Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 April 2020

April 30, 2020

UGC releases guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for universities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak
New academic session for freshers may begin in universities from September and for already enrolled students in August
Exams for final semester students be conducted in July

Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) brought under Jal Shakti Ministry
It was earlier under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
CWMA was set up in 2018 by the Centre to address the dispute over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry

CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur (West Bengal) develops low-cost robotic device HCARD for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 affected while maintaining social distancing
CMERI: Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
HCARD: Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device

Chhattisgarh tops the list of states in providing employment to over 18 lakh unskilled labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
IFS Officer T. S. Tirumurti appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the UN
J&K: Tata Technologies to set up two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIITs) at Baramulla and Jammu
Actor Irrfan Khan dies in Mumbai aged 54; won National Film Award for best actor for ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ (2012) and Padma Shri in 2011
Freedom fighter Hema Bharali dies in Guwahati aged 101; won Padma Shri in 2005 and National Communal Harmony Award in 2006

Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) presents its Final Report to Finance Minister
ADB approves USD 346 million loan for enabling reliable power connection in rural areas of Maharashtra
Amazon India sets up ‘Partner Support Fund for small and medium businesses in logistics’