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player in the Indian Test squad named for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in
Southampton. Arzan Rohinton Nagwaswalla, hailing from a Parsi community in a village near the
Maharashtra border, is the first Parsi cricketer to break into the national team since 1975 and the only
active Parsi cricketer.
f Fintech major Paytm launched 'COVID-19 Vaccine Finder', a platform to help citizens check the
availability of vaccination slots on its Mini App store. The platform will help citizens to check the
availability of vaccination slots for a specific date by individually entering different pin codes or district
details along with age group (18+ or 45+).
f World's First Unmanned Vessel named “Mayflower 400” is set to Navigate Across the Atlantic. It has been
built by the marine research organization ProMare in collaboration with IBM. It will begin its transatlantic
voyage on May 15, 2021, to track aquatic mammals, analyze plastic in the water, and study marine
pollution.
f Harley-Davidson Inc. has launched an all-electric motorcycle brand “LiveWire,” the latest effort by the
company to ramp up bets on the rapidly growing electric vehicle market. The company would create a
separate electric vehicle-focused division, as it aims to attract the next generation of younger and more
environmentally conscious riders.

f Wadia Group-owned, GoAir has rebranded itself as 'Go First', with the new motto “You Come First”. The
decision to rebrand after 15 years is part of the company's attempt to operate the carrier in an ULCC
(ultra-low-cost carrier) airline model, to tide over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
f Two women mountaineers - Baljeet Kaur, of Solan district of Himachal and Gunbala Sharma of Rajasthan
have defied all odds and a raging pandemic to become the first Indian women to summit Mount Pumori in
Nepal. Mt Nuptse, Mt Pumori, Mt Lhotse along with the tallest mountain Mt Lhotse along with the tallest
mountain on earth, Mt Everest make up the Everest Massif.
f Cyclone Taukate has obtained its maximum intensity in the wee hours of Sunday and has now become a
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (wind speed of 118 to 166 km/hr). The latest cyclone alert issued by the
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that this storm would reach close to Gujarat coast,
Maharashtra, Goa. Light to moderate intensity rainfall is expected to continue over coastal Karnataka
and Kerala till Monday.

f The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is building a nextgeneration
Digital Financial Infrastructure named National Digital Financial Infrastructure (NADI). NADI would
provide a roadmap and framework for future digital financial services growth in India

f On the occasion of International Museums Day 2021, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) has
launched the Audio-Visual Guide App. The app will enable museum viewers to listen to anecdotes and
stories related to the Indian modern art exhibited at the Gallery. It has been launched to provide a better
way of viewing the museum to visitors. International Museums Day is observed every year on 18 May.

f The Munjal family-led Hero Group has launched a new education technology startup ' Hero Vired', which
will offer an end-to-end learning ecosystem. Through this new edtech venture, Hero Group aims to enter
the ed-tech space. The platform will offer learners overall professional development to make them
industry-ready for employment.

f A category 5 cyclonic storm has been forecasted to make its landfall along the coastline of West Bengal
and Odisha between May 26-27. Once formed, the cyclone will be named 'Yaas'. Yaas will be as deadly as
Amphan which was also formed in the Bay of Bengal in May last year. Yaas, named by Oman as such,

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