Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 April 2020

April 5, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 5 April, 2020

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik conferred with the ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by animal rights body PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India
IIT Hyderabad incubated startup Aerobiosys Innovations develops low-cost ventilator ‘Jeevan Lite’
DRDO’s VRDE (Vehicle Research and Development Establishment, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) develops full-body disinfection chamber called ‘Personnel Sanitization Enclosure’ for healthcare workers dealing with coronavirus cases
DRDO’s RCI (Research Centre IMARAT, Hyderabad) and TBRL (Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh) develop face protection mask for health care professionals handling COVID-19 patients

PSB Indian Overseas Bank nominated by Govt. for collection of donations for PM-CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) Fund
Govt. puts curbs on exports of diagnostic kits with a view to discourage shipments amid the coronavirus outbreak

Famed Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi dies at 84 from novel coronavirus
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential drugs to Maldives under Operation Sanjeevani
Singer Bill Withers, known for the song ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, dies in US at 81
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action observed by UN on April 4