India Current Affairs May 2021

31st May:

• Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba retired today.
• South Africa’s Imran Tahir first spinner to bowl first over of a World Cup.
• James Marape appointed as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
• Suicide bomber targets Afghan military training centre in Kabul.
• Shri Narendra Modi take oath for the second term of Prime Minister.
• Additional Attorney General Zahid Embrahim resigns.

30th May:

• NASA scientist unexpectedly released after almost 3 years in Turkish prison.
• ICC launches criiio campaign on eve of World Cup.
• Ali Sadpara is the first Pakistani to climb 7peaks of over 8000 meters in the world.
• Huawei challenged U.S.s NDDA bill as sanctions fight ramps up.
• India’s first all woman crew flies Mi – 17 V5 medium lift helicopter.

29th May:

• Qatar plane lands in Saudi for first time since siege.
• Marie Gill who was Nobel prize scientist and expert physician Passes away at age of 89 years.
• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers Observed today.
• Pakistan to host Asia Cup T20 in 2021.
• India Removed From US Currency Monitoring List, China Stays.
• Mamata Banerjee rejigs Cabinet as MLA, 50 councillors join BJP.

28th May:

• Qatar invited by Saudi Arabia to talks over Iran tensions.
• King Salman invites 57 members to 14th OIC summit in Makkah.
• India’s DRDO Test Fires Akash-1S Surface To Air Defence Missile System.
• Houthis trying to target Saudi cities with ballistic missiles: Arab coalition.
• Russia launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Ural’.
• Decomposed bodies of West Bengal minister’s family found at home.

27th May:

• Local Council elections kick off Cambodia.
• Four dead seven injured in three explosions in Nepal’s capital.
• Donald Trump becomes first foreign leader to meet new Japanese emperor.
• Prof. Bhargava awarded 2021 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize
• NSIL, the commercial arm of ISRO, was inaugurated in Bengaluru.
• Fawad Chaudhry launches Pakistan’s first official moonsighting website.

26th May:

• BJP only party in Rajasthan to clean sweep LS polls 2nd time in a row.Four new.
• Supreme Court judges were sworn in making a strength of 31 judges.
• SpaceX successfully launches, deploys 60 internet satellites.
• Four new Supreme Court judges were sworn in making a strength of 31 judges.
• Filmmaker and Film Historian Vijaya Mulay Passed Away.
• Kalpataru introduces Launch Code Starlight homes in Thane.
• BJD wins 112 seats in Odisha, Patnaik set to be CM for 5th time in row.

25th May:

• British PM Theresa May Announces Resignation.
• Fire in tuition center kills at least 19 students in western India.
• Pakistan successfully testfired Shaheen-II.
• At least 25 injured and 3 martyred in mosque explosion in Quetta.
• Paytm Payments Bank turns profitable in 2nd year with 19cr profit.
• Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Yunus Ansari arrested in Nepal for possessing fake Indian currency.

24th May:

• Volodymyr Zelensky sworn in as the 6th President of Ukraine.
• Department of Biotechnology signed MoU with DAE on cancer research.
• BJP won with an absolute majority for its second term in the 2021 LS election.
• Sethu FC Crowned As Indian Womens League Champions.
• Jagan Mohan Reddy To Be Sworn In As CM of Andhra Pradesh.
• Microsoft stopped online sale of Huawei laptops after US ban on Chinese tech companies.

23rd May:

• World Tortoise Day is observed today.
• Chancy Chitete conferred with the UNs highest peacekeeping award.
• UAE launched the Gold card visa scheme for expatriates.
• Shyam Saran will be conferred with Japans second highest national award.
• Assam Rifles signed the charter of affiliation with the Indian Coast Guard.
• SBI has joined hands with FMCG Arm of The Art of Living Sri Sri Tattva.

22nd May:

• International Day for Biological Diversity Celebrated Today.
• Oman author Jokha Al Harthi wins Booker International Prize
• ISRO successfully launched earth observation satellite RISAT 2B.
• World gets new units of measurement of Kilogram, Kelvin, Mole, and Ampere.
• Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) elections will be held Today.
• Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda passed away at 70 years of age.

21st May:

• ISRO announced Seven Mega Missions in next 10 years.
• Anti Terrorism day is observed today in India.
• 32 killed in riot at Tajikistan prison holding Isis militants.
• Pakistan Appoints Moin-ul-Haque As High Commissioner to India.
• Google suspends Huawei’s Android license.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls snap election.

20th May:

• US Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Passess away at age of 96
• Trump, Saudi Arabia warn Iran against Middle East conflict.
• Saudi Arabia deposits $250 million into Sudan’s Central Bank: statement.
• Trump appears to confirm cyber attack against Russian entity during midterms.
• Kerala became first state to list Masala Bond in overseas market.
• Australian PM Scott Morrison wins 2021 elections.

19th May:

• Jeffrey Rosen is appointed as the USs deputy attorney general.
• Wheelchair T20 Asia Cup: Pakistan win title beating India in final.
• Scott Morrison declares victory in tight Australia Election.
• USD 10 million on offer in ICC World Cup, winner to earn 4 million.
• Saudi government approved Privileged Iqam system.

18th May:

• Bangalore based Brishti is first Indian female player in Spanish football league.
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank appointed Nitin Chugh as MD and CEO.
• Kevin Mallory: Ex-CIA agent jailed for spying for China.
• Gotabya Rajapaksa confirms presidential run in anxious Sri Lanka.
• Officials: US AirStrike Kills 17 Afghan Policemen in Helmand.
• India hands over two Mi-24 helicopters to Afghanistan.

17th May:

• Imam ul Haq breaks 36 year old record of former Indian captain Kapil Dev.
• Trump declares national emergency over IT threats.
• Guatemala court rejects anti graft crusader’s presidential bid.
• US terminates Turkey’s preferential trade agreement.
• Justice Muhammad Noor takes oath as Chief Justice of Federal Shariat Court Pakistan.
• Bangladesh appoint Wasim Jaffer as academy batting coach.

16th May:

• Eoin Morgan England captain banned for next ODI for slow over rate.
• India signed the Christchurch Call to Action in Paris.
• Sanjiv Puri appointed as New Chairman of ITC.
• Lenovo Unveils worlds first Laptop with foldable display.
• Igor Stimac appointed as the head coach of the Indian football team.
• Canada invites express entry trades candidates with scores as low as 332.

15th May:

• RBI appointed R.Gandhi as Additional director of Yes Bank.
• Japan tests out bullet train with record breaking speed of 249 mph.
• Pakistan all rounder Shadab Khan declared fit for World Cup.
• RBI found bad loan divergence in Union Bank.
• Duterte allies beat opposition in key Philippines midterm vote.
• Japan raises complaint at WTO about Indias mobile import duties.

14th May:

• Van Dijk won Premier League Player of the Season award.
• Former Boxing Judge And Broadcaster Harold Lederman Passes Away.
• Sri Lanka under nationwide curfew after crowds attack mosques.
• Imran Tahir becomes highest wicket taker in IPL 2021.
• 4 policmen martyred several injured in blast near Quetta Mosque.
• Simon Armitage has been named the U.K.s new Poet Laureate.

13th May:

• US Sanctions Pakistan refuses to work on gas pipeline project with Iran.
• Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF to receive $6 billion over 3 years.
• Greek PM Tsipras wins confidence vote weeks before EU election.
• Sana Mir becomes most successful women ODI spinner in the World.
• Turkey accuses Greece for abusing NATO mission.

12th May:

• South Africa’s ANC wins re election with reduced majority.
• International Nurses Day is celebrated today.
• IAF gets first Apache Guardian attack helicopter.
• TAFE, Petroleum Conservation Research Association Sign MoU.
• Renowned journalist Mena Mangal shot dead in Kabul.

11th May:

• National Technology Day Celebrated today.
• India and China signed protocol for export of Indian Chilli Meal.
• US President Donald Trump imposes stricter sanctions on Iran’s metal industry.
• Chris Gayle selected West Indies Vice-Captain for his last World Cup 2021.
• Golfer Tiger Woods receives US Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• PM rejects draft of Finance Ministry, IMF’s staff-level agreement.

10th May:

• Libya suspends operations of 40 foreign firms including Total Oil.
• After disputed election, Thailand expected to keep junta leader as PM.
• EU rejects Iran Nuclear deal ultimatum regrets US sanctions.
• South Sudan president Delay unity government formation by a year.
• Asifa Murtaza appoint deputy secretary of higher education.

9th May:

• Indian Jagjit Pavadia Re-Elected To International Narcotics Control Board.
• Desert Storm Rally 2021 Begins In New Delhi.
• First England-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain.
• India Elected Again As Observer To Arctic Council.
• Pakistan Data Darbar: Bomber kills nine outside Sufi shrine in Lahore.
• Asia stocks drop as Trump says China ‘broke trade deal.

8th May:

• Saudi cleric apologizes for ‘intolerant’ views of Sahwa movement.
• Turkey says rejects French statement on drilling activities in the East Mediterranean.
• Ground worker killed in kuwait 777 towing accident.
• Pompeo Makes Unscheduled Trip to Iraq to Press U.S. Concerns About Iran.
• One student dead in school shooting in suburban Denver, 8 others injured.
• Gulf Air to launch Non Stop Bahrain US Flights.

7th May:

• 850 Indian freed from Saudi Jails on eve of Ramadan.
• Shahbaz senior resigns as PHF secretary, former Olympian Asif Bajwa to take over.
• Cyclone Fani kills dozens in India and Bangladesh.
• FIA arrests Chinese nationals allegedly involved in human trafficking in Lahore
• China opens Visa Center in Islamabad.
• Russia’s Khmeimim airbase shelled by DOZENS of rockets, attack repelled – MOD

6th May:

• Nepal Girl Dances for 126 Hours Straight to set new world record.
• One off T20: England vs Pakistan, Eng won by 7 wickets.
• 13 dead in Taliban attack on Police HQ in Northern Afghanistan.
• 7 Venezuelan Military Officers die in Helicopter Crash.
• Philippine Peso risks losing best Asian currency title.
• Russia offering Turkey Su-57 fighters in place of F-35s.

5th May:

• Jaipur To Host Asian Youth Women Handball Championship.
• India slips to fifth spot in latest ICC T20I rankings.
• US Air Force General Tod Wolters sworn in as NATO commander.
• ISRO planning to send a probe to study sun early next year.
• World Press Freedom Prize 2021 awarded to Myanmar Journalists.

4th May:

• International Firefighters Day is observed today.
• ADB to finance metro rail projects in India.
• RBI imposed penalty on 5 pre paid payment instrument issuers and Yes Bank.
• Coal Miners Day is observed on 4th May.
• Asteroid to fly from 31,000 km in 2029, to be seen with naked eye.

3rd May:

• India top test raning England No 1 in ODIs.
• Jayshree Vyas appointed as BSEs first independent woman director.
• World Press Freedom Day is celebrated today.
• Lok Sabha Election 2021: 64 percent overall voter tornout recorded in Phase 4.
• BHEL and ARAI together signed MoU on different projects related to e-mobility.
• Firt time in 200 years Japan’s Emperor Has Abdicated the Throne.

2nd May:

• Putin signs a new Internet law to expand Government Control of the Internet.
• Japan got its new emperor Naruhito.
• Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Masood Azhar listed as Global Terrorist by UN.
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks for skipping UK Bail.
• DCIL signed MoU with WAPCOS to jointly identify future projects.

1st May:

• International Labour Day celebrated today.
• India ranks 4th in biggest millitary spender.
• Raheem Sterling named 2021 FWA footballer of the year.
• Former president of Ethiopia, Negasso Gidada passed away.
• Syed Masood Hashmi elected President of MAP unopposed.