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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‘Hunar Haat’ to assure return in September with theme ‘Local to Global’

Hunar Haat
  • Hunar Haat’ a platform for artisans/craftsmen which supports them to produce employment, will come back in September with a ‘Local to Global’ theme after an over five-month gap due to the COVID-19.

Microsoft halted the online sale of Huawei laptops after US ban on Chinese tech companies

Microsoft
  • Microsoft has eliminated the Huawei laptops it sold on its online store. The move of Microsoft is to comply with the US President’s executive order to shatter down on Chinese tech companies.

Bengaluru doctor Hema Divakar wins “Global Asian award”

Hema Divakar
  • Bengaluru-based medical doctor Hema Divakar was respected with the ‘Global Asian of the Year 2018-19’ award in Dubai recently for her yeomen services and contributions to the women’s healthcare ecosystem, in India, stated its organizer ‘Asia One’ magazine’s publisher on 19th May.

“Parabolic Trough collector” developed to help solar energy device manufacturers

parabolic trough collector.

“Parabolic Trough collector” has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. This trough will focus sunlight on a small area where it will be absorbed and used for heating and energy generation. This project will be under the Center’s National Solar mission.

Govt of Bihar have tied hands to supply ”Shahi Litchi” & “Zardalu Mango” to the people at the doorstep.

Zardalu Mango
  • Bihar Postal Circle has made an agreement with the Department of Horticulture, Government of Bihar for logistics of Shahi Litchi from Muzaffarpur and Zardalu Mango from Bhagalpur and its door to door delivery.

Khudol of Manipur has been listed in top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19 by UN

Khudol Manipur
  • Khudol of Manipur has been listed in the top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19  by the United Nations . Khudol is a crowd funded initiative by the Ya_All(Founded in 2017) and aims to provide food and medical supplies to people suffering from HIV, daily wage earners , childrens etc.

Abhas Jha appointed as World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change

Abhas Jha
  • Abhas Jha has been selected as the World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia and will be work to sustain, lead, inspire and position a team of highly qualified professionals to produce the best solutions for South Asian countries.

Indian hockey gem Balbir Singh Dosanjh passes away

Balbir Singh Dosanjh
  • Former Indian hockey player Balbir Singh Dosanjh who was a part of the three-time Olympic gold medal-winning Indian hockey team, i.e. in London Olympics (1948), Helsinki Olympics (1952), and Melbourne Olympics (1956), passed away.

Spanish football player Aritz Aduriz declares retirement

Aritz Aduriz
  • Spanish football player and Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has declared his retirement citing medical reasons.
  • He has won 13 caps for Spain and also grown as Spain’s oldest goalscorer in 2016, scoring at the age of 35 years and 275 days.

Naomi Osaka comes up as the world’s highest-paid female athlete

Naomi Osaka
  • Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has come up as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements