Daily Current Affairs  – 20 May 2021

Facts in News Gotipua Dance Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of Odisha. Gotipua Dance In the Odia language, Gotipua means “single boy”. It is the precursor of Odissi classical dance. Traditionally, it has been performed by young boys in groups, who dress as women to praise Lord Jagannath and Krishna.  This […]

In News  Recently, the Telangana state government has selected 16 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) spread around Vikarabad area hospital for pilot testing the ambitious project ‘Medicine from the sky’. More in News  The area hospital has been selected as the central point owing to the presence of cold chain facilities and the selected PHCs are […]

In News The U.S. government is considering waiving sanctions on the company behind Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe. About The Biden administration still opposed the Nord Stream 2 pipeline but felt it was important to send a signal about its commitment to ties with Germany, which were badly damaged under former President Donald […]

In News According to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Sulphur 2020 vision, the ships are creating less air pollution but their water-pollution footprint is rising.  About The use of exhaust scrubbers, a move to reduce pollution of the air by ships, ironically, seems to be driving up water pollution. There are two types of scrubbers: […]

In Context   Indian security agencies in the past two years checked the antecedents of more than 9,000 Indians who wanted to enrol for the paid Global Entry Program. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) is being used for antecedent verification. About Global Entry Programme   It is a facility run by the U.S. […]

In News  Recently, Six cultural heritage sites from India have been added to the UNESCO tentative list of world heritage sites. The submissions were made by the Archaeological Survey of India, which is responsible for the conservation and preservation of Indian monuments. About With the addition of these six sites, UNESCO has 48 proposals in […]