Important Day
Economy
- India’s Inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) in March 2020 - 1 percent.
- India’s Food inflation in March 2020 - 4.91 percent.
- According to the latest edition of World Economy report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India's projected GDP growth in 2020 - 1.9 percent.
- According to the latest edition of World Economy report, India expected to grow in 2021 at - 7.4 percent.
- According to "South Asia Economic Focus report" of the World Bank, India's economy in the FY 2020-21 is expected to grow to - 2.8percent.
International
- According to the IMF's World Economic Outlook, the global economy in the FY 2020-21 is expected to shrink to - 3percent.
- On 14 April 2020, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) virtual summit organised to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, under the chairmanship of - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
National
- This ministry announced rolling out of a training programme on management of coronavirus pandemic for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries from April 17 under its prestigious Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme - External Affairs Ministry.
Persons in News
- Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) with his novel "The Spartan Court" - Abdelouahab Aissaoui (Algerian author).
- Officer on Special Duty of Canara Bank - Mrutyunjay Mahapatra.
- New chairperson of Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) - Renuka Ramnath.
Sports
- The sixth Asian Beach Games will be organised from November 28 to December 6, 2020 at - Sanya, China.
General Knowledge
- The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a grouping comprising - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Founded: 08 December 1985; Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Rajaji Tiger Reserve is situated in the foothills of the - Shivalik Range of Himalayas.
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) - Founded: 1875; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) - Founded: 2006; Headquarters: New Delhi.
