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aa RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs Courses Offered: BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC | KPSC | www.raceinstitute.in | www.bankersdaily.in LEGEND MAGAZINE APRIL – 2020 (CURRENT AFFAIRS AND QUIZ, BANKING, ENGLISH VOCABULARY) Exclusively prepared for RACE students Chennai: #1, South Usman Road, T Nagar. | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh| Bangalore |Erode |Namakkal |Puducherry |Thanjavur| Trivandrum| Ernakulam| Tirunelveli | Vellore | Tirunelveli | Tiruvanamalai | Coachin | Tuticorin | Rajapalayam | Kozhikode | Nagercoil | H.O: 7601808080 / 9043303030 | www.raceinstitute.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | NATIONAL NEWS: April 1, 2020 is the deadline for starting Shivraj Singh Chauhan takes oath as CM supply of Euro- VI. of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time: Bridge constructed by BRO over Teesta Madhya Pradesh, senior BJP leader Shivraj River in North Sikkim opened for traffic: In a major relief to the residents of Lachen in Singh Chauhan has become Chief Minister of northern Sikkim, the BRO (Border Roads the state for the fourth time. Governor Lalji Organisation) opened a 360-feet long Tandon administered him the oath of office & bailey suspension bridge over the Teesta river secrecy at a simple ceremony held at Raj for traffic in Munshithang near Chungthang Bhavan. He will succeed Kamal Nath. Shivraj Singh Chouhan worked as the CM of town. The roads approaching the bridge have the state for almost 13 years. also been constructed. Flying car PAL-V to be manufactured in Gujarat Police becomes first in India to Gujarat: introduce taser guns: Gujarat Police is equipped with taser guns Gujarat government MoU signed with flying in order to ensure safety and security of the car-maker PAL-V (Personal Air Land public. By introducing the taser guns as part Vehicle) of The Netherlands gears up to set of police weapons, Gujarat becomes the first up a manufacturing unit in India. state in India. PAL-V, which stands for Personal Air Land IITM hosts India’s first Hyperloop Pod Vehicle, has targeted to commence production at its manufacturing plant in Competition: Gujarat by 2021. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is IOC becomes 1st company to begin organising India’s first Global Hyperloop Pod supply of BS-VI fuel across country: Competition to increase awareness and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) began the Called the ‘Indian Hyperloop Pod supply of the world’s cleanest petrol & diesel Competition,’ the objective is to encourage across the country. All 28,000 petrol stations student teams in India and abroad to develop of IOC’s across India are dispensing BS-VI a Hyperloop Pod and compete to build the ultra-low sulphur grade fuel to reduce the pollution from vehicles in the air. fastest, most innovative and efficient RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | 2 Official Website: www.raceinstitute.in| Official Blog: www.bankersdaily.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | design and prototype of the relevant Last date for filing income tax return for technologies in the field. FY 2018-19 extended till June 30: 38th district to be formed in Tamil Nadu: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman In Tamil Nadu, a new district is going to be announced that last date for filing of income formed after bifurcating the Nagappattinam tax return for the financial year 2018-19 has district. The new district will be been extended till 30th June of this year. headquartered at Mayiladuthurai. She said, interest on delayed payment of Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy income tax reduced to 9 per cent from the made the announcement saying, it would be 12 per cent. the 38th district in the state. PAN-Aadhar linking have also been In Mumbai, Reliance Industries sets up extended till 30th June. India's first Covid-19 dedicated hospital: Tamil Nadu CM announces new EV and Reliance Industries in collaboration with data centre parks: the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami has set up India's first COVID-19 dedicated said that, to attract new investments into the hospital in Mumbai that includes a negative state, an Elecric Vehicle park will be set up pressure room that helps in preventing cross- at Manalur SIPCOT Industrial Estate near contamination and helps control infection. Chennai at an expected cost of Rs 148 Cr. It is a 100-bedded hospital. A NABARD-assisted Rs 2,934 Cr plan is also PM Modi allocates Rs 15,000 Cr for announced. healthcare Infra to combat Covid-19 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched “Mo outbreak Jeeban Programme”: PM Modi announced allocation of Rs 15000 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik crore to strengthen healthcare infrastructure launched “Mo Jeeban (My Life) Programme” to fight coronavirus in India. and urged people to take a pledge to stay This includes testing facilities, personal indoors. protection, isolation beds, ICU beds, The objective of the programme is to keep ventilators and training medical and everyone safe in the state due to the paramedical staff. dangerous spread of the COVID- 19. RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | 3 Official Website: www.raceinstitute.in| Official Blog: www.bankersdaily.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | Covid-19 treatment to be covered under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana Ayushman Bharat: launched to fight COVID-19: National Health Authority (NHA) has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman launched decided to cover Covid-19 treatment of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. poorest of the poor in private hospitals under The scheme is an economic help package for Ayushman Bharat- the central people in the country to fight against COVID- government’s health insurance scheme for 19 and its effects. Around 1.7 lakh crore has the deprived, launched on September 2018. been allocated under the package. NHA expects to cover cost under viral The scheme is to offer free cylinders under the infection packages. Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Scheme. This will Goa partners with Innovaccer to launch benefit around 8.3 crore Below Poverty Line first-ever self-assessment tool for Covid- Families. 19: Scientists of ARI, Pune develop Goa became 1st Indian state to launch a biofortified, high protein wheat variety: digital self-assessment test tool called Test Scientists from Agharkar Research Yourself Goa for COVID-19 to help people to Institute (ARI) Pune, Maharashtra an identify whether they are at risk of being autonomous institute under the Department infected by coronavirus without having to of Science & Technology. physically visit a healthcare facility. Government of India have developed a The Goa government has partnered with biofortified durum wheat variety MACS Innovaccer for this. 4028, which shows high protein content. “Stay Home India with Books” initiative NTPC’s installed capacity touches 58,816 launched by GoI: MW: National Book Trust functioning under NTPC has increased total installed capacity to Ministry of Human Resources and 58,816 MW with the commissioning of 2nd Development launched Stay Home India with unit of 660 MW at Khargone Super Thermal Books initiative. Under the initiative more Power Project, Madhya Pradesh. than 100 books can be downloaded from the NTPC now has 55 power stations, including NBT website 24 coal-based & 7 combined cycle gas/liquid fuel. RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | 4 Official Website: www.raceinstitute.in| Official Blog: www.bankersdaily.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC | First-of-its-kind form-based codes being transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year, developed by IRSDC: in three equal instalments each Rs 2,000 Indian Railways focuses on world-class directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. stations. The Indian Railway Stations PM-KISAN Scheme is effective from 1 Development Corporation Limited is December 2018. developing a first-of-its-kind ‘Form Based Govt offers Rs 1,500 to women Jan Dhan Codes’ for the development of railway land account holders, free cylinders under with support from Shakti Sustainable Ujjwala scheme Energy Foundation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman India’s Cleanest City Indore Becomes announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 500 First city in India to use drones to per month for the next three months to all the sanitize the city: women Jan Dhan account holders to run their Indore, the cleanest city in India becomes the households. 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize Around 20 crore such women account the city against COVID-19 scare. holders will be covered under this scheme. Indore Municipal Corporation has hired 2 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was drones from a private company to sprinkle launched on 28 August 2014. chemicals with sodium hypochlorite and bio- Centre signs agreement for sale of clean in crowded areas like vegetable Kamarajar Port, THDC and NEEPCO: markets, streets. Government resorted to ‘virtual signing’ to Govt to transfer Rs 2,000 under PM- conclude strategic sales in Kamarajar Port, KISAN scheme to 8.69 Cr farmers in April THDC India & NEEPCO. The Centre will receive 1st week: Rs 13,500 crore from the three deals. To provide relief to farmers affected due to Department of Investment and Public the lockdown, government would transfer in Asset Management (DIPAM), signed a the first week of April the first instalment of share purchase agreement to sell the Central Rs 2,000 to each of 8.69 crore beneficiaries government’s 67 per cent stake in under the PM-KISAN scheme. Kamarajar Port Ltd to Chennai Port Trust Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman for Rs 2,383 crore.