Important Days

World Laughter Day

• First Sunday of May
• 2026: 3 May
• Theme:
  World Peace through Laughter

Founder:
Dr. Madan Kataria

International Firefighters' Day

• 4 May
• Honors firefighters worldwide

World Portuguese Language Day

• 5 May
• Celebrates Portuguese language and Lusophone culture

Prelims One-Liners

• 18th Railway Zone → South Coast Railway
• HQ of South Coast Railway → Visakhapatnam
• 4Ts of Diabetes → Toilet, Thirsty, Tired, Thinner
• EGR approved by → SEBI
• EGR launched by → NSE
• Project Freedom → USA naval escort mission
• Critical Minerals Facility → ADB
• CAS500-2 → South Korea Earth Observation Satellite
• HVDC localisation target → 60% by FY2035
• World Laughter Day founder → Dr. Madan Kataria
• Pulitzer Indian winners → Anand RK & Suparna Sharma
• Prasar Bharati Chairman → Prasoon Joshi