Current Affairs One-Liner: 23rd May 2021

Published on May 23, 2021
Current Context: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced that it has extended the due date for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for 2021-22 by two more months i.e. till 30th Sep 2021.
Current Affairs One-Liner: 23rd May 2021
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of CBDT: New Delhi
    • Chairman of CBDT: Pramod Chandra Mody
  • The Alankit Imaginations Ltd. Partnered with Digital Swiss Gold (DSG). The partnership will allow users to trade in gold digitally in Switzerland.
  • Important Days and Themes: 
    • 23rd May 2021: World Turtle Day
      • Theme for 2021: Turtles Rock!
    • 23rd May 2021: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
      • Theme for 2021: Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!
  • Microsoft has announced that it will retire its iconic Internet Explorer (IE) Browser from 15th June 2022. The IE Browser was launched in 1995. The tech giant has also asked users to divert to Microsoft Edge browser to get faster, secure and modern browsing experience by 15th June 22
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of Microsoft: Redmond, Washington DC, US
    • CEO of Microsoft: Satya Nadella
  • Obituaries: 
    • Laxman: He was music director and famous for the duo composers ‘Raam-Laxman’
    • Sunderlal Bahuguna: He was Environmentalist and Gandhian
    • Dr Srikumar Banerjee: He was former Chairman pf the Atomic Energy Commission of India

Question: 

Q: 1: Sunderlal Bahuguna, who passed away recently belonged to which profession?
a. TV Anchor
b. Scriptwriter
c. Paint Artist
d. Environmentalist
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