Current Affairs: 21 March 2020

On Mar 21, 2020

Saudi Arabia registered 70 new COVID-19 cases bringing total to 344.
Uttar Pradesh state government seeks Central Grant of 100 cr for Lucknow University and Kashi Vidyapeeth.
COVID-19 cases rose to 236 in India after 63 new cases were reported in a day.
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath resigned from his position on March 22, 2020 ahead of the scheduled floor test.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all citizens to follow a ‘Janata Curfew’ on March 22, 2020 to stop the spread of novel coronavirus.
Swavalamban Express has been launched by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
In the ranking of the International Energy Agency India is the third largest producer of electricity in the world.
The International Day of Happiness is observed every year on March 20.
Former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as the CEO of Salesforce India.
World Forest Day is observed every year on 21st March.
The theme of World Forest Day 2020 is Biodiversity.
Moody’s has lowered growth projections for India for financial year 2020 to 5.3%.
OECD has lowered growth projections for India for financial year 2020 to 5.1%.
Legendary sportsperson P K Banerjee passed away recently was related to football.