What is Defence Production Act, 1950 invoked in the US?

US President Donald Trump invoked the Defence Production Act recently. The act has been invoked in order to direct General Motors, a Multinational Corporation to manufacture ventilators needed to fight COVID-19. Highlights The act was enacted in 1950 in response ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Corona Virus: National Emergency in the USA

The President of United States of America Donald Trump has declared national emergency over the spread of corona virus. Also, the government has allocated 50 billion USD to fight against the disease. History This kind of emergency in the country ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Google to develop website to help with coronavirus test

The US President Donald Trump recently announced that tech giant Google is engaged in the process of developing a website to help with coronavirus test. He also revealed that more than 1700 engineers are working on the project to develop the website. ..

Congress approves resolution to restrain US President from attacking Iran

The US Congress approved a resolution to restrain the US President Donald Trump from attacking Iran. The House of Representatives joined the Senate in support of the resolution. As per the resolution, no military action shall be taken against Iran ..

President Trump signs $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak

US President Donald Trump recently signed an $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to assist the tackling measures of coronavirus outbreak. The Senate passed the legislation yesterday to help tackle the outbreak, that has killed 12 people in the US and ..

‘Namaste Trump’ event held in Motera Stadium

Sardar Patel Stadium located in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) also called as the Motera Stadium is the largest cricket stadium of the world and the second largest stadium in the World, after the Rungrado May Day Stadium of North Korea. The reconstruction work ..