- Important Day:- 23rd April 2020- World Book and Copyright Day
- Theme: KL Baca-Caring through reading
- World Book Capital 2020: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 23rd April 2020- EnglishLanguage Day
- P V Sindhu—Ambassador for ‘I am Badminton’:- Badminton World Federation (BWF) has selected World Badminton champion P V Sindhu to become Ambassador for ‘I am Badminton’ awareness campaign.
- Static Part:
- HQ of BWF: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Alcohol-based Herbal sanitizer---Made by NBRI and CSIR-Aroma Mission:- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and CSIR organization under its Aroma Mission has developed alcohol-based sanitizer which follows the WHO guidelines It contains tulsi based oil as its herbal component and isopropyl alcohol. The Alcohol-based Herbal sanitizer is available under the brand name ‘Clean hand gel’.
- ‘COVID India Seva’:- Launched by the union health minister to tackle the issues and doubts regarding novel coronavirus of citizens.
- World Press Freedom Index 2020:- India ranked 142nd out of 180 countries.
- Norway topped the index for the fourth year again. The report stated that there were no murders of journalists in India in 2019 as compared to 6 in 2018, it showed that the security system in India seemed to have improved.
- "Aayu and Sehat Sathi Mobile Application"---By Rajasthan Gov. and Medcords Startup
- Social Media Platform Facebook Acquires 9.99% Stake in Reliance Jio
- Israel’s 1st Fully Digital Bank---By TCS
- Lebanon to Legalize Cannabis Farming
- Global Report on Food Crisis---By UN World Food Programme
Questions:
Q.1 Which ministry launched the COVID India Seva platform to solve queries of citizens about COVID-19?
a. Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of AYUSH
c. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
d. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Q.2 Which organization has developed alcohol-based herbal sanitizer?
a. AIIMS
b. NBRI-CSIR
c. IIT Kanpur
d. ICT
Q.3 When is English Language Day marked?
a. 21st April
b. 22nd April
c. 19th April
d. 23rd April
a. Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of AYUSH
c. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
d. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Q.2 Which organization has developed alcohol-based herbal sanitizer?
a. AIIMS
b. NBRI-CSIR
c. IIT Kanpur
d. ICT
Q.3 When is English Language Day marked?
a. 21st April
b. 22nd April
c. 19th April
d. 23rd April
Q.4 When is World Book Day marked?
a. 21st April
b. 22nd April
c. 19th April
d. 23rd April
Q.5 Who has been selected as Ambassador for ‘I am Badminton’?
a. Saina Nehwal
b. Pullela Gopichand
c. P. V. Sindhu
d. Prakash Padukone
Q.6 What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2020?
a. 141
b. 142
c. 143
d. 144
