April Current Affairs 2020

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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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Bullet Prakash, well known Kannada actor passed away

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  • Bullet Prakash, well known Kanadda actor who has worked in hundreds of movies has passed away.

Malayalam actor, Sasi Kalinga passed away

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  • 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.

5T plan of Delhi Government launched by CM Kejriwal.

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  • 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.

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

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  • 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.

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

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  • 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)

 

Online competition Samadhan launched by MHRD to tackle COVID-19

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  • 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.

$2.9 million aid from USAID to India for Coronavirus

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  • 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.

SAARC alots $5 Million for COVID patients

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  • 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.

Arunachal Pradesh launches COVIDCARE app to combat COVID-19

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  • 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.

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

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.