Current Affairs 28 March 2021 – Gkseries
Current Affairs 28 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.
General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies
Election Commission of India, in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1) of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 has notified the period between 7:00A.M on 27th March, 2021 and 7.30 PM on 29th April, 2021, as the period during which exit polls are banned. Read More
Defence Minister inaugurated Indo-Korean friendship-park in Delhi
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of National Defence of South Korea Suh Wook jointly inaugurated an Indo-Korean friendship park at Delhi cantonment. Read More
MoU signed for implementation of City-Specific Action Plans in 132 cities
Representatives of State Pollution Control Boards, Urban Local Bodies & Institutes of Repute (IoR) for 132 identified cities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for implementation of city specific action plans under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Read More
Harsh Vardhan launched the Tribal TB Initiative
In a bid to realise the goal of a ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched the ‘Tribal TB Initiative’. Read More
3rd phase of Indian Beamline for Materials Research in Japan
The third phase of the Indian beamline project, a facility for materials research set up under India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation, was initiated on March 23, 2021, with special focus on industrial application research. Read More
Almost 40% of RTI rejections last year did not invoke valid reason
The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. Read More
Asha Bhosle conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle to be presented the Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2020. A committee headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting earlier today in this regard. Read More
Eritrea will pull out troops from Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported that Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. It is a potential breakthrough in a drawn-out conflict that has seen atrocities carried out against civilians. Read More
NASA and ISRO are collaborating on developing a satellite “NISAR”
To developing a satellite called NISAR, NASA and ISRO are collaborating which will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches over areas about half the size of a tennis court. Read More
Commerce Department is planning re-routing shipments through the Cape of Good Hope
The Suez Canal blockage that has disrupted east-west shipping could impact India’s trade and curtail key manufacturing supplies while raising transport costs as shipping rates spike due to the crisis. Department of Commerce is planning re-routing shipments through the Cape of Good Hope. Read More