May 2021 Current Affairs- Week 1- Download Free PDF

Current Affairs which is a part of the General Awareness section of a majority of Banking, Government and Insurance exams is one of the scoring sections. Also, unlike Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning, there is no calculation required to answer the question. Often, this section is considered difficult by aspirants as there is no specific syllabus from which questions can be asked. In the current affairs section, questions can be asked on any topic which has been in news for the past 6-7 months.

So it becomes important to keep abreast of all the current affairs which are taking place. Aspirants who are preparing for SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SSC CGL etc. have to pull up their socks for this section. Good preparation in this section can give a good boost to your overall score and help you get that government job you’ve been aiming for. To help you with your Current Affairs preparation, we have come up with weekly compilations of current affairs. These weekly PDFs will help you with a systematic preparation of the current affairs section.

Let’s have a look at this week’s Current Affairs PDF.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified Section 142 of Social Security Code, 2020 covering applicability of Aaadhar.
   1. It will enable the Ministry to collect Aaadhar details for the database of beneficiaries under various social security schemes.
   1. Under this, National Data Base for unorganized workers (NDUW) will be framed, which is at an advanced stage of development by National Informatics Centre.
   1. It is aimed at collection of data for unorganized workers.
2. Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted conditional exemption to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) experimental flights of drones from Unmanned Aircraft System {UAS) Rules, 2021 to 20
   1. Preliminary permission grant is envisioned to assist supplementary framework of subsequent UAV rules pertaining to BVLOS drone operations.
   1. BVLOS Experiment Assessment and Monitoring Committee has also been constituted
   1. Indian Armed forces have launched operation ‘CO-JEET’ to aid anti-COVID-19 efforts like strengthening medical infrastructure and oxygen supply chains, as well as take measures to ensure mental wellbeing of people.

STATES AFFAIRS

• DMK leader M.K. Stalin (68 years) takes oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Raj Bhavan.
  • His oath has been administered by TN Governor Banwarilal
• Indian Army has launched first green solar energy plant in Sikkim to harness renewable energy
  • It will use vanadium-based battery technology, and has been built at an altitude of 16000 ft. in northern part of Sikkim and has a capacity of 56 KVA
• NR Congress Chief N Rengasamy (70 years) will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry.
  • His oath was administered by Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

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