
hospitals are some of the services being offered in these centres.
Note: Karnataka Capital: Bengaluru;
Karnataka Governor: VajubhaiVala;
Karnataka Chief minister: B. S.
Yediyurappa.
4.
West Bengal government to set up a Legislative Council: West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee approved setting up of the Legislative Council or
VidhanParishad in the state during a cabinet meeting conducted through video
conferencing with several Departmental Secretaries. This was one of the poll
promises of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Six states currently have Legislative
Councils including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Telangana and Bihar. The bicameral legislatures were set up before Independence
in 1935.The first-ever Legislative Council or VidhanParishad had come into
existence in West Bengal in 1937.
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1.
Martha Koome becomes Kenya’s first woman chief justice: Martha KarambuKoome
is Kenya’s first woman chief justice. She is the first woman to head any of the
three branches of government. Koome, 61, a calm but staunch women’s rights
crusader, takes over the judiciary ahead of next year’s general elections and would
likely play a decisive role in adjudicating any eventual election disputes.
Note: Kenya Capital: Nairobi; Kenya
Currency: Kenyan shilling; Kenya President:Uhuru Kenyatta.
2.
Iran Reveals Simorgh, Nation’s First Completely Self-Developed Supercomputer: Iran has unveiled a
supercomputer, its strongest till date developed domestically by Tehran’s
Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), according to the state-run news
website IRNA. The supercomputer named Simorgh after a mythical Persian bird has
a performance capacity of 0.56 petaflops at the moment and will reach one
petaflops in two months. The supercomputer will offer large-scale data analysis
services for a variety of state-run and private scientific research, according
to its developers. Among other things, it will be used in analysing artificial
intelligence, crunching traffic and weather data, and image processing.
3.
China successfully launches new ocean observation satellite Haiyang-2D: China successfully
sent a new ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit as part of its effort to build
an all-weather and round-the-clock dynamic ocean environment monitoring system
which would provide early warning on marine disasters. The satellite was launched
by a Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2D (HY-2D) satellite from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. The HY-2D will form a
constellation with the HY-2B and HY-2C satellites to build an all-weather and
round-the-clock dynamic ocean environment monitoring system of high frequency
and medium and large scale.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Barcelona Women beat Chelsea Women to win Women’s Champions League trophy: Barcelona Women
beat Chelsea Women to win the Women’s Champions League trophy. Chelsea conceded
four goals in the first 36 minutes as Barcelona blew them away to win their
first Women’s Champions League in Gothenburg. Barcelona is the first Spanish
side to win the Women’s Champions League. Barcelona becomes the first club to win
both the men’s and women’s Champions League, and this was the biggest ever
winning margin in a women’s final.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
IDBI Bank launches digital loan processing system: IDBI Bank announced
the launch of its fully digitized loan processing system, offering over 50
products to MSME and the agriculture sector. The Loan Processing System (LPS)
for MSME and Agri products seamlessly integrate with data fintech, bureau
validations, document storage, account management and customer notifications
among others. These features of the fully digitised and automated loan
processing system are further aimed at providing a superior tech-enabled
banking experience to the bank’s MSME &Agri customers. The platform is
designed to incorporate knock-off criteria & credit policy parameters for
superior underwriting standards.
Note: IDBI Bank CEO: Rakesh Sharma; IDBI
Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
2.
Sitaram and Sarkar to take charge as CFO and Internal Auditor of IDBI Bank: The Board of
Directors of IDBI Bank has approved the appointment of P Sitaram, Executive
Director (ED), as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Key Managerial Personnel
with effect from June 1, 2021. Sitaram will take charge from incumbent ED &
CFO Ajay Sharma. Meanwhile, IDBI Bank’s board also approved the appointment of
Sunit Sarkar, ED (In-Situ) as Internal Auditor of the Bank with effect from
June 1, 2021 in place of MV Phadke, ED & Internal Auditor.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
ITR filing deadline for FY21 extended by two months to September 30: The Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date for filing income tax returns
for assessment year (AY) 2021-22, for individuals, by two months, to September
30, 2021. Earlier the deadline was July 31, 2021. The decision to extend
timelines for compliances under the Income-tax Act 1961 has been taken to
provide relief to taxpayers due to the Covid pandemic. The government has also
extended the due date of Income Tax Returns filing for companies for Assessment
Year 2021-2022 from October 31 to November 30, 2021.
2.
India, China, South Africa fared “relatively better” than other major economies
in Q1 of 2021: UN: India,
China and South Africa have performed “relatively better” than other major
economies in imports and exports in the first quarter of 2021, according to the
the Global Trade Update by the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD). In India, the import of goods increased 45% in the first
quarter of this year compared to average of last year. The services import was
up by 14%, according to the UN data. Export of goods climbed to 26% for the
period under review, the data claimed. While India’s services exports rose 2%.
Trade growth is expected to remain strong in the second half of 2021,” UNCTAD
said. The positive outlook remains largely dependent on subsiding pandemic
restrictions. The growth in the first quarter was led by East Asian economies.
DEFENCE
1.
Indian Navy Designs Oxygen Recycling System to mitigate oxygen shortage: The Indian Navy
has designed an Oxygen Recycling System (ORS) to mitigate the existing Oxygen
shortages. Indian Navy’s Diving School of the Southern Naval Command has
conceptualised and designed the System as they have expertise in this area
because the basic concept is used in some of the diving sets used by the
school. ORS will extend the life of the existing medical oxygen cylinders by
two to four times, using the fact that only a small percentage of oxygen inhaled
by a patient is actually absorbed by the lungs, while the rest is exhaled along
with carbon dioxide produced by the body.
Note: Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral
Karambir Singh; Indian Navy Founded: 26 January 1950.
OBITUARIES
1.
Environmentalist SunderlalBahuguna passes away: Well-known
environmentalist and Gandhian, SunderlalBahuguna has passed away. He was 94. A
pioneer in environmental protection, MrBahuguna led the charge against the
construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the 1980s. He was fervently
opposed to the construction of the Tehri dam. Bahuguna, who lived for decades
in his Silyara ashram in TehriGarhwal, inspired many young people in his
passion for the environment. His ashram was open to young people, with whom he
communicated with ease.
Bahuguna, along with local women, founded the Chipko movement in the Seventies to prevent the felling of trees in the ecologically sensitive zones. The movement’s success led to the enactment of a law to ban the felling of trees in ecologically sensitive forest lands. He also coined the Chipko slogan: ‘ecology is the permanent economy.
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