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92nd Academy Awards Winners/Oscars 2020

Oscar award is an annual award given to recognise the achievements of performers, directors, technicians, producers, etc. These are presented by the Motion Picture Arts for their achievement in specific category. Oscar award was started on 16 May, 1929. First Academy award ceremony was held at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California for honoured the best film of 1927 and 1928. 92 nd Academy awards 2020 was presented by the motion picture arts and sciences (AMPAS) to honour the best film of 2019 in 24 category held at Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The Oscar winner statuette made by gold whichis popularly known as Oscar for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. The knight holding crusader’s sword standing on the reel of film depicts all five branches of Academy (Directors, actors, producers, technicians and writers). Some of the Oscar award winners of 2020 are: 1-Actor in a leading role: Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2-Actor i

Rs.50lakh insurance cover for COVID-19 warriors announced by the central government

The government announced Rs. 1.7 crore economic package for poor workers under the Pradhan MantriGaribKalyanYojana. Medical services providers including nurses, sanitation staff, etc. will be provided medical insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh per person. Under the scheme Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana , 5 kg wheat and rice will be given for next three months to 80crore people and one kg of pulse will be given per family for free . Jan Dhan Account holder women will be provided with Rs.500 per month and poor citizen, windows will get one thousand rupees in two instalments for next three months. 80 crore families would be provided by LPG gas cylinder free of cost for next three months under Ujjwala scheme. Under MNREGA the wages of workers increased by Rs. 20 from 182 to 202 rupees which will provide additional Rs.2000 to a worker. Workers can withdraw 75% non-refundable advance from PF accounts or three months salary, whichever is less. State governmen

Use of indelible ink allowed for home quarantined

The use of indelible ink to stamp on the hands of those people who are suspected of being infected with coronavirus has been allowed by the Election Commission. The secretary, health ministry, all chief electoral officers of the states and the manufacturer of the ink have been informed about the “ Home quarantined stamp”. The ink is prepared by the Mysore Paints & Varnish Limited, which is an undertaking of the Karnataka government. “ Home quarantined ” means people who are suspects of having coronavirus or are suffering from cold, should stay isolate themselves in a separate room at home. The union health Minister made it clear that if we use indelible ink on the skin, the mark will stay only for three days, but if used on the fingernail, it will stay till the nail grow out.The ink should not be put on any finger of the left hand as left forefinger is marked with ink at the polling stations before a person casts his/her vote. Election commission of India is an

Mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtlesat Rushikulya Beach

Olive Ridley’s turtles will not be disturbed by humans during mass nesting due to COVID-19 . More than 70,000 Olive Ridley arrived at the Rushikulya rookery this year for mass nesting. Last year , the mass nesting did not take place in Rushikulya due to cyclone Titliand floods that followed it. But this year, according to Odisha wildlife organization (OWO) , 50% of the Ri d ley s w ere estimated to arrive at State’s co a st for nesting . T hat’s why the state clean ed cyclone debris . Olive Ridley sea turtles are also known as Pacific Ridley sea turtle s . It belongs to the  cheloniidaeturtle family. Olive Ridley is the second smallest species of all sea turtles in the world. These are commonly found in warm and tropical ocean like Pacific, Indian and also in andthe AtlanticOcean . This turtle is best known for its unique way of mass nesting called arribada; the females come to the same beach to lay their eggs. The eggs are incubated for around 45 days in the heat of the s

IBPS PO mains 2019 scorecard released, Check now

IBPS PO mains examination was held on 30 th November, 2019 and the list of candidates shortlisted for interview was released on 17 th March, 2020. To download the scorecard, the candidate need to keep the following details handy- name of the candidates, roll number, registration number, category, etc. Candidates can download the scorecard in following ways: 1.       Visit the official website of IBPSPO. 2.    Then click on the CRP PO/MT IX notification regarding scores fo shortlisted candidates. 3.       Find the score card link for the IBPS POMain exam . 4.       Enter your login credential to view the mark sheet. 5.       Download your IBPSPO scorecard. The provisional allotment will be made in April 2020. IBPS PO exam is conducted by IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) for the post of probationary officers for PSBs in India. IBPS PO is an online examination that is conducted in two stages- Preliminary and Mains. The Candidates who qualify pre

Relaxation for filing income tax returns and withdrawing money from ATMs

F inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several me asures to give relief to the people and business classes in the wake of  Coronavirus outbreak in the country. Last date of filing income tax return for the year financial year 2018 - 19 has been extended till 30 June of this year and several schemes like PAN and  Aadhaar linking and Vivadse Vishwa s scheme have also been extended till 30 June. There is no need to pay additional 10% by those people who want to take benefit from th is scheme. The last date for filing GST for March, April and May 2020 and composition returns also extended till June. The penalty on delayed payment of income tax has been reduced from 12% to 9%. Government also decided that there is no penalty or late fees will be imposed on the companies who have less than five crore turnover, and those companies who have more than five crore turnover will be attracted to 19% interest without imposition any late penalty and fees. No  Charges will

Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan  be came chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time after the Congress government leader Kamal Nath lost majority. Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath on Monday night at the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal. The governor of MP LaljiTandon administered the oath of office to the nee chief minister. Due to coronavirus, no leader travelled from Delhi to Bh opal for legislature party meeting. The central observers Arun Singh and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe participated through the video conferencing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the new chief minister in a tweet. After taking oath as MP’s 32 nd chief minister, he had a meeting for the steps taken to reduce the coronavirus from the country.And he said, our priority is to fight with coronavirus and it’s our responsibility to protect older people and our families from this virus.People have to follow the instruction given by the government from time to time to defeat this pan

AFCAT (01) 2020 Results Out, Check now

AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) is conducted twice a year in February and August. This examination is for both males and females who so ever wants to join Indian air force. The candidates are selected for Class-1 Gazetted officers in flying and ground duties for both technical and non-technical posts.  In this exam, candidates are selected on the basis of their performances in marks in online exam and Air Force Selection Board (AFSB). Candidates who are applying for ground duties (Technical Branches) have to appear in both AFCAT and Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT). AFCAT 1 Result 2020 is available now. Candidates can check their Results through the candidate’s Login for which candidates need email ID, password and captcha code.  Follow the steps to download the result: Visit the official website of AFCAT. Login with your credentials Click Result and AFSB selection link The result will appear on the screen containing:  Registration number Name of

Services stopped in 75 districts with positive cases

Today, the Health Minister urged the people to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019).Lav Aggarwal , Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry, said that a lot of measure has been taken to stop the chain of transmission. The central governmen t has directed t he state government to stop a ll the services in 75 districts wh ich have positive cases except the emergency services. Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Agra, Varanasi, Kolkata, Dehradun, Jaipur, Jammu, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Kottayam, Bengaluru, Srinagar, Faridabad, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Delhi, Chandigarh, Vijayawada, etc. are some of the 75 districts. One of the easiest measures to stop the chain of transmission is to isolate people who are coming from outside. The virus can only transmit through direct contact with the droplets of affected people.80% of people who are affected by the virus have symptoms like cold fever and also government has done 16 to 17 thousands test a

State-level SC, ST Committees did not hold any meeting in 3years

As per the information provided by the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, the SC and ST committees of 25 States and Union Territories had not met even once in the three years- 2017, 2018 and 2019.The State-level committees are responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, is an act for safeguarding the interests of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes people and also to protect these communities against any atrocity. This Act is also known as ST/SC Act . This Act defines the objective of the government to deliver justice to these communities by providing them a good standard of living and enable them to live in a society with dignity and self-esteem.   These communities should live in a society without any fear and violence. If someone has made a cognizable and non-compoundable offence, then strict punishment is provided for any such offence.

Coronavirus| UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by a year.

European football’s governing body UEFA informed on Tuesday that the European Championship has been postponed until 2021 due to the increasing effect of the coronavirus. The new proposed dates for the championship tournament are June 11 to July 11, 2021. All the UEFA championship, Europa League and competitions are postponed in Italy, France and Spain for the next year. More than 2,100people died in Italy, which was to host the opening game of the 2020 championships in Rome. European leaders are also planning to ban all the non-essential travels due to coronavirus and France also joined Italy on Tuesday for allowing all the strict measures. Europe and Italy have many cases of coronavirus . UEFA isplanning to come up with a new Calendar of league and clubs for the season to be completed this year. Twenty out of 24Nations qualified in Euro, matches for the final 4 participants due this month, have been postponed. South America’s equivalent of the Euro Copa America also postponed

Coronavirus| How effective are soaps and sanitizers in tackling COVID-19?

Coronavirus isa family of viruses that can cause common cold, cough and more severe diseases like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Coronavirus Disease ( Covid-19 ) was discovered in 2019 in China, and the viruscausing it was notidentified before in the human body. World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced some measures for reducing the infection of Coronavirus (COVID-19).One of the specific ways of reducing the risk of coronavirus is to wash your hands regularly with the help of soap and water. Washing hands is important because, throughout the day, we touch a lot of things and surfaces that have lots of germs that cause coronavirus. That’s why washing hands ona regular basis is the most important thing that can reduce the risk of infection. Our hands Contain manyviruses and bacteria. Washing hands without soap do not remove viruses and bacteria. So, for clean hands, we have to use soap. Viruses like coronavirus, influen

President nominates RanjanGogoi to Rajya Sabha

Former CJI RanjanGogoi was nominated by President Ram NathKovind to Rajya Sabha on 16 th March 2020. RanjanGogoi is the third supreme court judge who will serve in the Rajya Sabha. The vacancy was occurred after K.T.STulsi got retired at the end of the February 2020. The President was pleased to nominate the name of RanjanGogoi for filling the vacancy in Rajya Sabha. Ranjan Gogoi was born on 18 th November 1954 in Tai-Ahom family at K.C Gogoi Path in Dibrugarh. Gogoi done his schooling from Don Bosco School in Dibrugarh and then he graduated fromSt. Stephen College, Delhi.He received a degree of Law from Delhi University. In 1978,Gogoi enrolled at the bar and he started practicing atGuwahati High Court and there he was made permanent judge on 28 February 2001. He thengot transferredto Punjab and Haryana High court on 9 th September 2010. On 12 th February 2011, hebecamethe Chief Justiceof the Punjab and Haryana High Court.He was appointedas a Judge of Supreme Court in 2012.

यसबैंक के पुनर्गठन के लिए केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने मंजूरी दी

13 मार्च 2020 को यस बैंक ( yes bank ) की पुनर्गठन योजना को केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने मंजूरी दे दी है। रिजर्व बैंक द्वारा प्रस्तावित इस योजना के तहत एसबीआई यस बैंक की 49 प्रतिशत हिस्सेदारी खरीदेगा। रिजर्व बैंक ने 5 मार्च को यस बैंक पर रोक लगाई थी। इससे पहले भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के निदेशक मंडल के स्थान पर एक प्रशासक नियुक्त किया गया था। यस बैंक के जमाकर्ताओं पर 50,000 रुपये तक की निकासी की सीमा और अन्य प्रतिबंध लगाए गए थे।  इस निर्णय के बाद जमाकर्ताओं को अपनी पूंजी वापस लेने में बहुत कठिनाई का सामना करना पड़ा था।  मुख्य बातें  एचडीएफसी और आईसीआईसीआई 2,000 करोड़ रुपये का निवेश करेंगे यस बैंक में होगा एसबीआई का निवेश  एसबीआई तीन साल तक के लिए अपनी हिस्सेदारी 26 प्रतिशत से कम नहीं कर पाएगा  एचडीएफसी 1000 करोड का निवेश करेगी  कई कार्यालयों पर सीबीआई ने की छापेमारी 

कोरोनावायरस

देश में कोरोना वायरस ( corona virus ) का संक्रमण दिन पर दिन फैलता जा रहा है। अभी तक भारत में कोरोना के 110 मामले पॉजिटिव पाये गए हैं। इनमें से 93 भारतीय नागरिक और 17 विदेशी नागरिक शामिल है। कोरोना को रोकने के लिए देश भर में प्रयास किए जा रहे है। 14 राज्यों में स्कूल और कॉलेज बंद कर दिए गए है। इसके साथ ही महाराष्ट्र, दिल्ली सहित कई राज्यों में सिनेमाघरों को बंद कर दिया गया है। इस बीमारी से पूरी दुनिया में 6000 से अधिक लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है। भारत में अभी तक कोरोना से संक्रमित दो लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है। डब्ल्यूएचओ ( WHO ) कोरोना को वैश्विक महामारी घोषित किया है। कोरोना अभी तक 123 देशों में फैल चुका है। मुख्य विशेषताएं हवाई यात्रियों की सख्या 15 फीसदी घटी  महाराष्ट्र से अधिक मामले सामने आए  इंफोसिस ने बेंगलुरू कार्यालय खाली किया  पश्चिम बंगाल ने भूटान के साथ सीमा को सील किया हरियाणा सरकार ने जारी की एडवायजरी