Latest Current Affairs: 29-03-2024 Current Affairs (English)    

1.   European Space Agency 323rd Council meeting 

European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher has lauded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its recent successful launches, particularly in lunar exploration, describing India’s achievements in space as ‘astonishing’.

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2.  Russia Vetoes UN Panel’s Mandate to Monitor North Korea Sanctions

Russia has vetoed a United Nations Expert Panel that has been monitoring sanctions against North Korea. Moscow’s decision to quash the renewal of the panel came after the expert committee was said to have been probing Russia’s alleged purchase of North Korean weapons like ballistic missiles. 

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3.  World Bank Environmental Analysis on Bangladesh

Over 272,000 premature deaths occur in Bangladesh per year due to air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, and lead exposure, said a new report of the World Bank.

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4.  Country’s Core Sectors Register Three-Month High Growth

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries of the country witnessed a three-month high growth of 6.7 per cent in February this year, in comparison to same period last year. Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, production of Coal, Natural Gas, Cement, Steel, Crude Oil, Electricity and Refinery Products recorded positive growth in February 2024. 

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5.  C-Vigil App Hit Voters With Over 79 Thousand Violations Reported So Far

Election Commission’s C-Vigil app is a hit with voters with over 79 thousand violations reported so far through the complaints App since the announcement of the General Elections. EC said in a statement that over 99 percent of complaints have been resolved and close to 89 percent of these complaints have been resolved within 100 minutes. 

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6.  Jailed Gangster-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Passed away

Jailed gangster-turned-politician, Mukhtar Ansari has died due to cardiac arrest at the Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh. 

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