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Nasscom appoints Infosys' Pravin Rao as chairman

The National Association of Software and Services Companies has appointed UB Pravin Rao, COO, Infosys as the chairman for the current FY. The newly appointed leader will help the industry body achieve its 2025 vision for the industry.

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Nasscom President: Debjani Ghosh.

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NHAI achieves highest ever construction of National Highways in FY 2019-20

NHAI accomplished construction of 3,979 km of NH in the FY 19-20. This is the highest ever highway construction achieved in a FY by NHAI since its inception in 1995. MoRTH launched Bharatmala Pariyojana program to develop about 65,000 km NH.

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NHAI Chairman: Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.

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Govt opens up supply lines from abroad with receipt of 1.70 lakh PPE coveralls from China

The government today opened up supply lines from abroad with the receipt of 1.70 lakh Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) coveralls from China which have been donated to India. About 16 lakh N95 masks are presently available in the country.

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Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare – Dr Harsh Vardhan.

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Government decides to cut salary of MPs by 30 percent for one year; Suspends MPLAD fund for two years

Union Cabinet approved an Ordinance amending the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 for reducing salary by 30 per cent for one year. Cabinet also decided to suspend MPLAD fund for 2 years from 20-21 to 21-22.

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The money will go to the Consolidated Fund of India.

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Railways develops low-cost ventilator in Kapurthala, awaits ICMR approval

The Indian Railways has developed a low-cost ventilator, Jeevan, at its Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory in Punjab. RCF is the premier coach production unit which manufactures the German design Link Hofmann Busch coaches.

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Prototype is now awaiting ICMR clearance to go into production.

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ICMR approves TB machines for COVID-19 testing

ICMR has recommended the use of Truenat beta CoV test on Truelab workstation validated as a screening test. Truenat is smaller, battery-operated, requires minimal training and is usable even in smaller settings such as the Primary Health Centre.

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It uses a chip-based technology & takes up to 60 mins to test.

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Anurag Srivastava takes charge as MEA Spokesman

Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava took charge as the Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs, succeeding Mr Raveesh Kumar. Mr Srivastava, an Indian Foreign Service Officer, was serving as India's Ambassador to Ethiopia before this appointment.

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Minister of State for External Affairs – V Muraleedharan

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Kerala installs Walk in Sample Kiosks for Covid-19 testing in Ernakulam district

Kerala has installed Walk-in Sample Kiosks (WISK) for mass collection of samples for COVID-19 testing in Ernakulam district based on the South Korean model. The Walk-in Sample Kiosks are being developed by Doctors of Kalamsessry Medical College.

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The model in Kochi is one of the first of its kind in India.

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik gets PETA award for allocating funds to feed community animals

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been conferred with the ‘Hero To Animals Award’ by animal rights body PETA India after the state government sanctioned Rs 54 lakh to feed stray animals in five municipal corporations and all 48 municipalities.

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Odisha Governor – Ganeshi Lal

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Govt nominates Indian Overseas Bank for collecting donations for PM Cares Fund

Indian Overseas Bank has been nominated by the government for collection of funds, which will be used to support the community and will be assigned to PM-Cares Fund. The contributions can be made by RTGS, NEFT etc.,

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IOB HQ: Chennai
IOB Tagline: Good People to Grow With.

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VRDE designs full-body disinfection chamber

Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar, a DRDO laboratory, has designed a full-body disinfection chamber called Personnel Sanitization Enclosure. This is a portable system equipped with sanitizers and soap dispenser.

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VRDE Director Sangam Sinha.

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IIT Hyderabad-incubated startup’s low-cost ventilator can be controlled via a phone app

IIT Hyderabad, incubated start-up Aerobiosys Innovations developed a low-cost, portable, emergency-use ventilator called Jeevan Lite at a price of ₹1L. Jeevan Lite can perform both invasive and non-invasive ventilation.

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Aerobiosis Co-founders Rajesh Thangavel and Cyril Antony.

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Italian writer Paolo Giordano’s "How Contagion Works" published

How Contagion Works: Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises - The essay that helped change the COVID-19 debate is written by Paolo Giordano. "How Contagion Works" reflects on the crises in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

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The book has been released by Borj Publications.

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World Health Day: April 7

April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization.

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Theme: Support Nurses and Midwives.

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Test spinner Stephen O'Keefe retires from 1st class cricket

Former Australia Test spinner Stephen O'Keefe has retired from first-class cricket. The 35-year-old left-armer, who took 35 wickets in nine tests including 12 in a match against India.

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He took 16 wickets in Sheffield Shield 4-day title last season.

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IWF: Thailand, Malaysia banned from weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics

The Independent Member Federation Sanctions Panel (IMFSP) of IWF imposed disciplinary sanctions on Thailand and Malaysia and banned both the countries to from participating in weightlifting events at the Tokyo Olympics.

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International Weightlifting Federation(IWF)HQ: Budapest Hungary.

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Former Libya Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril dies from coronavirus

Mahmoud Jibril, the former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has died from the coronavirus. He was an economic advisor to the Gaddafi government in its final years, before joining the revolution.

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Libya PM: Fayez al-Sarraj.
Currency: Libyan Dinar.

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Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan among 2020 Basketball Hall Of Fame Inductees

Kobe Bryant along with 8 others, have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett will also be inducted. Duncan won two most valuable awards,while Garnett & Bryant each won one.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball HOF is in Springfield Massachusetts

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China joins UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Panel

China was appointed to a United Nations Human Rights Council panel. It will play a key role in picking the world body’s human rights investigators- including global monitors on freedom of speech, health, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detentions.

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UNHRC Headquarters- Geneva,Switzerland.
President: Coly Seck.

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Film-theatre actor Kalinga Sasi passes away

Film-theatre actor Kalinga Sasi died.He was 59.Though his real name was V. Chandrakumar, the actor has been known as Kalinga Sasi throughout his decades-long acting career. He made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 1998 in the movie Thakarachenda.

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He has acted in more than 250 films.