Thursday 9 April 2020

Current Affairs in short : 9 April 2020

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) observed its 70th fondation day on 9th April 2020.

The International Romani Day is observed on April 8 globally to raise awareness of the issues faced by Romani people and to celebrate Romani culture.

The Supreme Court has called Covid-19 a ‘National Calamity’ and termed doctors and health workers as ‘Corona Warriors’.

National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) had its first ever video-conferencing meet. In the meet the NBWL cleared infrastructure projects in 11 States.

Kendriya  Bhandar prepared 2200 essential kits for distribution to needy families in Delhi in the wake of Covid-19.

The Government of India sanctioned Rs.15,000 crore package to strengthen India's fight against the novel coronavirus.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund (SDF) has allocated USD 5 million (about Rs 38 crore) for COVID-19 projects in 8 member countries.

Odisha has become the first Indian state to extend the ongoing lockdown.

Centre is to announce around Rs.1 lakh crore ($13 billion) stimulus and focus on help for small and medium businesses that are suffering due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Brazilian Prez Bolsonaro thanks PM Modi, people of India for helping Brazil tackle COVID-19 outbreak.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in  Raigad district near Mumbai, manages to continue its operations smoothly.

Center launches ‘iGOT’ learning platform to combat COVID-19 for all front-line workers to equip them with the training and in coping with Pandemic.

According to a UN report, India's GDP growth for the current fiscal is expected to slow down to 4.8 per cent.

The Supreme Court (SC), in an interim order, directed the government to make COVID-19 testing by private laboratories free of charge.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said that the Global trade could drop by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Honor Blackman, one of the most memorable co-stars of the early James Bond films, has died at the age of 94.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the launch of a revised version of the existing "Swachhata-MoHUA App".

Bharti AXA Life Insurance announced the appointment of Parag Raja as managing director and chief executive officer of the company.

Radomir Antic, Serbian football manager and player, the only man to have coached Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, passed away at the age of 71 in Madrid, Spain. He was born on November 22, 1948 in Zitiste, Serbia.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes ended Virat Kohli's 3-year reign to be named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world.

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has announced that it will provide emergency working capital of up to Rs 1 crore to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

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