Top GKToday’s News Headlines-22 March 2020

March 21, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 22 March, 2020

Cabinet approves inclusion of the AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (AYUSH HWC) component of Ayushman Bharat in National AYUSH Mission

Cabinet approves the Scheme for Promotion of manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)
Cabinet approves Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) Scheme of providing financial assistance for developing infrastructure in EMCs
Cabinet approves Production Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing
Cabinet approves a scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of raw materials and APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) used in pharma manufacturing
Karur Vysya Bank launches pre-paid card Enkasu in Tamil Nadu

UK confirmed as co-chair of the governing council of India-led global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Afghanistan and Maldives pledge to contribute USD 1 million and USD 200,000 respectively to the SAARC Corona Emergency Fund proposed by PM Modi
Legendary country music singer Kenny Rogers dies in US at the age of 81
Israeli-American Hillel Furstenberg and Russian-born Gregory Margulis selected for Abel Prize for Mathematics by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
International Day of Forests celebrated on March 21 with its theme as ‘Forests and Biodiversity’
International Nowruz Day celebrated on March 21
World Down Syndrome Day observed on March 21
World Poetry Day celebrated by UNESCO on March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination observed by UN on March 21