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- India added 12.1 gigawatts power generation capacity in 2021, of which 7.7 GW was from renewable energy sources, according to a report.
- Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the stateโs only Muslim-majority town in Sangrur district.
- Uttarakhand Police has launched a drive called โMission Hauslaโ to help people get oxygen beds, ventilators, and plasma for covid-19 patients.
- Cyclone Tauktar to from today.
- The first lunar eclipse or blood moon of this year to be on May 26.
- The first BRICS Employment Working Group was held virtually and was hosted by India. India assumed BRICS Presidency in 2021.
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- UN Chief Antonio Guterres has appointed British diplomat Martin Griffiths as the new UN humanitarian chief.
- MLA from Golaghat assembly constituency, Ajanta Neog, became the first woman finance minister of Assam.
- Wipro appointed Tulsi Naidu as an independent director.
- Y. Nuklu Phom, Nagaland Conservationist, received the Whitley Award 2021.
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- May 15- International day of families
- May 16- 46th Statehood day for Sikkim
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- Freedom fighter and Swadhin Bangla Betal Kendra musician Anup Bhattacharya passed away.