Current Affairs in Short : 1 May 2020

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.