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Date DayTheme
01 AprilUtkal Diwas / Odisha FOundation Day
01 AprilNational Walking Day
01 AprilFossil Fools Day
01 AprilEedible Book Day
02 AprilWorld Autism Awareness DayThe transition of Adulthood
04 AprilInternational day for Mine AwarenessTogether for mine action
05 AprilNational Maritime Day
05 AprilInternational day of ConscienceSupport nurses and Midwives
07 AprilWorld Health Day
08 AprilInternational Romani day
10 AprilWorld Homeopathy DayEnhancing the scope of Homeopathy in Public health
10 AprilSiblings Day
11 AprilNational Safe Motherhood DaySafe Motherhood in times of COVID-19
11 AprilNational Pet Day
12 AprilInternational day of Human Space Flight
13 AprilJallianwala Bagh Massacre
14 AprilB. R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day / Ambedkar Jayanti
14 AprilWorld First Chagas disease day
15 AprilWorld Art DaySee Art, Do Art, Be Art, Stay Home,
16 AprilWorld Voice DayFocus on your voice
17 AprilWorld Haemophilia Day
18 AprilWorld Heritage Day / International day of monuments and sitesShared Cultures, Shared heritage, Shared responsibility
19 AprilWorld Liver Day
21 AprilSecretaries' day
21 AprilNational Civil Services Day
21 AprilWorld Creativity and Innovation Day
22 AprilWorld Earth DayClimate Action
23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright DaySlogan: "KL Baca – caring through reading"
24 AprilNational Panchayati Raj Day
25 AprilWorld Malaria DayZero Malaria starts with Me
25 AprilInternational Delegate's day
26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property DayInnovate for a Green future
27 AprilWorld Veterinary Day
28 AprilWorld day for Safety and Health at Work
28 AprilWorld Veterinary Day
29 AprilInternational Dance Day
30 AprilAyushman Bharat Diwas
30 AprilInternational Jass Day
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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 

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. 

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. 

“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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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