DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8th MAY

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May 8, 2021

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# Oxygen supply

 

 

  • The supreme court on friday underlined the obligation of the union government to comply with the order to supply 700 metric of oxygen to Delhi everyday.
  • Supreme court warned to take coercive action against official if oxygen supply is not fulfilled.
  • The supreme court on friday upheld a Karnataka high court order of may 5 directing union government to supply 1200 MT of oxygen everyday to the state.

 

 

 

# Third wave

 

 

  • India can avoid a third covid-19 wave, principal scientific advisor to the Government of India k. raghavan said on friday.
  • He said, if we take strong measures, the third wave may not happen in all the places.
  • K. Raghavan also said that the 2nd wave has peaked, it will start declining in a week.

 

 

 

# Iran-US nuclear deal

 

 

  • World powers held a fourth round of high level talks on friday aimed at bringing the US back into the nuclear deal with Iran.
  • Both US and Iran has showed willingness to return to the nuclear deal.
  • The talks began in Austria in early april, Russian delegate has informed.

 

 

 

# Rural covid cases

 

 

  • The pandemic’s second wave has spread far beyond the worst hit cities.
  • Half of the new cases are now being reported in rural districts.
  • SBI researchers also said that due to new cases in rural India, the economic activity has also taken a hit in rural India.

 

 

 

# IT sector

 

 

  • IT markets are picking up to such a degree that the US and europe are running out of critical skills.
  • Due to this, offshore and Indian alternatives are increasingly becoming attractive for tech buyers.

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