Current Affairs – May 13, 2021 [Daily News Digest]

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs May 13, 2021. PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Eighth Instalment to be released The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare recently announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the eighth instalment ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Top Current Affairs - 2021

COVISHIELD: Gap between doses increased

The Government of India recently increased the gap between the two doses of the COVISHIELD Vaccine. The gap was increased from six to eight weeks to twelve to sixteen weeks. This is the second time in three months, the gaps between the doses of COVISHIELD have been widened. In March 2021, the Union Territories and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: adenovirus • COVAXIN • COVID-19 vaccine • Covishield • Lancet • NEGVAC

Report: 99 of 100 cities with environmental risk are in Asia

A private firm Verisk Maplecroft has found that the Asian cities face the greatest risk from environmental issues. This includes natural disasters and air pollution. Key Findings of the report Of the hundred most vulnerable cities, ninety-nine are located in Asia. Of the 100, around thirty-seven are in China and forty three are in India. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Air pollution • Cities in Asia • Climate change • climate risks • Earthquakes • Flood • Greenhouse gas • Natural Disaster • typhoon • Water pollution • Water scarcity

1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting

The first BRICS Employment Working Group was held virtually. It was hosted by India. India assumed BRICS Presidency in 2021. Outcomes of the meet The member countries discussed about promoting social security agreements among BRICS Nations, participation of women in labour force, formalisation of labour markets. The members that participated in the meeting were BRICS ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: BRICS • Employment • International Labour Organization (ILO) • Issa • Social Security Agreement

World Bank: Recent data on Global Remittance

The World Bank recently released its “Migration and Development Brief”. The report said that the remittance flows to the low-income and middle-income countries were 1.9% lower in 2020 as compared to that of 2019. It was 540 billion USD in 2020 and 548 billion USD in 2019. Key Findings The reduction in remittance inflows were ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: 2008 financial crisis • global financial crisis • India and Neighbourhood • low income countries • middle income countries • remittances • World Bank