Ias baba current affairs monthly magazine April 2020

ias baba current affairs monthly magazine april 2020

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Following Is The List Of The Topics In IAS Baba Current Affairs April 2020 Monthly Magzine

HISTORY/CULTURE/GEOGRAPHY ………………………………………………………………7

• Tablighi Jamaat ………………………………………………………………………….7
• Pattachitra………………………………………………………………………………
• Kalaripayattu……………………………………………………………………………..7
• Meru Jatra/ Danda Nata ………………………………………………………………………..8
• Basava Jayanthi: Birth anniversary of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara ………….8

POLITY/GOVERNANCE …………………………………………………………………………..10

• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 …………………………….10
• Planning institution: Need to Think national and act local………………………………………………………..11
• Funds allocated to State Disaster Risk Management Fund ……………………………………………………….11
• COVID-19: Inter-State Movement (Kerala-Karnataka Case study) ……………………………………………..12
• Non-operation of MPLADS fund approved……………………………………………………………………………..14
• Legislators’ salary cut by 30% ……………………………………………………………………………………………….14
• Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) : Tenure of chairperson extended..14
• States asked to invoke Essential Commodities Act, 1955………………………………………………………….15
• MPLADS: Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme …………………………………………15
• Food grains to be provided to non-NFSA beneficiaries…………………………………………………………….16
• Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJK): CoronaWarriors delivering affordable quality
• medicines…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..17
• COVID-19: Critical Analysis on lockdown………………………………………………………………………………..17
• State Election Commission: Threat to its Independence…………………………………………………………..18
• Accessing justice online ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….20
• Bank Sakhi / BC Sakhi plays vital role in financial inclusion……………………………………………………….21
• COVID-19 and challenges of Craftspeople………………………………………………………………………………22
• COVID-19: Social democracy and dividends for Kerala……………………………………………………………..23
• Gender in the times of Crisis…………………………………………………………………………………………………25
• Online Parliamentary Functioning …………………………………………………………………………………………26
• Developmental Strategy: The village is still relevant………………………………………………………………..27
• Judiciary: Pre-retirement judgments and post-retirement jobs…………………………………………………28
• Gandhi’s philosophies in the times of COVID-19 Crisis……………………………………………………………..30
• Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2020, released ……………………………………………………………..30
• Central Vigilance Commission: New commissioner appointed ………………………………………………….31
• Institutional challenges to migrants’ welfare ………………………………………………………………………….32
• COVID-19: Disruption and a new order ………………………………………………………………………………….33
• Privacy concerns during a pandemic ……………………………………………………………………………………..34
• Online Education…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………35

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SOCIAL ISSUE/WELFARE…………………………………………………………………………37

• Lessons from COVID-19 shutdown ………………………………………………………………………………………..37
• COVID-19: Online schooling: Possibilities and concerns……………………………………………………………38
• Infodemic: the new challenge of COVID-19 pandemic……………………………………………………………..39
• Rumours: Why it spreads – A Sociological analysis………………………………………………………………….40
• Unlawful Activities and (Prevention) Act (UAPA) …………………………………………………………………….41
• India ranks top in the list of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) ……………………………………………..43
• Migrants and their significance in India………………………………………………………………………………….43
• Supreme Court rules inclusion of deemed universities under Anti-corruption law………………………45

WOMEN ISSUE……………………………………………………………………………………..47
COVID-19 and Domestic Violence………………………………………………………………………………………….47

HEALTH ISSUE ………………………………………………………………………………………49

• Medical Devices Notified as Drugs…………………………………………………………………………………………49 Convalescent Plasma Therapy ………………………………………………………………………………………………49
• ‘Hack The Crisis-India’ Hackathon: To find solutions to overcome COVID-19 ………………………………49
• Price Monitoring & Resource Unit (PMRU): Set up in Jammu & Kashmir ……………………………………50
• Zoonosis: Safe forests, safe people………………………………………………………………………………………..50
• Rapid antibody-based tests for COVID-19 hotspots first…………………………………………………………..51
• Testing, treatment made available for free under Ayushman Bharat scheme …………………………….52
• Jeevan: Prototype ventilator by Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF)…………………………………………..53
• Centre For Augmenting War With COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH): A platform for start – ups….53
• India lifts ban on export of hydroxychloroquine ……………………………………………………………………..54
• nCoVSENSEs: Rapid Test device by Pune based Startup……………………………………………………………54
• Gamosas evolve as protective gear amidst COVID-19 pandemic……………………………………………….55
• Chitra Acrylosorb Secretion Solidification system: Superabsorbent material for infected respiratory
• secretions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..56
• COVID-19: Need for a Social Vaccine ……………………………………………………………………………………..57
• Types of Human Coronaviruses…………………………………………………………………………………………….58
• Violence against health-care workers made punishable offence……………………………………………….58
• Human activities responsible for zoonoses …………………………………………………………………………….59
• Plasma therapy …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..60

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES ……………………………………………………………………….61
Lifeline UDAN flights transport medical cargo…………………………………………………………………………61
Minimum Support Price (MSP) to be implemented for Minor Forest Produces (MFP) …………………61
SVAMITVA scheme: a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj ………………………………………62

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INTERNATIONAL …………………………………………………………………………………..63

• Post COVID-19 world……………………………………………………………………………………………………………63
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) blames Syria for using nerve gas ..64
• COVID-19: International Law cannot fall silent………………………………………………………………………..64
• COVID-19 and the crumbling world order………………………………………………………………………………65
• WHO and its funding……………………………………………………………………………………………………………67
• COVID-19: Eurozone and challenges………………………………………………………………………………………68
• IMF proposes to deploy its full 1 trillion US Dollar lending capacity to support countries…………….70
• Potential missile deals with India approved by the USA …………………………………………………………..71
• Haftar’s Forces attack Libya’s capital Tripoli……………………………………………………………………………72
• China’s one party system vs Democracy…………………………………………………………………………………72
• At the edge of New Nuclear Arms Race………………………………………………………………………………….73
• INDIA AND THE WORLD …………………………………………………………………………76
• India-Gulf economic ties………………………………………………………………………………………………………76
• Delivery of S-400 air defence missile systems to be on schedule ………………………………………………77
• Government approval mandatory for FDI from neighbouring countries…………………………………….78
• Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and India ……………………………………………………………………………..79
• 15-billion ADB loan to India to fund COVID-19 emergency ……………………………………………………….80
• U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom downgrades India’s position in 2020 list…….81
• Global Terrorism Index (GTI), 2019: India ranks seventh worst terrorism affected country ………….82
• India remains on U.S. Priority Watch List ……………………………………………………………………………….83
• Afghan Peace and India’s chances…………………………………………………………………………………………84

ECONOMY……………………………………………………………………………………………86

• Ways and Means Advances (WMA) reviewed…………………………………………………………………………86
• Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020…………………………….86
• Indian defence Trade: Still no bullseye, in volume and value…………………………………………………….87
• Foreign Trade policy to be extended ……………………………………………………………………………………..88
• COVID-19: Opportunity in the crisis……………………………………………………………………………………….89
• Oil in Post COVID-19 world …………………………………………………………………………………………………..90
• Impact of COVID-19: Cash less Indians -the new normal, and survival ……………………………………….91
• COVID-19: Government should unveil larger stimulus package…………………………………………………92
• Financing the Pandemic rescue package ………………………………………………………………………………..94
• States asked to implement Market Intervention Scheme…………………………………………………………96
• COVID-19: India needs an Emergency Basic Income ………………………………………………………………..96
• India’s economic growth to get affected amidst COVID-19……………………………………………………….97
• Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act: States demand access to revenue …….98
• India looks to secure Dollar Swap Line …………………………………………………………………………………..99
• COVID-19: Role of Private Sector…………………………………………………………………………………………..99
• COVID-19: RBI announces second set of measures………………………………………………………………..100
• NBFCs get ₹50,000-cr. liquidity booster ……………………………………………………………………………….102
• Reverse Repo Rate reduced by RBI………………………………………………………………………………………103
• World economy to contract by 3%: IMF’s report …………………………………………………………………..103
• COVID-19 and FDI Policy …………………………………………………………………………………………………….104
• COVID-19: Impact on Mutual Funds (Franklin Templeton issue) ……………………………………………..105
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) survey: Industries struggle amidst the pandemic…………….107
• Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR)……………………………………………………………………………………..108
• COVID-19: Opportunity for Energy Sector reforms………………………………………………………………..109

AGRICULTURE …………………………………………………………………………………….111

• e-NAM: Features updated in the wake of COVID-19 crisis………………………………………………………111
• Food Corporation of India directed to provide grains to NGOs………………………………………………..111
• Biofortified carrot variety benefits local farmers …………………………………………………………………..112
• Agricultural Distress…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..112
• Initiatives of Department of Agriculture to promote farming and allied sectors during lockdown.114
• Kisan Rath mobile application launched……………………………………………………………………………….115

ENVIRONMENT/POLLUTION …………………………………………………………………116

• SAFAR………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………116
• Air quality improves due to lockdown………………………………………………………………………………….116
• Third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef recorded …………………………………………………………….117
• Amendments made to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 amidst COVID-19
• Anthurium flowers: Indoor air purifiers………………………………………………………………………………..118
• Hydrogen fuel based buses and cars: Expression of Interest issued by NTPC…………………………….119

ANIMALS/NATIONAL PARKS IN NEWS…………………………………………………….121
Human to animal transmission of coronavirus reported…………………………………………………………121
Fall Armyworm attack the standing crops in Assam……………………………………………………………….121
Trimeresurus Salazar: New Species of green pit viper found …………………………………………………..122

INFRASTRUCTURE/ENERGY………………………………..
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY………………………………………………………………….123

• Ambu Bags ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….123
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) developed by DRDO……………………………………………………..123
• Geo-fencing app: To Locate quarantine violators…………………………………………………………………..124
• AarogyaSetu App: To assess the risk of catching Coronavirus infection ……………………………………124
• Funding for developing nasal passage gel approved………………………………………………………………124
• Walk through Mass sanitizing Tunnel at Ahmedabad station ………………………………………………….125
• NAADI: Science – based tool to track COVID-19 patients…………………………………………………………125
• Two recent innovations by National Chemical Laboratory: Digital Thermometer & Oxygen
• Enrichment Unit………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..126
• CovidGyan: Multi-institutional, Multi-lingual science communication initiative created…………….126
• Pooled Testing advisory issued by Indian Council of Medical Research…………………………………….127
• Integrated geospatial platform launched for better decisions in COVID-19 outbreak…………………127
• Solid-state sensor to detect the heavy metal ions developed………………………………………………….128
• COVSACK ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….128
• Chitra GeneLAMP-N…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..129
• Anastomosis……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..129
• Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) …………………………………………………………………………………..129
• Study on the gamma-ray flux variability nature conducted …………………………………………………….129
• Lithium-rich giant stars discovered in space………………………………………………………………………….130
• TIFAC explores best methods to revive Indian economy post COVID-19…………………………………..131
• Feluda………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………131
• Role of Nano Mission Programme during COVID-19 pandemic ……………………………………………….132
• Sepsivac®: an immunomodulator to enhance innate immunity ………………………………………………132
• NanoBlitz 3D……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..133
• GW190412: Merger of two unequal-mass black holes……………………………………………………………134
• SN 2010kd: a super-luminous supernova that exploded rapidly and decayed slowly …………………134
• DISASTER MANAGEMENT …………………………………………………………………….136
• ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’ initiated …………………………………………………………………………………………..136
• National directives for COVID-19 Management issued …………………………………………………………..136
• Troughs and crests in the pandemic response ………………………………………………………………………137

DEFENCE/INTERNAL SECURITY/SECURITY ……………………………………………….139
The National Cyber Coordination Centre issues guidelines against Zoom app …………………………..139
MISCELLANEOUS…………………………………………………………………………………140
(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE) ……………………………………………………………………146
2020 APRIL MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs SOLUTIONS……………………………………………………..161

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