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 reserves. The value of the SDR is based on a basket of five currencies—the U.S. dollar, the euro, the Chinese renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the British pound sterling.

5.18th April is celebrated Worldwide as World Heritage Day. The theme of World Heritage Day 2020 is “Shared Culture’, ‘Shared heritage’ and ‘Shared responsibility”. There are a total of 38 heritage sites in India. These sites are officially recognised by UNESCO.

6.Union Agriculture Ministry has launched Kisan Rath Mobile App to facilitate transportation of foodgrains and perishables during lockdown.

7.New Development Bank: It is a multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).It was established in 2014. The bank is set up to foster greater financial and development cooperation among the five emerging markets. HQ: Shanghai, China.

8.Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi: central sector scheme by the Government of India. Under the Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- per year is transferred directly into the bank accounts of the farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher income status.

9.Indian Tricolour of more than 1,000 meters in size was projected on Matterhorn Mountain, Zermatt, Switzerland.It's referred to as the Mountain of Mountains, the Matterhorn has become an iconic emblem of the Alps in general.

10.World Press Freedom Index: Norway ranks first for the fourth consecutive year and Finland and Denmark in second and third place. India has dropped two places to be ranked 142nd. Published annually by Reporters Without Borders since 2002.

11.The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the Daporijo bridge over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh in a record span of just 27 days.The bridge links roads leading upto the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China.The Subansiri is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra.

12.World Earth day on April 22. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. In the year 2020, the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day is being celebrated. 

13.Civil services day on April 21. On this day, the ‘Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration’ is given.

14.VidyaDaan 2.0, Launched by Union HRD Ministry, it is a national program for inviting e-learning Content contributions.

15.Kasowal bridge in news: Its a permanent bridge on the river Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country. Built by BRO.

16.The Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA): Launched in 2018 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan will be undertaken in 25 Villages with more than 1000 population each in Aspirational Districts identified in consultation with Ministry of Rural Development as per directions of NITI Ayog.

17.The annual Ambubachi Mela of Assam, The festival is also known as ‘Mahakumbh of the East’.

18.World Malaria Day 2020 is being celebrated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 25 with the theme ‘Zero malaria starts with me’.

19.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its latest Trade and Development Report. Other reports published by UNCTAD are- World Investment Report.

20.The Reserve bank of India has decided to bring back its bond swapping programmed billed as India’s 'Operation Twist' with an aim to help monetary transmission.

21.On Panchayati Raj Diwas (April 24th), the Prime Minister of India launched ‘Swamitva Yojana’. The scheme aims to revolutionise property record maintenance in India. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force with effect from 24th April, 1993. 

22. Australia’s multilateral air combat training exercise, Pitch Black 2020. In the last edition of Pitch Black in 2018, the Indian Air Force (IAF) had for the first-time deployed fighter aircraft for the exercise.

Thank you.
Prepared By:

Basim Nanakkal



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