Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 18, 2021:

MyGov launches innovation challenge for creating Indian Language Learning App
CoWIN portal reconfigured: Beneficiaries advised to reschedule appointment for 2nd dose of vaccine
Indian Navy deploys 3 ships to rescue people onboard 2 barges adrift off the Mumbai coast because of cyclone Tauktae
Virologist Shahid Jameel resigns as the chairman of scientific advisory group of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a forum set up by union government in December 2020
Industrialist and former chairman of Usha International Siddharth Shriram dies at 76 from COVID-19

releases DRDO’s COVID therapy drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) for emergency use; developed by DRDO and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad
Shilpa Medicare arm inks pact with Dr Reddy’s to manufacture Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Dharwad, Karnataka
Wholesale inflation soars to 10.49% in April on higher fuel prices

World Hypertension Day observed on May 17; theme: ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer’
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated on May 17; theme: ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times’
6th UN Global Road Safety Week being held from May 17 to 23, theme: ‘Streets for Life #Love30’ calling for 30 km/h default speed limits
India at Security Council calls for ‘immediate de-escalation’ of Israel-Palestine hostilities
China bars foreign curriculum and foreign ownership in private schools