Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 10th May 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 10th May 2021. covering the following news headlines: World Homeopathy Day, Tika Utsav, Queen Elizabeth II, SBI Funds Management, Chhattisgarh Veerni Award.
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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows:
- International News
- National News
- Banking News
- Awards News
- Important Days
- Miscellaneous News
- Obituaries News
International News
- Niger President Bazoum Names Mahamadou as New Prime Minister
- Nigerian President Mohammed Bazoum appointed Ouhamoudou Mahamadou to appoint his new cabinet as the new Prime Minister of the country. He previously served as Minister in charge of the Finance and Mining Departments.
- He was the chief of staff to former President Mahamadou Issoufou between 2015 and 2021. He was sworn as Niger’s first democratic transition of power since independence in 1960.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Niger Capital: Niamey.
- Niger Currency: West African CFA franc.
National News
- Tika Utsav: COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently appealed to the Chief Ministers of the States to organise “Tika Utsav”.
- Tika Utsav is a vaccine festival. It is to be held between April 11, 2021, and April 14, 2021. The main objective of the festival is to vaccinate as many people as possible. It will also focus on zero wastage of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Currently, three states are receiving a maximum number of COVID-19 doses. They are Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.
- COVAXIN and COVISHIELD are the two major COVID-19 vaccines that are currently administered in India.
- So far, India has shipped 64 million doses of vaccines to 84 countries in the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The major recipient countries of the Indian COVID-19 vaccines are Mexico, Canada, and Brazil.
- India gifts Rs 100 crore patrol vessel “PS Zoroaster” to Seychelles
- India formally handed over the Rs 100-crore patrol ship “PS Zoroaster” in Seychelles during a virtual summit between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Wavell Ramkalwan.
- The PS Zoroaster is the fourth Made-in-India patrol boat developed for the Seychelles since 2005. Other ships gifted by India include PS Pukhraj (2005), PS Constant (2014), Patrol Boat Hermes (2016).
- The 48.9-metre patrol boat has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering at an estimated cost of Rs.100 crore.
- The vessel has a top speed of 35 knots and an endurance of 1,500 nautical miles.
- It will be used for multi-purpose operations, such as patrolling, anti-smuggling and anti-poaching operations, and search and rescue.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Seychelles Continent: Africa.
- Seychelles Capital: Victoria.
- Seychelles Currency: Seychellois rupee.
Banking News
- SBI MF becomes first mutual fund company to cross Rs.5 lakh crore AAUM
- SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. has informed that it has become the first mutual fund house in India to cross the rupee. The average assets under management (AAUM) is 5 lakh crores. SBI MF has seen a 35% growth during FY 2020-21, with an average AUM of Rs.3.73 lakh crore to Rs.5.04 lakh crore.
- The company, which is a joint venture between India’s largest lender, State Bank of India, and Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi. The fund house’s SIP book has increased to ₹1,382 crores from ₹1,180 crores over the last year recording a growth of 17%.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- SBI Funds Management Founded: 7 February 1992.
Awards News
- Dutee Chand selected for inaugural Chhattisgarh Veerni Award
- Indian Sprinter, Duti Chand has been selected by the Chhattisgarh State Government for the inaugural edition of the Chhattisgarh Virani Award. The award, which recognizes the contribution of Indian women in various fields including sports, will be given in fact on 14 April 2021.
- The Odisha sprinter became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the World University Games held in Italy in 2019. She is a silver-medalist in 100 and 200 metres at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Apart from this, Dutee holds the national record of 11.22 secs in 100m.
Important Days
- World Homeopathy Day: 10 April
- World Homeopathy Day is observed every year on 10 April to spread awareness about homeopathy and its contribution to the world of medicine.
- On this day the German physician Dr. Christian Frederick marks the birth anniversary of Samuel Hahnemann, who is considered the founder of an alternative medicine method called homeopathy. The year 2021 marks Hahnemann’s 266th birthday.
- The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Ministry of AYUSH, organised a two-day scientific conference on the occasion of #WorldHomoeopathyDay from April 10 & 11, 2021 in New Delhi.
- The theme of the conference is “Homoeopathy – Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”
Miscellaneous News
- Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launches “NanoSniffer”
- The Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal k Nishank ‘launched the world’s first microsensor-based explosive trace detector (ETD), dubbed “NanoSniffer”.
- The ETD has been developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup. It is being marketed by Vehant Technologies, a spin-off from a former IIT Delhi incubated startup Kritikal Solutions.
Obituaries News
- Prince Philip II’s husband Prince Philip has died. The 99-year-old royal died in June, just a few months before his 100th birthday. He retired from public duties in 2017 at the age of 96.
- He was the longest serving royal confederation in British history, appearing in favor of Queen Elizabeth II for decades.
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