” Notes: the ministry of electronics and information technology recently notified the press information bureau’s fact check unit under it rules of 2021. established in 2019, its objective is to deter creators of fake news. it allows easy reporting of suspicious information regarding the government of india. the fcu counters misinformation on government policies, initiatives, and schemes either proactively or via complaints. it monitors, detects, and corrects disinformation campaigns promptly.”

India lacks a diplomatic mission in haiti handling relations through its mission in santo domingo Dominican Republic India has no diplomatic mission in haiti

” Notes:ins tir and ins sujata join india mozambique tanzania (imt) tri lateral exercise, march 21-29, 2024. imt trilat began in oct 22 with ins tarkash. the current edition’s harbour phase (mar 21-24) involves joint training in damage control, fire fighting, visit board search and seizure, medical lectures, and more in zanzibar and maputo. the sea phase focuses on countering threats, maneuvers, firing exercises, and joint eez surveillance. joint debrief at nacala concludes the exercise.”

Notesmodi became the first non-bhut tlphonique to receive bhutan’s highest civilian award the order of the druk gyalpo on a two-day state visit to thimphu this lifetime achievement award is the apex of bhutan’

The government imposes higher fines for selling to minors under 18 compared to a previous ban in 2002

On march 2024 the cnsa has launched a long march 8 rocket carrying queqiao-2 a relay satellite designed to provide earth-moon communication services from the wenchang space launch site in south china’s hain

” On march 20 2024, india successfully completed the maiden test-firing of its first indigenously developed 1500 horsepower(hp) engine for the indian army’s main battle tanks (mbt), at beml limited engine division complex in mysuru, karnataka.i.it also has cutting-edge features such as high power-to-weight ratio which can be operated under extreme conditions including high altitudes, sub-zero temperatures of minus 40 degree celsius and desert environments up to 55 degree celsius.”

” The government of the co-operative republic of guyana has signed a usd 23.27 million line of credit (loc) agreement with the export-import bank of india (india exim bank) for the procurement of two dornier aircraft.i. under this loc, guyana will purchase two dornier (hindustan 228-201) transport aircraft from hindustan aeronautics limited (hal) for usd 23.37 million.ii. the acquisition of 2 aircraft under this agreement marks the largest investment in the capitalisation of the force.”

” Ratan naval tata was awarded the prestigious PV Narasimha rao memorial award for his outstanding contributions in the field of philanthropy. the award presentation took place at mumbai, maharashtra.i.he served as the chairman of tata sons from 1991 to 2012 and as interim chairman from october 2016 to february 2017.iii.in addition to this award, he also won padma bhushan in 2000, padma vibhushan in 2008  in the field of trade and industry and order of australia in 2023.”

” Six heritage sites in madhya pradesh (mp) were included in the tentative list of the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (unesco) world heritage sites (whs). the six sites are gwalior fort, khooni bhandara, bhojeshwar mahadev temple, the rock art sites of chambal valley, the historic ensemble of dhamnar, and the gond monuments of ramnagar. as of 21st march 2024, india has 57 sites in unesco’s tentative list of heritage sites. click here to read more.”

” Oscar-winning british screenwriter david seidler passed away at the age of 86 in new zealand. he was born on 4 august 1937 in london, england, the united kingdom (uk).i.he got his 1st screenwriting credit in 1966, working on a seafaring australian series called “adventures of the seaspray.”ii.in 2011, he won the academy award(oscar) for best original screenplay for the film ‘the king’s speech’.iii. he also won the 2011 british academy of film and television arts (bafta) awards for original screenplay and outstanding british film award for the same.”

World sparrow day wsd 2024 is observed across the globe on march 2024 with the theme i love sparrows to raise awareness about the importance of sparrows or house sparrows passer domesticus for biodiversity and the ecosystem and to promote actions to protect and conserve

” Airtel payments bank limited (apbl) has developed the airtel payments bank smartwatch in partnership with gurugram (haryana) based nexxbase marketing private limited (noise) and mastercard.this smartwatch is equipped with near field communication (nfc) technology powered by mastercard.i.upon linking the smartwatch with an airtel payments bank account, a customer can make payments between rs 1 to rs 25,000 per day in point of sale (pos) machines.”

” Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha, has inaugurated India’s first Indoor Athletics Centre and a state-of-the-art indoor aquatic hub at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.i. Mondo SpA, an Italian firm, has set up a 10,000 sq metre track, a first of its kind in India.ii. The indoor aquatic centre features a temperature-controlled 50m Olympic-size swimming pool”

” Jharkhand governor c.p. radhakrishnan took additional charge as the governor of telangana on 20th march 2024. he was administered the oath of office by alok aradhe, chief justice(cj) of the high court of telangana, in the presence of chief minister a. revanth reddy at a ceremony held in the raj bhavan, hyderabad, telangana.i. he was also given additional charge of the lieutenant governor (lg) of puducherry.ii. radhakrishnan is the 3rd person from tamil nadu(tn) to become the governor of telangana, after esl narasimhan(2014-2019) and tamilisai soundararajan(2019-2024).”