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COVID Action Collab: Platform to test COVID-19 in Sewage
The COVID Action Collab is an initiative by group of experts. The main aim of the initiative is to address issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It especially focuses on the poor and the vulnerable. The organization is now to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
United Nations warns of “Hunger Crisis”
The United Nations recently has warned of “hunger pandemic” due to COVId-19. Apart from COVID-19, the other factors that are to contribute to the crisis include wars in Syria, crisis in Lebanon and desert locusts destroying crops in East Africa. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Ruhdaar: Low Cost Mechanical Ventilator developed by IIT Bombay
Students from IIT Bombay, Islamic University of Science and Technology, NIT Srinagar have come together to invent a low-cost ventilator called “Ruhdaar”. About Ruhdaar The cost of production of one ventilator is Rs 10,000. The design was initiated by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
WHO launches COVID-19 Tools (Act) Accelerator
The World Health Organization along with the other international leading organizations such as Global Fund, UNTAID, CEPI, etc. has launched the COVID-19 Tools (Act) Accelerator. The collaboration helps to speed up the development, production and access to therapeutics, diagnostics and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-28 April 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-28 April 2020 INDIA Narendra Singh Tomar issues guidelines regarding SVAMITVA Scheme that is aimed at rural people the right to document their residential properties Narendra Singh Tomar releases SOP for e-Gram Swaraj Yojana platform and mobile ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Five of the North Eastern States become COVID-19 free
On April 27, 2020, five of the eight north east states namely Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have become COVID-19 free. The other three states namely Meghalaya, Assam and Mizoram have not reported new cases. This was announced ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Largest hole in the Ozone Layer closes by itself
The C3S (Copernicus Climate Change Service) and CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) confirmed that the hole in the Ozone layer has healed itself. Highlights The hole was 1 million square kilometres wide above the Arctic. The hole was identified by ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
RBI announces Special Liquidity Mutual Funds worth Rs 50,000 crores
On April 27, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India announced the special liquidity facility for mutual funds of Rs 50,000 crores. The Reserve Bank of India is increasing liquidity flow in capital markets as COVID-19 has imposed liquidity strains on ..