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US goes to almost zero and launches huge stimulus programme
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Key Highlights- The US has cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700bn stimulus programme in a bid to protect the economy from the effect of coronavirus.
- It is part of a coordinated action announced in the UK, Japan, the eurozone, Canada, and Switzerland.
- In a news conference, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the pandemic was having a "profound" impact on the economy.
Coronavirus: EU states record highest one-day death toll
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Key Highlights- The three states bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day.
- Italy saw 368 deaths bring its total to 1,809, Spain recorded 97 more deaths for a total of 288, and France reported 29 deaths, giving a total of 120.
- The UK also saw a single-day record, with 14 new deaths and a total of 35.
- Governments across Europe have responded by curbing the movements of citizens and tightening borders.
Coronavirus: Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days
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Key Highlights- Australia's prime minister has ordered a 14-day self-isolation for anyone arriving in the country to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
- "This is very important," Scott Morrison said at a briefing, adding that the measure would take effect from midnight on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
- Foreign cruise liners will also be banned from docking in Australia for 30 days, but schools will remain open.
Italians Sing At Their Windows During Coronavirus Lockdown. Watch
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Key Highlights- Italians are beating the social isolation imposed by the country's coronavirus lockdown by taking to their windows and singing in unison, with videos of the phenomenon racking up thousands of views online.
- Since Monday a series of decrees from the Italian government have drastically limited citizens' movements, with vast swathes of the economy shut down and people instructed to leave the house only when strictly necessary.
National
Government proposed masks & hand sanitizers under Essential Commodities Act 1955
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Key Highlights- The government amended Essential Commodities (EC) Act, 1955 to declare 2 ply & 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks & hand sanitizers as Essential Commodities up to 30th June, 2020 to ensure that these products are available in the market at the right price given the outbreak of coronavirus & also has a measure to manage it.
CRPF signs MoU with Aditya mehta foundation to train its specially-abled troops in areas of cyber security & AI
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Key Highlights- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), India’s largest Central Armed Police Force, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF),a non-profit organization which aids people with disabilities to pursue sports, to train its 189 CRPF personnel who had lost their limbs in operations in areas of cyber security, artificial intelligence (AI) and paralympic sports.
Phool Dei festival was celebrated in Uttarakhand
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Key Highlights- Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Trivendra Singh Rawat celebrated the traditional harvest festival “Phool Dei”.
- The festival also showcases the inner bonding between the communities who all are residing in the hills.
Education
IIT JAM 2020 final answer key released at jam.iitk.ac.in, check details here
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Key Highlights- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has released the final answer key along with the question papers for the IIT Joint Admission Test 2020 on March 16, 2020, on its official website.
- IIT Kanpur held the JAT 2020 on February 9, 2020, at various centers. The result for which is scheduled to be declared on March 20, 2020.
E-learning in Delhi varsities in times of coronavirus epidemic
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Key Highlights- Colleges and universities across the capital are going the extra mile to ensure that the learning process continues even as the institutes remain closed owing to the 2019 novel coronavirus threat.
- From uploading e-lectures and digital reading material to allowing video calls during class hours to clarify doubts, colleges and universities across Delhi are doing it all. Last week, the Delhi government had announced that schools, colleges, and universities in the capital should remain closed till March 31 as a precautionary measure.
Banking
Yes Bank: ED summons Anil Ambani
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Key Highlights- Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said.
- They said Ambani was asked to depose at the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai as his group companies are among the big entities whose loans went bad after borrowing from the crisis-hit bank.
Sports
David Warner, Aaron Finch Question Australia's Measures To Deal With Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- Australian cricketers Aaron Finch and David Warner have questioned the government's new policy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country will impose a 14-day self isolation on all international passenger arrivals from midnight to try and contain the spread of coronavirus, which has so far claimed more than 6,000 lives across the world.
- In response to Morrison's announcement, a journalist tweeted: "Genuine question -- how does the government know if new arrivals are actually self-isolating
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Justice Bansi Lal Bhat got appointed as officiating chairperson of NCLAT for 3 months
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Key Highlights- According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (GoI), Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat has been appointed as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) for a period of 3 months with effect from March 15, 2020 or until a regular Chairperson is appointed, whichever is earlier.
- The first Chairperson of NCLAT, Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya has retired on March 13, 2020.
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