World Red Cross Day: 8 May
World Red Cross Day is celebrated every year on 8 May.
The Red Cross is an international organization that protects people in the event of war, pandemic and natural disaster without any discrimination.
Theme of World Red Cross Day 2021: ‘Unstoppable’
Jean Henri Dunant, the father of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was born on 8 May 1828.
Whose birthday is celebrated as ‘World Red Cross Day’.
He is the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1901.
The Red Cross institution has received the Nobel Peace Prize three times (1917,1944,1963).
Establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): 1863
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Speaker: Peter Maurer
The Indian Red Cross Society in India was formed in the year 1920.
World Thalassemia Day: 08 May
World Thalassemia Day is celebrated globally on 8 May every year.
Theme of World Thalassemia Day 2021 “Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassemia Community“
Thalassemia is a permanent blood disorder.
It is a genetic disorder that causes insufficient hemoglobin in a patient’s red blood particles (RBCs).
This causes anemia and patients need to be given blood every two to three weeks to survive.
World Athletics Day 05 May 2021
World Athletics Day is celebrated every year in May with the aim of spreading awareness among the youth about athletics.
In the year 2021, this day was celebrated on 5 May.
The date of World Athletics Day is decided by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
The first World Athletics Day was celebrated in 1996.
Establishment of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF): 17 July 1912
Headquarters: Monaco
Speaker: Sebastian Coe
World Migratory Birds Day 08 May 2021
For the protection of migratory birds, World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated twice a year on the second Saturday of May and October.
In the year 2021, this day is being celebrated on 08 May.
Theme of World Migratory Birds Day 2021: “sing, fly, sour: Like a bird.”
World Migratory Bird Day was celebrated for the first time in the world in the year 2006.
DMK chief Stalin sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 7 May.
Governor Banwari Lal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Stalin.
Stalin, 68, is the son of the late five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, the late M. Karunanidhi, and became the Chief Minister for the first time.
The DMK-led coalition won 159 seats while DMK alone won 133 seats in the 234-member assembly.
India’s first ‘drive in vaccination center’ inaugurated in Mumbai
On May 4, the country’s first ‘Drive in Vaccination Center’ in Mumbai was inaugurated by MP Rahul Shewale.
The center is built in the parking lot of Kohinoor Square Tower in Dadar.
With the establishment of this center, the PwD will be able to go to the vaccination center.
This center provides transport facility to vaccinate people who do not have their own vehicle.
Himachal Pradesh started Covid 19 helpline ‘Chief Minister Sankalp helpline 1100’
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has launched ‘Chief Minister Sankalp Helpline-1100’ to provide assistance in matters related to Covid-19 to the people.
Get more than 25 test series for only 69 rupees
Justice Geeta Mittal honored with the Arline Patch Global Vision Award
Former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Geeta Mittal has been awarded the prestigious Arline Patch Global Vision Award.
The award was presented at the biennial conference of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) on May 7, 2021 during the virtual opening ceremony.
Geeta Mittal will share the honor with Justice Margarita Luna Ramos of Mexico.
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) established the award in 2016.
Justice Mittal will be the first Indian judge to receive this award.
Geeta Mittal is the first woman to serve as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Currently, she is the chairperson of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), an independent, self-regulatory body for general entertainment channels established by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF).
She is the first woman to hold this position.
Establishment of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ): 1991
Headquarters: Washington DC
Speaker: Vanessa Ruiz
Pop singer ‘Pink’ awarded Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards
Pop singer Pink will be honored with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA).
Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds
Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine of the corona virus for children 12–15 years old.
With this, Canada has become the first country to do so.
Earlier, this vaccine was being given to those above 16 years of age.
Pfizer Headquarters: New York USA
Founder: Charles Pfizer, Charles F. Earhart
CEO: Albert Borla
Padmashri honored music composer Vanraj Bhatia passed away
Bollywood veteran musician Vanraj Bhatia passed away.
He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1988 for the television film Tamas, the Sangeet Academy Award for Creative and Experimental Music in 1989 and the Padma Shri Award in 2012.
