Current Affairs 16 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.
Education Minister announced linking of OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker
Education Minister announces linking of OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker with complete waiver of registration fees in order to ensure hassle-free access to verified Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System (OTPRMS) certificates. Read More
New scheme for tourist vehicle operators
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced a new scheme, under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an “All India Tourist Authorization/Permit” through online mode. Read More
INS Jalashwa arrives at port of Anjouan in Comoros
Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa arrived at port of Anjouan in Comoros with one thousand metric tonnes of rice. It will be received by Foreign Minister of Comoros Dhoihir Dhoulkamal in a ceremony. Read More
NewSpace India Limited to own and operate capital intensive space assets of ISRO
The NewSpace India Limited, a subsidiary company under the Department of Space will own and operate capital intensive space assets of ISRO as part of the space reforms process initiated in June last year. Read More
PM slammed for calling 17th century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan
The opposition parties in poll-bound Assam have slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to 17th century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan as a freedom fighter. Read More
Govt reconstitutes panel for studying Sarasvati river
The Centre has reconstituted an advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati river for the next two years, after the earlier panel’s term ended in 2019. Read More
Members of air quality panel ‘surprised’ at dissolution
Members who were part of the Commission for Air Quality Management said they were taken aback by the sudden dissolution of the body, constituted last October and via an ordinance. Read More
Improving ranking in the World Press Freedom Index
A committee set up by the Narendra Modi government last year to suggest ways of India improving its ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has concluded that the media is doing well and that India’s poor score – which it says is “not in line with the ground situation” – is the product of “western bias”. Read More
UK’s Turing Scheme affects Indian universities
Having left the European Union’s flagship Erasmus scholarship programme after Brexit, the UK launched its own replacement called the Turing scheme to enable UK students to study abroad. Read More
Mosquito protein inhibits number of viruses raises hope against Covid too
A mosquito protein, called AEG12, strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika, and also weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators. Read More
