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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NPCI releases AI virtual Artificial Intelligence assistant PAi

PAi
  • An Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chatbot “PAi” has been released by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).
  • This chatbot has been launched to spread awareness around NPCI’s products such as FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real time basis, hence growing the digital financial inclusion in India.

RIL launches WhatsApp chatbot to address rights issue queries

WhatsApp
  • Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has released a “WhatsApp chatbot” to address rights issue queries of its 2.6 million shareholders on the offering.

Airtel Payments Bank pairs up with Mastercard for farmers, SMEs

Airtel Payments Bank
  • Airtel Payments Bank has tied-up with Mastercard to generate customized financial products for Indian farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These financial products mainly for those territories where there is less access to bank administrations.

Fitch and S&P forecast India’s GDP growth rate to contract 5% in FY21

GDP
  • Fitch and S&P Global Ratings has cut India’s GDP growth rate to 5% in the Fiscal Year 2021. The decline in the growth rates has been made due to a slump in the economic activities in the whole country between lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 pandemic.

Flipkart inks MoU with Karnataka Mango Board to support mango farmers

Flipkart
  • India’s leading web-based business commercial center Flipkart has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Mango Department and Marketing Corporation, to encourage mango farmers to sell their produce online.

Marcos Troyjo appointed as next President of NDB

Marcos Troyjo
  • Marcos Troyjo has been appointed as the new President of New Development Bank (NDB). He was universally selected during the Special Board of Governors meeting of the NDB which was held through the video-conference.

SN Rajeswari selected as new CMD of Oriental Insurance Company

SN Rajeswari
  • New India Assurance, General Manager, SN Rajeswari, has been appointed as the Chairman and MD of the Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) by Banks Board Bureau (BBB). She will take place of AV Girija Kumar, who retires this month’s end after reaching 60.

IAF adds Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft in Squadron “Flying Bullets”

Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft
  • Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft has been recruited by the Indian Air Force (IAF) into the newly resurrected No 18 Squadron the “Flying Bullets” at Air Force Station Sulur. Tejas Mk-1 FOC is a single-engine, lightweight, highly agile and all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft.

Sri Lanka’s bowler Shehan Madushanka suspended after heroin arrest

Shehan Madushanka
  • Sri Lankan fast bowler, Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all formats of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin. The judgment to suspend will stand until the board conducts an entire inquiry of the matter.

JK Rowling to publish her latest book “The Ickabog”

The Ickabog
  • The “Harry Potter” author, JK Rowling will publish her latest book, “The Ickabog”, online for free, for the children amid this lockdown period. The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power.