1.Now 5th October will be celebrated as National Dolphin Day
From this year, October 5 will be celebrated as National Dolphin Day . The announcement was made by Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav at the 67th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife in New Delhi . He said that the purpose of organizing this day is to raise awareness for the conservation of the species of dolphins. The Ministry of Environment is running several activities for the conservation of dolphins and their lives.
2.Ritu Khanduri Bhushan elected speaker for Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Smt. Ritu Khanduri Bhushan was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly . Mrs. Bhushan will be the first woman Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly . On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that women have played an important role in the formation of Uttarakhand.
3.IIT. Hyderabad develops low cost smart ventilator ‘Jeevan Lite’
Indian Institute of Technology- IIT Hyderabad has developed a low-cost, lithium-ion battery powered, convenient to carry and internet enabled ventilator. The name of this smart ventilator is ‘ Jeevan Lite ‘. It was recently inaugurated by Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan . This ventilator can be controlled through an app from any smartphone. ‘Jeevan Lite’ is now also available for commercial use and operates uninterrupted for five hours on a single charge. The price of ‘Jeevan Lite’ is around Rs 4 lakh, while similar imported equipment costs around Rs 10 to 15 lakh per unit.
4.A World Bank team commends J&K administration for Jhelum Tawi flood control project
A three-member World Bank team has lauded the Jammu and Kashmir administration for making effective changes in the implementation of the Jhelum Tawi flood control project . A World Bank team led by Abhas Jha , Practice Manager, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for the South-Asia Region, is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory. Reviewing the progress of the World Bank funded $250 million project in Srinagar, Shri Abhas Jha said that the J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency has done an excellent job in implementing the project, which will have a long-lasting positive impact.
5.Defense Ministry approves setting up of 21 new Sainik Schools across the country
The Defense Ministry has approved the formation of 21 new Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs, private schools and state governments . These schools will be opened in the initial phase of the government’s plan to set up 100 new Sainik Schools across the country . The new schools will be different from the existing Sainik Schools. These Sainik Schools, apart from their respective Boards of Education, will function under the aegis of Sainik School Society and will follow the rules and regulations under the partnership mode prescribed by the Society.
6.Cabinet approves extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another six months
The government has extended the period of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another six months . Now till September this year , the beneficiaries will get assistance under this scheme. Announcing this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that more than 80 crore people of the country will continue to get the benefit of this scheme as before. This scheme will start in April 2020and is the largest food security program in the world. The fifth phase of the scheme was to end by the end of this month. The government has so far spent two hundred and 60 lakh crore rupees on this scheme and by September 2022, another 80 thousand crore rupees will be spent on it. Through this scheme, every beneficiary covered under the National Food Security Act is getting five kilograms of food grains free of cost every month.
7.Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be on India visit from 1st to 3rd April
Nepal ‘s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be on a visit to India from April 1 to 3. Mr. Deuba will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on April 2. The Prime Minister of Nepal is also scheduled to visit Varanasi. This will be his first foreign visit after becoming Prime Minister in July last year. Prior to this he visited India in each of his four terms as Prime Minister. He had earlier visited India in 2017 as Prime Minister.
8.Earth Hour celebrated to raise awareness about climate change
Earth-Hour was celebrated on 26 March from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm . It is the world’s largest grassroots movement for the prevention of climate change and environmental protection . During this, people from all over the world unite against climate change by turning off unnecessary lights for an hour . It started in 2007 as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney , Australia . Earth Hour is celebrated every year on the last Saturday of March in more than 180 countries. The event unites people collectively and individually in an effort to decarbonise the earth. The theme of this year’s Earth Hour, highlighting our responsibility towards the environment – “Building our future “.
9.Prime Minister Narendra Modi to virtually participate in the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30 March
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 5th BIMSTEC summit via video conference on 30th of this month . Sri Lanka , the current President of BIMSTEC , will host this summit. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that a meeting of senior BIMSTEC officials to prepare for the summit would be held on March 28 and the second day would be the meeting of BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers on March 29, 2022. BIMSTEC is a regional organization for technical and economic cooperation between the countries of the Bay of Bengal region, established in 1997. The group has seven member countries – India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand .
10.Agreement signed to set up World Health Organization Global Center for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar
The World Health Organization and the Government of India have signed an agreement to set up the World Health Organization Traditional Medicine Global Center in Jamnagar , Gujarat . AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Koteja and World Health Organization Director General Adhanam Ghebreyesus signed the agreement at an event of the organization in Geneva . The World Health Organization stated that the objective of the Center for Traditional Medicine is to harness the potential of traditional medicine from around the world through modern science and technology and use it to improve public health.
11.Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter launches Modi Story website
Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni , granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi , launched the Modi Story website . In this a collection of stories related to the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be found. Modi Story compiles the memoirs and inspirational moments of the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the people who traveled with him. People closely associated with Shri Modi have cherished memories of his work. Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra spoke about Shri Narendra Modi’s simple lifestyle and said that he never felt during the conversation that he was with the Prime Minister. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur in a tweet message has urged people to visit ModiStory.in.
12.Tulip Garden opened for general public and tourists in view of Tulip Festival
In view of the upcoming ‘ Tulip Festival ‘, Asia ‘s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar , Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been opened for the general public and tourists. At present lakhs of tulip flowers of different colors are present in this tulip garden in Srinagar. The rainbow of colorful flowers of tulips remains the center of attraction in the garden, located in the valley of the Zabarwan hills on the banks of the world famous Dal Lake . 1.5 million in this iconic tulip garden in KashmirThere are more than one tulip plant. Situated at the foot of the Zabarwan Hills, it is the largest tulip garden in Asia. Spread over an area of about 30 hectares, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was established in the year 2007 with the aim of promoting floriculture and tourism in the Kashmir Valley. Apart from tulips, many other species of flowers like hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus are also present in this garden. The Tulip Festival is an annual festival aimed at showcasing a series of flowers in the garden as a part of tourism efforts by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. It is held during the beginning of the spring season in the Kashmir Valley.
13.Pralay Mandal appointed as interim MD and CEO of CSB Bank
The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralayam Mandal as the interim Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank . Presently he is Managing Director in CSB Bank. The post of MD & CEO in CSB Bank was lying vacant after its whole time MD & CEO, C V R Rajendran announced early retirement on health grounds (with effect from March 31, 2022). The RBI has approved the appointment of Pralay for three months with effect from April 1 or till the appointment of regular Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank, whichever is earlier.
14.Mario Marcel won the 2022 Governor’s Award
Central Bank of Chile Governor Mario Marcel has won the Governor of the Year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022 . The Central Bank of Chile is named Banco Central de Chile .
15.Hisashi Takeuchi to be MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki
Hisashi Takeuchi ( Japan ) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2022 . Takeuchi will replace Kenichi Ayukawa as MD and CEO . Ayukawa will now be named as Executive Vice President for a period of six months from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022. Ayukawa joined as MD, MSIL in 2013.
16.RBI cancels the license of People’s Co-Operative Bank Ltd. Kanpur
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of People’s Co-Operative Bank Ltd. , Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh as the bank under Section 22(3)(a), 22(3)(b), 22(3)(c) , 22(3)(d) and 22(3)(e)—failed to comply with the requirements under section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. If the bank is found to lack sufficient capital and earning prospects under the provisions of section 11(1) and section 22(3)(d) of section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – ‘to apply to co-operative societies’ Act subject to amendments’. The Bank is prohibited from carrying on its ‘banking’ business such as acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 with effect from the close of business on March 21, 2022.
17.TCS partnered with IIT Madras to launch M.Tech in Industrial Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Technology Madras in association with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has offered a web-based, user-friendly program on “ Industrial AI ”, aimed at upskilling employees and incorporating AI applications into industrial concerns.Is. IIT M will offer 18 months programme, which was developed in collaboration with TCS into a completely online live teaching method through virtual classes. TCS students will join the starting group of the programme. Established in conjunction with TCS, this program will offer strong theoretical courses and laboratories covering critical issues in data science and AI. Theoretical courses will address the mathematical approaches needed to understand data science algorithms, time series analysis, multivariate data analysis, machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning. This course will provide you with a unique perspective on the impact of artificial intelligence in industrial systems. Incorporating AI approaches into industry processes can lead to systems that are more flexible, Intrinsically safer and ultimately more eco-friendly. These are just some of the important topics that will be discussed in this course.
18.World Bank issues first wildlife bond to save Africa’s black rhinoceros
The World Bank ( International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD ) has issued a Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support South Africa ‘s efforts to conserve the endangered species of black rhino . Wildlife Conservation Bonds (WCBs) are also known as ” Rhino Bonds “. It is a five-year $ 150 million sustainable development bond. This includes a potential performance payout from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The bond will contribute to saving and increasing black rhino populations in two protected areas in South Africa, namely the Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) and the Great Fish River Nature Reserve (GFRNR).
19.Malaysia to host 4 countries for Bursama Shield 2022 military exercise
Malaysia will host the armed forces of 4 countries, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom , in the annual Bursama Shield 2022 training exercise . The exercise, called BS 22 , is conducted within the framework of the Five Power Defense Arrangement (FPDA) – a series of bilateral and multilateral defense agreements established in 1971 . Bursama in Malay means together.
20.Richa Mishra authored a new book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story”.
Indian journalist and correspondent (Hindu Business Line) Richa Mishra has authored a new book titled “ Unfilled Barrels: India’s Oil Story ”. The book is published by Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd. Through this book, the author aims to recount the story of India’s upstream sector (oil and gas) and highlight the need for its oil and gas production.
21.India’s GDP to be 8.1% in FY2023: OECD
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has retained the outlook for India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in FY24 at 5.5% , down from 8.1% in 2022-23 . Driven by infrastructure spending and border reopening, the GDP of emerging Asia – China, India and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – is projected to grow 5.8% this year, expand by 7.4% in 2021 and a 0.8% contraction in 2020, it said adding that the Ukraine war adds to inflation and supply chain risks facing an emerging Asia that is attempting to exit the Covid-19 recession.
22.Government aims to build 220 new airports by 2025
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the government has set a target of constructing 220 new airports by 2025, describing the civil aviation industry as an important component of India’s economy. Responding to the Civil Aviation Ministry’s demand for grants for 2022-23, Scindia said that India has made progress in both domestic and international travel during the COVID-19 period. “Cargo flights for perishable food items will be increased by 30% over the next few years with 133 new flights,” he said.
23.Work resumes at North Eastern Coalfields, a unit of Coal India Limited in Assam
North Eastern Coalfields-NEC , a unit of Coal India Limited in Assam . The work has started again. Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi along with State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the mining operations at Tikak coal mine in Tinsukhia district . NEC The work was stopped in 2020 due to some environmental issues.
24.India won the SAFF Under 19 Women’s Football Championship
India has won the SAFF Under 19 Women’s Football Championship . India suffered a 0-1 loss to Bangladesh in the final league match at Jamshedpur , Jharkhand , but Bangladesh needed a 2-0 win to win the championship. Host India was declared the winner on the basis of better goal average . The award for the player with the most goals in the competition was given to Linda Kam Sturto of India . He scored five goals in the competition. Linda Kam received the award for Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
25.Steve Smith became the fastest player to complete 8,000 runs
Recently , Australian player Steve Smith has become the fastest player to complete 8,000 runs in the third Test between Pakistan and Australia . He achieved this feat in his 151st innings . The 32-year-old right-handed batsman achieved this feat surpassing Kumar Sangakkara , who had achieved this feat in 152 innings . At the same time, the third number in this list is former Indian player Sachin Tendulkar , who crossed the 8000 -run mark in his 154th innings in the year 2002 .
26.International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 2022
The United Nations observes International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members on 25 March every year . It is a day to strengthen our resolve to organize action, demand justice, and protect UN staff and peacekeepers, as well as our allies in the non-governmental community and the press. alec colletInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed every year on the anniversary of the abduction of He was a former journalist working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), When she was kidnapped by an armed gunman in 1985. His body was finally found in 2009 in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon.
