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Current Affairs April   2020 section is updated daily with the latest Current Affairs and Current Events of March 2020 for UPSC, IAS/PCS, PSI, KAS, PC AND MORE.

01 APRIL  CURRENT AFFAIRS BY SBK KANNADA:


1. International Trans Day of Visibility is observed annually on March 31.

The day celebrates transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledges the courage it takes to live openly and authentically.

The day is also using the day to raise awareness around discrimination and violence that trans people still face.

2. The World Bank has offered $1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India COVID-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project.

This four-year project aims to develop the preparedness of India’s health care systems in the time of the pandemic.

The idea of the project will be to respond and mitigate the Covid-19 threat and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness in India.

The World Bank funding is from its Covid-19 fast-track facility where both the entities (World Bank and the government of India) will work on following the best international practice.

3. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 2nd Extraordinary G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.

The meeting was called to discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and coordinate efforts in response to this global challenge.

Ms Sitharaman appreciated the Saudi Presidency for organizing these meetings which provide an opportunity to all G20 members to not only share their individual experiences but also to work in better coordination.

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 1st Extraordinary Virtual G20 FMCBG Meeting held on March 23 had decided to meet virtually on a regular basis to continue discussions on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This includes its impact on markets and economic conditions and takes further actions to support the economy during and after this phase.

4.The Himachal Pradesh government has launched an Active Case Finding Campaign for COVID 19 patients from1 April.

Under this campaign, health workers would provide information regarding symptoms of Covid-19 to the people at their doorsteps.
Under the campaign, every ASHA worker with two people's team will visit every house in the village and gather health information of every person and would share it with the department through Google form.
The timing for gathering information would start from 9 AM to 4 PM every day and the suspected persons would be investigated accordingly.

5.The Government extended the existing foreign trade policy (2015-20) for one year till March 2021 amid coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown.

The existing foreign trade policy 2015-20 which is valid up to March 31 this year is extended up to March 31, 2021.

Various other changes are also made extending the date of exemptions by one year and extending the validity of DFIA and EPCG authorisations for import purposes.

Exports during April-February this fiscal dipped by 1.5 per cent to 292.91 billion dollars.

Imports during the period declined by 7.30 per cent to 436 billion dollars, leaving a trade deficit of 143.12 billion dollars.


5. Haryana State Government has designated three private laboratories in Gurugram district of the state for COVID-19 testing in the State. 

The three labs are SRL Limited in Sector-18, Strand Life Sciences in Sector-34, and Core Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. in Udyog Vihar of Phase-3. 

The private labs shall carry out COVID-19 testing as per guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

6. The Union Minister of Oil Dharmendra Pradhan said that Saudi Arabia has announced to provide uninterrupted liquid petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to India. On 29 March, he discussed global oil market developments with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser.

7.The United Nations Trade report titled "The COVID-19 Shock to Developing Countries: Towards a whatever it takes program" stated that the world economy will go into recession in 2020 with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also predicted serious problems for developing countries with the likely exception of India and China.


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