ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 1 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st to 7th May 2021 National News • May 1, 2021, 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur • Indian Army’s First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant in Sikkim • Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister for third time • Odisha Govt. announces Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana • ‘Miyon ka Bara’ station in Jodhpur renamed Mahesh Nagar International News • Congo declares the end of Ebola outbreak • S Jaishankar On Four-Day London Visit For G7 Foreign Ministers’ Summit Banking and Financial • GST revenues touch all-time high of ₹1.41 lakh in April • Barclays cuts FY22 GDP growth forecast to 10% • Goldman Sachs lowers India growth forecast for FY22 to 11.1% • RBI imposes a Rs 3-cr penalty on ICICI Bank for violating prudential norms • S&P slashes India’s GDP growth forecast to 8% for FY22 • RBI announces ₹50,000 crore priority lending by banks for COVID-related healthcare infrastructure • LIC 10th most-valuable insurance brand, third-strongest globally • Fitch predicts India’s GDP growth at 5% for FY22 Appointment and Resignation • T Rabi Sankar named RBI deputy governor; to succeed B P Kanungo • Amit Banerjee Appointed as new CMD of BEML Limited • Kotak Mahindra Life appoints Mahesh Balasubramanian as MD • Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed NHRC acting chairperson • Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC’s ‘Believe in Sport’ campaign • Vijay Goel appointed as CMD of THDCIL Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 2 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • MK Stalin, DMK Chief, Takes Oath As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister • AINRC leader N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister • RM Sundaram appointed as Director of Indian Institute of Rice Research Awards • Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun honour to Bengaluru Teacher Shyamala Ganesh • ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema’ introduced • Maria Ressa conferred UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2021 Defence • NATO Military Joint Exercises launched with Albania Sports • Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix • Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera retires from international cricket • Mark Selby beats Shaun Murphy to won fourth World Snooker Championship Book and Author • Meghan Markle Children’s Book ‘The Bench’ released Important day • 1st May: International Labour Day • 1st May: Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day • 2nd May (first Sunday of May): World Laughter Day 2021 • 3rd May: World Press Freedom Day 2021 (Theme 2021: ‘Information as a Public Good’) • 4th May(first Tuesday of May): World Asthma Day 2021 (Theme 2021: ‘Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions’) • 4th May: Coal Miners Day • 4th May: International Firefighters’ Day Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 3 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • 5th May: World Athletics Day 2021 • 6th May: International No Diet Day Obituary • ‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar passed away • Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning Moonstruck actress passed away • Actor and anchor Kanupriya passed away • Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passes away • Actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal passes away • Veteran Football Administrator and Hindustan FC Owner DK Bose passed away • Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri Passes Away • Former J&K Governor Jagmohan passes away • Scientist Manas Bihari Verma, key man behind Tejas, Passed away • Bollywood film editor Ajay Sharma passed away due to Covid-19 • Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and former Union minister Ajit Singh paassed away • Former Head of Mar Thoma Church Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom Passes Away • Actress Abhilasha Patil passes away due to Covid complications • Veteran singer G Anand passes away Yearly Subscription for Current Affairs (Feb 2021 – Feb 2022) Mock Tests Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 8th to 14th May 2021 Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 4 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series National News • PM Modi to participate in European Council meeting hosted by Portugal • Puducherry achieves 100% tap water connection in rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Eighth Instalment released • Delhi Police launched vehicle helpline ‘COVI Van’ for senior citizens International News • PESCO: EU approves US participation for the first time • Reliance Retail 2nd fastest growing retailer in world • Nepal’s Kami Rita scales Everest for record 25th time • India received $83 billion in remittances in 2020: World Bank Banking and Financial • RBI sets up an advisory group headed by SBI MD S. Janakiraman to assist RRA 2.0 • RBI to conduct first SLTRO for small finance banks • CSC and HDFC Bank launches chatbot ‘Eva’ • Nomura cuts India’s FY22 growth estimate to 8% due to lockdowns • Bajaj Finance gets RBI approval for prepaid payment business • UN raises India’s growth forecast to 5% for calendar year 2021 • Moody’s cuts India’s FY22 GDP forecast to 3% from 13.7% earlier • Jana Small Finance Bank launches ‘I choose my number’ feature • India’s FY22 growth may slip to 2%: Crisil • Care Ratings Revises Downward India’s GDP Forecast To 9.2% For FY22 • UN raises global economic forecast to 4% growth in 2021 • RBI announces Second Tranche of purchase under G-SAP 1.0 • RBI cancels license of United Co-operative Bank • PayPal introduces digital foreign inward remittance advice • HDFC Bank projects India’s GDP growth for FY22 at 10% Appointment and Resignation Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 5 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • Himanta Biswa Sarma to be sworn in as Assam’s 15th CM • Ujjwala Singhania, has now been appointed as the 38th National President FICCI FLO • Jose Kattoor named RBI Executive Director with effect from May 4 • PESB picks Arun Kumar Singh as next CMD of BPCL • Padmakumar Nair Appointed As CEO Of National Asset Reconstruction Company • Martin Griffiths appointed new UN Humanitarian Chief Awards • Laureus World Sports Awards 2021 (Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Rafael Nadal, World Sportswoman of the Year: Naomi Osaka, World Team of the Year: Bayern Munich) • Anupam Kher wins best actor award at New York City International Film Festival • Tahera Qutbuddin 1st Indian To Won Arab World Nobel Prize • Gita Mittal to be awarded Arline Pacht Global Vision Award • Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted of Indian descent won World Food Prize 2021 • IREDA bags “Green Urja Award” Defence • Indian and Indonesian navies conduct exercise in Arabian sea Science • 2DG- DRDO’s Anti-Covid Drug approved for emergency use Sports • Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton Wins Third Race of 2021 Season • Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won Maiden Madrid Open Women’s singles title • Alexander Zverev beats Matteo Berrettini to won his 2nd Madrid title • Pakistan’s Babar Azam Wins ICC Players of the Month for April 2021 • Manchester City crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 6 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • Ramesh Powar appointed Head Coach of Indian Women’s Cricket team Important day • 8th May: World Red Cross Day (Theme 2021: Together we are Unstoppable) • 8th May: World Thalassemia Day (Theme 2021: “Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassaemia Community”) • 9th May(second Sunday of May): Mother’s Day • 11th May: National Technology Day (Theme 2021: ‘Science and Technology for a sustainable future’) • 12th May: International Nurses Day (Theme 2021: Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare) Obituary • Veteran Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Passes Away • Rajya Sabha MP Raghunath Mohapatra Passed away • Malayalam screenwriter-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passed away • Table tennis veteran Chandrasekar passes away Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 15th to 23rd May 2021 National News • Malerkotla To Be Punjab’s 23rd District: Captain Amarinder Singh • Himachal Government launches ‘Ayush Ghar-Dwar’ program • Gujarat CM launches ‘Marun Gaam: Corona-Mukt Gaam’ (My Village: Corona-Free Village) campaign • India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre set up at Pune • Karnataka tops in setting up health & wellness centres under Ayushman Bharat’ • Jharkhand ranks first in implementation of Smart City Mission schemes • Jharkhand launches ‘Amrit Vahini’ App for online booking of hospital beds • Six Heritage Sites added to India’s UNESCO World Heritage sites Tentative List • India & Oman renew MoUs on military cooperation & maritime issues Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 7 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series International News • KP Sharma Oli reappointed as the PM of Nepal • Cyclone Taukate hit Gujarat coast, Maharashtra, Goa • New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Tops Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021 • Mali’s PM Moctar Ouane reappointed as prime minister • India climbs to 3rd spot on EY index on impressive show by solar PV segment; US retains top position • V Muraleedharan represented India at the Summit on Financing of African Economies 2021 at Paris • Forbes Highest paid Athletes list 2021: MMA star Conor McGregor tops the list • Italy hosts the Global G 20 Summit Banking and Financial • RBI excludes