DAILY GK: 22 MAY 2021
1.ELDERLINE
– HELPLINE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
• The
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has started state-wise call
centres under the Elderline project to address the difficulties faced by the
elders due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• The
elderly can reach the call centres through the toll-free number – 14567.
• The
project Elderline was started with the support of TATA trust and the NSE
foundation.
2.CSE
REPORT 2021
• According
to ‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of COVID-19’ released by Azim Premji
University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment (CSE) in Bengaluru, Karnataka,
the monthly earnings of workers fell on an average by 17% due to COVID-19,
self-employed and informal salaried workers faced the highest loss of earnings.
• Around
100 million jobs were lost nationwide during the April-May 2020 Lockdown.
• Around
230 million fell below the national minimum wage threshold of INR 375 per day
during the pandemic.
• Poverty
increased by 15% in rural & 20% in urban areas during the pandemic.
• Due to
employment and income losses, the labour share of GDP fell by 5% from 32.5% in
Q2 2019-20 to 27% in Q2 2020-21.
3.WORLD’S
FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS
• China
issued a total ban on synthetic cannabinoids,thus becoming the world’s first
country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances.
• The ban
is likely to come into effect on July 1,2021.
• Cannabinoids
are compounds found in cannabis.
• The most
notable cannabinoid is the phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary
psychoactive compound in cannabis.
• Synthetic
Cannabinoids are human made chemicals.
• They are
designer drugs.
• A
designer drug is a functional and structural analog of a controlled substance
that is designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug.
4.THE
TEMPLETON PRIZE 2021
• The
prestigious Templeton Prize for the year 2021 was given to conservationist Jane
Goodall.
• She was
renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of
environmental causes.
• Jane
Goodall is an English primatologist,anthropologist and the world’s foremost
expert on chimpanzees.
5.FORBES’
WORLD’S 10 HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES 2021
• Forbes’
annual ranking of the World highest-paid athletes for 2021 was released. Mixed
Martial Arts (MMA) Fighter Conor McGregor from Ireland topped the list with a
total earning of 180 million USD(around 1313 crores).
Top
3 Highest paid athletes:
Rank Name
Sport
Total
earning (USD)
1 Conor
McGregor MMA 180
million
2 Lionel
Messi Football 130 million
3 Cristiano
Ronaldo Football 120
million
6.
CYCLONE TAUKTAE MAKES LANDFALL IN GUJARAT
• Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that the ‘extremely severe cyclonic
storm’ – ‘Tauktae’ made landfall in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
• The
cyclone originated from the Arabian Sea.
• The name
‘Tauktae’ for the cyclone has been given by Myanmar, It means ‘gecko’, a highly
vocal lizard in Burmese dialect.
7.FIFA
U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
• On the
71st Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Congress, the
FIFA Council approved key dates for the international match calendars.
• In which
it also announced the dates of the 2022 U-17 Women’s world Cup in India to be
held from October 11 to 30 in 2022.
• This
will be the 2nd FIFA tournament hosted by India, after the FIFA U-17 World Cup
2017(which broke the record for being the most attended youth World Cup in
FIFA’s history).
8.
INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY 2021 – MAY 21
• The
United Nations (UN)’s International Tea Day is annually observed across the
globe on 21st May to celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and
economic importance of tea.
• The
observance of the international tea day is led by the Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO)of the UN.
