1. PM Modi will be visiting the neighbouring country Bangladesh for two days on March 26, 2021, at the invitation of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. The two-day visit to Dhaka is in connection with the commemoration of three highly significant events including Mujib Borsho, the birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
2. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered its investigation arm, director general (DG) to conduct a detailed investigation into WhatsApp’s newly updated privacy policy and terms of service and submit a report within 60 days.
3. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a coalition of farmers’ unions, has called for Bharat Bandh on March 26, 2021. The coalition has appealed to people to make the countrywide strike a success.
4. The Union Power and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh on March 24, 2021, launched the Gram Ujala scheme in the Lok Sabha constituency of PM Modi, Varanasi. Under the scheme, the government offers the world’s cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas at Rs. 10.
5. In a historic mission, Russia launched 38 foreign satellites on March 22, 2021 aboard the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellites belonged to 18 different countries including South Korea, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy and Brazil.
6. Russia launched 38 foreign satellites on March 22, 2021 aboard the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Challenge-1 satellite was also among the 38 satellites. The satellite is the first one to be made completely in Tunisia.
7. NASA’s Curiosity rover has shared stunning video footage of Earth-like clouds passing over Mars. The video was shot by the navigation cameras attached to the top of the car-sized rover, which landed on the Red Planet in August 2012.
8. Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India and Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC), Afghanistan. It will facilitate sharing of experience and expertise of both the institutions in the area of recruitment.
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