May Current Affairs 2020

May Current Affairs 2020

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DateDayTheme
01 MayWorker's Day
(International Labor Day
01 MayMaharashtra Day
01st Sunday of MayWorld Laughter Day
01st Tuesday of MayWorld Asthma Day
02 MayWorld Tuna Day
02nd Sunday of MayMother's Day
03 May Press Freedom DayJournalism without Fear and Favour
04 MayCoal Miner's Day
04 MayInternational Firefighters Day
07 MayWorld Athletics Day
08 MayWorld Red Cross Day
08 MayWorld Thalassaemia Day
11 May National Technology Day
12 MayInternational Nurses Day
15 MayInternational Day of Families
17 MayWorld Telecommunication Day
17 MayWorld Hypertension Day
18 MayWorld AIDS vaccine Day
18 MayInternational Museum Day
21 MayNational Anti-Terrorism Day
21 MayInternational Tea Day
21 MayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for dialogue and Development
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)Our Solutions are in Nature.
23 MayInternational Day to End Obstetric Fistuland gender inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now!".
24 May Commonwealth Day
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A Book named “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” written by Fang Fang

Wuhan Diary- Dispatches from a Quarantined City
  • The book named “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” written by Chinese literary writer Fang Fang.
  • It is a collection of online diary entries and social media posts that document 60 days of lockdown during COVID-19.

International Museum Day observed on 18 May

International Museum Day
  • International Museum Day is celebrated every year on 18 May to raise awareness about the importance of Museums.
  • Theme 2020: Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion.

ISRO leads startups to build local tech for Gaganyaan mission

Gaganyaan mission
  • India’s space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISROhas conducted the startups to prepare tools and machines for its maiden human space flight Gaganyaan-1 mission.

18th May observed as World’s AIDS Vaccine Day

World’s AIDS Vaccine Day
  • Every year 18th May observed as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and World Aids Vaccine Day for raising awareness of the need of AIDS vaccine.

Madhya Pradesh begins Charan Paduka campaign for migrant laborers

Charan Paduka campaign
  • Charan Paduka” campaign has been begun by the Madhya Pradesh for the migrant laborers moving through the state. Under this campaign, shoes and slippers will be given to those laborers going barefoot in order to lessen their pain.

Rajesh Goel selected as new DG of NAREDCO

Rajesh Goel
  • Rajesh Goel appointed as new director-general (DG) of the Realtors body National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO).
  • Earlier to this, he was working as the chairman and managing director, Hindustan Prefab Ltd.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma leaves from SoftBank board

Jack Ma
  • Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will be leaving from the SoftBank board of directors. Jack Ma serving for nearly 13 years on the board. Ma is supposed to resign from the Group’s board on June 25.

Kotak Mahindra Bank comes up as 1st bank in India to allow video KYC

kotak mahindra bank
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank comes up as 1st bank in India to start video Know Your Customer (KYC) facility for customers opening savings accounts on Kotak 811 – the bank’s digital banking platform.

7th LCU Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into Indian Navy

INLCU L57
  • Landing Craft Utility Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into the Indian Navy in Port Blair. This warship was made by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE). The “INLCU L57” is the seventh LCU Mark IV class warship.

CySecK begins programme “H.A.C.K” for Cyber Security Start-ups

Cyber Security
  • An accelerator programme branded as “H.A.C.K” has been released by the Karnataka’s Centre of Excellence in cyber security (CySecK).
  • H.A.C.K is Karnataka’s first cyber security-specific accelerator programme including of 21 start-ups on board across three cohorts: 10x cohort, 0-1 cohort and virtual cohort.