Important News of April 2020

• ·         Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy has started “Jagananna Vidya Deevana” scheme.
• ·         Suresh N Patel took oath as the Vigilance Commissioner.
• ·         13^th edition of Aero India will be held from February 3 to February 7, 2021, at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• ·         Nokia and Bharti Airtel has signed a deal of about $1 billion in order to enhance the network capacity of Bharti Airtel.
• ·         J.Arun Kumar has been appointed the Head Coach of United State of America Men’s Cricket Team.
• ·         Axis Bank has signed an agreement with Max Financial Services Limited (MFS) to buy a 29% stake in Max Life Insurance Company.
• ·         HDFC has acquired a 6.43% stake in debt trapped “Reliance Capital”.
• ·         Uttar Pradesh has become 1^st state with a software-based in-house facility of Virtual Courts.
• ·         Former Australian Cricketer Graeme Watson has passed away.
• ·         Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh has launched “Jeevan Shakti Yojana”.
• ·         In Arunachal Pradesh, Daporijo Bridge over Subansiri The river has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation.
• ·         According to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) India study, female labour force participation in India has declined from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020.
• ·         Tripura capital Agartala and West Bengal’s Ghojadanga have been designed by the government as authorized land immigration check posts to enter or exit India.
• ·         India has been ranked 40^th on Inclusive Internet Index 2020 released by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The top-ranked country is Sweden.
• ·         Mohammad Rasoulouf’s “There is No Evil” has become the latest film from Iran  to win golden Bear at 2020 Berlin Film Festival.
• ·         Kerala’s annual harvest festival Vishu was celebrated at Sabarimala Temple.
• ·         Santosh Gangwar has launched a mobile application named “Fuel Humsafar” for delivery of Diesel at doorsteps of housing societies, hotels and hospitals.
• ·         Maharashtra Government renamed Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport.
• ·         Shardul Thakur has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Tata Power.
• ·         Noted freedom fighter Sachchidanand Painulli has passed away recently. He was 92 years.
• ·         Delhi Government has launched “Every Home a School, Every Parent A Teacher” initiative.
• ·         RBI launched a Twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of the payment that are convenient and safe.
• ·         Jana Small Finance Bank has launched “DigiGen” a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and Fixed Deposit instantly, anytime, anywhere.
• ·         India Football Team retained its 108^th spot in latest FIFA Rankings.
• ·         P V Sidhu has been appointed as Brand Ambassador for Andhra Government’s Anti-Corruption helpline.
• ·         Paytm Insurance Broking has received the brokerage license from Insurance Regulatory and Authority of India (IRDAI).
• ·         RBI extended authorization for White Label ATMs till March 31, 2021 to Vakrangeee Limited.
• ·         L&T and IIT-Kanpur have collaborated for Research in Industrial Cyber Security.
• ·         Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed Parag Raja as Managing Director and CEO.
• ·         England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named as Leading Cricketer in World 2020 by Wisdom.
• ·         Ministry of HRD has launched “Bharat Padhe Online campaign”.
• ·         Sarbananda Sanowal was presented the prestigious Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Award 2020 for politics.
• ·         UB Pravin Rao became the new chairman of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2020-21.
• ·         Union Cabinet approved an Ordinance Amending Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 for reducing salary by 30% for one year.
• ·         NHAI has accomplished the construction of 3979km of National Highways in the financial year 2019-2020.
• ·         3^rd Asian Youth Games will be held from November 20 to November 28, 2021, in Shantou in Southern China.
• ·         Odisha Government has launched an online cultural competition “Mo Prativa” in collaboration with UNICEF.
• ·         The official mascots of 19^th Asian Games were unveiled at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China.
• ·         Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh has designed ‘Portable Multifeed Oxygen Manifold (MOM)’.
• ·         Amit Shah has approved the release of rs.11,092 crore under State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) to all states.
• ·         Centre will borrow 4.88lakh crore in the first half of coming the financial year 2020-21 or 62.56% of gross borrowings of 7.8 lakh crore for FY 2020-21.
• ·         Tata Power JV has started Shuakhevi Hydro Power Project (Shuakhevi HPP) in Georgia.