Current Affairs in short : 1 April 2020

1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that the world has clearly entered a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2. The World Bank has offered $1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project.


3. The Tokyo Olympic Games have been rescheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021


4. Sudhir Rajkumar, a senior official from India, has resigned from his position of Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)


5. Maharashtra State government announced a 60% pay cut for all government employees with an aim to financially assist the state in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.


6. The Ministry of Tourism has launched a portal ‘Stranded in India’ as a support network to help foreign tourists who are stuck in various parts of India. Its web address is strandedinindia.com.


7. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has designed a casualty evacuation bag to transport or isolate persons infected with COVID-19.


8. The Union Home Ministry has granted a special Rs 10-crore fund to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), enabling it to undertake relief works for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.


9. Odisha celebrates Utkal Dibasa on 1st April to mark the day the state was born as a separate entity on linguistic basis.This year marks the 83rd utkal Divasa, or the foundation Day of odisha.


10. Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass away due to Covid-19 complications


11. Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passed away due to coronavirus.


12. Tamil folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma passed away.