2 May , 2026 Current Affairs

News of the day One-liner Current Affairs Daily May 2, 2026

• Karnataka has launched the first dedicated digital grievance redressal platform in India to support gig workers, providing quicker dispute settlement and enhanced transparency and labour rights in the platform economy.
• India has extended its humanitarian reach in implementing its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) framework with the deployment of the Aarogya Maitri portable healthcare system in Jamaica, enhancing relationships with the Caribbean states.

• The Government of India has declared that the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will be conducted between June and August 2026, marking a step towards the reinstatement of cross-border religious travel.
• Indian conservationist Parveen Shaikh has received the highly-respected Whitley Award 2026 in recognition of her conservation of the endangered Indian Skimmer species.
• India Post Payments bank has introduced a Self Help Group (SHG) Savings Account to enhance financial inclusion and empower community based women entrepreneurs in rural areas..
• National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited remains a pivotal solution in the stressed assets resolution, which is beneficial in improving the balance sheets of banks and other financial institutions..
• JPMorgan chase and Co. has changed its opinion of Indian equities to neutral as opposed to overweight due to the relatively high valuations of Indian equities as compared to other emerging markets..
• The sixth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate, the project 17A ship, is called INS Mahendragiri is reportedly handed over to the Indian Navy, improving maritime power..
• Bharat Khera has assumed the office as the Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, enhancing leadership of policies in the MSME sectors..
• Five-time director Ashutosh Gowariker has been selected by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the Festival Director of the 57 th International film festival of India..
• Vishvajit Sahay has taken over as the Secretary (Defence Finance) in the Ministry of Defence enhancing financial control in defence operations..
• The flight equipment of Vikram-1, the first privately-developed orbital rocket by Skyroot Aerospace, was flagged off by Revanth Reddy, a milestone in the private space industry..
• The Gujarat Foundation Day is celebrated on May 1, every year, to mark the creation of Gujarat state in 1960..
• World Tuna Day is celebrated on May 2 in order to emphasize on the need to conserve the marine environment and establish sustainable fishing practices..