- India will host the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in May 2026.
- Possessing two copies of the CCR5-delta 32 gene variant makes an individual completely resistant to HIV-1 infection.
- According to the Fnatic and Hurun report, Virat Kohli is the highest-earning IPL player with total earnings of ₹230 crore.
- The Fnatic and Hurun report names Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as the most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier League.
- The Indian Open Surfing Tournament 2026 will be held at Tannirbhavi Eco Beach in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
- P.P. Chaudhary has been appointed chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal.
- West Bengal will award ₹8 crore and direct DSP-level jobs to Olympic gold medalists from the state.
- Major Dhyan Chand Sports University is being established in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
- According to AQI.in, all top 100 of the world’s hottest cities are located in India.
- The theme of the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit is ‘IA Spirit: India-Africa Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Resilience and Inclusive Transformation’.
- NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has detected evidence of the Zwan-Wolf effect in the atmosphere of Mars.
- Bharat Forge signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh to set up India’s first private-sector marine gas turbine facility.
- The Ministry of Ayush launched the ‘Ayush Anudan Portal’ to digitise grant approvals and streamline funding management.
📅 May 21, 2026 · Thursday