Current Affairs - May 2, 2022 Current Affairs

The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for the expansion of its services to all post offices in the country. Out of the 1.56 lakh post offices, IPPB currently operates from 1.3 lakh post offices. Since the launch, it has opened over 5.25 crore accounts with 82 crore aggregate number of transactions.

The Maharashtra Cabinet, on Thursday, approved the 'Maharashtra Gene Bank', a first-of-its-kind project in India. It aims to document native natural resources and conserve them with local communities to ensure biodiversity conservation and the inclusion of traditional knowledge.

Bank of Baroda has launched "bob World Gold", a new feature on its bob World mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly.

The World Bank has approved USD 47 million in financial support to the Government of India for the Mission Karmayogi.

Maharashtra day is celebrated on 01st May every year.

International Jazz Day is being celebrated every year around the world on 30 April.

ICICI bank has launched India's First 'Open-For-All' digital ecosystem with an open architecture to empower all Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India.

Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched 'Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak', a 90-day campaign.

The United States Trade Representative released the "Special 301 Report" on the effectiveness of US trading partners' protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Charudutt Mishra, a snow leopard conservationist, has been awarded the Whitely Gold Award at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

The theme for World Veterinary Day 2022 is "Strengthening Veterinary Resilience".

Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant workers through individual unique identity numbers.

The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Ardeshir B.K. Dubash has received the Order of "Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.

In the Labour and Employment Ministry's third Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) report, over 4 lakh jobs were created in firms with 10 or more workers in 9 selected sectors in October-December 2021.

Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies has appointed former chairman of SBI, Rajnish Kumar as an advisor.