News Headlines : 22nd March 2022

  • Rajya Sabha takes up Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2022 for consideration and return. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moves the Bill in Upper House for consideration.
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves extension of applicability of New Investment Policy, NIP-2012 for three units of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited.
  • Parliamentary panel recommends Government to extend subsidy component to a minimum of four LPG cylinders per annum to beneficiaries of Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana.
  • 36-member delegation from the Gulf countries presently in Srinagar to strengthen ties and look at investment opportunities in the region.
  • Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI to jointly organise Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation – WINGS INDIA 2022 – from 24th to 27th of this month at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.
  • BJP leader Pushkar Singh Dhami to take oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in Dehradun tomorrow.
  • In Patna Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurates three days Bihar Diwas celebrations at Gandhi Maidan.
  • EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar meets Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of United States Victoria Nuland.
  • In a tweet, External Affairs Minister says discussions were held on expanding bilateral cooperation on South Asia, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to pay three-day visit to India from 3rd April.
  • Over 181 crore 56 lakh doses of COVID vaccine administered in the country so far.
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata on Balidan Diwas tomorrow.
  • Bangladesh most polluted country of the world in 2021, says World Air Quality Report prepared by the Swiss-based air quality technology company IQAir in its latest report released on Tuesday.
  • India beat Bangladesh by 110 runs in the women’s world cup at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Batting first, India scored 229 runs in the stipulated overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Bangladesh bowled out for 119 runs in 40.3 overs.
  • India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen enters Top 10 of World Badminton Federation Rankings in Men’s singles.
  • Indian hockey domestic season to commence with second edition of the Senior Women’s Inter-Department National Championship and the Sub-Junior Men’s Academy National Championship. The two tournaments to commence from tomorrow onwards in New Delhi and Ghumanhera.