CURRENT AFFAIRS
27 MARCH 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) Rs 16/piece, three-ply face mask until June 30:
The Central Government has set the retail cost of a three-utilize face cover produced using melton-non-woven fiber to a limit of Rs 16 for each mask until June 30.
2) DGFT creates an export or import problem relevant to COVID-19 Helpdesk:
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has initiated a helpdesk in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry where citizens can contact the department for any COVID-19 related Export or Import problem.
3) Union Cabinet agrees on the railway sector MoU between India and Germany:
On 25 March 2020, the Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi affirms the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February 2020 between the Ministry of Railways and Germany’s DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH for railway technical collaboration.
4) Indore is India’s first city to utilize drones to sanitize the city for COVID-19:
Indore, India’s cleanest city on March 23, 2020, turns into India’s first city to utilize drones to sanitize the city against COVID-19 risk.
5) Indian bank propelled 5 unique crisis loans for customers affected by COVID 19:
On March 25, 2020, Indian Bank introduced five special emergency loans for large businesses, medium-sized companies, MSMEs, wage earners and retirees as a support to their customers during an economic recession and lock-down due to COVID-19 pandemic.
6) IRS officials KM Prasad and SK Gupta named members of the Board of CBDT:
On 25 March 2020 the Cabinet Selection Committee endorsed the agreement as members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) of two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officials Krishan Mohan Prasad and Satish Kumar Gupta.
7) ARCI, Hyderabad creates’ ultrafast laser surface texture technology’ to increase IC engine fuel efficiency:
On 25 March 2020, the International Advanced Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad which work as an award-in-help organization of the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology has developed’ ultra-fast laser surface texture technology’ capable of increasing fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines by minimizing friction.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) Regardless of Coronavirus, US Space Force dispatches Extremely High Frequency Satellite:
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Space Force started its first national security mission by sending a hyper-secure military communications satellite into space while the U.S. made this step regardless of most parts of the world struggling with Coronavirus pandemic.
2) More instances of Coronavirus identified in the US than in China and Italy:
The United States announced a greater number of instances of coronavirus than some other nation with more than 82,400 as the study was revealed by Johns Hopkins University that the number had surpassed China and Italy and the nation had made the coronavirus tests accessible in all 50 states and more than 552,000 tests were carried out nationally.
3) The United Nations estimated 25 million jobs will be lost due to the effects of COVID-19:
The organization estimated that the economic and human lockdown is triggering a global economic crisis that about 3.3 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance and Italy has shut down much of its industries.
4) Worldwide creation of coal dropped for the fourth sequential year:
As per a report, the worldwide development of coal power plants decreased for the fourth continuous year in 2019, with a sum of 13 GW of limit building deferred because of the Corona Virus.
5) 25 devotees murdered in Kabul, Afghanistan by ISIS suicide bombers targeting on Gurudwara:
Twenty-five devotees were slaughtered on March 25, 2020, and eight were wounded during the assault by four vigorously armed suicide bombers targeting at Dharamshala, a Sikh worship place in Kabul, Afghanistan.
SPORTS AFFAIRS:
1) Rohit scored 1567 runs in 5 years, the most with a full shot:
Rohit is the highest run-scorer from Pull Shot since 2015 and during this time he has scored 1567 runs with Pull Shot, which is 17.47 percent of his total runs.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
28 MARCH 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) Operation Namaste was initiated by the Indian Army:
The Indian Army started an ‘Operation Namaste’ program to expand all conceivable government help in preventing the spread of coronavirus initiated on 27 March by Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
2) The Center authorized to 8 states more than Rs.5 Crore:
An additional Rs.5,751.27 crore was endorsed by the Government of India as a help to 8 states (Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, and West Bengal) affected by floods, avalanches, cyclone ‘Bulbul’ and drought in 2019 which was determined by a high level council under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
3) DMF Funds for States to battle COVID-19:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman recently ordered state governments to utilize DMF (District Mineral Foundation) assets to battle COVID-19, which is being done to support medical facilities that will help counter the Corona Outbreak.
4) India is the first nation on the planet to launch Corona Virus antibody examination:
India is all set to start antibody testing to affirm if an individual was previously contaminated with the infection that will help comprehend the Covid-19 study of disease transmission.
5) India and France are the first to conduct joint patrols:
For the first time in February 2020, India & France directed joint patrols by P-8I aircraft from Reunion Island with French Navy personnel to ensure the protection of international maritime routes for trade and communications.
6) Odisha to create the nation’s largest COVID-19 hospital:
The Odisha government pronounced on March 27, 2020 that it is prepared to set up India’s biggest Covid-19 emergency clinic due to the coronavirus outbreak on the planet that will have 1000 beds in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and will be functional soon.
7) RBI raised the amount of Rs 50,000 cr from Rs 25,000 cr on March 26, 2020 repo auction:
The Reserve Bank of India raised the variable rate term repo auction amount to Rs 50,000 crore from Rs 25,000 crore because of the problematic effect of Covid-19 for the monetary segment.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) COVID-19 primary cause is mutation and Pangolins:
As indicated by an examination published in the journal “Pathogen,” infection bounced from Pangolins to people and furthermore mutation was the essential clarification for the infection to enter human cells so effectively and thus contributes to rapid virus spread.
2) China launching rocket carrier Long March-5B in April 2020:
China intends to dispatch a trial shuttle, a Long March-5B bearer rocket, without a team in April 2020, where the project is a part of a bigger spaceflight program to carry astronauts to its future space station.
