Published on: February 28, 2022
SNIPPETS – 28 FEBRUARY 2022
SNIPPETS – 28 FEBRUARY 2022
- Nirbhaya Kendra for distressed women, kids opened in Bengaluru. It aims to provide counselling, medical check-ups, legal advice & necessary assistance to women and children facing any kind of violence
- Karnataka launched Pulse Polio – 2022 campaign, as part of a nationwide drive. India launched the Pulse Polio immunisation programme in 1995. It is Highly infectious viral disease
- 350th anniversary of the coronation day of Keladi Rani Chennamma celebrated
- The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period of five years to 2026 . It is under ministry of Home affairs
- Goa celebrates its annual ‘Carnaval’ or carnival, the colourful festival, a vestige of the state’s erstwhile Portuguese rulers
- National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February to mark the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by Sir C.V. Raman on 28 February 1928
- Sixth Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai was born on 29th February 1896 in Gujarat
- Death anniversary of Veer Savarkar observed
- Prime Minister praised Tanzanian social media stars, the brother-sister duo of Kili and Neema Paul, for lip-syncing to the Indian national anthem on Republic Day, and paying tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
- India’s first e-waste eco-park to come up at Delhi
- Anoop Kumar Mendiratt became the first Union Law Secretary to be appointed as a High Court judge
- PM congratulates Sadia Tariq on winning Gold medal at Moscow Wushu Stars Championship
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is organising “Devayatanam Conference”. Devayatanam conference is a two-day international conference. ‘Devayatanam is an odyssey of Indian temple architecture. Conference is being at Hampi, Karnataka.
- The Indo-Oman exercise, Eastern Bridge-VI (2022) was successfully conducted at Air Force Station Jodhpur
- A 1.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways. It is Indian Railway’s First Solar Power Plant
- The U.S., Europe and several other western nations are moving to exclude Russia from SWIFT . It is a Messaging network used by banks and financial institutions globally
- Cyclone Emnati wreaked havoc on Madagascar
- Global banking group Standard Chartered announced its partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch a payment platform for airline industry in India
