CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 26th MARCH 2022

Editor1 Mar 27 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 26th MARCH 2022

  1. The Union Environment Ministry has designated October 5 as ‘National Dolphin Day’, to be observed annually starting from the year 2022.
  2. The Karnataka Government has decided to celebrate ‘Jagadguru Sri Renukacharya Jayanthi’ every year on March 16.
  3. Yogi Adityanath took oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for the second term at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on March 25,2022.
  4. PM Narendra Modi will attend a virtual summit of the 7-nations BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) on March 30.
  5. India and the United Kingdom concluded the second of talks for an India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 25 March 2022.
  6. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is on a four-day official visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka from March 26-30, 2022.
  7. The Economic Survey of Delhi for the year 2021-22 has put the national capital in third place after Sikkim and Goa in terms of per capita income.
  8. NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) on 25 March 2022.
  9. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of India on 25 March 2022 signed an agreement to establish ‘Global Centre’ for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat.
  10. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-elected unopposed as the president of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for a second term of four years on 25 March 2022.
  11.  According to a NATO statement, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) extended Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s tenure by a year until September 30, 2023.
  12.  RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in Bengaluru on Thursday, which was established with a Rs 100 crore initial capital.
  13. Shashi Sinha, Chief Executive Officer at IPG Media brands India, has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India) on 25 March 2022.
  14. Gilbert Houngbo from Togo appointed as the next Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 25 March 2022.
  15. Union Minister for Culture, tourism & DONER Shri G. Kishan Reddy inaugurates the three-day North-East Festival ‘Ishan Manthan’at IGNCA, New Delhi on 25 March 2022.
  16.  India U-18 girls emerged champions of the ‘SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship 2022’ at the JRD TATA Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on March 25, 2022.
  17. An E-Book titled “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India-State: Tamil Nadu” launched by India Meteorological Department (IMD) as part of the World Meteorological Day celebrations.

 

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