Today’s Current Affairs Headline – 31 March 2022
Today’s Current Affairs Headlines for 31 March 2022 by Miliposts.
National News
- India Ratings has cut its GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 to 7 per cent.
- Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched the “Mukhyamantri Nirbir Matsyachash Prakalp” scheme on 30 March.
- Center approved additional assistance of Rs 1,887 crore to five disaster-hit states.
- External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Foreign Minister of Mexico Marcelo Ebrard Casabon at Hyderabad House in Delhi.
- Lok Sabha passed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
- Rajya Sabha passed a bill to remove the ‘Bhogta’ community from the list of Scheduled Castes.
- The cabinet approved USD 808 million for the scheme “Enhancing and Accelerating MSME Performance”.
- Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju launched a new website of Department of Justice on March 30, 2022.
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal meets US Deputy NSA Dalip Singh for International Economics in Delhi.
- The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved Rs. With infrastructure approval of Rs 3,887 crore. 377 crore
- I&B Ministry announces merger of Film Media Units with NFDC
- Vikas Kumar has been appointed as the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Limited for a period of 5 years.
International News
- A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck at around 2:27 a.m. on March 31, 407 km east of Noumea, New Caledonia.
- According to a US defense official, the Russian military has begun pulling out of the Chernobyl nuclear power site.
- ‘The Wanted’ singer Tom Parker has died at the age of 33.
- Bruce Willis to retire from acting Having been diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that is ‘affecting his cognitive abilities.’
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condoled the death of 8 UN peacekeepers aboard a helicopter that crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 30 March.
- Tunisia’s president dissolved the parliament 8 months after it was suspended.
- US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the United States’ continued support for Ukraine.
- The US intends to provide $500mn in direct budgetary support to Ukraine.
- American astronaut Vande Hei returns to Earth with two Russian astronauts in a Russian space capsule in Kazakhstan on March 30.
Sports News
- The US, Mexico qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 from the CONCACAF arena in Qatar.
- Iran denied women entry into a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticket fans locked out.
- Las Vegas will host the Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2023 for the first time since 1982.