Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 1, 2021

May 1, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 1, 2021:

Indian Navy launches Op Samudra Setu-II for shipment of oxygen-filled containers to India
Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI releases home care tips for managing mild symptoms of COVID19
Soli Sorabjee, former Attorney General for India, dies of Covid-19 at age 91; awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2002
Rohit Sardana, news anchor at Aaj Tak channel of the India Today Group, dies at 41
Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh passes away due to Coronavirus
Communist Party of India’s veteran leader Dr Joginder Dayal dies at 90 in Chandigarh

Government sets food grain output target at record 307.31 million tonnes for the crop year 2021-22 (1.3% more than 2020-21)
Core sector output contracts 7% in 2020-21: Govt
Government allows MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds to setup oxygen manufacturing plants in govt hospitals
Govt permits import of oxygen concentrators for personal use till July 31
Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till May 31

Indian-American NGO Sewa International dispatches first batch of 2,184 oxygen concentrators to India
Global FDI hit 15-year low of $846 billion in 2020, China overtook US: OECD data
World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal; 516-metre-long bridge hangs 175 meters above River Paiva in the town of Arouca
Israel: 44 people killed in stampede at Mount Meron; a pilgrimage site
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan seek to ease cross-border tensions after 39 killed in clashes
International Jazz Day observed by UNESCO on April 30

Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar dies at 89 in Meerut from Covid-19
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen to face Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in next World Chess Championship title match
Ashleigh Barty wins women’s singles title at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix; also wins doubles with Jennifer Brady