Published on: March 2, 2023

Snippets:2 MARCH 2023

Snippets:2 MARCH 2023

  • China announced the visit of its Foreign Minister Qin Gang to India for G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting( Delhi ), the first such high-level visit from the country in almost one year.
  • Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Kasturirangan, inaugurated the Archival Gallery at Raman Research Institute. The Archival Gallery is an unique, one-stop place offering visitors an opportunity to learn about the life and science of Indian Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman, who founded the institute in 1948.
  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) portal under the IT Rules, 2021, allowing people dissatisfied with resolution of complaints to social media companies on content takedown requests, to be heard by one of the three committees constituted by the government.
  • A two-day Millets Mahotsav was organized at Bhojpur district of Bihar.
  • Yangte-Tali in Kra Daadi district of Arunachal Pradesh gets road connectivity for the first time.
  • Ministry of Tourism in association with UNEP, RTSOI, and IITTM organises regional workshop at Hyderabad for Southern Region on Development of Sustainable and Responsible Tourist Destinations
  • India hosted the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) , 2023 at
  • 1st Anti-Corruption working group meeting of G-20 nations held in Gurugram, Haryana
  • Ministry of MSME jointly organised SHAKTI NATIONAL CONVENTION 2023 with India SME Forum at New Delhi.
  • Greater Panna Landscape Management plan, the Greater Panna Landscape Council (GPLC) has been constituted under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh with members from all the stakeholders.
  • NTPC commissions India’s first Air cooled condenser at North Karanpura Super Critical plant in Jharkhand. NTPC has commissioned India’s first Air cooled condenser installed Super Critical plant to demonstrate its Commitment towards water conservation through reduce, reuse and recycle.
  • NTPC Limited transfers renewable energy assets to NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL)
  • Indian Navy Participation Women20@g20 at Aurangabad
  • Shri Rajesh Malhotra assumed charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB)
  • India, Australia to sign agreement on mutual recognition of qualifications which locks in the rules for mutual recognition to access education in both countries
  • Iran’s only Asiatic cheetah cub despite days of treatment for kidney failure. Pirouz, 10 months old, had been the only survivor of three endangered cheetahs.
  • Hong Kong scraps one of world’s last COVID-19 mask mandates
  • Sri Lanka bans strikes ahead of mass protest.
  • China, Japan, and India are the sri lanka’s top three bilateral lenders. India and the Paris Club, of which Japan is a member, have already sent their written assurances to the IMF.
  • India-A wins women’s snooker World Cup

FIFA awards 2022

  • Best FIFA men’s player: Lionel Messi
  • Best FIFA women’s player: Spain’s Alexia Putellas
  • Best FIFA Men’s Coach: Lionel Scaloni
  • Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2022: Sarina Wiegman
  • Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez
  • Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Mary Earps
  • FIFA Puskas Award for the most spectacular goal: Marcin Oleksy