Daily Current Affairs: March 02, 2022

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 Important Days

World Civil Defence Day – 01 March

• World Civil Defence Day is observed annually on 01 March to raise awareness among individuals about the vital role of civil defence in disaster recovery and to encourage preparedness, avoidance and self-protection.
• This day was first declared by the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) in 1990.
• The theme of World Civil Defence Day 2022 is ‘Civil defence and the first aider in every home’.

Jan Aushadhi Diwas week is set to be observed from 01 March 2022 to 07 March 2022

• Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), under the aegis of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, celebrated the fourth Jan Aushadhi Diwas from 01 March 2022 to 07 March 2022.
• This will generate awareness about the usage of generic medicines and the benefits of Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana.
• The theme for the fourth Jan Aushadhi Diwas is ‘Jan Aushadhi – Jan Upyogi’.

National News

The Forty-sixth Civil Accounts Day was celebrated on 02 March 2022

• The Forty-sixth Civil Accounts Day was celebrated on 02 March 2022 at Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman was the chief guest of this event’s celebration.

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘Arogya Vanam’ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

• President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated a hub of medicinal herbs and plants named ‘Arogya Vanam’ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Arogya Vanam has been developed in a 6-acre area and it has 215 types of medicinal plants like neem, tulsi, bel, arand, arjun, ashwagandha and harsingar.

Cochin International Airport becomes power-positive with a 12 MW solar plant

• Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has emerged forward from its current status of being a power neutral airport to a power positive airport.

Kerala

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan
• National Parks: Anamudi Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Periyar National Park, Silent Valley National Park

State News

Gujarat’s Dudhala becomes the first village to be completely solarised by a foundation

• Goldi Solar, a global solar panel manufacturer and EPC services provider, in partnership with Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF), laid the foundation stone for the solarisation of the village of Dudhala in Gujarat.
• A 450-KW solar rooftop project will be used to power around 350 houses and public areas such as anganwadis and gram panchayat of the village.

Gujarat                    

• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Chief Minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel
• Governor: Acharya Devvrat
• National Parks: Blackbuck National Park, Vansda National Park, Gir Forest National Park, Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) National Park

India’s first-ever ambulance for street animals launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• India’s first-ever ambulance for street animals launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Blue Cross of India has started this project in collaboration with the international animal welfare organisation, Four Paws.
• The Stray Animal Care Programme will be a ‘hospital on wheels’ with an onboard veterinarian to provide on-site treatment to injured and sick street animals.
• Four Paws is a global animal welfare organisation based in Vienna, Austria.

Tamil Nadu                      

• Capital: Chennai
• Chief Minister: M. K. Stalin
• Governor: R. N. Ravi
• National Parks: Mukurthi National Park, Guindy National Park, Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park, Mudumalai National Park

Banking and Economy

Bank of Maharashtra partners with Mahagram to roll out the ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha

• Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram to roll out the ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha. Mahagram would provide financial technology and infrastructure support to augment rural financial inclusion.
• Under this partnership, Mahagram has onboarded more than 11,000 bank sakhis (women) on the Bharat ATM platform to help the rural citizens avail themselves of basic banking services at their doorsteps or the next-door Kirana stores.

Agreements and MoUs signed

Union Bank of India partners with Ambit Finvest for co-lending to MSME customers

• Ambit Finvest Private Limited (Ambit Finvest), the non-deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) of the Ambit Group has signed a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of India (UBI) for lending to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) customers.
• This partnership will ensure underwriting for originations, positively impacting the creditworthiness of MSMEs in 11 Indian states that are currently covered by Ambit Finvest.

Union Bank of India

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: G. Rajkiran Rai
• Tagline: Good People to Bank With

Science and Technology

IIT Kanpur researchers develop a biodegradable nanoparticle to protect crops from diseases

• Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have developed a biodegradable nanoparticle that can be used as an alternative to chemical-based pesticides and help farmers protect their crops from bacterial and fungal infections.

Google launches ‘Play Pass’ subscription in India

• Google has launched the ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in
• This service will provide Android device users with access to over 1,000 applications and games without ads, in-app purchases and upfront payments.
• Play Pass subscription is currently available in 90 countries.

Appointments

Christian Schenk was appointed as the new Chairman of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India

• Christian Schenk, Board member of Skoda Auto (Finance and IT), was appointed as the new Chairman of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL).
• Piyush Arora was appointed as the Managing Director of SAVWIPL and Christian Cahn Von Seelen was appointed as the Executive Director of SAVWIPL.

Air Marshal S. Prabhakaran assumes charge of IAF’s Western Air Command

• Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Command headquartered in New Delhi.
• He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Pune and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 22 December 1983. He is an experienced MiG-21 pilot and a category ‘A’ qualified flying instructor.

Sports News

Saurabh Chaudhary wins the gold medal at the 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo

• Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air pistol event and India’s first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 held in Cairo, Egypt.
• Esha Singh bagged the second medal for India after she won the silver medal in the women’s 10 m air pistol event.

Vietnam is set to host the thirty-first Southeast Asian Games in 2022

• Vietnam is set to host the thirty-first Southeast Asian Games from 12 May 2022 to 23 May 2022. The Southeast Asian Games will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting around 10,000 participants.
• This biennial event was originally scheduled to take place in November 2021 and was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

Pooja Jatyan wins the silver medal at the 2022 World Archery Para Championships

• Indian para-archer Pooja Jatyan won the silver medal in the recurve individual event at the 2022 Para World Championships held in Dubai, UAE. Vincenza Petrilli of Italy won the gold medal in recurve individual event.
• Pooja Jatyan became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the recurve individual event in the Para World Championships.

India’s Sadia Tariq wins the gold medal at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022

• India’s Sadia Tariq won the gold medal at the 2022 Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Moscow, Russia.
• She is from Jammu & Kashmir and is a two-time gold medalist in the Junior National Wushu Championship.

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