DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 12.03.2024

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1.	·         India now stands as the world’s second-largest producer of mobile phones at the end of the decade 2014-2024.
2.	·         Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced the establishment of North India’s first Government Homeopathic College in the Jasrota area of Kathua district, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
3.	Karnataka and Rajasthan have commenced the auction of Exploration Licences (EL) for critical and deep-seated minerals.
4.	GOI Announces Implementation Of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
5.	Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the commencement of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) facilities in 41 villages and various development projects in 178 villages under the ‘Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan’.
6.	The Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Neengal Nalama’ (Are you fine?) scheme, a beneficiary outreach program aimed at reviewing the implementation of flagship schemes and addressing the grievances of the public.
7.	Nayab Singh Saini is an Indian Politician currently serving as the 11th Chief Minister of Haryana since 12th March 2024, and was former MP from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency. He became Chief Minister after the removal of Manohar Lal Khattar from the chair by the BJP
8.	AS Rajeev was appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission by the Honourable President of India on 9th February 2024.
9.	Kerala has unveiled a groundbreaking innovation in education with the introduction of India’s first Generative Artificial Intelligence(AI) teacher robot named ‘Iris’.
10.	IndusInd Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, introduces ‘Indus PayWear,’ offering tokenised wearables for debit and credit cards.
11.	Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the locally developed Agni-5 missile with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology.
12.	Kishor Makwana has assumed the charge of Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) in New Delhi. Shri Luv Kush Kumar has also taken charge as a Member of the NCSC.
13.	Riken Yamamoto, a Japanese architect from Yokohama, has been named the winner of the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize, widely regarded as the highest honour in the field of architecture.
14.	·         Sudha Murty,73, former chairperson of Infosys Foundation and philanthropist, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the 12th nominated member in the Upper House of Parliament.