1.PM Narendra Modi inaugurates metro rail project in Pune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12 km section of the Pune Metro Rail Project . This project of about 32 km will cost more than 11 thousand four hundred crore rupees . Shri Modi also inaugurated an exhibition at Garware Metro Station and took a Metro ride from there to Anandnagar Station. The Prime Minister also unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation . This statue is about 9.5 feet high. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for projects related to the rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha river in Pune . 9 kilometers of this riverOne thousand 80 crore rupees will be spent on the revival plan to be implemented in the area . A total of 11 sewage treatment plants will be constructed under the project , with a combined capacity of about four hundred million liters per day. Shri Modi also inaugurated one hundred e-buses and e-bus depot at Baner . The Prime Minister also inaugurated the RK Laxman Art Gallery-Museum at Balewadi , Pune . The main attraction of the museum is the miniature model based on Malgudi village which will be brought to life through audio-visual effects. Cartoons made by cartoonist RK Laxman will also be displayed in this museum. PM at Symbiosis University, PuneInauguration of Golden Jubilee Celebrations . He also inaugurated Symbiosis Arogya Dham . On the occasion , several dignitaries including Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were present.
2.Russia seizes Europe’s largest nuclear facility in Ukraine
After the attack on Ukraine ‘s Zaporizhia nuclear plant , Russia has taken control of it. According to Ukrainian officials, Europe’s largest nuclear plant caught fire after the attack, although it is now safe. The radiation level is also reported to be normal. Many world leaders have accused Russia of endangering the security of the entire continent. The President of Ukraine has called it a nuclear terror of Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia wants to repeat the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy of 1986 . On the other hand, the Defense Minister of Russia has said that the attack on the nuclear plant was done by Ukrainian guerrillas.inflammatory action. According to Ukraine’s nuclear department, the building of one of the six reactors has been damaged, although reactor safety has not been affected.
3.Meghalaya withdraws consent of CBI
Meghalaya has become the ninth state in the country to withdraw consent from the CBI to investigate cases in the state. Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946Controls the CBI and it is mandatory to obtain the concurrence of the concerned state government before initiating the investigation of any crime in a state. States generally give a consensus to assist the CBI in conducting uninterrupted investigation of corruption cases involving central government personnel in their states. It is consent by default otherwise CBI will have to take permission from the state government in every case, even for small works. This means that the CBI will not be able to register any new cases involving central government officials or private persons in the state without the permission of the state government. CBI officers entering the state will lose all the powers of a police officer as soon as they enter the state, if they do not get permission from the state government. Before Meghalaya, eight other states that had withdrawn consent from the CBI are:Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Mizoram and Kerala . The first state to withdraw consent was Mizoram which did so in 2015 .
4.Ukraine accuses Russia of using thermobaric weapons
Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch and Ukraine’s ambassador to the US have accused Russia of using thermobaric weapons in the ongoing war against Ukraine . Thermobaric weapons are one of the most destructive weapons as they cause much greater destruction than conventional bombs. It uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate high temperature explosions . It can also be called an aerosol bomb , fuel-air explosive (FAE) , or vacuum bomb.also known as. The fuel-air explosive is one of the most well-known types of thermobaric weapons. Various fuels can be used in this, including toxic powdered metals and oxidant-rich organic materials. It can be fitted into a hand-held launcher, fired as a rocket from a tank-mounted launcher, or dropped from an aircraft. These weapons generally operate in two phases. As the weapons fall to the target, the first detonation occurs and this will open the bomb’s fuel container, This will result in a cloud of fuel and metal particles that spreads over a large area. Then a second explosion occurs to ignite the aerosol cloud into a giant ball of fire and send out intense blast waves that can cause massive destruction. Thermobaric battleships are not explicitly prohibited for use against military targets. Although their use against the civilian population in built-up areas, schools or hospitals, actions can be taken under the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.
5.India’s first FSRU Höegh Giant arrives at Jaigarh Terminal
H-Jaigarh Energy ‘s terminal in Maharashtra has received India’s first floating storage and regasification unit ( FSRU ). On 12 April 2021, FSRU Höegh Giant departed from Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and arrived at Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra. This will be India’s first FSRU-based LNG receiving terminal, as well as Maharashtra’s first LNG facility. The Hoegg Giant, which was built in 2017, has a storage capacity of 1,70,000 cubic meters and a regasification capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day (equivalent to about six million tpa).Is. The FSRU is chartered by H-Energy for a period of 10 years. National Gas Grid via the 56-km Jaigarh-Dabhol Natural Gas Pipeline to Höegh Giant LNG Terminalwill be linked to. The facility will also deliver LNG for onshore distribution through truck loading facilities. It is also possible to reload LNG into small-scale LNG vessels for bunkering services at the plant. H-Energy plans to boost the region’s small-scale LNG market, using FSRUs for LNG storage and small boats. reload in. The LNG terminal was built by H-Energy to world-class technical and safety standards. The LNG terminal is located at JSW Jaigarh Port in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. This port is the first deep water private port in Maharashtra, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
6.Jammu and Kashmir government gives approval for Village Defense Groups
Residents of villages in J &K will be enrolled for local security before the delimitation process of J&K begins. Village Defense Groups ( VDG )approved the formation. VDGs will be created so that they can respond to threats in areas where local police presence is low. Each VDG will have 8 to 10 members of equal rank and pay. The existing system of including 1 or 2 Special Police Officers in the VDG will be discontinued. VDG will also work in some parts of Kashmir Valley. VDG has been working in Jammu and Kashmir for a long time. But due to non-payment of money to them for a long time, people left VDG. With the help of intelligence received from VDG, the security forces have been successful in eliminating a large number of terrorists. In the 1990s, when violence and terrorism were at their peak in Jammu and Kashmir, the VDG helped people in remote areas and saved them from terrorist attacks. With the help of VDG, the armed forces will try to eliminate all terrorist activities taking place in that area.
7.Ukraine asks Western countries to consider setting up no-fly zones
In the wake of the attack by the Russian military on Ukraine ‘s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant , Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had asked Western countries to consider setting up a no-fly zone . This is for the safety of civilians and to prevent a nuclear accident. However, due to escalating threats to the war, NATO countries rejected the demand to impose a no-fly zone . A no-fly zone is an area established by a military power over which unauthorized aircraft are not allowed to fly.it occurs. No-flight zones (NFZs) or air exclusion zones (AEZs) are generally established by a nation during conflict or war in the territory of an enemy country. The purpose of the no-fly zone is to prevent the operation of enemy country aircraft in this area. After a country enforces a no-fly zone, military personnel are generally deployed to enforce it and also for surveillance purposes. To prevent breaches, a country may also resort to preemptive attacks on aircraft. The no-fly zone was first established in 1991 during the Gulf War in Iraq, the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1993–95) and the civil war in Libya in 2011. However, no-fly zones are not only allowed in a military context. They can also be installed for civilian purposes. For example,
8.’Sambhav’ and ‘Swavalamban’ initiatives launched to tackle the issue of plastic waste
‘ Sambhav ‘ and ‘ Swavalamban ‘ initiatives have been launched to tackle the issue of plastic waste in India . The ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Swavalamban’ initiatives were launched by the Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at the International Summit on Plastic Recycling and Waste Management . These initiatives are aimed at encouraging young entrepreneurs especially from the aspirational districts of India. The International Summit on Plastic Recycling and Waste Management is a 2-day summit (March 4- 5, 2022), inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma. The summit was organized by the Ministry of MSME in New Delhi.In association with All India Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA) . The motto of this summit is “ Know your Waste and how Recycling is the right thing to do, which is to be done in a right way ”. Around 1350 MSMEs participated in this summit, this conference was organized in hybrid mode. The summit provides a platform for entrepreneurs, experts, traders and other stakeholders to deliberate on the challenges and solutions in the MSME sector and plastics sectors. It will also create new livelihood and business opportunities in the plastics sector, as well as help India tackle the issue of plastic pollution and meet environmental goals.
9.Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia over Ukraine issue
US payment card issuers Visa and Mastercard have suspended their operations in Russia over the Ukraine issue . Both companies said that at present there will be no transactions with Visa and MasterCard in Russia. Visa’s Chief Executive Officer L Kelly said in a statement that the company was obliged to make this decision because of Russia’s unprovoked action against Ukraine. MasterCard has also said that MasterCards issued by Russian banks are no longer connected to their company’s network. The company also said that the MasterCard issued outside Russia cannot be used for Russian ATMs and for business transactions.
10.15th International Children’s Film Festival begins in Dhaka
The 15th International Children’s Film Festival began in Dhaka . It began with a screening of the German film Jim Button and the Wild-13 directed by Dennis Gansel . One hundred and 17 films from 38 countries will be screened in the festival. The jury members include eminent personalities from Bangladesh film industry – Ghiyasuddin Saleem, Amitabh Raja Choudhary and Shabnam Firdausi. Films from filmmakers aged 19 to 25 years are competing in the young Bangladeshi talent pool. Nine films from Bangladesh will be screened at the festival. The week-long festival will continue till the 11th of this month. The Children’s Film Society of Bangladesh has been organizing this festival since 2008.
11.Medical graduate students returning after leaving their internship incomplete due to Ukraine crisis can complete their internship in India
Medical graduate students returning to the country leaving their internship incomplete due to the current Ukraine crisis can complete their internship in India . National Medical Commission – NMC has issued a notification to this effect. The NMC has said in the notification that due to the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine and the Kovid epidemic, foreign medical students are facing difficulties in getting themselves registered in some state medical councils, therefore, in view of the stress of such students, their internship India The notification states that the process of starting the process on the application of the students can be done by the State Medical Council, provided these students are declared to have passed the foreign medical education examination.Have been done
12.Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal receives cargo ship MV Lal Bahadur Shastri
The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal received the cargo vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri . This cargo took food grains from Patna via Bangladesh and left for Pandu port in Guwahati . On this historic occasion, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that this work will be done for inland water transport in Assam .marks a new era. Seamless cargo transport is a journey of unfulfilled wishes and aspirations of the people of Assam. The ship, which traveled two thousand three hundred and fifty kilometers to West Bengal and Bangladesh for a month, was flagged off by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways on February 5 from Gai Ghat, the Inland Water Terminal of Patna. The ship carries two hundred metric tons of rice for the Food Corporation of India. The MV ship has opened a new door for connectivity through waterways in the North East region.
13.The country’s first indigenous training aircraft Hans-NG successfully completed sea level trials
HANS-NG, the first indigenous flight trainer developed and designed at National Aerospace Laboratories in Bengaluru , has successfully completed sea level trials in Puducherry. These tests started from 19th of last month. On the first day, the aircraft reached Puducherry, covering a distance of one hundred and forty nautical miles in one and a half hours at a speed of one hundred and 55 kilometers per hour. Returned to Bangalore after completing 18 hours of flight there.
14.UAE included in FATF gray list
On March 4, 2022, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has included the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its gray list . The FATF is an intergovernmental body established by the G7 countries in 1989 . It is primarily a policy-making body and its function is to promote reforms in the country’s financial system to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism . The FATF’s Gray List is officially referred to as ” Other Monitored Jurisdictions ” .) is known as a list. If a country is placed on the FATF gray list, it will be closely monitored and investigated by the FATF for any deficiencies or lapses in combating “money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing”. Such countries will also agree to cooperate with the FATF to remove financial irregularities and maintain the integrity of the financial system within the stipulated time frame. The FATF will also provide countries with an action plan to reform and strengthen the financial system. The FATF will continuously monitor the progress of commitments made by countries and update the list through periodic review.
15.Financial Action Task Force retains Pakistan in gray list
Financial Action Task Force – FATF Pakistan has once again retained Pakistan in its gray list. Paris , the capital of FranceThis organization, which is run by the government, has asked Pakistan to take serious cases and cases related to illegal money laundering. FATF took this decision at the conclusion of its plenary session on March 4. Pakistan has been involved in FATF since June-2018 for reducing money and illegal trading of money in order to stop terrorism. is on the gray list. This has adversely affected Pakistan’s import-export, cash deposits and access to international credit. FATF this year Germany presided over the plenary session of the More than two hundred members and observer organizations from around the world participated in it. These included the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence units.
16.Jan Aushadhi Bal Mitra Program
Jan Aushadhi Bal Mitra program was organized at 75 places across the country on the third day of Jan Aushadhi Diwas week . This program was organized to involve children as Bal Mitras with the Jan Aushadhi Yojana. Under this, children will be educated about the project, savings, Jan Aushadhi service as well as employment, price difference between Jan Aushadhi drugs and branded medicines etc.
17.Himachal: MLALAD fund increased
Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in the State Assembly of Himachal Pradesh , Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced that the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLLAD) fund has been increased from Rs 1.80 crore to Rs 2 crore.Will be done. 20,00,000 has been increased in MLALAD fund. Presenting his fifth and last budget, the CM said that a total increase of Rs 90 lakh has been made in MLALAD during his tenure. The MLA discretionary fund has also been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. Keeping in mind the health sector of the state, 500 new posts of doctors will also be created. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that Himcare card, which provides free health services for various diseases, would have to be renewed every three years instead of every year. The honorarium of mayors, deputy mayors and councilors in municipal corporations has also been increased from Rs 12,000, Rs 8,500 and Rs 5050 to Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 6,050 per month, respectively. Sardar Patel University in Mandi district will also start functioning from April. 1000 new Anganwadi buildings will also be opened in the state.
18.NASA begins assembling the Europa Clipper spacecraft
Europa Clipper , formerly known as the Europa Multiple Flyby Mission , is an interplanetary mission being developed by NASA and includes an orbiter. The spacecraft, to be launched in October 2024 , is being designed to study the moon Europa through a series of flybys while in orbit around Jupiter . Follow-up studies around Jupiter by the Galileo spacecraft over the course of eight years will be carried out by Europa Clipper. Galileo had revealed the existence of a subsurface ocean beneath Europa’s ice crust. this projectStarted as a joint mission between the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and was supplied by APL, JPL, the University of Texas at Austin, the Southwest Research Institute, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Arizona State University. Nine instruments will be developed with scientific payloads. ESA ‘s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer , which will be launched in 2022, will complement this mission. The Jupiter IC Moons Explorer will flyby twice over Europa and several times from Callisto before orbiting Ganymede. The mission will be launched on Falcon Heavy in October, 2024, during a 21-day launch window. Gravitational assistance from Mars will be received by this spacecraft in February 2025.
19.Former Prime Minister Vajpayee’s aide Shiv Kumar Pareek passes away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of Shiv Kumar Pareek , a longtime aide of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee . Shivkumar Pareek, the personal secretary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has passed away. Shivkumar Pareek, a resident of Rajasthan , was 83 years old. He had been ill for a long time. Pareek held Atal Bihari’s hand for 60 years, he continued to serve him till the end in Delhi AIIMS.
20.56 Namazis killed, 194 injured in bomb blast at Peshawar mosque in Pakistan
At least 56 worshipers have been killed and 194 injured in a massive bomb blast at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Peshawar , Pakistan . A local police officer said that the blast took place at the Kucha Risaldar mosque in the old part of Peshawar when the worshipers were gathering there for the Friday prayers. The injured were rushed to the nearest hospital in an ambulance through narrow streets. The violence started when police personnel stationed outside the mosque were targeted by two armed assailants. An assailant and a policeman were killed in the firing while a police officer was injured. After this, the second attacker entered the mosque running and detonated the bomb.
