- The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) announced that India’s first Radioisotope Production (Reactor) and processing facility complex will be developed as PPP Model and it will be the first of its kind PPP Model. The facility will be used for the production and processing of isotopes in the world in terms of volume. The reactor will be developed by BARC and will be constructed by NPCIL.
- The World Health Organisation (WHO) signed MoU with Switzerland to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility during the 74th World Health Assembly. The BioHub Facility will enable sharing of viruses and pathogens between labs and global partners. The facility will be set up at Spiez, Switzerland.
- Static Part:
- HQ of WHO: Geneva, Switzerland
- DG of WHO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Capital of Switzerland: Bern
- Currency of Switzerland: Swiss Franc
- Awards and Recognition: Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao: He was honoured with the International ENI Award 2020 for his research in renewable energy sources and energy storage.
- Amartya Kumar Sen: He was conferred with Spain's top Princess of Asturias Award in the social sciences category, the Spanish prize foundation.
- Padma Bhushan Dr D Nageshwar Reddy: He was awarded Rudolf V Schindler Award from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).
- Robert Lewandowski: He won European Golden Boot, as he finished as the top scorer in Europe’s leading domestic tournaments.
- TransUnion’s Onboarding Solution: It is implemented by Yes Bank to digitise the onboarding of credit card customers in a seamless, effective and quick manner. It will deliver a full range of identity, fraud and credit solutions.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Yes Bank: Mumbai
- Tagline of Yes Bank: Experience your Expertise
- MD and CEO of Yes Bank: Prashant Kumar
- Important Days and Themes: 28th May: World Hunger Day
- 28th May: International Day of Action for Women’s Health or International Women’s Health Day
- 25th May to 31st May 2021: UN’s International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
- ‘FakeBuster’: It is the name of the detector which identify imposters through the virtual conference without anybody’s knowledge. It identifies faces manipulated on social media platforms to defame a joke of someone. Thus it helps to identify whether a video is manipulated or not during a video conference. It is developed by researchers from IIT Madras and the Monach University of Australia.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Yes Bank: Mumbai
- Tagline of Yes Bank: Experience your Expertise
- MD and CEO of Yes Bank: Prashant Kumar
- Obituaries: HS Doreswamy: He was Freedom Fighter.
- Colonel Panjab Singh: He was the hero of the Battle of Poonch which took place in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
- India to Launch ‘UNITE AWARE’, a Mobile Tech Platform
- ICICI Bank linked UPI ID to its ‘Pockets’ Digi-Wallet
- Appointments and Resignation on 28th May 2021
- Cabinet approved MoU by ICoAI, ICSI with Foreign Nations
- SeHAT-OPD Portal--Launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Question:
Q.1 When is World Hunger Day observed?
a. 28th June
b. 28th March
c. 28th May
d. 28th Oct
a. 28th June
b. 28th March
c. 28th May
d. 28th Oct
