Daily current affairs viable of 6th May 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 6th May 2021. covering the following news headlines: Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana, RBI Bank, International No Diet Day.
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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows:
- State News
- Economy News
- Banking News
- Appointments News
- Sports Days
- Awards News
- Important Days
- Obituaries News
- Miscellaneous News
State News
- Odisha announces Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana
- The Government of Odisha has announced the Gopabandhu Sambhadika Health Insurance Scheme for journalists. Odisha has declared journalists as Border Covid warriors. It will benet more than 6500 journalists of the state.
- Under the Gopabandhu Sambadika Health Insurance Scheme, every journalist will be provided with a health insurance cover of Rs.2 lakh. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs.15 lakhs will be provided to the families of journalists who died from COVID-19 while doing duty.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Chief Minister of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik and Governor is Ganesh Lal.
Economy News
- S&P Revises India’s GDP Growth Forecast to 9.8% for FY22
- US-based S&P Global Ratings has lowered the GDP growth rate of the Indian economy to 9.8 percent for FY 2021-22 (FY22).
- In March, the US-based rating agency projected 11 percent GDP growth for India for April 2021 – March 2022. Due to rapid economic reopening and fiscal stimulus.
Banking News
- RBI Announces Term Liquidity Facility of Rs.50,000 Crore For Healthcare
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has announced Covid-19 Healthcare Package Rs.50,000 Crore , to require funds in addition to patients treatment for lending to institutions such as vaccine manufacturers, medical device suppliers, , hospitals and related sectors.
- The new on-tap special liquidity facility of Rs.50,000 crore will be made available to the banks at the repo rate, for access to emergency health security amid the economic stress due to the second wave of Covid-19 in India.
- Banks can give loans under this facility till 31 March 2022. This Covid-19 loan will be provided for a tenure of up to 3 years and will be classified as priority sector loan till repayment or completion.
Appointments News
- RM Sundaram appointed as Director of Indian Institute of Rice Research
- Raman Meenakshi Sundaram has been appointed as the director of the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), a branch of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Prior to this height, he worked as Principal Scientist (Biotechnology) in the Crop Improvement Section of the institute.
- He is a scientist of global repute working in the fields of rice biotechnology, molecular breeding, and genomics and has more than 160 research papers and published in national and international journals and has published many books, book chapters and popular articles.
Sports Days
- AICF launches Checkmate Covid Initiative
- The All India Chess Federation has launched the ‘Checkmate Covid Initiative’ to help the chess community affected by the pandemic.
- The initiative was launched in the presence of FIDE (World Chase Federation) President Arkady Devorkovich, five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, World Rapid Chess Champion Koneru Hampi, AICF President Sanjay Kapoor and Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan.
- The idea is that financial assistance will not only help the chess community affected by COVID, but also have a team of doctors who work round the clock to provide the right support.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- All India Chess Federation Headquarters location: Chennai;
- All India Chess Federation President: Sanjay Kapoor;
- All India Chess Federation Founded: 1951.
Awards News
- Singer Pink bags Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards
- Singer Pink will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs).
- The main objective of the award is to recognize artists who have achieved success on the Billboard charts and have left an indelible impact on music.
- Pink joins previous honourees that include Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks.
Important Days
- International No Diet Day: 06 May
- International No Diet Day is celebrated on 6 May and is symbolized by a light blue ribbon. It is an annual celebration of body eclipse, which includes fat acceptance and variety of body shapes.
- It means recognizing that your body is beautiful exactly as it is and worry less about your weight, body shape and more about being healthy and active.
- The day is dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle with a focus on health in any shape and awareness of the potential dangers of dieting and the undesirables of success.
Obituaries News
- V Kalyanam, Mahatma Gandhi’s Former Personal Secretary, Passes Away
- Mahatma Gandhi’s former private secretary V Kalyanam died. He was Gandhi’s personal secretary from 1943 to 1948, when the Mahatma was assassinated.
- Kalyanam was preserving letters written by Gandhiji, a check which was affecting his signature and other literature related to him. He was proficient in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil and English. An ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he was also associated with Rajaji in the 1960s.
Miscellaneous News
- The World’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge Opens in Portugal
- The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge named “Arouca” was opened in Portugal, according to a press release by UNESCO’s Arouca World Geopark.
- The Aroca Bridge is a half-kilometer (approximately 1,700-foot) walk across its span, along with a metal walkway suspended from cable. About 175 meters (574 ft) below, the Paava River flows through a waterfall.
- The bridge hangs on steel cables strung between V-shaped concrete towers and connects the banks of the Paiva River. The record-breaking bridge took several years to build and was designed by Portuguese studio Itecons. It was constructed by Conduril and cost about $2.8 million (2.3 million euros).
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Portugal Capital: Lisbon;
- Portugal President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa;
- Portugal Currency: Euro.
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