Important Day
- International Astronomy Day (in spring) - 2 May 2020.
- Coal Miners Day - 4 May.
- International Firefighters’ Day - 4 May.
National
- Program on ‘The Future of River Management’ that has been launched by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti - IDEAthon.
Persons in News
- Lokpal judicial member who died on 2 May 2020 due to coronavirus - Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi.
- Indian who has been posted at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Philippines as principal operations coordination specialist - Nilaya Mitash.
- Noted Kannada poet, known as "Nityotsava Kavi" who died on 3 May in Bengaluru - K S Nissar Ahmed.
- Only Indian who make it to Forbes’ list of billionaire politicians 2020 - Savitri Jindal (ranked: 349; Wealth: around $4.6 billion).
- Indian journalist who was one of 17 recipients of the Freedom of Speech Award presented by German public news outlet Deutsche Welle - Siddharth Varadarajan (The Wire’s founding editor).
State Current Affairs
- This state government decided to launch the Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna which guaranteeing at least 120 days' employment to the those living in urban areas - Himachal Pradesh.
General Knowledge
- Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) - Founded: 1971; Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was established on - 20 February 2009.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Founded: 19 December 1966; Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines.
- Himachal Pradesh - Capital: Shimla; Statehood: 25 January 1971.
