Daily Current Affairs :17th April 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

Exp. A total of 170 districts in 25 states was clearly described and showed as COVID-19 hotspots by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on 16th April.

Exp. Asia is expected to witness zero per cent growth in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, its worst growth performance in almost 60 years, but still the world’s largest and most populous continent is likely to fare better than other regions in terms of activity, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF in a blog titled ‘Covid-19 Pandemic and the Asia-Pacific Region: Lowest Growth Since the 1960s’ further said the impact of the coronavirus on the region will be “severe and unprecedented”.

Exp. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced that it is to finance $500 million projects in India to help the country improve its health care systems. With this, AIIB has doubled its funds under the COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility.

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, vide order dated April 16, 2020 cancelled the licence of The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd, Goa, to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 16, 2020. The Central Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Government of India has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

Exp. Five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is the new Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education programme. Currently, the Environment Education programme impacts over five million children across 2000 schools.

Exp. BSNL chairman and managing director P K Purwar has taken over additional charge of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, a regulatory filing. This is the third time Purwar has been given charge of MTNL CMD in the last six years. “P K Purwar, CMD, BSNL has been entrusted the additional charge of CMD MTNL with effect from April 13, 2020 by the government of India, Department of Telecom,” MTNL said in a regulatory filing.

Exp. Reverse repo rate is being reduced by 25 bps from 4 per cent to 3.75 per cent under Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF): Governor Shaktikanta Das

Exp. RBI has injected 3.2 per cent of GDP into the economy to tackle liquidity situation: Governor Shaktikanta Das

Exp. World Voice Day (WVD) is a worldwide annual event that takes place on April 16 devoted to the celebration of the phenomenon of voice. The aim is to demonstrate the enormous importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people.

Exp. World Haemophilia Day is observed to raise awareness regarding the disease and other hereditary bleeding disorders. On 17 April, people across the world with various bleeding disorders come together to celebrate the “continuous advancement in treatment” and inform the public about the implications of haemophilia.

Exp. Theme 2020: “Get+involved”.

Exp. Theme 2020: FOCUS ON YOUR VOICE.

Exp. The proclamation of March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics has been adopted by the Executive Council of UNESCO at its 205th session. It was adopted by the 40th session of the General Conference of the UNESCO in November 2019. The inaugural celebration of the IDM is on March 14, 2020.

Exp. Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR): 18%

Exp. Period of resolution plan for NPAs to be extended by 90 days: Governor Shaktikanta Das

Exp. The LCR requirement of scheduled commercial banks being brought down from 100 per cent to 80 per cent with immediate effect. This shall be restored to 90 per cent by October 2020 and 100 per cent by April 2021: Governor Shaktikanta Das