DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 16.03.2024
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MARCH
16-National Vaccination Day. In 1988, the World Health
Organization (WHO) Global Polio Eradication Initiative was started as the
first step of eradicating the disease from the planet. In 1995, on the same day, the
government of India started the pulse polio Immunisation Programme as
the first attempt of eradicating the disease from the country. Since then,
March 16 has been celebrated as National Vaccination Day. |
WHO-World Health Organization. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland Founded: 7
April 1948. Head- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus(Ethiopia) Total Members:-194 member countries.
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Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners. A search committee led by the Union Law Minister prepares a shortlist, as per the current procedure. Thereafter, a selection panel led by the Prime Minister and comprising the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Union Minister picks the final appointees. |
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ECI Established : 25 January 1950 Headquarters : New Delhi,
Delhi Chief Election Commissioner of
India : Rajiv Kumar ·
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional
body, established by the Constitution of India to conduct
and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of
superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state
legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of
vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission. |
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The Department of Pharmaceuticals has notified the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) 2024, which aims to curb unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies. |
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India’s
consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation eased to 5.09 percent in February 2024, according
to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. |
CPI It
measures price changes from the perspective of a retail buyer.
It is released by the National Statistical Office
(NSO). Base Year for CPI is 2012. In April 2014, the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) had
adopted the CPI as its key measure of inflation. Four types of CPI are as
follows: o CPI for Industrial
Workers (IW). o CPI for Agricultural
Labourer (AL). o CPI for Rural Labourer
(RL). o CPI
(Rural/Urban/Combined). o Of these, the first
three are compiled by the Labour
Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Fourth is compiled by
the NSO in the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation. |
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PRASAD
BHARATI CEO: Shri Gaurav Dwivedi Founded: 23 November 1997, Headquarters: New Delhi
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The High level Committee on Simultaneous Elections constituted
under the Chairmanship of Shri Ram Nath Kovind, former President of India,
met the Hon’ble President of India, Shrimati Droupadi Murmu, and submitted
its Report. The Report, comprising 18,626 pages, is an outcome of extensive
consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work of 191 days, since
its constitution on 2 September, 2023. “One Nation, One Election”, means holding elections to Lok
Sabha, all state Legislative Assemblies, and urban and rural local bodies
(municipalities and panchayats) at the same time |
One Nation One Election Committee under former
President -Ramnath Kovin
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Raksha
Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates the newly-constructed Headquarters of
the Indian Navy ‘Nausena Bhawan’ at Delhi Cantt.
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The Indian Navy is the
maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces officially established on 26
January 1950. Admiral Radhakrishna
Hariram Tahiliani was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff. The invocation to Lord Varuna (The Sea God) in the
Vedas was adopted by the Indian Navy for its emblem, with the Motto: “Sam no
Varunah”, meaning: “Be auspicious unto us Oh Varuna”. India celebrates
Indian Navy Day every year on December 4 as an anniversary of the
Indo-Pakistan attack. |
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The
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family
Welfare, inaugurated a credit
assistance program for Jan
Aushadhi Kendras (JAK), aiming to enhance accessibility to affordable
medicines across India. |
Jan Aushadhi Kendras. Jan
Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) is a government initiative launched to provide
affordable and quality medicines to the public. ·
They operate under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
scheme of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers. ·
Chemicals
and Fertilizers Ministers- Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
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Union
Minister of Electronics & Information Technology inaugurated the 'NITI
for States' platform, a digital initiative aimed at
empowering states and union territories (UTs) in their pursuit of national
development goals. |
NITI
Aayog. Founded: 1
January 2015 Vice Chairperson- Shri Suman Bery CEO-
Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
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Former
Navy Chief Admiral (retd) L Ramdas passed away on Friday at the age of
90 .
ADMIRAL
R HARI KUMAR-THE INDIAN
NAVY AS 25th CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF |
The Indian Navy is the
maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces officially established on 26
January 1950. Admiral Radhakrishna
Hariram Tahiliani was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff. The invocation to Lord
Varuna (The Sea God) in the Vedas was adopted by the Indian Navy for its
emblem, with the Motto: “Sam no Varunah”, meaning: “Be auspicious unto us Oh
Varuna”. India celebrates Indian Navy Day every year on December
4 as an anniversary of the Indo-Pakistan attack. |
