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Covid FYI, digital directory for all services and helpline launched

April 20, 2020
covid fyi
  • For providing one stop solution to all queries related to services and helplines , digital directory COVID FYI have been launched.

World-famous Animator Gene Deitch passed away

April 20, 2020
gene deitch
  • World-famous illustrator, ,Gene Deitch  who is well known for his cartoons, Tom and Jerry and Popeye the Sailor man has passed away.
  • For his contribution in animation industry he was awarded McCay award in year 2004. He belonged to United States.

Facebook starts 3rd party fact check system in Bangladesh

April 20, 2020
FB
  • Facebook has declared to start a third party fact-checking system in Bangladesh.
  • Facebook has tied-up with an Indian fact-checking website “Boom” for a third party fact-checking system in Bangladesh.
  • The fact-checking system will concentrate on discouraging the spread of fake news in the country by reviewing and rating the stories, including photos and videos.

UN Chinese Language Day commemorated globally on 20 April

April 20, 2020
UN Chinese Language Day
  • UN Chinese Language Day is celebrated on April 20 every year.
  • The day has been decided to pay tribute to Cangjie, who is a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago.

Indian Navy established “Air Evacuation Pod” for Covid-19 patients

April 20, 2020
Indian Navy formed “Air Evacuation Pod” for Covid-19 patients
  • 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 formed up of aluminum, nitrile rubber and perspex. It weighs only 32 kg and has incurred a manufacturing cost of Rs 50,000 which is only 0.1 percent of the cost of an imported equivalent (Rs 59 lakh).

Fitch cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 1.8%

April 20, 2020
GDP
  • Fitch Solutions has cut 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 the large-scale loss of income across the economy due to the domestic outbreak of COVID-19, causing contracted private consumption.

UP govt ties-up with Google to geotag community kitchens

April 20, 2020
UP govt ties-up with Google to geotag community kitchens
  • Uttar Pradesh Government ties up with tech giant Google to formed geotag community kitchens in the state.
  • The kitchens prepare 12 lakh food packets on a daily basis.
  • Now, Uttar Pradesh came up as the 1st state to geotag community kitchens.

“National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India” started

April 20, 2020
“National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India” started
  • The “National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India” has been started by the Union Minister for Culture (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel.
  • The “National List of ICH of India”, which is a part of the Vision 2024 of the Ministry of Culture, spreads awareness about the diverse cultural heritage elements from different parts of India at national as well as international level.

covidwarriors Dashboard for COVID-19 launched by GoI

April 19, 2020
covidwarriors
  • The Government of India has created a portal covidwarriors.gov.in ” that contains state-wise information about the people and organizations that are fighting at the front end to contain this pandemic. 

V. Krishnaswamy releases “Shuttling to the top The story of PV Sindhu”

April 19, 2020
Shuttling to the top: The story of PV Sindhu
  • Shuttling to the top The story of PV Sindhu, book on ace shuttler of India PV Sindhu, has been released by sports journalist, V. Krishnaswamy.
  • This book covers her journey from early life to an world class shuttler. 

Wardbot for Corona patients developed by IIT Ropar

April 19, 2020
wardbot
  • To help the COVID-19 patients in isolation wards, IIT Ropar has developed Wardbot, that is like a robot that will deliver basic items like food or other items to patients
  • This device will be very beneficial in reducing the pace of virus as it will reduce human to human interaction 

World Liver Day celebrated globally on 19 April

April 19, 2020
World Liver Day
  • World Liver day is celebrated on 19 April every year. The day is kept to raise 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.

ARI Pune forms “bug sniffer” for detection of pathogens

April 19, 2020
ARI Pune forms “bug sniffer” for detection of pathogens
  • For the rapid detection of pathogens, a device named “bug sniffer” has been prepared by the researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune.
  • Bug Sniffer is a sensitive and low-cost sensor that has been developed with the purpose of rapid detection of pathogens.

HDFC Bank begins #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign for social distancing

April 19, 2020
#HDFCBankSafetyGrid
  • HDFC Bank has started the #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign to promote social distancing in Public places.
  • The bank has created physical markers of the HDFC Bank logo on the ground using the outer grid logo.
  • This campaign supports people waiting in the queue at a shop or an establishment.

WWF India’s new ambassador is Viswanathan Anand

April 18, 2020
Viswanathan ANand
  • Indian Chess player Viswanathan Anand has joined World Wide Fund India as its ambassador for the environmental program.

Delhi govt launched Assess Koro Na app

April 18, 2020
assess koro na
  • To stop the virus from spreading, Delhi government has launched Assess koro na app for Door to door analysis of the people in the hotspots and containment zones.
  • This app will analyze their symptoms and provide realtime data that will prove beneficial in containing the virus.

Kisan Rath mobile app launched

April 18, 2020
kisan rath app
  • Kisan Rath mobile app has been launched by Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar for easy transportation of foodgrains and other perishable items during the lockdown. 
  • This app has been developed by National Informatics Center(NIC).

“Saharai Oram” former tribal leader passed away

April 18, 2020
Saharai Oram
  • Saharai Oram who was a very popular tribal leader and also served as a tribal minister in Odisha has passed away.

World Heritage Day 2020 celebrated globally on 18 April

April 18, 2020
World Heritage Day
  • World Heritage Day 2020 celebrated globally on 18 April every year to defend the human heritage and to recognize all the efforts of relevant organizations.
  • Theme 2020: shared Culture, shared heritage and shared responsibility.

DRDO rolls out new products to allow COVID-19 disinfection process

April 18, 2020
DRDO
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has rolled out new products viz “Automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit” and “UV Sanitisation Box and Hand-held UV device” to enable COVID-19 disinfection process.
  • The automatic Mist Based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit is based on water mist aerator technology.
  • UV Sanitisation Box will be used for the reason of disinfecting personal belongings such as mobile phones, tablets, purse, currency, the cover of office files, etc.

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