Current Affairs Today 16th March 2023: National, international, state-wise

Current Affairs Today 16th March 2023: Today’s daily news headlines related to national, international and sports events across the globe have been shared here. Readers can glance through the top news on Current Affairs Today 16th March 2023. 

Current Affairs Today 16th March 2023

International News Today 16th March 2023

• Eric Garcetti to become the US Ambassador to India:

Eric Garcetti, a close aide to US President Joe Biden, is all set to become the US Ambassador to India after the Senate voted on a cloture motion on Wednesday, putting out any debate on his nomination and projecting that the ruling Democratic Party has sufficient votes in favour of his selection for the post.

• North Korea launches short-range missiles ahead of Japan-South Korea summit:

North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) hours before Japan and South Korea leaders set out to meet for talks over landmarks.

• Uranium missing in tonnes from Libya site:

Ten drums containing approximately 2.5 tonnes of natural Uranium go missing from a site in Libya, which was no longer under the control of the Government, says the UN Nuclear watchdog inspector on Wednesday. 

National News Today 16th March 2023

• Huge dip in India’s import, export, and deficit:

India’s goods imports and exports each dipped by over 8% in February as a result of the depreciating prices of commodities and the desolate global outlook narrowing down the trade deficit.

• U’khand proposes INR 77k Crore budget, INR 1k Crore bagged by subsistence-hit regions:

Finance Minister Prem Chand Aggarwal, on Wednesday, proposed a budget of INR 77,407 Crore in the Uttarakhand State Assembly. Of this, INR 1,000 Crore has been allocated for relief and rehabilitation in various subsistence-hit areas, including Joshimath and others. 

Sports News Today 16th March 2023

• Haaland leads Man City to a 7-0 victory against RB Leipzig:

Smashing 5 goals by Erling Haaland led Manchester City to the Quarter Finals after a 7-0 victory against RB Leipzig at the Etihad on Tuesday. 

• India beats Australia in the shootouts to keep up with their unbeaten streak:

After an unbeaten Pro League run, India won a penalty shootout against Australia as PR Sreejesh and Harmanpreet Singh finished the game in style. This helped Team India stay on top of the league table with 19 glorious points after 8 matches.

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