{"id":57893,"date":"2020-03-27T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=57893"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T06:30:03","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-27th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-27th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 March 27th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Evening Friends<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are posting Todays 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This initiative provides a brief of all the relevant articles of day in a clear, concise and easily consumable format. Students don\u2019t need to look anywhere more for your daily news bytes. It will help students in their prelims and mains preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For old Archives of 9pm Current Affair Brief, Click on \u201cArchives\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-brief\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9pm Current Affair Briefs Archives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1608345\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finance Minister announces Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1.70 lakh crore \u2018Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana\u2019 relief package<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To provide relief to the urban and rural poor amid Coronavirus pandemic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Components:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Insurance scheme for health workers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Health professionals in Government Hospitals and Health Care Centres to be compensated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>PM Garib Kalyan Ann (\u0905\u0928\u094d\u0928) Yojana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 80 crore individuals to be provided double of their current entitlement of foodgrains over next three months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Benefit to farmers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> First instalment of Rs 2,000 due in 2020-21 will be paid in April 2020 under the PM KISAN Yojana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Help to Poor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 20.40 crores PMJDY women account-holders would be given extra Rs 500 per month for next three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Gas cylinders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gas cylinders, free of cost, would be provided to 8 crore poor families for the next three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Help to low wage earners in organised sectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 24% of monthly wages to be paid into PF accounts of wage-earners below Rs 15,000 per month in businesses having less than 100 workers, for next three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Support for senior citizens (above 60 years), widows and Divyang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Rs 1,000 to be paid during next three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>MNREGA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 wages would be increased by Rs 20 with effect from 1 April, 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[read more]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/pets-shouldnt-die-inside-shops-in-covid-19-lockdown-animal-welfare-board-to-state-govts\/387291\/\"><b>Animal Welfare Board of India(AWBI)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Animal Welfare Board of India(AWBI) has urged state governments to ensure that animals do not suffer in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a statutory advisory body under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act,1960.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Composition:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board comprises 28 Members including 6 MPs (4 from Lok Sabhas and 2 from Rajya Sabha)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rukmini Devi Arundale pioneered the setting up of the Board.<\/span>Headquarters:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ballabhgarh,Haryana.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/trending-news\/story\/malabar-civet-walks-on-kerala-road-on-lockdown-day-twitter-is-in-love-1660005-2020-03-26\"><b>Malabar Civet<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Malabar Civet was found on the streets of Kerala in the backdrop of lockdown due to Coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malabar Civet is a nocturnal and elusive animal.It is endemic to Western Ghats of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Wildlife (Protection) Act,1972<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix III<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habitat destruction and Hunting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/03\/1060222\"><b>Global Humanitarian Response Plan<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United Nations has launched a $2 billion Global Humanitarian Response Plan to fight against COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Humanitarian Response Plan will be implemented in the world\u2019s most vulnerable countries by UN agencies along with international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To deliver essential laboratory equipment to test for the virus, medical supplies to treat people, install handwashing stations and launch public information campaigns on prevention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/coronavirus-loss-of-smell-in-some-cases-might-be-a-new-way-to-detect-the-virus-experts-say\/article31156907.ece\"><b>Anosmia and Ageusia<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Ear, Nose and Throat(ENT) specialists have noted a growing number of anosmia and ageusia cases among COVID-19 patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Anosmia: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the partial or complete loss of the sense of smell.This loss may be temporary or permanent.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ageusia: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a condition that is characterized by a complete loss of taste function of the tongue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/g-20-members-express-readiness-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-fight-covid-19-11585236885510.html\"><b>Virtual G20 Leaders Summit<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A virtual G20 Summit was held under the presidency of Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>G20 Summit,2020:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saudi Arabia is the first Arab nation to hold the G20 presidency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Theme- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRealising Opportunities of the 21st Century for All\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>G20:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an informal group of 19 countries and the European Union with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was initially founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis. However after the 2008 Financial Crisis, the meeting has been held annually since 2010.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53976\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/G20.jpg?resize=575%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>G7: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an organisation made up of seven countries namely Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li>G4: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of four countries namely Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan which support each other&#8217;s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>G77: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a coalition of 134 developing countries designed to promote its members&#8217; collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=IIT-Gandhinagar-launches-Project-%26%2339%3bIsaac%26%2339%3b-to-engage-students-in-creative-projects-during-Corona-lockdown&amp;id=383884\"><b>Project Isaac<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched Project Isaac.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Aim: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To engage its students in creative projects to enhance their critical skills while they are confined to their homes because of Coronavirus.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Background:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is inspired by Sir Isaac Newton who was sent home by his College because of the Great Plague of London in 1665.During this year, he developed discoveries including early calculus as well as his theories of optics and gravity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\":8f.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">[\/read]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Evening Friends We are posting Todays 9pm Current Affair Brief About 9pm Current Affair Brief &#8211; This initiative provides a brief of all the relevant articles of day in a clear, concise and easily consumable format. 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