Daily Current Affairs 2021: Check Latest Events, Appointments & Facts for May 27

Current Affairs for May 27, 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.
One Stop Centre (OSCs) Scheme

• The Central government has announced to set up One Stop Centres (OSCs) across 10 missions.
• The scheme has been formulated to provided assistance to Indian women who are survivors of gender-based violence.
• The One Stop Centre Scheme popularly known as Sakhi, has been formulated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD).
• The scheme aims to support all women including girls below 18 years of age affected by violence, irrespective of caste, class, religion, region, sexual orientation or marital status.
• Under the scheme, Central Government will provide 100% financial assistance to the State Government /UT Administrations and the scheme will be funded through Nirbhaya Fund.

Israeli Heron drones

• Indian Army will receive four advanced Heron-II drones from Israel soon.
• The Israeli Heron drones will be deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
• Through this advanced surveillance system, Indian army will keep a watch on the Chinese activities in the Ladakh region.
• The Heron Mark-II drones have been manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries. 
• The medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) Heron Mark-II drones are the upgraded version of Heron UAVs.

Amartya Kumar Sen Conferred with Spain’s Top Award

• Indian economist and Nobel Laureate, Amartya Kumar Sen, was conferred with Spain’s Top Award.
• He has bestowed with the “Princess of Asturias Award” in social sciences category.
• Amartya Kumar Sen was selected out of 41 candidates from 20 countries.
• He has been selected for his best-known work- “Poverty and Famines”.
• He was awarded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Bharat Ratna in 1999 in the category of welfare economics.