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Current affairs April 2020

1. Union Agriculture Minister launches new features of  e-NAM platform.  E-NAM  (National Agriculture Market)  is an online trading platform for agriculture produce aiming to help farmers, traders, and buyers with online trading and getting a better price by smooth marketing. 2.An Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J transport aircraft recently delivered 6.2 tonne of essential medicines and hospital consumables to Maldives under  Operation Sanjeevani. 3.Arogyasetu: It is mobile app developed in public-private partnership to bring the people of India together in a resolute fight against COVID-19.The App joins Digital India for the health and well-being of every Indian. 4.India seeks $6 billion loans from AIIB, ADB to combat COVID-19.  Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)  is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond. It is  headquartered in Beijing. 5.April...

Current affairs April 2020

1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit  held online recently,The  Association of Southeast Asian Nations  is a regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the  Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.  The motto of ASEAN is  “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.  ASEAN  Secretariat – Indonesia, Jakarta.  Established in 1967 2. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana:  To provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor households.To provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor households. 3. Chitra GeneLAMP-N,  It is a diagnostic test kit that can confirm COVID19 in 2 hours at low cost. developed by  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,  Trivandrum. 4.New  Special Drawing Rights (SDR)  by the International Monetary Fund (IMF): The SDR is  an international ...