27 April 2020 Daily GK Update: Read Daily GK, Current Affairs for Bank Exam

Here is the daily GK update of 27th April 2020 covering the following news headlines: Saudi Arabia, Dhanwantari, KARMI-Bot, Jivan Shakti Yojana.

Daily GK updates are incorporated with the important news that made the current affairs headlines for banking or other competitive exams. Daily GK Update is the complete bag of the important news that held all day long. One should have complete knowledge about the banking terms, current affairs news, etc. So, here is the GK Jupdate of 27th April 2020 to help you prepare the Current affairs part. After reading this section, you can successfully attempt Current Affairs Quiz.

International News

1. Saudi Arabia terminates death penalty for minors

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has abolished the death penalty for crimes committed by minors. The new order states that any individual who has received a death sentence for crimes committed while he or she is a minor will no longer face execution. Instead of the death sentence, the individual will undergo a prison sentence of no longer than 10 years in a juvenile detention facility. The new rule was announced by the president of the Saudi government’s Human Rights Commission, Awwad Alawwad.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

•  Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh; Currency: Saudi riyal.

State News

2. Assam govt starts ‘Dhanwantari’ scheme for home delivery of medicines

Assam government has launched a new scheme called “Dhanwantari” for home delivery of medicines. The patients can send their prescriptions over the telephone or inform the health workers and the health department will ensure that it is delivered to them even if it is not in the list of available free medicines. This is the largest outreach programme taken up by any state government at this point of time.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Capital of Assam: Dispur; CM of Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal.
• Governor of Assam: Jagdish Mukhi.

3. Kerala hospital deploys “KARMI-Bot” robot to serve COVID-19 patients

The government hospital in Ernakulamhere, Kerala has deployed a robot named ‘KARMI-Bot’ to serve COVID-19 patients. The robot will be used to assist patients at the medical college’s COVID-19 isolation ward.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Chief Minister of Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan.
• Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammad Khan.
• Capital of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram.

4. Uttar Pradesh Government bans public gathering till June 30

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to ban the public gathering till June 30, 2020. The decision was taken by the state government during the Chief Minister’s meeting with chairpersons of 11 committees of the state over the COVID-19 situation.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath.
• Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben Patel.

5. Madhya Pradesh govt launches “Jivan Shakti Yojana” for women

Madhya Pradesh government has launched the “Jivan Shakti Yojana” for women. Under this scheme, women in urban areas can earn by making masks at home. The government will pay them Rs 11 per mask.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Lal Ji Tandon.
• Bandhavgarh National Park is in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This biodiverse park is known for its large population of royal Bengal tigers, especially in the central Tala zone.

Banking

6. RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds

The Reserve Bank of India has announced a Special Liquidity Facility of Rs 50,000 crore for Mutual Funds. This has been done by the central bank in order to ease liquidity pressures on the Mutual Funds. This is a measure taken by the RBI to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 and preserve financial stability.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikanta Das; Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.

Science and Technology

7. IIITM-K creates “Vilokana” search engine for COVID-19 research

The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K) has developed an AI Semantic search engine called ‘Vilokana’, which in Sanskrit means ‘finding out’.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management- Kerala (IIITM-K) established in 2000.
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management- Kerala (IIITM-K) Director: Saji Gopinath.

Sports

8. Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir announces retirement

Former Pakistan women’s skipper Sana Mir announced her retirement from international cricket. She featured in 226 international matches for Pakistan, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Prime Minister of Pakistan: Imran Khan.
• President of Pakistan: Arif Alvi.
• Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad.

Obituaries

9. Veteran photojournalist Ronny Roy passes away

Veteran sports photojournalist Ronojoy ‘Ronny’ Roy passed away. He was popularly known as ‘Ronny’ and was associated with Bengali daily Aajkaal since the 1990s and covered the ICC World Cup in England last year.

10. Former governor of Bihar & Tripura Devanand Konwar passes away

Veteran politician and former Governors of Bihar, Tripura, and West Bengal, Devanand Konwar passed away. He was the Governor of Bihar from July 24, 2009, to March 8, 2013. He served as the Governor of Tripura from March 25, 2013, and June 29, 2014. Besides this, he also served as governor (additional charge) of West Bengal from December 2009 to January 2010.

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