The 43rd GST Council meeting will take place on May 28, 2021 through video conference.

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over possession to 640 homebuyers of the first stalled project completed with funding by SWAMIH Fund managed by SBICap Ventures Ltdand.

Noted Indian mathematician Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away. Professor Narasimhan along with C. S. Seshadri were known for their proof of the Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem.

The World Hypertension Day is celebrated on 17 May worldwide.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has provided an enhanced allocation of Rs. 2250 Crore for the year 2021-22 for 'Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture', a centrally sponsored scheme.

Miss India Adline Castelino was the third runner-up at the 69th Miss Universe pageant. She finished fourth behind Peru's Janick Maceta.

Senior journalist Sunil Jain passes away due to post-Covid complications at the age of 58 years. He was the managing editor of the Financial Express newspaper.

The IDRBT is an arm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The theme of 2021 the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is "Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times".

The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed every year on 17 May.