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Under the scheme Lifeline Udan , an initiative of Ministry of Civil Aviation , flights transported more than 248 tonnes of medicinal supplies across the country during this period of lockdown. More than 167 flights are under operation in this initiative. Out of these flights, 114 flights are operated by Air India and Alliance Air, while 58 flights are operated by Indian Air Force. All public and private airline operators and agencies are working very hard in delivering essential medical supplies all over the country for fighting against COVID-19. Air India and India Air Force operated together for Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, North East and other island regions. Blue Dart, SpiceJet and Indigo flights are operating on commercial basis. In the process of transporting and supplying medical equipments across the country all the safety rules and protocols are being followed at every stage from the process of collection, transportation and delivery at the destination.

21 days lockdown that started on 25 March and was scheduled to end on 14 April but now all the states have appealed for the extension of lockdown because the number of cases of COVID-19 are increasing day by day. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhara Rao and Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan requested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending the lockdown. T.S Singh Deo, Health Minister of Chhattisgarh said that now people are used to the lockdown and we have to take advantage of this and extend the lockdown for at least another 14 days so as to deal with the pandemic. Last week Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Lockdown should b e lifted in three to four phases . We have to allow all the farmers to harvest their crop but all the school and colleges should remain closed. Read Daily Current Affairs in English as well as Current Affairs in Hindi to boost your preparation ...

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...

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 t...

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...