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Current Affairs [PDF] - March 16-31, 2020

Women Jan Dhan account holders to get Rs 500 pe MNREGA wage increased to Rs 202 a day from Rs
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For old age pensioners and widows, an additional ex-gratia amount of Rs 1,000 for the next three
months available in two instalments
For the beneficiaries of Women Ujjwala Scheme, free cylinders will be given to 8.3 crore BPL families
for three months.
Under the Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission, women self-help groups (SHGs) will be provided
collateral-free loans up to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh earlier.
For the organised sector, the government will pay provident fund contribution of both the employer
and the employee put together at 24% for the next three months. This is for those establishments
with up to 100 employees and 90% of them earning less than Rs 15,000 per month.
The EPFO regulation will be amended so that workers can draw up to 75% of the amount for their
contingency expenditure.
Government to front-load Rs 2,000 paid to farmers in first week of April under existing PM Kisan
Yojana
State Governments directed to use Building and Construction Workers Welfare Fund to provide relief
to construction workers
India
Coronavirus: NBT provides 100 books for free download during 21-day lockdown under its
#StayHomeIndiaWithBooks initiative
Nimmi, actress known for Hindi movies such as “Aan”, “Barsaat” and “Deedar”, dies at 88
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
BSE Sensex, jumps 1410.99 points or 4.94% to close at 29,946.77
NSE Nifty rises 335.70 points or 4.04% to settle at 8,653.55.
CRISIL cuts its growth estimate for the Indian economy for 2020-21 to 3.5% from 5.2% made earlier
World
Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit convened to discuss the challenges posed by outbreak of
COVID-19 pandemic; chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Current Affairs: News Headlines-28 March 2020
India
Army Chief General MM Naravane launches Operation Namaste – Indian Army’s anti-COVID-19 drive
Facebook launches Corona Helpdesk Chatbot on Messenger alongwith Ministry of Health and MyGov
Restrictions on domestic flights extended till April 14
UP CM Yogi Adityanath sets up “Team-11” comprising of as many inter-departmental committees to
fight the coronavirus spread
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust donates Rs 51 crore to Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to fight
the COVID-19 outbreak
Rajyogini Dadi Janki, the chief of Brahmakumaris Sansthan, dies at 104 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Renowned artist & architect Satish Gujral dies at 94; was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1999
Beni Prasad Verma, a founding member of the Samajwadi Party and former Union minister, dies at 80
in Lucknow
Noted Fisheries scientist and Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
(KUFOS) Dr A. Ramachandran dies in Kochi at the age of 61
Monetary Policy Review
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announces decisions of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Policy repo rate cut by 75 basis points to 4.4% to deal with the hardship caused due to the outbreak
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