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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 7 is observed as  ‘World Health Day’  .  The the

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 reserve asset,  created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries’ official r