CURRENT AFFAIRS
15 APRIL 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) ICMR has proposed pooled testing to accelerate COVID-19 Test:
ICMR recently released a warning suggesting the utilization of ‘pooled testing’ for COVID-19 tests featuring the significance of ramping up testing for coronavirus disease in the region. The warning released by ICMR on 13 April suggested that pooled testing be utilized for similar purposes. Tests of a several people are placed together in a tube in a pooled test and screened by means of the PCR procedure. If the entire pool of tests tested ends up being negative, this means that the infection is absent in all the individuals who presented their samples and if the pool is deemed positive for COVID-19, individuals samples will be checked for coronavirus by every individual who partook in pooled testing.
2) DekhoApnaDesh webinar series introduced by the Ministry of Tourism:
The Ministry of Tourism propelled its “DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series to give data on the numerous goals and points of interest and extension of our Incredible India’s way of life and legacy where the change comes as the travel industry is tremendously affected with no development occuring either locally or over the outskirt because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3) Sale of missiles worth USD 155 million authorized by the US to reinforce India:
The US has reaffirmed its vow to sell air-controlled Harpoon against anti-ship missiles and Mark 54 lightweight $155 million torpedoes to India with an ultimate aim of fortifying India’s discouragement capacities against global dangers and improving its nation of origin.
4) Smart cities utilize most recent innovation for COVID-19 awareness:
In India, smart cities like Vadodara, Bengaluru, Kalyan Dombivali, Agra, Kakinada, Chandigarh utilize the new innovation to construct awareness about COVID-19 and individuals’ security in the public arena.
5) Fit India has initiated a Fit India Active Day program for students at school:
Fit India, the flagship wellness initiative of the Government of India, has propelled the Fit India Active Day program, as the new arrangement of exercise meetings will be composed in association with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for students across the nation.
6) In the wake of the COVID-19 emergency, the Government starts discourse to resuscitate exports to the Agri markets:
The Government of India has started an exchange with the exporters of Agri and Allied wares with the goal of settling the issues that have been presented in the Agri area on account of the lockdown started to control the spread of COVID-19.
7) UP was the first state to conduct coronavirus pool testing:
Uttar Pradesh turned into the primary state to begin the pool testing of coronavirus tests as the quantity of COVID-19 positive patients reached at 558 and the Indian Council of Medical Research gave the state authorization for pool testing to help increment the ordinary testing of samples, which is relied upon to improve the state wellbeing department regular testing ability.
8) MHRD NIOS propelled effective tutoring legitimately at the doorstep to meet the unreached:
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken a few initiatives to guarantee that students’ training ought not be influenced because of the country COVID-19 lockdown as the HRD Ministry directed the National Open Schooling Institute to introduce an extraordinary strategy to ensure viable tutoring to get straight to the door at the unreached.
9) India will host the Asian Championship of Boxing:
India’s National Sports Federation reported it would have the Asian Boxing Championship by November-December 2020 as the league is hopeful about the infection to be cleared out by at that point.
10) India prepares for COVID-19 Ayurvedic Trials:
Numerous states in India like Kerala, Goa and Haryana have begun utilizing Ayurvedic drugs to spare asymptomatic patients as the Ministry of Ayush sought advice from homeopathy and Ayurvedic experts in the nation to accomplish this.
11) “COVSACK,” created by DRDO in order to battle COVID-19:
COVSACK has been created by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to gather tests from COVID-19 contaminated patients and is a COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk.
12) Goa transforms into first state to acquaint allopathy and Ayurveda with treat patients with COVID-19:
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has declared that Goa become the first state to combine allopathy and Ayurveda to treat COVID-19 patients and the individuals who have been isolated as the care will be given in consultation with specialists who manage COVID-19 patients who are likewise an Ayurvedic experts.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) UN is releasing $2.5 million to support Vanuatu, which has been devastated by cyclones:
On April 14, 2020, UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock proclaimed and released $2.5 million from its humanitarian relief fund to aid a large number of individuals affected by Cyclone Harold in the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu and provided assistance to other hard-hit nations.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
16 APRIL 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) Tourism Ministry launches the latest ‘DekhoApnaDesh’ webinar collection:
DekhoApnaDesh online class arrangement will praise the social legacy that incorporates Indian human progress cooking styles, dance styles, sanctuaries, music, festivals, scenes, and different viewpoints. It is a new webinar arrangement propelled by the Ministry of Tourism on April 14 that will provide data on India’s various destinations, legacy, and culture.
2) In Myanmar, six new Coronaviruses were found in bats:
According to the scientists, the analysis on these infections would aid in assessing the transmission potential and recognizing its threats to human wellbeing. In Myanmar researchers have identified six new coronaviruses in bats, as this is the first run through such infections have been detected on the planet.
3) The IMF predicts that the COVID-19 pandemic will end the advancement of Asia in 2020 without precedent for a long time i.e. 60 years:
In its examination on the Asia-Pacific locale, the International Monetary Fund revealed that Asia’s financial development in 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, would be ending without precedent for a long time i.e in 60 years.
4) MHA allows an offense for spitting under Section 51b of the Disaster Management Act:
In its updated lockdown rules released to include COVID-19 as the declaration was made by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in its updated rules, the Government of India has proclaimed Spitting out in the open demonstration a criminal offense under the severe Disaster Management Act.
5) Measures taken against COVID-19 pandemic at local panchayat:
Region governments and Gram Panchayats across the nation are proactively finding a way to monitor the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic as Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India stays in close contact with State Governments, District Authorities and Gram Panchayats to guarantee that lockdown conditions are not breached and social separating standards are observed.
6) Aarogya Setu app has become the fastest application in the worlds as it crosses 50 million downloads:
The cell phone application from the Central Government, Aarogya Setu, has become the quickest device on the planet to cross 50 million downloads in only 13 days, when the data was passed on 15 April by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant as the device was built to track COVID-19 patients.
7) The Government of India guarantees SC of consistence with the WHO wellbeing necessities for wellbeing laborers:
On April 15, the Government of India informed the Supreme Court that rules for the protection of wellbeing laborers from the World Health Organizations are being followed in all cases including physicians, attendants, other wellbeing personnel and sanitation staff.
8) Regions of color code in the Health Ministry to better handle the COVID-19 pandemic:
India’s legislature has consented to isolate all areas around the nation into hotspots, non-hotspots, and green zones as the declaration was made by Lav Agarwal, the Health Ministry’s joint secretary.
9) MEA propelled COVID-19 preparing program for SAARC medicinal services experts:
The Ministry of External Affairs has declared a preparation program for healthcare experts from the nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on COVID-19 from 17 April 2020.
10) To aid taxpayers in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, CBDT refunded Rs.4,250 crore:
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) reported that, starting at 14 April 2020, it had just given over 10.2 lakh refunds totaling about Rs.4.250 crore as the change is pursuant to the choice of the Government of India to issue up to Rs.5 lakh pending annual expense refunds to aid citizens in a COVID-19 pandemic circumstance on 8 April.
11) Nirmala Sitharaman attended G20 FMCBG’s 2nd Virtual Meeting:
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman attended the virtual gathering of the second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), held under the Saudi Arabian Presidency on 15 April, during which ministers addressed to the worldwide monetary viewpoint in the midst of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic emergency.
12) Integrated Geospatial Network complementing Arogya Setu:
The Department of Science and Technology propelled on April 15, 2020 an Integrated Geospatial Framework to enhance Arogya Setu and incorporate information from numerous different activities where the structure will aid the arrangement of territory explicit systems to manage COVID-19 financial effects.
13) “Sahyog” Mobile app introduced by Indian Survey:
The Indian Survey propelled a mobile application named “Sahyog” to assemble data about various informational collections for COVID-19 through network cooperation.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) North Korea developed several anti-ship missiles of short range:
The anti-ship missiles plummeted into the ocean in excess of 150 km off Munchon’s east coast town and the Sukhois conducted terminating tests as North Korea fired a few short-extend hostile to deliver cruise missiles into the ocean on 14 April.
SPORTS AFFAIRS:
1) The Tour de France is scheduled to begin on 29 August:
The Tour de France, which is the greatest cycling rivalry, will currently begin on 29 August 2020 and the occasion will end on 30 September 2020, where the race will occur before approximately 12 million fans as they line the 2,100-mile streets.
2) BCCI delays IPL 2020:
The Indian Premier League 2020 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) postponed inconclusively on April 15, 2020, as the option was made after the extension of India’s lockdown until May 3, 2020.
