Government of India launches coronavirus tracking app Corona Kavach |
IOC: Tokyo Olympics rescheduled to July 23- August 8 in 2021 |
Ministry of Tourism launched ‘Stranded in India’ portal to help foreign tourists stuck in India |
Pune Woman behind First Indian made testing tool “Pathodetect Covid-19 Kit” |
RBI has revised norms for appointment & reappointment of MD & CEO |
Lifeline Udan flights launched by MoCA transported 37.63 tonnes of medical cargo across India in 6 days |
Donations for PM-CARES Fund granted 100% tax exemption under IT Act, 1961 |
CCI approves Joint Venture between Adani Green Energy Limited and Total S.A |
Government launches its 1st comprehensive COVID-19 tracking app called Aarogya Setu |
Wimbledon Tennis Tournament cancelled for the first time since World War II due to COVID- 19 |
Padma Shri awardee and Former ‘Hazoori Raagi’ Bhai Nirmal Singh passed away at 62 |
World Autism Awareness Day 2020: April 2 |
NCC volunteer cadets to fight COVID-19 under ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’ |
Geo-fencing app to locate quarantine violators |
Civil services associations form an initiative called ‘Caruna’ to fight COVID-19 |
IAF transports 6.2 tons of essential medicines to Maldives under ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ |
Union HRD Minister launches MHRD AICTE COVID-19 for students |
Pune based company develops technology- “Scitech Airon negative ion generator” |
Bione launches India’s 1st home screening test kit for COVID-19 |
International Transgender Day of Visibility: March 31 |
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2020: April 4 |
Army Medical Corps celebrates its 256th Raising Day: April 3, 2020 |
ICMR approves TB machines for COVID-19 testing |
Testing, treatment is free for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries |
NASA’s Artemis: First human base camp on Moon’s the South Pole by 2024 |
National Maritime Day 2020: April 5 |
International Day of Conscience 2020: April 5 |
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2020: April 6 |
World Health Day 2020: April 7 |
Ministry of Health to divide health centers into 3 categories for corona patients |
Commerce Ministry designs online platform to issue certificate of origin for exporters |
International Romani Day 2020: April 8 |
Hindustan Unilever joins hands with UNICEF to launch ‘BreakTheChain’ campaign against coronavirus |
Centre launches 1st of its kind iGOT e-learning portal on DIKSHA platform of MHRD |
COVID-19: JNCASR develops antimicrobial coating to stop spread of viruses |
Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app |
DST to fund for development of Nasal passage gel for COVID-19 |
World Homeopathy Day 2020: April 10 |
WADA celebrates Play True Day 2020 |
55th Anniversary of CRPF Valour Day 2020: April 9 |
Odisha became the first State to extend lockdown till April 30 |
Union HRD minister launches ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign |
Ahmedabad railway station becomes first station of IR to install sanitizing tunnel |
ICMR approves use of TB diagnostic machine for coronavirus |
Jana Small Finance Bank launches DigiGen, a digital banking platform |
For the first time, NASA scientists measure wind speed on a brown dwarf |
Google and Apple ties-up to create coronavirus contact tracing technology by smartphone |
National Safe Motherhood Day 2020: April 11 |
IFFCO organizes continual awareness campaigns ‘Break the CORONA Chain’ on ground zero |
Sara Ali khan appointed as the ambassador of JBL |
DST funds SBPL to develop Immunodiagnostic kits & Active Virosome Vaccine: COVID-19 |
National Pet Day 2020: April 11 |
International Day of Human Space Flight 2020: April 12 |
NIF developed herbal dewormer “wormivet” for livestock owners |
Manipur Govt introduces ‘Food Bank’ initiative for poor and needy people |
Agri Ministry launches a call centre for agri logistics |
C-DOT and Telecom Service Providers develop COVID Quarantine Alert System |
Agricultural trading portal e-NAM to complete 4 years |
World Chagas Disease Day 2020 for the first time: April 14 |
International Children’s Book Day 2020: April 2 |
Indian Army observes 36th Siachen day on April 13, 2020 |
International Children’s Book Day 2020: April 2 |
Nationwide lockdown extended till May 3, 2020 to contain COVID-19 spread |
Jim Corbett National Park of U’khand becomes India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals |
MS Dhoni appointed as the brand ambassador of PokerStars India |
Government launches ‘CovidGyan’ a science communication initiative |
International Day of Action for Rivers 2020: March 14 |
International Mathematics Day 2020: March 14 |
Central Government unveils PUSA decontamination, sanitizing tunnel |
Ajay Mahajan appointed as MD and CEO of Care Ratings |
HDFC Bank launches Safety Grid campaign for social distancing |
World Voice Day 2020: April 16 |
NIRDPR and UNICEF training community leaders online to combat COVID-19 |
World Art Day 2020: April 15 |
World Haemophilia Day 2020: April 17 |
Integrated geospatial platform created: “SAHYOG” by Survey of India |
Rajasthan: First Indian to carry out Rapid Testing for Covid-19 |
World Heritage Day 2020: April 18 |
Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to geotag community kitchens |
MNRE urges states to set up renewable energy equipment parks |
NASA to launch 1st US astronaut mission to ISS since 2011 |
UN Chinese Language Day: 20th April |
World Liver Day 2020: April 19 |
FCI allowed to convert surplus rice to ethanol: Government |
Health ministry launches citizen engagement platform on coronavirus called ‘COVID India Seva’ |
World Creativity and Innovation Day 2020: April 21 |
Administrative Professionals (Secretary’s) Day 2020 |
National Civil Service Day 2020: April 21 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute becomes 1st in country to carry out plasma research in view of Covid-19 |
International Mother Earth Day 2020: April 22 |
CSIR-IGIB scientists develops ”Feluda” a low-cost coronavirus test strip |
World Book and Copyright Day 2020: April 23 |
Karnataka Government Launches “Apthamitra” to combat COVID-19 |
Iran launches “Noor” or light military satellite into orbit |
National Panchayati Raj Day 2020: April 24 |
World Immunization Week 2020: April 24-30 |
World day of laboratory animals 2020: April 24 |
National Fire Service Day 2020: April 14 |
International Girls in ICT day is observed on April 23, 2020 |
‘e-karyalay’ application launched for movement of files: CISF |
IIITM-K develops AI search engine for COVID-19 studies |
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 2020: April 24 |
First official International Delegate’s Day 2020: April 25 |
World Malaria Day 2020: April 25 |
#MyBookMyFriendcampaign launched by HRD Minister on World Book Day |
IIT Delhi develops Dashboard PRACRITI to predict Covid-19 spread |
World Penguin Day 2020 on April 25 |
World Intellectual Property Day 2020 on April 26 |
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 2020: April 26 |
G20 launches ‘Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator’ Initiative |
First black hole merger of uneven massed observed by LIGO-VIRGO; indicated by GW190412 signal in April 2019 |
World Veterinary Day 2020: April 25 |
World Day For Safety And Health At Work 2020: April 28 |
‘Recharge Saathi’: Vodafone Idea ties up with Paytm launched |
Madhya pradesh CM Shivraj singh unveils ‘Jeevan Amrit Yojana’ to help people fight against COVID-19 |
International Dance Day 2020, April 29 |
IIT-Roorkee professor develops software to detect COVID-19 within 5 seconds using X-ray scan |