Current Affairs 28.3.20 English

NATIONAL

1.     Government offered Rs 1500 to Women Jan Dhan Account holders & Free cylinders will be provided to Ujjwala Scheme, MGNREA wages will be increased to Rs 2000 per worker.

2.     Government will supply 7 kg/person subsidised food grains under PDS for 3 months.

STATE

3.     Odisha will setup largest COVID-19 Hospital with 1000 beds in Bhubaneswar.

SCHEMES & APPS

4.    National Book Trust of HRD Ministry launched #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks Initiative to contain spread of COVID-19.

5.     ITU (International Telecommunications Union) lauched Global Network Resiliency Platform to protect Telecom Network during COVID-19.

BANKING

6.     SIDBI is offering loans upto 50 lakhs to MSE (Micro & Small Enterprises) at 5% to manufacture medical supplies to fight COVID-19.

7.     RBI allowed 3-month Moratorium on all Loans due to coronavirus pandemic.

RANKS & REPORTS

8.     MOODY predicted India GDP growthat 2.5% for FY20.

9.     SBI Ecowrap predicted India GDP growthat 2.6% for FY21 & 4.5% for FY20.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

10. First Made in India Test Kit to diagnose COVID-19 got commercial approval from CDSCO (Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation).

11. Centre ban export of Anti-Malarial Hydroxychlorquine Drug for treating COVID-19 patients.

12. ARCI (International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials), Hyderabad developed ultrafast laser surface textuing technology to improve Fuel Efficeincy in IC Engines.

13. Department of Science & Technology setup COVID-19 Task Force for mapping Technologies of various institutions.

OBITUARIES

14. Abdul Latif – Former Indian Footballer.

15. Nemai Ghosh – Photographer.