Category: All Current Affairs

IRSDC is making 1st of its kind “Form-Based Codes”: Railway land

March 26, 2020

• Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is making 1st of its kind “Form-Based Codes” for the development of railway land.
• It is being planned for layout plans, building plans for station areas that will ensure a compact, pedestrian-friendly, market-responsive, transit-oriented & sustainable development.

Mayiladuthurai becomes Tamil Nadu’s 38th district

March 26, 2020

• Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on 24^th March declared bifurcation of Nagapattinam district to make a new district with Mayiladuthurai as its headquarters.
• Mayiladuthirai will be the 38th district of Tamil Nadu.

Saudi Arabia’s King to head Virtual Summit of G20 leaders

March 25, 2020

• Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will head the Extraordinary Virtual G20 leaders’ Summit.
• The summit will ponder over strategies to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Novelist Ruchika Tomar receives Pen/Hemingway Award 2020

March 25, 2020

• Ruchika Tomar has honored the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for her Debut Novel, for “A Prayer for Travelers”.
• The Novel states about the friendship of 2 women which grows complicated until the relationship splits apart and one of the friends disappears.

Sameer Aggarwal selected as CEO of Walmart India

March 25, 2020

• Sameer Aggarwal has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Walmart India. He will take over as CEO from Krish Iyer.
• Walmart India is presently operating 28 Best Price cash-and-carry stores in India.

Telugu new year day “Ugadi” being observed today

March 25, 2020

• Telugu New Year day ‘Ugadi’ being observed today.
• The festival is being observed across the two Telugu states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to mark the beginning of the Hindu Lunar calendar.

Sunil Chhetri appointed for FIFA campaign against Covid-19

March 25, 2020

• Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri appointed for the FIFA campaign against Covid-19.
• The ‘Pass the message to kick out coronavirus’ campaign serves five key steps that are handwashing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.

IIT Madras to launch Global Hyperloop Pod Competition

March 25, 2020

• IIT Madras is organizing India’s first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition named as ‘Indian Hyperloop Pod Competition’ to develop awareness and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India.
• Hyperloop is the 5th mode of transportation, a high-speed train that travels in a near-vacuum tube.

ITR filing deadline for FY 2019 continued to 30 June 2020

March 25, 2020

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declared the delay of statutory deadlines related to income tax to 30 June 2020.
• The Finance Ministry has finalized to extend the Income Tax Return (ITR) filing deadline for the Fiscal Year 2019 from 31st March 2020 to 30th June 2020.

PM Modi announces lockdown for 21 days from 25 March 2020

March 25, 2020

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared the complete lockdown of 21 days from 25 March, as part of the government’s stringent efforts to stop COVID-19.
• According to health experts, at least 21 days’ time is very essential to break the coronavirus infection cycle.