June Almeida

The contributions of June Almeida in diagnostic use of electron microscopy which has helped in the early detection of the SARS CoV 2 is being discussed. About June Almeida is a Scottish virologist born in 1930 in Glasgow. She became ..

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray

Experts dismissed recent claims in the social media that Indian chemist, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, was behind the discovery of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. About Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray was an Indian chemist, industrialist, historian, educationist and philanthropist born in 1861. ..

Ways and Means Advances

The RBI announced a 60% increase in WMA limit over the March levels for state governments to enable COVID-19 containment and mitigation efforts and plan their market borrowings. About WMA Ways and Means Advances or WMA is a mechanism used ..

Post Intensive Care Syndrome

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, reports pointed out that several of the recovering patients who required ICU treatment are experiencing PICS. About The Post Intensive Care Syndrome or PICS is a collection of health conditions comprising of impairment ..

GoI: India accounts to 40% drop in COVID-19

On April 17, 2020 India announced that the growth in COVID-19 cases has decreased by 40%. The Government also says that before lock down, the number of cases doubled in 3 days. However, now it takes 6.2 days for the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: April 18, 2020

WHO: Other Countries will follow China in revising their death toll

On April 18, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that many countries are to follow China in updating their death tolls due to COVID-19. This will happen after they bring the spread of the virus under control. Highlights The major ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

“Updated COVID-19 Containment Plan” released by GoI

On April 18, 2020, the Ministry of Health released “Updated Containment plan for large outbreaks COVID-19”. According to the plan, containment operations are to be scaled down when there are no new positive cases in the quarantined zone for at ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

India attends Development Committee Meeting of IMF-World Bank

On April 17, 2020, India attended the Development Committee meeting of World Bank-International Monetary Fund. India was represented by the Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman. Highlights India participated in the 101st meeting of the development committee that was held through ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-18th April 2020

1. The Painter Prince is a book based on which famous painter born in the month of April, 1848? Answer: Raja Ravi Varma 2. Which of these was the first Summer Olympics to be cancelled in the 20th century? Answer: ..