Top GKToday’s News Headlines-19 April 2020

April 19, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 19 April, 2020

National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India launched in New Delhi by Minister for State for Culture (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel
COVID-19 mortality rate in India around 3.3%, over 13% patients have recovered so far: Health ministry
COVID-19: Door-to-door delivery of newspapers and magazines prohibited in Maharashtra
CSIR-CFTRI’s protein-enriched biscuits reach COVID-19 patients
CSIR-CFTRI: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru & MAF Clothing develop ‘Personal Protective Coverall Suit’ for healthcare workers combating COVID-19
COVID-19: MP Govt starts manufacturing 10,000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits daily for healthcare workers
FDI BY NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
Govt. approval made mandatory for any company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India to invest in any sector in the country, the DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) said
Objective is to curb “opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions” of domestic firms due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Currently, government permission mandatory only for investments coming from Bangladesh and Pakistan

A large contraction in global economy in first half of 2020 inevitable because of coronavirus outbreak: IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
COVID 19: 4478 m high Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lights up with Indian flag in show of solidarity
International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) celebrated on April 18; theme: ‘Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility’
Spanish language Chilean author Luis Sepulveda dies aged 70 in Spain due to COVID-19