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Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) to launch BHARATMARKET for retail traders

May 3, 2020
Confederation of All India Traders BharatMarket
  • Confederation of All India Traders (CIAT)  will be launching BHARATMARKET, an e-commerce platform for all retail traders.
  • It aims to bring 95% of retail traders under this platform. This project is supported by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Kannada poet and writer K. S. Nisar Ahmed passed away

May 3, 2020
K. S. Nisar Ahmed
  • Well known Kannada writer and poet, K. S. Nisar Ahmed passed away at the age of 84. He was awarded with Padma Shri(2008), the Rajyotsava Award(1981) and the Pampa award(2017) for his work.

Journalist, novelist, poet, historical researcher, and Delhi’s master chronicler, Ronald Vivian Smith, passed away

May 3, 2020
R V Smith
  • One of the eminent historian and author Ronald Vivian Smith , also known as RV Smith passed away at the age of 82. He was born in Agra.
  • His mains interests were history, antiquity, Egyptology, mysticism and the occult.He was a recipient of the Canon Holland Prize and the Rotary Award for general knowledge and the journalism award from the Michael Madhusudan Academy in Kolkata (1997-1998)

NASA’s first Mars helicopter “Ingenuity” named by Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani

May 3, 2020
  • Indian Origin girl from Alabama has named the first helicopter “Ingenuity” that will be launched to the Red planet this summer with  National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Mars rover Perseverance .
  • She participated in “Name the rover ” contest held by NASA to name the rover Perseverance 
  • It is expected to land on Mars in February 2021. It will be launched along with rover Perseverance as part of the Mars Mission 2020.

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune develops sterilizer “ATULYA”

May 3, 2020
ATULYA
  • Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has developed a microwave steriliser “ATULYA” that can disintegrate the novel coronavirus COVID-19 using differential heating in the range of 56 degree to 60 degree celsius.
  • DIAT is a deemed university under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Professor Shobhana Narasimhan elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

May 3, 2020
Professor shobhana narasimhan
  • Professor Shobhana Narasimhan from the Theoretical Sciences Unit (TSU) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), has been elected as an International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and Science.
  • She has done significant work on the rational design of nanomaterials, examining how the lowering of dimensionality and reduction of size affect material properties.

AYURAKSHA programme launched by All India institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)

May 2, 2020
All India Institute of Ayurveda
  • AYURAKHSA programme has been launched by All India Institute of Ayurveda(AIIA) laong with AYUSH ministry and Delhi Police to boost immunity of people during the period of pandemic COVID-19.
  • The slogan is ““Corona Se Jung: Delhi Police Ke Sang”. Free immunity booster kits will be distributed to delhi police as well.

Manipur and Gorakhpur, UP gets new GI tags

May 2, 2020
Terracotta Chak-hao
  • Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh’s terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Chak-Hao, a scented glutinous rice has been in cultivation in Manipur over centuries. It has also been used by traditional medical practitioners as part of traditional medicine. 
  • The terracotta work of Gorakhpur is a centuries-old traditional art form, where the potters make various animal figures like, horses, elephants, camel, goat, ox, etc. with hand-applied ornamentation.Some of the major products of craftsmanship include the Hauda elephants, Mahawatdar horse, deer, camel, five-faced Ganesha, singled-faced Ganesha, elephant table, chandeliers, hanging bells etc. 

Arvind Kumar Sharma appointed as secretary to MSME ministry.

May 2, 2020
Arvind Kumar Sharma
  • 1988 batch IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma has been appointed as secretary to Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises.(MSMEs).
  • Prior to this he was serving as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.

ICC bans Deepak Aggarwal for breaching Anti-corruption code

May 2, 2020
Deepak Aggarwal
  • International Cricket Council (ICC) has booked Deepak Aggarwal, Cricketer from Sonipat, Haryana from all forms of cricket for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code for a period of 2 years.
  • He  came on Dubai’s ICC anti-corruption unit’s radar because of his suspicious movement during a game in Abu Dhabi.

Vikas Abhaya loan scheme launched by KVG Bank

May 2, 2020
Karnataka Vikas Gramin (KVG) Bank
  • Karnataka Vikas Grameena bank (KVG Bank) has launched Vikas Abhaya Scheme to support Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India that have been affected due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The loan will be for the existing MSME customers who have been regular as on February 29. A maximum loan of up to ₹1 lakh will be provided and no collateral security will be insisted upon. The loan is repayable within 36 months, 

E-book “Prof. B.B. Lal: India Rediscovered” released by Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel

May 2, 2020
Professor B. B. lal
  • One the birth anniversary of great archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal, Union Culture Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel released an e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” in New Delhi. 

Giridhar Aramane appointed as secretary to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

May 2, 2020
Giridhar Aramane
  • 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh, Giridhar Aramane has been appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and HIghways. Proir to this he was serving as additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat.
  • He has replaced Sanjeev Ranjan who has been appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Shipping.

Chhattisgarh tops in providing employment during lockdown

May 1, 2020
employment
  • Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the whole country to provide the highest number of employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the lockdown period due to COVID-19.

YASH launched by NCSTC and DST for COVID-19

May 1, 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19
  • Year of awareness on Science & health(YASH) has been launched by National council for Science and technology communication (NCSTC) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) to fight against COVId-19 

Jharkhand becomes the first state to bring back its migrant workers

May 1, 2020
labour
  • Jharkhand has become the first state in the whole country to bring its workers. students ad labourers by train who were stranded in other states and were not able to make there way back home due to nation-wide lockdown imposed because of COVID-19.

Ajay Tirkey appointed as Secretary of Women and child development ministry.

May 1, 2020
Ajay Tirkey
  • 1987 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre, Ajay Tirkey has been appointed as secretary of Women and Child development Ministry.

Tarun Bajaj is the new economic affairs secretary

May 1, 2020
Tarun Bajaj
  • 1988 batch IAS officer and former additional secretary in Prime Minister’s office, Tarun Bajaj  has been appointed as economic affairs secretary. 
  • He will succeed Atanu Chakraborty who retired on April 30, 2020.

Well-known footballer Chuni Goswamy passed away

May 1, 2020
Chuni Goswami
  • Legendary football player of India Chuni Goswami passed away at the age of 82 due to a cardiac arrest. He had captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team.

Social worker and Padma Shri awardee Hema Bharali passed away

May 1, 2020
Hema Bharali
  • Padma Shree Gandhian, freedom fighter and a social worker Hema Bharali passed away at the age of 101.  The then President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam gave away the National Communal Harmony Award-2005 to  Ms. Hema Bharali, in New Delhi on May 1, 2006.
  •  She is known for her contributions for the empowerment of women and efforts towards the upliftment of the socially and financially challenged sections of the society.

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