Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket that had last month carried a key component of its under-construction space station fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives on Sunday.

The third Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting (ASM3) entitled “Knowledge for the sustainable Arctic”, was co-organized by the governments of Japan and Iceland and took place on 8 and 9 May, in Tokyo and also virtually. Commissioner Mariya Gabriel signed the Joint Statement on behalf of the European Union.

In terms of domestic air travel, China, the US, and Australia are leading the industry’s recovery. Moody’s expects the industry to sustain operating losses and negative operating margins for all of 2021, although to a lesser degree than in 2020

 HDFC Bank has launched an artificial-intelligence chatbot named ‘Eva’, in partnership with the Common Services Centres (CSCs). The chatbot ‘Eva’ will work on the Digital Seva Portal of CSC to educate and support the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) about the banks’ products and services in quick and easy manner, before providing those banking services to rural customers in their catchment areas.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is attempting to complete a mission to visit Bennu, a skyscraper-sized asteroid some 200 million miles (320 million km) from Earth, survey the surface, collect samples and deliver them back to Earth.

The Odisha government has decided to import vaccines for covid-19. A proposal to this effect was approved by the state cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the capital city Bhubaneswar on May 10, 2021.

London-based property consultant Knight Frank has ranked New Delhi and Mumbai in 32nd and 36th positions respectively in the Global Prime Residential Index.

 World No. 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka has been named “Sportswoman of the Year” at the Laureus World Sports Awards for her achievements on and off the court, while tennis legend Billie Jean King was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Laureus Academy.

The Government of India and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed the finance contract for second tranche of 150 million Euro for Pune Metro Rail project through a virtual signing ceremony

Tennis great Rafael Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the Year after a landmark year in which the Spaniard equaled Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record for the most majors won by a male player

The theme for this World Migratory Bird Day is Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird! At the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we support natural sites around the world in their conservation efforts, which in turn supports animals in maintaining their natural behaviors in healthy habitats.

Himanta Biswa Sarma has been named as the new Chief Minister of Assam on May 08, 2021.He will replace incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal. Sarma will take the charge of the office with effect from May 10, 2021.

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) won the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, held on 09 May 2021. This win is the fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix title of Lewis Hamilton and the third win of this season.

A new coronavirus treatment being developed in Israel’s Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center has successfully completed phase one trials and appears to have helped numerous moderate-to-serious cases of COVID-19 quickly recover from the disease.

Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepalese mountain guide, broke his own record by climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time on Friday. “Sherpa reached the summit of Mt. Everest at 6 p.m. local time on Friday,” Mira Acharya, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, told the Xinhua news agency.

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it will conduct the first auction for special long-term repo operations (SLTRO) of Rs 10,000 crore for Small Finance Banks (SFBs) on May 17.

Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA) has signed a pact with the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) to jointly promote ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’, and facilitate investment and manufacturing in areas such as telecom and ICT, according to a statement.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has given financial support of Rs 9,162 crore to the state during the last financial year for the development of agriculture and allied sectors amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The first-ever India-France-Australia Trilateral Foreign Ministerial Dialogue was held in London, UK, on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

A Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) has been inked between major state-owned like IndianOil, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC and GAIL with Shri BadrinathUtthan Charitable Trust for construction and redevelopment of Shri Badrinath Dham as a Spiritual Smart hill Town

Raman Meenakshi Sundaram has been appointed as Director of the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), an arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Prior to this elevation, he was working as Principal Scientist (Biotechnology) at the institute crop Improvement Section

Up Next. NEW DELHI: Legendary hockey player Dhanraj Pillay has been left in “pain and shock” following the demise of MK Kaushik, who was a part of India’s gold medal-winning side at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Kaushik, 66, passed away on Saturday evening in the national capital due to Covid-related complications.

The hatching of the Olive Ridley turtles began on April 25 and the annual event has now reached its fag-end. A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently launched a mobile app “Dost for Life” for students to help in the problems related to mental health. Which is available on Google’s Play Store for students from 9th to 12th. While the board had already issued a toll-free number for the students.

Supreme Court has recently constituted a task force on the supply of medicines and oxygen in India. Which will tell about the measures needed for the availability of medicines and will also prepare a scientific and practical formula to supply oxygen to the states of the country.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 61st Raising Day on 07 May 2021. The BRO was formed on 7 May 1960

Indian wrestler Seema Bisla secured a Tokyo Olympics berth in women’s 50kg after reaching the finals of the World Olympic Qualifier in Bulgaria on Friday. The Sports Minister also congratulated the wrestler for bagging the Olympic berth.