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MAY – 2020
COVID – 19 NEWS

Xenophobia Currently fear and hatred of strangers (due to COVID 19)

COVID – 19: HCARD a Robot to assist frontline healthcare warriors

Favipiravir Antiviral tablets Glenmark Pharma – 1st company to get nod from DCGI for
clinical trials for the treatment of COVID – 19 patients

ATULYA Pune based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology

(DIAT) develops the microwave sterilizer ATULYA to Kill
Corona Virus within 30 secs (56 – 60 deg celsius)

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) Fanned fear among the villagers and health officials of
Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and neighbouring districts amid the
novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown

CSIR - CSIO CSIR - CSIO develops Electrostatic Disinfection Machine for

disinfection

REMDESIVIR DRUG After the United States and Japan authorised the use of
experimental drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients, the
government of India has also begun weighing its
options.

New Symptoms for COVID - 19 COVID TOE: COVID Toe is a kind of rash that is being
developed in COVID-19 patients that they observed in 19 per
cent of the cases examined.

eCovSens biosensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in saliva

samples developed by National Institute of Animal
Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad

UV blaster To fight against COVID -19 an Ultra Violet (UV)

Disinfection tower is developed by DRDO

A2a Type Virus - Corona National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), West
Bengal, have found that the coronavirus has undergone
mutations to form 10 different types
O Type Virus = China
A2a Type Virus = India

IIT Guwahati - Assam Developed a device to identify patients of Coronavirus. They

have devised a drone that is equipped with an infrared
camera to aid in the thermal screening of a group of people
without any human intervention.

IIT Ropar - Punjab Developed a trunk-shaped device fitted with ultraviolet

germicidal irradiation technology to sanitise grocery,
currency notes etc.,

IIT Roorkee - Uttarakhand Prana - Vayu: Developed a low-cost portable ventilator

that can be useful for COVID-19 patients.

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IIT Madras – Tamil Nadu Air Bin: “Smart bin system” to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 through waste generated at hospitals, clinics,
and quarantine zones.

Special Corona fee Delhi government will charge a “special corona fee” on sale
of alcohol.

COVID Cess Haryana levying “COVID Cess” on all types of liquor

Plasma Treatment for Corona Introduced in Madras Medical College

 CSIR develops low-cost, paper-based, 30-minute

Feluda Test Kit - Corona testing kit ‘Feluda’
 Testing kit has been named after fictional character
from Satyajit Ray’s detective movie ‘Feluda’.

CHDCOVID App - Chandigarh To provide COVID-19 information

Ayush Kavach COVID App – Uttar Information about Ayurveda Medicines to People
Pradesh

COVID KATHA - a multimedia guide Union Minister of Science & Technology, Health & Family
on COVID-19 Welfare and Earth Sciences launched

Surakshit Dada – Dadi & Nana – Protect Senior Citizens during COVID - 19
Nani Abhiyan Campaign

ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – Vaccine for Oxford University initiated a phase-1 human clinical trial of
COVID 19 its vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 against the novel coronavirus

AYUSH Sanjivani App Ministry of AYUSH of released

AYUSH medicines are Union Health Ministry made announcement about the
Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu and beginning of clinical trials of AYUSH medicines for
Guduchi Pippali COVID-19 treatment

Hypercapnia or hypercarbia While using MASK regularly, having too much carbon
dioxide (CO2) in your bloodstream causes Hypercapnia

Hytopharmaceutical & favipiravir CSIR has received approval for two clinical trial drugs

Triple combination Medicine Hong Kong has trial out the combination of interferon
beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin for treating
patients with COVID-19

COVID KAVACH ELISA First Indian antibody detection kit for coronavirus

Defence Research Ultraviolet DRDO develops DRUVS to sanitise electronic gadgets,

Sanitiser (DRUVS) papers, currency notes

Swasth Vayu NAL & CSIR Non-invasive ventilator for COVID-19 patients

Ultraviolet Germicidal radiation Scientists are studying the use of ultraviolet germicidal
(UVGI) radiation (UVGI) to detect Coronavirus in schools,
restaurants and other public places.

Spirulina groundnut Chikki CFTRI can provide micro-nutrients and boost immunity
Spirulina - cyanobacteria (blue- of people during this time of pandemic.

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green algae)

hmAbs that can neutralize SARS- CSIR approves project to develop ‘hmAbs’ that can
CoV-2 neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in patients

PM CARES Fund Trust Allocates Rs. 3100Crore for fight against COVID - 19

COBAS-6800 Union Health Minister dedicates COBAS-6800 testing

machine to the nation first such testing machine that
has been procured by the government for testing of
COVID-19 cases

ELISA TEST KIT ICMR-NIV, Pune develops indigenous ELISA TEST kit for
COVID – 19 antibody detection

Mission Grand Care Kerala – to spread message of elderly safely

'Aarogya' scheme complements Tamil Nadu govt's 'Aarogya' scheme complements AYUSH
Ministry schemes for boosting immunity through traditional
medicines

Endemic Disease World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that novel

coronavirus could become endemic to the world.

$1 bn loan BRICS’ Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB)

provides $1 bn loan to India to fight Covid-19

NIPER Guwahati NIPER Guwahati comes out with two products in fight
against COVID-19 pandemic
 3D-printed hands-free object
 3D-printed antimicrobial face-shield

MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard - IIT Provide key information to stakeholders and the public in
Gandhinagar order to make research-backed decisions during the time of
crisis.

Thermal Corona Combat Headgear Delhi Police has launched an equipment “Thermal Corona
Combat Headgear”

BPDS & POMID sprayer developed  BPDS is Battery Powered Disinfectant Sprayer &
by CSIR-CMERI
 POMID is Pneumatically Operated Mobile Indoor
Disinfection Unit

IIT-Delhi Ayurveda herb Ashwagandha has “therapeutic and

preventive value” against Covid-19 infection.

Rail-Bot South Central Railway zone develops ‘Rail-Bot’ to provide

better health care to COVID patients

Resolution on COVID-19 response WHO will be initiating Independent Inquiry in the handling
of COVID – 19 they launch “Resolution on COVID-19
response”

Malicious Software Cerberus CBI has sent alerts to that is taking advantage of the
Covid-19 pandemic.

“SUKOON – COVID-19 Beat the Spread awareness about the psychological impact of
Stress” – J & K lockdown and measures to be adopted to overcome them.

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Agappe Chitra Magna Magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for use
during testing for the detection of COVID-19

Kangra Tea Kangra Tea could lower coronavirus activity better than
HIV drugs said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

PiCoVacc  China has developed a coronavirus vaccine “PiCoVacc”

 China proved that the medicine is very effective in
monkeys.

Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine - 1st Coronavirus vaccine to show positive results after the it
mRNA-1273 produced protective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus
(COVID-19)

Agappe Chitra Magna, - a magnetic Launched by SCTIMST to detect COVID-19

nanoparticles-based RNA extraction
kit

Banana Covid / fusarium wilt TR4 A novel fungus strain that has devastated plantations
across the globe this year, is setting up new hotspots and
threatening output in India, the world’s largest producer
of bananas

Panchgavya - Ayurvedic medicine Clinical trial of Ayurvedic medicine for COVID-19 derived
from Panchgavya to begin in Rajkot, Gujarat

Operation Warp Speed It is a public–private partnership, initiated by the Federal

Government of the United States, to facilitate and
accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines,
therapeutics, and diagnostics.

Bande Utkala Janani Odisha to sing “Bande Utkala Janani” for COVID-19
Warriors

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TAMIL NADU
1) Namma Chennai Corona Thaduppu Thittam: New COVID testing plan for
Chennai - door-to-door Check up

2) Arsenicam Album 30 – Homeopathy Medicine: TN government approved

the use of the Homeopathy Medicine for Corona affected person

3) MURASU, NEER: Tropical cyclone gets Tamil name by the World

Meteorological Organisation.

4) Silapathikaram Park – Madurai: The project aims to bring back trees that
are mentioned in the Tamil Epic Silapathikaram

5) J. Radhakrishnan: Former Health secretary appointed as the special

nodal officer for Chennai Corporation to coordinate COVID-19

6) Greater Chennai police introduced a “robot’ (Robot Cop LD v5.0) in

Mylapore - to handle residents who live in containment areas

7) Special Investment Promotion Task Force: Tamil Nadu - constituted a 14

member Force - to attract countries interested in shifting their supply
chains to India, following the outbreak of COVID -19

8) DR. SELVA VINAYAGAM appointed as the TN Director of Public Health and

Preventive Medicine

9) War Medals: War Medals used by soldiers before 500 years are found in
Karur

10) Amma Thirumana Mandapam: Tamil Nadu Housing Board has planned to
build the “Amma Thirumana Mandapam” across the state

11) Atulya Misra: Nodal officer from Tamil Nadu to regulate the movement of
stranded persons, including migrant workers, in the state during the
ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.

12) KAVASAM APP: Chennai based Combat Vehicles Research and

Development Establishment developed the app to help COVID - 19
warriors fight virus

13) Anna University got the Institutions of Eminence status

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14) Jayalalithaa’s ‘Veda Nilayam’: Tamil Nadu government to convert late CM

J. Jayalalithaa’s ‘Veda Nilayam’ residence in Chennai into a
memorial

15) Retirement Age: Tamil Nadu government increases retirement age from 58
to 59

16) GCC Vidmed App:- Greater Chennai Corporation launched to provide free
telemedicine consultations for Chennaiites

17) Madurai Railway Station got the ISO cerification

18)

NATIONAL
1) Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: Toxic Styrene gas leak from LG polymers
plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 8th May 2020

 Styrene Molecular formula: C8H8

 Structural formula: CH2 = CHC6H5
 Molecular Mass: 104.15 g mol-1

2) 440 metre-long tunnel:

 Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the
440 metre-long tunnel as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project
(Chardham Pariyojana) in Chamba

 It connects Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath

3) LOCUST ATTACK: Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh &

so far

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4) “Cauvery Water Management Authority brought under the Jal Shakthi

Ministry” - which was earlier under the Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

5) The name of Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)

has been changed to Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering &
Technology (CIPET)

6) African swine flu: 1st instance of African swine fever has been reported in
the Assam

7) Hog cholera RNA Virus: In Meghalaya for Pigs

8) Chhattisgarh ranked top in providing employment under MGNREGS

9) Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2020: Ministry of Power has released

draft, to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 to introduce key Reforms in the
Power Sector.

10) VANDE BHARAT MISSION – THROUGH FLIGHT: Vande Bharat Mission is

the biggest evacuation exercise to bring back Indian citizens stranded
abroad amidst the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions

11) OPERATION “SAMUDRA SETU” – THROUGH SHIP: Indian Navy has also
launched the Operation to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas

12) Shramik Special trains: To move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists,

students and other persons stranded at different places due to lock down.

13) INS Kesari: INS Kesari sets sail on Covid aid mission to Indian Ocean
countries under Mission Sagar

14) INS Magar & INS Jalashwa: As a part of Samudra setu programme, two
ships are sent to excavate the people form Maldives

15) Dehing Patkai elephant Reserve: National Board for wild life permits coal
mining in part of Assam’s Dehing patkai elephant reserve

16) State Health Register: Karnataka to launch ‘State Health Register’ of all
citizens

17) One Nation One Ration Card: Five states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman and Diu have joined, already there
are 12 States

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18) Lipulekh Pass – Uttarakhand: New road to Kailash Mansarovar via

Lipulekh Pass

19) YASH programme: NCSTC launches the programme on health and risk
communication with focus on COVID-19

20) VADHAVAN PORT: The Union Cabinet approved to build the port in
Maharashtra

21) RAMAYAN: Created a world record by becoming the highest viewed

entertainment programme in the entire world

22) New mandis: 200 new Mandis added to e – NAM platform from 7states

23) NAM 2020: Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi will participate in a video
conference meeting of non-alignment movement (NAM) on COVID crisis

24) “#HumHaarNahiMaanenge”: HDFC Bank releases the song

“#HumHaarNahiMaanenge”

25) Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre titled - GRID 2020: “The

Global Report on International Displacement (GRID 2020)” - disaster
conflicts trigger 5 million displacements in India, highest in world

26) Madhya Pradesh: 1st state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration

27) Pranavayu programme: Bengaluru city corporation has launched

Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self-examine
the respiratory health for Bengaloreans

28) Krishak Kalyan fees: Rajasthan as levied 2% Krishak Kalyan fees on

agricultural produce brought or bought or sold in mandis

29) Telangana: 1st Indian state to regulate crop cultivation

30) Manavseva Sangh an NGO: Running a Roti Bank in Surat helping around
1 lakh poor and needy on a daily basis

31) Low – intensity earthquake: Earthquake of magnitude 2.2 hit the

national capital Delhi

32) World Health Organisation Said India likely to miss the Global Nutrition
targets by 2025

33) Jal Jeevan Mission: Haryana & J/K to provide tap water to every
household by December 2022

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34) India Post: Released a Special Postal Cover dedicated to the migrant
workers with an objective of paying tribute to them.

35) Lata Mangeskar sings “JAYTU BHARATAM” song for Atma Nirbhar
Bharat

36) Didi Vehicle Service: Madhya Pradesh, the women of Rural Livelihood
Mission have started Didi Vehicle Free Service for rural women for the safe
delivery

37) Western Ghats declared as Ecologically Sensitive Area

38) ReStart Programme for MSMEs: Andhra Pradesh has launched a

programme ‘ReStart’ to support the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise
(MSME) sector in the State

39) 5 Cities were given 5 - Star rating of garbage free cities: Ambikapur,
Surat, Rajkot, Mysuru, Indore and Navi Mumbai

40) Herbal roads: Uttar Pradesh government will develop 800 km roads as
Herbal roads in the state.

41) Hindi as Official Court Language in Haryana

INTERNATIONAL
1) TOMAN: Iran to change its currency to ‘Toman’ from Rial
 1 Toman = 10000 Rial

2) Slovenia: 1st European country to proclaim an end to the coronavirus

epidemic at home

3) Montenegro: 1st Country in Europe to declare itself coronavirus-free.

4) USA terminates relationship with World Health Organisation

5) Diamer – Basha Dam in PoK: China and Pakistan signed an accord to

construct the dam in Gilgit – Baltistan region

6) India – Nepal dispute: Nepal unveils new map showing Kalapani,

Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh regions of Uttarakhand, as part of its
sovereign territory

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7) Treaty on Open Skies: Both USA and Russia are signatories of the treaty.
Recently, USA is to withdraw from Open Skies treaty

8) Earthquake in Indonesia: 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts 259 km North-

West of Saumlaki

9) Digital Yuan: China seeks to be the first major economy to launch a digital
currency

10) Hanko: Hanko is a personal to verify your identity stamp of Japan - two
millennium old tradition system

11) BHASHAN CHAR: Island of Bangladesh – For Rohingya Rufugees

12) Triple Taxes: Saudi Arabia triples taxes amid pandemic

13) JEFF BEZOS: World's richest person – by Bloomberg Billionaires Index

14) BoBBLE: Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment or BoBBLE is a

BoBBLE is a joint India - UK project. It seeks to examine the impact of ocean
processes in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) on the monsoon system.

15) Israel Government: Israeli MPs have approved the formation of a unity
government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival
Benny Gantz

16) UNPA and WHO: Postal Stamp launched to mark 40th Anniversary of
Smallpox Eradication

17) US-Israel Talks on West Bank Annexation: US Secretary of State Mike

Pompeo met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel's
plans to annex parts of the West Bank

18) China- Taiwan relations: Taiwan is not a part of the WHO owing to
objections from China which calls the nation a part of its own.

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ECONOMICS
1)

2)

3) The Centre announces 'Mudra Shishu loan' for small businesses and
cottage industries

4) Tap & Go: RBI directed to use more touchless POS card payment (Tap & Go)
throughout the country

5) Kotak Mahindra Bank: 1st bank in India to allow video Know your
customer (KYC) facility for customers opening savings accounts

6) Economic growth: Moody’s Investors Service projects India’s economic

growth at 0% in 2020-21

7) Trading in rupee-USD: Two exchanges at International Financial

Services Centre in Gift City, India INX and NSE IFSC, launch trading in
rupee-USD derivative contracts

8) www.Champions.gov.in: The Ministry of MSMEs launched the CHAMPIONS

portal (www.Champions.gov.in) to assist Indian MSMEs to become
national and global champions

9) Under-5 Mortality Rate: U5MR dropped 49% since 2000

10) Wholesale Price Index (WPI) deflation: The rate of inflation based on WPI
Food Index decreased from 5.49 per cent in March, 2020 to 3.60 per cent
in April, 2020.

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11) Govt pushes PSU banks to provide cheaper loans to small businesses:

12) Global nutrition targets 2025:

13) PM Narendra Modi Speech:

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14)

Finance
Minister’s
Speech on 13-
05-2020

Finance
Minister’s
Speech on 14-
05-2020

Finance
Minister’s
Speech on 15-
05-2020

Finance
Minister’s
Speech on 16-
05-2020

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Finance
Minister’s
Speech on 17-
05-2020

SPORTS
1) Sania Mirza: 1st Indian to be nominated for “Fed cup Heart Award”

2) World’s highest-paid female athlete: Japanese tennis star - Naomi Osaka

($37.4 million / year)

3) Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Dosanjh passes away

4) #WeWillWin campaign: FIFA launches the campaign to pay tribute to

COVID – 19 health workers

5) All India Football Federation (AIFF): FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup
to be held in February 2021

6) COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES: 7th season of 2021 Commonwealth

youth games was postponed to 2023

7)

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SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

SUMMITS / PURPOSE / THEME / OUTCOME PLACE / By

CONFERENCES

Extraordinary Virtual G20 G20 Digital Economy Task Force COVID-19 Video
Digital Economy Ministers Ministerial Statement appealed for a Conferencing
summit coordinated global Digital response in
order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and
protect people

11th Petersberg Climate The dialogue was held virtually for the first Video
Dialogue time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Conferencing

SCHEMES / YOJANAS

SCHEMES / YOJANAS PURPOSE / Why in News? MINISTRY / CABINET

/ STATE

Vikas Abhaya loan Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank launched Karnataka

Scheme

Mahatma Jyotiba Free and Cashless Health insurance scheme – 1st Maharashtra
Phule Jan Arogya state in India to provide the Free and
Yojana Cashless Health insurance scheme

Pradhan Mantri Garib Under this scheme Rs. 500 for 3 months will be The Union Government
Kalyan Yojana provided for financially backward women
through the Jan Dhan Account

 Birsa Harit Gram Yojana - rural plantations, Jharkhand

3 Schemes  Neelambar Pitambar JAL Sammridhi
Yojana - water conservation
 Poto Ho Khel Vikas Scheme - making
playgrounds

Mukhya Mantri Provide 120 days of employment to those living in Himachal Pradesh
Shahari Rojgar urban areas
Guarantee Yojna

Mukhymantri Yub Scholarship scheme for students Tripura

Yogayog Yojana

FIR Aapke Dwar Country's first ever 'FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana' for Madhya Pradesh
Yojana development in Police department

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Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Under the scheme, the farmers are to be paid Rs Chhattisgarh
Nyay Yojana 10,000 per acre for the crops such as sugarcane,
corn and paddy

Matir Smristi scheme To generate income activities in horticulture and West Bengal
pisciculture involving the locals

Atmanirbhar gujarat Provide loan for small traders, street-vendors and Gujarat
sahay Yojana small professionals in the state

Charan Paduka Charan Paduka campaign for migrant labourers Madhya Pradesh
Campaign

Sneher Porosh & Two schemes for Migrant Workers West Bengal
Prochesta

Mee Annapurna Welfare program of farmers and Bhoomiputras Maharashtra

Programme

Mukhyamantri For returnee migrants Uttarakhand

Swarozgar Yojana

REPORTS / INDICES

INDEX PURPOSE / RELEASED BY INDIA’s / Tamil TOP

Nadu’s RANKING RANKING

Budget Transparency International Budget 53 New Zealand

Partnership

Energy Transition Index World Economic Forum 74 Sweden

2020

DEFENCE & SPACE

DEFENCE & SPACE PURPOSE COUNTRY /

STATE /
ORGANIZATION

Commercial Arm of ISRO New Space India and Antrix ISRO

Mars Helicopter -  Attached to Perseverance Rover NASA

“INGENUITY”
 Named by: Vaneeza Rupani

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LONG MARCH 5 China has successfully launched a most powerful China

rocket and prototype spacecraft in a major test of
the country’s ambitions to operate a permanent
space station and send astronauts to the Moon.

Luhman 16 A Jupiter like cloud bands on closest dwarf planet

discovered by astronomers

Indian Coast Guard Ship Defence Minister of India has commissioned Indian Indian Coast
(ICGS) Sachet and two Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two Guard Ship
Interceptor Boats (IBs) C- Interceptor Boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa
450 and C-451

INLCU L57 7th LCU Ship ‘INLCU L57’ commissioned into Indian Indian Navy
Navy

Tianwen-1 1st Mars Mission - Tianwen-1- in July, 2020 China

SpaceX's Crew Dragon  SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully Space X

spacecraft took off from the International Space Station
with two NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and
Douglas Hurley.
 The mission marks the first launch of a rocket
owned by SpaceX

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SPECIES / NEW TYPE / PURPOSE PLACE / BY

DISCOVERIES

wag 12b  Indian Railways operationalises its most Indian Railways

powerful 1st 12000 HP made in India
locomotive
 6th country in the world to join the elite
club of producing high horse power
locomotive indigenously

Troglomyces twitteri The fungus has been named after Twitter as Denmark
it was discovered in Twitter

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus 1st known Aquatic Dinosaur North Africa

Arktika-M 1st satellite to monitor Arctic Climate Russia

Geological map of the 1st detailed geological map of the moon USA
moon

Super Flower Moon 2020 Last month we witnessed the Super Pink
Moon and the month of May we have

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witnessed another supermoon called

Super Flower Moon at perigee position

injectable silk fibroin- An injectable silk fibroin-based hydrogel for Scientists at

based hydrogel (or iSFH) sustained insulin delivery in diabetic Jawaharlal Nehru
patients. Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research
(JNCASR) developed

EventBot Trojan Virus is spreading and steals the CERT

personal financial info

Light Weight carbon foam light carbon foam that will replace lead CSIR
batteries

MeerKAT Telescope Astronomers using the MeerKAT telescope South African Radio
at the South African Radio Astronomy Astronomy
Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa, Observatory
have solved a longstanding mystery of X-
shaped radio galaxies.

Three new Fish Varieties Darsincia apsara, Daccincia austelles, found in Western
Daccinicia karrassa Ghats

Puntius Sanctus a new freshwater fish Velankanni, Tamil

Nadu

Super Earth It potentially holds the conditions to sustain New Zealand

human life

LESS INVASIVE A new medical technique for treatment of

SURFACTANT lung disease
ADMINISTRATION (LISA)

H.A.C.K CySecK launches programme “H.A.C.K” for

Cyber Security Start-ups

Rht14 and Rht18 Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) Pune,

have mapped two alternative dwarfing
genes Rht14 and Rht18 in wheat that
can help in reducing rice crop residue
burning i.e. stubble burning.

Antarctic Impulsive The ANTIA is high-energy cosmic neutrino

Transient Antenna that detect radio pulses that are being
(ANTIA) emitted by Antarctic ice sheet. The
neutrinos in the ice produce radio pulses
due to Askaryan effect.

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CYCLONE

Cyclone Amphan New Cyclone formed on the Bay of Bengal

Named by: Thailand

APPS & PORTALS

MSME Portal Nitin Gadkari launched the “MSME Bank of Ideas, Innovation and
Research portal”

KISAN SABHA APP Developed by CSIR - Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi
to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation
management system

AAROGYA SETU APP Set a record of highest downloading app in India

GARUD PORTAL DGCA launches ‘GARUD’ portal to fast-track exemptions of

coronavirus-related drone operations.

AYUSH KAVACH APP - The app will provide health-related tips and information about
UTTAR PRADESH ayurvedic medicines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoom App Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks, Says CERT-India

Pravasi Raahat Mitra App Uttar Pradesh launches the App for migrant workers

eSanjeevaniopd Portal - TN Free online medical consultation to sick people

National Test Abhyas App Union HRD Ministry launches new mobile app “National Test
Abhyas” to help the candidates to take mock tests for exams
such as JEE Mains, NEET, etc..,

CatchUp App A calling application named as “CatchUp” has been launched by

the social media major Facebook.

Rozgar Setu scheme Madhya Pradesh government would help to secure employment
for skilled workers who have returned to the state in the COVID-
19 situation.

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COMMITTEES

Justice B. Seshasayana National Green Tribunal sets up committee to probe Vizag gas
Reddy committee leak

C Rangarajan Tamil Nadu government has set up a high-level committee to

Committee – 24 member examine fiscal challenges facing the state owing to the
committee COVID-19 pandemic and suggest the way forward to improve its
fiscal position.

Shekatar Committee Union Defence Minister approved the abolition of 9,304 posts in
the military engineering services with the recommendation of
Shekatar Committee

Rohit Bharadwaj Sports Authority of India (SAI) has formed a committee to prepare a
Committee Standard Operating Procedure to resume training in all SAI
Centres post lockdown

Rajesh Bhushan Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has constituted a
Committee committee to reform the Drug Regulatory System

APPOINTMENTS & PERSONS IN NEWS

PERSONS POSITION / DESIGNATION

Harsh Vardhan Chairman of the Executive Board of World Health

Organization (WHO)

Carmen Reinhart Chief Economist of World Bank Group

Govinda Rajulu Chintala Chairman of NABARD

SANJAY KOTHARI New Central Vigilance Commissioner

SURESH N. PATEL New Vigilance Commissioner

Shobana Narasimhan International Honorary Member to American Academy of Arts

and Science

SARITHA KOMATIREDDY Appointed as the Judge of US Federal Court in New York

ASHOK MICHAEL PINTO Nominated as US representative to International Bank for

Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

MANISHA SINGH US envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD)

Rahul Dev The first Hindu youth to join Pakistan Air Force

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Uddhav Thackeray Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray elected unopposed to

Legislative council

Charles Michel European Council president

Tedros Adhanom WHO Director-General

Henrietta Fore UNICEF Executive Director

Mike Pence Vice president of USA

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Prime Minster of Iraq

Dia Mirza UNEP Goodwill Ambassador

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee

António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations

Adarsh Kumar Goel Chairperson of National Green Tribunal

Ajit Doval National Security Advisor

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egyptian President

Rodrigo Duterte Philippines President

Balram Bhargava ICMR director

Soumya Swaminathan WHO's Chief Scientist

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi New Secretary, Ministry of & Renewable Energy Ministry

Manoj Ahuja New Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil

Mike Pompeo United States Secretary of State

Mette Frederiksen Prime Minister of Denmark

Rajesh Goel Appointed as Director General of NAREDCO (National Real

Estate Development Council)

David Malpass President of World Bank

Roberto Azevedo WTO Director-General

G.R. Chintala new chairman of NABARD

Marcos Troyjo New President of New Development Bank (NDB)

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GI TAG

Kovilpatti Kadalai mittai Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu

Chak-Hao, a black rice variety Manipur

Gorakhpur terracotta Uttar Pradesh

Kashmir Saffron Jammu & Kashmir

Netti Works Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Arumbavur wood carvings Perambalur, Tamil Nadu

Sohrai Khovar Painting Jharkhand

Telia Rumal Cloth Telangana

AWARDS

A commemorative medal from Russian KIM JONG UN

President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of
the 75th anniversary of Russia's victory in
World War II

“Order of Rising Sun” Award by Japan Thangjam Dhabali Singh – Indian Doctor

Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 T. Pradeep

Pulitzer Prize 2020 Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi

Anand

SKYTRAX Award 2020 Kempegowda International Airport,

Bengaluru has won the SKYTRAX Award
2020

Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019 Indian Naval Vice Admiral Vinay

Badhwar

United Nations Military Gender Advocate of Indian major Suman Gawani

the year Award

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BOOKS & AUTHORS

BOOK AUTHOR

The Room where it Happened: A White House Memoir John Bolton

Delhi That No One Knows and Capital Vignettes R. V. Smith

Prof. B. B. Lal – India Rediscovered Released by: Prahlad

Singh Patel

Vijyant at Kargil: The life of a Kargil War Hero VN Thapar & Neha
Dwivedi

Finding freedom: Harry and Meghan and the making of a modern Omidscobie & Carolyn
Royal family Durand

Parliamentary Committee on Labour Bhartruhari Mahtab

Leadership and the rise of great Power Yan Xuetong

Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City Fang Fang

Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes Ruskin Bond

The lckabog J K Rowling

FESTIVALS

S.No. FESTIVAL STATE

1. Thrissur Pooram Kerala

2. Bishnu Sendra Parva Tribal festivals of Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal

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IMPORTANT DAYS

DAYS EVENTS THEMES/ SIGNIFICANCE

May 1 International Labour Day THEME: “Uniting Workers for Social and Economic
Advancement.”

May 3 World Press Freedom Day To raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the
press

May 4 International Firefighter’s To recognise and honour the sacrifices that

Day firefighter’s make to ensure that their communities
and environment are as safe as possible.

May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day THEME: “SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands”

May 5 World Asthma Day THEME: “Enough Asthma Deaths”

May 5 International Day of the THEME: “Midwives with women: celebrate,

Midwife demonstrate, mobilize, unite - our time is NOW!”

May 7 World Athletics Day To boost the participation of youths in athletics.

May 8 World Thalassaemia Day THEME: ‘’The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia:
Time for a global effort to make novel therapies
accessible and affordable to patients”

May 9 World Migratory Bird Day THEME: “Birds Connect Our World”

May 10 Mother's Day Mother's Day is celebrated every year on the second
Sunday of May to honour motherhood and is observed
in different forms throughout the world.

May 11 National Technology day Marking 22nd anniversary of Pokhran nuclear tests

May 12 International Day of the THEME: “Nursing the World to Health”

Nurse

May 15 International Day of THEME: “Families in Development: Copenhagen &

Families Beijing”

May 16 National Dengue Day To Create awareness about dengue

May 17 World Telecommunications THEME: “Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable
Day Development Goals (SDGs)”

May 18 International Museum Day THEME: “Museums for Equality: Diversity and
Inclusion”

May 20 World Bee Day THEME: “Bee Engaged”

May 21 International Tea Day To boost its production and consumption

May 22 International Day for THEME: “Our solutions are in nature”

Biological Diversity

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May 23 World Turtle Day To spread awareness about the protection of the
natural habitat of turtles & tortoises.

May 25 International Day to End THEME: “End gender inequality! End health inequities!
Obstetric Fistula End Fistula now!”

May 28 World Dugong Day THEME: “Save dugong, save livelihood”

May 29 International Day of UN THEME: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace.”

Peacekeepers

May 30 Goa celebrated its

Statehood Day

May 31 World No Tobacco Day THEME: “Tobacco and related industry tactics to
attract younger generations.”

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