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Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases
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Key Highlights- The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests.
- According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589).
- But with almost 1,300 Covid-19-related fatalities, the US death toll lags behind China (3,291) and Italy (8,215).
US Space Force Launches First Mission Despite Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- The United States Space Force launched its first national security mission, sending an ultra-secure military communication satellite into orbit even as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes much of the country.
- The Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 4:18 pm (2018 GMT) aboard an Atlas V551 rocket.
Eurozone Given 2 Weeks To Find Coronavirus Response
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Key Highlights- EU leaders gave eurozone finance ministers a fortnight to come up with a stronger response to the economic havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
- During six hours of fraught summit haggling by video conference, the 27 leaders struggled to agree on a unified response to the COVID-19 crisis.
US Said to Bring New Measures to Block Huawei's Global Chip Supply
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Key Highlights- Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.
- The move comes as ties between Washington and Beijing grow more strained, with both sides trading barbs over who is to blame for the spread of the disease and an escalating tit-for-tat over the expulsion of journalists from both countries.
National
PM Modi Deploys Ministers On COVID-19 Frontline To Defeat Pandemic
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Key Highlights- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has asked its ministers to take charge of their states and play the role of leaders in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sources told ANI that a letter from the PMO has been sent to all ministers, asking them to play an active and effective role in stemming the growing disease.
COVID-19 Financial Aid Will Ensure Food, Livelihood Security Of Poor
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Key Highlights- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the financial package announced by his government to deal with the impact of the coronavirus lockdown will go a long way in ensuring food and livelihood security of the poor.
- "It is our firm resolve that the poor and vulnerable get all possible help to cope with the testing times.
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India & Germany: Railway sector
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Key Highlights- Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February 2020 between Ministry of Railways with DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH of Germany for technological cooperation in railways.
- It will enable cooperation in freight operations (includes cross-border transport, automotive transport, logistics), passenger operations (includes high-speed cross-border traffic), infrastructure building & management (includes dedicated freight corridors, development of passenger stations).
Indian Origin UK MP Calls For Border Closures Over Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is keen to close the UK borders to passengers from global COVID-19 hotspots such as the US, Iran and China, similar to moves taken by India, according to a UK media report.
- The senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister feels visitors from certain countries should not be continuing to fly into the UK when the government has put the country in lockdown to halt the spread of the deadly virus, which has claimed 465 lives across Britain.
Education
Andhra Pradesh Cancels Annual Exams, All Class 6-9 Students Promoted
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Key Highlights- The Andhra Pradesh government decided to cancel the annual examinations for classes VI to IX and promote all students to the next class.
- "Since the state has been under lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus till April 14, it is not feasible to conduct annual examinations (summative assessment II) for students of classes VI to IX.
Banking
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Highlights
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Key Highlights- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is addressing the media as the country is in a third day of pan-India lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-week nationwide lockdown which will have a huge detrimental impact on businesses.
Indian Bank launched 5 special emergency loans for COVID 19-affected customers
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Key Highlights- Indian Bank has launched five special emergency loans for large corporates, medium enterprises, MSMEs, salaried and pensioners as a support to its customers effecting through economic slump and lockdown because of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Earlier, State Bank of India (SBI), Union Bank of India (UBI), Bank of India (BOI) initiated schemes to provide liquidity relief to borrowers.
Sports
Athletes Qualified For 2020 Tokyo Olympics Will Keep Spots In 2021
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Key Highlights- Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, sources told AFP.
- Around 57% of the 11,000 scheduled participants for Tokyo had already made sure of taking part when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pushed the Games back to 2021 due to the coronavirus.
Barcelona Slash Salaries After Coronavirus Brings Football To A Halt
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Key Highlights- Barcelona said they were slashing salaries to counter the financial fall-out from the coronavirus although the Spanish giants did not specify if all of its employees would be affected by the move.
- All football has been suspended in Spain where the virus has so far killed more than 4,000 people with 56,000 confirmed cases.
- "The suspension of competitions, following the epidemic of Covid-19, entails the cessation of all activities, sporting and non-sporting, of our club," said a statement released by Barcelona.
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IRS officers KM Prasad and SK Gupta appointed CBDT board members
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Key Highlights- The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers Krishan Mohan Prasad and Satish Kumar Gupta as members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
- The interaction for 2 vacant CBDT board member posts was held on January 23, 2020 & finally these 2 officers were appointed as board members from 8 shortlisted candidates.
Walmart promotes Sameer Aggarwal as CEO of Best Price
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Key Highlights- Walmart announced that it has promoted Sameer Aggarwal as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Best Price, Walmart India which is effective from April 1, 2020.
- He will succeed Krish Iyer who is to retire on March 31, 2020, from 8 years of full-time management and will get into an advisory role.
Obituary
Famous Bollywood actress Nimmi passed away at 87
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Key Highlights- Nawab Banoo, famous Bollywood actress passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was also known as Nimmi, who was popular in the early 1950s & 1960s of Hindi films.
- She was born on February 18, 1933 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
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