CURRENT AFFAIRS
05 APRIL 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) Civil servants launch the initiative ‘CARUNA’ to counter the COVID-19 pandemic to support the efforts of the government:
Government workers through administrations like IAS, IPS and IRS have propelled a particular CARUNA project to help conservative government against COVID-19 pandemics. CARUNA means ‘Civil Services Association Reach to Support National Disasters’ propelled by Associations representing Central Civil Services officials including the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.
2) No order from Power Ministry obtained on April 5 to shut down road lights or appliances at homes:
PM Narendra Modi’s solicitation for a 9-minute shut down of lights at 9 p.m. on Sunday can bring about a power load decrease of around 13 gigawatts on India’s capacity framework with an expected 11,344 megawatts of current lighting charge. There is no call in the homes to shut off either streetlights or machines for example, monitors, televisions, fans, fridges, and ACs.
3) Central government takes steps to ensure Rabi Crop is harvested smoothly:
Central government found a way to guarantee the smooth reaping of Rabi crop and the planting of summer crops as Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare held a video gathering with all States and insurance firms to discuss about the cases and furthermore the status of Crop Cutting Trials, CCEs for Rabi crops.
4) Indian Railways is releasing reestablish plan to prepare for service resumption:
Indian Railways began to plan to continue the entirety of its administrations on April 15 following a 21-day suspension of its traveler trains following the coronavirus flare-up, as all railroad security staff, laborers, watchmen, TTE and different authorities said they would have the option to enter their posts on April 15.
5) India is seeking $6 billion in loans from ADB, AIIB to counter the pandemic coronavirus:
India is looking for as much as $6 billion in advances from multilateral establishments, for example, the Asian Development Bank to back its endeavors to counter the epidemic of coronavirus.
6) PM Narendra Modi seats joint gathering on COVID-19 with approved parties:
PM Narendra Modi held a joint gathering of the Empowered Groups with the objective of planning and guaranteeing that COVID-19 reaction exercises are implemented in the nation.
SPORTS AFFAIRS:
1) ‘FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup’ which is to be held in November gets delayed because of COVID-19 that was to be hosted by India:
FIFA has consented to delay the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup due to COVID-19 epidemic which was to occur in India in November.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) The COVID-19 World Food Program influences little on the worldwide nourishment store network:
Up to now, the World Food Program has transmitted the fast-growing novel Coronavirus pandemic with little effect on the worldwide food nourishment store network, yet that could change for the more awful if significant nourishment shippers stay concerned.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
06 APRIL 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) In India, on 5 April, National Maritime Day is commended:
The National Maritime Day is praised in India on 5 April, building attention to promote intercontinental trade and the worldwide economy as the most efficient, safe and naturally agreeable way to deal with moving products starting with one area then onto the next.
2) Amitabh Kant chairs approved board of trustees to audit the coordination of COVID-19-related reaction exercises between different partners:
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant chairs authorized board of trustees to survey the coordination of COVID-19 related reaction exercises among various partners. The committee constituted of members namely
Vikram Doraiswami, (AS, MEA)
Dr. Vijayaraghavan, PSA; Kamal Kishore (Member, NDMA)
Sandeep Mohan Bhatnagar (Member, CBIC)
Anil Malik (AS, MHA)
P. Harish (AS, MEA)
Gopal Baglay (JS, PMO)
Aishvarya Singh (DS, PMO)
Tina Soni (DS, Cabinet Secretariat)
and the work of EG6 is serviced by Sanyukta Samaddar (Adviser, SDG, NITI Aayog).
3) MSME Innovation Centers helped to counter outbreaks of COVID-19:
In the fight against COVID-19, MSME Technology Centers in India have given masks, clinical outfits, ventilators, sanitizers, segments of Corona Testing Kits with 18 operational innovation communities of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
4) FCI sets records of food grain transportation in the midst of the lockdown:
Food Corporation of India has established a precedent by moving 70 rakes conveying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes persistently in one-day movement during the lockdown with the goal of ensuring that adequate food grain stocks are made accessible in each part of the nation during the nation-wide lockdown that attempts to meet daily food grain necessities under the National Food Security Act.
5) ICMR approves of India’s first COVID-19 home screening test package:
The Indian Council of Medical Research recently endorsed the home testing COVID-19 pack that was structured by a startup called Bione.
6) NASA’s first Artemis Human Base Camp on the south pole of the moon by 2024:
NASA’s Artemis mission aims to bring first woman and next man on the moon with the intention of establishing a base camp on the south pole of the moon.
7) With Ayushman Bharat, 50 Crore poor are qualified for testing and treatment:
Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan declared on 5 April 2020 that under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat), more than 50 crore needy and poor people are qualified for treatment.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) International Consciousness Day was celebrated on 5 April:
The International Day of Consciousness was celebrated on 5 April with the intention of promoting a community of peace with love and conscience as the day encourages people to focus on themselves, obey their consciences and do the right things.
2) UNSC gathers ahead of schedule to talk about pandemic COVID-19:
The first meeting of the UN Security Council on the COVID-19 crisis is scheduled to take place shortly, which was revealed on April 5, 2020 by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the coronavirus pandemic infected nearly 1.2 million people worldwide and killed about 70,000.
SPORTS AFFAIRS:
1) 2022 Smart triplets of Asian Games revealed in advanced digital infrastructure in Hangzhou, China:
At a 20-minute advanced digital launch function in Hangzhou, China that was directed online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the official mascots of the nineteenth Asian Games, to be held from 10 to 25 September 2022 were disclosed.
2) 2021 World Games delayed until 2022 at Birmingham, Alabama:
On April 3, 2020, coordinators of the International World Games declared the 2021 World Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama are deferred to the year 2022 because of the debate of rescheduled Tokyo Olympics dates as the rescheduled World Games dates are from July 7 to 17, 2022.
