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New draft defence procurement Procedure 2020 released, targets to uplift indigenization; introduced ‘leasing’ category

March 22, 2020
Rajnath Singh
  • Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a new “Draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020” featured promotion of indigenous manufacturing, during a meet in New Delhi.
  • A total of 47 amendments carried out as part of Business Process Reengineering to draft DPP 2020.

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March

March 21, 2020
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated globally on 21 March every year.
  • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2020 is centered on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent.

International Day of Forests observed on 21 March

March 21, 2020
International Day of Forests
  • International Day of Forests is observed every year on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
  • On this day, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees. The theme for International Day of Forests 2020: Forests and Biodiversity.

World Down Syndrome Day celebrated on 21 March

March 21, 2020
World Down Syndrome Day
  • World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year on 21 March to spread public awareness of Down syndrome.
  • Down syndrome occurs in an individual when he/she has an extra partial (or whole) copy of chromosome 21. The theme of World Down Syndrome Day 2020 is “We Decide”.

World Poetry Day observed globally on 21 March

March 21, 2020
World Poetry Day
  • World Poetry Day is observed globally on 21 March every year. World Poetry Day is being observed annually to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities.
  • UNESCO recognized 21st of March as World Poetry Day during its 30th session which was organized in Paris in 1999.

International Nowruz Day observed globally on 21 March

March 21, 2020
International Nowruz Day
  • International Nowruz Day is being observed globally on 21 March every year.
  • It is being celebrated to celebrate “Nowruz” which is an ancestral festivity and marks the first day of spring which is celebrated on the occasion of the astronomical vernal equinox that generally occurs on 21 March.

APEDA inks MoU with SFAC for development of agriculture sector

March 21, 2020
APEDA
  • Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA) and Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium(SFAC) has inked an MoU for the upliftment of agriculture and allied sectors as well as its exports for bringing better value to the stakeholders.

Key takeaways of the MoU signed by APEDA and SFAC:

  • As per MoU, APEDA and SFAC will cooperatively work to link up the FPOs with the exporters.
  • They will also work towards capacity upliftment, awareness programs, outreach programs and workshops of various stakeholders.
  • APEDA will facilitate certification of organic produce/areas by the Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) assisted or identified by SFAC.

UN releases World Happiness Report 2020

March 21, 2020
World Happiness Report 2020
  • United Nations (UN) delivered the 8th World Happiness Report 2020 to measure the happiness of people of 156 countries where India(3.573) ranks in 144th position &  Finland(7.809) tops the 3rd time.
  • The survey places the countries using Gallup World Poll, GDP levels, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom &  corruption income.

RBI to infuse Rs 30,000 crore to uplift liquidity

March 21, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will infuse liquidity of Rs 30,000 crore by purchasing of Government securities under Open Market Operations (OMOs) to maintain financial stability in the Indian economy.
  • RBI has took this decision to improve liquidity in order to ensure that all markets segments function normally with adequate liquidity and turnover, as certain financial market segments are facing stress due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Indian Railways to electrify all broad gauge routes by December 2023

March 20, 2020
Railways
  • Indian Railways has decided to electrify a total of 28,810 km of broad gauge route by December 2023.
  • As part of its solar mission, it plans to source approximately 1000 megawatt (MW) of solar power & to source around 200 MW of wind power.

Former world champion boxer Roger Mayweather passes away

March 20, 2020
Roger Mayweather
  • Former world boxing champion Roger Mayweather passed away. He won titles in the category of 130 and 140 pounds in his 18-year career that started in 1981.
  • He won his first 17 career fights and clinched the world title in World Boxing Association junior lightweight and earned the World Boxing Council junior welterweight title in 1987.

Defence Ministry inks contract with Israeli firm for LMG

March 20, 2020
Negev 7.62 X 51 mm LMG
  • The Ministry of Defence has inked the capital acquisition contract of worth Rs 880 crore with Israel Weapons Industries for the procurement of Light Machine Gun (LMGs).
  • The Light Machine Guns were the long-standing requirement of Indian Armed Forces.
  • Negev 7.62 X 51 mm LMG which is a combat weapon, is being used globally and expected to enhance the lethality as well as the range of a soldier vis-a-vis the presently used weapon.

International Day of Happiness celebrated globally on 20 March

March 20, 2020
International Day of Happiness
  • International Day of Happiness is observed globally on 20th March every year.
  • The 2020 International Day of Happiness campaign theme is ‘Happiness For All, Together’.

Two Indians nominated in International Panel of ICC Development Umpires

March 20, 2020
Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan
  • Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan have been nominated in the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires.
  • The announcement was made after the launch of 100% Cricket which is a 12-month campaign which has been released to build on the momentum of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020.
  • Tamil Nadu’s Janani Narayanan is a software engineer while, Vrinda Rathi of Mumbai is a former varsity player who has been umpiring in Indian domestic cricket from 2018.

DBS Bank & Bharti AXA pairs up for plans covering Covid-19

March 20, 2020
DBS Bank & Bharti AXA pairs up for plans covering Covid-19
  • DBS Bank India has paired-up with Bharti AXA to start a complimentary insurance plan which will cover all medical conditions, including Covid-19.
  • The insurance plan will also include up to 10 days of hospitalisation along with a cover of Rs 5,000 per day for a 30-day period.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath resigns

March 20, 2020
Kamal Nath
  • Kamal Nath has stepped down as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He has resigned ahead of the floor test which was scheduled to be held on 20th March 2020 in the state assembly.
  • He will submit his resignation to Lal Ji Tandon, governor of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Kamal Nath sworn-in as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh after winning the state Assembly polls held in 2018.

WhatsApp starts “WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub”

March 20, 2020
WhatsApp
  • “WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub” has been initiated globally by WhatsApp in partnership with the World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and United Nations Development Programme.
  • The Information Hub targets to provide simple, actionable guidance for health workers, educators, community leaders, nonprofits, local governments and local businesses that depends on WhatsApp for communication.
  • WhatsApp has also declared the donation of $1 million to the International Fact-Checking Network for coronavirus facts alliance.

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020

March 20, 2020
Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020
  • The Olympic Flame was handed over to Tokyo 2020 organizers after the Greece leg of torch relay suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos handed the torch over to the Tokyo organising committee represented by Naoko Imoto, who lit the lantern and left with it.
  • The Tokyo Olympic games are slated to be held from July 24 to August 9.

GoI allows setting up of National Technical Textile Mission

March 20, 2020
National Technical Textile Mission
  • The Government of India has allowed the proposal of setting up of National Technical Textiles Mission with an outlay of Rs. 1480 crores. The mission would be set up for a period of 4 years from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
  • The mission focuses on the development in usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions as well as programmes of the country.
  • The Mission will also work towards the promotion of innovation amongst young engineering /technology/ science standards and graduates along with creation of innovation and incubation centres and promotion of start-up and Ventures.

Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Member of Rajya Sabha

March 20, 2020
Ranjan Gogoi
  • Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath appointed as member of Rajya Sabha.
  • He was nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
  • His nomination was made to fill in the vacancy created after the retirement of KTS Tulsi.

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