Current Affairs for May 26, 2021: Here aspirants will get the summarized events, appointments and facts incurring on daily basis for general awareness. The motive of this article is to help aspirants in preparation for competitive exams like; UPSC, UPPSC, SSC, Railway, IBPS etc.
- The lunar eclipse sometimes also known as "blood moon" will be visible on 26th May 2021.
- Super Blood Moon in which the moon turns completely red due to the light filtered through all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth.
- It occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun rays from reaching the moon directly.
- The lunar eclipse is taking place for the first time since January 21, 2019.
- It will be visible from some parts of the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian ocean.
| NHA signs MoU with Telangana |
- National Health Authority (NHA) has signed a pact with the Telangana government to implement Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
- NHA is amenable to implement public health insurance scheme called Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
- The Telangana government has also linked the Ayushman Bharat Scheme with the state scheme “Aarogyasri’.
- The Central Government launched AB-PMJAY scheme to provide free access to healthcare to 50 crore people in India.
- Under the scheme, beneficiaries get free healthcare coverage of up to Rs 5 lakhs per family per year.
| 74th World Health Assembly |
- The 74th World Health Assembly was held virtually under the chairmanship of Dr Harsh Vardhan on May 24.
- He is the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chairman of the WHO Executive Board.
- The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros, also participated in the assembly.
- Board recommended 74th World Health Assembly to consider reports on mental health preparedness and response for COVID-19 pandemic.
| Microsoft to Retire Internet Explorer |
- Recently, Microsoft has announced to retire the Internet Explorer web browser on June 15, next year.
- The Internet Explorer was launched in 1995 and was the dominant browser on Windows PCs for years.
- The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been replaced by the Microsoft Edge.
- Microsoft earlier in 2015 replaced Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
- Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium project and it is more secure, faster, and modern.
- IPS officer, Subodh Jaiswal has been appointed Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- The selection was made by a high-powered committee which includes Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
- The committee was led by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
- Subodh Jaiswal along with KR Chandra and VS Kaumudi, three were shortlisted out of 109 officers for the top post.
- Shri Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS (MH: 1985), appointed as CBI Director for a period of 2 years from the date of assumption of charge.