Current Affairs 12 March 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains.
Kashmiri Pandits’ festival ‘Herath’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Herath, one of the biggest festivals of Kashmiri Pandits. Herath festival is one of the biggest festivals of Kashmiri Pandits. Read More
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi as single non-lapsable reserve fund
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess levied under Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007. Read More
ICAR received King Bhumibol World Soil Day – 2020 Award of FAO
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research received the prestigious “King Bhumibol World Soil Day – 2020 Award” of FAO. The international recognition was announced by the FAO, Rome on the eve of World Soil Day – 2020 in view of the ICAR’s excellent contributions in “Soil Health Awareness” on the theme “Stop soil erosion, save our future” during the last year. Read More
Indian Navy’s third stealth Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj commissioned
Indian Navy’s third stealth Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai through a formal commissioning ceremony. Read More
India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II commences in Ranikhet
The India – Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II commenced in Foreign Training Node Chaubatia, Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. Read More
Gadkari inaugurated MSME technology centres in Bhopal and Visakhapatnam
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari virtually inaugurated the MSME Technology Centres at Bhopal and Visakhapatnam. Read More
India’s biggest floating solar plant to be commissioned in next three months
The country’s biggest floating solar power plant, by generation capacity developed by NTPC in the reservoir of its thermal plant at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana is set to be commissioned by May-June next. Read More
Lok Sabha passed National Capital Territory Bill
The Lok Sabha passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to regularise unauthorised colonies that existed in the National Capital Territory of Delhi as on June 1, 2014, and had seen development up to 50% as on January 1, 2015. Read More
Rajya Sabha passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Parliament gave its nod to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill last month. Read More
Wire wants the new IT Rules Struck Down
The Delhi high court issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by the Foundation for Independent Journalism, publisher of The Wire, which pleads that the government’s new Information Technology (IT) Rules which seek to dictate content to digital news media platforms go beyond the scope of what is permissible under the IT Act and need to be struck down. Read More
