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International News
National News
State News
Banking News
Awards News
Important Days
Obituaries News

International News

5th ASEAN-India Business Summit 2023

The 5th ASEAN-India Business Summit took place on 6 March 2023 in Kuala Lumpur.
Speakers and participants from ASEAN and India convened to discuss how trade relations, connectivity, and supply chain resilience can be enhanced through deeper ASEAN-India cooperation.
Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology addressed the 5th ASEAN-India Business Summit.

Amir Tamim appoints Sheikh Mohammed as Qatar’s new prime minister

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has appointed Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as the country’s new Prime Minister.
The decision to appoint Sheikh Mohammed, who was deputy prime minister, came after the Emir accepted the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani.
Sheikh Khalid was appointed Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar in January 2020.

National News

Swachhotsav: A 3-week Women-Led Swachhata Campaign launched by MoHUA

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched a three-week women-led cleanliness campaign ‘Swachhotsav’ under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
A series of events and activities will be organized in the cities to celebrate women from all walks of life.
According to the ministry, at the launch, the first edition of Women Icons leading the Sanitation and Waste Management (WINS) Challenge-2023 was also announced.

State News

Conrad Sangma was sworn in as Meghalaya’s Chief Minister for 2nd term

Konrad Kongkal Sangma took oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Governor Fagu Chauhan administered the oath of office to Sangma, his two deputy deputies Preston Tyansong and Snivbhaland Dhar, and nine other ministers.
According to data shared by the Election Commission of India on 2 March, Sangma won the South Tura constituency by a margin of 5,016 against Bernard N Marak of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Manik Saha sworn in as 13th CM of Tripura

Manik Saha took oath as the 13th chief minister for the second time in Tripura Chief Minister after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls.
Eight other ministers were sworn in.
Governor Satyadeo Narayan Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Saha and eight more MLAs as Ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a marathon meeting with TIPRA Motha chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma and 13 MLAs of his party.
Four of the new ministers have been retained from the previous government. The possible strength of the Council of Ministers in the 60-member House is 12.

Attukal Pongala is celebrated with pomp by women in Kerala

Thousands of women devotees gathered at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple on March 7 for Attukal Pongala, the ninth day of the annual 10-day women-centric festival.
300 priests have been appointed for the sanctification ceremony at 2.30 pm and the city of Thiruvananthapuram is in a very festive mood.
The day started at 10.30 am when thousands of women across Thiruvananthapuram lit their hearths with the fire of the ‘Pandara Aduppu’ at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple.
This traditional gesture signifies the beginning of the annual Attukal Pongala ritual.

Banking News

Kotak MF launches ‘DigitALL’ campaign to celebrate International Women’s Day

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (Kotak Mutual Fund) has launched a digital campaign named ‘DigitalAll:’.
Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality, which calls for digital inclusion for all with the hashtag #IncludeAll.
The digital campaign video features women employees of Kotak Group sharing their stories of how they have supported and empowered other women in their lives by imparting the knowledge of digital literacy.

Daily UPI transactions jump 50% to 36 crores: RBI

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said payments through UPI (unified payment interface) have grown exponentially in the past 12 months with daily transactions crossing 36 crore, which is up 50 percent from 24 crores in February 2022.
In terms of volume, the number of UPI transactions exceeded 800 crores in January 2023, while NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) witnessed the highest-ever daily volume of 3.18 crore transactions on February 28.
The volume of UPI transactions has increased manifold from 0.45 crore in January 2017 to 804 crore in January 2023.
The value of UPI transactions has increased from just Rs 1,700 crore to Rs 12.98 lakh crore during the same period.

Awards News

Union MoS Dr. L. Murugan confers 8th National Photography Awards

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L Murugan presented the 8th National Photography Awards in New Delhi.
A total of thirteen awards were presented during the ceremony today, including six each in the professional and amateur categories.
The theme for the Professional category was “Life and Water”, while in the Amateur category, the theme was “Cultural Heritage of India”.

Sir David Chipperfield Selected as the 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Civic architect, urban planner, and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
Chipperfield’s storied career spans more than 40 years and includes 100-plus projects, ranging from civic, cultural, and academic buildings to residences and urban master planning throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
His built works, spanning over four decades, are expansive in typology and geography, including over one hundred works ranging from civic, cultural, and academic buildings to residences and urban master planning throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

Important Days

International Women’s Day 2023- Theme, Facts, and History

Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day as a focal point for the campaign for women’s rights.
International Women’s Day 2023 raises awareness of topics including gender equality, access to abortion, and violence and abuse against women.
International Women’s Day serves as a rallying point for advancing women’s equality. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
International Women’s Day 2023 is a time to reflect on progress made, call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.

Obituaries News

Veteran actor-director Satish Kaushik passes away at 67

Veteran actor-writer-director Satish Kaushik has passed away at the age of 67.
Born on April 13, 1965, in Haryana, Kaushik is an alumnus of NSD and FTII and started his film career in the early 1980s.
He was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and producer. He worked in theater before getting his break in Bollywood.

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