Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: March 31, 2022

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 31, 2022.

Lok Sabha passes Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022; three Municipal Corporations to be unified into one
Rajya Sabha passes bill to omit Bhogta community from ST list in Jharkhand
I&B Ministry directs merger of film media units under NFDC (National Film Development Corporation); media units are: Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archive of India, and Children’s Film Society, India with the National Film Development Corporation Limited
Two Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs) tested off the Odisha coast at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
Rajasthan Day celebrated on March 30
Foreign Minister of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón visits India
Germany’s NSA Jens Plötner visits India

Lok Sabha passes Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2021
Cabinet approves over Rs 6062 crore, World Bank assisted ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP) for MSMEs
Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi launches auction of 122 coal/lignite mines Including 18 new mines
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to supply 15 Light Combat Helicopters to Indian Air Force for Rs. 3,887 cores
Tamil Nadu’s investment promotion agency, Guidance, wins ‘Best Investment Promotion Agency Award’ in Asia Oceania region in UAE
Road transport and highways ministry asks DRDO’s CFEES (Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety) to investigate the fire instances in an Ola S1Pro and an Okinawa Praise Pro e-scooters
US bank Citigroup sells Indian consumer banking businesses to Axis Bank for Rs 12,325 crore
IDBI Bank to sell its 25% stake in Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company (AFLI) to Ageas Insurance International NV
SBI to buy entire share of 3 stakeholders in SBI Global Factors (SBIGFL)
Unrestricted imports of pulses, tur and urad, to continue till the end of 2022-23: Govt
Karnataka govt. moves SC against its HC’s decision quashing law banning online betting

BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit organised in Colombo
China hosts meetings of ‘Extended Troika’ format and foreign ministers of neighbouring countries of Afghanistan in Tunxi on March 30-31
of refugees fleeing Ukraine crosses four million mark says UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Filippo Grandi
Crisis in Ukraine will have catastrophic impact on global hunger, says UNWFP (UN World Food Program) head David Beasley
Israel: 5 killed in shooting spree outside Tel Aviv; shooter identified as Palestinian from the West Bank.