Your Daily Current Affairs - 26th March đ°
Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Tourism portal (https://marvels.bro.gov.in) in New Delhi on 24 Mar'22.
1. President Ram Nath Kovind on 25 Mar'22 awarded the prestigious President's Colour to Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura.
2. Senior Congress leader and former legislator and parliamentarian, Thalekunnil Basheer, passed away on 25 March 2022.
3. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on 25 March 2022 met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Â
4. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has acquired about a 6% stake in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) on 25 Mar'22.
5. Ola Cabs has agreed to buy neo banking platform Avail Finance which provides financial services to the blue-collared workforce on 25 March 2022.
6. Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd has announced the launch of the Max Life Smart Secure Plus Plan on the PhonePe app to enhance financial protection for digitally-savvy customers.Â
7. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 24 Mar'22Â directed officials to transform 17 city forests in the national capital to âworld-class levelâ city forests.
8. Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee has passed away at the age of 57 on 24 March.
9. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (MF) has launched Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty G-sec Jun 2027 ETF on 24 Mar'22.
10. Nippon India Mutual Fund (MF) launched Nippon India Nifty AAA CPSE Bond Plus SDL- Apr 2027 Maturity 60:40 Index Fund on 25 Mar'22
11. Hisashi Takeuchi has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India Limited with effect from April 1, 2022.
12. North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 24 Mar'22.
13. Ed-tech company BYJUâS has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on 24 March 2022.
14. MG Motor India has announced the launch of e-Pay, a one-stop online car finance platform on 24 March 2022.
15. State Bank of India (SBI) announced a co-lending agreement with 5 Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to sanction home loans on 24 March'22 .
16. Financial journalist Richa Mishraâs âUnfilled Barrels: Indiaâs Oil Storyâ (Bloomsbury) is the story of the growth of Indiaâs oil and gas sector over the past half a century.
17. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on March 24 imposed a Rs 5-lakh fine on Axis Bank for violating merchant banking norms.
18. NHAI, NHLML, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) have signed an MoU with the Ministry of tourism for developing Way-Side Amenities (WSAs) and View-Points at tourist places on 24 March 2022.
19. Mirae Asset Mutual funds launch Nifty SDL Jun 2027 Index Fund on 24 March 2022.
20. Assam Rifles Raising Day is observed every year on March 24 in India to celebrate and honor the Assam rifles.
21. Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Tourism portal (https://marvels.bro.gov.in) in New Delhi on 24 Mar'22.
22. General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff presented the prestigious âPresidentâs Coloursâ to two battalions of Dogra Regiment at the Dogra Regimental Centre, Faizabad (UP) on 24 March 2022.
23. C-DOT felicitated with Voice & Data Excellence award at 21st edition of Telecom Leadership Forum on 24 March 2022.
24. Government e-Marketplace (GeM), an online platform for public procurement in India launched in 2016 has enabled the procurement of âč1 lakh crore within 2021-22.
25. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into an agreement with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the joint, indigenous development of systems for air traffic management on 24 Mar'22.
26. Wings India 2022, Asiaâs largest event on Civil Aviation, got underway today at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.
27. On March 25, the Banquet of the Incarnation, the International Day of the Unborn Child, is marked.
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