News Headlines : 30th March 2022

  • India carried out two successful test firings of the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile Army weapon system from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for greater cooperation among BIMSTEC nations and prioritising regional security.
  • Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu addresses 38th annual session of FICCI Ladies Organization.
  • Sri Naidu stresses on the need to fast-track empowerment of women educationally, economically, socially and politically for the nation to make further progress on various fronts.
  • Cabinet approves over Six thousand 62 crore rupees, World Bank assisted programme on Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance.
  • Cabinet Committee on Security, approves procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters Limited Series from HAL for Indian Air Force.
  • Lok Sabha passes Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2021.
  • Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today came to Parliament in a green hydrogen-powered car. The name of this car is Mirai which means the future in Japanese.
  • High Level Committee under Chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah approves additional Central assistance of over Rs. 1,887 cr to five States under National Disaster Response Fund. These states are Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim and West Bengal.
  • I&B Ministry transfers the mandate of production of documentaries and short films, organization of film festivals and preservation of films to NFDC, a Public sector undertaking working under the Ministry.
  • UP govt orders STF to probe alleged leak of English paper of UP board exam in Ballia district. Govt suspends the Zila vidyalaya nirikshak (DIOS) of Ballia district. Govt also decides to impose national security act on those who will be found guilty in this case.
  • Government approves release of additional installment of three per cent of dearness allowance to Central Government employees and dearness relief to pensioner from first of January this year.
  • In a major political development in Ladakh, BJP Councillors have withdrawn their support to LAHDC Kargil. In a letter to Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer LAHDC Kargil, the councillors informed withdrawal of support.
  • Defence Ministry decides to operationalise Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment Hospitals across country from May 1, 2022.
  • Hockey India names 22-member Indian Men’s Team who will take on England in upcoming FIH Men’s Hockey Pro-League double-header on Apr 2 and 3 at Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar.