2022 March 12 Oneliner Current Affairs

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  • The return on workers’ retirement savings parked with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been slashed to 8.1% for 2021­22 from the 8.5% rate credited to members’ accounts in the past two years.
  • The Union government has amended the Census Rules framed in 1990 to allow the details to be captured and stored in electronic format and also to enable self­enumeration by respondents. 
  • The Union government plans to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists under the Vibrant Village programme announced in the Union Budget 2022-­23.
  • Kerala has yet again emerged on top in maternal and child health, recording the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 30 (per one lakh live births) in the country.
  • Kerala Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Saturday announced the formation of a committee to help in the revision of school curriculum and another for dealing with all academic matters related to school education.
  • Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday launched a scheme to door deliver basic revenue documents such as caste certificates, income certificates, and land records (RTCs)
  • The Health Ministry has directed the National Boardof Examinations to reduce the cut­off by 15 percentile across all categories for NEET­PG, 2021.
  • Scientists said a fossil unearthed in central Montana of a species named Syllipsimopodi bideni represents the oldest ­known relative of today's octopuses and boasts 10 arms, with two being twice as long as the other eight.
  • Mithali Raj broke the record for most matches as captain in the World Cup, surpassing former Australia skipper Belinda Clark.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore named Faf du Plessis as the new captain.
  • Zadie Smith to receive PEN America literary service award.


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