Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 7, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 7, 2021:
India
- 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)
Economy & corporate
- 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
World
- 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
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021