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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.
02 APRIL CURRENT AFFAIRS BY SBK KANNADA:
1. United Nation’s COP 26 climate change summit postponed till next year
United Nation’s COP 26 climate change summit due to take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow in November has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
British government rescheduled conference in 2021 would be announced later.
Some 30,000 people, including 200 world leaders, had been due to attend the 10-day conference for crucial talks to halt rising global temperatures.
Global CO2 emissions needed to drop 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, to limit temperature rise to the safe cap of 1.5 degrees Celsius set as a goal in the Paris accord.
2. Lakshminarayanan takes over as MD of Sundaram Home Finance
Sundaram Finance Ltd. has announced the appointment of Lakshminarayanan as the Managing Director of its wholly-owned home finance subsidiary Sundaram Home Finance.
He takes over from Srinivas Acharya who had been the company’s MD since 2010.
Sundaram Home Finance is a leading player in the housing finance sector in India. In FY 2019, the company reported total income of Rs1,006.27cr and a net profit of Rs145.48cr. The company has 115 branches across the country.
About Sundaram Finance Limited
Headquarters– Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chairman– T. T. Srinivasaraghavan
3.PhonePe launches coronavirus insurance policy, offers Rs 50,000 cover at Rs 156
One of the leading digital payment platforms in India, PhonePe announced the launch of an insurance policy for coronavirus hospitalization called ‘Corona Care’ from Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, the policy is priced at Rs 156 and offers an insurance cover of Rs 50,000 for an individual under 55 years of age.
The cover is applicable for any hospital which offers treatment for COVID-19.
Moreover, the insurance policy also offers a cover on 30 days of pre-hospitalization expenses and post-care medical treatment costs.
Apart from this, customers do not need to undergo any medical tests to purchase the policy and it can be downloaded instantly from the homes of the customers, which has been done keeping in mind the lockdown in the country.
About Phonepe:
Headquarters -Bengaluru
Founder and CEO- Sameer Nigam
4.25 lakh poor in A.P. to get house sites on April 14 under Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu programme
The government has issued modified guidelines for the distribution of 25 lakh house sites to the poor in urban and rural areas under Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu (houses for all the poor)
It is in the process of tying up with HUDCO and other organisations for securing loans apart from getting necessary approvals under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
The house sites will be allotted at a concessional rate of ₹1 to the beneficiaries with white ration cards. A sum of ₹ 20 (₹10 towards the cost of stamp paper, and ₹10 for lamination charges) will be collected from them.
Sale of vacant house sites is prohibited but the beneficiaries after construction of houses and occupying them for minimum five years can transfer in case of any necessity subject to conditions imposed by banks and financial institutions which extended credit for constructing the houses.
About AP:
CM- Jagan Mohan Reddy
Governor- Biswabhusan Harichandan
5.World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on 2 April every year, encouraging the Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout the world.
World Autism Awareness Day 2020 Theme ‘The Transition to Adulthood’ draws attention to the adulthood of the people with autism.
United Nation’s COP 26 climate change summit due to take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow in November has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
British government rescheduled conference in 2021 would be announced later.
Some 30,000 people, including 200 world leaders, had been due to attend the 10-day conference for crucial talks to halt rising global temperatures.
Global CO2 emissions needed to drop 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, to limit temperature rise to the safe cap of 1.5 degrees Celsius set as a goal in the Paris accord.
2. Lakshminarayanan takes over as MD of Sundaram Home Finance
Sundaram Finance Ltd. has announced the appointment of Lakshminarayanan as the Managing Director of its wholly-owned home finance subsidiary Sundaram Home Finance.
He takes over from Srinivas Acharya who had been the company’s MD since 2010.
Sundaram Home Finance is a leading player in the housing finance sector in India. In FY 2019, the company reported total income of Rs1,006.27cr and a net profit of Rs145.48cr. The company has 115 branches across the country.
About Sundaram Finance Limited
Headquarters– Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chairman– T. T. Srinivasaraghavan
3.PhonePe launches coronavirus insurance policy, offers Rs 50,000 cover at Rs 156
One of the leading digital payment platforms in India, PhonePe announced the launch of an insurance policy for coronavirus hospitalization called ‘Corona Care’ from Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, the policy is priced at Rs 156 and offers an insurance cover of Rs 50,000 for an individual under 55 years of age.
The cover is applicable for any hospital which offers treatment for COVID-19.
Moreover, the insurance policy also offers a cover on 30 days of pre-hospitalization expenses and post-care medical treatment costs.
Apart from this, customers do not need to undergo any medical tests to purchase the policy and it can be downloaded instantly from the homes of the customers, which has been done keeping in mind the lockdown in the country.
About Phonepe:
Headquarters -Bengaluru
Founder and CEO- Sameer Nigam
4.25 lakh poor in A.P. to get house sites on April 14 under Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu programme
The government has issued modified guidelines for the distribution of 25 lakh house sites to the poor in urban and rural areas under Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu (houses for all the poor)
It is in the process of tying up with HUDCO and other organisations for securing loans apart from getting necessary approvals under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
The house sites will be allotted at a concessional rate of ₹1 to the beneficiaries with white ration cards. A sum of ₹ 20 (₹10 towards the cost of stamp paper, and ₹10 for lamination charges) will be collected from them.
Sale of vacant house sites is prohibited but the beneficiaries after construction of houses and occupying them for minimum five years can transfer in case of any necessity subject to conditions imposed by banks and financial institutions which extended credit for constructing the houses.
About AP:
CM- Jagan Mohan Reddy
Governor- Biswabhusan Harichandan
5.World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on 2 April every year, encouraging the Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout the world.
World Autism Awareness Day 2020 Theme ‘The Transition to Adulthood’ draws attention to the adulthood of the people with autism.
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