current affairs 14 May 2021 (In English)

"Bank of Baroda" launches "microsite" to support staff amid 2nd wave of COVID-19.

• It will serve as an emergency networking platform for all employees amid the second wave of COVID-19.
• BoB's microsite will offer vital data, including a network of plasma donors.
• The site is also hosting external links for suppliers of necessities like oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir, plasma and hospital beds.

"India" has chaired the first meeting of the "BRICS Employment Working Group" (EWG) 2021.

• The meeting was held in a virtual format on 11 and 12 May 2021 inNew Delhi.
• India has assumed BRICS Presidency this year.
• Apoorva Chandra, Secretary, Labor and Employment chaired the meeting at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan.

"Pune ranks 1st", "Delhi-NCR at bottom" among top 8 cities on health infra parameters: Report.

• It includes number of hospitals beds, air-water quality and sanitation.
• The report ranked health infrastructure in India’s most urbanised eight cities.
• The report is based on the city health card of Housing.com

"DRDO" develops AI tool for COVID detection in "chest X-rays".

• It is an artificial intelligence algorithm named ATMAN AI.
• It is a method for rapid identification and assessment of lung involvement.

The central government launched a management information system to strengthen the "agarbatti industry".

• The MIS will collect data on agarbatti stick production, the locations of stick making units, availability of raw material, functioning of the units, production capacity, marketing, etc.
• It will help in better linkages between industry & production units thereby plugging all information gaps.
• Steps are being taken to make Indian agarbattis global.