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India stands high on “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker”

April 11, 2020
PM Modi
  • The “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” has classified India’s response to COVID-19 as one of the most stringent in the world. This data are based on tracking 73 countries.
  • This tracker is designed by researchers from the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.

Parag Raja elected as new MD and CEO of Bharti AXA Life Insurance

April 10, 2020
parag raja bharti axa
  • Parag Raja has been elected as the new Md & CEO of Bharti Axa Life Insurance. He will be replacing Vikas Seth. Prior to this appointment, Raja was the Chief Distribution Officer at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI)

Delhi CM declares ‘Operation Shield’ to fight COVID-19

April 10, 2020
Operation Shield
  • Delhi Government has released the ‘Operation SHIELD’ to check the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital.
  • The Operation Shield will be executed in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi.
  • In the Operation SHIELD: S is Sealing of area; H is Home quarantine; I is Isolation of infected patients; E is Essential services ensured; L is Local sanitization; D is Door to door survey.

MHRD releases ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign

April 10, 2020
Bharat Padhe Online
  • The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) has released a campaign named ‘Bharat Padhe Online‘ for Crowd Sourcing of Ideas in order to uplift the online education ecosystem of India.

Former minister of Madhya Pradesh Hazarilal Raghuwanshi passes away

April 10, 2020
Hazarilal Raghuwanshi
  • Former Madhya Pradesh minister and a six-time MLA from Seoni-Malwa Assembly constituency, Hoshangabad, Hazarilal Raghuwanshi passed away.
  • He has also worked as a minister in several Congress-led governments in the state.

World Homoeopathy Day celebrated globally on 10 April

April 10, 2020
World Homoeopathy Day
  • World Homoeopathy Day is celebrated globally on 10 April to mark the birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
  • He found the way to heal through the use of homeopathy. He died on July 2, 1843.

Pulitzer prize winner Mary Jordan pens book on Melania Trump

April 10, 2020
The Art of Her Deal- The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary Jordan
  • The Pulitzer Prize-winning American reporter for The Washington Post, Mary Jordan has penned a book named ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump’.
  • It is published by Simon & Schuster and is to be launched on June 16, 2020.

Google to release new virtual Braille Keyboard

April 10, 2020
Google to release new virtual Braille Keyboard
  • Google has declared the launch of a virtual Braille keyboard for Android users with low vision or blindness.
  • This enables these people to type on their phones without additional hardware.
  • Google has colluded with braille developers and users to create it and also ensured that the keyboard can be used anywhere.

Anamika Roy Rashtrawar appointed as MD & CEO of IFFCO Tokio

April 10, 2020
Anamika Roy Rashtrawar IFFCO Tokio
  • Anamika Roy Rashtrawar has appointed as MD and CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance from March 27.
  • Earlier to this elevation, Rashtrawar was a whole-time director with the private general insurer, which she had started in June 2018.
  • IFFCO Tokio General Insurance is a 51:49 joint venture between IFFCO and Tokio Marine Group.

India’s GDP for FY21 predicted at 4.8%: United Nations

April 10, 2020
GDP
  • India’s GDP growth for the current fiscal is expected to slow down to 4.8 percent, a United Nations(UN) report has said.
  • It was warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to result in significant adverse economic impacts globally.

Hindustan Uniliver ties with UNICEF to support India to fight COVID-19

April 10, 2020
HUL partners with UNICEF to support India to combat COVID-19
  • Hindustan Unilever(HUL) has paired up with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to aid India to fight COVID-19.
  • This partnership targets to start a mass communication campaign with the objective of awaring about the COVID-19 pandemic.

IIL pairs up with Griffith University to prepare COVID-19 vaccine

April 10, 2020
IIL pairs up with Griffith University to prepare COVID-19 vaccine
  • Indian Immunologicals Limited(IIL) has tied up with Australia’s Griffith University to make the COVID-19 vaccine using the latest codon de-optimization technology.
  • It will go with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), to carry out clinical trials.

Arunachal Pradesh launches COVIDCARE app to combat COVID-19

April 9, 2020
COVIDCare
  • Arunachal Pradesh government has launched COVIDCARE app to raise awareness and to notify people about important announcements  related to COVID-19.
  • Using this app people can check for there symptoms using the AI Bot.

SAARC alots $5 Million for COVID patients

April 9, 2020
saarc
  • South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation(SAARC) has allocated $5 million for funding SAARC countries facing challenges like poverty, shortage of medical equipments, food supply to poor people, etc due to COVID-19.

$2.9 million aid from USAID to India for Coronavirus

April 8, 2020
USAID
  • US Agency for International development(USAID) has provided an aid of $2.1 million to India to support the fight against COVID-19 . This aid has been provided to speed up the process of stopping the coronavirus from spreading and to prevent local transmission.

Online competition Samadhan launched by MHRD to tackle COVID-19

April 8, 2020
competition sambandh
  • Competition Samadhan has been launched by Ministry of Human resource development(MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)  to encourage scientific minds of the country to create some solution to stop COVID-19 pandemic.

“Swasth ke sipahi” of PMBJP deliver essential medicines and services

April 8, 2020
swasth ke sipahi
  • Swasth ke Sipahi of Pardhan Mantri Jan Aushadi Kendra are delivering essential services and medicines to people that cannot go outside due to Lockdown and cannot afford medicines  under Pradhan mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP)

 

$1 billion pledged by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to stop coronavirus

April 8, 2020
jack dorsey
  • Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has pledged to donate $1 Billion to combat the spread of COVID-19. This amount will be used to provide essential equipments  and services to people in need.

5T plan of Delhi Government launched by CM Kejriwal.

April 8, 2020
arvind kejriwal
  • Delhi government has launched 5T plan to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. These 5Ts are:  Testing, Tracing, Treatment, Teamwork and Tracking. These 5Ts will prove very beneficial in stopping the spread of coronavirus.

Malayalam actor, Sasi Kalinga passed away

April 8, 2020
sasi kalinga
  • Well known Malayalam Actor Sasi Kalinga passed away. He worked in hundreds of movies and spent over 25 years in film industry. He was born in Kerala.

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