Every year, 1st May is celebrated as the International Workers’ Day and
as Labour Day in different
parts of the world to commemorate the contributions of workers and the historic
labour movements.
Vaneeza Rupani, a 17-year-old Indian-origin girl from the US, has
named NASA's first Mars helicopter
'Ingenuity'.
A book titled “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” authored
by former national security adviser John
Bolton released.
Google Pay
appointed Shikha Sharma, former CEO
of Axis Bank, as an advisor to
digital payments app . Sharma will help the Internet giant accelerate its
payment journey.
The popular
television show ‘Ramayan’ based on Valmiki’s Epic Ramayana has become the highest viewed entertainment program globally.
India has been placed at 53rd position among 117 nations in terms of budget transparency and accountability,
according to the Open Budget Survey.
The
Centre on 1st May announced an extension of two weeks in the nationwide
lockdown beyond May 4.
India
installed 7.3 GW of solar capacity in 2019 and
secured its spot as the world’s
third-largest solar market in the world. The country boasts of
cumulative solar installations of about 35.7 GW at the end of December 2019.
Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day is celebrated
in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May every year. The day commemorates the formation of the state
on this day in 1960
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank(KVGB) has
launched ‘Vikas Abhaya’ a loan
scheme to provide some relief to Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprise(MSME) borrowers.
Scientists at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic
Sciences, Kolkata (SNBNCBS)
developed a nanomedicine that promises
the treatment of a number of diseases by altering oxidative stress in the body.
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) studied
rivers in Ladakh Himalaya, bringing
out 35,000 year history of river erosion and
identified hotspots of erosion and valleys that act as buffer zone.
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA),
under Ministry of AYUSH and Delhi Police organised AYURAKSHA programme for Delhi Police
personal at New Delhi.
Agra Smart City, Uttar Pradesh has created a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dashboard
which will show various hotspots, heat maps, positive cases, recovered cases,
etc of COVID-19.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today announced
that English as a medium of
education in government schools will be introduced. Telugu, however, will remain the compulsory
language subject.
The Haryana government today announced a complete ban on the purchase of new vehicles including
cars and jeeps.
Sikkim Government has launched a portal ‘www.sikkimgovtfeedback.org’ portal to gather public feedback and
suggestions on government schemes and general administration at
Gangtok.
The Karnataka
Youth Empowerment and Sports department and United Karnataka Chess Association will
host an online chess tournament to raise funds for CM Covid-19 relief fund.
Shri Ajay Tirkey assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development
(WCD) in New Delhi on 1 May 2020.
Thangjam Dhabali Singh, an allopathic doctor by
profession and founder of the Manipur Tourism
Forum (MTF), was conferred the ‘Order of
Rising Sun – Gold and Silver Rays’ by the Japan
government.
Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) terracotta have
bagged the Geographical Indication (GI)
tag.
CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed HCARD (Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device) to
assist
frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) Professor T Pradeep has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020 in ‘Science and Technology’ category.
Tarun Bajaj today assumed charge as the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs
(DEA).
Ross Taylor has been named New
Zealand's overall cricketer of the year, winning the NZ Cricket's top
award, Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, for
the 3rd time at the annual awards, held
over video conferencing
India have been displaced from top
of Test rankings for the first
time since October 2016, with Australia taking
over as the top-ranked side with 116 points.
Freedom fighter and Gandhian Hema Bharali,
known for her efforts to uplift the condition of women and empower the
marginalised sections of society, died due to old age related health issues.
She was 101 and a spinster.
Former Indian footballer Chuni Goswami passed away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.He was 82.
