New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern topped Fortune’s list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders and CEO of Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla also made it to the list. Jacinda Ardern has been lauded for her efficiency in tackling and controlling the spread of Coronavirus in New Zealand.
Other celebrated leaders:Paypal CEO Daniel H Schulman,NBA Rescuers,John Nkengasong, etc.
The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on May 17, 1865, the occasion on which the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris, France.
The day is celebrated with an aim to raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the internet can have to bridge the gap in society.
2021 theme is "Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times".
International Invincible Gold Medal of this year has been conferred on Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The decision was made after due deliberations by a high-powered committee duly constituted under the leadership of Dr. Tony Nader who is the global head of the Maharshi organisation.
This honor will be given by the worldwide Maharishi Organization & its universities,
GoAir will now be known as Go First, is rebranding itself as an ultra-low-cost carrier. The airline is in the process of transitioning all its operations under this new brand. The airline has filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for its Rs, 3,600 crores of initial public offering (IPO), betting big on its ultra-low-cost business model.
GoAir launched in 2005 & currently owns a market share of more than 9.5 percent in India.
Cyclone Tauktae (pronounced Tau-Te), classified as a very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS) and developed as a depression in the Arabian Sea on May 14 morning, it strengthened into a VSCS by the early hours of May 16.
The cyclone has been given the name ‘Tauktae’ by Myanmar. It means 'gecko', a highly vocal lizard, in the Burmese language.
Vulnerable states:-Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu
Dr Shakuntala H.Thilsted, a global nutrition expert of Indian descent has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems.
Her research on small native fish species in Bangladesh led to the development of nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems.
The first recipient of the World Food Prize was M.S. Swaminathan in 1987.
“Streets for Life” is the slogan chosen for the 6th UN Global Traffic Safety Week, which this year is celebrated between 17 and 23 May, to call for 30 km/h (20 mph) speed limits to be the norm for cities, towns, and villages worldwide.
The Week will also be the officially launch the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW)- a biennial global road safety campaign hosted by WHO
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.
In Tennis, Polish teenager Iga Swiatek has won the Women's Singles title of Italian Open. 15th seed Swiatek defeated ninth seed Czech Karolina Pliskova.
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in Italian Open.It was Rafael Nadal's 10th Italian Open title.Djokovic and Nadal were facing each other for the 57th time. Nadal won through 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 against the defending champion.
Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden has been appointed as a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, two months after she withdrew her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget due to stiff opposition from Republican senators. Tanden, 50, is currently the president and CEO of a progressive think-tank, Center for American Progress(CAP)
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has been posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
He was presented at the ceremony in Connecticut by NBA great Michael Jordan and his widow, Vanessa, accepted his induction on his behalf.
Los Angeles Lakers great Bryant retired in 2016; he was the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2008.
The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world’s oceans, scientists have found.
Marine laboratory experiments with a small species of shark confirm long-held speculation that sharks use magnetic fields as aids to navigation — behavior observed in other marine animals such as sea turtles.
Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana.
The COVID-19 pandemic in India has catalysed the spread of black fungus or mucormycosis, which can disfigure people even when it is not fatal.
Declaring a disease notifiable helps collate information and lets authorities monitor the disease and set off early warnings.
Former Saurashtra pacer and BCCI referee Rajendrasinh Jadeja has died due to COVID-19. Jadeja was 66.Rajendrasinh was one of the finest right-arm medium pacers and a remarkable all-rounder. He played 50 first-class matches and 11 List A games, taking 134 and 14 wickets respectively. He had scored 1,536 runs in first-class matches and 104 runs in List A cricket.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav passed away.
46-year-old Satav was elected to Rajya Sabha in March last year, for what was his first term in the upper house. He has also served as a Lok Sabha MP from 2014 to 2019 from the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra and has been a legislator in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Satav was Congress General Secretary and in-charge of the party in Gujarat
World Hypertension day is celebrated on May 17 every year. It is observed annually to raise awareness about the symptoms of hypertension.
The main aim of World Hypertension Day is to educate the public and increase awareness of hypertension, which is also commonly known as high blood pressure.
Theme 2021:- “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer”
17 May, is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. It’s a day to recognise that while the rights of the LGBTQI+ people have significantly advanced in recent decades, progress remains patchy and geographically uneven.
IDAHOTB 2021 and this year’s global theme: “Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing.”