Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st March to 8th March 2024

March Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1

National News

• Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) sign a JVA for setting up Ammonium Nitrate Plant
• Ministry of Jal Shakti signs agreement with 12 technical education institutions for basin management of 6 rivers
• NTPC joins hands with Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO)for development of Renewable Energy Parks
• Reliance partners with Sri Lanka’s Elephant House to intensify fight against Coke & Pepsi
• Leopard numbers show 8% rise from 2018 to 2022
• FSSAI gives ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate to 150 Railway Stations
• 4 days long ‘Tawi Festival’ begins in Jammu
• Telangana Government launched One-Time Scheme
• Ministry of Women and Child Development organizes ‘Poshan Utsav’
• PM Modi launches development projects worth 35,700 crore rupees in Jharkhand
• Cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance
• Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
• Amit Shah inaugurates National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation
• L&T commissions India’s first indigenously built green hydrogen electrolyser in Gujarat
• Sarbananda Sonowal dedicates first-ever Made-in-India ASTDS tug
• Telangana govt to launch Indiramma housing scheme
• Smriti Irani launched Haj Suvidha mobile App
• REC Limited joins hands with UNISED to support Education of Children
• Chapchar Kut Festival Celebrated Across Mizoram
• Rajnath Singh launches Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme to boost defence innovation
• Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates country’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in Stainless Steel Sector at Haryana
• Vivek Bharadwaj inaugurates the second PESA Regional Conference at Ranchi
• India’s first indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam
• Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar muslin get GI tag
• Mandaviya inaugurates Three Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Centers Across India
• India’s unemployment rate in 2023 dropped to 3.1%: NSO
• CM Yogi launched ‘MYUVA Scheme’ for Young Entrepreneurs in UP
• BHEL bags order worth Rs 9,500 cr to set up 1,600 MW thermal project
• Swiggy and IRCTC join hands to deliver food on Indian Railways
• PM Modi inaugurates India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata
• Government launched innovative NITI for states platform for policy and good governance
• Jharkhand govt launched State Widow Remarriage Promotion Scheme
• Karnataka govt signed MoU with World Economic Forum for Al centre
• Rajnath Singh inaugurates ‘Chola’ building at Naval War College
• Airbus signs contract with IIM Mumbai to boost aviation talent in India
• Fly91 gets DGCA approval to start flights
• Kerala Launches India’s First Govt-Backed OTT Platform, ‘CSpace’
• IOC to make fuel for Formula 1 – first by an Indian firm
• Accenture launches learning platform; to acquire edtech Udacity
• First Bharat Steam Boiler Expo 2024 held in Guwahati
• Govt extends subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries by another one year
• World’s largest literary festival-‘Sahityotsav’ to be held from March 11-16
• Cabinet approves 4% hike in DA for government employees

International News

• India’s rank remains unchanged at 42 in International IP Index 2024
• Nicaragua becomes first Spanish-Speaking nation to recognize IPS
• France become first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution
• Panama becomes 97th member of International Solar Alliance

Banking and Financial

• RBI cancels licence of Rajasthan-based Sumerpur Mercantile Urban Coop Bank
• Maruti Suzuki partners with Union Bank of India for dealer financing solutions
• India’s GDP growth at 8.4% in Q3 2023-24
• GST Collections Jump 12.5% YoY to Rs 1.68 Lakh Crore in Feb 2024
• FIU imposes 5.49 crore fine on Paytm Payments Bank
• Flipkart unveils its UPI handle to boost India’s digital evolution
• Kotak Mahindra Bank introduces Smart Choice Gold Loan
• RBI approves AU-Fincare Small finance bank merger
• Moody’s raises India’s 2024 GDP forecast to 6.8%
• PNB ties up with EaseMyTrip to launch travel credit card
• Infibeam Avenues get RBI’s authorization to payment aggregator licence
• 30 banks join RBI’s UDGAM portal for unclaimed deposits
• CRISIL raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.8% for FY25
• Kotak Life introduces Non-Linked Par Product Kotak G.A.I.N
• Future Generali India launches new women’s health insurance plan
• Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank launches ‘Vikas Spoorty’

Appointment and Resignation

• Renu Sud Karnad as chairperson and independent director of PayU
• Jana SFB gets RBI approval to re-appoint Ajay Kanwal as MD & CEO
• Daljit S Chaudhary appoints as Director of NSG
• Anurag Agarwal appointed head of Parliament security
• RBI approves ex-Sebi director Ravindran as TMB’s part time chairman
• Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM of Pakistan
• BPCL teams up with Neeraj Chopra as Brand Ambassador
• SI Suman Kumari makes history as BSF’s First Female Sniper
• Slice appoints Nayanthara as Brand Ambassador
• Manish Prasad appointed president and MD for SAP Indian Subcontinent

Awards

• Sunil Bharti Mittal first Indian to get Honorary Knighthood from King Charles III
• Pradeep Mahajan receives Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024
• Zoya Akhtar and Asma Khan honored with ‘India-UK Achievers’ Award
• Tiger Woods honoured with USGA’s prestigious Bob Jones Award
• Yatin Bhaskar Duggal wins first prize in National Youth Parliament Festival 2024

Defence

• DRDO conducts successful flight test of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile
• Iran launches ‘Pars 1’ satellite into orbit from Russia
• Navy commissions strategically important base INS Jatayu in Lakshadweep Islands

Science

• India’s IN-SPACe Inaugurates Satellite & Payload Technical Centre in Ahmedabad

Sports

• Paul Pogba banned for four years for doping
• Pro Kabaddi League Season 10, Puneri Paltan Clinches Maiden Title
• B Sai Praneeth announces retirement from international badminton
• Shahbaz Nadeem retires from international and India’s domestic cricket
• Sunrisers Hyderabad appoint Pat Cummins as captain for IPL 2024

Book and Author

• A book on Indian modern art “The Gems of Indian Art” launched
• “The Conspiracy” authored by Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Important day

• 1 March – Zero Discrimination Day (Theme 2024 – To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights)
• 1 March – World Seagrass Day (Theme 2024 – Healthy Seagrass, Healthy Planet)
• 1 March – World Civil Defence Day
• 3 February – World Wildlife Day (Theme 2024 – Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.)
• 3 March – World Hearing Day (Theme 2024 – Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all)
• 4 March – National Safety Day (Theme 2024 – Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence.)
• 4 March – World Obesity Day (Theme 2024 – Let’s Talk About Obesity And…”)
• 5 March – Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day
• 5 March – International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
• 6 March – Ghana Independence Day
• 7 March – Jan Aushadhi Diwas
• 8 March – International Women’s Day (Theme 2024 – ‘Invest in women: Accelerate Progress’)

Obituary

• Former Canada PM, Brian Mulroney passes away

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