CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 25th MARCH 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 25^th MARCH 2022

1. The United Nations observed the ‘International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members’ on 25 March every year.
2. ‘International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave’ Trade is marked on 25 March every year. 2022 Theme: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”.
3. Assam Rifles ‘Raising Day’ is observed every year on March 24 in India to celebrate and honour the Assam Rifles. The year 2022 marks the 187^th raising day of Assam Rifles which is also the oldest paramilitary force of India.
4. On March 25, the Banquet of the Incarnation, the ‘International Day of the Unborn Child’, is marked.
5. Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Tourism portal (https://marvels.bro.gov.in) in New Delhi on 24 March 2022.
6. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 24 March 2022 directed officials to transform 17 city forests in the national capital to “World-Class Level” city forests.
7. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the interim Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank.
8. Hisashi Takeuchi (from Japan) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2022.
9. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the executive Chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics, has been elected as fellow of ‘Royal Society of Edinburgh’ (RSE) in Scotland.
10. President of India Ram Nath Kovind on 25 March 2022 awarded the prestigious ‘President’s Colour’ to Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Valsura’.
11. Mario Marcel, the Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, has won the ‘Governor of the year award’ at the ‘Central Banking Awards 2022’.
12. Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 Nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual ‘Bersama Shield 2022 Training Exercise’.
13. North Korea fired a new Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on 24 March, 2022.
14. Ed-tech company BYJU’s has been named as an official sponsor of the ‘FIFA World Cup’ Qatar 2022 on 24 March, 2022.
15. Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) passed away at the age of 74 years due to Covid-19 related issues.
16. Senior Congress Leader and former Legislator and Parliamentarian, Thalekunnil Basheer, passed away on 25 March, 2022.
17. Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer on 23 March, 2022.