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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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“CAWACH” response center set up by Dept. of Science and Technology

dept of science and technology

  • Center for Augmenting War with COVID-19 Health Crisis( CAWACH), a rapid response center has been set up by Dept of Science and Technology.
  • It has been set up with a total cosst of 56 crore at Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(SINE), IIT Bombay.
  • It has been set up to support startups that are working to find some innovating solutions for the COVID-19

Mascots of 19th Asian games unveiled

the smart triplets
  • Official mascots of 19th Asian Games that are scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China have been released.
  • The smart triplets” has been officially chosen as the mascot of the 19th Asian Games that are going to be held in 2022.

Salary of Pm, President, and MPs to be cut by 30%

salary cut
  • All members of the parliament including the president, prime minister, and all the other MPs will face a salary cut of 30% for the next 1 year from 1 April 2020.
  • This ordinance has been passed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19.

“Prana-Vayu” low-cost ventilator developed by IIT-Roorkee

prana vayu
  • To tackle the urgent demand of the ventilators in country due to COVID-19 IIT-Roorkee in collaboration with AIIMS-Rishikesh, Uttarakhand has developed a very low-cost portable prana-vayu ventilator 
  • This portable ventilator will be available at a cost of Rs. 25000 only

“Caruna” launched by Civil Servants to fight COVID-19

caruna
  • Civil Servant Officers’ Association has launched “Caruna” initiative to support the government’s efforts to tackle coronavirus.
  • Caruna stands for “Civil Services Associations Reach to Support in Natural Disasters

Amitabh Kant to head group for coordinating COVID-19 related activities

amitabh kant
  • Amitabh Kant will be heading the group constituted by the Government of India for addressing issues related to COVID-19 such as identification of problems, effective solutions, and planning.
  • The group will coordinated response activities among, Private players, NGOs and International Organizations.

Indian Air force launches “Operation Sanjeevani”

c130 J hercules
    • The Indian air force has launched “Operation Sanjeevani” to supply 6.2 tonnes of medical equipment and medicines to the Maldives via cargo aircraft “C-130J Super Hercules“.
    • These supplies are required by the Maldives to treat patients affected by COVID-19.

April 5: International day of Conscience announced by UN

International day of concise
  • United Nations Organization has declared 5th April as “International day of Concise“.
  • Aim of this day is to remind people about the values of self-analysis and interaction with each other to make social and responsible communities.

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