Current Affair March 16, 2021 at 06:32AM
1) Veteran batter Mithali Raj became the first Indian woman cricketer and second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats.
Board of Control for Cricket in India:-
President - Sourav Ganguly
Secretary - Jay Shah
Headquarters - Mumbai
Founded - December 1928
2) India's biggest floating solar plant till date is being developed in Telangana's Ramagundam and is likely to be commissioned by May this year. It is one of the solar plants being developed by the energy conglomerate NTPC, which is all set to commission around 217 MW floating solar capacity in the next few months.
Telangana :-
CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao
Governor of Telangana - Tamilisai Soundararajan
Pocharam Dam & Wildlife Sanctuary
Mrigavani National Park
KBR National Park
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Golconda Fort, Hyderabad
3) Matam Venkata Rao has been sworn in as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of state-run of the Central Bank of India.
4) A rumbling volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island unleashed an avalanche of searing gas clouds flowing down its slopes during eruption.
5) Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph & Camera (ADFOSC) has been commissioned on the 3.6-m Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT), in Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand CM :- Tirath Singh Rawat
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park
6) In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the festival of Shivratri 'Herath' is being celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir. It is a three day festival.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha extended his greetings to the people on the eve of Maha Shivratri celebrated as Herath by Kashmiri Pandits.
Jammu and Kashmir :-
L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha
Dachigam National Park
Salim Ali National Park
Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
7) The Centre has appointed IPS Officer Kuldiep Singh to hold additional charge as the Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Recent News Related to CRPF :-
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a new CAPF battalion that will be named after Narayani Sena, the warriors of the erstwhile princely state of Cooch Behar.
Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Ayushman CAPF ' scheme for Central Armed Police Forces personnel and their families. The scheme was launched at the CRPF group centre in Guwahati.
8) Indian Railways has ensured 100 per cent compliance of payment of minimum wages to contract workers through e-application Shramik Kalyan Portal.
Recent News :- Indian Railways has integrated its helpline numbers into a single number - 139 for quick grievance redressal and enquiries by passengers during their train journeys.
Ministry of Railways :-
Formed :- March 1905
Headquarters :- New Delhi
Minister :- Piyush Goyal
Chairman of Railway Board and Chief Executive Officer :- Suneet Sharma
9) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States has retained its top position as the best university for the ninth year in a row.
10) With the aim of increasing the polling percentage in the upcoming Assembly elections, an interesting venture called "Vote Vandi" has started in Kollam district in Kerala.
Kerala :-
Cherai Beach
Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala.
Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Kerala :- Pamba River
CM :- Pinarayi Vijayan
GOVERNOR :- Arif Mohammad Khan
11) Senior diplomat Manpreet Vohra has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Australia.
Ministry of External Affairs :-
Formed - 2 September 1946
Headquarters - South Block
Raisina Hill, New Delhi
Minister of External Affairs - Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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