Current Affairs 20 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.
ADR’s analysis of the balance sheets of the national parties
According to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), over 54% of the assets declared by seven national parties for 2018-2019 belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Congress accounted for 58% of all liabilities reported by the parties. Read More
Bihar Assembly passed Lokayukta Bill
The state assembly passed the Bihar Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that proposes to punish people filing false cases before the anti- corruption ombudsman body to prevent any waste of time or misuse of the institution. Read More
Tanzania swears in first female president
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. Read More
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2021
Social housing architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, have been named the 2021 winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Read More
SC stays HC decision barring aided school teachers from contesting polls
The Supreme Court stayed a Kerala High Court decision barring aided school teachers and non-teaching staff from contesting Assembly elections or engaging in political activities. It issued notice to the Kerala government while staying the High Court verdict in February. Read More
Azim Premji University launches volume one of its ‘Issues in Education’ series
The Azim Premji University in Karnataka has released a series named ‘Issues in Education’. This newly launched series aims to highlight the fundamental issues that play a significant role in India’s education system. Read More
Lok Sabha passed supplementary demand for grants
The Lok Sabha passed the supplementary demand for grants (second batch for 2020-21) but not before significant concerns raised by Opposition leaders on the government’s disinvestment and asset monetisation plans, and rising fuel prices. Read More
FDI limit increased from 49 to 74 % in Indian
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021. It seeks to amend the Insurance Act, 1938 which will increase the limit of foreign investment allowed in Indian insurance companies. Read More
GPS-based toll collection to be rolled out within a year
Union road transport and highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha that all toll booths across the NH network will be done away with and a complete GPS-based toll collection system will be rolled out within one year. Read More
SC to hear on March 24 plea against sale of electoral bonds
Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde agreed with advocate Prashant Bhushan to urgently hear a plea by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms to stay the sale of a new set of electoral bonds on April 1, before Assembly elections in crucial States such as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Read More
