TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Space startup Agnikul Cosmos is on the verge of conducting a test launch of its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD on March 22. This rocket features a unique engine that is manufactured using 3D printing technology, an innovative approach that the ISRO is currently in the process of perfecting.
Agnikul Cosmos, an Indian private space startup, is poised to conduct a test launch of its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator) on 22 March.
2. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has developed SAKHI, a revolutionary app aimed at aiding astronauts during the Gaganyaan space flight mission. SAKHI, or Space-borne Assistant and Knowledge Hub for Crew Interaction, offers indispensable support across various critical aspects of the mission.
3. Tamil Nadu’s DMK party released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday, with state CM MK Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi, and other party leaders present. The party also announced its first list of candidates for the General Election.
4. The Centre on Wednesday notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy. The fact check unit will be the nodal agency to tackle or alert about all fake news or misinformation related to the central government.
5. Danish Ali, the suspended Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha constituency, officially joined the Congress party in Delhi on Wednesday.
6. BJP MP Varun Gandhi is likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 independently, if the saffron front denies him a ticket this time. The reports added that BJP top brass may field a new face from the Pilibhit seat in Uttar Pradesh this time to deal with anti-incumbency.
7. The Election Commission of India has made a significant decision regarding the leadership of the West Bengal police force. Vivek Sahay has been replaced by Sanjay Mukherjee as the new Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of West Bengal.
8. Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan has been given the additional responsibility as the in-charge governor of Telangana. This comes after Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from her constitutional post as the Telangana Governor.
9. Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took additional charge as the Union Minister of Food Processing Industries.
10. Ladakh’s Kargil town observed a shutdown and hundreds of locals came out in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose climate-related fast in sub-zero temperature and under the open skies entered the 15th day on Wednesday, in a bid to press the Centre to grant Statehood and Sixth Schedule status to the four-year-old Union Territory (UT).
11. Paatali Makkal Katchi, an influential political party in northern Tamil Nadu with considerable influence among dominant Vanniyars, was on Tuesday allotted 10 Lok Sabha seats by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the April 19 general elections.
12. Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital in New Delhi after suffering “life-threatening” bleeding in the skull and is now recovering well, a senior doctor said on Wednesday. The surgery was carried out on March 17 to remove bleeding in the skull.
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. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-India head Haris Farooqi and his aide have been arrested in Assam’s Dhubri. The duo was nabbed after they crossed over from Bangladesh.
2. A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday stayed the execution of a bailable warrant issued against Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case of Maharashtra, after it was informed that she had taken ill and admitted in a hospital in Mumbai for treatment.
3. The investigation into the problems related to design, construction, and maintenance of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme’s barrages picked up pace with the team of experts from the National Dam Safety Authority beginning a second round of meetings with Telangana irrigation department officials.
4. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) on Thursday, challenging the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections. The development comes as the country gears up for General Elections starting on April 19. The PIL also called for the Election Commission to exercise its authority to freeze election symbols and revoke the registration of parties engaging in such practices.
5. Central government seeks report on Moosewala’s mother. India’s law doesn’t permit IVF after age 50: The Union Ministry of Health has asked the Punjab Government to determine the truth behind media reports stating that late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s mother Charan Kaur delivered a baby boy through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) this Sunday at an age of 58 years.
Under Indian law, a woman has to be aged 21 to 50 years to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) services of which IVF is a part.
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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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USD ₹ 83
💷 GBP ₹ 106
€ Euro : ₹ 91
🇨🇳 Yen ¥ : ₹ 12
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GDP(PPP ) :
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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CNG : 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. In a significant move aimed at enhancing transparency and safeguarding investor interests, the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has directed asset management companies (AMCs) to conduct monthly liquidity stress tests for their small and mid-cap mutual fund schemes.
2. YES Bank collaborates with the Indian Olympic Association for Paris Olympics 2024, launching the ‘Milkar Jitayengey’ campaign. Introducing the ‘YES Glory Debit Card’ and ‘YES Glory’ savings account.
3. Leading FMCG company P&G India has announced the appointment of Kumar Venkatasubramanian as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 01 May 2024.
4. Poonawalla Fincorp, a leading non-banking financial company (NBFC), has appointed Arvind Kapil as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
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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. Director SS Rajamouli has teamed up with Mahesh Babu for a new project, tentatively titled SSMB29. In Short. Mahesh Babu and SS Rajamouli’s ‘SSMB 29’ is reportedly titled ‘Maharaja’. An official announcement is still underway. The film is expected to go on floors in mid-2024.
2. As the film SHAITAAN has crossed Rs 150 crore mark at the box office, Co-Actors R Madhavan Ajay Devgn & Jyotika took Instagram handle to express their gratitude and happiness for the success of ‘Shaitaan’.
3. Superstar Rajinikanth, on March 20, graced the inauguration of Kauvery Hospital in Vadapalani, Chennai. He entered the hospital with folded hands and was seen wearing an off-white shirt and dhoti. He also fell at veteran director SP Muthuraman’s feet as he met him at the entrance. He then greeted the dignitaries and waved to the fans who were waiting outside the venue. The video is now going viral on social media.
4. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband, American singer Nick Jonas, on Wednesday offered prayers at the Ram temple here. The couple was accompanied by their two-year-old daughter, Malti Marie Jonas.
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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. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane met with senior officials of BEML after inaugurating the test firing of 1500 HP prototype engine for main battle tanks, in Mysore on Wednesday. The indigenous 1500 HP prototype engine developed by public sector BEML.
2. India-Russia Defence Deal: Russia to deliver remaining S-400 Air Defence Systems to India by August 2026.
A deal was signed between Russia and India for the procurement of five squadrons of the S-400 air defence system, of which three have already been delivered. However, due to the evolving situation arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, the delivery of the remaining two squadrons has been postponed.
3. ISRO is gearing up to conduct the second landing test of the RLVISRO to Conduct Second Landing Experiment of Pushpak: After the successful first landing experiment LEX-01 of Pushpak (RLV-TD).
4. The Indian and United States (US) navies have commenced a bilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise called “Tiger Triumph-24” on India’s eastern seaboard. The week-long exercise, which began on 18 March 2024.
5. The Raksha Mantri Trophy for the Best and Second Best Command Hospitals of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for the year 2022 was awarded on 19th March 2024 in New Delhi.
The Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune was judged as the Best Command Hospital, while the Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow was the Second Best for 2022.
The trophies were presented by Lt Gen Daljit Singh, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services and Senior Colonel Commandant, Army Medical Corps.
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MAHARASHTRA : MUMBAI
Winter Capital : Nagpur
District : 36
State of Bombay : 1950-1960
Formation : 01 May 1960
Governor : Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister : Eknath Shinde
STATE SYMBOLS
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Bird : Yellow footed Green pigeon
Fish : Silver Pomfret
Flower : Jarul
Tree : Mango tree
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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:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
21 Mar (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Phalguna 11 (Amanta)
Phalguna 26 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr: Ashlesha/
Magha
Tithi : Dwadashi/ Trayodashi
Rahu : 02:04 PM – 03:34 PM
Yamaganda 06:33 AM – 08:03 AM
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