2022 March 17 One Liner Current Affairs

  • Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Singh Mann was sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab.
  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed Tamil Nadu’s decision to reserve 50% super-­specialty seats for in-service candidates in government medical colleges.
  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces.
  • The Union Home Ministry has placed the U.S.­ based Hewlett Foundation on its watchlist following an  investigation that foreign contributions it sent were being used for climate awareness campaigns, an activity not permissible under the FCRA [Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act].
  • The India Cements Ltd. (ICL) has roped in Chennai Super Kings Captain M.S. Dhoni to endorse two of its new brands — Conkrete Super King and Halo Super King.
  • Basic land tax rates revised by Kerala as follows: Grama panchayats: Up to 8.1 are ­ ₹5 per are (₹2.50), above 8.1 are ­ ₹8 per are (₹5). Municipalities: up to ₹2.43 are ­ ₹10 per are (₹5), above 2.43 are ­ ₹15 per are (₹10). Corporations: up to 1.62 are ­ ₹20 per are (₹10), above 1.62 are ­ ₹30 per are (₹20).
  • Kerala Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution against the initial public offering (IPO) of the Life Insurance Corporation(LIC).
  • The Responsible Tourism (RT) project of Kerala Tourism has won the Global Vision award 2022 instituted by U.S.­based travelandleisure.com. 
  • The government has decided to establish a separate division in the Kerala Police to deal with economic offences. 
  • V. Prraneeth of Telangana became the latest International Master in Chess.

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