Current Affairs 10 April 2020
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Day Wise Current Affairs 10 April 2020
♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a conversion with Prime Minister of Nepal and Prime Minister of Japan via telephone, discussed the outbreak of COVID19 steps to control the situation
| Country: Nepal | Country: Japan |
| Capital: Kathmandu | Capital: Tokyo |
| Official Language: Nepali | Official Language: Japanese |
| Government: Federal parliamentary republic | Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Legislature: Federal Parliament | Legislature: National Diet |
| President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari | Emperor: Naruhito |
| Prime Minister: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli | Prime Minister: Shinzō Abe |
| Currency: Nepalese Rupee | Currency: Japanese yen |
♦ Union Minister HRD launched a week-long ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign in New Delhi for Crowdsourcing of Ideas for Improving Online Education ecosystem of India. Ideas can be shared by mail and twitter by using #BharatPadheOnline up to 16th April 2020
♦ Researchers from INST, Mohali an autonomous institute made computer-based designs of nano-materials with superhigh piezoelectricity which can be the building blocks of futuristic nano-electronics for applications like ultrathin, next-generation nano-transistors
♦ Scientists SCTIMST, Kerala, an autonomous institute designed disinfection gateway and facemask disposal to fight COVID-19 pandemic
♦ Green Pyramid Biotech company in Pune is funded by the Department of Science Technology for manufacturing natural, alcohol-free sanitizer for hands and surfaces with long-lasting antibacterial and antiviral effect
♦ Odisha extended the lockdown till April 30 announcement made after a Cabinet meeting held through video conferencing, 1st state in India to extend Lockdown up to April 30
♦ The Delhi government developed ‘Home Quarantine App’ to monitor the realtime location of quarantined individuals and also of the process of developing the ‘Containment Survey App’ to keep an eye on those residing in COVID19 hotspots across the Delhi
♦ National Security Act 1980 is an act Parliament promulgated on 23 September 1980, invoked if a person assaults a policeman on duty, the maximum period of detention is 12 months
♦ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Sanitation app ‘Swachhata- MoHUA’ updated to include features of reporting of suspected cases of COVID-19 and lockdown violations
♦ Anamika Roy Rashtrawar appointed MD & CEO of IFFCO Tokio
♦ Jeff Bezos topped Forbes List of Top Billionaires in the World, Bill Gates ranked 2nd in Forbes list
♦ Parag Raja appointed as MD & CEO Of Bharti AXA Life Insurance
♦ Madhya Pradesh government launched Top Parent mobile app for students
♦ West Bengal government launched Sandhan Mobile App for Health workers
♦ Arunachal Pradesh government launched COVID CARE Mobile App in the outbreak of COVID19
♦ Puducherry government launched NAADI Mobile app in the outbreak of COVID19
♦ Ben Stokes and Ellyse Perry named Leading Cricketer Men and Women of the Year 2020-21 By Wisden
♦ John Wright appointed as Derbyshire Cricket Club President
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