Today’s Headlines 18th March 2020

Important Day

• Ordnance Factory Day in India – 18 March.

Economy

• Moody’s forecast lowered India’s GDP growth for 2020 calendar year to – 5.3%.

National

• The only state that did not join the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) – West Bengal.
• The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 provides for ________ backing to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) – Statutory.
• SmartCity that won an industry body’s award at the FM Excellence Award for 2019-2020 for ecological sustainability in recognition of the IT townships go-green efforts – Kochi.
• Mission that initiated by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) – Solar Charkha Mission.

Persons in News

• New Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Yes Bank – Prashant Kumar.
• Former Chief Justice of India who nominated to Rajya Sabha – Ranjan Gogoi.
• Next Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) – Ravinder Singh Dhillon.
• Winner of 10th Moghai Ojah Award – Dr. Paramananda Majumder.

State Current Affairs

• New Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation – Ashwani Lohani.
• New chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh state – M Gopal Reddy.
• New chairperson of the Madhya Pradesh Women’s Commission – Shobha Oza.

General Knowledge

• At present, India has ___ World Heritage Sites – 38.
• Ajanta Caves is situated in – Maharashtra.
• Sun Temple, Konarak is situated in – Odisha.
• Khajuraho, Group of Temples is situated in – Madhya Pradesh.
• Keoladeo National Park is situated in – Rajasthan.
• Khangchendzonga National Park is situated in – Sikkim.