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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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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.

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)

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.

Rs 500 credited to women beneficiaries under PMGKY

May 3, 2020
PMGKY
  • Second installment of Rs. 500 has been credited to women beneficiaries under Pardhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY). They are bound to get installment of Rs. 500 each month starting from April 2020.

MSP for minor forest produce increased from 16% to 66%

May 3, 2020
Tribal Affairs ministry
  • Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the Minor forest produce (MFP) has been increased from somewhere between 16% to 66%.
  • Minor forest produce includes non-timber items such as bamboo and other grasses, edible or useful roots, seeds, fruits, flowers and plants. A number of people from scheduled tribes and other forest dwelling communities depend on the collection and sale of such items for their livelihood.

Central road research institute develops “Kisan Sabha App”

May 3, 2020
Kisan Sabha App
  • Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has developed ” Kisan Sabha App” with the aim to connect farmers to the mandi dealers and to the truck drivers to mandi owners . The whole process will be connecting farmers to the supply chain and to the freight management system of the country. 

New Zealand cricket announces ANZ Cricket Awards.

May 4, 2020
Annual National cricket awards
  • New zealand cricket team has announced Annual New Zealand Cricket awards. Here is the list of winners:
  • ANZ international Women’s ODI player of the Year: Suzie Bates
  • ANZ international Men’s ODI player of the Year:Kane Williamson
  • ANZ international Women’s T-20 player of the Year: Sophie Devine
  • ANZ international Men’s T-20 player of the Year: Ross Taylor.

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