Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 15.03.2024

NATIONAL NEWS
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the PM-Swanidhi scheme has proved to be a lifeline for street vendors.

• India, ADB Sign $23 Million Loan for Fintech Ecosystem Development

• Ministry of Skill Development Announces Strategic Initiatives in New Delhi: MOUs Exchanged, New Courses Launched

• NHAI Prohibits Non-Motorised Vehicles on Dwarka Expressway for Safety; Enhances Measures for Commuter Safety

• 100 Jails Certified as Eat Right Campus by FSSAI Across India

• High-Level Committee submits report on One Nation One Election to President Draupadi Murmu

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh hails India’s role in both domestic & global science advancements over the past decade

• West Bengal: Suspended TMC leader at Sandeshkhali Sheikh Shajahan produced before Basirhat Court

• Philanthropist Sudha Murty today took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered oath to the newly elected member Sudha Murty in the Parliament House.

• Passing Out Parade of the third batch of Agniveers to be held at INS Chilka in Odisha

• Home Minister says, CAA is the law to provide citizenship rights and it will not snatch away citizenship from anyone

• I&B Ministry blocks 18 Over the top, OTT platforms for obscene and vulgar content

• PM Modi shares documentary episode titled ‘Statue of Unity: Ekta Ka Prateek’

• NHAI issues advisory for Paytm FASTag users to switch to another bank

• Health Ministry terms media reports claiming that there are no NEET examination centres in the Northeast as false

• Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy unveils plaque for Telangana’s first NIELIT, Secunderabad

• IMD predicts isolated light rainfall and snowfall likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim

• Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) finalises seat-sharing deal with BJP as part of NDA in Bihar

• BJP releases second list of its 72 candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections

• Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth 8 thousand 73 crore rupees with HAL

• The Heavy Industries Ministry has announced the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 to accelerate the adoption of Electronic Vehicles (EVs) in India.

• The 12th edition of the India-Italy Military Cooperation Group meeting concludes in New Delhi

• India signed a 181 million dollar loan with ADB to improve urban livability and mobility in Ahmedabad

• PM Modi says, the goal of Viksit Bharat can not be achieved without the development of deprived segments; Launches PM-SURAJ portal

International News

• Renowned Rabindra Sangeet Singer Sadi Mohammad Passes Away at 70 in Dhaka Tragedy

• Russian Embassy hosts ceremony for Indian participants of World Youth Festival

• Pentagon says, there is paradigm change and incredible momentum in the US-India defence relationship

• The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could ban TikTok in the US unless the app parts ways with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

SPORTS NEWS

• PV Sindhu Loses to An Se-young in All England Open; Indian Doubles and Singles Matches Nex

• WPL Cricket: Delhi Capitals defeats Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets