WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 29TH MAR – 4TH
APRIL 2020
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1.
INDIAN ARMY
LAUNCHES OPERATION NAMASTE: COVID-19: Indian Army
Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane launched ‘Operation Namaste’ initiative to
protect 1.3 million strong forces from coronavirus and provide all possible
assistance to the government to control the pandemic.
2.
JICA SIGNS
NEW AGREEMENT WITH INDIA: Japanese government funding agency (JICA)
signs an agreement worth Rs 15,295 crore with India to provide an Official
Development Assistance (ODA) for 3 rail infrastructure projects. Japanese ODA
loans are long-term low-interest-rate loans advanced to the developing
countries. JICA granted Rs 8,553 crore for Dedicated Freight Corridor(phase-1);
Rs 4,262 crore for Mumbai Trans Harbour
Link Project(II) and Rs 2,480 crore for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 Project(III)
3.
REPORT ‘BOOM
& BUST 2020’: In accordance with a report titled “Boom and
Bust 2020:Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline” 47.4 GW coal-fired power projects
at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019 which reduced total under
development of coal capacity to 66 GW.
4.
NATO 30TH
MEMBER: The Republic of North Macedonia has inducted officially as the 30th
and newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This membership
comes after North Macedonia’s 2017 deal with Greece under which the former
changed its name from Macedonia (a name same as Greek province). After the name
change, Greece agreed to drop objections to its NATO and European Union (EU)
membership.
5.
IMF LAUNCHES
GOVERNMENT POLICY TRACKER: COVID-19: International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched a policy tracker to track the policies of the
governments so as to share knowledge about COVID-19 which helps to tackle the
crisis. It focuses on discretionary actions to support existing social safety
nets & insurance mechanisms.