Page-2 of Archives: April, 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 April 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 April 2020 UGC UGC releases guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for universities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak New academic session for...
USA nominates Manisha Singh as its Envoy to OECD
The US President has nominated Indian American diplomat, Manisha Singh, as USA’s next envoy to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD OECD or Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
Indians featured in the Medicine Maker Power List 2020
G V Prasad and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw made it into the Medicine Maker Power List 2020 which celebrates 60 great minds. About the List The Power List is...
CRISIL pegged India’s Growth Rate for FY21 at 1.8%
CRISIL, the rating agency, recently pegged India’s growth rate at 1.8% for FY21- a downgrade from an earlier estimate of 3.5%. Recent Predictions CRISIL, the domestic rating agency,...
TCS launches Initiatives to tackle COVID-19
Tata Consultancy Services, a major IT firm, has launched several initiatives to help in the fight against the pandemic. Corona Warriors Course A free online self-certification course called... India Ratings expects FY21 GDP Growth to be the Lowest in 29 Years
India Ratings recently revised its economic growth estimate for the country to 1.9%- the lowest in nearly 3 decades. Recent Forecasts India Ratings has revised its prediction for...
GRID 2020 report: Over 5 million displaced in India in 2019
The Global Report on Internal Displacement, GRID 2020 released by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, IDMC said that over 5 million people have displaced in India in 2019. According...
IMD released list of 169 new names of Tropical Cyclones
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released 169 new names for the tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region. Highlights The names were contributed by 13 countries namely...
Lock Down improves water quality of Ganges
The Lock Down imposed in the country on March 22, 2020 has improved air quality and water quality. According to CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), 40 million litres...
Task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline submits its report
On April 29, 2020, the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline has submitted its final report to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. The report has been prepared for the...
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Economic Decline of 2.7% expected in the region
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation has stated that the APEC region is to face an economic decline of 2.7% in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. Also,...
