• Government of India announced the commercial launch of Agappe Chitra Magna. About: • Agappe Chitra Magna is a magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for use during testing for the detection of COVID-19. • It was developed by Sree Chitra…
• The first International Tea Day (ITD) is being celebrated by the United Nations on 21 May. About: • International Tea Day is observed annually on May 21, according to the United Nations. • The concerning resolution was adopted on…
• Days after changing the definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the government has decided to further revise the criteria for medium units by enhancing the investment and turnover limits to up to ₹50 crores and ₹200 crores…
• A rare palm endemic to the South Andaman Island is finding a second home at Thiruvananthapuram-based Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI). About: • JNTBGRI scientists termed the Pinanga andamanensis “a critically endangered species and one…
• The Jammu and Kashmir administration notified the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2020, and set a fast-track process in motion to issue the certificates within a stipulated time of 15 days. About: • Under the…
• A recent medical technique, known as Less invasive surfactant administration (LISA), has been started at J.K. Lon Government Children’s Hospital in Jaipur for treatment of lung disease or respiratory distress syndrome among premature babies. About: • LISA has been…
• The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) intensified into Super Cyclonic Storm on 18th May 2020. About: • Extremely severe cyclone Amphan (pronounced as Um-Pun) over the central parts of the South Bay and adjoining Central Bay…
• The Allahabad High Court allowed azan in three districts of Uttar Pradesh — Ghazipur, Hathras, and Farrukhabad — where it had been stopped by the district administration citing the Home Ministry’s lockdown rules. About: • The adhan (also written…
• The Government of India and the World Bank signed an agreement for $750 million of $1 billion assistance proposed for Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme to support India’s efforts at protecting vulnerable households impacted by the COVID-19…
• The 75th anniversary of the end of the ‘World War II in Europe’ was celebrated by the United States, Europe, and Russia. About: • Victory in Europe Day (abbreviated to VE Day) is the day celebrating the formal acceptance…
• Chief of the Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said that efforts are on to make the Short Service Commission (SSC) more attractive so as to reduce the mounting pension burden of the Army. About: • Short Service Commission (SSC)…
• The Ministry of External Affairs of India reminded China about India’s claims over Gilgit-Baltistan where China has teamed up with Pakistan to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam. About: • Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a concreted-filled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages…
