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

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.

FIFA’s latest ranking stated that India retains 108th slot

FIFA
  • India football team preserved its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings.
  • While Belgium placed first and world champion France is on 2nd rank and Brazil is in the 3rd place.

Padma Shri awardee and classical singer Shanti Hiranand Chawla passes away

Shanti Hiranand Chawla
  • Famous Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri honoree Shanti Hiranand Chawla passed away at a Gurgaon hospital early on 10th .She was 87.

Ex Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passes away

cricket
  • The former Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passed away.
  • The leg-spinner played for South Africa in Zimbabwe’s pre-independence days.
  • After he resigned in 1979, he assisted his nation, Zimbabwe as a national selector in cricket.

National Safe Motherhood Day commemorated globally on 11 April

National Safe Motherhood Day
  • National Safe Motherhood Day is an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance.
  • The government of India announced in 2003 the national safe motherhood day on April 11.

CSIR-NCL & BEL sign tie-up to developed IR Thermometer and OEU

Digital IR Thermometer and Oxygen Enrichment Unit
  • CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune, Maharashtra has designed and prepared Digital IR Thermometer and Oxygen Enrichment Unit (OEU) to aid within the mitigation of the COVID-19.
  • To speed-up, the project NCL has tied-up with Bharat Electronics Ltd, Pune (BEL).

RBI starts a Twitter campaign to improve digital modes of payment

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) started a twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of payment that are convenient and safe.
  • RBI restated the multiple digital payment options such as NEFT, IMPS, UPI, and BBPS that are available 24*7.
  • The face of the campaign is Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Jana Small Finance Bank starts “DigiGen” digital banking platform

Jana Small Finance Bank
  • Jana Small Finance Bank has started “DigiGen” a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and fixed deposit instantly, anytime, anywhere.

Bharat Biotech pairs up with FluGen to prepare ‘CoroFlu’ vaccine

Bharat Biotech pairs up with FluGen to prepare ‘CoroFlu’ vaccine
  • Bharat Biotech in partnership with the US-based company FluGen and the University of Wisconsin Madison to prepare a vaccine named “Coro-Flu” to combat COVID-19.
  • CoroFlu will build on the backbone of FluGen’s flu vaccine candidate called as M2SR.

Flipkart signs tie-up with ICICI Lombard to offer a health plan for COVID-19

Flipkart
  • Flipkart Private Limited signs tie-up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited & Go Digit General Insurance to initiated two health insurance policies.
  • The name of the two policies that specifically cover coronavirus is ‘COVID-19 Protection Cover’ and ‘Digit Illness Group Insurance’.