Important Day
- Theme of World Homoeopathy Day (10 April) for the year 2020 – “Enhancing the scope of Homoeopathy in Public Health”.
Economy
- India's fiscal deficit in February 2020 - 5.07% of gross domestic product (GDP).
International
- This organision has issued a Purple Notice to all member countries about a possible ransomware attack on Hospitals - INTERPOL.
- This nation applied for the most number of international patents in the world in 2019 - China.
National
- An initiative named Aarogya Setu IVRS was launched in association with - Tamil Nadu government.
- Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced a life insurance cover of up to Rs 35 lakh per person to - Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials and labourers.
- Online campaign that launched by Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank for crowd sourcing of ideas in New Delhi for improving online education ecosystem of India – “Bharat Padhe”.
- This organisation said NPS subscribers will now be allowed partial withdrawal for covering expenses related to treatment of COVID-19 - Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA).
- This international financial organisation assured Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of USD 2.2 billion (about Rs 16,500 crore) support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic - Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- Special drive that launched by the CBIC to facilitate disposal of all such pending claims - 'Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive'.
- Government of India (GoI) has announced significant investments to the tune of _______ for 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package' - Rs. 15000 crores.
Persons in News
- Renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee who passed away in Gurgaon on 10 April - Shanti Hiranand Chawla.
- New Part-time Chairman of AU Small Finance Bank for a period of one year - Raj Vikash Verma.
- Reappointed managing director and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank - Sanjay Agarwal.
State Current Affairs
- This state government appointed new district in charge ministers, who will work towards checking the spread of coronavirus and implementation of relief measures - Karnataka.
- This UT/state government announced 'Operation SHIELD' in 21 containment zones to curb the spread of COVID-19 - Delhi.
General Knowledge
- Two flagship pension scheme run by PFRDA – National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - Founded: 23 August 2003; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Indian Council For Cultural Relations (ICCR) - Founded: 09 April 1950; Founder: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- First Education Minister of independent India - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- World Homoeopathy Day is being celebrated to mark the birth of - Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (father of Homoeopathy).
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Founded: 14 July 1967; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
