1. Holi also known as the festival of colours, is being celebrated throughout the country yesterday. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil and marks the onset of the Spring season.
2. Over 180 crore 97 lakh doses of corona vaccine administered so far; Recovery rate stands at 98.73 %. (Over 183 crore 27 lakh vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far. The vaccines have been given through the Central Government free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category.)
3. Biennial Rajya Sabha election is scheduled to be held for five seats of Punjab, three seats of Kerala, two seats of Assam and one seat each in Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura on 31st of this month. Nominations can be filed till 21st March.
4. *The Andhra Pradesh government* aims to administer the Covid-19 vaccine, called CorBevax, to 14.90 lakh children aged between 12 and 14 years by taking up a special campaign in schools from March 21.
5. *J&K* : Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Cyber Police Jammu with the assistance of Rajasthan Police busted a gang of fraudsters offering fake online to and fro helicopter tickets to Mata Vaishno Devi ji pilgrims.
6. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that several parts of the film ‘The Kashmir Files’, which focuses on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s, are “false” and said that “BJP-backed Governor rule” prevailed at that time.
7. *KARNATAKA* CM Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the mortal remains of Indian student Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar, who was killed during shelling in Ukraine on March 1, will arrive in Bengaluru on March 20. The 21-year-old student, a resident of Karnataka’s Haveri district, was standing in a queue at a supermarket in Kharkiv when he was killed in the shelling.
8. *KERALA* , four construction workers from West Bengal were killed when earth caved in at a construction site at the Special Economic Zone at Kalamassery in Kochi on 18 Mar afternoon.
9. *MANIPUR* : Kuki People’s Alliance extends unconditional support to BJP for formation of new govt. the Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA) which got two seats in the recently concluded General Elections in Manipur has extended unconditional support to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the formation of a new State government.
10. *NAGALAND* : Budget session of 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly to commence from March 19. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the Finance portfolio will present the Budget of 2022-23 on March 22.
11. *PUNJAB* : Ten ministers, including a woman, will be inducted in the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab on Saturday. Among the 10 ministers, eight are first-time MLAs.
12. *TAMIL NADU* : State Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan presented the state Budget to the Assembly on 18 Mar, saying the revenue deficit will be reduced by 7000-crore rupees from the estimated figures next year. He expressed confidence that the fiscal deficit also will see a reduction from 4.61 percent last year to 3.8 percent, despite the challenges like Covid-19 pandemic.
13. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has requested the Centre to re-designate Chennai Airport as the embarkation point for Haj pilgrimage.
14. *WEST BENGAL* : The BJP has fielded fashion designer-turned-politician Agnimitra Paul against TMC candidate Shatrughan Sinha for the Lok Sabha by-election from Asansol constituency. Similarly, the party has fielded Keya Ghosh against ex-Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who has been given a ticket by the TMC, for the by-election from Ballygunge seat. The by-polls for the two seats will be held on April 12.
FINANCE:
15. India extended a $ 1 billion concessional credit facility to Sri Lanka. Signing ceremony took place in Delhi on 18 Mar in presence of visiting Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, EAM Dr S Jaishankar among others.
16. Adani Group is exploring the possibility of buying a stake in oil gaint Saudi Aramco, Bloomberg reported. Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate has held preliminary talks on a range of potential cooperation and joint investment opportunities with Aramco and Public Investment Fund (PIF), the report said. Adani may offer PIF the opportunity to invest in infrastructure in India
ENTERTAINMENT:
17. The Central government provided ‘Y’ category security cover to ‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri with CRPF cover pan India, The feature film, which has received unprecedented government backing, is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Kashmir valley during the height of militancy.
18. Riding on overwhelming government support and tax breaks from several states across the country, the controversial movie has become a runaway box office success and is racing to Rs 100 crore in collections.
19. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra and Actor R Madhavan inaugurated the Media and Entertainment Fortnight at the India Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020 on 18 Mar. The idea of the Media and Entertainment Fortnight being organized by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is to showcase India’s prowess in the sector and promote global collaborations and attract investments.
20. Director-producer Girish Malik’s 17-year-old son Mannan passed away after falling from the fifth floor of his building in Mumbai’s Andheri on Friday. Mannan was rushed to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital but he did not survive. According to the mefia reports, the incident happened after 5 pm when he returned to his home after celebrating Holi.
21. Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and ‘WandaVision’ were awarded Best Superhero Movie and Best Superhero Series respectively at the Critics Choice Super Awards 2022. Actor Andrew Garfield won Best Actor in a Superhero Movie for his role in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. Actress Florence Pugh was awarded Best Actress in a Superhero Movie for ‘Black Widow’.
DEFENCE:
22. The Indian Air Force, desperately short of fighter aircraft, is ordering 12 Russian-designed Sukhoi-30 MKI very shortly. Its bid for the fighters, a Rs 10,000 crore package, is expected to be cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and including the three chiefs
23. China’s most powerful fighter engine to date, the WS-15 meant for the J-20 heavy stealth jet, has exhibited super-cruise and super-manoeuvrability in recent tests.With the tests, all parameters of the WS-15 have been further improved and optimized,
24. ASTR Defence a defence company based out of Bangalore has designed and developed India’s first pistol. ASTR is a licensed defence equipment innovator developing advanced next generation weapon systems catering to the needs of India’s military and security forces to counter India’s technologically advancing adversaries.
ATAL 9mm & ATAL 0.032 ACP. The ATAL 9mm is made for the military and law enforcement. The ATAL 0.32 ACP for civilian use
25. DRDO is developing SLCM for P75 Kalvari class submarines. The missile will be torpedo tube launched. The system is planned to have two variants one an anti-ship variant with RF seeker and the other land attack variant with EO seeker having Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) technology for terminal guidance.
The Indian Navy wants its Project-75 (I) boats to be capable of carrying 12 land-attack and anti-ship cruise missiles.
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19 Mar (Saturday)
Shishir Ritu
पक्ष:: Krishna
Month: Chaitra 1, (Purnimata)/ Phalguna 17(Amanta)
Purnimanta calendar (Ujjain)
Vikram Samvat – 2078
Nakshatra: Hasta (up to 11:38 pm)Chitra
Titi: Pratipada (up to 11:37 am) Dwitiya
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