Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2021

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The state government of Andhra Pradesh is set to launch CLAP (Clean Andhra Pradesh) Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam programme.
The scheme is expected to be launched in the month of July. 100 days sanitation drive to keep the villages clean will start from May 1. The state has also planning for better sewage water treatment and solid waste management.

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The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in January 1992, to review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards for women; recommend remedial legislative measures; facilitate redressal of grievances and advise the Government on all policy matters affecting women.
The National Commission for Women has recently launched a WhatsApp helpline number for providing emergency medical assistance to pregnant women.

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The Chota Char Dham is an important Hindu pilgrimage circuit located in the Indian Himalayas, in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand.
The circuit consists of four sites: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. The Uttarakhand government has suspended the Char Dham Yatra, which was scheduled to begin in May. Only priests will perform the rituals inside the shrines.

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The World Health Organisation, through its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, allows countries to use their own regulatory approval processes to import and administer the vaccine.
It also enables UNICEF and Health Organizations to procure the vaccine for distribution to needy countries. WHO has recently given the approval for emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has reported that FDI globally has plunged to a 15 year low in the year 2020 and has dropped by 38% compared to previous years.
Among the nations, China has emerged as the leading FDI destination in 2020 and has overtaken the USA in this regard.

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‘Putola Nach’ is a traditional form of string puppetry, practised in the state of Assam. It has become a near-forgotten art form.
Recently, an Assam based trust ARMT has created three short videos using string puppetry for creating mass awareness on COVID appropriate behaviour. This project was undertaken in association with UNICEF- Assam.

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Padma river is main distributary of the Ganges, which forms the western boundary between India and Bangladesh before it enters Bangladesh.
Recently, a ferryboat with over 30 passengers overturned after hitting a sand-laden cargo vessel in the Padma River. At least 26 people dead in the accident occurred at the old Kanthalbari ferry terminal of Bangladesh.

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The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has permitted telecommunication companies to conduct trials for 5G technology in India.
These companies would conduct trials in rural, semi-urban and urban regions for a period of six month, which includes a 2 months’ time for procurement and setting up of equipment.

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World Asthma Day (WAD) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA). It is a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993.
Every year World Asthma Day is organised on May 5, every year, to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide. This year’s World Asthma Day theme is “Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions”. WHO estimates that over 339 million people had Asthma globally.

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The East India Company exploited the Raniganj coalfield along the western bank of Damodar River, West Bengal, thereby starting the Coal mining in India in 1774.
Every year, Coal Miners Day is observed on May 4 in solidarity with the miners working in coal fields. An international Co-operation with the advanced coal-producing countries is also being considered.