Daily Current Affairs

1. CII pegs GDP growth between -0.9% & 1.5% India's GDP could marginally expand 1.5% or even contract 0.9% in this financial year, the Confederation Indian Industry (CII) said in a report. It also suggested several measures to address the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 It sought urgent stimulus including the creation of a fund to be used for subscribing to corporate bonds and credit protection scheme for MSMEs. 2. World Bank approved Rs 585 crore for HPSRTP The World bank has approved Rs 585 crore for the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project (HPSRTP) Under the project, road construction work of Barotiwala-Baddi-Sain-Ramshehar with length of 45 kms, Dadol-Ladraurr Road with length of 14.5 kms, Mandi-Riwalsar-Kalkhar of length 28 kms and Raghunathpur-Mandi-Harpura-Bharari road would be undertaken in tranche-one. 3. National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April 2020 PM Narendra Modi will ...