Published on: March 2, 2022

SNIPPETS – 3 MARCH 2022

SNIPPETS – 3 MARCH 2022

  • 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2022 (BIFFES 2022) held
  • Karnataka High Court highlighted only authorities notified by the State Government can initiate criminal prosecution for violation of provisions of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act. The act prevents the misuse of prenatal diagnostic technique for sex selective abortion
  • National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Celebrates its 17th Foundation Day. NCPCR was set up in March 2007, Under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 for Protection of Child Rights
  • Uthralikkavu Pooram festival celebrated. It is annual festival of Ruthira Mahakalikavu Temple in Vadakkancherry, Thrissur , Kerala
  • Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran assumed command of Delhi based Western Air Command
  • President of India Inaugurates Arogya Vanam at President’s Estate. Spread in 6.6 acres, the Arogya Vanam has been developed in the shape of a human sitting in the Yoga Mudra. The concept of Arogya Vanam has been conceived with the aim of publicising the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on human body.
  • Madhabi Puri Buch is the first woman chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
  • NCPCR & Border Security Force jointly launched special initiative called ‘SAHARA’, which is an initiative to provide psycho-social counselling & support to children of BSF jawans who made the supreme sacrifice.
  • FIFA decided to indefinitely suspend all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, from participation in all competitions run by the two football bodies
  • Turkey is set to implement MONTREUX CONVENTION on naval passage through two of its strategic straits, which would allow them to limit the movement of Russian warships between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
  • Ukraine launched a case against Russia at INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE accusing Moscow of planning genocide and asking for the court to intervene to halt the invasion and order Russia to pay reparations. It is one of organ of UNO