Important Day
Economy
- According to the UN 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020: Towards sustainable economies', India's GDP growth for the current fiscal year 2020-21 - 4.8%.
National
- India’s position in terms of fixed broadband speed in March, according to Ookla's March Speedtest Global Index - 71st.
- The Centre has approved the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package aimed at boosting national and state health systems which will be implemented in three phases from January 2020 to - March 2024.
- Government of India launches a training module for management of COVID-19 named ‘Integrated Government Online training’ (iGOT) portal on - DIKSHA platform.
- TRIFED and this international organisation have collaborated for the development of a digital communication strategy for the promotion of a digital campaign aimed at the Self Help Groups (SHGs) so that they ensure to help the tribal gatherers carry on their work safely - UNICEF.
Persons in News
- New managing director and chief executive officer of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company - Anamika Roy Rashtrawar (first woman MD and CEO of a large private sector general insurance company in India).
Sports
- The world athletics championships will take place July 15-24 in 2022 in - Eugene, Oregon.
State Current Affairs
- The Maharashtra Cabinet decided to recommend this person's name for being nominated as member of the state Legislative Council from the Governor's quota - Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Science
- For safe management of infected respiratory secretions, scientists at this indian institution designd super absorbent material, titled ‘Chitra Acrylosorb Secretion Solidification System’ - Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST).
General Knowledge
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) -Founded: 29 April 1997; Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands.
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on - 27 July 1939.
- DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid.
- RNA - Ribonucleic acid.
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Founded: 11 December 1946; Headquarters: New York, USA.
- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) was established in - August 1987.
