• International Museum Day 2020 was celebrated on May 18 under the theme of “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. About: • International Museum Day (IMD) is an international day held annually on 18 May to create awareness about the…
• The sun is said to have gone into a state called the ‘solar minimum’ and is about to enter the deepest period of ‘sunshine recession’ as sunspots are virtually not visibly at all. Some reports suggest that it has…
• The Nepal government has decided it will release a new, updated political map which will include the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura as part of Nepali territory. About: • This comes after the Indian defense ministry recently…
• The 73rd session of WHA (World Health Assembly) for the first time was held virtually from May 18 to 19. Under the leadership of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO. • Normally the WHA is held for two weeks…
• World Bee Day 2020 is being celebrated on May 20 under the theme “Save the Bees.” About: • To raise awareness of the importance of Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds, the threats they face,…
• A new species has just been discovered using a Twitter image and thus has been named as Troglomyces twitteri. About: • Troglomyces twitteri is a type of parasitic fungus. • It belongs to an order called Laboulbeniales — tiny…
• On the occasion of National Dengue Day (May 16), Health Ministry has listed a series of simple measures through which Dengue can be prevented. About: • Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection. • The dengue virus (DEN) comprises four…
• Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command, commissioned INLCU L57 into the Indian Navy on 15 May 2020 at Port Blair. About: • INLCU L57 is the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class to be inducted into the…
• Chief of the Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said that efforts are on to make the Short Service Commission (SSC) more attractive so as to reduce the mounting pension burden of the Army. About: • Short Service Commission (SSC)…
• Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” program of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in partnership with Facebook. About: • GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) is a Joint initiative of Facebook India with…
• President Ram Nath Kovind has decided to forgo 30% of his salary for the whole year apart from directing officials to adopt other austerity measures in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Constitutional Provisions: • Article 59 (2):…
• UNESCO is celebrating the International Day of Light on 16 May. About: • The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist…
