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

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.

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

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.

Anamika Roy Rashtrawar appointed as MD & CEO of IFFCO Tokio

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.

Google to release new virtual Braille Keyboard

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.

Pulitzer prize winner Mary Jordan pens book on Melania Trump

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.

World Homoeopathy Day celebrated globally on 10 April

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.

MHRD releases ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign

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.

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

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.

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