Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 April 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 5 April, 2020 INDIA Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik conferred with the ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by animal rights body PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India IIT Hyderabad incubated startup Aerobiosys ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 394

12345 1. In case of a conflict between directive principles and fundamental rights, which shall prevail? Fundamental rights DPSP supreme court will decide None of the above 2. Legislative Powers of the State of Jammu & Kashmir don’t extend to ..

IIT Delhi has offered the use of the PADUM supercomputer

IIT Delhi has offered the use of its high performance computational resources (supercomputer) for research work regarding COVID-19 for the next 6 months. About the Initiative IIT Delhi has offered computational time worth about 1 crore INR for free for ..

Study: Impacts of COVID-19 lowered due to BCG Vaccination

Researchers of biomedical sciences of New York Institute of Technology say that the countries such as Netherlands, Italy and United States are more severely affected than countries with BCG policies. The Bacilus Calmette-Guerin vaccine that had been administered in India ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Pakistan Court commuted the death sentence of Omar Sheikh

The Sindh High Court of Pakistan commuted the death sentence of Omar Sheikh, a British born militant, known for his role in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. About the Incident American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped from Karachi, ..

Officials use drones in the fight against COVID-19

The police in Telangana recently made use of drones from Marut Drones in various roles to help in the fight against COVID-19. For Disinfection The Marut drones were originally launched in 2018 for spraying insecticides on lakes for controlling mosquito ..

Government issues manual for home-made masks

The Principal Scientific Advisor has released a manual for the preparation of home-made masks using readily available items. Home-made Masks The home-made masks can be prepared from easily available items like handkerchiefs and old garments like vests and t-shirts. These ..

COVID-19 case recorded in Mumbai’s Dharavi

A 56 year old man from Dharavi in Mumbai recently passed away due to COVID-19, sparking fears of the disease’s spread in Asia’s largest slum. About the Incident A 56 year old man in Dharavi recently died due to COVID-19. ..

GoI: 30% of Corona Virus cases due to Tablighi Jamaat incident

The Government of India has traced 1,023 cases of COVID-19 to Tablighi Jamaat congregation. The Contact Tracing across 17 states have led to Tablighi Jamaat Congregation. Tablighi Jamaat It is a religious congregation that took place in Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

An Online Hackathon, “Hack the Crisis” launched to work solutions for COVID-19

The Minister of electronics and IT & HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched “Hack the Crisis- India”. It is an online hackathon that aims to work on solutions for COVID-19. Highlights The initiative is being organized by “FICCI Ladies Organization” and ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020