DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (29-May-2021)

Hey The, Here are your Top 10 News for today 

1. Sanjay Dutt has been granted a golden visa by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. He has become the 1st Indian actor to get it. The visa came into effect in May 2019

The Golden Visa system essentially offers long-term residency (5 and 10 years) to people belonging to the following groups: investors, entrepreneurs, individuals with outstanding talents the likes of researchers, medical professionals and those within the scientific and knowledge fields, and remarkable students

2. World Hunger Day is observed every year on 28 May. The day was created by The Hunger Project to bring awareness to the more than 690 million people living in chronic hunger during an unprecedented global crisis

3. The International Day of Action for Women's Health or International Women's Health Day is observed on 28 May every year. The day aims to raise awareness on the issues related to women’s health and well-being such as Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

4. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has allocated a spectrum to telecom operators to start 5G trials in the country. Telecom operators have been allocated spectrum in 700 Mhz band, 3.3-3.6 gigahertz (Ghz) band, and 24.25-28.5 Ghz band across various locations.

5. Scientists of Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed a 'Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method' for testing COVID-19 samples. The saline gargle method is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly, and comfortable

6. Japan has decided to help India with additional ventilators and oxygen concentrators. It will help through the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP)

7. Bashar Al-Assad will continue to serve as the President of Syria after winning the election for the fourth time. He has been the President since 2000

8. Amnesty International Day is observed on 28 May 2021. Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten Prisoners". It is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights with over three million members and supporters around the world

9. In the European Shooting Championship in Croatia, former world champion Tejaswini Sawant topped the Minimum Qualification Score section of the 50-m rifle prone event. She shot 622.7 to finish ahead of three other compatriots and six Iranians

10. The three peacekeepers were awarded the Dag Hammarskjold Medal posthumously on 27 May 2021. The awardee includes Corporal Yuvraj Singh who served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)