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National Safe Motherhood Day commemorated globally on 11 April

April 11, 2020
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.

Ex Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passes away

April 11, 2020
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.

Padma Shri awardee and classical singer Shanti Hiranand Chawla passes away

April 11, 2020
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.

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

April 11, 2020
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.

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

April 11, 2020
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.

Parag Raja elected as new MD and CEO of Bharti AXA Life Insurance

April 10, 2020
parag raja bharti axa
  • Parag Raja has been elected as the new Md & CEO of Bharti Axa Life Insurance. He will be replacing Vikas Seth. Prior to this appointment, Raja was the Chief Distribution Officer at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI)

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

April 10, 2020
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.

MHRD releases ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign

April 10, 2020
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.

Former minister of Madhya Pradesh Hazarilal Raghuwanshi passes away

April 10, 2020
Hazarilal Raghuwanshi
  • Former Madhya Pradesh minister and a six-time MLA from Seoni-Malwa Assembly constituency, Hoshangabad, Hazarilal Raghuwanshi passed away.
  • He has also worked as a minister in several Congress-led governments in the state.

World Homoeopathy Day celebrated globally on 10 April

April 10, 2020
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.