Your Daily Current Affairs - 23rd March 📰
Pramod Sawant has been elected as the Chief Minister of Goa for his second term.
1. Suresh Raina was felicitated with the 'Sports Icon' award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022.
2. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari won Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on 20 March 2022 defeating Max Verstappen.
3. Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism.
4. Jiya Rai has become the youngest and fastest female swimmer in the world to swim across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) to Dhanuskodi (India).
5. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given approval for extension of the applicability of New Investment Policy-2012 for the 3 units of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) viz. Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni.
6. Fitch has slashed India's growth forecast for 2022-23 to 8.5% on high energy prices due to the adverse impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy.
7. Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with IIT Madras to launch an M Tech program in Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) for working professionals.
8. The board of Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has approved a new scheme of amalgamation between Equitas SFB and Equitas Holdings Ltd.
9. The 13th Fazza International Championships World Para Athletics Grand Prix began in Dubai on 21 March 2022.
10. Devendra Jhajharia has become the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award.
11. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved all urban water supply schemes of the Jharkhand government under the Atal Renewal and Urban Transformation Mission (AMRUT) 2.0.
12. Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with Australia's public service broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) to boost cooperation in the field of broadcasting.
13. Pushkar Singh Dhami was elected as the CM of Uttarakhand on 21 March 2022.
14. It aims at raising public awareness about the significance of fresh water and sustainable management of this significant resource.
15. The 9th Joint Military Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) is being conducted from 22-31 March 2022.
16. Indian Potash Limited (IPL), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has signed an MoU with Israel Chemicals Limited (ICL).
17. PM Narendra Modi and PM of Australia Hon. Scott Morrison held the 2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit on 21 March 2022.
18. Pramod Sawant has been elected as the Chief Minister of Goa for his second term.
19. Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund (MF) has launched Kotak Nifty 100 Low Vol 30 ETF (exchange-traded fund).
20. Airtel-backed OneWeb has chosen American space operator SpaceX to launch the remainder of its satellites with.
21. Bank of India (BoI) has invested ₹108.81 crores in National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL).
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