World Telecom and Information Society Day: 17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed every year on 17 May.
Theme of World Telecom Day 2021: “Accelerating Digital Transformation in Challenging Times”
World Telecom and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated every 17 May from 1969 to the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) every year.
Establishment of International Telecommunication Union: 17 May 1865 (Paris)
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
General Secretary: Howlin Zhao
Member Country: 193
World Hypertension Day: 17 May
Every year, May 17 is celebrated globally as World Hypertension Day.
The theme of World Hypertension Day 2021 is ‘Measure your blood pressure, control it, become longevity’! (Measure your blood pressure, control it, become longevity!) ‘
World Hypertension Day was first observed in 2005.
It was started by the World Hypertension League.
Since 2006, it started celebrating on May 17 every year.
एक सामान्य व्यक्ति का ब्लड प्रेशर 120/ 80 होता है।
यदि ये 140/90 या उससे ऊपर ज्यादा है तो ऐसी स्थिति को उच्च रक्तचाप कहा जाता है।
National Dengue Day: 16 May
National Dengue Day is observed on 16 May every year by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to spread awareness about dengue.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection or disease in which high fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, skin rashes, etc. come out.
It is spread by the bite of the female mosquito, Aedes aegypti.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
International Day of Living Together in Peace: 16 May
Every year, on May 16, International Day of Living Together in Peace is celebrated.
On December 8, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly decided to celebrate May 16 every year as this day to promote peace, tolerance inclusion, understanding and solidarity.
International Lighting Day: 16 May
Every year, on May 16, International Day of Light is celebrated all over the world.
The theme of International Day of Light 2021: “Trust Science”
This day is celebrated every year on May 16 to commemorate the first successful operation of the laser by physicist and engineer Theodore Memon in the year 1960.
The first ‘International Lighting Day’ was celebrated on 16 May 2018.
Ajanta Neog becomes Assam’s first woman finance minister
A woman finance minister has been elected for the first time in Assam.
The newly elected Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has entrusted the Finance Department to Ajanta Niog in his government.
This department Himanta Biswa Sarma himself took over the government of Sarbananda Sonowal last time.
Ajanta Niog has won the assembly elections 5 times from Golaghat.
Fortune’s list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders 2021
The eighth edition of the annual list of ’50 Greatest Leaders in the World’ for 2021, released by Fortune magazine.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has topped this list.
Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawala is ranked 10th.
He is the only Indian to make it to the top-10.
The list
| Rank | leaders |
| 1 | Jasinda Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand) |
| 2 | mRNA pioneers (an important role in the creation of the corona vaccine) |
| 3 | Dan Shulman (President and CEO of PayPal) |
| 10 | Adar Poonawala (CEO of Serum Institute of India) |
PM Modi released eighth installment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the eighth installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi on 14 May 2021.
Under this, Rs 19,000 crore will be transferred to the accounts of 9.5 crore farmer families.
The scheme was launched on 1 December 2018.
Under the PM Kisan Scheme, the central government gives 6,000 rupees every year to each farming family.
This amount is given in three equal installments of Rs 2,000.
After every 4 months this honor amount is directly transferred to the bank account of the farmers.
The scheme provides financial assistance to farmers who own land up to two hectares.
Indian-origin Neera Tandon appointed as Senior Advisor to US President Joe Biden
Indian origin Neera Tandon has been named as a White House Senior Advisor by US President Joe Biden.
She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress (CAP).
Gunjan Shah becomes CEO of Bata India
Footwear company Bata India has appointed Gunjan Shah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Prior to this, Shah was the Chief Commercial Officer (COO) at Britannia Industries.
Gunjan Shah will replace Sandeep Kataria in the company.
Sandeep Kataria has been appointed the Global CEO of Bata in November 2020.
Bata Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
Indian Branch: Gurugram, Haryana
Ruskin Bond compiled 25 of his favorite stories into a book “All-Time Favorites for Children”
English-language renowned Indian writer Ruskin Bond has put forth a collection of his favorite 25 stories in a new book titled ‘All Time Favorite for Children’.
He will release the book on May 19 on his 87th birthday.
Ruskin Bond: Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934 in Himachal Pradesh.
His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the John Llewellyn Rice Memorial Award in 1957.
In 1999, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions in the field of literature.
In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
He has been given the Sahitya Akademi Award for ‘Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra’.
Awarded the 2020 Tata Literature Lifetime Achievement Award.
Naklu Foam of Nagaland becomes first Indian to win Whitley Award 2021
Environmentalist ‘Nuklu Foam’ from Longleng district of Nagaland has been selected for the ‘Whitley Awards -2021’.
He is the only Indian to receive this award.
Nuklu Foam was given this award for the conservation of ‘Amur Falcon’ migratory bird.
Whitley Awards: The award is also known as the ‘Green Oscar’.
The award is presented by a UK-based charitable institution called ‘Whitley Fund for Nature’.
Under this award, the winners are awarded a sum of £ 40,000.
Amur Falcon: The ‘Amur Falcon’ is the world’s longest traveling predator, beginning its journey with the onset of winter.
They breed in northern China and Siberia.
It has been placed in the ‘less worrisome’ category in the Red Data Book of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
Nagaland is known as the ‘Falcon Capital of the World’.
Establishment of IUCN: 5 October 1948
Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland
Founder: Julian Huxley
CEO: Bruno Oberle
Renowned mathematician MS Narasimhan passed away
Renowned Indian mathematician, Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away at the age of 88.
Professor Narasimhan, Along with CS Seshadri was well known for his proof of Narasimhan-Sheshadri theorem.
He is the only Indian to receive the King Faisal International Award in science.
