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www.gradeup.co Defence Telegram Groups NDA & Other Exams: https://t.me/joinchat/TX7hKUXmUvKsOL5IFHsbRA CDS & Defence Exams: https://t.me/joinchat/TX7hKVbSbpp5PDJuRccltw Air Force X & Y: https://t.me/GradeupAirforce Top Current Affairs of the Week (09 May -15 May 2021) Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal wins 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards • Naomi Osaka (Japan) has been named as ‘Sportswoman of the Year' at 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards • Apart from her, Rafael Nadal (Spain) won the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the Year title. • Other winners: o Team of the Year Award: Bayern Munich o Breakthrough of the Year Award: Patrick Mahomes o Comeback of the Year Award: Max Parrot o Sport for Good Award: KICKFORMORE by KICKFAIR o Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Jean King o Athlete Advocate: Lewis Hamilton CoWin system introduces a new feature of ‘4-digit security code’ • CoWIN system has introduced a new feature of ‘4 digit security code’ in the CoWIN application to determine whether the beneficiaries who had booked an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine actually received the dose or not. • It is being rolled out for beneficiaries who had booked appointments to receive the vaccine online. • 4-digit security code will be printed in the appointment acknowledgement slip and will not be known to the vaccinator Supreme Court constitutes task force on medical oxygen • Supreme Court has constituted 12-member task force to assess availability and distribution of medical oxygen on scientific, rational and equitable basis. • The task force will also suggest various measures to ensure availability of medicines needed to treat COVID-19 • It is to facilitate public health response to the pandemic based on scientific and specialised knowledge • It will consist of leading experts from across the country, as members and resource persons Ayush Ministry launches campaign to distribute AYUSH 64 • Ayush Ministry has launched a massive nationwide campaign to distribute its poly herbal ayurvedic drugs AYUSH 64 and Kabasura Kudineer for COVID-19 patients, who are at their home 1 www.gradeup.co • It is a multi-stakeholder campaign to ensure that these medicines reach the needy in a transparent and efficient manner. • AYUSH-64 is an Ayurvedic formulation developed by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and Kabasura Kudineer is a classical Siddha formulation Meghan Markle to release her first children’s book ‘The Bench’ • Meghan Markle is set to release her first children’s book titled as ‘The Bench’ • The book talks about the relationship between Prince Harry and their son, Archie, who turns two. It basically features a diverse group of fathers and sons and moments they share. • It is set to be released by June, 2021 • It will be published by Random House Children’s Books. • It is illustrated by award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson and Meghan will narrate the audiobook edition. Lewis Hamilton won fifth consecutive Spanish Grand Prix • Mercedes’s racer Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) has won 2021 Spanish Grand Prix • This victory is the fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix title of Lewis Hamilton and 3rd win of this season. • This was also 98th victory of his career. • Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Netherlands) came 2nd followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes- Finland) • The race was the fourth round of 2021 Formula One World Championship • Next stop is the traditional Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo on May 23. Kalki Koechlin to release her Debut Book titled ‘Elephant In The Womb’ • Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin is making her debut as an author, with her first book titled as ‘Elephant In The Womb’. • The book is yet to be released. • The book is an illustrated non-fiction book on motherhood and narrates about pregnancy and parenting for mothers, expectant mothers, and anyone even thinking about motherhood • It is illustrated by Valeriya Polyanychko and published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI). CBSE launches mobile app CBSE Dost for Life • Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out mobile app titled as ‘CBSE Dost for Life’ for psycho social wellness of students and parents • It has been designed for students of classes 9 to 12 and will be available from 10th May • Live counselling sessions will be conducted free of cost on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the trained counsellors • It will also provide students information on academics, tips on mental health and well-being, corona and rap songs SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission in 2022 2 www.gradeup.co • Space X will launch the ‘DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon’ in the first quarter of 2022 with Elon Musk's commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment • It will be the 1st meme and 1st crypto in space. • The mission will demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce • On crypto data tracker CoinGecko.com, dogecoin is now the fourth-largest digital currency. Alexander Zverev won 2nd Madrid Open title. • World number six tennis player Alexander Zverev (Germany) clinched his second Madrid Open title, after beating Matteo Berrettini. • He also defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals. • He clinched his first Madrid Open title in 2018 • Madrird Open men’s doubles: Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina defeated Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia by 1-6, 6-3, 10-8, claiming the doubles title China's biggest rocket Long March 5B lands in Indian Ocean • Remnants of China's biggest rocket Long March 5B landed in Indian Ocean with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere • Parts of rocket re-entered the atmosphere and landed at a location with the coordinates of longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north • Coordinates put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago. • Most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere. Aryna Sabalenka won women's singles title in Madrid Open • Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) has clinched Madrid Open in women's singles final after defeating Ashleigh Barty (Ausralia) by 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 • She has been a top ten player in both singles and doubles, having been ranked as high as No. 4 in singles and No. 1 in doubles by Women's Tennis Association (WTA) • Women’s doubles final: Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, both from the Czech Republic, defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Demi Schuurs of France 6-4, 6-3. Actor Abhilasha Patil passes away in Mumbai • Actor Abhilasha Patil passed away due to Covid-19 complications in Mumbai in her early 40s • She appeared in many Marathi and Hindi films • She shared screen with Sanjay Kulkarni in Zee Yuva daily soap BaapManus • Hindi Movies: Chhichhore, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Good Newwz and Malaal, Abhilasha • Marathi movies: Te Aath Diwas, Pipsi, Bayko Deta Ka Bayko, Prawaas and Tujha Majha Arrange Marriage. India participates in 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial • India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) that was held on 8th and 9th May 2021 • ASM3 is jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and is being hosted for the first time by Asia. • The first two meetings (ASM1 and ASM2) were held in the USA in 2016 and Germany in 2018, respectively. • ASM is global platform for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic region. 3 www.gradeup.co • The theme for this year is ‘Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic’. Kotak Mahindra Bank to Extend Online Payments to Farmers & Traders • Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National Agriculture Market (eNAM), a pan-India electronic trading portal for farm produce. • Kotak Bank will enable and facilitate online transactions for all stakeholders on the eNAM platform, including farmers, traders and farmer producer organisations (FPOs) • Under this, Kotak will provide payment, clearing and settlement services on the eNAM platform to facilitate trade of agri produce Anupam Kher wins Best Actor Award at New York City International Festival • Renowned actor Anupam Kher has won the Best Actor award at New York City International Film Festival 2021 for his performance in the short film titled ‘Happy Birthday’ • ‘Happy Birthday’ has been directed by Prasad Kadam and produced by FNP Media • Earlier, Happy Birthday also won Best Short Film award at the film festival • The film revolves around a man who experiences numerous feelings and his attachment to the one thing he loves • It was nominated at NYCIFF in four categories Centre only can identify socially, educationally backward classes: SC • Supreme Court (SC) has stated that Centre alone is empowered to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and include them in the Central List for claiming reservation benefits. • This means president with consultation of Central government is empowered to identify SEBCs and include them in a list under Article 342A (1) • States could only make suggestions to the President or statutory commissions concerned inclusion, exclusion or modification of castes Babar Azam and Alyssa Healy wins ICC Players of the Month for April 2021 • Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam has been named as ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021 by International Cricket Council (ICC). • Alyssa Healy of Australia has won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2021 in women’s category. • ICC Player of the Month Awards: It recognizes and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year. • ICC HQs: Dubai, UAE. Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th time • Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 25th time breaking his own record.