Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 7, 2021:

Oxygen saturation of 92 or 93 should not be considered critical: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
Centre issues guidelines for setting up of vaccination camps at airports for aviation personnel
Supreme Court asks govt. to finalise a formula for allocation, supply and distribution of oxygen in a “scientific manner”
SC refuses to expunge critical remarks of Madras High Court against EC
All disability certificates would be issued online from June 1, a requirement under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Cabinet approves India-UK MoU on migration and mobility partnership aimed at curbing illegal immigration
Oil & gas PSUs sign MoU for redevelopment of Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand as a Spiritual Smart hill Town
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar holds bilateral meeting with British counterpart Dominic Raab
Rajasthan: Name of Miyon ka Bara railway station in Jodhpur changed to Mahesh Nagar
Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh dies at 82 in Gurgaon, served as Civil Aviation Minister in PM Manmohan Singh’s cabinet
Former Union Minister Matang Sinh dies at 58, served as minister in PM P.V. Narasimha Rao’s govt.
Veteran Telugu playback singer G. Anand dies at 67 in Vijayawada (AP)

Centre retains 12% GST on oxygen concentrators imported for personal use
Labour and Employment Ministry to collect Aadhaar details of informal workers for social security schemes
NDDB (National Dairy Development Board) signs MoU with EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) to promote efficient renewable technologies in the dairy industry

155 million people faced severe hunger last year: UN’s Global Report on Food Crises
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai supports intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres honours Indian peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in line of duty in 2020
Meeting of Foreign Ministers Group of 7 countries concludes in London with pledge to work for a more affordable COVID-19 vaccine
EU unveils plan to cut its dependency on Chinese suppliers in strategic areas like raw materials and pharmaceutical ingredients
China suspends China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue