1.First Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal of Indian Railways commissioned in Asansol Division of Eastern Railway
In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘ Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal ‘ ( GCT ) and policy of Ministry of Railways , Asansol Division (Division) of Indian Railways has successfully commissioned the private siding of Maithon Power Limited at Thaparnagar . Have given. This is the first such GCT in Indian Railways since the GCT policy came out in December 2021.Is. Maithon Power Project was started in the year 2009 and the generation of electricity was started here in 2011. Till now the coal requirement for this power project was being met by road. But now its requirement will be met from 120 inward (incoming) coal rakes every month. At the same time, 2 to 4 outward rakes of fly ash are expected to be sent from the siding. This will increase the earnings of the Railways by about Rs 11 crore every month.
2.Odisha ranks first in Mission Indradhanush
Odisha is the only state in the country to achieve 90.5% immunization apart from successful vaccination against COVID-19 infection under Mission Indradhanush 4.0 has been made. Intensive Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 has been launched in Odisha from March this year to promote full immunization coverage of targeted women and children as a step towards preventive health care for mothers and children. According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS) report, Odisha tops the list with 90.5% complete immunization coverage at the national level. Twenty districts in the state were above 90% in complete immunization and 10 districts were below 90%. Usually complete vaccination includes preventive vaccines against 12 different types of diseases including polio, tuberculosis, jaundice, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, HIV, encephalitis, pneumonia, measles, rubella, diarrhea, Japanese fever, etc. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Government of India on 25 December 2014 .Mission Indradhanush was launched. Mission Indradhanush is a booster vaccination program that was started in districts with low vaccination coverage.
3.First industrial park owned by women
Recently India’s first 100% women-owned industrial park has started operation in Hyderabad . Launched by FICCI Women’s Organization (FLO) in partnership with the state government, the park has a total of 25 units , representing 16 diverse range of industries and all owned and operated by women. Established by FICCI Women’s Organization, this industrial park is the first of its kind in the country, which has been set up in an area of 50 acres at Sultanpur near Patancheru with an investment of Rs 250 crore. An additional 10 percent subsidy has also been assured to women entrepreneurs under this park.
4.Eun Suk Yol elected as new President of South Korea
Eun Suk Yol , the opposition candidate and former top lawyer in South Korea , has been elected the country’s new president. Eun Suk Yol defeated the ruling Liberal Party ‘s rival Lee Jae Myung in a close contest in the presidential elections . This was the toughest contest so far in South Korea’s presidential election. After a vote count of more than 99 percent, the People’s Power Party ‘s candidate Yoon got 48.6 percent of the vote, while his rival, Democratic Party’s Lee Jae Myung, got just 47.8 percent of the vote, a little less than Yoon. Eun Suk Yol will take office in May and serve as the president of the world’s 10th largest economy for five years.
5.India and World Bank sign $125 million loan to help West Bengal access social security services
The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank committed a US$125 million IBRD loan to support efforts to help West Bengal’s poor and vulnerable groups access social security services .Put signature on. There are over 400 programs that provide social support, care services and employment in West Bengal. Most of these services are offered through a holistic platform called Jai Bangla. The West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection Project at the state level, with special focus on vulnerable groups such as women, tribal and scheduled caste families and the elderly, as well as families in the disaster-prone coastal areas of the state, will support the measures.
6.Floating solar power plant set up in Tamil Nadu
A floating solar project at Thoothukudi , Tamil Nadu has been set up by leading fertilizer manufacturer Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC) at an estimated cost of Rs 150.4 crore . The unit was inaugurated by Chief Minister MK Stalin and is claimed to be India’s largest and first floating power plant in Tamil Nadu. The plant can generate 42.0 million units of electricity annually. SPIC is a petrochemicals firm based in India and headquartered in Chennai. This company was established on December 18, 1969 and it was established in 1975 by M.A. Became a joint venture between Chidambaram Group and TIDCO.
7.Karnataka Government Launches Women@Work Program
The Minister of Higher Education, Electronics and Skill Development, Government of Karnataka , Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan has launched the Women@Work (W@W) program . This program is women’s day on March 8 .and will focus on corporate programs that will help in attracting women employees. Women who will be trained in a particular skill will become employable in the next five years. This will go a long way in contributing to the growth of the country’s GDP. Efforts are also being made to provide 5,000 jobs to women under the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission. This program has been launched with an aim to provide five lakh jobs to women with essential employable skills by 2026. Through industry upskilling and reskilling programmes, mentorship and institutional and organizational networking, this program will empower women to actively participate and join the workforce. in present,
8.Cabinet approves formation of National Land Monetization Corporation as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for additional land monetization
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the formation of National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) under wholly owned Central Government with an initial authorized share capital of Rs 5000 crore and a paid-up share capital of Rs 150 crore . NLMC will monetise additional land and buildings owned by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). This proposal is in line with the announcements of Budget 2021-22. The government will generate revenue through monetization of non-utilized or partially utilized assets through monetization of non-core assets.
9.Joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2022’ concluded in Belgaum (Karnataka)
An annual military exercise ‘ Dharma Guardian-2022 ‘ between the Indian Army and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force , which began on 27 February 2022 at the Foreign Training Node, Belgaum , was successfully conducted on 10 March 2022 after 12 days of intensive joint military training. Done. Offering a unique opportunity to establish synergy between the armed forces of the two countries, the exercise is focused towards strengthening the timeless ties of India-Japan friendship.
10.Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with Indian Institute of Technology-IIT Roorkee to set up ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has appointed ‘ BIS Standardization Chair Professor ‘ at Indian Institute of Technology-IIT Roorkee .A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with IIT Roorkee (IITR) on 10 March 2022 for setting up This will be the first Standardization Chair set up by BIS in the Institute for activities on Standardization and Compliance Evaluation. The MoU will facilitate research and development, teaching and training in the areas of standardization and compliance assessment in the country, including civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical, earthquake engineering, development and management of water resources and renewable energy projects, infrastructure development, The focus will be on the areas of medical biotechnology and nanotechnology, biotechnology, biomaterials, etc. It will also help sensitize students about how standards can encourage and facilitate innovation. This will help in preparing the students better for future professional challenges.
11.Shri Narayan Rane launches ‘MSME Idea Hackathon 2022’ under ‘MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR)’ and MSME Champions Scheme
The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shri Narayan Rane launched the MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) along with the MSME Idea Hackathon 2022 . MSME Innovative is the name of a holistic approach to integrate, synergize and converge 3 sub-components and functions with one objective. MSME Innovative is a new concept for MSMEs where Innovation in Incubation, Design Intervention and Single Mode Approach will work to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). It will also focus on creating awareness among MSMEs about India’s innovation and motivating them to become MSME champions.
12.Scientists develop energy efficient hydrogen production by urea electrolysis
Indian scientists have designed an electrocatalyst system for energy efficient hydrogen production with the help of electrolysis of urea . Urea electrolysis is instrumental towards urea based wastewater treatment with low cost hydrogen production. It can be used for energy generation for the benefit of our country. Urea electrolysis can reduce the energy requirement by up to 70% for the production of hydrogen through the electrolysis of water.
13.Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 19 National Highway projects worth Rs 1407 crore in Haryana and Rajasthan
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 19 National Highway projects worth Rs.1407 crore in Haryana and Rajasthan . The construction of these projects will increase employment in the states as well as progress in tourism, agriculture, industry and trade. At the same time, time and fuel will be saved and pollution will be reduced. Due to the U-turn near Ambience Mall, there will be relief from the jam at the Delhi-Gurugram border. The construction of various flyovers on the Delhi-Jaipur highway will bring relief from the traffic jams on the highway. With the construction of various major and minor bridges on NH-48, the surrounding areas will get rid of water logging and the movement of people will also be smooth. Dharuhera city will get rid of jam due to the construction of Dharuhera-Bhiwadi link road. Also, these projects will reduce the travel distance between Delhi-Jaipur.
14.The Union Cabinet approved the MoU signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research and Oxford University, UK.
The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Oxford University , UK . Under this, emphasis has been laid on capacity building for Indian scientists and researchers, collection of data, sharing of views on vector-borne diseases and emerging infections, development, exploring opportunities for collaboration on research programmes.
15.The Union Cabinet has approved the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research and Germany’s Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft E.V. (DFG) approved the MoU signed between
The Union Cabinet has approved the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Germany ‘s Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft E.V. (DFG) approved the MoU signed on Wednesday. Under this, cooperation in the field of medical science / health research including toxicology, neglected (tropical) diseases, exceptional diseases and other areas of mutual interest will be done in both the institutions.
16.The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research, India and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, USA.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi , has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services , USA .Signed in September 2021 between and conveyed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in accordance with Rule 7(d)(i) of the Second Schedule to the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961. The collaboration will primarily be carried out at ICMR’s National Tuberculosis Research Institute (NIRT) in Chennai, India in the scientific field, including basic, translational and applied innovative research, epidemiology, medicine, molecular biology, medical entomology, parasitology, Immunology, medicine, microbiology and virology will include, but not be limited to, techniques for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tropical infectious and allergic diseases. The collaboration focuses on tuberculosis, parasitic infections, HIV/AIDS, allergic diseases, immune system diseases, other emerging and re-emerging pathogens, and other diseases.
17.Australian Army Chief visits Longewala, observes Integrated Fire Power Demonstration at Pokhran
The Chief of Army Staff of Australia , Lt Gen Richard Maxwell Barr AOA DSCA MVO, is currently on a four-day visit to India from 08 March 2022. The Chief of Army Staff of Australia visited Longewala, Pokhran and Jodhpur in Rajasthan on March 10, 2022.Visited. On arrival at Longewala, the Australian Army Chief was received by Desert Corps GOC Lt Gen Rakesh Kapoor, after which he paid tributes at the Longewala War Memorial in memory of the martyrs of the Indian Army in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Lt Gen Richard Maxwell Barr also visited the Field Firing Range at Pokhran where he witnessed the demonstration of indigenous Astra Platforms performing operational feats in a joint arms exercise involving Armour, Artillery, Infantry and Aviation Assets.
18.The Minister of State for Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, inaugurated the Sahitya Akademi’s Festival of Letters, Sahitya Utsav, in New Delhi today.
Sahitya Akademi’s Festival of Letters , a joint literary festival of India , began in New Delhi . The Festival of Letters 2022 is being celebrated as a part of celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence . The Mahotsav began with the inauguration of the exhibition of the Academy by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture. The exhibition will showcase the achievements and important events of the Academy held last year.
19.Smart Event Tracking System of Indian Railways to tackle train crushing of cattle
Smart Event Tracking System (SETS) is a Google Maps-based planning and analysis tool. This is in-house software of Indian Railways . Smart Event Tracking System (SETS) is being used to tackle the problem of train crushing of cattle . This system can also be used to observe the pattern of incidents of chain-pulling, absence of gateman at level crossings etc. Using SETS, six instances of trains hitting cattle on a section near Dholpur were observed by the railway officials of Agra division. On physical inspection, a gap was found on the side of a road over bridge on a highway through which cattle were coming on the tracks and getting hit by trains. So this gap was bridged.
20.Stork 3 radio telescope
Recently Indian researchers from Raman Research Institute (RRI) refuted the recent claim of discovery of a radio wave signal from Cosmic Dawn in a study using SARAS 3 Radio Telescope . Is. The EDGES Radio Telescope by a team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and MIT in the US in 2018A signal from emerging stars in the early universe was detected using data from Cosmic Dawn is the period from about 50 million years after the Big Bang to a billion years when the first stars, black holes and galaxies formed in the universe. Raman Research Institute is an autonomous research institute engaged in research in basic sciences. The institute was established in the year 1948 by the Indian physicist and Nobel laureate Sir CV Raman.
21.Iran launches Noor 2 military satellite
A military satellite, Noor-2 , has been launched into orbit at an altitude of 500 km above Earth by Iran ‘s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) . This is Iran’s second military satellite launch. In April 2020, the first Nur military satellite was launched into an orbit of 425 km above the Earth’s surface. Noor means light in Persian language. Noor 2 was launched from Shahrood Spaceport by a three-stage Kased, or “Messenger” launcher. The launch of Iran’s second satellite into orbit will be an important step for the country’s military. This will also raise concerns about the country’s nuclear and missile programs. The weight of this satellite is 45 kg. Details about the Noor-2 satellite have not been released by the country’s authorities.
22.Vishwakarma National Award presented by Minister B Yadav
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) , National Safety Award (NSA) for Performance Year 2018 and National Safety Award (Mines) for Competition Year 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Union Minister of Labor & Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupendra Posted by Yadav In case of VRP, a total of 96 awards were given for the performance year 2018, while in case of NSA a total of 141 awards (80 winners and 61 runners-up) were awarded. For the competition years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, a total of 144 prizes were awarded (72 winner prizes and 72 runner-up prizes).
23.S Sreesanth retires from all forms of first-class cricket
India’s fast bowler S Sreesanth has announced his retirement from all forms of domestic cricket . Sreesanth played 27 Tests and 53 ODIs for India in which he took 87 and 75 wickets respectively. He has also taken seven wickets in 10 T20 Internationals. The fast bowler was also popular for his rapturous celebrations after taking wickets, but his life and career came crashing down after the spot-fixing scandal.
24.Central Industrial Security Force
Raising Day of ‘ Central Industrial Security Force ‘ ( CISF ) is organized every year on 10th March . The ‘Central Industrial Security Force’ is a central armed force that was formed under the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 . It is one of the six paramilitary forces of India under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs . CISF was established on 10 March 1969and a total of three battalions were raised under the CISF Act, 1968. It provides security to industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India. CISF also takes care of the security of industrial areas like nuclear power plants, mines, oil fields and refineries, metro rail, major ports etc. CISF also has a Special Security Group Wing, whose primary function is to provide security to people classified under X, Y, Z and Z plus categories. Apart from the Central Industrial Security Force, other central armed forces in India include the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
25.International Women’s Judge Day: 10 March
International Women Judge Day is on 10 March . On this day, United National reaffirms its commitment to develop and implement appropriate and effective strategies and plans for the advancement of women in the judicial system and institution at managerial and leadership levels. Women in the judiciary system are the key to ensuring that courts represent their citizens, address concerns and deliver good decisions. The presence of women in the judiciary system enhances the legitimacy of courts and sends a powerful message that they are open and accessible to justice-seekers.
26.World Kidney Day 2022: 10 March
World Kidney Day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March . This year it is being celebrated on 10th March. World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance of our kidneys. World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems around the world. The theme of World Kidney Day 2022 is Kidney Health for All .
