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Monday 18 March 2024
IPPB Executive Recruitment 2024.
IPPB Executive Recruitment 2024.
Sunday 17 March 2024
DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 17.03.2024
DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 17.03.2024
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Indian government has banned 18
over-the-top (OTT) platforms for hosting “obscene, vulgar and even
pornographic” material despite repeated warnings. The Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting (I&B) has blocked access to these platforms, along with
their associated websites, mobile apps and social media handles, citing
violations of Indian laws. The I&B Ministry’s decision
to ban the 18 OTT platforms was taken under the provisions of the Information
Technology Act, 2000, |
Information
and Broadcasting (Ministry of I&B) Minister-Anurag Thakur |
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The Lok Sabha polls will be
conducted in seven phases beginning the 19th of next month. The counting will
take place on 4th June. The Election Commission also announced
the poll schedule for the assembly polls in Sikkim, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal
Pradesh. |
Election Commission of India
(ECI) It
is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union
and State election processes in India.It was established on 25th January 1950 (celebrated as National
Voters' Day). The
body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. Part
XV (Article 324-329): It deals with elections and establishes a commission for
these matters.The President appoints CEC and Election Commissioners as
per the CEC and Other ECs (Appointment,
Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. CEC-Rajeev Kumar EC-Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Gynesh Kumar |
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The Maharashtra
Cabinet has announced its decision to rename Ahmednagar
district as ‘Ahilya Nagar’. The renaming is in honor of
the 18th-century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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Maharashtra
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Governor: Ramesh Bais ·
Chief Minister: Eknath Shinde ·
Capital: Mumbai ·
National Park: Tadoba National Park, Navegaon National Park . |
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The Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has certified nearly 100
jails across the nation as ‘Eat Right Campus,’ a part of its broader Eat
Right India movement.
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The Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India is a statutory body under the
administration of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of
India.
Founded: 5 September 2008
Sudhansh Pant-Chairperson;
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Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata
Sons, has been bestowed with the prestigious PV Narasimha Rao Memorial
Award. He received the award for his outstanding philanthropic
contributions. |
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Max India Ltd announced a strategic partnership
between its subsidiary, Antara Assisted Care Services Limited, and the Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi).
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The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalties on 2 banks, Bank of India (BoI), Bandhan Bank, and 1 non-banking finance company, Indostar
Capital Finance Limited for non-compliance with various
regulatory norms. |
RBI : ·
Established : 1 April 1935 ·
Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ·
Governor : Shaktikanta Das |
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China, Iran, and Russia initiated a joint naval exercise named "Security
Belt-2024" near the Gulf of Oman. |
China: ·
President: Xi Jinping ·
Capital: Beijing ·
Currency: Renminbi Iran : ·
President : Ebrahim Raisi ·
Capital : Tehran ·
Currency : Iranian rial ·
Russia : ·
President : Vladimir Putin ·
Prime Minister : Mikhail Mishustin ·
Capital : Moscow ·
Currency : Ruble |
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Matthew Wade announced
on 15 March 2024 that he would retire from first-class cricket after the
upcoming Sheffield Shield
final. However, Wade
will continue to play ODIs and T20Is and will be available for selection in
the white-ball formats. |
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Over 1 crore
household register for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.
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PM-Surya
Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana Prime
Minister Narendra Modi formally launched the Scheme on 13 February 2024. PM Surya Ghar
Muft Bijli Yojana is a rooftop solar project encouraging households to
install solar panels. These households will receive 330 units of free electricity per month. The
government proposes to invest over Rs 75,000 crores in the yojana. Urban Local
Bodies and Panchayats will be incentivised to encourage households in their
jurisdiction to install rooftop solar systems. |
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Uttar
Pradesh has become the first state to issue 5 crore Ayushman cards. Cards are
issued under the Centre’s flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana. |
Ayushman
Bharat Ayushman Bharat is a
government-led healthcare scheme launched on September 23, 2018, based on the recommendations of
the National Health Policy 2017. The scheme aims to achieve
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and has two main components: the PM-JAY program and Health and Wellness
Centers. The scheme is designed to
provide coverage for over 10 crore impoverished and vulnerable families,
which is approximately 50 crore individuals. It offers up to 5 lakh rupees per family per year specifically
for secondary and tertiary hospitalization care. Ayushman Bharat - National
Health Protection Mission will replace the existing centrally sponsored
schemes, namely the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior
Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS). |
Saturday 16 March 2024
NVS Non Teaching Recruitment 2024 – 1377 Posts.
NVS Non Teaching Recruitment 2024 – 1377 Posts.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has given an employment notification for the recruitment of Non Teaching (Female Staff Nurse, Jr. Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Electrician cum Plumber, Lab Attendant, Mess Helper & Other) Vacancy.
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SEBI Grade A Recruitment 2024.
SEBI Grade A Recruitment 2024.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released the notification for the recruitment of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager)- 2024 in the various streams including the General, Legal, Information Technology, Engineering, Research and Official Language, etc.
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DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 16.03.2024
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. |
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