Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 22.03.2024

National News

• EC publishes electoral bond details, including alpha-numeric bond numbers

• CBI and Europol sign a working arrangement to establish cooperative relations

• NCC and NPCIL ink a deal to raise awareness on the peaceful use of nuclear power through various programs pan India

• SBI files affidavit of compliance in SC in connection with electoral bond case

• CBI registers case on complaint from Union Bank of India against 5 accused on allegations of defrauding bank to tune of over Rs 48 cr

• VP Jagdeep Dhankhar emphasizes that the rise of Bharat in economy and technology is an assurance of global peace and harmony

• EC directs the Electronics & IT Ministry to halt delivery of Viksit Bharat messages on WhatsApp immediately

• Electronics and IT Secretary S. Krishnan launches BhashaNet portal in New Delhi

• Election Commission prepares to combat the challenge of misinformation

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh files nomination papers from Udhampur Lok Sabha

• Supreme Court refuses to stay new law on appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners

• BJP appoints election-in charges and co-in charges for Rajasthan, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh for Lok Sabha Elections

• CJI D Y Chandrachud inaugurates Accessibility Help Desk in Supreme Court premises in Delhi

• Election Commission issues transfer orders for non-cadre officers

• India criticizes the Uniting for Consensus model at the United Nations for opposing reforms to the Security Council

• In Ladakh initiatives taken to make carbon-neutral UT

• IMD forecasts rainfall with thunderstorm activity over Northeast India

International News

• UNDP unveils its latest findings, revealing a stark reality of multidimensional vulnerability plaguing significant portions of the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka

• IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka for USD 337 million bailout

• Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns one year after his election

• Conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces put country on course to become world’s worst hunger crisis, U.N. humanitarian office warns

• US Federal Reserve keeps benchmark interest rates unchanged

• US President announces strictest regulation on vehicle exhaust emissions ever introduced in the US

• UN agencies warned, waste from electronics is piling up worldwide

• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to participate in the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games.

Sports News
• M.S. Dhoni handed over the Chennai Super Kings captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad on Thursday.

• Swiss Open: Indian pair of G Gopichand, and T Jolly advance to quarterfinals of women’s doubles