Todays’ Current Affairs (May15)
Todays’ Current Affairs (May15)
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- A Core Committee has been set up by the Election Commission to identify learning, experiences, shortcomings from recent Poll-gone States of Bihar, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and UT of Puducherry. The Secretary-General of the Commission will be the head of the committee.
- An official mobile application has been launched by the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana for journalists. Journalists will be benefited by using this application to cover the Supreme Court proceedings in a responsible and fairway from the safety and comfort of their homes.
- Hospitality company OYO will be transferring to a 4-day workweek. A no-questions-asked flexible infinite paid leaves initiative was also launched by the company.
- on 13 May 2021, The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed that S Balachandran has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname. At present, Balachandran is the Consul General of India in Jaffna.
- Sachin Bansal, the co-founder of Flipcart owned Navi Mutual Fund which is ready to release its first few mutual fund schemes in the next few months. Essel Mutual Fund was acquired by Bansal from Subhash Chandra and owned Essel Group in February 2021 and renamed it.
- The Finance Minister on thirteen May 2021 passed over ownership to domestic customers definitely because the Centres Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) finished its first residential venture. The residential venture - Rivali Park, situated in suburban Mumbai, changed into the primary housing venture in India to have obtained investment under the SWAMIH Fund.
- Indu Jain, Chairperson of Times Groups demised due to Covid-related complications in May 2021.
- In Nepal, KP Sharma Oli has been re-appointed by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari as Prime Minister as the opposition parties failed to put together a coalition government by the 9 pm deadline on 13 May 2021. On 14 May 2021, KP Sharma Oli took the oath of office.
- Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has been announced by The Union Health Minister that it will be available in markets across the country in the 3rd week of May 2021. Russia’s Gamaleya National Center developed this vaccine.
- The Chhattisgarh government took a decision to launch the ‘Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojna’ for children who have lost parents to COVID-19. As per the scheme, The Govt will pay a stipend of Rs 500/month to such children from classes 1 to 8 and Rs 1,000 per month from classes 9 to 12.
