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MSDE starts Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in Bengaluru

March 10, 2020
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

The Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey started the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru. The Fellowship is started as part of the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) programme of the ministry to provide skilled manpower for District Skill Committees to make the District Skill Development plan.

Helpline number for women being released

March 10, 2020
Helpline number for women

An helpline number has been released for women students, researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists on international women’s day on March 8. The Helpline No. 011-2656 5285 would clear doubts cleared related to programs of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Now, this Helpline will give handholding to women scientists in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and will be available during office hours (09:30 am to 05:30 pm) during working days.

India was world’s second-largest arms importer in 2015-19: Report

March 10, 2020
India was world’s second-largest arms

India remained the world’s second largest arms importer during the period 2015-19, with Russia being the largest supplier though Moscow’s share of the Indian weapons market rejected from 72% to 56%, a leading think tank that tracks arms transfers stated in its annual report. In its annual “Trends in international arms transfers 2019″ report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) listed the world’s top five arms importers during the five-year period as Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and China.

Poonam Yadav lone Indian in team of tournament commands by champions Australia

March 9, 2020
Poonam Yadav

Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the lone Indian to make the ICC Women’s T20 playing XI of the World Cup, which featured teenage sensation Shafali Verma as the 12th player and was commanded by champions Australia. Defending champions Australia claimed their fifth title following an 85-run triumph over first-time finalists India on Sunday in Melbourne.

Google India starts Skill Development Programme For Women

March 9, 2020
DigiPivot

Google India introduced DigiPivot, a skilling programme designed for women who are looking to return to their corporate careers after a break or simply planning to make mid-career shifts to digital marketing. It was developed in association with Avtar, a career portal service for women, and the Indian School of Business, the programme aims to influence the overall gender mix in the digital marketing landscape in India and will provide an opportunity for 200 women professionals to re-skill themselves.

NASA names Mars 2020 rover as “Perseverance”

March 9, 2020
Perseverance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) declared the name of the 5th Mars (red planet) rover as Perseverance. Previously the rover was known by its code name as Mars 2020. The name was given by Alexander Mather, 7th standard student and was declared by Nasa’s director of science, Thomas Zurbuchen at an event in Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. The Perseverance rover will be the 5th exploratory vehicle after Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity.

Tamil Nadu tops in Poshan Abhiyan’s participants list

March 9, 2020
Poshan Abhiyan

The Central Government is implementing the flagship programme Poshan Abhiyan for enhancing the nutritional status of Indian citizens. This programme aids children, adolescents, pregnant women, and lactating mothers by leveraging technology. The importance of being given to the programme is evident from the fact that as many as 14 Central Departments and all the State Governments are being involved in the programme. Tamil Nadu tops the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in this programme.

Punjab launches COVA to spread awareness Corona Virus

March 9, 2020
COVA

Chief Secretary of Punjab, Karan Avtar Singh has started a mobile application, COVA Punjab. COVA stands for Corona Virus Alert. This app has been made by the Department of Government Reforms and Public Grievances in consultation with the Health and Family Welfare Department to spread awareness by sharing various travel and preventive care advisories.

Union Govt. to make sanitary Napkin Disposal bags mandatory from January 2021

March 9, 2020
Union Govt

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has declared that Sanitary napkin makers will be asked to supply a biodegradable bag with each napkin from January 2021. Javadekar stated that the sanitation norms for Corporations and municipalities will now be applied to villages with a population of more than three thousand.

Intel and CBSE tie hands to digitally empower 1 lakh students with AI

March 9, 2020
AI

Tech giant Intel and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to digitally empower nearly one lakh students with Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in India’s education system. Initiatives include the roll-out of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum framework for grades VIII, IX and X for 22,000 schools, with the target to empower one lakh students within 2020.

Indian Coast Guards carries out SAREX-2020 in Goa

March 9, 2020
SAREX-2020

Indian Coast Guard carried out a two-day National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise-2020 (SAREX-20) in Goa which saw participation by 24 overseas partners from 19 countries. SAREX-20 saw the largest ever participation from international delegates including 38 national observers and representatives of seven commercial airlines including two helicopter operators.

‘She inspires Us’ Indian Army carries out Self Defence Training for Women

March 9, 2020
Self Defence Training for Women

For International Women’s Day, a unit of Indian Army launched a demonstration on Self Defence themed “Stronger You Stronger Society” for the local womenfolk at Dhamdhama Anchlik College in Nalbari District, Assam. Safety of Women in India has become a major pan India concern. The demonstration intended to address fear and empower the women morally, mentally and physically to defend themselves in any situation.

Shafali Verma becomes Youngest Player to Appear in ICC Cricket World Cup Final

March 9, 2020
Shafali Verma

India’s batting prodigy Shafali Verma holds a slice of history when she became the youngest cricketer (male or female) to play in the final ICC Cricket World Cup. Shafali, who is 16 years and 40 days old, took the field for India in front of a packed crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in their 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia.

International Women’s Day celebrated globally on 8th March

March 8, 2020
International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is observed on the 8th of March every year. This day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for uplifting women’s equality. The theme of International Women’s Day 2020 is, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. And the campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2020 is #EachforEqual.

Defending champion Australia wins Women’s T20 World Cup title

March 8, 2020
Women’s T20 World Cup title

Defending champions Australia wins Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. Australia bowled India out for 99 runs to win the final by 85 runs for a record-extending fifth Women’s T20 World Cup title at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia. Beth Mooney has been adjudged Player of the Tournament & Alyssa Healy has been declared as the Player of the Match.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard becomes 1st player to play 500 T20s

March 8, 2020
Kieron Pollard

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has been declared as the 1st player in the history of T20 (Twenty20) cricket to feature in 500 matches during the field against Sri Lanka for the first T20I in Pallekele, Srilanka. The jersey had the all-rounder’s name at the back along with the number 500. Dwayne Bravo is second in the list with 453 matches under his belt so far. Chris Gayle is at the third spot in the list as he has featured in 404 T20 matches.

Sri Lanka to organize 5th BIMSTEC Summit in September

March 8, 2020
5th BIMSTEC Summit

The 5th edition of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit 2020 to be organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the month of September 2020. The summit will be preceded by the 17th Ministerial Meeting and 21st Senior Officials Meeting by the end of 2020.

Times of India Sports Awards 2019 declared

March 8, 2020
Times of India Sports Awards 2019

The 4th edition of TOISA (Times of India Sports Awards) awards appreciated the best Indian in 2019 sports in New Delhi, India. The event was sponsored by BHIM-UPI (Bharat Interface for Money- Unified Payments Interface). Rohit Sharma was named as the Cricketer of the year and PV Sindhu was declared as the Sportsperson of the year as she won gold at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland.

Bimal Julka to be new Chief Information Commissioner of India

March 8, 2020
Bimal Julka

Bimal Julka is declared as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Bimal Julka as CIC. The oath ceremony was organized at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sudhir Bhargava was the former CIC of the country retired on January 11, 2020.

Paytm & Hyderabad Metro pair up for QR-based tickets

March 8, 2020
Paytm and Hyderabad Metro

Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd in partnership with Paytm has released a QR-code-based metro ticketing system at Rasoolpura metro station Hyderabad, Telangana. The new service will allow commuters to travel seamlessly and avoid queues to buy tokens at the metro stations. They can now simply purchase a QR ticket on their Paytm app, which can be displayed at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates to proceed for the journey.

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