CURRENT AFFAIRS
31 MARCH 2020
BY:GAZAL BHATNAGAR, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
1) NBT propelled Corona Studies Series books:
National Book Trust (NBT) is to launch books of the Corona Studies Series to give suitable perusing materials to all age groups for the necessities of post-Corona readership where the details were transferred by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
2) ICAR advises farmers to take protective precautions during the harvesting of Rabi:
The Indian Agricultural Research Council (ICAR) of the administration’s agri-research body guided farmers to follow social separation and safety measures when taking care of farm machines and field work during Rabi harvesting.
3) In the middle of the lockdown, the Indian Army prepares:
Taking into account the coronavirus epidemic, the Indian Army has organized basic exercises required for its movement as the lockdown of the country of the Center has brought about arrangement and military stations diminishing collaboration with regular citizens and a portion of the units are isolated from the outside world and different units.
4) ADB to spend 100 million dollars in NIIF FOF:
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined India’s government and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a financial specialist under the instruments of India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund where ADB will put $100 million proportional in the NIIF Fund of Funds under the progression.
5) PM Narendra Modi has devised PM-CARES funds to counter outbreaks of coronavirus:
PM Narendra Modi has established a help and crisis circumstance alleviation finance, called the Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) of the Prime Minister, where individuals can contribute and help in the battle against coronavirus by the Government.
6) Center endorsed COVID-19 medical compensation program for health care employees:
On March 29, 2020, the center endorsed a Rs 50 lakh clinical insurance strategy for medicinal services staff adapting to coronavirus pandemic where endorsement is a part of the means declared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package of Rs 1.7 lakhs.
7) During Lockdown, the government formed 11 distinctive affirmed groups:
On March 30th, 2020, the administration formed 11 diverse empowered groups under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to prescribe steps to improve wellbeing, reestablish the economy and alleviate individuals’ misery following a 21-day lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
8) IIT Bombay creates two applications “Corontine” and “Safe” to follow infringement by those in isolation:
IIT Bombay created 2 versatile applications called “Corontine” and “Safe” on March 29, 2020 as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency spreads, which can monitor infringement by individuals who should be in isolation.
9) Dr Harsh Vardhan opens the National Center for Teleconsultation (CoNTeC):
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveiled the CoNTeCan abbreviation for the COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Center, a New Delhi Telemedicine Center to interface specialists across the nation to AIIMS progressively for treating COVID-19 patients.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
1) Prince Charles recuperates from Covid 19:
Prince Charles, the 71-year-old beneficiary to the honored position, recuperated from COVID-19 and left self-isolation on March 30th, 2020, seven days in the wake of being positively tested.
2) Tata Power, in Georgia, installed Shuakhevi HPP:
The joint venture between Tata Power Company and Norway’s Clean Energy Invest and International Financial Corporation initiated its business activity of a 178-megawatt hydropower project (HPP) in Georgia.
STATE AFFAIRS:
1) A mobile application called “RajCop citizen app” was introduced by the Rajasthan police:
Rajasthan police propelled a mobile application named “RajCop Citizens App” to permit state-owned people and corporate workers to take consent to venture out under the required conditions that Data Ingenious GLobal Limited created.
2) Rajasthan marks the Day of Statehood:
Consistently, on 30 March, Rajasthan praises its Statehood Day, prevalently known as the “Place that is known for the Kings” as it is the biggest Indian state in the locale and the day is additionally called the “Rajasthan Day”.
