DAILY DOSE 30TH MAR CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) President Ram Nath Kovind launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2022, heralding a new era of ensuring water security in the country.
2) J&K : Home Ministry said 34 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said these properties are located in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur and Ganderbal districts.
3) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, dedicated to the nation a Petascale Supercomputer PARAM Shakti under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at IIT Kharagpur.
West Bengal :-
- CM – Mamata Banerjee
- GOVERNOR – Jagdeep Dhankhar
- Folk Dances – Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
- Kalighat Temple
4) Indian Railways’ women team became winner in the 56th National Cross Country Championship (Men & Women)held at Kohima in state of Nagaland.
Nagaland :-
- CM – Neiphiu Rio
- Governor – Jagdish Mukhi
- Shilloi Lake, Meluri
- Kohima War Cemetery
- Tokhu Emong Festival
- Naknyulem Festival
- Hornbill Festival
5) For a second consecutive term, Pramod Sawant took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa at a grand swearing-in ceremony held at the Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee stadium in Taleigao.
6) Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 is organised under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Andhra Pradesh.
- The festival was inaugurated by Governor, Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan and Union Minister for Culture , Tourism and Doner Shri G. K Reddy.
Andhra Pradesh :-
- CM – Jaganmohan Reddy
- Governor – Biswabhusan Harichandan
- Venkateswara Temple
- Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple
7) Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched Tejas (Training for Emirates Jobs And Skills), a Skill India international project to train overseas Indians.
- The project, launched at the “Dubai expo”, is aimed at skilling, certification and overseas employment of Indians.
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8) MANIPUR CM N. Biren Singh on anipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain Campaign- 2022 in an aim to intensify water conservation measures in the identified water-stressed blocks and districts across the State. launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain Campaign- 2022 in an aim to intensify water conservation measures in the identified water-stressed blocks and districts across the State.
9) Parliament has passed the Finance Bill 2022 and Appropriation Bill 2022 with the Rajya Sabha returning them to the Lok Sabha after a detailed discussion. With this, Parliament has completed its Budgetary exercise for the year 2022-23.
10) 94th Academy Awards Ceremony, Oscar awards 2022 announced in Los Angeles; Will Smith won the first Oscar of his career for his performance in King Richard. Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Best Supporting Actress award was won by Ariana DeBose for West Side Story.
11) CODA was the big winner of the night winning the Best Picture award. The film was nominated in three categories and won all three. The other two are Best adapted screenplay and Best supporting actor for Troy Kotsur
12) ENHANCED VERSION OF LETHAL PINAKA ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TESTED AT POKHRAN FIELD FIRING RANGES (PFFR) on 29 Mar. The rockets jointly made by Yantra India Limited (YIL) and Munitions India Limited (MIL ) — the new PSUs formed out of ordnance factories.
13) The Indian Navy on Monday, 28 Mar 22, inducted the indigenous DHRUV MK-III aircraft IN 746 into Southern Naval Command at Kochi, with a traditional water cannon salute. Cmde VB Bellary, Commanding Officer, INS Garuda, welcomed the aircraft and crew. The DHRUV MK-III Maritime Reconnaissance and Coastal Security (MRCS) with its Radar, EO/IR suite along with advanced sensor.
14) The 3rd edition of Indo-Uzbekistan joint field training exercise “EX DUSTLIK” concluded at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan on Tuesday, informed the Ministry of Defence.The joint exercise provided an opportunity for both the contingents to train in Counter-Terrorism operations in a semi-urban environment.”
15) PM Modi will attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30 Mar. The Summit Meeting, which is being held in virtual mode, will be hosted by Sri Lanka, the current BIMSTEC chair.
16) External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo. In his address, Dr. Jaishankar emphasized the grouping’s commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation, especially connectivity, energy and maritime cooperation.
17) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said the India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, CEPA will be operationalized on 1st May this year.
18) Renowned musicologist and cultural personality of Bangladesh Dr. Sanjida Khatun was presented the Padma Shri Award for 2021 by High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami in Dhaka on Tuesday. High Commissioner Doraiswami presented the award to Sanjida Khatun on behalf of the President as Dr. Sanjida Khatun was unable to travel to India to receive the award from the President in person due to health reasons.
19) Centre has extended import of Tur and Urad under free category for another year till 31st March 2023. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said, the decision has put to rest the speculations regarding the import policy regime for Tur and Urad in the next financial year.
20) The US has announced an assistance of USD 152 million which is nearly Taka 1322 crore in new humanitarian assistance for close to one million Rohingya refugees and Bangladesh host communities,. This brings the total US assistance to the Rohingya refugee related work for Bangladesh to US 1.7 billion since 2017.
21) In a strategic move, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a letter, has directed all Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) from his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), to abstain from voting on the no-confidence motion against him.
- The letter states: “The resolution shall be voted upon in a period of seven days. All Members of the National Assembly should abstain from voting/not attend the meeting of the National Assembly on the date when the said resolution is set out on the agenda of the National Assembly for voting…”
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Romesh Chandra (30 March 1919 – 4 July 2016) was an Indian leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI).
He took part in the Indian independence struggle as student leader of CPI after joining it in 1939.
He became president of the World Peace Council in 1977.