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23rd March 2022
International News
Thailand to ban use of digital assets as
payments from April 1
Thailand's market regulator has said the country will be banning digital
assets from being used to pay for goods and services from April 1. Digital
asset business operators providing such services will have to comply with the
new rules within 30 days from the effective date. The Bank of Thailand had
previously raised concerns around cryptocurrencies as payments.
Russia important part of G20, no member can
remove another: China
Calling Russia an important member of G20, China said that no country
has the right to deprive another of its membership from the group. "The
G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation and Russia is an
important member of it," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang
Wenbin. This comes after Poland said it could replace Russia in G20.
New Zealand to remove most COVID-19
measures, mandates: PM Ardern
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said the country
will remove most of its COVID-19 measures and mandates over the next two weeks.
Proof of vaccination will no longer be required from April 4 to enter shops,
bars and restaurants. A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers including police
officers, teachers and waiters will also be dropped.
Putin's top aide quits over Ukraine war,
leaves Russia: Reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin's top aide and country's climate envoy
Anatoly Chubais has stepped down and left the country citing his opposition to
the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. Known as the architect of Russia's
1990s privatisations, Chubais gave Putin his first Kremlin job in the
mid-1990s. Chubais is the highest-level Kremlin official to break ties with
Russia amid war.
Ukraine can count on our help: Germany’s
Scholz in parliament speech
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Ukraine can count on
Germany's help during a speech to the German parliament, the Bundestag, in
response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for German
support last week. "We will try everything we can until peace prevails
again on our continent," Scholz said in his speech. "The refugees are
welcome here," Scholz added.
Kuwait becomes hottest place on earth, records 53.2 degree Celsius
Kuwait reached a scorching temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius (127.7 degrees
Fahrenheit), making it among the hottest places on earth. It was so hot in
Kuwait last summer that birds dropped dead from the sky. Sea horses boiled to death in the bay. Dead
clams coated the rocks, their shells popped open like they’d been steamed. The country continues to burn oil for
electricity and ranks among the top global carbon emitters per capita,
according to the World Resources Institute.
As asphalt melts on highways, Kuwaitis bundle up for bone-chilling
air-conditioning in malls. Renewable energy accounts for less than 1 per cent
of demand - far below Kuwait's target of 15 per cent by 2030.
NATIONAL
Tamil
Nadu’s Narasingapettai Nagaswaram got geographical identification tag
Geographical Indication tag has been awarded to the Narasingapettai Nagaswaram
under the category of musical instruments of class 15. Narasinghapettai
nagaswaram is a classical wind music instrument that is traditionally made in a
village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The
nagaswaram that is being used by artists nowadays is named pari nagaswaram and
that is longer than the thimiri. This musical instrument has a body that is
cylindrical in shape and takes the shape of a bell at the bottom. This form of
the nagaswaram provides volume and tone. The instrument’s length is two and a
half feet.
PMC to buy 200 e-buses from Centre's funds
under clean air initiative
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will be purchasing 200 mini e-buses
from funds allocated by central government under its National Clean Air
Programme (NCAP) initiative. PMC commissioner Vikram Kumar said that the NCAP
annual grants would be allocated to PMC for the next five years. The
eco-friendly buses, each costing around ₹1.20 crore, will be added to the PMPML
fleet.
Nagaland
became first paperless assembly by implementing e-Vidhan application
Nagaland has created history by becoming the first State Assembly in the
country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to
become completely paperless. The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has attached a
tablet or e-book on each table in the 60 members' assembly amid the ongoing
Budget session. NeVA is a work-flow
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.
NeVA is a device neutral and member-centric application created to equip
them to handle diverse House Business smartly by putting entire information
regarding member contact details, rules of procedure, list of business,
notices, bulletins, bills, starred/unstarred questions and answers, papers
laid, committee reports etc. in their handheld devices/ tablets and equip all
Legislatures/Departments to handle it efficiently.
India successfully tests nuclear-capable
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
India on Wednesday successfully tested nuclear-capable
surface-to-surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Andaman and Nicobar and
it hit its target with pinpoint accuracy, officials said. Air Chief Marshal VR
Chaudhari congratulated on the successful test-firing. Earlier this month, the
Indian Navy successfully test-fired BrahMos cruise missile from INS Chennai.
March
22 observed as Bihar Day
Bihar Diwas 2022 marks the 110th anniversary of the state's founding. The
annual Bihar Diwas is no longer limited to festivities hosted by the state
government; citizens from the state living throughout the country and overseas
have begun to commemorate the occasion. Every
year on March 22, the Bihar Diwas commemorates the British carving away of
Bihar from the Bengal Presidency in 1912. Patna was designated as the new
province's capital. Bihar Diwas has
originally proclaimed a state initiative by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The day was also observed by people from
Bihar who resided in various regions of the country.
Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as 11th CM of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken oath as 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He
will take over the reins of the state for the second time in a row. Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh administered
him the oath of office and secrecy at the Parade Ground in Dehradun. The BJP contested the Assembly elections
under Dhami's leadership and secured a comfortable majority in the 70-member
House, winning 47 seats. Dhami, who lost from the Khatima constituency in the
Uttarakhand, led the party’s poll effort as Chief Minister during the assembly
polls held last month.
Banking, Business and Economy
PhonePe acquires freelance entrepreneur network GigIndia
PhonePe, a digital payments and financial services company, has acquired
GigIndia, a network for independent micro-entrepreneurs based in Pune. PhonePe will be able to integrate 1.5 million
entrepreneurs and over 100 businesses as customers, in addition to its own
employees, as a result of the acquisition. PhonePe will use GigIndia's network
of freelancing microentrepreneurs to assist corporations and businesses in
expanding their customer bases and distribution channels. PhonePe's key services are payments and
financial services, and the Walmart-owned company has a 47 percent share of
monthly Unified Payments Interface (UPI) volumes.
Fitch Ratings reduce India’s FY23 growth forecast to 8.5%
Fitch Ratings has slashed India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal FY
2022-2023 to 8.5 per cent in its Global economic Outlook-March 2022. Earlier this rate was estimated at 10.3%. The
downwards projection is due to sharply higher energy prices because of the
ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Rating agency Fitch has revised upwards the GDP
growth forecast for the current fiscal FY 2021-2022, by 0.6 percentage points
to 8.7 percent. With the Omicron wave
subsiding quickly, containment measures have been scaled back, setting the
stage for a pick-up in GDP growth momentum in the June quarter this year.
Awards News
75 Women felicitated by NITI Aayog at 5th Women Transforming India Awards
The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) of the NITI Aayog organised the 5th
edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI). As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to
celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, the WTI Awards have been conferred
75 women achievers for their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth
Bharat’. The Women Transforming
India Awards has been presented since 2018 by NITI Aayog, under the aegis of
Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), to highlight the commendable and
ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and change-makers, with a
special focus on entrepreneurship.
Sports News
Bangladesh win an ODI series in South Africa
for the first time in history
Bangladesh defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the third ODI in
Centurion to win the three-match series 2-1. With this, Bangladesh registered
their first-ever ODI series victory on South African soil. Prior to this
series, Bangladesh had not even won a single ODI in their previous three series
on South African soil.
Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up; loses to Axelsen in final Of All England
Championship's
Lakshya Sen, who won bronze at the World Championships, placed second at the
2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after losing to world number one
Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles final on Saturday. Sen, rated No. 11 in the world, was defeated
by reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 10-21, 15-21. On his route to the
top of the podium, the world No. 1 was unstoppable and didn't drop a single
game.
Important Days
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day Observed On 23rd March
Every year, the Nation was observed on March 23rd as Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas
or Sarvodaya Day). The day was observed
to pay tribute to the death anniversary of the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, who laid their lives for the freedom of
India. Also, 30 January is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas in the
memory of Mahatma Gandhi. They were
hanged to death for assassinating John Saunders, a British police officer in
1928. They had mistook him for British police superintendent James Scott. It
was Scott who had ordered lathi-charge, which eventually led to the death of
Lala Lajpat Rai.
World Meteorological Day 2022: "Early Warning and Early Action"
World Meteorological Day is celebrated globally on March 23rd every year. The
day is celebrated as the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO), and it concentrates on the behaviour of Earth’s atmosphere. The day also
helps people be aware of their role in protecting Earth’s atmosphere. World Meteorological Day is a significant day
as it focuses on the global acknowledgement of different issues of planet
earth. The day is conducted by raising awareness about multiple concerns of the
Earth around the globe. World Meteorological Day is celebrated with a different
motto every year. This year World Meteorological Day is celebrated keeping the
theme of Early Warning and Early Action.
World Meteorological Day is celebrated as the establishment of the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO), which was established on March 23, 1950.
Today, it’s been 72 years of the organization, and it has made immense progress
and helped the world to be a better place. WMO headquarters is situated in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Obituaries News
Bangladesh’s
former president Shahabuddin Ahmed passes away
Shahabuddin Ahmed, the former President of Bangladesh has passed away at the
age of 92 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was the interim head of state as the
consensus nominee of all parties amid a mass upsurge in 1990 to topple
ex-military dictator HM Ershad. Shahabuddin
Ahmed also served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. He was
responsible for holding a “free and credible” election in the country in
February 1991.
Former
Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga passes away
The former Prime Minister of Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga has passed away due
to illness. Maiga served as prime minister of Mali from 2017 until 2019. He had
been detained since August 2021 after the country was taken over by a military
junta. He was appointed Keita's prime
minister in 2017 but resigned in April 2019 over a massacre that left 160
people dead.
Tamil Nadu’s Narasingapettai Nagaswaram got geographical identification
tag
Geographical Indication tag has been awarded to the Narasingapettai Nagaswaram
under the category of musical instruments of class 15. Narasinghapettai
nagaswaram is a classical wind music instrument that is traditionally made in a
village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The
nagaswaram that is being used by artists nowadays is named pari nagaswaram and
that is longer than the thimiri. This musical instrument has a body that is
cylindrical in shape and takes the shape of a bell at the bottom. This form of
the nagaswaram provides volume and tone. The instrument’s length is two and a
half feet.
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