Daily Current Affairs: March 23, 2022

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Important Days

World Meteorological Day – 23 March

• World Meteorological Day is observed annually on 23 March to raise global awareness about the various issues that the planet faces and serves as a reminder of how the earth’s atmosphere and human behaviour are intertwined.
• The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) came into existence on 23 March 1950. The headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
• WMO is a United Nations (UN) specialised organisation with 193 member states and territories.
• The theme for World Meteorological Day 2022 is ‘Early warning and early action’.

Shaheed Diwas – 23 March

• Shaheed Diwas is also known as Martyr’s Day is celebrated every year on 23 March to remember these great revolutionaries who sacrificed themselves for the freedom of India.
• This day is remembered as, the British government hanged three freedom fighters of India — Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar on 23 March 1931.

National News

India’s first green hydrogen Microgrid project is to come up at the NTPC-Simhadri plant in Visakhapatnam

• India’s first green Hydrogen-based energy storage project has planned to come up at the NTPC Simhadri plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
• This plant will develop a standalone fuel cell-based 50 kW microgrid pilot project with green hydrogen production using electrolyser.
• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has awarded the Standalone Fuel-Cell based micro-grid pilot project with hydrogen production using eletrolyser to Bloom Energy India Private Limited-Bengaluru at NTPC Simhadri.

Andhra Pradesh

• Capital: Amaravati
• Chief Minister: YS Jaganmohan Reddy
• Governor: Biswa Bhushan Harichandan
• Folk dances: Kuchipudi, Vilasini Natyam, Bhamakalpam, Veeranatyam
• National Parks: Sri Venkateswara National Park, Rajiv Gandhi National Park, Papikonda National Park

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates the Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Kolkata

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, West Bengal to mark Shaheed Diwas.
• This Biplobi Bharat Gallery will showcase the contributions of those who devoted their lives to the freedom of India.

West Bengal    

• Capital: Kolkata
• Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
• Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• National Parks: Buxa National Park, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Singalila National Park, Sundarbans National Park

Indian Army engineers build a first-of-its-kind 3D printed house for jawans in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

• Indian Army’s Military Engineering Services (MES) constructed two 3D printed houses within three weeks using 3D Rapid Construction Technology in South-Western Air Command in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• This 3D-printed house is the first-of-its-kind structure in India. It was constructed in collaboration with the Chennai-based startup Tvasta.

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

Phangnon Konyak becomes the first woman Rajya Sabha MP of Nagaland

• Phangnon Konyak became the first woman Rajya Sabha member of Parliament (MP) of Nagaland. She became the second woman from Nagaland to be a member of Parliament (MP) in 45 years.
• Rano M. Shaiza was the first member of Parliament (MP) in 45 years. She was the first Naga woman to be elected Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland in 1977.

Nagaland 

• Capital: Kohima
• Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio
• Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

State News

Kerala becomes the first state in India to introduce carbon-neutral farming

• Kerala became the first State in India to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods in Kerala. Kerala Government has allocated ₹ 6 crores in the 2022–23 State Budget of Kerala.
• In the first phase, carbon-neutral farming will be implemented in 13 farms under the agriculture department and tribal areas.
• In the second phase, model carbon-neutral farms will be developed in all the 140 Assembly constituencies.

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

Nagaland becomes the first paperless Assembly by implementing NeVA programme

• Nagaland became the first State Assembly in India to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless.
• NeVA is a workflow system deployed on NIC Cloud, MeghRaj which helps the Chair of the House to conduct the proceedings of the House smoothly and to conduct Legislative Business of the House in a Paperless manner.

NABARD sanctions the highest allocation of ₹ 4,013 crores to Odisha for various development projects

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned ₹ 4,013 crores to the Odisha Government various development projects in Odisha during the financial year 2021–22 under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
• This financial allocation is highest in India under RIDF during the financial year.

Odisha                     

• Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
• Governor: Ganeshi Lal
• Festivals: Dhanu Yatra, Budi Thakurani Yatra, Magha Saptami, Chhau, Dola Purnima
• Lakes: Kanjia Lake, Chilika Lake, Ansupa Lake, Pata Lake
• Folk Dances: Chhau, Gotipua, Ghumura, Ranappa, Chaiti Ghoda, Sambalpuri
• Dams: Hirakud dam, Indravati dam, Rengali dam, Jalaput dam, Mandira dam, Patora dam
• National Parks: Bhitarkanika National Park, Simlipal National Park, Nandankanan Zoological Park

International News

The third edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise ‘EX-DUSTLIK’ held in Yangiarik

• The third edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise ‘EX-DUSTLIK’ was held in Yangiarik, Uzbekistan.
• This joint exercise would focus on counter-terrorism operations in semi-urban terrain under a United Nations Mandate.
• The second edition of ‘EX-DUSTLIK’ was conducted in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand in March 2021.

Uzbekistan

• Capital: Tashkent
• Currency: Uzbekistani Som

Indian Potash limited signs an MoU with Israel Chemicals Limited for the supply of 6 to 6.5 LMT of Muriate of Potash

• Indian Potash Limited (IPL), under the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has signed an MoU with Israel Chemicals Limited (ICL) for the supply of Muriate of Potash (MOP) for the period 2022 to 2027 with a yearly quantity of 6 to 6.5 LMT.
• This MoU will further propel agriculture production in India thereby improving the lives of the farming community in

Banking and Economy

DBS Bank India launches its green deposits programme to support sustainable projects

• DBS Bank India has launched its Green Deposit Programme for corporate clients providing a simple way for companies to support environmentally friendly projects (or) avenues. This programme will allow Corporate Entities to fund sustainability projects.
• Under this sustainability programme, Green Deposits will fund green industries and initiatives such as green building sustainable water initiatives that include wastewater management, renewable energy and clean transportation.

DBS Bank India

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD and CEO: Surojit Shome

Paytm launches the ‘Payment Analytics’ to help SMEs make data-driven decisions

• Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of One97 Communications, has launched ‘Payment Analytics’, a data analysis feature for online and offline merchants.
• This service will be available to all Paytm merchants at no extra cost. It will enable the merchants with data-driven payment insights to help them understand customers and their payment preferences.

Paytm

• Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
• Founded: 2010

GDP Projection

OECD retains India’s FY24 GDP growth at 5.5 per cent

• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has retained the outlook for India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at 5.5 per cent in FY24.
• It also revised India’s economic growth estimates for FY23 at 8.1 per cent.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Secretary-General: Mathias Cormann
• Founded: 30 September 1961

Awards and Recognitions

Devendra Jhajharia becomes the first para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan

• Devendra Jhajharia became the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan (India’s third-highest civilian award). The forty-year-old javelin thrower received the prestigious award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
• He won his first gold Olympic medal during the 2004 Athens Paralympics and his second Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games. At the Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal.
• Para-shooter Avani Lekhara was also awarded the Padma Shri award (India’s fourth-highest civilian award) in the Sports category. Avani Lekhara is the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals in the same Games, as well as the first Indian woman to earn Paralympic gold.

Ranks and Indices

India ranks fifty-one in the global house price index Q4 2021: Knight Frank report

• According to property consultant Knight Frank’s report titled ‘Global House Price Index – Q4 2021, India ranked fifty-one in annual appreciation in housing prices with a 1 per cent rise in rates during the October–December quarter of 2021.
• India has climbed up five spots to the fifty-one ranks in Q4 of 2021 against the fifty-sixth rank in Q4 of 2020.
• This index was topped by Turkey (59.6 per cent), New Zealand (22.6 per cent), Czech Republic (22.1 per cent), Slovakia (22.1 per cent) and Australia (21.8 per cent).

Sports News

Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty announces her retirement from tennis

• World number one tennis player Ashleigh Barty of Australia announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25.
• She has been world number one for more than two years and retires after winning three Grand Slam singles titles — the French Open in 2019, Wimbledon in 2021 and the Australian Open in 2022.

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