1) The Supreme Court of India has named former Justice AK Sikri as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee (HPC), of the Chardham project.
2) The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park virtually as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Programme.
3) Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor, has been elected South Korea’s new president, defeating his chief liberal rival in one of the country’s most closely fought presidential elections.
4) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat by signing a Host Country agreement between the Government of India and the World Health Organization (WHO).
▪️Gujarat:-
➨CM - Bhupendra Patel
➨Governor - Acharya Devvrat
➨Nageshwar Temple
➨Somnath Temple
5) Union Minister of State Kailash Choudhary inaugurated Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2022 in New Delhi.
➨The three day Krishi Mela is being organized by the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) under the guidance of the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar.
6) Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change presented Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP), National Safety Awards (NSA) for the performance year 2018 and National Safety Awards (Mines).
7) The Kolkata Metro has launched a new app "Metro Ride Kolkata", developed by CRIS for commuters. The app can be downloaded from the Google Play store.
▪️West Bengal :-
➠CM - Mamata Banerjee
➠GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
➠Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
➠Kalighat Temple
8) Sahityotsav, the Festival of Letters of Sahitya Akademi, India’s most inclusive literature festival is being held from 10th to 15th March 2022 in New Delhi.
➨The Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India.
9) India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya. It is Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission.
➨ The statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high. Lord Buddha is in the sleeping posture in the statue.
✸Bihar CM - Nitish Kumar
➭ Governor - Phagu Chauhan
➭Mangala Gowri Temple
➭Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
➭Valmiki National Park
10) Indian scientists have designed an electrocatalyst system for energy-efficient hydrogen production with the help of electrolysis of urea, which is helpful towards urea-based waste treatment with low-cost hydrogen production.
11) The government has appointed State Bank of India (SBI) managing director Ashwani Bhatia as whole-time member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
➠The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulatory body for securities and commodity market in India under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. It was established on 12 April 1988 and given Statutory Powers on 30 January 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992.
12) Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched the E-marketplace platform in an event organised at Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior.
▪️Madhya Pradesh
➨CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
➨Governor - Mangubhai Chhaganbhai
➨Bhimbetka Caves
➨Buddhist Monument at Sanchi
➨Khajuraho Temple
13) The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Mines for amendment of the Second Schedule of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to specify the royalty rates of certain minerals, including potash, emerald and platinum group of metals.
14) Minister of Higher Education, Electronics, IT-BT, S&T and Skill Development Dr C N Aswath Narayan launched Women@Work (W@W) programme with an aim to provide five lakh jobs within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills.
15) General MM Naravane, officiating Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of Army Staff presented the prestigious USI MacGregor Memorial Medal to four awardees; two from the Indian Army and one each from Indian Navy and Indian Airforce, for their outstanding achievements in operational reconnaissance and extreme adventure sports.
▪️Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨ Chief of the Army Staff - General Manoj Mukund Naravane
➨ Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
➨Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral R. Hari Kumar
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