♦National News
- Yogi Adityanath launches ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ App for migrant workers
- Nitin Gadkari sets road construction target for next two years at Rs 15 lakh crore
- 480th Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap Singh I is celebrated on 9 May
- India and Russia plan MoU on coking coal; boost crude oil trade
- Number of Tigers in the Sundarbans Rises From 88 to 96
- IIM-Bangalore only Indian institute in top 50 of FT Executive Education Ranking
- ‘FIR Aapke Dwar’: In a first, MP govt launches scheme
- MSME Ministry launches “Champions portal” for addressing grievances of small units
- HRD Minister launches Counselling Helpline ‘Bharosa’ for Central University of Odisha
- Jitendra Singh Addresses Indo-Bangladesh “Virtual Conference” Organised By Assocham
- SC orders setting up of high-powered committee to consider restoration of 4G internet services in J&K
- IIT-Guwahati organized Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Campaign
- Jaishankar participates in virtual SCO Foreign Ministers meet on COVID-19
- Delhi Police gets India’s first ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’ to enhance social distancing
- Haryana and J&K to provide tap water to all rural households by Dec 2022
- Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting & Telangana’s Telia Rumal gets GI-Tag
- Uttarakhand CM launches ‘ HOPE’, a portal for unemployed youth to get jobs
- PM CARES Fund Trust Allocates Rs. 3100 Crore for Fight against COVID-19
- Tamil Nadu’s Arumbavur wood carvings and Thanjavur netti work get GI tag
- India ranks 76th on WEF’s global Energy Transition index; Sweden on top
- India Post releases special postal cover for migrant workers
- West Bengal govt launches ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme to utilise 50,000-acre barren land in 6 districts
- Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan participates in the 32nd Commonwealth Health Ministers
- MHRD launched e-Governance platform “SAMARTH”
♦International News
- WHO, UN”s postal agency release commemorative stamp on 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
♦Banking and Financial
- Nabard disburses ₹12,767 cr to State Co-op Banks, RRBs
- Vista Equity Partners picks 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 cr
- Goldman Sachs slashes India’s GDP growth forecast for 2020-21 to -0.4%
- Carlyle to buy 74% stake in SeQuent for Rs 1,587 crore
- India Raises FY21 Gross Borrowing Target To Rs 12 Lakh Crore
- Centre releases Rs 6,195 crore to 14 states as additional resources to fight virus’ impact
- BRICS’ New Development Bank provides USD 1 billion loan to India to fight COVID-19
- India to grow at 1.2% in CY20, global GDP to shrink by 3.2%, says UN
- Federal Bank, MoneyGram tie up for direct-to-bank account credit service
- World Bank approves $1 billion loan to support India’s fight against COVID-19
♦Appointment and Resign
- Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to step down
- Indian Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane becomes brand ambassador for edtech company ELSA Corp
- Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
- Manoj Ahuja appointed new CBSE chief
- Vidyavathi appointed New Archaeological Survey chief
- WTO chief Roberto Azevêdo announces resignation
♦Awards
- Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan among recipients of Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award
- World Airport Awards: Bengaluru airport voted the best regional airport in India, Central Asia
- Sania Mirza Becomes 1st Indian to Win Fed Cup Heart Award
- Anunta Wins VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award
- Vice Admiral GM Hiranandani rolling trophy awarded in Kochi
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♦Defence
- Defence Ministry signs contract with Tata Power SED for infra modernisation at 37 airfields
- India launches Mission Sagar to assist island nations in Eastern Indian Ocean
♦Sport
- Narinder Batra’s term as FIH President extended to May 2021
- China wins Online Nations Cup, India finish dismal fifth
- Deepa Malik announces retirement, will head India’s Paralympic Committee
- FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from 17 Feb 2021
- French rider suspended for four years following ‘super-EPO’ positive test
♦Important Day
- 9th May: World Migratory Bird Day 2020 (Theme 2020: “Birds Connect Our World”)
- Mother’s Day 2020: Second Sunday of May
- 11 May: National Technology Day 2020
- 12th May: International Nurses Day 2020 (Theme 2020: ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health’)
- 15th May: International Day of Families 2020 (Theme 2020: “Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25”.)
- Third Friday of May: National Endangered Species Day 2020
♦Book and Author
- Prince Harry-Meghan Markle’s biography ‘Finding Freedom’ to be published in August written by royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
♦Obituary
- Historian Hari Vasudevan passes away
