Published on: February 28, 2024
Snippets : 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Snippets : 28 FEBRUARY 2024
- FIFA has teamed with Saudi Arabia to launch a new series of men’s international friendlies that aim to help lower-ranked teams better prepare for one day playing at a World Cup. 20 teams taking part in the first FIFA Series games next month include just four that ever qualified for a World Cup. They are Algeria, Bolivia, Bulgaria and South Africa.
- Karnataka government to start 29 more Koosina Mane creches. They are Creches that take care of nutrition, health and safety of children, whose mothers are majorly employed under the MGNREGA, or, are serving in various capacities at the gram panchayat-level
- President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar as the chairperson of Lokpal. LOKPAL – Refers to the ombudsman institution established in India to address complaints of corruption against public officials, including the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament
- Deadly bird flu hits Antarctica for first time, threatening penguins. Bird flu is caused by influenza A viruses that naturally occur in wild birds. The H5N1 subtype is one of the most well-known highly pathogenic strains
- Department of Biotechnology announced the completion of the Genome India Project — the largest initiative to conduct sequencing of 10,000 genomes of the Indian population
- Armenia froze participation in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) because the bloc has failed the country. It is Regional intergovernmental military alliance that was established on May 15, 1992. Organization’s primary purpose is to ensure the collective security of its member states, which
