THIS DAY THAT YEAR-21ST MAY: 1908: AEA [Aerial Experiment Association] launched their 2nd airplane, called White Wing, equipped with aelerons, a mechanism proposed by Alexander Graham Bell, to steer the craft.  Pilot Glenn Curtiss flew over 1000 feet and landed safely.

THIS DAY THAT YEAR-21^ST MAY: 1952: IBM introduced its 701 Electronic Data Processing System, the first commercially successful computer. It was withdrawn from marketing on October 1, 1954.

21^ST MAY-“World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” is observed to promote culture and highlight the significance of its diversity and to reflect on how these contribute to dialogue, mutual understanding, and the social, environmental and economic vectors of sustainable development.

21^ST MAY-“International Defense Transportation” day is observed to recognize the transformational role infrastructure has played throughout history and to reflect on the work and investment required to build an even stronger, more sustainable, and more equitable transportation system of the future.

21^ST MAY-“ National Endangered Species” day is observed to raise awareness about endangered species and wildlife and an opportunity to know about wildlife and endangered species and take steps to save them

21^ST MAY-“ National Anti- Terrorism” day is observed to mitigate‘terrorism’; promote harmony and unity among people of all caste, creed and sex and to remind every generation about the consequence of terrorist activities.

21^ST MAY-“International Tea” day is observed to promote and foster collective actions to implement activities in favour of the production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting hunger and poverty.

New Delhi: As per a large study of UK adults published by The BMJ [British Medical Journal] vaccination after infection with Covid-19 “may contribute to a reduction in the population health burden of long Covid, reducing coronavirus infection, transmission, hospital admission, and death.

New Delhi: Centre asks States to accelerate the recent placid momentum and plan for a two-month- long “Har Ghar Dastak” campaign 2.0 from next month to vaccinate and saturate the eligible population groups for first, second and precaution doses through door-to-door campaigns,

New Delhi: Union Government introduces a newly approved ‘Made in India’ tuberculosis (TB) infection skin test called ‘C-TB’, a cost effective tube, which will not only raise awareness of TB at the grassroots level across the country but also would be of immense benefit to other high burden countries.

Brussels: UN food chief and World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley opines that the Ukraine war will escalate an “unprecedented crisis” of food production and food prices which will add to hunger woes leading to protests and conflict across the world.

New York: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Russia of ‘weaponising food and holding grain’ by trapping Ukrainian agricultural exports and jeopardizing global food supplies and holding millions of people around the world, hostage and “break the spirit of the Ukrainian people”.

   ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Hombale Films, the banner behind Yash-starrer “K.G.F” franchise, announce the commencement of the filming of its next Kannada action movie “Bagheera”. “Bagheera” features Srii Murali of “Ugram” fame in the lead and slated to be released next year.

   ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Hombale Films, the banner behind Yash-starrer “K.G.F” franchise, announce the commencement of the filming of its next Kannada action movie “Bagheera”. “Bagheera” features Srii Murali of “Ugram” fame in the lead and slated to be released next year.

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