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Current Affairs – April 2020 Current Affairs ─ April 2020 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of April 2020. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Gradeand Officer Grade, etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade, etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll, which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in a precise and interesting way. Copyright and Disclaimer Copyright 2020 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs – April 2020 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ April 2020 .............................................................................................................................. i Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 7 BILLS AND ACTS........................................................................................................................... 8 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 10 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 11 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 26 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 30 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 39 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 41 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 48 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 58 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 68 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 72 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................... 97 ii Current Affairs – April 2020 PLACES IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................... 100 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 104 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 115 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 119 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 121 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 130 COVID-19 SPECIAL ................................................................................................................... 135 iii Appointments Current Affairs – April 2020 1. Justice Rajnesh Oswal sworn in as permanent Judge of High Court of J&K, Ladakh Justice Rajnesh Oswal was sworn in as a permanent Judge of the common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. He has administered oath of office by Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal. He is the first Judge of the High Court to take oath under the Indian Constitution. All previous Judges of High Court had taken oath under the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, which ceased to have effect since August 5, 2019. With the appointment of Justice Oswal, the strength of Justices of J&K High Court increased from eight to nine. 2. Dillip Kumar Patel takes over as Director (HR), NTPC Dillip Kumar Patel has taken charge as Director (HR) of NTPC. Mr. Patel had been the HR Head in various NTPC projects like NSPCL Bhilai, Sipat, and Tanda for around 12 years. He was also the Regional Head of HR in the Eastern Region-2, before he was appointed as the Director (HR). NTPC is India’s largest energy conglomerate. It became a Maharatna company in May 2010. NTPC is ranked No. 2 Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company rankings. 3. GoI extends tenure of Madhabi Puri Buch as WTM at SEBI The Government of India has extended the term of Madhabi Puri Buch as a Whole Time Member (WTM) at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by 6 months. Buch was appointed in April 2017 and her three-year tenure was due to end in March 2020. Buch is SEBI’s first woman WTM and the first from the private sector to be appointed a SEBI board member. Earlier in February, the government had given a six months extension to SEBI chairman Ajay Tyagi. 4. UB Pravin Rao appointed as Chaiman of NASSCOMM 1 Current Affairs – April 2020 National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has appointed Mr. UB Pravin Rao as its Chairman for 2020-21. Mr Rao is Chief Operating Officer, Infosys. He will take on the position from his previous role as Vice Chairman of NASSCOM, succeeding Mr. Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services, who served as Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2019-20. Ms. Rekha M. Menon has been appointed as Vice Chairperson, NASSCOM. She is the Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India. The President of NASSCOM is Debjani Ghosh. 5. Bharti AXA Life Insurance appointed Parag Raja as new MD & CEO Parag Raja was appointed by the Bharti AXA Life Insurance as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Parag Raja replaced Vikas Seth. Prior to this appointment, he has handled various responsibilities in the domestic life insurance industry and has exhibited his leadership across different areas such as the agency, bancassurance, broking and direct sales force channels. Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Ltd. is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Axa business Group that offers online general insurance policy for car, two wheeler, travel, health, etc. 6. New CJs for Bombay, Meghalaya and Orissa High Courts The Union Government cleared the appointment of next Chief Justices of the Bombay, the Orissa and the Meghalaya High Courts. Justice Dipankar Datta, a judge from the Calcutta HC, has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Justice Mohammad Rafiq will take over as Chief Justice of Orissa high court. Prior to the appointment, he was serving as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Justice Biswanath Somadder, who is a judge in the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. 7. N Kamakodi reappointed MD&CEO of City Union Bank 2 Current Affairs – April 2020 Reserve Bank of India has approved the re- appointment of N Kamakodi as MD and CEO, for a period of three years with effect from May 1. Kamakodi joined the bank as Deputy General Manager in 2003 and was later elevated as General Manager in 2005. In 2006, he was appointed as Executive Director. From May 2011, he was serving the bank as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. The City Union Bank Limited was originally
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