Current Affairs in short : 4 April 2020

1. The Government of India launched Corona Kavach application to map the location of a COVID-19 positive patient through GPS.


2. Odisha government, in collaboration with the UNICEF, launched an online cultural competition [Mo Prativa (My talent)] among children to keep them engaged at home during the lockdown period.


3. Manipal Cigna Health Insurance company has announced the launch of its Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, ManipalCigna.


4. The interest rates on small saving schemes have been slashed by the central government for the April-June quarter of the financial year 2020-2021. 


5. The FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, which was scheduled to be played in India between November 2nd and 21st, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.


6. The official mascots of the 19th Asian Games were unveiled at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China.


7. Bill Withers, the celebrated artist whose hits include “Lean on Me” and “Lovely Day,” has died of heart complications. 


8. Minister of State Human Resource Development and IT Sanjay Dhotre today launched Hack the Crisis – India, an Online Hackathon to find working solutions for overcoming COVID-19 pandemic.


9. The United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4 each year.


10. Government extends tenure of NCLT acting President Bethala Shanta Vijaya (B.S.V.) Prakash Kumar for another 3 months. 


11. ARMMAN, an India-based non-profit organization, has been awarded the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2020.


12. National Health Authority (NHA)inked a pact with ride-hailing app Uber to provide transport services for frontline healthcare workers involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

1. The government has tested an application named, Geo-fencing app to trigger emails and SMS alerts to an authorised government agency, if a person has jumped quarantine or has escaped from isolation, based on the person’s mobile phone’s cell tower location.