TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. CAA DOESN’T HIT MUSLIMS : A day after notifying the rules under Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Union home ministry on Tuesday asserted that Indian Muslims need not worry as the CAA will not impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the community which enjoys equal rights as their Hindu counterparts in the country. The ministry also launched a portal for people eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.
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2. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organizing Poshan Pakhwada nationwide from March 9 to 23 March 2024. This 15-day celebration aims to spread awareness about nutrition, dietary practices, and women’s health.
3. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday assured minorities that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not meant to snatch anyone’s citizenship, as he accused the Congress and other opposition parties of spreading misconception about the new law which has sparked protests in Kerala and Assam.
4. Eligible applicants under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) will be granted Indian nationality with retrospective effect as specified in the law, officials said on Tuesday.
5. Nayab Singh Saini from the BJP, assumed office as the new chief minister of Haryana after a hastily organised swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening (March 12). This followed the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Manohar Lal Khattar, and the entire cabinet earlier in the day.
6. Haryana’s new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said they have presented a letter of support of 48 MLAs to the governor and asked him to convene an assembly session on Wednesday so that the Bharatiya Janata Party government can prove its majority in the House.
7. In a significant move to strengthen incident management systems and provide timely assistance to accident victims on national highways, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HLL Lifecare Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW). The five-year agreement aims to reduce fatalities from road accidents and improve emergency medical response along the national highways.
8. The National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, aims to eliminate the hazardous practice of manual sewer and septic tank cleaning. The scheme, implemented by the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26, has a budget allocation of 349.73 crores and focuses on providing a range of entitlements to Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs).
9. The Department of Science & Technology has joined forces with the Telangana government-led T-Hub to establish a unique Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technology Hub (MATH). This collaboration aims to foster AI innovation, create job opportunities.
10. For the first time, the district of Simdega in Jharkhand hosted the Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela, a national-level agricultural science fair. The event, organized by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa (New Delhi), is being held at the Albert Ekka Stadium from March 10th to 12th.
11. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Lokayukta (anti-corruption ombudsman) of Madhya Pradesh.
12. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy declared that the Congress government would make one crore women members of self-help groups (SHGs) ‘crorepatis’ in the next five years by sanctioning Rs 1 lakh crore loans through banks and state government’s ‘Stree Nidhi’ initiatives.
13. Andhrapradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has released Rs 161.86 crore for 23,458 fishermen families displaced by the ONGC pipelines in the BR Ambedkar Konaseema and Kakinada districts. He said an amount of Rs 69,000 each would be directly credited into their accounts at the rate of Rs 11,500 per month for six months.
14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new Vande Bharat train services between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar and Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
15. A 1997-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Surendra Singh Yadav, has been appointed as the new Chandigarh DGP.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. The Indian Union Muslim League on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 notified by the Centre on Monday till the pendency of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 before the apex court.
2. Assam Police have issued notices to opposition parties ‘ordering’ them to ‘withdraw’ the hartal over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and warned that ‘legal action’ will be taken against them if they fail to follow the diktat.
3. The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider providing a one-time package to the Kerala government by March 31 to help the state stave off the financial crisis. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Kerala government, mentioned the state’s pending petition against the Centre for urgent hearing before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan, alleging that the Union was not releasing necessary funds.
4. Sandeshkhali ED attack: Court sends three ‘associates’ of Shajahan Sheikh to 10-day CBI custody.
5. The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted interim anticipatory bail to Hamirpur Independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret MLA Chaitanya Sharma’s father who were booked by the police for “electoral offences” and criminal conspiracy.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💷 GBP ₹ 106
€ Euro : ₹ 91
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purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion
GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .
GDP growth : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)
Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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1. The State Bank of India (SBI) diligently submitted electoral bond data to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (March 12), as mandated by a stern directive from the Supreme Court.
The SBI has issued Electoral Bonds worth Rs 16,518 crore in 30 tranches since the inception of the scheme in 2018.
2. the government has extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme to companies in Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Export-Oriented Units (EOUs), and Advance Authorisation (AA) holders. The decision, announced by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on March 8.
3. IndusInd Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, introduces ‘Indus PayWear,’ offering tokenised wearables for debit and credit cards. This innovative solution aims to enhance payment flexibility, convenience, and security for users.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Zanai Bhosle, the granddaughter of legendary singer Asha Bhosle, is set to make her cinematic debut in the upcoming film The Pride of Bharat – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Directed by filmmaker Sandeep Ssingh.
2. YODHA An upcoming Bollywood action thriller film written directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, with produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma Productions.
STARRING
Sidharth Malhotra
Raashii Khanna
Disha Patani
Release date
15 March 2024
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. In the first-ever crash of the Light Combat Aircraft TEJAS in Jaisalmer on Tuesday, initial reports suggest that engine failure caused the accident in which the pilot managed to eject safely. The TEJAS was part of the 18th Squadron of the Indian Air Force and participated in the tri-services exercise Bharat Shakti in Pokhran before crashing in Jaisalmer.
2. PM Modi on Tuesday witnessed the tri-service exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ in Rajasthan’s Pokhran and said that once again Pokhran became a witness of the ‘Triveni’ of India’s Atmanirbharta, self-confidence and its glory. He congratulated the Chiefs of all three forces for preparing lists of items that will not be imported and supporting the Indian ecosystems of these items.
3. Building bridges of friendship whilst training young minds, the ships of the First Training Squadron (1TS) comprising INS Tir and CGS Sarathi arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius on Monday.The visit also coincides with the 57th Mauritius National Day celebrations on Mar 12.
4. A Pakistani boat carrying drugs worth ₹480 crore was intercepted about 350 km from Gujarat’s Porbandar in an overnight operation. The boat had six crew members who have been arrested.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) caught the boat when it was trying to enter the Indian territory.
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
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