Current Affairs — 02 May 2026

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Must know

Disaster alerts ke liye indigenous Cell Broadcast System launch, nationwide test hua

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ne 2 May 2026 ko C-DOT ka banaya Cell Broadcast System launch kiya, aur nationwide test mein poore desh ke mobile phones par emergency alerts aaye.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Must know

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi Prasar Bharati ke Chairman bane

I&B Ministry ne 2 May 2026 ko lyricist Prasoon Joshi ko Prasar Bharati ka Chairman banaya; woh August 2017 se CBFC ke Chairperson the.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha ne higher education ki girl students ke liye ShaktiShree app launch kiya

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi ne 2 May 2026 ko Bhubaneswar ke NEP-2020 workshop mein girl students ke liye ShaktiShree app launch kiya — SOS alerts aur harassment reporting ke saath — aur internship guidelines jaari kiye.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Important

ECI ne West Bengal mein 165 Additional Counting Observers aur 77 Police Observers lagaye

Election Commission ne 2 May 2026 ko West Bengal Assembly counting ke liye 165 Additional Counting Observers aur 77 Police Observers Article 324 aur RP Act ki Section 20B ke tahat deploy kiye.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

IMD outlook: May 2026 ke 2nd aur 4th week mein heatwave ki sambhavna

Minister Jitendra Singh ne 2 May 2026 ko IMD outlook ke hawale se kaha ki heatwave mainly 8–14 May aur 22–28 May mein ho sakti hai, kuch regions mein 2–4 extra heatwave days, par panic ki zarurat nahi.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

R. Balasubramaniam aur Joram Aniya NITI Aayog ke full-time Members appoint

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam aur Dr. Joram Aniya NITI Aayog ke full-time Members appoint hue aur PM Narendra Modi ne 2 May 2026 ko unhe badhai di.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Myanmar Important

Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi ka 4-day Myanmar visit shuru

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi 2 se 5 May 2026 tak Myanmar ke official visit par hain, maritime cooperation review karne ke liye.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Telangana Important

Hyderabad Yoga Mahotsav mein 6,000+ logon ne Bhujangasana karke Asia record banaya

Ayush Ministry ne 2 May 2026 ko bataya ki IDY 2026 ke 50-day countdown par Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad mein 6,000+ logon ne ek saath Bhujangasana kiya aur Asia Book of Records mein naam aaya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

Railways ne Kolkata Metro power upgrade aur Damodar bridge ke liye ₹895.30 crore sanction kiye

Indian Railways ne 2 May 2026 ko ₹895.30 crore ke kaam sanction kiye — Kolkata Metro North–South Corridor ke power upgrade (2.5-minute headway) ke liye ₹671.72 crore aur Adra Division ke Damodar Bridge No. 520 ke liye ₹223.58 crore.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Op Sindoor anniversary se pehle 'Shaurya' event mein Rajnath Singh ne forces ko tribute diya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 2 May 2026 ko New Delhi mein 'Shaurya' event mein Operation Sindoor ko India ke military history ka golden chapter bataya.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Kerala

Kerala Cabinet ne Valparai accident ke uninsured victims ke parivaron ko CMDRF se ₹10 lakh diye

Kerala Cabinet ne 2 May 2026 ko Valparai ghat-road accident ke 5 uninsured victims ke parivaron ko CMDRF se ₹10-10 lakh dene ka faisla kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

DFS ke DRAT-DRT colloquium mein pendency kam karne par focus

Department of Financial Services ne 2 May 2026 ko Vigyan Bhavan mein DRAT Chairpersons aur DRT Presiding Officers ka colloquium kiya; mandatory e-filing, hybrid hearings aur e-DRT 2.0 par zor diya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Telangana

NIRD&PR Hyderabad mein Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme outreach workshop

Panchayati Raj Ministry aur Telangana ke Panchayati Raj Department ne 2 May 2026 ko NIRD&PR Hyderabad mein Atmanirbhar Panchayat workshop kiya; 400+ participants, jinmein OSR mein best 70 sarpanch the.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

IIFT ne 63rd Foundation Day manaya

Commerce Ministry ke autonomous body Indian Institute of Foreign Trade ne 2 May 2026 ko 63rd Foundation Day manaya; iske campus New Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada aur GIFT City mein hain.

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