Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 13, 2021:

Noted Assamese litterateur and journalist Homen Borgohain dies at 88 in Guwahati, won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978
Indian Army Chief speaks to U.S. Army Chief Gen. James C. McConville on phone
Cabinet approves transfer of land of ITBP to Government of Uttrakhand for development of Aerial Passenger Ropeway System between Dehradun and Mussoorie

India will be world’s fastest growing major economy in 2022: UN says in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report
Govt approves Rs 18,100 cr PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme for promoting ACC (Advanced Chemistry Cell) battery manufacturing
Procurement of DRDO Oxygen supply system for ₹322.5 cr. approved under PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund
Cabinet approves MoU between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declines to 4.29% in April
Factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grows 22.4% in March

Conflict between Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli military escalates; Death toll rises to over 50
German regulators tell Facebook to stop processing user data from WhatsApp
International Nurses Day observed on May 12, is birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale
UN revises its global economic growth forecast upward to 5.4% for 2021 from 4.7% made in January in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report

Manchester City crowned English Premier League champions for 3rd time in four seasons
Arjuna award-winning former India table tennis player V. Chandrasekhar dies at 64 in Chennai; was a three-time national champion