1 Sunil Bharti Mittal first Indian to receive knighthood from King Charles-III in Britain
Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has become the first Indian citizen to receive a knighthood from Britain ‘s King Charles III . This title has been given to him for his contribution in strengthening trade relations between India and Britain. This award confers the title of Knight Commander on Shri Mittal which the most prestigious award of the British Empire . Mr Mittal, 66, said in a statement that India and Britain share historic ties. Both countries are now entering a new era with better cooperation.
2 Jal Shakti Ministry has signed an agreement with 12 technical educational institutions for basin management of six rivers.
Jal Shakti Ministry has signed an agreement with 12 technical educational institutions for basin management of six rivers . Under the agreement, cooperation will be done for research and studies. This agreement has been made under the National River Conservation Plan . Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri and Periyar rivers are included in this agreement . The responsibility has been given to the following institutions: Narmada Basin Management – IIT Indore and IIT Gandhinagar Godavari Basin Management – IIT Hyderabad and Neeri Nagpur Mahanadi Basin Management – IIT Raipur and IIT Rourkela Krishna Basin Management – NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal
Cauvery Basin Management – IISc Bangalore and NIT Trichy
Periyar Basin Management – IIT Palakkad and NIT Calicut
3 Haryana government inaugurates Savera program for early detection of increasing breast cancer in women.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the “ Savera ” program, which ” programme, an unprecedented initiative aimed at early detection and prevention of breast cancer in women . Developed in collaboration with Medanta Foundation and the Department of Health, Savera takes advantage of the unique ability to screen visually impaired women for breast cancer.
4 Algeria inaugurates world’s third largest mosque
Algeria has inaugurated the world’s third largest mosque ahead of the holy month of Ramadan . This mosque is the largest in the African continent . The construction of this mosque was stuck for many years due to political reasons. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on the North African country’s Mediterranean coast. This mosque is known locally as Jama’a al-Jazair . This mosque has the world’s tallest minaret at 265 meters (869 ft). 120,000 people can offer namaz simultaneously in the Grand Mosque of Algiers. It is the largest mosque in the world after Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
5 India unveils largest solar-battery project
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has commissioned India’s largest solar-battery energy storage system (BESS) in Rajnandgaon , Chhattisgarh . Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has commissioned India’s largest battery energy storage system with an installed capacity of 152.32 MWh and dispatchable capacity of 100 MW AC (155.02 MWp DC) solar photovoltaic plant with 40 MW/120 MWh BESS. BESS) is started.
6 India opposes China-led investment facilitation proposal at WTO
India opposed China -led investment facilitation proposal in WTO . At the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi , Brazil has stressed the urgent need for WTO to facilitate essential technology transfers to developing countries . Reiterating the demand of India and other developing countries, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira underlined the importance of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and addressing serious global challenges such as inequality, poverty and hunger. He emphasized that technology transfer plays an important role in achieving these objectives.
7 Meghalaya: AIDS Control Society hosts ‘Red Fest – The North East Multimedia Campaign’ in fight against HIV through music in Shillong
Meghalaya State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) led by NACOINDIA aimed to educate and empower communities in the fight against HIV through music in Shillong on Wednesday . hosted ‘ Red Fest – The North East Multimedia CampaignThe three-day event Red Fest was attended by over 2500 participants including senior officials from various departments at the state level, youth, community members, development partners, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.
8 Delhi government launches Sugamya Sahayak Yojana
Delhi Government has started Sugamya Sahayak Yojana . Under this scheme, the eligible disabled person will receive various assistive devices like artificial limbs, tricycle, motorized tricycle etc. Apart from this, wheelchairs, hearing aids, Braille kits and smartphones for the visually impaired and ADL kits for leprosy patients will be made available. Delhi government has signed an MoU with public sector company Alimco for a period of five years. The benefit of this scheme will be available only to those people who are residents of National Capital Territory of Delhi and the annual income limit of the family should not exceed eight lakhs.
9 Discussion 2023: 5G Hackathon
Telecom Center of Excellence (TCoE) of SRI unit of DoT , India in collaboration with Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has organized 5G Hackathon Vimarsh 2023. organized theThe objective of this hackathon is to address important issues and find innovative solutions for law enforcement agencies to tackle the challenges faced by them and promote innovation in the sector.
10 US-India cyber security initiative launched for the first time
US Consulate launches first cyber security initiative with the help of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) to strengthen IT connections between India and US launchedThe initiative aims to unite top cyber security experts globally to create employment and develop cutting-edge solutions. This information was given by American Consul General Mike Hankey. Hankey attended the MCCIA Pune Business International Business Summit on Monday.
11 UAE removed from FATF gray list
Less than two years after being demoted to the “ grey list ” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from the latest list, a step down from the country’s efforts to combat illicit financial activities. indicates significant progress. The Paris-based watchdog acknowledged the strengthening of the UAE’s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing measures, moving the country out of enhanced monitoring.
12 Dr. Aditi Sen Dey receives 2023 GD Birla Award
Physics scientist Aditi Sen Dey was announced to be given the ‘Ghanshyamdas Birla Award’ for the year 2023 for her work in the field of quantum information and computation . ‘Ghanshyamdas Birla Award’ , started in 1991, is given by K.K. Birla Foundation Given by
13 Vijay Shekhar Sharma resigns from Paytm Payments Bank board
Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has resigned from his role as part-time non-executive chairman and board member of Paytm Payments Bank. The move comes amid reconstitution of the bank’s board in response to regulatory concerns and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directive to close operations by March 15.
14 The Board of Control for Cricket in India placed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in A+ grade in the annual contract of the cricket team.
Board of Control for Cricket in India – BCCI has released Ishan Kishan and Shreyar Iyer from their central contracts . This action has been taken against both of them for not following the board’s guidelines for playing in Ranji Trophy . Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been placed in the A-plus category . This is the highest category of BCCI’s central contract. Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandeya have been included in the A-category. Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been kept in B-category. Fifteen players including Rinku Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh have been included in Grade-C.
15 National Science Day
CV Raman was born on 7 November 1888 in Tamil Nadu . His full name was Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman . National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February in India. This day is celebrated in honor of the discovery of the phenomenon of photon scattering by scientist Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman. However, later this theory was named ‘ Raman effect ‘ after him. Dr. Raman discovered this theory in 1928 , for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 . This year the theme for National Science Day has been chosen as “ Indigenous Technology for Developed India ”.
