Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: March 19, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 19, 2023

Kochi fire: National Green Tribunal directed Kochi Municipal Corporation to pay environmental compensation of Rs 100 crore.
West Bengal government plans to appoint 600 young ‘gajamitras’ to protect elephants.
Uttar Pradesh to include millets in midday meals in schools and public distribution system.
Karnataka launches Mysuru Cluster Seed Fund (MCSF), Mysuru Global Technology Centre (MGTC) and Karnataka Accelerator Network (KAN) to promote start-ups.
Parliamentary panel has recommended analysing the feasibility of variable speed limits on national highways in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline.

PM Gati Shakti programme: 156 critical infrastructure-gap projects identified.
Union Finance Ministry has initiated the process to appoint a new Reserve Bank Deputy Governor in place of MK Jain.
Government sets up centralised facility for voluntary closure of companies.

Tennis: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden of Australia win Men’s Doubles title at Indian Wells Masters in California, US.
Nikhat Zareen enters pre-quarterfinals in Women’s Boxing World Championships.
Akshdeep Singh wins gold in men’s 20km Asian Race-Walking Championship.