FIFA’s latest ranking stated that India retains 108th slot
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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
April 11, 2020
- 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’.
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