Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 14.03.2024
NATIONAL NEWS
• Heavy Industries Ministry announces Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 to accelerate adoption of EVs in India
• The Ministry of Defence has signed two contracts worth 8,073 crore rupees with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of 34 Advanced Light Helicopters on Wednesday.
• Govt to extend financial support of 50% on GST on the purchase of goods from Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar as a welfare measure
• PM Modi to address PM SVANidhi Beneficiaries on Thursday in Delhi
• BJP releases 2nd list of its 72 candidates for Lok Sabha elections
• I&B Minister Anurag Thakur releases book titled Israel War Diary written by Vishal Pandey
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan Evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal on Wednesday
• Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new office buildings for three Multi-State Cooperative Societies in Delhi
• Heavy Industry Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey launches Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024
• 10th India-Italy Joint Defence Committee meeting held in New Delhi
• Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi releases PM Gati Shakti’s National Master Plan for the coal sector
• Government approves two corridors of Delhi Metro Phase IV
• Secretary Ministry of AYUSH Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha inaugurates Yoga Mahotsav 2024
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that India is set to become a global hub in semiconductor manufacturing in the coming times and a leader in Industry 4.0.
• Centre gives nod to the expansion of NCC with the addition of three lakh cadet vacancies
• Government decides to celebrate 17 September as Hyderabad Liberation Day
International News
• Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates
• Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence
• Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia is technically ready for nuclear war and if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war.
• Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to take a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives of Nepal
• The US will send 300 million dollars in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets, and anti-aircraft missiles.
• Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza says EU Chief Joseph Borrell
SPORTS NEWS
• WPL: Gujarat Giants set a target of 127 runs for Delhi Capitals in Delhi
• In the ongoing Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha, Vidarbha ended Day 4 at 248 for 5 wickets, chasing a target of 538 at Wankhede stadium.
• Commonwealth Games gold medallist Achanta S. Kamal progresses to the pre-quarterfinal round of the Singapore Smash
• WPL: Delhi Capitals to take on Gujarat Giants at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
• Mumbai set a target of 538 runs against Vidarbha in final of ongoing Ranji Trophy