China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars. 6-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet's northern hemisphere.
The vehicle used a combination of a protective capsule, a parachute & a rocket platform to make the descent. Zhurong, which means God of Fire, was carried to Mars on the Tianwen-1 orbiter.
Only the Americans (NASA) had really mastered landing on Mars until now.
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has formed a minority government, days after he lost a vote of confidence recently. Oli took the oath of secrecy amidst a ceremony at Sheetal Niwas as Parliamentary leader of Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the biggest political party.
Oli has now become PM for the 3rd time & 43rd Prime Minister of Nepal
A former ambassador has been named as the first woman to lead Italy's secret services. Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced Elisabetta Belloni as head of the Department of Information Security (DIS). Ms Belloni went on to lead the Italian foreign ministry's crisis unit from 2004 to 2008, the first time a woman had held the role.
Italy's Capital: Rome; Currency: Euro
Veteran defence doctors have come forward answering the call of the nation to provide free online consultation services on the e-Sanjeevani platform. e-Sanjeevani OPD is a Govt of India flagship telemedicine platform, developed by the C--DAC, Mohali under the aegis of MoHFW, Govt of India. It facilitates free online medical consultation to all citizens of India, as well.
‘Ex-Defence OPD’ was launched on 07 May 2021 in a phased manner
PM Narendra Modi has released the 8th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to eligible farmers. The prime minister also interacted with beneficiary farmers from several states via video conference. Almost 11 crore farmer families have got Rs 1.35 lakh crore under the scheme till date.
Under PM KISAN, Rs 6,000 per year is provided to eligible beneficiary farmer families
Footwear major Bata India has appointed Gunjan Shah as its new chief executive officer. Shah, who has been serving at Britannia Industries as its chief commercial officer, will take up his new role from June 2021.
Sandeep Kataria, Bata India's current CEO, has been elevated to the position of global CEO of Bata brands.
Bata Corporation is a Swiss-based multinational footwear/fashion accessory manufacturer
Suzuki Motorcycle India has appointed Satoshi Uchida as the new Company Head. Satoshi Uchida has replaced Koichiro Hirao as part of Suzuki Motor Corporation's global revamp. Suzuki Motorcycle India registered its highest-ever monthly sales in April 2021, dispatching as many as 77,849 units during the month.
Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Minami-ku
An environmentalist from Nagaland’s remote Longleng district has won this year’s Whitley Awards 2021, also known as the Green Oscar. Nuklu Phom’s name, along with that of five others, was announced recently in a virtual award ceremony organized by the UK-based Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN).
He established a new biodiversity peace corridor for Amur Falcons
The NBA has announced the creation of a new award — the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, to recognise players who are making strides in the fight for social justice. Each NBA team will nominate one player for consideration; from there, five finalists will be selected and ultimately one winner.
Winning player will receive $100,000 for the charity of his choice
Former India offspinner Ramesh Powar has been appointed by the BCCI as the head coach of the senior India Women's team. Powar's candidature was finalised and recommended to the board by a three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sulakshana Naik, Madan Lal and RP Singh.
Indian women's team is scheduled to play One Test, three ODIs and three T20Is in England.
Twitter has announced the rollout of Tip Jar, a new feature that will let content creators earn through the service.
For now, Tip Jar is available to a select group of people from across the world.
It will enable the viewers to provide monetary support to content creators on Twitter.
Twitter will take no cuts from the tips provided by the viewers.
Twitter HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Founders: Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone,
International Day of Families is annually observed by the United Nations across the world on May 15.
The day is commemorated to highlight the important affairs central to the welfare of families, such as health, education, gender equality, rights for children, and social inclusion among others.
The theme for 2021:- "Families and New Technologies".
UN is preparing for the30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2024