| The well-known astrologer and astrology columnist who passed away on 29 May 2020 | Bejan Daruwalla |
| The Indian military officer who has been chosen to be awarded the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019) | Major Suman Gawani |
| Indian hockey legend and part of gold medal winning team at London, Helsinki and Melbourne who passed away on 25 May 2020 | Balbir Singh Sr. |
| The Indian economist who has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia | Abhas Jha |
| The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare who has been elected as the Chair of the Executive Board of World Health Organization for the year 2020-21 replacing Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan | Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
| The super cyclonic storm which originated in Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka and made landfall in West Bengal causing large scale loss of lives and property was named | Amphan |
| The country which has become the first European nation to declare an end of corona virus outbreak | Slovenia |
| The programme launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs to to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode is named | GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) |
| The Indian tennis player who has become the first from the country to win International Tennis Federation's Fed Cup Heart Award for Asia/Oceania zone for her successful return to the court post-motherhood | Sania Mirza |
| The state which has launched the FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana, a facility to lodge and FIR without visiting the police station, thus becoming the first state in the country to do so | Madhya Pradesh |
| The mission under which India has despatched Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros | Mission SAGAR |
| The new currency which is equal to 10,000 rials, introduced by Iran after a sharp fall in the value of the currency as a result of crippling U.S. sanctions is named | Toman |
| The city in which leakage of styrene gas from the LG Polymers chemical plant killed 13 people and affected more than 1000 people | Visakhapatnam |
| The operation launched by the Indian Navy as a part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from other countries | Operation Samudra Setu |
| The theme of virtual summit of Non-Aligned Movement held on 04 May 2020 under the chairmanship of President of Republic of Azerbaijan HE Ilham Aliyev | We are together against COVID-19 |
| The agricultural product from Kashmir which has been granted GI (Geographical Indication) tag by GI Registry | Saffron |
| The legendary footballer and recipeint of Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Banga Bibhushan who passed away on 30 April 2020 | Chuni Goswami |
Born: 29 April 1946
Death: 29 May 2020
Former IAS officer. First Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from its formation on 09 November 2000 to 06 December 2003. Also MP of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha before becoming CM.
Business and Innovation category: Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling (Malaysia). Founders of Grab, which started as a ride-hailing app operator but whose business has rapidly expanded to food and grocery delivery services and cashless payment solutions.
Science and Technology category: Thalappil Pradeep (Professor at IIT, Madras, India. He developed the world's first filters for drinking water that incorporate the deionizing technology he established. The filters help supply clean water for 2 paisa (0.03 cents) per liter in India.
Culture and Community category: Ram Prasad Kadel, Nepal, curator of the Music Museum of Nepal. He opened a private museum in Kathmandu that features his collection of musical instruments.
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 1994
Theme: Journalism without Fear and Favour
Designated by: Global Initiative for Asthma
Theme: Hold your breath
First observed in: 1998
Note: World Asthma Day will be observed on 05 May every year from 2020 onwards.
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by: International Committee of the Red Cross
First Observed in: 1948
Designated by: AEWA Secretariat
First Observed in: 2006
Theme: Birds connect our world
Designated by: International Council of Nurses
Theme: Nurses: A voice to lead - Nursing the World to Health
Designated by: UN General Assembly
Theme: Families in Development: Copenhagen and Beijing + 25
First Observed in: 1994
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Connect 2030: ICTs for Sustainable Development Goals
First Observed in: 2007
Designated by: UN General Assembly
Theme: Our Solutions are in Nature
First Observed in: 2001
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace
Designated by: World Health Organisation
First Observed in: 1987
Focus: Tobacco and related industry tactics to attract younger generations
Category : Feature Photography
Winners: Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of Associated Press
Citation: For striking images captured during a communications blackout in Kashmir depicting life in the contested territory after India stripped it of its semi-autonomy.
Sohrai Khovar painting: Jharkhand
Telai Rumal: Telangana
GARUD - Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones
SAGAR - Security and Growth for All in the Region
CIPET - Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (renamed from CI of Plastics Engg & Tech.)