Monday 6 April 2020

Current Affairs in short : 6 April 2020

Shooting World Cup scheduled to be held in Delhi in May cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic.

Mahavir Jayanti is being celebrated across the country on 6 April 2020.

Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a record by moving 70 rakes carrying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) continuously in single-day movement during the lockdown.

Indian Railways Convert 126 Coaches Into Isolation Wards In Mysuru For Coronavirus Patients.

Anurag Srivastava on Monday took charge as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) from Raveesh Kumar.

DRDO approves the international standard PPEs(Personal protective equipment) manufactured by the Northern Railways.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake shook HimachalPradesh’s Chamba district on Monday morning.

Actress Lee Fierro , best known for playing Mrs Kintner in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws , has died of complications due to coronavirus. She was 91.

Training of Gaganyaan astronauts in Russia put on hold due to lockdown in wake of coronavirus outbreak.

UGC directs all universities, colleges to set up mental health helplines to address psychosocial concerns of students during lockdown imposed to combat coronavirus.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 29 June 2021 has been set as the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics.

NITI Aayog CEO  Amitabh Kant chairs Empowered Committee to review coordination between various stakeholders for COVID-19 related response activities.

HCL Technologies has set up a control centre in Noida to help respond to citizens’ queries about coronavirus.

Havas Group India has announced the appointment of Neeraj Bassi as its chief strategy officer with immediate effect.

In partnership with Bharti AXA General Insurance, Airtel Payments Bank has launched health insurance plans which offer financial protection against coronavirus as well.

The United Nations celebrates 6th of April every year as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

Kobe Bryant was selected to be inducted into the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In Telangana, a unique disinfectant named ‘V Safe Tunnel’ has been installed at the state Director General of Police’s office to sanitize people within 20 seconds from any possible bacteria and other microbes.

A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19 and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time.

More than 50 crore poor will be eligible for free COVID-19 testing and treatment under Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana- PMJAY.

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