Daily Current Affairs: March 10, 2022

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Important Days

World Kidney Day 2022 – 10 March

• World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March to raise awareness among people who have kidney-related problems and the treatment and impact of kidney illnesses overall.
• This year (2022), World Kidney Day was celebrated on 10 March. This day was first celebrated in 2006.
• The theme for World Kidney Day 2022 is ‘Kidney health for all’.

National News

CISF celebrates its fifty-third Raising Day on 10 March 2022

• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) celebrates its Raising Day on 10 March every year to commemorate the service and commitment of the CISF personnel towards protecting the major installations and integrity of India.
• This year (2022), CISF celebrated its fifty-third Raising Day.

NITI Aayog partners with Snap Inc for Augmented-Reality skilling among the Indian youth

• NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has partnered with camera firm Snap Inc, which owns social media platform Snapchat, to drive Augmented-Reality (AR) skilling among the Indian youth.
• Snap Inc is expected to train over 12,000 teachers affiliated with the Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) on augmented reality, enabling the reach of this programme to millions of students affiliated with ATL’s network of schools.

State News

India’s largest reclining statue of Buddha is set to come up in Bodh Gaya, Bihar

• Buddha International Welfare Mission is constructing India’s largest reclining statue of Buddha in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. This statue will be 100 ft long and 30 ft high and will be completed by February 2023.
• This statue will feature Buddha in a sleeping position, known as the Mahaparinirvana Mudra and will be made with fibreglass.

Bihar

• Capital: Patna
• Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
• Deputy Chief Minister: Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi
• Governor: Phagu Chauhan
• National Park: Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Karnataka Government launches the W@W programme to provide jobs to women

• Karnataka’s Minister of Higher Education, Electronics and Skill Development N. Aswath Narayan has launched the Women@Work (W@W) programme to provide five lakh jobs within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills.
• This event was organised by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) in association with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation.

Karnataka        

• Capital: Bengaluru
• Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
• Governor: Thaawarchand Gehlot
• National Parks: Anshi National Park, Kudremukh National Park, Bandipur National Park, Bannerghatta National Park, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park

India’s first 100 per cent women-owned was ‘industrial park’ inaugurated in Hyderabad

• India’s first 100 per cent women-owned FICCI Ladies Oragnaisation (FLO) industrial park was inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana. This park was promoted by FLO in partnership with the Telangana
• This park was inaugurated with the commencement of operations by 25 women-owned and operated units representing 16 diverse green category industries at the industrial park.

Telangana               

• Capital: Hyderabad
• Chief Minister: Chandrashekar Rao
• Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
• National Parks: KasuBrahmananda Reddy National Park, Mahaveer Harina National Park, Mrugavani National Park

International News

Argentina Federal Police is set to adopt Yoga for stress management of its personnel

• Argentina Federal Police will now effectively use the technique of Yoga for stress management of its personnel. The Embassy of India in Argentina and the University Institute of the Argentine Federal Police (IUPFA) has jointly conducted a workshop on Yoga.
• This workshop promote the practice of Yoga as a tool to develop physical, mental and emotional well-being, incorporating discipline techniques for stress management.

Germany is set to host the virtual meeting of G7 Agriculture Ministers on food security in 2022

• Germany is set to host a virtual meeting of agricultural ministers from G7 countries in 2022 to discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on global food security and how to best stabilise food markets.
• The Group of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental political forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Germany

• Capital: Berlin
• Currency: Euro
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• Chancellor: Olaf Scholz

India signs an MoU with Singapore on cooperation in science, technology and innovation

• India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore on cooperation in the fields of science, technology and
• This MoU was signed at the inaugural event of the India–Singapore Technology Summit 2022.
• This MoU will remain in effect for five years and will be automatically extended for successive periods of five years.

Singapore

• Capital: Singapore City
• Currency: Singapore Dollar
• President: Halimah Yacob
• Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
• Deputy Prime Minister: Heng Swee Keat

Banking and Economy

Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance inks a pact with Bharat Co-operative Bank for bancassurance

• Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI) has partnered with Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited for bancassurance.
• This partnership enables ABSLI to directly reach out to their customers through Bharat Co-operative Bank’s (Mumbai) 103 branches and fulfil their life insurance and investment planning
• This will further strengthen ABSLI’s extensive distribution reach across the urban and semi-urban areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat.

Karnataka Bank inks a pact with SELCO Solar to supply energy access to the underserved

• Karnataka Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SELCO Solar Light Private Limited to provide energy access to the underserved population.
• Under this initiative, Karnataka Bank provides financial support to purchase the solar energy products of SELCO Solar Light Private Limited for both household and commercial use.

Agreements and MoUs Signed

ToneTag partners with NSDL Payments Bank to introduce voice-based UPI digital payment solutions for feature phones

• ToneTag has partnered with NSDL Payments Bank to introduce voice-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) digital payment solutions for feature phones.
• Recently, the Reserve Bank of India launched the ‘UPI 123Pay’ facility that enables UPI payments for feature phone users.

Union Cabinet approves the MoU between ICMR and Oxford University to build a partnership on data-sharing for vector-borne diseases

• The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the United Kingdom’s Oxford University.
• The main objective of this MoU is to build partnerships in and beyond data and skill-sharing with equity and transparency.

Zeta partners with Mastercard to power next-gen credit processing for banks and fintech firms

• Zeta has partnered with Mastercard to power next-gen credit processing for banks and fintech firms for a five-year global partnership.
• As part of this agreement, both firms will go to market jointly to launch credit cards with issuers worldwide on Zeta’s modern, cloud-native and fully Application Programming Interface (API)-ready credit processing stack.

Acquisitions and Mergers

Emami Limited acquires a 19 per cent equity stake in nutrition firm Tru Native F&B

• Kolkata-based FMCG major Emami Limited has acquired a 19 per cent equity stake in direct-to-consumer (D2C) nutrition firm Tru Native F&B Private Limited.
• Tru Native F&B markets nutrition products under the brand TruNativ, targeted at health and fitness enthusiasts.

Science and Technology

Iran launches its second military satellite into space

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully launched their second military satellite named ‘Noor 2’ into space.
• Noor 2 is orbiting at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles). Iran’s first military satellite named Noor (meaning ‘light’) was launched in April 2020.

Hero MotoCorp is set to launch its first electric scooter under the new brand name ‘Vida’

• Hero MotoCorp Limited, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has planned to launch its first electric vehicle on 01 July 2022 under the brand name ‘Vida’.
• This electric vehicle model will be produced at a factory in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This company will also set up a $ 100 million global sustainability fund to help entrepreneurs with environmental, social and governance solutions.

Appointments

Ashwani Bhatia was appointed as the whole-time member of SEBI

• State Bank of India Managing Director Ashwani Bhatia was appointed as the whole-time member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for three
• He was working as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund. He has also served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of SBI Capital Markets.

Sports News

Indian Grandmaster S. L. Narayanan wins the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open chess tournament

• Indian Grandmaster L. Narayanan emerged as the winner in the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open chess tournament. He defeated R. Praggnanandhaa.
• Recently, Praggnanandhaa became the only third Indian to defeat the reigning five-time world champion and Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

Indian cricketer Sreesanth announces retirement from ‘Indian domestic cricket’

• Sreesanth, a member of the 2011 ICC World Cup winning Indian team, has announced his retirement from India’s domestic cricket. He has represented India in 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 10 T20Is. He was also part of the Indian team that won the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup.

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