current affairs 19 May 2021 (In English)

"Ajanta neog" has taken charge as first woman finance minister of Assam.

• Neog, who was elected to the state Assembly from the Golaghat assembly constituency.
• She would also hold the social welfare portfolio.
• Ajanta was a five-time MLA from Neog Golaghat.

China's first ever Mars rover zhurong has successfully landed on Mars.

• China has become the 2nd country after the US to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
• China's uncrewed Tainwen-1 spacecraft recently landed safely on the surface of Mars.
• The Chinese spacecraft landed on a large plain located in the northern hemisphere of Mars, known as Utopia Planitia.

"China" becomes the world’s 1st country to ban "synthetic cannabinoids".

• Synthetic cannabinoids are highly camouflaged.
• As some are found in e-cigarette oil & some are found in cut tobacco made from leaves, flower petals, etc.
• The synthetic cannabinoid has become one of the most-abused new psychoactive substances.
• Cannabinoid substances pose a severe threat to society, where the abuse of such substances gives rise to incidents such as intentional injuries and impaired driving.

"Kobe Bryant" Inducted Posthumously Into Basketball Hall Of Fame.

• The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash in January 2020 alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
• He was in the United States team that won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012.

Mexico's "Andrea Meza" has been crowned as miss universe for the year 2020.

• She was crowned by her predecessor South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi.