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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th MARCH 2022

Editor1 Mar 17 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th MARCH 2022

  1. In India, the ‘National Vaccination Day’ (also known as National Immunization Day (IMD) is observed 16 March every year. The theme for National Vaccination Day or National Immunization Day 2022 is “Vaccines Work for all”.
  2. The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution to proclaim March 15 as the ‘International Day to Combat Islamolphobia’ every year, starting from 2022.
  3. The Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) has announced to release a book on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’.
  4. The two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Scott Hall has passed away, due to heart attack.
  5. The former Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Kumudben Manishankar Joshi has passed away.
  6. Former Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda passed away in March 2022.
  7. The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has announced that it has become the country’s largest coal producer.
  8. India’s First Digital Water Bank, ‘AQVERIUM’ has been launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka which is an innovative initiative aimed at better water management.
  9. Bhagwant Mann was sworn-in as the 18th Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March, 2022.
  10. Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti Organization established by Ambassador of Peace, Jainacharya Dr Lokeshji will establish India’s first World Peace Centre in Gurugram, Haryana.
  11.  India has won the bid to host the ‘FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022’ in Chennai. It was originally scheduled to be held in Russia.
  12.  Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a pilot project for Hydrogen based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) on 16 March 2022 in New Delhi.
  13.  Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) and Vanshaj (63.5kg) clinched gold medals in the Men’s Youth Competition, in March 2022.
  14. ‘The Critics’ Choice Awards’ took place on 13 March 2022 in Los Angeles, US. Will Smith won Best Actor for ‘King Richard’, while Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'.
  15.  Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. signed and MoU for 15 March 2022.
  16. India’s new Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat assumed charge on 14 March 2022.
  17. World No 1 Para-Badminton player Pramod Bhagat won two silver and a bronze medal at the recently concluded ‘Iberdrola Spanish Para Badminton International 2022’. 

 

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