B.P. Kanungo reappointed as Deputy Governor of RBI for another year
March 29, 2020
- 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.
IAAF suspends Navin Chikara for 4 years for a doping violation
March 29, 2020
- 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.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath makes ‘Team-11’ to fight Coronavirus
March 29, 2020
- 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.
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.
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.
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 28th March.
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.”
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.
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.
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