The Former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been declared as one of the two recipients of the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021.

The Serum Institute of India is expanding its vaccine business in the United Kingdom with an investment of £240 million.

The veteran Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia who was the best-known composer of Western classical music in India has passed away after a brief illness.

The Theme of 2021 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is 'Unstoppable'.

The theme for 2021 World Thalassemia Day is "Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassaemia Community"

The Kotak Mahindra Bank has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National Agriculture Market a pan-India electronic trading portal for farm produce.

The UN General Assembly has declared 8-9 May as Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War.

The World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on May 8 every year.

The Andhra Pradesh government decided to select Essar Steel Limited as the joint venture partner for setting up a three million tonne per annum capacity steel plant in Kadapa district.

The all India Chess Federation launched the 'Checkmate Covid Initiative' to help the chess community affected by the pandemic.