14th March 2024 Daily Current Affairs

National & International Appointments

Retired IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu have been appointed as Election Commissioners.
The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification in this regard.
The posts of the two Election Commissioners were vacant after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the resignation of Arun Goel.
They were appointed election commissioners by the selection panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

National Affairs

The Unio Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Ethanol100, an alternate auto fuel in New Delhi.
The green fuels like ethanol 100 will play a key role in sustaining the economic growth of the country.
Ethanol100 is a blend of 92 to 94 percent ethanol, 4 to 5 percent motor spirit to provide colour to flame and 1.5 percent Co-solvent higher saturated alcohol.
The fuel produces lower emissions of greenhouse gases, a reduction by around 63% on well to wheel basis.

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The Central Government has appointed senior IAS officer Rahul Singh (1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Bihar cadre) the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Rahul Singh will replace Nidhi Chiber in this post because Nidhi Chiber has been made an advisor in NITI Aayog.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Rahul Singh as the Chairman of CBSE.