Published on: March 8, 2022

SNIPPETS – 8 MARCH 2022

SNIPPETS – 8 MARCH 2022

  • Speaking at the 12th edition of the ‘Bengaluru India Nano’ which is themed around the subject ‘NanoTech for sustainable future’, CM said Nano Urea will be a game changer in agri sector
  • The Union Labour and Employment Ministry launched the “donate a pension” scheme allowing any citizen to pay the premium amount on behalf of an unorganised worker under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme.
  • Government of India launched a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women – “SAMARTH” on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022
  • 53rd Raising Day celebrations of Central Industrial Security Force was recently celebrated
  • India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit will bring together prominent faces of tech-driven disruption and those who have entered the unicorn club, as well as Union ministers, politicians, and global business executives. It was recently held in Bengaluru
  • The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) was held at Visakhapatnam recently
  • TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star in the Aquarius constellation
  • March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day across the world to promote women’s rights and honour their achievements across the political, economic, social and cultural spheres
  • NATO reluctant to declare Ukrainian airspace as a ‘No Fly Zone’. It is particular airspace wherein aircrafts, excluding those permitted by an enforcement agency, are barred from flying