Page-464 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Delhi Government presents its budget
The Delhi Government has recently presented its budget in the Assembly. The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia presented the first budget of the AAP government’s second term. The government of Delhi announced the ‘Mukhya Mantri Health Card’ scheme ..
World Tuberculosis day observed on March 24
One of the founders of bacteriology, German physician Robert Koch, discovered the anthrax disease cycle and the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1905 for his research on tuberculosis. To commemorate the day ..
Canada pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears
Canada became the first major country to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears. Australia has also directed its athletes to prepare for the 2021 games, as it could not be held this year. Earlier, the Prime Minister ..
SBI unveils emergency credit line for borrowers amid coronavirus outbreak
India’s largest lender State Bank of India has recently unveiled an emergency credit line to meet liquidity mismatch for its borrowers, amid the coronavirus pandemic scare. The additional liquidity facility called Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL) will provide credit up ..
Shivraj Singh Chauhan takes oath as Madhya Pradesh CM
Senior leader of the Bharathiya Janata Party, Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time. The leader had ruled the state for nearly thirteen years, before Kamal Nath won in the ..
UK confirmed as first co-chair of India-led CDRI
The United Kingdom has been recently confirmed as the first co-chair of the Governing Council on the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). The Governing Council is the highest policy-making body of the CDRI, which is led by India. In ..
Bihar Day events postponed due to coronavirus
Bihar Day (Bihar Sthapana Diwas) is celebrated in the state of Bihar on March 22, every year. It marks the anniversary of the date of formation of the state, when the British bifurcated it from the then Bengal region. Every ..
SAARC Disaster Management Centre launches website for information related to COVID-19
The SAARC Disaster Management Centre has recently launched a website for information related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. The website shows the number of coronavirus cases in the SAARC member states with live updates on the count of ..
Actor M.R. Viswanathan passes away
Veteran Kollywood Director cum Actor M.R. Viswanathan, who was popularly known as Visu, passed away at the age of 75. Besides being a stage artist, he had also worked as a screen writer for several famous Tamil films. He was ..
Cabinet approves inclusion of AYUSH HWC in National AYUSH Mission
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the inclusion of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre (AYUSH HWC) component of Ayushman Bharat in National AYUSH Mission (NAM). This project an expenditure of Rs. 3399.35 Crore ..