DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (27-May-2021)

Hey The, Here are your Top 10 News for today 

1. Shaji. N.M.fondly called as ‘Tuber Man’ of Kerala has been awarded the India Biodiversity Award 2021 in the individual category of ‘Conservation of domesticated species’. He conserves a wide array of around 200 tuber crops including greater yam, lesser yam, elephant foot yam, sweet potato, cassava, and Chinese potato on his farm

2. Genomics company Genotypic Technology Pvt. Ltd is partnering with Premier Medical Corp. (PMC), USA, for the distribution of rapid antigen and antibody kits. PMC is a manufacturer of rapid tests of various diseases such as malaria

3. At the Asian Boxing Championships, Indian boxer Shiva Thapa secured his fifth successive medal by advancing to the semifinals after out-punching Kuwait’s Nader Odah 5-0 in the men’s 64kg, on 25 May 2021.

4. The German Football Federation has announced that former Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick will take charge as German national team coach once Joachim Loew quits after Euro 2020. The agreement will be valid until after Euro 2024, which is set to take place in Germany

5. The Madhya Pradesh government has announced the launch of 'Ankur', a scheme under which citizens will be awarded for planting trees during the monsoon. People who take the initiative to plant saplings will be given the Pranvayu Award for their participation.

6. Cyclone Yaas pounded the beach towns in north Odisha and neighboring West Bengal as it hit the coast on 25 May 2021 with a wind speed of 130-140 kph. The location of the landfall was north of Dhamra in Odisha's Bhadrak district and 50 km south of Balasore, close to Bahanaga block, on the coast

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7. Mobile phone subscribers may soon be allowed to switch from a postpaid connection to prepaid and vice versa by using an OTP-based authentication and without a need to change SIM card

8. As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. Data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, would help the agency map resources at the lunar South Pole

9. A team of researchers at IIT Guwahati has developed a nanocoating. They have designed a smart window material that can effectively control the amount of heat and light passing through these windows in response to an applied voltage.

10. Max Verstappen has won Monaco Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz for Ferrari took second with Lando Norris of McLaren completing the podium. Red Bull’s Verstappen displaced Lewis Hamilton at the top of the 2021 standings after the Mercedes world champion finished in seventh