DAILY
GK 24 MARCH 2022
1.
NAGALAND BECAME FIRST STATE TO GO PAPERLESS ASSEMBLY
PROCEEDING
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The
North Eastern state of Nagaland became the first legislative state assembly in
India to implement paperless proceedings under National e-Vidhan Application
(NeVA).
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TheNeVA
initiative encourages paperless operations and reflects the government’s
commitment towards Ashta Lakshmi.
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National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) Is a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme by Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs with the funding ratio of 90 : 10 by Centre and State respectively
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NeVA
is a neutral, member-centric application deployed on NIC Cloud, MeghRaj
which also called as “GI Cloud”.
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Bihar
Legislative Council became the first House in the country to transit to NeVA
platform completely on 25 Nov, 2021 and conducted Winter Session, 2021on the NeVA
platform in paperless mode.
2.
INDIAN ARMY CONDUCTS JOINT SECURITY EXERCISE “SURAKSHAKAVACH
2” WITH MAHARASHTRA POLICE
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Indian
Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” organised a joint exercise “SurakshaKavach 2” with
Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune. The exercise aimed to counter any
terrorist actions in Pune.
3.
BRICS VACCINE R&D CENTRE LAUNCHED
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Dr.MansukhMandaviya,
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, launched the BRICS Vaccine
Research & Development (R&D) Center and Workshop on Vaccine Cooperation
through a video-conference in New Delhi, Delhi.
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India
plans to offer its robust vaccine manufacturing industry for developing
vaccines for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries
and also the world.
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India
supplies vaccines to more than 150 countries and is home to one of the world’s
largest vaccine manufacturing industries.
4.
EX-DUSTLIK: INDIAN-UZBEKISTAN JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE AT
YANGIARIK
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The
3rd Edition of Exercise Dustlik (Ex-Dustlik), a joint training exercise between
the armies of India and Uzbekistan is being conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan
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Ex-Dustlik
focus on Counter-Terrorism operations in semi-urban terrain under a United
Nations(UN) Mandate.
5.
DELHI BECOMES MOST POLLUTED CAPITAL IN WORLD : 2021 WORLD AIR
QUALITY REPORT
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The
2021 World Air Quality Report released by the Swiss organization IQAir reveals
that the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, India, is the most polluted
capital in the world for the fourth consecutive year in 2021.
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The
report finds that only 3% of cities and no single country met the latest World
Health Organization’s (WHO) Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 annual air quality
guidelines.
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India was placed 5th in the Most Polluted countries in the word whereas Bangladesh was placed in 1st followed by
Chad and Pakistan.
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The
only two cities that met updated WHO PM2.5 guideline were Zhezqazghan and Chu
(Kazakhstan).
6.
2022 SPORTSTAR ACES AWARDS
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Indian
Olympian Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal (Javelin) at Tokyo 2020 Summer
Olympics was awarded the Sportstar of the Year (Male) award at the 2022
Sportstar Aces Awards held at the TajMahal Hotel in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Neeraj
Chopra has also won the Sportsman Of The Year (Track And Field).
7.
SERDAR BERDIMUHAMEDOW BECOMES NEW PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN
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Serdar
Berdimuhamedow was sworn in as the new President of Turkmenistan by securing
nearly 72.97% of the votes and taking the oath of office at a ceremony at
Rukhiyet Palace in the capital, Ashgabat.
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Capital – Ashgabat,Currency – Manat
8.
RAJESH GOPINATHAN RE-APPOINTED AS MD & CEO OF TCS
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Rajesh
Gopinathan has been reappointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
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TCS
has also reappointed N Ganapathy Subramaniam as the Chief Operating Officer
(COO) and Executive Director
9.
TENNIS PLAYER ASHLEIGH BARTY RETIRES FROM TENNIS
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Australian
professional Tennis player and Cricketer Ashleigh Barty, announced her
retirement from tennis at the age of 25.
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Barty
was the only other woman who has walked away from the sport while atop the
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings: Justine Henin was No. 1 when she
retired in May 2008.
10.
DALAI LAMA & DESMOND TUTU AUTHORED CHILDREN’S BOOK ‘ THE
LITTLE BOOK OF JOY’
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A picture
book edition co-authored by Nobel Peace Prize winners Dalai Lama (14th Dalai
Lama(Tenzin Gyatso)) & Archbishop Desmond Tutu, titled “The Little
Book of Joy ” will be released in September 2022.
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In
2016, they also co-authored the book titled “The Book of Joy: Lasting
Happiness in a Changing World”
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The
14th and current Dalai Lama’s name is Tenzin Gyatso. He lives as a
refugee in Himachal Pradesh,India. He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He was
born on 6 July 1935, Taktser, Tibet (now People’s Republic of China).
11.
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY 2022 – MARCH 23
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The
United Nations(UN)’s World Meteorological Day is annually observed across the
globe on 23rd March to create awareness about the environmental condition of
our planet.
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The theme of
World Meteorological Day 2022 is “Early
Warning and Early Action”.
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About
World Meteorological Organization(WMO): is dedicated to international
cooperation and coordination on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s
atmosphere.
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President–
Gerhard Adrian,Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
