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Current Affairs - 30th April 2020

For cracking any competition exams, the current affairs and general knowledge are mandatory. Current Affairs is an essential part of any competitive exam, so we thought of a system that will help people in Current Affairs.   A low-cost robotic device named as “Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device (HCARD)” has been developed by CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute.  TS Tirumurti appointed as India’s next Ambassador or Permanent Representative to the United Nations on April 29, 2020. Tirumurti is a 1985 batch IFS officer. He will be succeeding Sayyad Akbaruddin, who is due to retire shortly.  UGC releases guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for universities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The new academic session for freshers may begin in universities from September and for already enrolled students in August. Exams for final semester students be conducted in July.  Over 5 million people faced displacements in India in 2019, which is the highest in the world as per the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2020). The report was released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. As per the report, 33.4 million people faced displacements in the world due to conflicts and disasters.  CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur (West Bengal) develops a low-cost robotic device HCARD for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 affected while maintaining social distancing.  Tripura has developed a mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk to collect samples from suspected coronavirus cases without having any physical contact. A three-wheeler heavy-duty auto rikshaw has been transformed into a COVID-19 sample collection kiosk by the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC).  Shiv Das Meena has been appointed as chairman and managing director of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).  The Australian government is looking to make travel exemptions for the Indian team’s tour Down Under later this year to save the Australian cricket board. Cricket Australia, which has laid off almost 80 percent of its employees, is under huge financial pressure in the wake of COVID-9 pandemic.  Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a “Berberine” based Alzheimer inhibitor.  Germany has banned the Hezbollah organization, designating it is a terrorist organization. The Interior Ministry of the country announced on April 30, 2020. The United States and Israel have been pushing Germany to ban the organization.  The United States has announced an additional grant worth $3 million to help India combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The US aid agency (USAID) had announced a grant worth $2.9 million to India on April 6, 2020, to support its efforts to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.  Nagaland has imposed a COVID-19 cess on diesel and petrol, becoming the first state to introduce such a tax in India. Nagaland has imposed a Rs 5 per liter COVID-19 cess on diesel and Rs 6 per liter cess on petrol and other such liquid fuel.  Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on April 27, 2020, for three years. The ban has been imposed on the Pakistani batsmen for failing to report corrupt approaches ahead of the country’s T20 premier league this year.

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Daily Current Affairs 30th April 2020

AP Govt Launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena a fee reimbursement scheme

AP Govt Launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena a fee reimbursement scheme Andhra Pradesh government launched a fee reimbursement scheme called Jagananna Vidya Deevena for college students Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme with an alotment of Rs 4,000 crore to provide full fees reimbursement to about 14 lakh college students, including those in professional courses About AP Capital– Amaravati State Flower– Water lilies State Bird– Indian roller State Animal– Black buck State Tree– Neem What is the main objective of the scheme? Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme provides help for the financially weak students who wish to study but unable to study due to lack of finance Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme Promotes Higher education in the state Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme encourages the youngsters for further education. Notable points To support this scheme AP govt also released pending due of Rs 1,880 crore during the previous Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government The amount directly credited into the accounts of the students’ mothers The CM also launched a helpline number that is 1902, for parents of the students to lodge a complaint if the college management does not provide quality education or better facilities to their children. Jagananna Vasathi Deevana (JVD) Apart from above scheme, another scheme, Jagananna Vasathi Deevana, also launched which will take care of hostel and mess charges.

Madhya pradesh Govt Launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana to help people fight against COVID-19

Madhya pradesh Govt Launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana to help people fight against COVID-19 Madhya Pradesh Government on April 28, 2020 launched ‘Jeevan Amrit Yojana’ scheme to boost the immune system of people to fight the deadly virus COVID 19 MP Chief Minister launches Jeevan Amrit Yojana scheme About Madhya Pradesh Capital– Bhopal Governor– Lalji Tandon Jeevan Amrit Yojana: Under Jeevan Amrit Yojana the state government freely distribute an ayurvedic product called ‘Trikut Churna (means three peppers)’ It is prepared by the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) What are the natural elements used in Trikut Churna? They used naturally available at home elements used such as Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Indian Long Pepper (Piper longum) Ginger (Zingiber officinale) A target has been set to distribute this packet of 50 grams to 1 crore families of the state. Accordig to AYUSH it is claimed that drinking Trikut Churna increase immunity and has no side effects Govt provides kadha (or decoction) to the people of the state, irrespective of whether they are from rural or urban areas.

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Report 2020 on Religious Freedom Released

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Report 2020 on Religious Freedom Released Why in News? The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2020 annual report What the report says? The USCIRF listed India under “Country of Particular Concern” on religious freedom for the first time since 2004 What is US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)? USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission It is first time in the world which releases its kind of report It is dedicated to defending the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. The commission makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. Notable points of the report? India categorised as a “Tier 2 country” in last year’s listing What are Tier 2 countries? Tier 2 countries are those countries engaged in serious violations or tolerated by the government  and characterized by at least one of the elements of systematic, ongoing, and egregious. This is the first time since 2004 that India has been placed in the “Country of Particular Concern” category. India is placed alongside countries, including China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. 14 countries designated as “countries of particular concern” (CPCs) because their governments engage in or tolerate “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations.” Nine countries earlier in the list of December 2019 are also included those are  Burma China Eritrea Iran North Korea Pakistan Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Along with these five other countries are India Nigeria Russia Syria Vietnam What are the Reasons shown to downgrade India? India enacted the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which provides a fast track to Indian citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan already residing in India which act as a bias towards one particular community The unilateral abrogation of Article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and activities aftermath India used its strengthened parliamentary majority to institute national-level policies violating religious freedom across the country, especially for Muslims The national and various state governments also allowed nationwide campaigns of harassment and violence against religious minorities to continue with impunity, and engaged in and tolerated hate speech and incitement to violence against them US government’s action on the report’s recommendation: In 2005, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was at the time the Chief Minister of Gujarat was censured by the USCIRF. The commission had recommended sanctions against him for the 2002 riots and the U.S. government had subsequently cancelled his visa. India’s response: India has objected to the commission’s biased and tendentious comments against it.

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away at 53

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away at 53 Famous Bollywood star Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan on April 29, 2020 passed away due to cancer in Mumbai, Maharashtra Movie Career Slumdog Millionaire Life of Pi The Amazing Spider-man His birth details Born on January 7, 1967, in Jaipur Rajasthan About Irrfan Khan: Irrfan earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) while pursuing his MA (Master of Arts) degree Irrfans first screen debut in the 1988 Mira Nair directorial Salaam Bombay After struggling for many years, success finally came to him after he starred in AsifKapadia’s The Warrior (2001). He was starred in the movies like Haasil, Maqbool, Life in a Metro, Paan Singh Tomar, The Lunchbox, Haider, Piku and Talvar He has acted in over 50 Indian films. Irrfan was also known for his work in international projects like The Namesake, The Darjeeling Limited and Jurassic World among more. Khan was last seen in Bollywood comedy film, Angrezi medium, which was released in March 2020. His awards Irrfan Khan was honoured with Padma Shri by the Government of India (GOI) for his significant contribution to arts and cinema. He also won the National Film Award and 4 Filmfare awards. After Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth and Om Puri the latest actor who earned reputation in Hollywood movies is Irfan Khan He also collaborated with Oscar-winning directors such as Danny Boyle, Ang Lee and appeared in the HBO (Home Box Office) show In Treatment

CRISIL Research Report Released on Total Installed Renewable Capacity

CRISIL Research Report Released on Total Installed Renewable Capacity Karnataka tops in total installed renewable capacity: CRISIL Research report CRISIL Research report released on April 28, 2020 According to this report Karnataka retained its 1st position in terms of total installed renewable capacity in FY20 About CRISIL: Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Ashu Suyash Chairman– John Berisford After Karnataka Tamil Nadu(2nd) & Gujarat(3rd) The top 3 states in overall solar energy capacity addition are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka The top 3 states in overall wind energy states are Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Position             State                  Total installed renewable  in Mega Watt (MW) 1                 Karnataka                                  15,232 2                 Tamil Nadu                                 14, 347 3                 Gujarat                                      10,586 How Karnataka retained their position? Many SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India)-led schemes enabled commissioning of projects in the Pavagada solar park with the capacity of 2,050 MW of solar projects. The state enabled the commissioning of several rounds of solar schemes under its solar policy (Karnataka Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd-led rounds), which boost additions over the past 3 fiscals. The state also exploited wind capacity, particularly in the districts near Ghats, and facilitated a favorable open access policy capacity until FY18 which helped capacity additions.

Uma Balasubramaniam book on The Maharaja Of Baroda Sayajirao Gaekwad III

Uma Balasubramaniam book on The Maharaja Of Baroda Sayajirao Gaekwad III Sayajirao Gaekwad III: The Maharaja of Baroda, New book by Uma Balasubramaniam published by Rupa Publications About Uma Balasubramaniam: She is a history graduate from the faculty of arts of the M.S. University of Baroda. She began her career in 2002 as a freelance writer for publications like The Hindu, The Indian Express and the Deccan Chronicle What is this book on? It is an epic biography titled Sayajirao Gaekwad III The Maharaja of Baroda Elaboration of the book on? Uma Balasubramaniam gave brief on How a 13 year old Maratha farmers (Maharashtra) boy became the king of baroda Also gave on how the fate twists for the favourite son of the British empire gets himself to the brink of being deposed by the British Focus of the book The book focuses on his ascendancy to the throne, his association with the British government in India, his administrations like schools for girls and training institutes for female teachers and reforms like abolishment of child marriage and reintroduction of widow remarriage Reason behind publishing this book? This book written for the people to understand about one of India’s unsung heroes who worked to build a free and modern India.   Read the full article