1. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 192 crore on Friday, according to the Union health ministry.
2. Centre asks states, UTs to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccination coverage.
3. South-west Monsoon likely to reach Kerala on 27th May; Flood alert issued in five northern districts of Tamil Nadu.
4. *ANDHRA PRADESH* : CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a government-run ambulance network for the welfare of animals and livestock with the aim of boosting the veterinary sector in Andhra Pradesh. He flagged off 175 veterinary ambulances, costing Rs 143 crore in the first phase of the Dr YSR Mobile Ambulatory Veterinary Clinical Services.
5. *DELHI* : Gyanesh Bharti appointed as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
6. Parts of Delhi-NCR receive rainfall, dust storm predicted today.
7. The Supreme Court on 20 May transferred the Gyanvapi Masjid suit proceedings from a civil judge to the district judge of Varanasi, saying the social complexities of the dispute required a “more senior and experienced judicial officer” at the helm.
8. *J&K* : 13 labourers trapped as under-construction tunnel collapses on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district.
A portion of a mountain fell apart in the Makerkote area on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Friday.
9. *JHARKHAND* : National Investigation Agency on Friday conducted searches at seven places in Jharkhand in terror funding case of Magadh Amrapali Colliery.
10. *MAHARASHTRA* : Former Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze’s bail plea in connection with a money laundering case filed by Enforcement Directorate was rejected by a special court
11. *ODISHA* : 3 Elephants Killed After Being Hit By Train In Odisha. The accident took place near Bansapani under the Joda forest section of Champua range when a herd of around 20 jumbos were crossing railway tracks at around 7.30 pm on Thursday.
12. *PUNJAB* : Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu was sent to Patiala Jail on 20 May evening.
13. *KERALA* : Heroin Worth Rs 1,526 Crore Seized Off The Lakshadweep Coast
Thorough search of two boats conducted at the Coast Guard. Headquarters in Kochi revealed 218 packets containing 1 kg of heroin each.
14. *TRIPURA* : The Trinamool Congress distributed umbrellas and food packets to the flood-hit people in Agartala. The food donation drive was led by Tripura TMC President Subal Bhowmik.
15. *TELANGANA*: CM K. Chandrashekar Rao reached Delhi on Friday by a special flight, the first leg of his tour of various states until May 30 to play a key role in national politics.
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1. India has recorded the “highest ever” annual FDI (foreign direct investment) inflow of USD 83.57 billion in 2021-22, the commerce and industry ministry said
2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer Rs 30,307 crore as surplus to the govt for 2021-22, The central bank said in a statement following its board meeting on 20 May.
The decision was taken after deciding to maintain the contingency risk buffer at 5.50% of its balance sheet.
3. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to ride-hailing companies Ola and Uber for alleged unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights.
4. Delhi government on Friday raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers amid rising inflation. With this, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from ₹16,064 to ₹16,506 and semi-skilled labourers’ wages have been increased from ₹17,693 to ₹18,187 per month.
5.UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have been included in The Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s wealthiest 250 people for the first time. The couple has ranked 222nd on the list with a combined fortune of £730 million. Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys Founder NR Narayana Murthy, owns about 0.9% stake in Infosys.
ENTERTAINMENT:
1. Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea was released from a Mumbai jail on Friday, almost seven years after being arrested in her daughter Sheena Bora’s murder case in 2015.
2. Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner, best known for portraying Hawkeye in Marvel films, recently finished shooting for his upcoming project in India.
3. Greek composer Vangelis, who won Oscars for the music of ‘Chariots of Fire’ and ‘Blade Runner’, died aged 79 on Tuesday. As per reports, Vangelis died in a hospital in France where he was being treated for COVID-19.
DEFENCE:
1. The Border Road Organisation (BRO) conducted a final breakthrough blast on 20 May to mark the successful completion of excavation work of Arunachal Pradesh’s Nechiphu Tunnel. The blast was remotely conducted by the director general of BRO, Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry from Delhi.
2. NO MORE IMPORTED COLD WEATHER GEAR: INDIAN START-UP’S SOLUTION FOR ARMY
(a). Extreme Cold-Weather Clothing Systems (ECWCS) is a three-layer modular clothing system meant to keep the body warm in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius when worn simultaneously. Soldiers wear it in high-altitude environments, including the world’s highest battleground, the Siachen Glacier.
(b). Armed with indigenous clothing systems developed by AROO, India’s first military start-up specialising in defence apparel, soldiers are no longer reliant on imports for ECWCS.
3. DRDO chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy invited the private sector to tap opportunities in the defence sector as the government aims to indigenise several defence items.
4. The Navy recently tested an indigenous Naval Anti-Ship Missile (Short Range) or NASM-SR from a Sea King helicopter at the Integrated Test Range in Balasore, Odisha.
The NASM-SR has a range of 55 km and weighs 385 kg. This missile will replace the Sea Eagle missiles which are currently in use with the Navy. With the Sea King helicopters too being phased out, it is expected that the NASM-SR will be used with the new MH-60R multi-role helicopters, which are being inducted into the Navy.
The NASM-SR carries a warhead of 100 kg and has sub-sonic capabilities, which means that it flies below the speed of sound at 0.8 Mach.
5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that now India is among the top 25 countries exporting in the defence sector.
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