International Family Day: 15 May
International Family Day is celebrated on 15 May every year with the aim of showing the importance of family.
Theme of International Family Day 2021 “Families and New Technologies”
The announcement of World Family Day was made in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Since then it has been celebrated every year on 15 May.
Ramesh Powar became the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Ramesh Pawar as the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team.
He will replace WV Raman.
He will take up this position for the second time.
Earlier in 2018, she has been the coach of the women’s team for 5 months.
Establishment of BCCI: 1928
Headquarters: Mumbai
President: Sourav Ganguly
Secretary: Jai Shah
Head coach of Indian men’s cricket team: Ravi Shastri
Prime Minister Modi will not attend G-7 summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the 47th G-7 conference to be held in Britain in view of the increasing cases of corona infection in India.
The conference will run from 11 to 13 June in Cornwall, UK.
Group of Seven (G-7) Establishment: 1975
The G-7 is a conglomerate of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Japan, United States and Canada.
After joining this group of Russians in 1997, the G-7 continued to be known as the ‘G-8’ for many years.
After Russia was expelled from the group in 2014, the group once again came to be called G-7.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was invited by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend the G7 summit.
Apart from India, Australia and South Korea have also been invited to attend the summit as ‘guest countries’.
‘GoAir’ airline company rebranded as ‘Go First’
GoAir, the 15-year-old airline of the Wadia Group, has decided to rebrand itself as ‘Go First’.
It is now focusing on the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) business model to deal with the impact of the corona epidemic in the country.
GoAir founded: 2005
Headquarters: Mumbai
Founder: Jahangir Wadia
Delhi Police launches ‘COVI van’ to help senior citizens
To help the elderly in the Corona era, the Delhi Police has started a ‘Covi Van’.
To use this service, a helpline number 011-26241077 has also been issued.
Senior citizens will be able to call the number and call the police for help.
S Balachandran appointed next Ambassador to Suriname
S. Balachandran has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Suriname.
He is currently the Consul General of India in Jaffna.
Suriname Capital: Paramaribo
Currency: Surinamese Dollar
President: Chandrika Prasad Santokhi
According to a World Bank report, India was the largest recipient of remittances in 2020
According to the “Migration and Development Brief” report released by the World Bank, India has been the largest recipient of remittances in the year 2020.
India has remained the top recipient of remittances in the world since 2008 in total value.
Money sent by Indian workers abroad in 2020 was about $ 8.3 billion, which is just 0.2% less than the previous year.
The top five remittance recipients of the year 2020, in current US dollars, are India, China, Mexico, Philippines and Egypt.
The most sending country in the year 2020 was the United States (USD68 billion).
Formation of World Bank: 1944
Headquarters: Washington, DC USA
Speaker: David Malpas
Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away
Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away at the age of 84 due to a Kovid-19 infection.
Indu Jain founded ‘The Times Foundation’ in the year 2000.
She was the founding president of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), which was established in 1983.
She was also the Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, which confers the prestigious Jnanpith Award and the Murthidevi Award.
This trust was founded by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain (his father-in-law) in the year 1944 to promote Indian languages.
Indu Jain was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian honor, in 2016.
Taylor Swift became the first female artist and the first non-English artist to receive the Global Icon Award at the Brit Awards 2021
American popular singer Taylor Swift has become the first female artist and the first non-English artist to receive the Global Icon Award at the 2021 Brit Awards.
Previously, only three singers have received the award by Elton John in 2014, David Bowie in 2016 and Robbie Williams in 2017.
Malerkotla was made the 23rd district of Punjab
On 14 May 2021, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh declared the Muslim dominated area Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Malerkotla has been carved out of Sangrur district of the state.
The first cyclone in India to come in the year 2021 is ‘Tauktae’
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the deep seasonal depression in Lakshadweep and surrounding areas of the Arabian Sea has turned into a cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’.
It may reach close to the western coasts of India on 16 May.
‘Tauktae’ cyclone is named by Myanmar, it means a loud lizard.
The process of naming the storm began in 2004.
8 countries name Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Each country has already given eight names.
In this way, a total of 64 names have already been decided.
Mission Mausal launched by Uttarakhand Police
Uttarakhand Police has started a campaign called ‘Mission Hausla’ to help people get oxygen, beds and plasma for covid-19 patients.
The campaign was started on 1 May 2021.
