The 2020 World Press Freedom Index has been released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Reporters Without Borders has evaluated the situation for journalists in 180 countries and territories and indicated the results in 2020 World Press Freedom Index. The 2020 World Press Freedom index states that the world is entering in a decisive decade for journalism linked to crises that affect its future.
Key findings of the World Press Freedom Index 2020:
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Norway has topped the World Press Freedom Index 2020.
Norway was placed on the top for the fourth year in a row. Apart from Norway at
the top, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands also finished as the top 5
rankers of the index. North Korea took the last position from Turkmenistan and
hence finished 180th in the index.
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India was ranked 142nd in the index while
Pakistan and China were placed at 145th and 177th position respectively.
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When it comes to regionwise results, Europe persists
as the most favourable continent for media freedom, followed by America and Africa.
The
Government of India has reviewed the
extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
policy. This amendment in the FDI policy has been made to curb the
opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this
objective, the Government of India has amended the para
3.1.1 of extant FDI policy as contained in “Consolidated
FDI Policy, 2017″.
The
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has officially issued a
notice regarding the changes in the para 3.1.1 of the “Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017” with “Press Note No. 3(2020 Series)”. Here is the old as well as the new
statements under para 3.1.1 of “Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017”.
About the existing rules: Present Position According to the Chapter:3 of the Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017, under the section titled “Eligible investors”, para 3.1.1 states that: A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to the FDI Policy except in those sectors/activities which are
prohibited. However, a citizen of Bangladesh or an entity incorporated in Bangladesh can invest only under the Government route. Further, a citizen of Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Pakistan can invest, only under the Government route, in sectors/activities other than defence, space, atomic energy and sectors/activities prohibited for foreign investment.
After the amendement in the Para
3.1.1 of the Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017, para 3.1.1 (2020 Series) states that: Revised Position
3.1.1(a) A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to the FDI Policy except in those sectors/activities which are prohibited. However, an entity of a country, which shares land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country, can invest only under the Government route. Further, a citizen of Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Pakistan can invest, only under the Government route, in sectors/activities other than defence, space, atomic energy and sectors/activities prohibited for foreign investment.
3.1.1(b) In the event of the transfer of ownership of any existing or future FDI in an entity in India, directly or indirectly, resulting in the beneficial ownership falling within the restriction/purview of the para 3.1.1(a), such subsequent change in beneficial ownership will also require Government approval.
The
above revision in the para 3.1.1 of the “Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017” is
supposed to be implemented from the date of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
notification.
The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
released the “World Economic Outlook” report.
“World Economic Outlook” report is
being published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) twice a year.
Here are the latest projections published in the
“World Economic Outlook” report:
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IMF has reduced India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
growth rate from 5.8% to 1.9% in the
fiscal year 2020-21. It has also
stated that India’s GDP will show recovery in the next financial year with the
growth rate of 7.4%.
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IMF has projected that the world economy will contract
sharply by 3% in 2020, overshadowing
the damages caused by the 2008–09
financial crisis.
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IMF has projected China’s economy to grow at the
growth rate of 1.2% in the fiscal
year 2020-21 while it will grow at 9.2%
in the fiscal year 2021-22.
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In the report, IMF has also indicated that the
recovery forecast for the fiscal year 2021 is subjected to the assumption that
the pandemic being brought under control in the second half of 2020, scaling
back the containment efforts and hence restoring the consumer and investor confidence.
The “National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India” has been launched by the Union Minister for Culture (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel. The “National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India”, which is a part of the Vision 2024 of the Ministry of Culture, raises awareness about the various intangible cultural heritage elements from different parts of India at national as well as international level. It also recognizes the diversity of Indian culture instilled in its intangible heritage and aims to ensure its protection.
The National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India has been classified in the following 5 broad domains:
Oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage
Performing arts
Social practices, rituals and festive events
Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
Traditional craftsmanship
The National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India has been classified in the above 5 broad domains keeping in view the UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Union Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. The above step has been taken to protect the healthcare service personnel as well as property including their living/working premises against the violence during epidemics. The promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 has been approved by the cabinet, keeping in view the recent instances of the most critical service providers i.e. members of healthcare services being targeted and attacked by miscreants, thereby obstructing them from doing their duties during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Who are “Healthcare service personnel”?
Healthcare service personnel comprises of public and clinical healthcare service providers including doctors, nurses, paramedical workers and community health workers; any other persons empowered by the Act to take measures in order to prevent the outbreak of the disease or spread thereof; and any persons declared as such by the State Government via notification in the Official Gazette.
Aim of the amendment in Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897:
The promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 intends to make such acts of violence cognizable and non-bailable offences and also ensure that during any situation akin to the current pandemic, there is zero tolerance to any form of violence against healthcare service personnel as well as damage to property. In the above context, the Violence under this Ordinance will contain harassment, physical injury and damage to the property.
Punishments for violators:
The amendment in the act makes violence cognizable as well as a non-bailable offence. Punishment of imprisonment for a term of 3 months to 5 years, and with fine of Rs.50,000/- to Rs.2,00,000/-, has been decided for commissioning or abetment of such acts of violence. Imprisonment for a term 6 months to 7 years and with fine of Rs.1,00,000/- to Rs.5,00,000/– has been decided in the case of causing grievous hurt. Along with above, the offender shall also be accountable to pay compensation to the victim as well as twice the fair market value for the damage of property.
An officer of the rank of Inspector
will be investigating the offences within a period of 30 days and the trial has
to be completed in one year, unless it has been extended by the court for
reasons to be recorded in writing.
Supreme Court (SC) Collegium led by the
chief justice of India, Sharad Arvind
Bobde has recommended the appointment of new Chief Justices for the Bombay,
Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts (HC).
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S. No. |
Name |
High court |
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1 |
Dipankar Datta |
Bombay High Court |
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2 |
Biswanath Somadder |
Meghalaya High Court |
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3 |
Mohammad Rafiq |
Orissa High Court |
Important takeaways:
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Justice
Dipankar Datta, presently a judge at the Calcutta High Court. He replaces
the current Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Bhushan Dharmadhikari.
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Justice
Biswanath Somadder, presently a judge at
the Allahabad High Court. He will replace Mohammad Rafiq.
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Justice
Mohammad Rafiq, presently a Judge at the Meghalaya High Court. He will
replace Sanju Panda as Chief Justice
of Orissa High Court.
National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April
Nation
celebrates National Panchayati Raj Day on
24 April every year. The Ministry of
Panchayati Raj organizes the
National Panchayati Raj day or the National Local Self Government Day. India
celebrates the first National Panchayati Raj Day or the National Local
Government Day on April 2010.
On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching the unified e-GramSwaraj Portal and Mobile App on the occasion. This is a new initiative of Ministry of Panchayati Raj which will provide the Gram Panchayats with a single interface to prepare and implement their Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).
History of Panchayat Raj:
24th April 1993 marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of power to the grassroots, with the institutionalization of Panchayati Raj, through the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 which came into force with effect from that day. Ministry of Panchayati Raj commemorates 24th April of every year as the National Panchayati Raj Day(NPRD), as the 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force on this date. Rajasthan was the first state that carried the Panchayati Raj System in 1959 during the times of late Prime Minister Jawarharlal Nehru.
The
government of India has constituted Inter- Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), to
make an on-spot assessment of Covid-19 situation.
The condition is especially serious in major hotspot districts or emerging
hotspots like:
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Ahmedabad and Surat (Gujarat)
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Thane (Maharashtra)
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Hyderabad (Telangana)
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
The
teams set up earlier in Indore (Madhya
Pradesh), Mumbai, Pune (Maharashtra), West Bengal (one team for Kolkata and
adjoining districts and the other for North Bengal) and Jaipur (Rajasthan).
How Inter-Ministerial Central Teams works?
The IMCTs would be focusing on a range of issues including compliance and implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines issued under the Disaster Management Act 2005, the supply of essential commodities, social distancing in the movement of people outside their homes, the preparedness of health infrastructure, hospital facilities and sample statistics in the district.
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National Affairs |
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Himachal
Pradesh government has rolled out “e-
sanjeevani-opd” for free online medical consultation to sick people. The
“e-sanjeevani-opd” has been launched to provide free online medical
consultation to sick people at their residence throughout the state. ·
Border
Roads Organisation has constructed 430 feet long bailey “Daporijo bridge” over the Subansiri
River in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district. ·
The state government
of Rajasthan has partnered with healthcare startup MedCords to launch ‘Aayu
& Sehat Sathi app to fight against COVID-19. This app helps state people
to consult doctors online and place orders for their medicine requirement in
the wake of a lockdown due to COVID-19. ·
The
government of Gujarat has given the approval of the third edition of his
government’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal
Sanchay Abhiyan’ amid Coronavirus lockdown. The scheme was started in
2018 after a weak monsoon. It is a conservation plan to deepen water bodies
in the state before the monsoon. ·
The Administration
of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala has launched a vehicle called ‘Tiranga’ (Total India Remote Analysis
Nirogya Abhiyaan) for rapid screening of COVID-19 symptoms. ·
A new permanent bridge has been constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to
link Kasowal enclave in Punjab with rest of India. This new permanent bridge
has been constructed on the river Ravi. ·
India's
oldest National Park, Jim Corbett National Park becomes
India's 1st quarantine facility
for animals with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Park has built
isolation wards for animals. According to the Authority of the park, at least
10 quarantine centres are being prepared within the premises to contain animals. ·
The Government
of Manipur commemorated “Khongjom
Day” at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, Thoubal, Manipur. This day is
observed to remembering the people who valiantly fought in the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891. ·
Uttar
Pradesh has become the 1st state with a software-based in-house facility of virtual courts, where
requisite infrastructure in Allahabad
High Court and all its courts for hearing cases through video conferencing. |
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Government of India has launched a dashboard containing information of human
resources for combating and containing Covid-19. This dashbaord has been
created as an online portal on the website “covidwarriors.gov.in”. ·
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan starts an interactive
platform ‘COVID India Seva’ to
address citizens queries on coronavirus. ·
The Union
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a set of Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) as well as graded relaxations
for seafarers. ·
Indraprastha
Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has
developed a mobile app named ‘WashKaro’.
This mobile app helps to warn the people about a coronavirus containment
zone nearby and helps them check whether a news item about the pandemic is
genuine or fake. ·
Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and
Integrative Biology (IGIB) has developed ”Feluda” a low-cost COVID-19 test
strip. It was developed by two scientists Dr Souvik Maiti and Dr Debojyoti
Chakraborty. ·
Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority
(JKSLSA) has launched a helpline under ‘Serve-the- Seniors Initiative’. ·
The United
Nations Office on Drugs ers’ series in India under its flagship “Education and Crimes (UNODC) has
rolled out a ‘Lockdown Learnfor
Justice” initiative. It has launched ‘Lockdown Learners’ series of online
dialogues with educators and students in India. The ‘Lockdown Learners’
series emphasizes on COVID-19 and its impact on Sustainable Development
Goals, peace and rule of law. ·
The
Indian government has put on hold the hike in dearness allowance for its government employees in a bid to
contain the strain on its finances amid the COVID-19 induced crisis. The
development comes less than a month after the union cabinet had approved a
hike in DA from 4% to a much higher
21%. This decision of government will impact about 49.26 lakh central
government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners. States in the News ·
Uttar
Pradesh Government joined hands with tech giant Google to formed geotag community kitchens in the state. The
kitchens produce 12 lakh food packets on a daily basis. |
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The Lebanese parliament has passed the legislation to legalize the
cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes. Earlier, the farming
of cannabis was illegal in Lebanon, but now the cannabis farming would be
regulated within the country.
·
Iran has
successfully launched its first-ever military satellite named “Noor” into the orbit. ‘Noor’ satellite
has reached its orbit and it orbiting 425
km above the earth’s surface. This satellite is launched by the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC], a branch of the country’s armed forces. The
Noor satellite was launched by a three-stage
rocket which was powered by a combination of solid and liquid fuels.
Agreements/MoUs Signed
·
Paytm
Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) inks partnership with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical debit cards. These cards
enable its customers to perform secure online transactions, make payment in
stores as well as withdraw cash from ATMs.
·
NIIT
(National Institute of Information Technology) Limited
announced that its US (United States) subsidiary has signed a managed service
agreement with a US-based education technology (EdTech) company.
·
Vodafone
idea ties up with Paytm have
launched the ‘Recharge Saathi’ program.
This program will help individuals and small businesses to earn additional
income. Vodafone Idea will also give an assured cashback to merchant partners
for multiple recharges.
·
Sports journalist, V. Krishnaswamy, authored a book titled “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”, released. The
book narrates the journey of badminton player PV Sindhu, from her early life to
becoming a world champion and what lies ahead.
Banking/Economy/Business News
·
HDFC Bank has
started #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign to
encourage social distancing in Public places. The bank has created physical
markers of HDFC Bank logo on the ground using the outer grid logo. This
campaign helps people waiting in the queue at a shop or an establishment.
·
Industrial
Credit and Investment Corporation of India
(ICICI) bank starts a new feature of voice banking services on Amazon
Alexa and Google Assistant for their customers. The service will enable
customers to #BankWithTheirVoice and
get answers to banking queries, check account balance & transactions,
credit card due date and more.
·
The social media platform & US tech titan Facebook has acquired a 9.99% stake
Reliance Jio i.e. the telecom arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). Facebook
has bought the 9.99% stakes for USD 5.7 billion (about Rs 43,574 crore). This
deal of USD 5.7 billion has put the pre-money enterprise value of Jio Platforms
at Rs 4.62 lakh crore.
·
Fitch
Solutions has slashed India’s economic growth forecast to 1.8% for the
financial year 2020-21. Fitch Solutions has lowered India’s economic growth
forecast from 4.6% stating large-scale loss of income across the economy due to
domestic outbreak of COVID-19, causing contracted private consumption.
·
Singapore’s
Caladium Investment has raised its stake in Bandhan Bank by 1.1 percent from 3.39% to 4.49%. Caladium
Investment PTE Ltd now holds will now holds 7.2 crore shares of Bandhan Bank.
Appointments/Resignations
·
Kapil Dev
Tripathi has been appointed as the Secretary to the President of
India, Ram Nath Kovind. He will
replace Sanjay Kothari, who was selected as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner in
February.
·
N Kamakodi will be
reappointed as the MD & CEO of City
Union Bank Ltd. City Union Bank has received approval for this
reappointment from the Reserve Bank of India. His reappointment is for a
further period of three years.
·
International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association
(IMMA) has elected Rakesh
Sharma, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto as its President for a 2- year tenure.
He had been holding office as vice- president in IMMA, since May 2019.
·
Sanjay
Kothari took oath as Central
Vigilance Commissioner of India. He has been selected as the new Central
Vigilance Commissioner by a high- powered committee headed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Prior to this, he was served as the Secretary to the President.
Defence News
·
The Indian
Navy’s Naval Aircraft Yard (Kochi) has formed “Air Evacuation Pod (AEP)” for the safe evacuation of COVID-19
patients from remote areas. The pod is made up of aluminium, nitrile rubber and
perspex.
·
entral
Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched an e-office
application named ‘e-karyalay’. This
application helps to enables the movement of files and documents of CISF
without physical touch. This has been done to prevent coronavirus infection due
to frequent touching of files by many persons.
Awards and Recognitions
·
Adam
Higginbotham’s book “Midnight
in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster” wins
the William E. Colby Award.
Science and Technology
·
Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar (Punjab) has developed &
designed a ‘WardBot’ to deliver
medicines and food to COVID-19 patients in isolation wards without human intervention.
·
For the rapid detection of pathogens, a device named “bug sniffer” has been developed by the
researchers at the Agharkar Research
Institute (ARI), Pune.
·
A low-cost electro-catalyst
has been developed with “Fish gills”
by the scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST),
an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology.
·
Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh has developed
a high-speed magnetic Random Access
Memory (RAM). This Magnetic Random Access Memory (RAM), is faster,
energy-efficient and stores more data in a smaller volume as compared to
existing data storage technologies.
·
Scientists from International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI)
has developed an advanced tool
“NanoBlitz 3D” in collaboration with Nanomechanics Inc., USA. NanoBlitz 3D can be used for the
mapping of nano- mechanical properties of materials such as multi- phase
alloys, composites, and multi-layered coatings.
·
Raksha
Mantri, Rajnath Singh has launched India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection
mobile Lab through video conference. India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection
mobile Lab launched has been named as “Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab”.
·
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that they will
launch astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to International Space
Station (ISS) on May 27, 2020. A SpaceX rocket will carry two astronauts to the
International Space Station (ISS) in Crew
Dragon spacecraft.
·
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed a
high-pressure ventilator called VITAL
(Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) to treat COVID-19 patients.
Summit and Conference
·
The G-20
Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers Meeting was held through Video
Conferencing. The meeting was held on the issue of COVID-19 as well as its
impact on food security, safety and
nutrition. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar participated in the Extraordinary virtual meeting of G-
20 Agriculture Ministers organised under the presidency of Saudi Arabia.
·
The 5th Annual
Meeting of Board of Governors of New Development Bank was held through
video- conference. Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman represented India in
the Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of New Development Bank.
·
Indian High Commission in Bangladesh, and India
Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) has jointly organized
a webinar on trade promotion.
Sports News
·
Ferrari’s
Charles Leclerc wins the Formula
One Esports Chinese Virtual Grand Prix championship. Due to the ongoing
Coronavirus pandemic, the actual F1 races are not being held. In its place,
Formula 1 has announced new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series.
·
World
Badminton Champion, P V Sindhu has been selected as one of the ambassadors
for Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s “I
am badminton” awareness campaign.
·
The 11th
edition of World Games which is
to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, US (United States) has unveiled an updated logo and title after being delayed a
year because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
·
Alireza
Firouzja beats World Chess Champion
Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup 2020 and to claim the $14,000
prize.
Important Days
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UN Chinese
Language Day is observed globally on April
20 every year. The day has been chosen to pay tribute to Cangjie, who is a mythical figure who
is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago.
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World Liver
day is observed on 19
April every year. The day is observed to spread awareness about the
liver-related disease. The liver is the second largest and the most complex
organ in the body, with the exception of the
brain.
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World
Creativity and Innovation Day is observed globally on 21 April every year.
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The Government
of India celebrates Civil Services
Day on 21st April every year. The day was celebrated for the first time on 21 April 2006. Civil Services Day is
celebrated on this day to commemorate the address of the first Home Minister of
Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel to the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at
Metcalf House, Delhi.
·
arth Day or
International Mother Earth Day is observed
globally on 22 April every year. The
theme of Earth Day 2020: Climate Action.
·
World Book
and Copyright Day is observed globally on 23 April every year. World Book Capital for 2020: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The slogan for
2020- “KL Baca – caring through reading”
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English
Language Day is observed globally on 23
April every year. The Day marks the birthday and date of death of famed
writer William Shakespeare.
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The International
Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace observed globally on 24 April. ‘International Day of
Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace’ was first observed by the United
Nations (UN) on April 24, 2019.
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World
Malaria Day is observed globally on 25
April every year. This day is observed to spread awareness among people
globally to fight against malaria. The theme of World Malaria Day 2020 is “Zero malaria starts with me.”
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International
Delegate’s Day observed globally on 25 April every year. This day is observed to raise awareness of the
role of the representatives and delegates of the Member States to the United
Nations.This year is the 75th
anniversary of the San Francisco Conference.
Obituaries
·
Oscar-winning animator, film director and producer, Gene Deitch passed away. His movie
“Munro” won the Oscar award in the animated short film category in 1960.
·
BMW Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh has passed away. Rudratej was the first Indian to
lead the BMW India operations.
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Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has passed away. He served as the sixth Prime
Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006.
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Eminent theatre director, actor and activist, Usha Ganguly passed away. She was
awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for direction in 1998.
·
Former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha Basanta Das passed away. He was Rajya
Sabha member from 1990 to 1996 as Janata Dal
nominee.
Miscellaneous News
·
Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has created a video to promote
wearing masks in public places and help the country to fight against COVID-19
pandemic. The ‘Team Mask Force’ has
shot a video message and featured Virat
Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma,
Harbhajan Singh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Mithali
Raj, all of them speaking about the importance of wearing masks.
·
Social media platform, Facebook has announced to launch a third
party fact checking system in Bangladesh.
Facebook has partnered with an Indian fact checking website “Boom” for a
third party fact checking system in Bangladesh.
·
“Covid FYI”
is a one-stop digital directory containing information of all COVID-19
related services and helplines released by official sources. This platform has
been made by an international team of 16 members led by Simran Soni, a student of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
·
The Pune
Municipal Corporation has developed a mobile application named “Saiyam”. This application has been
developed to effectively track the home- quarantine citizens and to ensure they
stay in the home.
·
In the wake of growing demand for sanitizers amid
COVID-19 outbreak, the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has created
an alcohol-based herbal sanitizer.
·
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched
a campaign “#MyBookMyFriend“. The
campaign “#MyBookMyFriend” has been
launched on social media on the occasion of World Book Day.
·
National
Book Trust, India and Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has organized a
WEBINAR on Post-COVID Publishing Scenario in New Delhi. This webinar was organized
on the occasion of WORLD BOOK & COPYRIGHT DAY and featured the
participation of Union Minister of HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
Static Takeaways
·
Director General of UNESCO: Audrey Azoulay.
·
Union Minister for Home Affairs: Amit
Shah.
·
Director of IIIT-Delhi: Ranjan Bose
·
Anandiben Patel is the current Governor of Uttar
Pradesh.
·
Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous
state.
·
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh: Jairam Thakur;
Governor: Bandaru Dattatraya.
·
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh: Pema Khandu;
Governor: B.D. Mishra.
·
CM of Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot.
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Capital of Rajasthan: Jaipur.
·
Governor of Rajasthan: Kalraj Mishra.
·
Chief Minister of Gujarat: Vijay Rupani; Governor of
Gujarat: Acharya Dev Vrat.
·
Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also
known as Sasan Gir, is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in
Gujarat, India.
·
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada
river near Navagam, Gujarat.
·
Chief Minister of Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan.
·
Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammad Khan.
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Capital of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram.
·
Chief Minister of Punjab: Capt. Amarinder Singh.
·
Governor of Punjab: V.P. Singh Badnore.
·
Director General Border Roads (DGBR): Lt Gen Harpal
Singh.
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Prime Minister of Lebanon: Hassan Diab.
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Capital of Lebanon: Beirut; Currency: Lebanese pound.
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MD and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd: Satish Kumar Gupta.
·
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd Headquarters: Noida, Uttar
Pradesh.
·
Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Bank: Sandeep
Bakhshi.
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ICICI Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Headquarters of HDFC Bank: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
·
Managing Director of HDFC Bank: Aditya
Puri.
·
Chief Executive Officer of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook Headquarters: California, US.
·
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th
Chief Justice of India.
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Supreme Court established: 28th January 1950.
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City Union Bank Founded: 31 October 1904.
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City Union Bank Headquarters: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
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City Union Bank Chairman: R. Mohan.
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International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association
Founded: 1947.
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International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
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Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir
Singh.
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The members of the G20 group are Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, ?Republic o?f Korea, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (EU).
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President of New Development Bank: K V
Kamath.
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Headquarters of Badminton World Federation: Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Badminton World Federation Founded: 5 July 1934.
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President of Badminton World Federation: Poul-Erik
Hoyer Larsen.
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Secretary-General of the United
Nations: Antonio Guterres.
·
The United Nations (UN) is an organization between
countries established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation.
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Director-General of UNESCO: Audrey Azoulay.
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UNESCO formation: 4 November 1946.
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UNESCO Headquarters: Paris, France.
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Prime Minister of Fiji: Frank Bainimarama.
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Capital of Fiji: Suva; Currency: Fijian dollar.
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BCCI President: Sourav Ganguly; Headquarter of BCCI:
Mumbai.
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Director of National
Botanical Research Institute: Dr.
S.K. Barik.
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Director:
Sarit Kumar Das.
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar Founded:
2008.
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Director of International Advanced Research Centre for
Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI): G. Padmanabham.
·
Director-General of Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research: Shekhar C. Mande.
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Director of Institute of Genomics and Integrative
Biology: Anurag Agrawal.
·
Lt. Governors of Jammu and Kashmir: Girish Chandra
Murmu.
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Lt. Governors of Ladakh: Radha Krishna
Mathur.
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Union Minister of Panchayati Raj: Narendra Singh
Tomar.
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International World Games Association Headquarters:
Lausanne, Switzerland.
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International World Games Association President: Jose PerurenaLopez.
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International World Games Association Chief Executive
Officer (CEO): Joachim Gossow.
·
Union Minister for Human Resource Development: Ramesh
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
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Chairman of Defence Research and Development
Organisation: G Satheesh Reddy.
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Headquarters of DRDO: New Delhi.
·
Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT): Prof. Govind
Prasad Sharma
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Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina; Capital:
Dhaka; Currency: Taka.
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Director-General of United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crimes: Ghada Fathi Waly.
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FIDE Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
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FIDE President: Arkady Dvorkovich.
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FIDE Founded: 20 July 1924.
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Headquarters of NIIT: Gurugram, Haryana.
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CEO of NIIT: Sapnesh Lalla.
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Director-General of United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crimes: Ghada Fathi Waly.
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Iran Capital: Tehran; Currency of Iran: Rial;
President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani.
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MD & CEO of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd: Satish Kumar
Gupta.
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Paytm founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
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Paytm Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
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Paytm founded: 2010.
·
Director-General of CISF: Rajesh Ranjan; CISF established: 1969.
·
Manipur Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh.
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Governor of Manipur: Najma Heptulla.
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Keibul Lamjao National Park is a beautiful place,
located in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur. The only floating
park in the world, located in North East
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India, and an integral part of Loktak
Lake.
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The administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA): Jim Bridenstine.
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Headquarters of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
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Bandhan Bank Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal.
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Bandhan Bank MD & CEO: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.
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Bandhan Bank Tagline: Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai.
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Central Vigilance Commission formed: February 1964.
·
Central Vigilance Commission Headquarters: New Delhi.
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Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow.
·
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi
Adityanath.
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Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben
Patel.
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