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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
New Delhi hosts India Smart Utility Week 2020 (ISUW)
i.India and European Union (EU) called upon the Integrated Local Energy System, in which they will jointly work upon clean energy.
ii.India and Sweden are also agreed to jointly work on Smart Grids Programme, which is to be funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST)….Click here to Read More
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Rs. 1,40,881 crores SBM (G) Phase-II in New Delhi; study by UNICEF & BMGF also released
- During the workshop, a study namely “Impact of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) on the convenience, safety and self-respect of women in rural India” by the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on the impact of the SBM(G) on rural women was also released….Click here to Read More
Women’s ownership of bank accounts rose to 77% in 2017 with the help of PMJDY: MSC Report
Key Points:
i.Out of 34 crore accounts opened under PMJDY around 60% are women account holders.
ii.In comparison with neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, they have just 36% and 7% share in women account ownership, respectively.
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About PMJDY:
PMJDY, launched on August 28, 2014, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was aimed at providing universal access of banking facilities to the poor. These included opening bank accounts for the poor, giving them electronic means of payment (via RuPay cards).
About MSC:
Managing Director (MD)– Graham A N Wright
Asia Head Office– Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
APEDA inks MoUs with various organisations for Implementation of Agri Export Policy
i.APEDA has also been jointly engaged with various state governments including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka for the implementation of AEP….Click here to Read More
Maharashtra Government renamed Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport
On March 6, 2020 The Maharashtra Government renamed Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Bal Thackeray.
Key Points:
i.The name of the airport has been renamed in order to honour Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, who was the son of Maratha warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
ii.The airport is situated in the Chikalthana area of Aurangabad & the Municipal Corporation of Aurangabad had passed a resolution to rename the airport.
iii.Earlier, Mumbai airport has been named as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport while Kolhapur airport was renamed as Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj.
About Maharashtra:
Capital- Mumbai.
Governor- Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
National Parks (NP)- Chandoli NP, Gugamal NP, Nawegaon NP, Pench NP, Sanjay Gandhi NP, Tadoba NP.
3 day Namaste Orchha festival begins in Madhya Pradesh
- The aim of this festival is to promote tourism in the heritage city of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
- It will celebrate the cultural diversity, natural beauty and the architectural heritage of the town by showcasing music, dance, heritage walks, local cuisine, arts and handicrafts.
- Orchha, won the best heritage city national award for 2017-2018.
About Madhya Pradesh:
Capital– Bhopal
Chief minister– kamal Nath
Governor– Lalji Tandon
Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival to be held at Kochi from May 16 -20, 2020
- On 5th March 2020 a curtain raiser event was held at New Delhi for this festival.
Global Ayurveda Festival:
- GAF 2020 is conducted to project and promote the Ayurveda and also to showcase the potential of Ayurveda to the world.
- The GAF 2020 will bring the world of Ayurveda’s medical wellness care providers and its health seekers to one platform.
- This event will witness the largest gathering of experts, stakeholders and business explorers from the field of Ayurveda and this will be the largest Ayurveda event to be held anywhere across the world.
About Kerala:
Capital– Thiruvananthapuram
Chief Minister– Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor– Arif Mohammad Khan
International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT) was held in Kolkata, West Bengal
Objective: The conference provides a platform for the young researchers & students from within the country and abroad, with the latest development in the emerging areas of Nano Science and Technology….Click here to Read More
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Freedom in the world 2020 report: India ranked 83rd among least free democracies; Finland tops
India’s score fell by 4 points to 71 in the survey results. This is the biggest drop in the 25 largest democracies in the world….Click here to Read More
BANKING & FINANCE
Centre imposed moratorium on Yes Bank; withdrawals restricted to Rs 50,000 per month till April 3, 2020; Prashant Kumar named as its administrator
- During the period of moratorium, withdrawal from Yes Bank is restricted to Rs 50,000 per account….Click here to Read More
EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.5% for 2019-20 from 8.65%; restored pension commutation under EPS
- EPFO also decided to restore pension commutation under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS). This move is applicable for those who opted for commutation of their pension on or before September 25, 2008 under the erstwhile paragraph 12A of this scheme….Click here to Read More
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
UNCTAD estimated trade impact of Coronavirus epidemic: India’s trade impact at $348 million; EU tops
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
TIME Magazine has named Indira Gandhi & Amrit Kaur -“100 women of the year” Project
Profiles according to TIME
i.Freedom Fighter Amrit Kaur as ‘Women of the Year’ for 1947
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was born in the royal family of Kapurthala….Click here to Read More
PV Sindhu is TOISA Sportsperson of Year 2019, Rohit Sharma named cricketer of the year
Key Points:
i.TOISA 2019 consists of winners from both men and women categories across 15 sporting disciplines: archery, athletics, badminton, billiards/snooker, boxing, chess, cricket, football, hockey, shooting, squash, table tennis, wrestling, weightlifting and para sports.
ii.12 special awards include Sportsman of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Emerging Player of the year, Youth Icon of the year and Lifetime Achievement award.
iii.Icon of the century: A special award Icon of the Century was given to 3 time Olympic gold medalist and hockey legend Balbir Singh….Click here to More Detail
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
SBI Life Insurance Company re-appoints Sanjeev Nautiyal as MD & CEO
- This approval is given by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)and members of the Company.
- He served as a Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the SBI Life since March 10, 2018.
About SBI Life Insurance Company:
Established- 2001.
Headquarters- Mumbai.
Denys Shmygal becomes new PM of Ukraine, succeeds Oleksiy Honcharuk
i.Denys Shmygal is the nominee of Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine.
ii.He won by majority, previously he held the post as the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of regional Development & before that was governor of the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
iii.Oleksiy Honcharuk was first offered his resignation in January 2020 after a leaked recording of him saying that the President’s views on the country’s economy as “primitive”& in his 2nd attempt he was offered resignation.
iv.He served only 6 months & was the country’s youngest Prime Minister.
About Ukraine:
President- Volodymyr Zelensky
Capital- Kyiv
Currency- Ukrainian hryvnia
Singapore’s Daren Tang elected as WIPO’s Director General
Key Points
i.As a traditional formality the vote will be confirmed in an extraordinary Session where,the WIPO General Assembly, the Paris Union Assembly, and the Berne Union Assembly will meet on May 7& 8, 2020.
ii.The process of selecting a Director General is governed by the Convention which establishes the WIPO & the “2019 Procedures for the Nomination and Appointment of Directors General of WIPO.”
WIPO
Director General– Francis Gurry
Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SEBI introduces mobile app ‘Sebi SCORES’ for investors to lodge grievances
i.On the SCORES platform, investors can complain online with SEBI against listed companies, registered intermediaries and market infrastructure institutions.
ii.As per Sebi guideline, within 30 days of receipt of complaint, companies against whom complaints are lodged should file an action taken report with the regulator….Click here to Read More
AI-powered drone developed by IIT Madras team counters rogue drones
On March 5, 2020 Researchers of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Madras team developed AI (Artificial Intelligence) powered drone to counter ‘rogue drones’ (unregulated unmanned aerial vehicles).
The AI-powered drone was designed by a team comprising Vasu Gupta, a final year B. Tech (Bachelor of Technology) student, Department of Aerospace Engineering, and Rishabh Vashistha, a Project Associate working in RAFT (Rotorcraft and Advanced Flight Technologies) Lab, Department of Aerospace Engineering and the team was mentored by Dr Ranjith Mohan, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering.
Key Points:
i.Features of AI drone: The AI-powered drone tracks rogue drones visually and hack their GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation system & also changes the latitude, longitude, altitude & time of the rogue drones.
ii.The visual based tracking system uses deep neural networks (AI) and AI motion detection algorithms to track rouge planes even in dark conditions without the need of an IR (infrared) camera.
iii.The drone can be controlled over the internet which navigates autonomously and detects rogue drones, objects, track people.
About IIT Madras:
Motto- Success is born out of action.
Chairman- Pawan Goenka.
Director- Bhaskar Ramamurti.
IASST researchers have found endophytic Actinobacteria -to replace fertilizers & fungicides in tea plants
On March 5, 2020 Researchers team led by Dr. Debajit Thakur from Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology(IASST) Guwahati, an autonomous institute under Department of Science & Technology found endophytic Actinobacteria in relation to tea plants & related genera, Eurya to find potent plant growth-promoting strains.
i.The application of this bacteria will reduce chemical inputs in Tea plantation & can be used in management & sustainability of Tea crops.
ii.The team have isolated 46 endophytic Actinobacteria from various environments that live within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease associated with Tea plants & characterized through molecular techniques
iii.From 46 isolates, 21 isolates inhibited the growth of at least 1 test fungal phytopathogens and strains SA25 & SA29 exhibited broad-spectrum antifungal activity.
iv.Tea (Camellia sinensis) plays a vital role in Indian export, in recent times there is a decline in export of tea due to the high demand made for chemical free tea, the present study will help to reduce & replace the use of chemical inputs in tea.
Doctors uses CRISPR technology to cure blindness for the very first time
On March 5, 2020 Doctors from Oregon Health and Science Institute, Portland uses gene editing tool CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology to cure blindness who have suffered from Leber congenital amaurosis.
Key Points:
i.Leber congenital amaurosis is the Blindness in early childhood.
ii.About CRISPR: CRISPR is a tool for locating and cutting DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) at a specific spot.
SPORTS
Indian shuttlers Tasnim & Mansi wins historic bronze at Yonex Dutch Junior Intl 2020 held in Netherlands
On March 02, 2020, Young Indian badminton players Tasnim Mir (14) & Mansi Singh (14) have won historic bronze medal each in the girls’ singles section of the Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020 competition held at B.C. Duinwijck, in Haarlem, Netherlands from 26 February 2020 – March 1,2020.
Key Points:
i.This is the first time India has won two bronze medals in this BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament.
ii.In the semi-finals of the competition played in Haarlem,the 11th seed Tasnim was beaten by third seed So Yul Lee of Korea with (19-21), (10-22) score.
Mansi was defeated by Saifi Rizka of Indonesia with (11-21), (16-21) scores.
iii.The duo will participate at the Yonex German Junior-2020 to be held in Berlin, Germany from 4-8th of March,2020.
iv.Meanwhile, India’s rising stars Aakarshi Kashyap and Anupama Upadhyaya won gold and silver medals respectively in the girls singles at Kenya International held in Thika, Kenya.
About Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020:
It was jointly organized by Badminton Europe,Badminton Nederland & Badminton club Duinwijck.
AC GAZE
Google cloud set to open second cloud region in India in 2021
Google Cloud, the company’s enterprise wing, has announced plans to open a second cloud region in India at Delhi by 2021, which has one cloud region in Mumbai and has been operational since 2017.
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Current Affairs Headlines: 7 March 2020 |
New Delhi hosts India Smart Utility Week 2020 (ISUW) |
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Rs. 1,40,881 crores SBM (G) Phase-II from New Delhi; study by UNICEF & BMGF also released |
Women’s ownership of bank accounts rose to 77% in 2017 under PMJDY: MSC Report |
APEDA inks MoUs with various organisations for Implementation of Agri Export Policy |
Maharashtra Government renamed Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport |
3 day Namaste Orchha festival begins in Madhya Pradesh |
Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival to be held at Kochi from May 16 -20, 2020 |
International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT) was held in Kolkata, West Bengal |
Freedom in the world 2020 report: India ranked 83rd among least free democracies; Finland tops |
Centre imposed moratorium on Yes Bank; withdrawals restricted to Rs 50,000/- till April 3, 2020; Prashant Kumar named as its administrator |
EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.5% for 2019-20 from 8.65%; restored pension commutation under EPS |
UNCTAD estimated trade impact of Coronavirus epidemic: India’s trade impact at $348 million; EU tops |
TIME Magazine has named Indira Gandhi & Amrit Kaur -“100 women of the year” Project |
PV Sindhu is TOISA Sportsperson of Year 2019, Rohit Sharma named cricketer of the year |
SBI Life Insurance Company re-appoints Sanjeev Nautiyal as MD & CEO |
Denys Shmygal becomes new PM of Ukraine, succeeds Oleksiy Honcharuk |
Singapore’s Daren Tang elected as WIPO’s Director General |
SEBI introduces mobile app ‘Sebi SCORES’ for investors to lodge grievances |
AI-powered drone developed by IIT Madras team counters rogue drones |
IASST researchers have found endophytic Actinobacteria -to replace fertilizers & fungicides in tea plants |
Doctors uses CRISPR technology to cure blindness for the very first time |
Indian shuttlers Tasnim & Mansi wins historic bronze at Yonex Dutch Junior Intl 2020 held in Netherlands |
Google cloud set to open second cloud region in India in 2021 |
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