International Nurses Day observed globally on 12 May
International Nurse Day is observed globally on 12 May every year. This day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. She was also known as Lady with the Lamp. She was the founder of modern nursing and was a British social reformer and statistician.
The theme of 2021 International Nurses Day is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare’.
Who was Florence Nightingale?
Florence Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She is renowned for setting up the Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London (opened 1860) in order to formalize nursing education. She was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (1907).
International Council of Nurse's headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
International Council of Nurses founded: 1899.
International Council of Nurses President: Annette Kennedy.
Indian and Indonesian navies conduct exercise in Arabian sea
The Indian and Indonesian Navies conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the southern Arabian Sea with a focus on further improving their interoperability. The exercise was aimed at improving interoperability and understanding between both the friendly navies.
From the Indian Navy, INS Sharda, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) with a Chetak helicopter participated in the exercise. From the Indonesian Navy, KRI Sultan Hasanudin, a 90m Corvette took part in the exercise.
About the PASSEX:
PASSEXes are regularly conducted by IN with units of Friendly Foreign Countries. The last PASSEX between IN and the Indonesian Navy was conducted on 13 Mar 21 between INS Kalpeni, IN Dornier and KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda.
Indonesia President: Joko Widodo;
Indonesia Capital: Jakarta;
Indonesia Currency: Indonesian Rupiah;
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral Karambir Singh;
Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Navy): New Delhi.
Mayflower 400: World’s First Unmanned Vessel To Navigate Across Atlantic
World’s First Unmanned Vessel named “Mayflower 400” is set to Navigate Across the Atlantic. It has been built by the marine research organization ProMare in collaboration with IBM. It will begin its transatlantic voyage on May 15, 2021, to track aquatic mammals, analyze plastic in the water, and study marine pollution.
About the Mayflower 400:
Mayflower 400 is a completely autonomous ship. It is a 15-m-long trimaran that weighs 9 tons. It is powered by Artificial Intelligence and the Sun’s energy via solar panels.
ProMare invested $1 million along with global contributions in the form of technology from India, the United States, and Switzerland to build the ship.
The ship, equipped with a smart captain, six high-tech cameras and radars, has been trained with audio data to avoid collisions, correct its course, detect marine animals, and gather information of the population of the aquatic animals.
The ship can also listen to whales with a self-activating hydrophone.
Currently, the ship is trained to handle 50 meters high waves.
Mayflower 400 autonomous ship provides an edge to the scientists in exploring the rough seas as the ship will be unmanned.
IBM Chief Executive Officer(CEO): Arvind Krishna;
IBM Headquarters: Armonk, USA.
Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated after the air strikes
The Israeli military has bombarded rockets in different areas in Gaza. It is the most intense airstrikes in Gaza since 2014. Hamas had red hundreds of rockets towards Israel on Monday. After that, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza.
The Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, had red rockets towards Israel in protest of the clash between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in Jerusalem. It is the third holiest place for Muslims.
About the Hamas:It was founded in 1987.It is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organization.It is active in the West Bank and Gaza Strip region of the Palestine.It opposes the secular approach of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel Capital is Jerusalem and the currency is the Israeli shekel.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel.
Martin Griffiths appointed new UN Humanitarian Chief
Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths has been appointed as the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for a period of five years. Griffiths will replace Mark Lowcock as the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC) of OCHA. He is currently serving as the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen.
About the OCHA
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) aims to strengthen the international response to complex emergencies and natural disasters. The headquarters of OCHA is based in two locations which are New York and Geneva.
OCHA Founded: 19 December 1991;
OCHA Headquarters: New York, United States and İstanbul, Turkey.
Manchester City crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions
Manchester City has crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons after Manchester United crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester. United started the century dominating English football, now City is the force with five titles in 10 seasons and the biggest spenders on transfers and salaries.
City has now won three Premier League titles and eight major trophies under Guardiola, who last year signed a new two-year contract to remain at the club until 2023.
World Bank report: India was largest recipient of remittances in 2020
India was the largest recipient of remittances in 2020, as per the report, “Migration and Development Brief “ released by the World Bank. India has been the largest recipient of remittances since 2008. However, the remittance received by India in 2020 was over USD 83 billion, which is a drop of 0.2 per cent from 2019 (USD 83.3 billion). Globally, the remittance flow was USD 540 billion in 2020, which is 1.9% lower as compared to that of 2019, when it was USD 548 billion.
Top Five Countries
The top five remittance recipient countries in 2020, in current US dollar terms, were India, China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt.
The top five recipients in 2020, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), were, by contrast, smaller economies: Tonga, Lebanon, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and El Salvador.
Top Source Country For Remittance
The largest remittance-sending country in 2020 was United States (USD68 billion).
It was followed by the UAE (USD43 billion), Saudi Arabia (USD34.5 billion), Switzerland (USD27.9 billion), Germany (USD22 billion), and China (USD18 billion).
From India, the Remittances outflow in 2020 was USD 7 billion, against USD 7.5 billion in 2019.
World Bank Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States.
World Bank Formation: July 1944.
World Bank President: David Malpass.
India Chairs 1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting Virtually
The first BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting was held in 2021 in virtual format. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of India, which has assumed the BRICS Presidency in 2021. The meeting was chaired by Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Labour and Employment.
Key highlights of the meeting:
The main issues discussed during the meeting were: Promoting Social Security Agreements amongst BRICS Nations, Formalization of labour markets, Participation of women in the labour force and Gig and platform workers – Role in the labour market.
Apart from the BRICS nation, the representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Social Security Agency (ISSA) also attended the meeting.
Representatives of BRICS member nations include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Harley-Davidson launches all-electric motorcycle brand 'LiveWire'
Harley-Davidson Inc. has launched an all-electric motorcycle brand "LiveWire," the latest effort by the company to ramp up bets on the rapidly growing electric vehicle market. The company would create a separate electric vehicle-focused division, as it aims to attract the next generation of younger and more environmentally conscious riders.
Named after Harley's first electric motorbike, which was unveiled in 2019, the "LiveWire" division is slated to launch its first branded motorcycle in July.
Harley-Davidson Inc. CEO: Jochen Zeitz (Mar 2020–);
Harley-Davidson Inc. Founded: 1903.
Shakuntala Hark Singh of Indian origin receives World Food Award 2021
Indian-origin global nutritionist, Dr Shakuntala Hark Singh Thilstad has received the “World Food Award” of the year 2021. She developed a holistic and nutritionally sensitive approach to seafood and food systems and has received an award for his research. The award is also known as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture. Every year, the committee selects a person who will be awarded the $ 250,000 title and prize money.
The World Food Award stated on its website that research conducted by Dr Shakuntala on the small fish species of Bangladesh will prove helpful in developing a nutritionally sensitive approach to the seafood system at all levels. With this help, millions of poor people living in Asia and Africa will get a very nutritious diet.
World Food Programme Headquarters: Rome, Italy;
World Food Programme Founded: 1961.
Manisha Kapoor joins executive committee of ICAS
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) announced that its general secretary Manisha Kapoor has been appointed to the executive committee of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS). Until April, ASCI served on the executive committee as a member for a two-year term. Now, Kapoor will play a leadership role on the committee till 2023. She will be one of the four global vice-presidents on the executive committee.
In her role as part of the ICAS leadership team, she will promote advertising self-regulation as an optimal mechanism for consumer protection, strengthen ICAS as a global alliance and facilitate knowledge sharing among SROs to establish best practices and monitor global trends in advertising ecosystem that impact self-regulation. She will also work closely with established and emerging digital platforms to make the online space more transparent and fair for consumers.
President of ICAS: Guy Parker;
ICAS Headquarters: Brussels Capital, Belgium;
Advertising Standards Council of India Founded: 1985;
Advertising Standards Council of India Headquarters: Mumbai.
Google Pay users in US can now transfer money to India, Singapore
Alphabet Inc's Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union Co for users of its U.S. payments app. Google Pay users in the United States can now transfer money to app customers in India and Singapore, with plans to expand to the 80 countries available via Wise, and 200 via Western Union by the end of the year.
About the partnership:
The company has partnered with Western Union and Wise, both of which have integrated their services into Google Play.
When Google Pay users in the U.S. attempt to send money to someone in India or Singapore, they will be informed about the exact amount that the recipient will receive.
From within the Google Pay app, users also get to choose which payments provider Wise or Western Union, they wish to use and how long it would take for the recipient to receive the money.
Google CEO: Sundar Pichai.
Google Founded: 4 September 1998, California, United States.
Google Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin
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