Current Affair March 20, 2021 at 06:37AM
1) Indian Army de-commissioned two of its longest serving Artillery systems. The Mahajan Field Firing Ranges witnessed the decommissioning ceremony marked by the customary firing of last salvos of the 130mm Self Propelled M-46 Catapult Guns and the 160mm Tampella Mortars in the presence of the Director General Artillery Lieutenant General K Ravi Prasad, the head of the Arm of Artillery.
Ministry of Defence :-
Headquarters - New Delhi
Founded - 15 August 1947
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) :- General Manoj Mukund Naravane
2) The Rajya Sabha passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that increases the time period within which an abortion may be carried out.
Recent News :- The Indian Parliament has merged two TV channels, Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV into one integrated channel "Sansad TV".
Article 79 - Parliament
Article 80 - Rajya sabha
Article 81 - Lok Sabha
3) The 69th Senior National Volleyball Championship has kick-started at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. in which for the first time, players from union territory Ladakh are participating in the championships.
Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik
Governor - Ganeshi Lal
Similipal Tiger Reserve
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
4) The India-Bangladesh Water Resources Secretary-level meeting took place under the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission.
Recent News :- A private news channel has appointed Bangladesh’s first transgender newsprsenter. Tashnuva Anan Shishir started presenting news for Boishakhi TV from the International Women’s Day on March 8.
Bangladesh:-
Capital and largest city:- Dhaka
President :- Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister :- Sheikh Hasina
5) Inter Parliamentary Union President Mr. Duarte Pacheco called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and witnessed the proceedings of the Upper House.
Mr. Pacheco is on a week long visit to India on the invitation of Indian Parliament. He is scheduled to attend a felicitation ceremony and address the Parliament Members under the auspices of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) in Central Hall of Parliament House.
6) Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched an official “Factcheck” portal aimed at curbing misinformation by vested interests against the state government.
Objective of this initiative is to stop the spread of malicious propaganda on social media. He also launched an exclusive Twitter handle for the same.
Andhra Pradesh :-
CM - Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan
Venkateswara Temple
Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple
7) The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Army's Northern Command providing innovative solutions through exhaustive research and development in Jammu and Kashmir.
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
8) In a historic moment, the railways has connected the two ends of the main arch of the world's highest bridge on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district which will provide direct connectivity to Kashmir Valley.
The iconic bridge will soar 359 metres above the bed of the river and will be 30 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Ministry of Railways :-
Formed :- March 1905
Headquarters :- New Delhi
Minister :- Piyush Goyal
Chairman of Railway Board and Chief Executive Officer :- Suneet Sharma
9) The Indian Army launched its first community radio station 'Radio Chinar' in Sopore of Baramulla district in North Kashmir to bridge the gap between jawan and awaam.
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