1.US President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Ottawa where he will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a deliver an address to parliament on Friday. Trade, migration, Canada's defense spending and a potential international force to stabilize troubled Haiti are on the agenda for the trip.-hindustantimes.com
2.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board’s approval of loans is being celebrated in the elite quarters of Sri Lanka. The IMF’s recommendations have been implemented for close to a year, however, they have exacerbated the island nation’s economic depression.- https://thewire.in/
3.The United States plans to deploy ageing A-10 attack planes to the Middle East as a replacement for more advanced combat aircraft that will be shifted to the Pacific and Europe as tensions with China and Russia intensify, a news report says.The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday the move, scheduled for April, is part of a broader plan that also calls for retaining modest naval and ground forces in the Middle East region, according to American officials.- https://www.aljazeera.com/
4.Rumailah Farm, the UAE’s leading producer of high-end dairy products, is tapping into the agro-tourism and education sectors by forging exciting new partnerships with local educational institutions.“We hope to educate – and inspire – the UAE’s upcoming generations, while also raising the international profile of the country’s agricultural sector,” Abdullah Taleb, General Manager of Rumailah Farm, states.- https://gulfnews.com
5.A number of projects related to sports, farmer welfare, healthcare, drinking water availability, and infrastructure projects worth ₹1780 crore will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Varanasi on Friday. During his visit, the Prime Minister will first address One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre. At around 12 noon, he will lay fouundation of several projects at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground.-livemint.com
6.Fourteen opposition parties have approached the Supreme Court, alleging the misuse of central investigating agencies by the government. The top court will hear the case on April 5.The parties say agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been targeting only opponents of the BJP.They have also said cases against leaders are frequently dropped or buried once they join the BJP.-ndtv.com
7.Food supplies minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Wednesday told state assembly in a written reply that Odisha government will spend around Rs 717.4 crore for the year 2023-24 to provide 5kg rice to 2.96 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the state food security scheme (SFSS).-Times of India
8.The Maharashtra government has decided to split the 1% reservation for orphans to give equal benefit to institutional and non-institutional orphans in jobs and education. State cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to the decision, which will prove beneficial to over 2,176 registered orphans in the state.-hindustantimes.com
9.Innovation, outreach, and marketing that is targeted at the youth hold the key to making millets the super food of the future”, experts from across the world and members of the industry said at the two-day Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the A.P. Shinde Symposium Hall, NASC Complex here recently.-fnbnews.com
10.Tourism is on a roll in Rajasthan, not just in visitors’ count which has doubled in 2022 compared to pre-Covid year peak, but also in investments.In 2019, the tourism department witnessed registrations of 187 new projects, but the same has increased to 206. Rajasthan is now home to all branded properties, both domestic and international. The upscale hotel chains like Raffles, Grand Hyatt, and W Hotels have come to Jaipur and under various stages of development.-Times of India
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