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| 100 Most Important Current Affairs of May |
Here we have added 100 Most Important Current Affairs of May.
Important Days in May
- World Press Freedom Day: 03 May 2020
- Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
- First seen: in 1994
- Theme: Journalism without fear and favor
- World Asthma Day: 05 May 2020
- Designated by: Global Initiative for Asthma
- Theme: Hold your breath
- First observed in 1998
- International Day of Vaisak: 07 May 2020 (full moon day of May every year)
- Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
- First observed in 2000
- World Red Cross and Crescent Day: 08 May 2020
- Nominated by: International Committee of the Red Cross
- First observed in 1948
- World Migratory Bird Day: 11 May 2020
- Designated by: AEWA Secretariat
- First observed in 2006
- Theme: Birds connect our world
- International Nurses Day: 12 May 2020
- Designated by: International Council of Nurses
- Theme: Nurse: A Voice to Lead - World Nursing for Health
- International Day of Families: 15 May 2020
- Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
- Theme: Family in Development: Copenhagen and Beijing + 25
- First observed in 1994
- World Telecom and Information Society Day: 17 May 2020
- Designed by: United Nations General Assembly
- Theme: Connect 2030: ICT for Sustainable Development Goals
- First observed in 2007
- International Day for International Diversity: 22 May 2020
- Designed by: United Nations General Assembly
- Theme: Our solutions are in nature
- First observed in 2001
- International Day for UN Peacekeepers: 29 May 2020
- Designed by: United Nations General Assembly
- First observed in 2003
- Theme: Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace
- World Tobacco Prohibition Day is being celebrated on 31 May to debate the myths of "the strategy of tobacco and related industry to attract younger generations" and highlight the devious tactics employed by tobacco industries.
● International Jazz Day was celebrated globally on 30 April.
● International Labor Day 2020 - 1 May.
● World Tuna Day 2020 - 2 May.
● The Spring Astronomy Day 2020 - May 2, 2020.
● Autumn Astronomy Day 2020 - September 26, 2020.
● World Press Freedom Day 2020 - 3 May.
"Theme →" Journalism without Fear or Favor ".
● World Laughter Day 2020 - 3 May.
● International Fire Day 2020 - 4 May.
● Coal Mines Day 2020 - 4 May.
● World Asthma Day 2020 - 5 May.
➢ Theme → "Enough Asthma Death".
● International Day of Midwives 2020 - 5 May.
➢ Theme → "Celebrate. Display. Mobilize. Unite".
● World Hand Sanitation Day 2020 - 5 May.
Your Theme → "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands".
● World Metrology Day - 20 May.
➢ Theme → "Measurement for Global Business".
● International Tea Day 2020 - 21 May.
● Anti-Terrorism Day 2020 - 21 May.
● World Bee Day - 20 May.
➢ Theme → "Be Engaged".
● International Museum Day 2020: 18 May.
➢ Theme → "Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion".
● World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - 18 May.
● World Hypertension Day - 17 May.
● International Lighting Day - 16 May.
● National Dengue Day 2020 - 16 May.
● National Technology Day - 11 May.
● World Migratory Bird Day - 9 May.
The theme of World Migratory Birds Day 2020 is "Birds Connect Our World".
● World Athletics Day 2020 - 7 May.
● World Thalassemia Day 2020 - 8 May.
The theme
of World Thalassemia Day 2020 is the beginning of a new era for
thalassemia: time for aThe global effort to make novel therapy
accessible and affordable for patients ”.
Most Important Appointments in May:
- Indian Economist appointed by World Bank for an important position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia: Abhas Jha.
- Who has been appointed as the interim Managing Director and CEO of PNB Housing Finance? Neeraj vyas.
- Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Nations? T.S. Tirumurti
- "Deepak Mittal" has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Qatar.
- "Piyush Srivastava" has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bahrain.
- "Jaideep Mazumdar appointed as India's next Ambassador to Austria".
- "Namrata S. Kumar" appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Slovenia.
- Who is sworn in as Vigilance Commissioner? Suresh N Patel.
- Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Rajiv Kumar.
- Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Brazil? Suresh k. Reddy.
- Who has been appointed as managing director (MD) and chief executive of Max Bupa Health Insurance? Krishnan Ramachandran.
- Who has become the first Hindu person to be appointed as a pilot in Pakistan Air Force? Rahul Dev.
- Mustafa Al Qadimi has become the new Prime Minister of which country? Iraq.
- Who has become the new Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)? V. Vidyavathi.
- Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank? Zubair Iqbal.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, achieving a record ________ period in office? Fifth.
- Who has taken over as the President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA)? Dilip Oomman.
- Nikkei Asia Awards 2020: Business and innovation category: Anthony Tan and Tan Hoi Ling (Malaysia). The founder of Grab, who started as a ride-moving app operator, but whose business has rapidly expanded to food and grocery delivery services and cashback payment solutions.
- Thalappil Pradeep (Professor at IIT, Madras, India. He has developed the world's first filter for drinking water which includes the deionizing technology he has developed. Filters in India for 2 paise (0.03 cents) per liter Help in the supply of clean water.
- Indian military officers who have been awarded the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019): Major Suman Gawani.
- Indian hockey legend and part of the gold medal-winning team in London, Helsinki, and Melbourne who died on 25 May 2020: Balbir Singh Sr.
- Super cyclonic storm that originated in the Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka and landslide in West Bengal causing massive loss of life and property: Amfan.
- The name of the program launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for providing counseling to tribal youth through digital mode is GOAL (known as online website).
- Pulitzer Prize 2020
- Category: Feature Photography
- Winner: Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan, and Dar Yasin of Associated Press.
- For the first time in the world, two astronauts have been sent an affidavit from an astronaut (spacecraft) of which private company for an internship? Space x.
- Which state has launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana, a unique scheme to boost the immune system of the citizens of the state? Madhya Pradesh.
- How many major ports are there in India? Thirteen
- Kolkata Port
- Paradip Port
- New Mangalore Port
- Cochin Port
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- Mumbai Port
- Kandla Port
- Visakhapatnam Port
- Chennai Port
- Tuticorin Port
- Ennore Port
- Mormugao Port
- Port Blair Port.
- On which date is Ayushman Bharat Divas celebrated every year across the country? 30 April.
- Who has been awarded 'Order of Rising Sun' by the Government of Japan? Thangjam Dhabli Singh.
- Who has become the first Indian to be nominated for the Fed Cup Heart Award from Asia / Oceania region? Sania Mirza.
- For which year has the seventh season of the Commonwealth Youth Games been postponed due to a clash of dates with the Tokyo Olympics? 2023.
- Who has been named the winner of the 2020 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize? Jinth Bedoya Lima.
- Name the Indian journalist who has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize of 2020 in the field of feature photography? Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand.
- Who has received the Young Career Award 2020 in Nanotechnology and Technology by the Department of Science and Technology? Saurabh Lodha.
- Which country's national currency will be changed from Riyal to Toman? Iran.
- Who has won the Marcus Wallenberg Award (MWP) 2020 'or the Nobel Prize for Forestry? Nicholas c. Cops, Richard H. Warning, Joseph j. Landsberg.
- Which of the following ministries has launched a GARUD (using government authority drone for relief) portal? Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Which state has launched a 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' app for migrant workers? Uttar Pradesh.
- The worst IMR in the country continues at 48 in Madhya Pradesh.
- Nagaland has the best IMR at 4.
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in which country from 17 February 2021? India.
- What is India's rank in the World Energy Transition Index? 74th
- Sweden tops the Energy Transition Index.
- Which state will host the 11th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship 2021? Maharashtra.
- Which of the following cities is included in the 'Five-Star Garbage-Free' tag recently given by the government? Indore, Surat, Ambikapur.
- Indian Railways has operated its first 12,000 hp electric locomotive as ________? WAG12B.
- Who among the following has won the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award? Vinay Badhwar.
- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has commissioned which Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) in Goa through video conference? ICGS Sachet.
- Who is the author of the book Di Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City? Fang Feng.
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