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All India Radio AIR Top News https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458270 NAT Opposition parties today staged a protest march from Parliament House complex to Vijay Chowk. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458268 NAT The country has registered thousand eight hundred and five new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458261 NAT The second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting under India's G20 presidency has begun at Gandhinagar in Gujarat today. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458266 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of noted actor and former MP Innocent Vareed Thekkethala. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458263 NAT Chief election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Commissioners, Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel reached Guwahati last evening on a three-day visit to Assam ahead of the delimitation of constituencies in the State. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458262 NAT President Droupadi Murmu on a two-day visit to West Bengal from today. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458260 NAT Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated NSIL, IN-SPACe, and ISRO for the successful launch of LVM 3 -M3 satellite of the One Web India - 2 mission. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458258 NAT Union Minister of Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav has announced addition of 500 beds to the 650-bed hospital attached with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital in Faridabad. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458212 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people to come forward for organ donation. Addressing the nation in the 99th episode of his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, Mr. Modi said there are a large number of needy people who are waiting for organ donors. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458241 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the World Class Railway Station of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh will ensure more tourism and commerce in Jhansi as well as nearby areas. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458229 NAT Government has once again decided to reduce the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. Home Minister Amit Shah said that this decision has been taken in view of the significant improvement in the security situation in North-East India. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458240 NAT Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur today flagged off the first Indigo Airline Delhi-Dharamshala-Delhi flight in New Delhi. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458205 NAT Health Ministry has asked the states and union territories to keep a close watch on the evolving causes of diseases including COVID-19, Influenza Like illness (lLl) and Severe Acute Respiratory illness (SARI) in the country. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458234 NAT India's LVM 3 -M3 satellite with 36 satellites of the One Web India - 2 mission took off from the second launch pad of the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota successfully at 9 this morning. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458239 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has complimented CRPF for impressive and energetic 84th CRPF Day Parade at CRPF Camp in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458238 NAT External Affairs Ministry today said the High Commissioner of Canada was summoned yesterday to convey strong concern over the actions of separatist and extremist elements against India's diplomatic Mission and Consulates in Canada this week. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458236 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his delight at the development of the Northeastern region of the country. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458232 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line yesterday. In a tweet, Mr. Modi expressed his delight at the same and said this will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for the people of Bengaluru. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458231 NAT The National Science Centre is organising the Innovation Festival. The two-day event was inaugurated in New Delhi yesterday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458227 NAT Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has criticized the Congress leaders for defending Rahul Gandhi over his Lok Sabha (LS) membership termination. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458133 NAT Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the fight against Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region is now in the final stage of victory. He said CRPF has played an important role in reducing the influence of Maoists. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458220 NAT The Central Bureau of Investigation today questioned Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in the railways land-for-jobs linked case in New Delhi. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458207 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the BJP has transformed the politics of perception into the politics of performance at the national and State levels. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458208 NAT Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav said, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project will be completed by Jan-Feb 2024. He was addressing a large number of journalists present at Srinagar Railway Station at Nowgam toda https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458197 NAT The BJP today hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the OBC community. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458198 NAT Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said that Project Cheetah is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to environmental protection and wildlife conservation. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458163 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prompted every Indian to contribute towards making India a developed country by 2047. He said that the doubt ‘whether India can be a developed country in 25 years’ can be answered through Sankalp se siddhi and sabka prayas. He was speaking after inaugurating Sri Mad https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458195 NAT Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he is fighting for the democracy of India and will keep fighting for it. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458194 NAT The G 20 countries participating in the two-day deliberations of the second Framework Working Group continue their discussions on the global macro-economic issues pertaining to inflation, energy insecurity and climate change on the second day on 25th of March 2023, Saturday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458168 NAT Central government has increased the Dearness Allowance by four per cent, taking the total to 42 per cent of the Basic Pay for central government employees and pensioners. Briefing media in New Delhi on 24th March 2023, Friday after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag S https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458178 NAT The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is questioning Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with the land for Job scam case at CBI headquarters in New Delhi. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458162 NAT In a major relief to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has extended the subsidy of two hundred rupees per LPG cylinder for a period of one year. As on 1st March this year, there are nine crore 59 lakh Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficia https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458171 NAT Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Minimum Support Price for Raw Jute at Five thousand 50 rupees per quintal for the 2023-24 season, ensuring a return of 63.20 per cent over the all-India weighted average cost of production. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458180 NAT The second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting under India's G20 presidency will be held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from the 27th of this month. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458192 NAT Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning Rashtriya Janata Dal's MP Misa Bharti in the railways land-for-jobs linked case in New Delhi. It has been alleged in the case that appointments were made in the Railways in return for land gifted and sold to the RJD Chief family when Lalu Prasad was th https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458191 NAT The enforcement Directorate has arrested three individuals in Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank fraud case. ED has initiated investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by Pune Police on the basis of complaints of the Bank and the Audit conducted by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458190 NAT Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Madhya Pradesh on 25th March 2023, Saturday. Mr Shah will address the 'Mahavijay Udghosh Public Meeting' of Bharatiya Janata Party workers organized at Chhindwara. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458189 NAT In an interaction with the Business community in Sri Lanka on 24th March 2023, Friday, the Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Gas in Government of India, Pankaj Jain called for enhanced partnership between India and Sri Lanka in the energy sector. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458188 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the development of the country lies in the development of the States. Mr Modi said this while responding to the tweet of Member of Parliament, Ranchi Sanjay Seth. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458187 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the great effort to preserve country’s heritage. The Prime Minister said, we are committed to preserve and beautify the country’s heritage. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458186 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Electronic Manufacturing Cluster in Dharward, Karnataka will greatly benefit the people of Dharward and surrounding areas. He said, it will also boost Karnataka’s strides in the world of manufacturing and innovation. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458184 NAT Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has said that India is ready to lead from the front and become the voice of the Global South in the collaborative fight against TB. He said, the country has seen the unwavering commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end TB. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458176 NAT Over 100 delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries and International organizations which attended the G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference in Dibrugarh, Assam will visit Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh today. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458173 NAT The country has registered one thousand five hundred and ninety new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The Union Health Ministry stated that nine hundred ten people recovered during the same period. The recovery rate is currently at 98.79 per cent. India's active caseload currently stands a https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458172 NAT The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall activity with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to continue over North East India during the next four day. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458170 NAT Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of Sahakar Samridhi Soudha and inaugurated various development works worth 1400 crore rupees in Bengaluru on 24th March 2023. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458167 NAT Union Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar addressed a Yuva Samvad in Bengaluru on 24th of March 2023 organised by Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya. He said that United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be asked to set up a US Consulate in Bengaluru soon. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458166 NAT Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala has said that India is the third largest fish producing country, contributing eight percent to the global fish production. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458165 NAT Government has said that 19 crore 79 lakh ration cards have been digitized under the Public Distribution System reforms in the country. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said this in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 24th March 2023, Friday. She said, nearly https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458130 NAT Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458159 NAT The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that India would like to see action against those who attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco and the Indian mission in London, more than just assurance. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458158 NAT The Government's Grievance redressal rate has crossed one lakh cases per month and this has happened for the first time since the inception of the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458156 NAT The Defence Ministry on Friday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL Hyderabad for the procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems ‘Project Himshakti’ at an overall cost of approximately three thousand crore rupees. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458144 NAT The future of the industrial revolution is likely to be around circular economy and bio-economy model, said Secretary. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458155 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, India is now working on eradicating Tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global deadline of 2030. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458134 NAT The stalemate continued in both Houses of Parliament for the ninth consecutive day on Friday on the issues of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Indian democracy and the Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group matter. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458152 NAT BJP on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his conviction by a Surat Court saying that the verdict reflects that no one is above the law. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458147 NAT The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai from Tuesday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458146 NAT The Government on Friday reiterated that it will take all necessary measures to bring back televangelist Zakir Naik and have him face justice in India. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458142 NAT Renowned writer, director and ad filmmaker, Pradeep Sarkar passed away in Mumbai on Friday. He was 67 years old and had been suffering from kidney disease. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458141 NAT Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale said that this year's Budget is the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat Ka Budget’. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458128 NAT Congress led opposition MPs held a protest march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Friday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458136 NAT The Centre on Friday said the availability of fertilisers has remained comfortable across all the States of the country for many years. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458132 NAT Well-known singer and Padma Shri Awardee Bombay Jayashri were found unconscious at a hotel in London on Friday. She reportedly suffered a head injury and emergency surgery has been performed. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458131 NAT The Centre on Friday informed Lok Sabha that no cases are pending for more than 50 years in Supreme Court, while 1,088 cases in High Courts and 1,308 cases in District and Subordinate courts of various States and UTs are pending for more than 50 years. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458129 NAT Union Minister and senior BJP leader Bhupender Yadav on Friday hit out at the Congress party for raising questions on the judgement of the Surat Court convicting Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458127 NAT The first Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 engagement events is being organised by the National Institute of Urban Affairs from Friday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458126 NAT Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has extended greetings to the Assam Rifles personnel and their families on their Raising Day https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458104 NAT Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that better cooperation, coordination, and collaboration between states, agencies, and people can help eliminate the menace of drug trafficking in India. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458119 NAT The logjam continues in both Houses of Parliament for the ninth consecutive day on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Indian democracy and the opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group matter. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458109 NAT The second meeting of the Framework Working Group of the G-20 Finance Track began in Chennai today. The first session was on the global economic situation and the presentation from various countries on the financial situation. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458099 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today. The Prime Minister is addressing the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458118 NAT The government today announced to set up a committee to suggest measures for improving the National Pension System under the Chairmanship of the Finance Secretary. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458116 NAT G-20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference is underway in Dibrugarh, Assam. This G20 RIIG Conference will deliberate on ways to create a circular bio-economy to ensure resource efficiency, sustainability, and reduction in carbon emissions. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458113 NAT President Droupadi Murmu greeted the nation on the occasion of the Spring festival of Jharkhand, 'Sarhul'. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458108 NAT The National Institute of Urban Affairs is organising the first Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 engagement events from today. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458103 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address One World TB Summit at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh today. During his one-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, Mr. Modi will also dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than 1,780 crore rupees on the occasion. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458101 NAT The Second Meeting of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) under the G20 India Presidency concluded successfully in Udaipur, Rajasthan yesterday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458098 NAT High Commission of India in London on Thursday said the mission staff did not throw anything at the protestors gathered outside it. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458097 NAT Education Ministry has clarified that Unified District Information System for Education Plus, UDISE plus data is not only reliable but is the only pan-India and most trusted database in school education in the country. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458087 NAT Center's intervention against substandard items has led to a 67 percent decline in imports of Toys. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458094 NAT President Droupadi Murmu has urged all stakeholders to come together to achieve a TB free India. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458092 NAT The Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswarean has underlined the need to counter global challenges through global cooperation. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458088 NAT Defence Ministry on Thursday signed two separate contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited at a total cost of over 3,700 crore rupees to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458086 NAT Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, APEDA participated in the International Food & Drink Exhibition held in London. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458030 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday (24 March 2023). https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458080 NAT The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed Demand for Grants authorising expenditure of about 45 lakh crore rupees for Financial Year 2023-24 by voice vote amid din. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458081 NAT Konkan 2023, a joint maritime exercise, was conducted between the Royal Navy of Britain and the Indian Navy from the 20th of March to the 22nd, off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458061 NAT Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched DigiClaim, under the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, for claim disbursal through National Crop Insurance Portal. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458063 NAT Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' in Bengaluru on Friday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458079 NAT Government said that two Ecologically Sensitive Areas ESAs and 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones ESZs have been already notified in the 13 States of Indian Himalayan Region. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458070 NAT Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said, Government of India has set up the National Sports University NSU at Imphal in Manipur and it is a Central Sports University established through the National Sports University Act, 2018. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458078 NAT The Bengaluru based Air Force Technical College and Indian Institute of Science have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday to enhance scientific understanding of defence adopted technologies and undertake research and development activities in mutually beneficial areas. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458077 NAT The forest cover in the country has increased by over five thousand five hundred square kilometre between 2017 and 2021. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458076 NAT Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said that the G20 Presidency is a unique occasion to demonstrate India’s achievements, capabilities and diversity. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458066 NAT The Second Meeting of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) under G20 India Presidency concluded in Udaipur, Rajasthan on Thursday. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458074 NAT The National Investigation Agency on Thursday carried out searches and raids at the residences of eight suspects in the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ case of July 2022. The search operation, spread across three states, included four locations in Maharashtra’s Nagpur https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458072 NAT Vice President and Chairman Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday paid tribute to Sardar Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458069 NAT The Centre on Thursday said the average growth of energy requirement in the country for the year 2023-24 is 4.9 per cent compared to previous year. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458067 NAT Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should take today's Surat Court judgement on a defamation case as a learning that words hurt more than weapons. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458064 NAT Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that his Ministry, National Sports Federations, NSFs and Sports Authority of India, SAI are working in close coordination for Indian teams and sportspersons for preparation of forthcoming Asian Games . https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458062 NAT A Parliamentary panel has appreciated the efforts of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, KVIC, in promoting Khadi and Village Industries for providing employment opportunities in the rural as well as urban areas. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458059 NAT The National Institute of Urban Affairs is organising the first Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 engagement events from Friday( 24 March 2023). https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458060 NAT The Centre on Thursday informed that 86 per cent of funds have been utilised and 69 per cent of projects completed under Smart City Mission. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458057 NAT The BJP has termed the remarks of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname as defamatory. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458045 NAT A Surat Court in Gujarat has convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his "Modi surname" remarks. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458044 NAT The stalemate continued in both the Houses of Parliament over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Indian democracy and Adani Group issue. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458054 NAT The government has said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has planted more than 344 lakh plants on National Highways from year 2016-17 onward by way of Annual Plantation Action Plans. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458053 NAT The government has informed that around 59% of the rural households in the country have tap water supply in their homes. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458052 NAT The Centre today said, under UDAN, Revival of unserved and underserved airports scheme, 74 underserved airports including 9 Heliports and 2 water aerodromes have been operationalised till end of February 2023. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458051 NAT The government has informed that targets set under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)-2.0 have already been achieved. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458046 NAT Union Health Ministry has cautioned the people that the threat of Covid -19 pandemic is not over. Addressing media in New Delhi about the Covid-19 situation in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has informed that an average of 94 thousand cases of Covid-19 are being reported globally https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458031 NAT Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today held a meeting with the floor leaders of different political parties to break the logjam and ensure the orderly functioning of the Upper House. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458043 NAT The country has registered one thousand three hundred new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The Union Health Ministry stated that seven hundred eighteen people have recovered during the same period. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458040 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the great freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas today. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458042 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary today. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, he was a towering intellectual and prolific thinker who contributed immensely to India's freedom struggle and later as a dedicated leader as well as Member of Parliament. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458024 NAT The Padma Awardees will pay homage at the National War Memorial in New Delhi today. They will also visit the Amrit Udyan and Rashtrapati Bhawan and Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458032 NAT The two-day G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference will begin in Dibrugarh, Assam today. It will deliberate on ways towards building a sustainable and circular bio-economy. https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458029 NAT Income Tax Department has launched a free of cost Mobile app namely AIS for taxpayers. It will facilitate the taxpayers to view their information as available in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS). https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=458026 NAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan where the Padma Awards were given.