TNPSC GROUP 4 CURRENT AFFAIRS IN ENGLISH MAR 11
TNPSC GROUP 4 CURRENT AFFAIRS IN ENGLISH MAR 11 – TNPSC DAILY CURRENT EVENTS – ALL THE MAJOR EVENTS OF 11 MARCH 2022 ARE COMPILED AND UPLOADED HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS THOSE WHO ARE PREPARING FOR THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FIRST OF FIRST
Indian Railways’ 1st Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal commissioned
- Asansol division of Eastern Railways has successfully commissioned private siding of Maithan Power Limited at Thaparnagar, Jharkhand.
- This is the first such Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal’ commissioned in Indian Railways since the publication of GCT policy in December
- The Maithan Power Project was initiated in the year 2009 and the power generation was started in the year
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer makes first observations
- According to ISRO, Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2 (CHACE-2) has made the first-of-its-kind observations of the global distribution of Argon-40 in the tenuous lunar exosphere.
- CHACE-2 is a quadrupole mass spectrometer onboard Chandrayaan-2 mission,
- These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species, as well as on the radiogenic activities.
MSME Innovative Scheme and MSME Idea Hackathon launched
- Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane on 10 March 2022 launched the MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) along with the MSME Idea Hackathon 2022
- The scheme will act as a hub for innovation activities facilitating and guiding development of ideas into viable business proposition which benefits society directly.
BOOKS
Ratnakar Shetty’s autobiography “On Board” released
- A book titled ‘On Board: My Years in BCCI’, an autobiographical account of Ratnakar Shetty’s experiences as an administrator, was released in March 2022.
- Shetty went on to be the BCCI’s first Chief Administrative Officer after serving the Mumbai Cricket Association.
- The book was released by Sharad Pawar, the former president of the MCA, BCCI, and International Cricket Council.
AGREEMENTS
Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with IIT Roorkee
- Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) signed an MoU with IIT Roorkee on 10 March 2022 for the establishment of ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IIT Roorkee.
- This would be the first Standardization Chair established by BIS in an Institute for activities on Standardization and Conformity Assessment.
- The MoU would facilitate R&D in the field of Standardization and Conformity Assessment.
AWARDS
Tomb of Sand long listed for the International Booker Prize 2022
- Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel Tomb of Sand, translated from the original Ret Samadhi, has been long listed for the International Booker Prize
- It has been translated by Daisy Rockwell.
- It narrates the story of an 80-year-old woman who is depressed after her husband’s death.
- This is the first time the translated text of a Hindi novel has been long-listed for the prize.
DAYS
International Day of Women Judges: 10 March
- March 10 2022 marked the first International Day of Women Judges.
- The day was celebrated and observed for the first time after the UN General Assembly passed the resolution concerning the same in April 2021.
- It aims to recognise the efforts and contributions being made by women judges.
- The day also empowers young women and girls who aspire to become judges and leaders in the community.
37th foundation day of NCRB: 11 March 2022
- Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the celebrations of the of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in New Delhi on 11 March 2022.
- NCRB came into existence in 1986.
- It is an Indian govt agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code and Special and Local Laws.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
APPOINTMENTS
Government appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey as NFRA chief
- The government has appointed former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as Chairman of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) for a period of three years.
- Pandey, a 1984-batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer, retired as revenue secretary in February 2021.
- Prior to becoming revenue secretary, he was chief executive of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
LISTS, SUMMITS
Andhra Pradesh retains top rank in Skoch State of Governance ranking
- The Andhra Pradesh government has once again bagged the top rank in the Skoch State of Governance rankings 2021.
- The second rank was bagged by West Bengal and Odisha was ranked 3, Gujarat was ranked 4 and Maharashtra was ranked 5, and Telangana was ranked 6.
- Andhra Pradesh also bagged top position in police and safety, agriculture, district administration and rural development
International Conference on Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine held
- The Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the International Conference on “Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine for Good Health & Well-Being” in Srinagar on 10 March
- He announced that the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine will be developed as a Centre of Excellence.
- The session witnessed the release of two Unani e-books.
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