As per the announcement made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the launch of ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been approved with the following conditions: Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 It will provide an insurance ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transferred Rs 611 crore directly to the bank account of workers of the state under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The fund was transferred to 27.5 lakh labourers. The CM also spoke to workers through ...

The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC) and also interacted with Nodal Officers of Medical Colleges of States and other AIIMS of the country and reviewed the COVID-19 preparedness. The project CoNTeC, an acronym for ...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that the schemes for the merger of 10 state-run banks into four lenders will come into force from 1 April. RBI also stated that the branches of merging banks will operate as of the banks in which the banks have been amalgamated. The banks sought to defer the ...

The world is fighting against the Covid-19. The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has led to minimal air pollution in over 90 cities including Delhi. Environmentalists have welcomed the reduction in pollution and have urged the government to treat it as a wake-up call and stop the ...

The pandemic of COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world and has posed serious challenges for the health and economic security of millions of people worldwide. In India too, the spread of coronavirus has been alarming and is posing severe health and economic ramifications for our country. The Prime ...

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has launched the Self Declaration Covid-19 Nagaland App a in Kohima, making it compulsory for any person who has entered the state after March 6 to register in the app. The official app of the health and family welfare department will be crucial in tracking and ...

A scientific study suggested that the convalescent plasma could be a possible treatment methodology. Convalescent plasma refers to the plasma extracted from those who are recovering from coronavirus (COVID-19). The study was conducted at the infectious disease department, Shenzhen Third People’s ...

The International Monetary Fund clear that the global economy has now entered a recession that could be as bad or worse than the 2009 downturn. IMF reported the 189-nation lending agency was forecasting a recovery in 2021, saying it could be a "sizable rebound." But this would only occur if ...

India is all set to join the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial which aims at rapid global search for drugs to treat COVID-19. India has stayed away from the multi-country trial till now due to its small sample size. It will express its interest to participate in the trial for the ...

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package under the newly framed Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against CoronaVirus (COVID-19). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Details about the COVID-19 ...

Government has developed a platform which will host webinars by All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors for healthcare workers across the country. The webinars are for the frontline health workers (nurses, paramedics, ASHA- Accredited Social Health Activist workers, anganwadi ...