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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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IIT Bombay professor receives Young Career Award by the government for his work in nanoscience

May 6, 2020
Professor Saurabh Lodha
  • Professor Saurabh Lodha from electrical engineering, IIT Bombay, has got the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Max Bupa designates Krishnan Ramachandran as MD & CEO

May 6, 2020
Max Bupa designates Krishnan Ramachandran as MD & CEO
  • Max Bupa Health Insurance on 5th May declared the appointment of Krishnan Ramachandran as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
  • He will be responsible for driving the company”s next phase of growth.

NITI Aayog begins ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana-Nani Abhiyan’

May 7, 2020
Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan
  • Niti Aayog in association with Piramal Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the Piramal Group — on 5th May began a campaign ”Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana-Nani Abhiyan” focused on ensuring the wellbeing of senior citizens

Mustafa Al Kadhimi appointed as Iraq’s new Prime Minister

May 7, 2020
Mustafa Al Kadhimi
  • Mustafa Al Kadhimi has been appointed as Iraq’s new Prime Minister, ending months of political deadlock.
  • Mustafa Kadhimi has come up as Iraq’s first proper Prime Minister after Adel Abdul Mahdi resigned in November 2019 due to massive anti-government protests.

Irans parliament launches new currency, Toman, to tackle inflation

May 7, 2020
Toman
  • The Iranian Parliament has declared to replace its currency “Rial” with another basic unit of currency called the “Toman” to tackle inflation. Each toman will be worth 10,000 rials under the new system.

A book named as Vijyant at Kargil: The Life of a Kargil War Hero authored by Colonel VN Thapar and Neha Dwivedi

May 7, 2020
The Life of a Kargil War Hero
  • The book named ‘Vijyant at Kargil: The Life of a Kargil Hero’ authored by Vijyant’s father Colonel VN Thapar and writer Neha Dwivedi, a martyr’s daughter.
  • Its e-book will be released on May 15. It is published by Penguin Random House.

First Thursday in May (7th May) observed as World Password Day

May 7, 2020
World Password Day
  • Each year on the first Thursday in May, World Password Day encourages better password habits. 
  • Passwords are crucial gatekeepers to our digital identities, allowing us to access online shopping, dating, banking, social media, private work, and life communications.

Vesak day is celebrated on 7 May

May 7, 2020
Vesak day
  • Vesak Day 2020 is celebrated globally on 7 May.
  • Vesak, the Day of Full Moon is the most sacred day to the Buddhists all over the world. On this day, Lord Gautham Buddha achieved enlightenment. The Day is admired by the United Nations every year.

IIT Alumni council starts “COVID-19 test bus”

May 7, 2020
COVID-19 test bus
  • The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Alumni Council has started a “COVID-19 test bus” in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • The COVID-19 Testing bus will lessen 80% of the testing cost without compromising on the testing capacity.

World Athletics Day 2020 celebrated globally on 7 May

May 7, 2020
World Athletics Day
  • The World Athletics Day-2020 is celebrated on the 7 May. The date is subject to adjustment, the date of World Athletics Day is decided by the International Amateur Athletic Federation(IAAF), however, the month stays the same as May.
  • The aim of World Athletics Day is to encourage the participation of youths in athletics.

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