Daily Current Affairs: March 08, 2022

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Important Days

International Women’s Day – 08 March

• International Women’s Day is celebrated on 08 March every year to recognise the various contributions of women in society and raise awareness about gender equality. The United Nations officially recognised International Women’s Day in 1977.
• The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’.

National News

Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates the four-day Indo–Pacific Military Health Exchange Conference

• Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the four-day Indo–Pacific Military Health Exchange (IPMHE) Conference. This conference was co-hosted by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
• The theme of this conference is ‘Military healthcare in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world’.

Microsoft plans to set up India’s largest data centre region in Hyderabad

• Tech giant Microsoft has planned to set up its largest data centre region in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is the fourth Microsoft data centers in India after Mumbai, Pune and Chennai.
• This data center with an investment of over ₹ 15,000 crores will be operational by 2025.

Telangana               

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

Union Minister Narayan Rane launches a special entrepreneurship promotion drive for women named ‘SAMARTH’

• Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Narayan Rane launched the ‘SAMARTH’ a special entrepreneurship promotion drive for women on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022 in New Delhi.
• Under the ‘SAMARTH’ initiative, twenty per cent of seats in free skill development programmes organised under skill development schemes of the Union Ministry of MSME will be allocated for women and more than 7500 women will be benefitted through this drive.

     Union Ministry of Labour launches ‘donate a pension’ scheme

• The Union Labour and Employment Ministry launched the ‘donate a pension’ scheme allowing any citizen to pay the premium amount on behalf of an unorganised worker under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme.
• Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan is a social welfare scheme launched by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India in February 2019 for poor labourers in the unorganised sector from minimum 18 years to maximum 40 years.

State News

Sikkim launches the ‘Aama Yojna’ scheme for non-working mothers and Bahini scheme for girl students

• Sikkim Government launched the ‘Aama Yojna’ scheme for non-working mothers and the ‘Bahini’ scheme for girl students. Under the ‘Aama Yojna’ scheme, all non-working mothers in Sikkim will receive ₹ 20,000 each annually in their bank accounts.
• Under the ‘Bahini’ scheme, Sikkim Government will provide free sanitary napkins to all girl students of classes 9 and above in Sikkim.

Sikkim                     

• Capital: Gangtok
• Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
• Governor: Ganga Prasad

Bombay Stock Exchange partners with the Tamil Nadu Government’s M-TIPB to promote the listing of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu

• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has partnered with the Tamil Nadu Government to promote awareness among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of Tamil Nadu about the benefits of listing.
• BSE will partner with MSME Trade and Investment Promotion Bureau (M-TIPB) to facilitate this. Under this partnership, BSE will provide capacity building and soft support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tamil Nadu for fulfilling listing requirements.

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

International News

The ninth edition of Sri Lanka and India Naval Exercise (SLINEX) was held in Visakhapatnam

• The ninth edition of Sri Lanka and India Naval Exercise (SLINEX) was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This exercise was conducted in two phases — the harbour phase at Visakhapatnam followed by the sea phase in the Bay of Bengal.
• Sri Lankan Navy was represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel and the Indian Navy by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette.

Sri Lanka

• Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
• Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
• Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa
• President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Agreements and MoUs Signed

Bharathi Airtel partners with Axis Bank to launch a co-branded credit card

• Bharti Airtel has partnered with Axis Bank to launch a co-branded credit card for the subscribers of Bharti Airtel.
• Under this partnership, both companies will provide pre-approved instant loans, ‘Buy Now – Pay Later’ offerings and other services.

Axis Bank

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD and CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry
• Tagline: Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi

Prasar Bharti signs an MoU with Yupp TV

• Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the over-the-top (OTT) platform Yupp TV to enhance the global reach of the DD India channel.
• This MoU aims to put forth India’s perspective on various international developments on global platforms and to showcase India’s culture and values to the world.

DMRC signs a pact with CPWD for Central Vista ‘Metro Loop’

• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to provide technical assistance and execute finishing and service works for the construction of a loop corridor connecting the existing metro network with the new Central Secretariat buildings coming up as part of the Central Vista revamp project named ‘Metro Loop’.
• DMRC will also execute all the other finishing and services works, including design and construction of control systems, signal systems, track work, rolling stock and electrical and maintenance work.

Appointments

Raja Kumar was appointed as the President of the Financial Action Task Force

• Raja Kumar from Singapore was appointed as the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, for two years. He succeeded Marcus Pleyer of Germany.

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• Headquarters: Paris, France
• President: T. Raja Kumar

Aarushie Verma was selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition

• Aarushie Verma was selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition to be held in March 2022. She is a national-level shooter in pistol and trap shooting, a multi-time state and Northern India champion, national medalist and an active
• This expedition aims to raise awareness and work for the preservation of Antarctica through the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability solutions to combat the effects of climate change.
• The 2041 Climate Force is a global initiative to train and develop the next generation of sustainability champions and to help corporations with their sustainability solutions.

Awards and Recognitions

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Nari Shakti Puraskars to 29 Indian women

• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskars to 29 outstanding women for the years 2020 and 2021 on the occasion of International Women’s Day (08 March 2022).
• The Nari Shakti Puraskar is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to acknowledge the exceptional contribution made by individuals and institutions and to celebrate women as game changers and catalysts of positive change in society.
• The awardees include Merchant Navy Captain Radhika Menon, social entrepreneur Anita Gupta, organic farmer and tribal activist Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava, innovator Nasira Akhter, Intel India head Nivruti Rai, Kathak Dancer Saylee Nandkishor Agavane, first Indian woman snake rescuer Vanita Jagdeo Borade and mathematician Neena Gupta.

NMDC receives first prize in the Ispat Rajbhasha Award for 2018–19 and 2020–21

• National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Limited has received first prize in the Ispat Rajbhasha Award for 2018–19 and 2020–21 and the Ispat Rajbhasha Prerna Award for 2019–20.
• NMDC, India’s largest iron-ore producer, is a Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) under the Union Ministry of Steel.

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