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JOIN THE DOTS! Compendium – April 2020 Dear Students, With the present examination pattern of UPSC Civil Services Examination, General Studies papers require a lot of specialization with ‘Current Affairs’. Moreover, following the recent trend of UPSC, almost all the questions are based on news as well as issues. CL IAS has now come up with ‘JOIN THE DOTS! APRIL 2020’ series which will help you pick up relevant news items of the day from various national dailies such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Business Standard, LiveMint, PIB and other important sources. ‘JOIN THE DOTS! APRIL 2020’ series will be helpful for prelims as well as Mains Examination. We are covering every issue in a holistic manner and covered every dimension with detailed facts. This edition covers all important issues that were in news in the month of June 2019. Also, we have introduced Prelim base question for Test Your Knowledge which shall guide you for better revision. In addition, it would benefit all those who are preparing for other competitive examinations. We have prepared this series of documents after some rigorous deliberations with Toppers and also with aspirants who have wide experience of preparations in the Civil Services Examination. For more information and more knowledge, you can go to our website https://www.careerlauncher.com/upsc/ “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there” All the best!! Team CL Contents Prelims Perspicuous Pointers 1. Prelims Factoids: Tablighi Jamaat ................................................................................2 2. Prelims Factoids: Hydroxychloroquine ..........................................................................2 3. Prelims Factoids: Genetic test and Serological test ......................................................3 4. Prelims Factoids: Ministry of Tourism launches ‘Stranded in India’ portal ................3 5. Prelims Factoids: Chinese govt recommends bear bile as cure for COVID-19 ............4 6. Prelims Factoids: NAVARATNALU – PEDALANDARIKI ILLU Scheme ...................4 7. Prelims Factoids: AarogyaSetu ......................................................................................5 8. COVID-19: National Corona Survey ..............................................................................5 9. COVID-19: Portable Multi-feed Oxygen Manifold (MOM) ...........................................6 10. Prelims Factoids: IAS, IPS officers’ associations form ‘Caruna’, an initiative to fight Coronavirus ...................................................................................6 11. Science & Technology: DST sets up rapid response centre at SINE, IIT Bombay to combat COVID-19 (CAWACH) ..............................................................7 12. Defence: IAF’s C130J airlifts medicines, other health supplies to Maldives (Operation Sanjeevani) ...................................................................................................7 13. Prelims Factoids: Naval Dockyard Mumbai designs low cost Temperature Gun .......8 14. Science & Technology: NIF invite innovative citizens to participate in Challenge COVID-19 Competition (C3) .........................................................................8 15. Human Resource Development: Bharat Padhe Online campaign ...............................9 16. Government Schemes: Operation SHIELD .................................................................10 17. Science and Technology: R0 (reproduction number) ...................................................10 18. Geographical features: Dhauladhar range in Himachal Pradesh visible from Jalandhar in Punjab .....................................................................................................11 19. Science & Technology: CovidGyan ...............................................................................12 20. Prelims Factoids: Festivals of India .............................................................................12 21. Prelims Factoids: Unnayan: Mera Mobile, Mera Vidyalaya .......................................13 22. Prelims Factoids: 6 theme-based microsites to promote tourism spots .....................14 23. Human Resource Development: Fit India and CBSE organise first-ever live fitness sessions for school students ..............................................................................14 24. Prelims Factoids: “DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series ..................................................15 25. Defence: COVSACK ......................................................................................................16 26. Prelims Factoids: Virus halts J&K’s ‘Durbar move’ for the first time in 144 years ..16 27. Prelims Factoids: Pattachitras .....................................................................................16 28. Prelims Factoids: COVID India Seva launched ..........................................................17 29. Prelims Factoids: Saiyam Mobile App .........................................................................17 30. Miscellaneous: Global press freedom index .................................................................18 31. Prelims Factoids: Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiya...........................................18 32. Defence: Project Chetak ................................................................................................18 33. Miscellaneous: Anthurium ...........................................................................................19 34. Human Resource Development: Ruhdaar ...................................................................20 35. Health: Immunity passports .........................................................................................20 36. Miscellaneous: World Intellectual Property Day .........................................................21 37. Science & Technology: Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device (HCARD) ................22 General Studies I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society 38. Geographical features: Record sea temperatures cause third mass .........................25 39. bleaching of Great Barrier Reef ...................................................................................25 40. Culture: National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India launched .....26 General Studies II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations 41. Health: Medical devices to be treated as drugs from April 1 .....................................31 42. Bilateral relations: 70 Years of Diplomatic Relations between China and India ......31 43. COVID-19 (government measures): FCI ensures uninterrupted food grain supplies ........................................................................................................32 44. International: Chinese Coast Guard Patrols Near Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal ...................................................................................................33 45. Natuna Islands ..............................................................................................................33 46. COVID-19: DARPG’s National Monitoring Dashboard on COVID 19 Grievances ...34 47. International: UNSC unanimously adopts resolution on safety, security of peacekeepers ..................................................................................................................35 48. Human Resource Development: YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) ...............................................36 49. NITI Aayog: CollabCAD ................................................................................................36 50. Health: Antiviral drug remdesivir may be effective in stopping replication of corona: ICMR ..........................................................................................38 51. Health: Celebrating World Chagas Disease Day for first time in 2020 .....................38 52. Health: Pooled testing, recommended by the ICMR ...................................................39 53. International Organisations: Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme .................................................................39 54. International Organisations: Vietnam chairs online ASEAN Special Summit on Covid-19 challenges ........................................................40 55. Health and Family Welfare: Government launches online data pool of critical human resource for combating and containing Covid-19 ...............................41 56. Human Resource Development: SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha .............................42 57. Human Resource Development: VidyaDaan 2.0 .........................................................43 58. Human Resource Development: #MyBookMyFriendcampaign launched on World Book Copyright Day ...........................................................................................44 59. Government Schemes: Swamitva Yojana ....................................................................45 60. Governance: E-Gram Swaraj Portal/App .....................................................................46 61. Government Schemes: SVAMITVA scheme (guidelines issued) .................................47 62. International Organisations: Lockdown Learners’ series ...........................................48 63. Health: India co-sponsors resolution calling for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines .......................................................................................................49