DAILY TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS IN ENGLISH MAR 07

DAILY TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS IN ENGLISH MAR 07 – TNPSC DAILY CURRENT EVENTS – ALL THE MAJOR EVENTS OF 07 MARCH 2022 ARE COMPILED AND UPLOADED HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS THOSE WHO ARE PREPARING FOR THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.

INDIA

“Study in India meet 2022”

• The two-day-long Study in India (SII) 2022 meeting was inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• The event organised by the High Commission of India was inaugurated by the Education Minister of Bangladesh Dr Dipu Moni and the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami.
• The Study In India programme is a flagship project launched by the Ministry of Education in The programme is designed to encourage the global student community to pursue higher education in India.
• Since its inception, Study in India has drawn in students from more than 150 countries spanning across SAARC, Africa, South- East Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East

TAMILNADU

3 Tamil Nadu women to receive nari Shakti Puraskar Awards

• Three women from TamilNadu will receive the Nari Shakti Puraskar from President Ram Nath Kovind at a special veremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on International Women’s Day, March
• While Jaya Muthu and Tejemma, artisans of TOda embroidery, will be conferred the award for
• Jaya Muthu and Tejamma, from the Nilgiris, have been creating shawls and garments with intricate Toda embroidery since their schooldays.
• Psychiatrist and researcher Dr Thara Rangaswamy will get the award for
• Dr Thara is co-founder and vice chairman of Chennai based Schizophrenia Research FOundation (SCARF)

FIRST OF FIRST

Mithali Raj becomes first woman to play in six World Cups

• Mithali Raj on 6 March 2022 became only the third cricketer and the first woman to appear in six World Cups, joining Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan’s Javed Miandad.
• She achieved the feat during the opening match with Pakistan at the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.
• She made her first World Cup appearance in 2000, before playing the event in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and now in 2022.

First 4G Network on Moon

• Delhi born Nishant Batra setting up first 4G network on Moon for NASA
• Nishant, who is leading the efforts to achieve the feat that will provide mobile connectivity to NASA’s ambitious Artemis moon landing program.

India’s first international furniture park

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister lays foundation stone for Rs 1000 crore International Furniture Park in Thoothukudi for the first time in India
• The park, which will be the first special economic zone in the country exclusively for the furniture industry, is set to house a woodworking plant.

India’s first large floating solar power plant

• The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power plant at Thoothukudi
• The floating solar plant, set up at a cost of Rs 150 crore and Rs 40 lakh, will generate 0 million (22 megawatt) units of electricity.

SPORTS

Pramod Bhagat wins gold in all 3 categories in para Badminton

• Tokyo Paralympics champion Pramod Bhagat struck gold in all the three categories that he participated in at the Spanish Para Badminton International II tournament in Vitoria, Spain
• Pramod wins gold in singles, doubles and mixed doubles category.

DEFENCE

Ninth edition of Sri Lanka-India naval exercise SLINEX begins

• 9th Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise SLINEX began on 7 Mar 2022 in Visakhapatnam.
• The exercise will be conducted in two phasesthe harbour phase at visakhapatnam on March 7 and 8, followed by the sea phase on March 9 and 10 in the Bay of Bengal.
• Sri Lankan Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel, and the Indian Navy by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette.

SCHEMES

Continuation of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojanya (SSSY) approved

• The Government has approved the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) and its components beyond 31 Mar 2021 for the Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• It will have a total financial outlay of Rs.3,274.87 crore.
• Freedom fighters and their eligible dependents have been sanctioned the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension.
• Dearness Relief is also been given since 2016

Government launches Donate-a-Pension programme

• The government has launched Donate-aPension programme.
• It is an initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme.
• Under the program, workers in the unorganised sector with the age group of 18 to 40 years can register themselves and deposit a minimum of 660 to 2400 rupees every year depending on their age.

Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women named – “SAMARTH” has been launched by

• Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women named – “SAMARTH”.
• The drive was launched by Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane along with Minister of State for MSME, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in New Delhi.
• Objective of SAMARTH: to provide Skill Development and Market Development Assistance to women and to train more than 7500 women candidates from rural and suburban areas in the FY 2022-23.

OBITUARY

Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant passes away

• Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant passed away at 68
• Nadungamuwa Raja was the most important among 100 elephants used in an annual pageant involving fire-eaters and drummers, tasked with carrying a golden casket of Buddhist relics on its back.

BOOKS

Usha Uthup’s biography ‘The Queen of Indian Pop’ released

• Singer Usha Uthup’s biography ‘The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorized Biography of Usha Uthup’, has been released.
• It gives a detailed look at the life of the pop singer and her journey as a singer.
• Originally written in Hindi by author, Vikas Kumar Jha and titled Ullas Ki Naav, the book is translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha and published by Penguin Random House India

PLACES

Microsoft to establish largest India data centre region in Hyderabad

• Microsoft Corp plans to establish its largest India data centre region in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• The first phase is expected to be operational by 2025.
• It will be an addition to the existing network of three regions in India across Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai.
• It will offer the entire Microsoft portfolio across the cloud, data solutions, AI, productivity tools, etc.

AWARDS

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan gets a Lifetime Achievement Award

• Legendary sarod exponent Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was on 6 March 2022 conferred the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award.
• He was awarded India’s second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in
• On the occasion, 75 artistes led by Vivek Sonar of Gurukul Pratishthan presented a flute symphony dedicated to 75 years of India’s Independence.

Ila Lodh to be honoured with posthumous ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar

• Former Director of Health Services in Tripura, Dr Ila Lodh, will be posthumously honoured with the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar-2020’ on March 8,
• The Centre confers the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ every year to recognise the relentless service of women towards the cause of women empowerment and social welfare.
• She passed away in July

NMDC receives 1st prize in Ispat Rajbhasha Award

• National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) received 1st prize in the Ispat Rajbhasha Award for 2018-19 and 2020-21 and the Ispat Rajbhasha Prerna Award for 2019-20.
• It was awarded in the meeting of the HindiSalahakar Committee of the Ministry of Steel held in Madurai on 3 March
• A citation was presented to the Deputy General Manager (Official Language), NMDC on the occasion

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 winners list

• Anita Gupta – Bihar
• Arti Rana – UP
• Ela Lodh – Tripura (Posthumus)
• Jaya Muthu and Tejamma – Tamil Nadu
• Jadhaiya Bai Baiga – MP
• Meera Thakur – Punjab
• Nasira Akther – J&K
• Nivruti Rai – Karnataka
• Padma Yanchan – Ladakh
• Sandhya Dhar – J&K
• Saylee Nandakishor – Maharashtra
• Tiffany Brar – Kerala
• Ushaben Dineshbai – Gujarat
• Vanita Jagdeo – Maharashtra

Nari Sakthi Puraskar 2021 winners list

• Anshul Malhotra – Himachal Pradesh
• Batool Begam – Rajasthan
• Kamal Kumbhar – Maharashtra
• Madhulika Ramteke – Chhatisgarh
• Neena Gupta – West Bengal
• Neeraj Madhav – UP
• Niranjanaben Mukulbhai – Gujarat
• Pooja Sharma – Haryana
• Radhika Menon – Karnataka
• Sathupati Prasanna Sree – AP
• Shobha Gasti – Karnataka
• Sruti Mohapatra – Odisha
• Tage Rita Takhe – Arunachal Pradesh
• Thara Rangaswamy – Tamil Nadu

DAYS

World Tennis Day: 7 March 2022

• World Tennis Day is observed on the first Monday of March every year.
• The International Tennis Federation (ITL) organized the first World Tennis Day on March 4th,
• The day seeks to increase tennis participation around the world.
• The origins of tennis go all the way back to the 12th century.
• Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the game became popular with kings and noblemen

53rd Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force: 6 March 2022

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 6 Mar’22 attended the 53rd Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Ghaziabad, UP.
• CISF is one of the Central Armed Police Forces in India.
• It was established under the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968).
• It provides security to the premises staff along with the security of property and establishments.

LISTS, SUMMITS

Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange conference inaugurated

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the four-day Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange (IPMHE) conference, on March 7, 2022.
• It is being co-hosted by Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
• The theme of the conference is ‘Military Healthcare in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) World’.

India Global Forum to be held from 7-8 March 2022

• The India Global Forum (IGF) at Bengaluru will be held on 7th and 8th March
• IGF is the agenda-setting forum for international business and global leaders.
• Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be taking part in it.
• This is the first ever edition of IGF at Bengaluru.
• The previous editions were hosted at Dubai and UK.

2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC)

• The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has organised the 2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place in Barcelona, Spain from 28 February to 3
• The MWC-22 focused on increasing the global connectivity of the 5G network and economic recovery.
• Global Mobile Economy Report expects 5G connections globally to reach 1 billion in 2022 by 5G adoption. Increase in the 5G network connection will increase the global GDP by 5% up to$5 trillion in
• Global telecom industry to invest $600 billion till 2025 in the global mobile industry’s capital expenditure (CAPEX) and 85% of it will be spent on 5G

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