Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 16, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 16, 2021:
India
- National Gallery of Modern Art to organise online summer workshop- NAIMISHA 2021 from May 17 to June 13
- Delhi govt. to give Rs 5,000 to auto, taxi drivers facing financial hardships due to Covid-19
Cylinder imports
- Govt relaxes rules to fast track approvals for imported cylinders and pressure vessels for storage and transportation of medical oxygen
- Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO) will not carry out physical inspection of global manufacturers’ production facilities before grant of such approval.
Economy & corporate
- Air India launches cargo flights for importing zeolite for use in medical oxygen plants
World
- Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza building that housed media outlets such as Associated Press and Al-Jazeera
- China successfully lands its rover Zhu Rong on Mars
- Twelve killed in tornado strikes in two Chinese cities of Wuhan and Suzhou
- International Day of Families celebrated on May 15, theme: ‘Families and New Technologies’
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021