Olympiad Test Level 1: Current Affairs- 2

Kerala is set to become the first state in the country to commence convalescent plasma therapy, which uses antibodies from the blood of cured patients, to treat critically ill COVID-19 cases on a trial basis.

The Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting set up a dedicated Twitter handle for sharing news and updates about the COVID-19. The account is named #IndiaFightsCorona and uses the handle @CovidnewsbyMIB.

Dr Monisha Ghosh, an Indian-American
has become the first woman appointed as Chief Technology Officer at the US government's powerful Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

Japan's sensational tennis player Naomi Osaka is tire highest-paid female athlete in the world, surpassing Serena Williams as per Forbes magazine. Naomi who is 22 has earned $37.4 million in the past 12 months from prize money and endorsements.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said the central government has launched a scheme for solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. The scheme envisages a 10- megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar project and various solar off-grid applications such as solar trees and solar drinking water kiosks. The project is to be implemented by Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency.

The Indian army has named its battle against Corona Virus 'Operation Namaste'.
This operation has been launched by the Indian army to help the Indian government in dealing with the outbreak.

Picking up lessons from the Covid-19 crisis, the Karnataka government has decided to maintain the 'Health Register' of every citizen in the state.

Anti Tobacco Day or World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31 May worldwide every year. The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on "tobacco and lung health." The campaign will increase awareness on: The negative impact that tobacco has on people's lung health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind.

The United Nations (UN) has declared Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as "the most famous teenager in the world" in this Decade.