Key news of the day : 20th May 2021

  • Over 18 crore 70 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered in the country, so far.
  • National recovery rate of COVID-19 improves to 86.74 per cent; Over two lakh 76 thousand new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi stresses on constant innovation and dynamic methods to deal with COVID -19 as the virus is continuously changing its form.
  • Centre urges States and Union Territories to make Mucormycosis known as black fungus, a notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
  • Government says continuous improvement in recovery from Covid-19 being noted in the country from 3rd of May; Active cases also on declining trend. 
  • In Kerala, new Cabinet led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assumes charge today in Thiruvananthapuram
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds  efforts of Armed Forces and Indian Coast Guard in rescue operations following Cyclone Tauktae.
  • Income Tax Department to launch new e-filing portal on 7th of next month
  • Sports Authority of India to extend medical and accident insurance cover to more than 13 thousand athletes, coaches and support staff.