Important Day
- International Day of Conscience - 5 April.
- Theme of World Health Day (7 April) for the year 2020 – “Support nurses and midwives”.
Economy
- This privet payment bank has partnered with Bharti AXA General Insurance to offer health insurance plans for providing financial protection against COVID-19 - Airtel Payments Bank.
National
- The government decided to take a _____ salary cut of all Members of Parliament (MPs) for a year in view of the coronavirus outbreak – 30%.
- In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the Cabinet approved the move to suspend the MPLADS Scheme for - two years.
- Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a record by moving ____ rakes carrying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) continuously in single-day movement during the lockdown - 70 rakes.
- The ‘Challenge COVID19 Competition’ has been launched by the -National Innovation Foundation (NIF).
Persons in News
- New chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for the year 2020-21 – U.B. Pravin Rao (Infosys' COP).
- New spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs - Anurag Srivastava (IFS officer).
- New president of Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) - Lohit Bhatia (Vice-president: Farhan Azmi).
Sports
- One of the men behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in weather-affected limited overs cricket matches, who died on 2 April 2020 - Tony Lewis.
State Current Affairs
- This state government has tied up with the postal department to deliver cash at their doorsteps during the lockdown - Kerala.
Science
- Scientists at this institute has developed a design of a negative pressure room (NPR) to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 through air at isolation wards and testing labs - Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar.
General Knowledge
- International Cricket Council (ICC) - Founded: 15 June 1909; Headquarters: Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) - Founded: 23 June 1894; Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Food Corporation of India (FCI) – Founded: 1965; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- International Hockey Federation (FIH) - Founded: 07 January 1924; Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Badminton World Federation (BWF) - Founded: 1934; Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
