29 March 2020

• Haryana launched Adapting homes for the differently-abled scheme

  Persons with disabilities would be provided six months’ pension in advance for adapting their homes as per their requirement.

• Top 5 Current Affairs: 7 June 2019

  Get all world cup updates, world cup 2019 points table, team standing, highest run scorer, highest wicket-taker, world cup hundreds, five-wicket hauls, best bowling figures, best batting figures.

• US deploys carrier strike group in middle east; Stevo Pendarovski wins North Macedonia's presidential election- Current Affairs

  The carrier strike group is expected to be deployed in the US Central Command region, where the US Navy currently has no aircraft carrier stationed.

• Rajasthan signs reworked Barmer refinery MoU with HPCL

  Rajasthan signed a MoU with HPCL over the reworking of Barmer refinery in the state. The deal was finalised in the presence of Rajasthan’s CM Vasundhara Raje.
  

• Pilot project on computerization of PDS system launched in Odisha

  Initially, the project was launched in Dhauli gram panchayat on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar and it will be implemented across the State by March 2017.

• 20 February 2019: Daily Current Affairs

  The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers
  important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.

• Google introduced Fiber Phone with unlimited domestic calling

  It is a home telephone service which gives users unlimited local and nationwide calling in the US. For international calls, users will get the same rates used as the Google Voice service.

• Acharya committee formed to examine desirability & feasibility of new financial year

  The committee will examine the merits and demerits of various dates for the commencement of the its report by 31 December 2016.

• Salsa music pioneer Ismael Quintana died

  He became a pioneer of salsa music and was renowned for hits such as Puerto Rico, Adoracion, No se compara and Maestro rumbero.

• Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 23 March to 29 March 2020

  The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, COVID-19 policy tracker, Hantavirus and new RBI measures among others. 

• Current Affairs in Short: 27 March 2020

  The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar has launched ‘Project Isaac’ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.

• Current Affairs Quiz: 27 March 2020

  The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as WHO's global mega trial, COVID-19 vaccine and RBI's measures to combat COVID-19 impact on economy among others.

• Explained: RBI’s Regulatory Package on COVID-19 Decoded: Loan Moratorium to Liquidity Injection

  RBI's COVID-19 Regulatory Package:From Repo Rate & CRR Cuts to 3-months moratorium on term loans, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced several measures while addressing the media after the release of Seventh Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20.

• Top 5 Current Affairs: 27 March 2020

  The Reserve Bank of India on March 27, 2020 released its 7th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

• COVID-19: WHO launches Global Mega Trial with 4 promising drugs

  The Global Mega Trial by WHO named Solidarity will include the study and testing of 4 promising drugs in order to develop an antidote of Coronavirus.

• With Coronavirus, ‘Nature is sending us a message’, says UN Environment Chief

  Prof Andrew Cunningham from the Zoological Society of London said, “The emergence of COVID-19 was not only predictable, but it was also predicted (in the sense that) there would be another viral emergence from wildlife that would be a public health threat.”

   

• RBI Measures to counter COVID-19 impact: Repo, CRR Cut, Banks, NBFC's to offer 3 month Moratorium on Loans

  The repo rate has been reduced by 75 basis points from 5.15 percent to 4.4 percent.

• Government restricts sale, export, distribution of Hydroxychloroquine

  The centre issued the order restricting the sale and distribution of Hydroxychloroquine to prevent its misuse. 

• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 on March 27, 2020.

• 4 Asteroids including 1,280-foot one hurtling towards Earth: NASA

  2012 XA133 or city killer as it is being called is the third asteroid heading towards the Earth.