CURRENT AFFAIRS 24th MARCH 2016

Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams.

National News:

The World Meteorological Day (WMD) 2016 was observed across the world on 23 March 2016. The theme for the WMD 2016 was Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Unified Package Insurance Scheme in Mumbai.
Government amends Atal Pension Yojana
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana launched in UP’s Pratapgarh district
Centre launches study to assess health needs of elderly people
Government to buy back inflation-indexed bonds
Union Government released Detailed Project Report on Forestry Interventions for Ganga
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified environment standards for Gensets
Delhi public transport 4th worst for women: Poll
Bihar releases 1,137 cr for teachers’ salaries
Punjab passes Bills to settle farm dues and Protect cows
PM Modi to inaugurate broadband connectivity to North-East states
Delhi govt to provide free travel facilities to person suffering from any disability in DTC, Cluster scheme
Akhilesh Ranjan committee submits recommendations on Taxation of e-commerce

International News:

Pakistan pulls out of SAARC Satellite plan
Bangladesh confirms first case of Zika virus
Issoufou re-elected for second term as Niger’s President
President Pranab, PM Modi greet people of Pakistan on their National Day

New Appointments:

HL Dattu, the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Chief Justice of India was appointed as a member of the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs (ICC) Bureau in Geneva.
Actress Kangana Ranaut has replaced Deepika Padukone as the brand ambassador of Lifestyle International’s contemporary ethnic wear brand ‘Melange by Lifestyle’.
The popular mobile game figure Angry bird-‘Red’ is now to become the honorary ambassador of Climate change announced by the UN.
HSBC’s Hitendra Dave to take charge of corporate banking along with Markets