1.Cabinet approves Doubling of Investment Limit for
Senior Citizens from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.15 lakh under Pradhan
MantriVayaVandanYojana (PMVVY)
2.Cabinet approves Mutual Recognition Agreement
between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the South African
Institute of Chartered Accountants
3.Cabinet approves Restructuring of the Indian
Bureau of Mines (IBM) – creation, abolition & upgradation of posts of Joint
Secretary-level and above
4.Cabinet approves Cadre review and formation of
Group ‘A’service of the technical cadre of Petroleum & Safety Organization
(PESO) in the name of Indian Petroleum & Explosives Safety Service (IPESS)
5.Cabinet approves construction and
operationalisation of 100 bedded General Hospital at Najafgarh, New Delhi
6.Cabinet approves accession to the Protocol under
WHO Framework Convention on tobacco control to eliminate illicit trade in
tobacco products
7.Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA)(56-59)
8.Cabinet approves financial assistance to sugar
mills for clearing cane dues of farmers
9.Cabinet approves restructuring of Multi-sectoral
Development Programme for its continuation during remaining period of 14th
Finance Commission as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
10.Cabinet approves continuation of Umbrella Scheme
‘Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana’ in Agriculture Sector
11.Task Force presents its report to Shri Rajnath
Singh on Establishment of CDRI
12.Environment ministry bans party poppers
13.Cognizant buys Belgian analytics and advisory
firm Hedera Consulting
14.Malayalam detective novelist Kottayam Pushpanath
dies at 80
15.Vibrant Northeast in Guwahati from May 3
16.RBI allows FPIs to invest in treasury bills
17.Mohamed Salah named writers' Footballer of the
Year
18.Justin Langer Appointed Head Coach Of Australian
Cricket Team
19.World Press Freedom Day: 3rd May
20.World Tuna Day 2 May
21.Maha government nod to rename North Maharashtra
University after poetess Bahinabai Chaudhari
22.Now pensioners can view passbook using Umang app
23.GroupM appoints Sameer Singh as South Asia CEO
24.Shanti Jiban Chakma to be Sworn-in as CADC CEM
25.India's Neeraj Goyat is WBC Asia Boxer of the
Year
26.India slips to second position in ICC ODI
rankings