Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Arjun Bhullar made history he became the first fight of Indian descent to win a world title in the sport after beating Brandon Vera to end his five-and-a-half-year reign as the heavyweight champion in the One Championship.

Amazon has launched its mini tv in India which is a video streaming platform that includes web series, comedy shows, and many genres of videos to stream for free, as per a blog post.

Insurtech startup Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI), has launched its IPOS (Integrated Partner On-boarding Solution). This is a fully automated onboarding solution for all its existing and prospective partners including agents, brokers, and web aggregators.

Chhatisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojna has been launched by the Government of Chhattisgarh for funding the education of the children orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has announced stipends for the children studying in private as well as government schools.

The Archaeological Survey of India has submitted six Indian sites to the tentative list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites, as per the recent announcement of the Culture Ministry.
The six sites are namely Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, Iconic riverfront of the historic city of Varanasi, Megalithic site of Hire Bengal in Karnataka, Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra, Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley- Jabalpur, and temples of Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu).

The Central Government announced to hike the fertilizer subsidy to Rs 1,200 per bag of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP).
This decision has been taken in a high-level meeting on the issue of fertilizer prices after taking into account the rising prices of phosphoric acid, ammonia, etc internationally. The subsidy was increased from Rs 500 per bag to Rs 1,200 per bag, at an increase of 140%.

As per the recent data from the European Space Agency, the Iceberg A-76 broke from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica is now floating on the Weddell Sea.
This is said to be the largest iceberg in the world as it measures around 170 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide. The Antarctica ice sheet is warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing melting of snow, ice covers, and the retreat of glaciers, around the Weddell Sea

The Millennium Technology Prize worth Euro 1 million is awarded by Technology Academy Finland (TAF) at two-year intervals. New Delhi: Chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman from the Cambridge University were declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize on Tuesday.

The United States retained its top position on RECAI 57, followed by China at the second position.

The Emmy Award-nominated Indian choreographer Suresh Mukund, has won the 10th Annual ‘World Choreography Award 2020’, (also known as Choreo Awards), becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious honor. Suresh Mukund won the award in the ‘TV REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION’ category, for his work on the hit American TV reality show ‘World of Dance’.

The satellite was launched by a Long March-4Brocket carrying the Haiyang-2D (HY-2D) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.

Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Ltd (ADNA.NS) said on 19th May it would buy SoftBank Group Corp-backed (9984.T) SB Energy Holdings Limited for an enterprise value of $3.5 billion.

India is the second-largest insurance technology market in Asia-Pacific and accounts for 35 percent of the $3.66 billion insurance-focused venture capital invested in the region, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

AMARAVATI: After Madhya Pradesh and Delhi governments, Andhra Pradesh’s YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led administration today directed officials to work towards fixing a deposit of ₹10 lakh for every child who lost both their parents due to Covid-19 infection.

India has been ranked 3rd in the 57th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). It has been released by Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY). The USA has been placed in the 1st position followed by China.

Andhra Pradesh government has included ‘Black Fungus’ (Mucormycosis) treatment under YSR Arogyasri. Mucormycosis, commonly called ‘Black Fungus’ is a serious fungal infection caused by micromycetes fungus, which is being reported in patients who have recovered from COVID-19.

Cipla Limited has launched ‘ViraGen’, a polymerase chain reaction (Covid-19 RT-PCR) test for Covid-19 in India. The pharma company on Thursday announced the commercialization of test kit ‘ViraGen’ in partnership with Ubio Biotechnology Systems Pvt. Ltd.

The theme of World Bee Day 2021 is “Bee engaged: Build Back Better for Bees”.

Telecom operator Reliance Jio is constructing the largest international submarine cable system centered on India. Under this, Jio will be deploying two next-generation cables to support the extraordinary growth in data demand across the Asia and Europe regions. The India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) system will connect India eastbound to Singapore and beyond, and the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) system will connect India westbound to the Middle East and Europe.

Zhang Yiming announced he will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, saying he lacked the social skills to be an ideal manager and naming his college roommate Liang Rubo as his successor to navigate a rising tide of Big Tech regulations.

Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will take full responsibility for the children whose parents died of COVID-19. The government of UP will take care of the health, education, and security of those children.

Google unveils the new AI model LaMDA, to aid natural conversations with machines. NEW DELHI: Google says it has made a new leap in developing conversational artificial intelligence (AI) models, developing a system that can hold its own in natural conversations.

India’s Tejaswini Shankar Wins Consecutive High Jump Titles In USA. Representing Kansas State University, India’s Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men’s high jump titles in the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA. Shankar is the third Indian to compete in the highly competitive USA circuit, the breeding ground for many US track and field Olympians.

Renowned cardiologist and former national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr. KK Aggarwal, has passed away battling with Covid. He was 62.

In Manipur, Chief Minister, N Biren Singh launched a mobile application named ‘MOMA Market’ for home delivery of fresh vegetables, for day-to-day consumption, amid the COVID pandemic.

Adani Green Energy Ltd has agreed to buy Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and Bharti Enterprises Ltd’s solar power unit SB Energy Holdings Ltd for an equity value of around $625 million, said two people aware of the development.

(Bloomberg) — London is the most expensive city in the world to rent a warehouse, with price growth outstripping Hong Kong and San Francisco as the pandemic fuels a dash for space

Pune May 15 ( UNI): Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), in association with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), launched India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Center (AEFC) on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh unveils a new policy to double oxygen manufacturing capacity. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a new policy to augment the state’s oxygen manufacturing capacity to 700 tonnes, in view of the pandemic and rising demands.