Important Day
- Theme for International Press Freedom day (3 May) for the year 2020 – “Journalism without Fear or Favour”.
- International Energy Day - 3 May.
International
- World Press Freedom Conference 2020 is scheduled for 18 to 20 October at - The Hague, Netherlands.
- This country, which differs with Nepal over the height of Mount Everest, has begun a new survey to measure the altitude of the world's highest peak - China.
- Under the Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) project, this country will provide $3 million to India, to combat and contain the spread of Covid-19 infection - United States of America.
National
- The government's e-governance delivery agency has started Olympiads to help students of classes 3 to 12 in rural areas improve their knowledge in mathematics, science, English and Hindi through an online platform - Common service centres (CSC) SPV.
- The Government of India has sanctioned ________ under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) in the financial year 2020-2021 to clear pending dues and for wage expenditure till June - Rs 33,300 crore.
Persons in News
- E-book published on the occasion of centenary year of great archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal - “Prof. B. B. Lal - India Rediscovered”.
- New Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - Arvind Kumar Sharma.
- New Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways - Giridhar Aramane.
State Current Affairs
- Agri-produce of the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir that received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag - Kashmiri saffron.
General Knowledge
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Founded: 23 March 1950; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- North Pole of the Earth – Arctic.
- South Pole of the Earth – Antarctica.
- Region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation - Ozone layer.
- Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas - Mount Everest (8,848 m).
