Current Affairs One-Liner: 17th May 2020

• ‘MIRAHD COVID-19 Dashboard’: It has been developed by IIT-Gandhinagar. The dashboard helps the health workers as well as public in planning out optimized testing for COVID-19. It also provides information to the stakeholders about the most critical intersections in the city if it carry out ‘drive-through-testing’ process. It displays the map describing the red, green and orange zone.
• ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’: It is an equipment launched by Delhi Police in order to protect frontline corona fighters in order to protect them from COVID-19 infection. It has been technically developed by Indian Robotics Solution (IRS). With the help of this equipment, the police can detect the temperature of a large number of people from a 10-15 meters distance and thus following the social distancing norms.

• Obituaries: Debesh Roy– He was Bengali author and was awarded the SahityaAkademi award.
• Anisuzzanan- He was Professor and Educationist from Bangladesh and was conferred with Padma Bhushan by India in 2014.
• Important Days: 16th May 2020– National Dengue Day
• 17th May 2020- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
• Theme 2020- ‘Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Static Part: 
• HQ of International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Geneva, Switzerland
• 17th May 2020- World Hypertension Day
• Theme 2020- ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control it, live longer.’
• $145 Million Loan Agreement Between AIIB, GOI and West Bengal
• 4th and 5th Tranche of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan—By FM Minister
• Aatma Nirbhar Gujrat Sahay Yojana
• NABARD Sanctioned Rs 1,500 crores to the Farmers of Punjab

Questions:

Q.1 Which institute developed MIR AHD COVID-19 Dashboard’?
a. IIT-Delhi
b. IIT-Kanpur
c. IIT-Gandhinagar
d. IIT-Kharagpur

Q.2 Who among the following has launched Thermal Corona Combat Headgear equipment?
a. Delhi Police
b. IIT-Kharagpur
c. BARC
d. DRDO

Q.3 When is National Dengue Day marked?
a. 14th May
b. 15th May
c. 16th May
d. 17th May

Q.4 When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day marked? 

a. 14th May
b. 15th May
c. 16th May
d. 17th May

Q.5 What was the theme for World Hypertension Day 2020?
a. Don’t Stress
b. Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control it, live longer
c. Measure and Control Blood Pressure
d. Stay Fit and live longer