Top GKToday’s News Headlines-25 April 2020

April 24, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 25 April, 2020

PM launches two web portals — e-Gram Swaraj & Swamitva Yojana — for faster development of villages
The e-Gram Swaraj app will provide panchayats a single interface to complete development projects
Swamitva Yojana will use drones in mapping of properties in villages and will make it easier for villagers to avail loans from banks

Panchayati Raj Day celebrated on April 24; marks the passing of Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992
An e-office application called ‘e-karyalay’ launched in CISF to enable movement of files and documents without physical touch
Kerala: Salary of govt. employees to be deducted for six days every month for the next five months for raising funds to fight COVID-19
RNA extraction kit named ‘Chitra Magna’ developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram for isolating RNA from swabs for COVID 19 tests
COVID-19: IIT Delhi becomes first academic institute to get ICMR approval for a real-time diagnostic test
Odisha govt launches portal ‘covid19.odisha.gov.in’ for registration of migrant workers who are expected to return to the state after lifting of the lockdown on May 3

Foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 3.09 billion to USD 479.57 billion in the week to April 17
Government to set up Rs 1 trillion fund to repay outstanding payments to MSMEs owed by govt. and private industries: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund shuts down six debt schemes that had assets under management of over Rs 25,000 crore
AP Govt. revives ‘zero interest’ loan scheme for women self-help groups (SHGs) in the state

2nd International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace celebrated on April 24
With around 45 million likes on his personal page, PM Modi continues to be the most popular world leader on Facebook: BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe)
At 309 million, US President Donald Trump dominates the rankings for world leaders with most interactions on Facebook in the past 12 months: BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe)
China names its first Mars exploration mission to be launched later in 2020 as Tianwen-1