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UP CM Yogi Adityanath makes ‘Team-11’ to fight Coronavirus

March 29, 2020
Yogi Adityanath
  • Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, made “Team-11” consisting of inter-departmental committees with over 2 dozen senior officials to combat the COVID-19.
  • Each of the committees will be led by a senior bureaucrat of the state while the CM will be the leader of the Team-11.

IAAF suspends Navin Chikara for 4 years for a doping violation

March 29, 2020
Doping
  • International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF), has suspended Indian shot putter Navin Chikara (23) for 4 years for finding positive in dope test in 2018.
  • This 4-year suspension will be considered active from July 27, 2018.

B.P. Kanungo reappointed as Deputy Governor of RBI for another year

March 29, 2020
B.P. Kanungo
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has given approval to an extension of tenure of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Deputy Governor, Bibhu Prasad Kanungo for another year up to April 3, 2021.

North Macedonia becomes 30th member of NATO

March 29, 2020
North Macedonia
  • The Republic of North Macedonia has joined as the 30th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO).
  • North Macedonia’s accession increases “security and stability” across the Western Balkans and is a mark of NATO’s “open door policy“, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated.

Zoya Akhtar conferred with IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020

March 28, 2020
Zoya Akhtar
  • Indian filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has been conferred with IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 for her excellent contribution to world tourism by her movies.
  • The 8th India International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC) was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Abbott Labs releases a 5-minute coronavirus test

March 28, 2020
Abbott Labs
  • Abbott Laboratories, United States is releasing a coronavirus test that will tell if the person is infected within 5 minutes.
  • This test is so small and transportable it is often used in almost any health-care setting.

Savita Chhabra writes her first book titled “Legacy Of Learning”

March 28, 2020
Savita Chhabra writes her first book titled “Legacy Of Learning”
  • Savita Chhabra, Chairperson of HRIPL (Hygienic Research Institute Private Limited), has released her first book titled “Legacy Of Learning”.
  • The book suggests simple and relatable ideas of the Bhagavad Gita.

India and France carry out joint patrolling

March 28, 2020
India and France carry out joint patrols
  • India and France have carried out joint patrols from the Reunion Island for the first time.
  • The patrol was carried out by a P-8I aircraft with French Navy personnel on board.
  • The surveillance was done in the southern Indian Ocean off Mauritius.

IIT-Gandhinagar starts “Project Isaac” for students during lockdown

March 28, 2020
Project Isaac
  • The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) has begun ‘Project Isaac’ to engage students in inventive projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.
  • The project tries to improve the student’s skills while they are confined in their homes.

SK Gupta and KM Prasad appointed as new members of CBDT board

March 28, 2020
CBDT
  • The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has given approval to the appointment of two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers Krishan Mohan Prasad and Satish Kumar Gupta as members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Board.