Category: All Current Affairs

ADB to fund USD 100 million in the Indian’s Infrastructure sector via NIIF

March 30, 2020

• Multilateral institution Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday declared a USD 100 million investment for the Indian infrastructure sector through the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF).
• The investment declaration comes at a crucial time for India, whose economic growth is weakening due to the COVID-19.

Tamil folk singer & actress Paravai Muniyamma passed away

March 30, 2020

• Folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma passed away in Madurai on 29^th March.
• The great lady had been suffering from age-related illnesses for a few years now.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan releases 24×7 National Teleconsultation Centre

March 30, 2020

• Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan released the 24×7 National Teleconsultation Centre.
• Through the center, proficient doctors from different clinical domains will be present 24×7 to answer questions related to COVID-19.

GoI set up 11 empowered groups to deal with coronavirus

March 30, 2020

• The Government of India has made 11 empowered groups to deal with COVID-19.
• These groups comprise a senior representative from PMO and the Cabinet Secretariat to assure uniform coordination.

Northern Railways forms 1st prototype of hospital isolation coach

March 30, 2020

• The Northern Railways has successfully made the first prototype of the hospital isolation coach to fight against the COVID-19.
• There are 10 isolation wards in each isolation coach.

ICICI Bank releases banking services on WhatsApp

March 29, 2020

• ICICI Bank has released the banking services on WhatsApp which will allow the banks’ retail customers to undertake a slew of banking demands from their home amid lockdown.
• Customers have to send ‘Hi’ from their registered mobile number to the Bank’s verified profile number in order to initialize instantly.

Nagaland CM releases Self Declaration COVID-19 Nagaland App

March 29, 2020

• Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has started the Self Declaration COVID19 Nagaland App which will be obligatory for everyone who has come into Nagaland after 6th March 2020.
• The app is vital for tracking and surveillance of high-risk cases and can be downloaded from the following website “nagalandhealthproject.org.”

German Minister Thomas Schaefer committed suicide

March 29, 2020

• Thomas Schaefer, Finance Minister of Hesse (Germany) has committed suicide possibly after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19.
• Mr. Schaefer, 54, was found deceased near a railway track on 28^th March.

Report ‘Boom & Bust 2020’: 4 New Coal projects added in India

March 29, 2020

• “Boom and Bust 2020:Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline” 47.4 GW coal-fired power projects at different stages were removed in India in 2019 which lessened total under development coal capacity to 66 GW.
• The report is the fifth annual survey of the coal plant pipeline.

Global economy now in slowdown said IMF head said

March 29, 2020

• The Chief of the International Monetary Fund said it is clear that the global economy has now entered a slowdown that could be as bad or worse than the 2009 downturn.
• IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the 189-nation lending agency was projecting a recovery in 2021.