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1.United Nations has been observing the World Water Day on March 22 every year since 1993 to create awareness about water scarcity in the world.At this point, there are nearly 2 billion people who have to sustain life without access to safe water in the world. The World Water Day is observed to encourage people to take action towards ‘Sustainable Development Goal’.-dnaindia.com

2.Ukraine has turned down Russia's demand to lay down military weapons in the port city of Mariupol in exchange for a safe humanitarian corridor for civilians. The Russian military has intensified bombings in Mariupol to put pressure on Ukrainian forces, and other cities are also being attacked continuously.-dnaindia.com

3.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida departed from Delhi on March 20 after his two-day visit concluded. During his visit to India, he held bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi over many international issues and investment plans. Japan will invest Rs 3.2 lakh crores in the next five years in India. This was PM Kishida’s first visit to India as the head of government.-dnaindia.com

4.IN THE first high-level political visit since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday met his counterpart, the visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, and discussed the “situation in Ukraine”, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said.-theindianexpress.com

5.TWO FOREIGN higher education institutes, based out of Italy and France, are interested in setting up campuses in India, the government told Lok Sabha on Monday."International campuses will give students from India and neighbouring countries exposure to quality education of global standards,” it added.-theindianexpress.com

6.Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Monday granted a three-month extension to the Standing Committee examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment), Bill, 2021.The Bill, tabled by Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani last December, aims to raise the legal age of marriage of women in the country to 21 years from the present 18 years.-theindianexpress.com

7.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asserted that the proposed 8.1 per cent interest rate on employees' provident fund is better than interest rates offered by other small savings schemes, and the revision is dictated by the realties of the current times.-ndtv.com

8.Months before the Centre repealed the three controversial farm laws, a Supreme Court-appointed committee had recommended against their withdrawal, underlining that a “majority” farm unions support them and “a repeal or a long suspension” would be “unfair to this silent majority”. The committee’s report was made public on Monday for the first time since it was submitted to the apex court a year ago.-theindianexpress.com

9.Mumbai: Zomato will soon launch its 10-minute food delivery service Zomato Instant, founder Deepinder Goyal said in a blog post on Monday.Goyal said the company will do 10-minute delivery through “a dense finishing stations’ network” located near high-demand customer neighbourhoods.-The Economic Times.

10.Tulip Inn, an upmarket hotel is located in the center of the city. It is well-connected to several business micro markets such as Sarjapura, Domlur Inner Ring Road, Electronic City, Bannerghatta and the City centre.Tulip Inn offers 54 guest rooms, Altar, an all day dining restaurant, Sage resto bar, fitness center and three different venues for business meetings, social gatherings and conferencing facilities.-hotelierindia.com

11.With an aim to recognize and reward India’s most talented chefs, the first edition of Culinary Culture's FoodSuperstars presented by Campo Viejo took place at The Leela Palace, New Delhi. The first of its kind annual ranking saw 30 Top Chefs from across India being celebrated as true heroes of the Indian Food & Beverage industry. The Chefs were commemorated with a trophy as a badge of honor while donning special one-of-a-kind bespoke scarves designed by the iconic Indian designer, Raghavendra Rathore.-hospitalitybizindia.com