Banking and Financial
- Axis Bank signed MoU with IPE Global for USD 150 million loan to healthcare sector
- Paytm partnered with IRCTC to offer digital ticketing services through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)
- Future Generali India Insurance launched ‘FG Dog Health Cover’ Insurance & unveiled ‘Oh My Dog!’ Campaign
- Google Cloud and Flipkart entered into a multi-year strategic partnership
- RBI released “BE(A)WARE” booklet on modus operandi of financial frauds
- Indian Overseas Bank extended Rs 1,000 crores loan to J&K Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Ltd (JKIDFC)
- National Statistical Office (NSO) projected India’s GDP growth in 2021-22 at 8.9%
- Union Cabinet approved FDI of up to 20% in LIC under automatic route
- Government collected Rs 1.33 lakh crores as GST of February 2022
- Bank of Maharashtra launched “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha
- Union Bank of India signed agreement with Ambit Finvest for co-lending to MSMEs
- Trivitron Healthcare acquired US-based medical devices firm Kennedy Company
- RBI canceled licence of Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank, Sangli, Maharashtra
- Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) became 1st depository to register more than 60 million Demat accounts
- Banks Board Bureau launched programme for improving quality of PSU bank boards
- Zeta partnered with Mastercard to power next-gen credit processing for banks, fintechs
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed an MoU with IBA to collaborate on capacity building
- Bharti Airtel partnered with Axis Bank to issue co-branded credit card
National News
- India’s 1st ambulance for street animals launched in Chennai
- Tamil Nadu CM launched “Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam” skill development scheme for students
- Assam government declared the entire state as a “Disturbed Area” for up to 6 months
- Herath Festival celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir
- Adani Green got letter of award for setting-up 150 MW solar power plant project
- Google & MeitY partnered to train 100 Indian Startups to build high-quality global apps & games under Appscale Academy
- International Monsoons Project Office launched at IITM, Pune
- Arunachal Pradesh will get a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi
- Chhattisgarh signed two MOUs for establishing dung-based power plants & food irradiation facility
- GoI launched ‘Operation Ganga’ evacuation mission
- National Logistics Portal (NLP) will be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to make Multi-Modal Logistics Ecosystem
- Centre constituted High-Level Task Force to analyse the impact of sanctions against Russia
- MNRE approved development of 400 MW solar project in upper Kinnaur by SJVN
- 19th India-US Military Cooperation Group Meeting held in Agra
- Centre approved continuation of 7 existing sub schemes under Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” for 5 years with an outlay of 1,452 crores
- Rajasthan announced ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’ with Rs 10 crores budget
- Telangana topped the country in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices
- Centre approved ‘Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces’ (CAPFs) scheme
- Reliance Industries opened country’s ‘largest business, commerce and cultural hub’ in Mumbai
- India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) “Hoegh Giant” arrived at Jaigarh Terminal, Maharashtra
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project worth Rs 11,420 crores
- India Global Forum (IGF) annual summit held in Bengaluru
- Haryana govt announced Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme to support women entrepreneurs
- Sikkim Government will launch Aama Yojna & Bahini Scheme
- India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG successfully completed sea level trials at Puducherry
- HDFC Mutual Fund launched women-led financial empowerment initiative ‘LaxmiForLaxmi’
- Labour Ministry has launched Donate-a-Pension programme
International News
- Swiss Airlines will become world’s first airline to use solar aviation fuel
- India signed Host Country Agreement with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for establishment of Area Office & Innovation Centre at New Delhi
- Sustainable Development Report 2021: India ranked 120th; Finland topped
- United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2 held in hybrid form in Nairobi, Kenya
- 2022 Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain; Focused on 5G and Economic Recovery
- United Arab Emirates placed on Financial Action Task Force (FATF’s) grey list
- Google launched ‘Play Pass’ subscription in India
- Bangladesh signed two loan agreements worth USD 292 million with ADB for flood management
- Knight Frank’s 16th The Wealth Report 2022: India ranked 3rd in billionaire population globally; US topped
- India & Nepal signed MoU on supply of Urea and DAP under G2G Agreement
- Germany will host virtual meeting of G7 agriculture ministers
Appointment and Resignation
- Akshaye Widhani appointed Chief Executive Officer of Yash Raj Films
- Ashneer Grover resigned as MD & Director of the board of BharatPe
- Amitabh Bachchan appointed as brand ambassador of UpGrad
- Vidya Balan appointed Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance
- Sunil Agrawal appointed Chief Financial Officer of LIC
- Sanjiv Kapoor appointed as CEO of Jet Airways
- Sanjay Pandey appointed as new Police Commissioner of Mumbai
- Bhushan Patwardhan appointed as chairman of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
- World Bank’s India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad appointed Vice President, Operations, MIGA
- Samiran Gupta will head Twitter’s public policy and philanthropy efforts in India and South Asia
- TS Ramakrishnan appointed as MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund
- Aman Lekhi resigned as Additional Solicitor General of India
- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
- DN Patel appointed as Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
- Nitin Chugh appointed as Deputy MD of SBI
Awards
- IISER Prof Deepak Dhar became first Indian to bag Boltzmann Medal
- Annpurna Devi presented National ICT Awards to 49 teachers across country
- National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) awarded ‘Special Jury Award’ for Ganga rejuvenation
- CtrlS won the ASSOCHAM Award for Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management
Defence
- Ministry of Defence hosting 12th DefExpo 2022 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- 9th edition of India-Sri Lanka naval exercise SLINEX conducted in Visakhapatnam.
- Indian Navy successfully test-fired extended range BrahMos cruise missile from INS Chennai
Science
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for renewable energy, electric mobility & alternative fuels
- IIT Kanpur developed biodegradable nanoparticle to protect crops from diseases
- NASA launched next-generation GOES-T satellite for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to track hazardous weather
- JSW Energy signed power purchase agreement with Haryana Power Purchase Centre
- Microsoft to set up India’s largest datacentre region in Hyderabad
- Aarushi Verma selected to represent India at 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition
Sports
- India’s Sadia Tariq won gold in Russia Wushu Stars Championship 2022
- India secured 8 medals at Singapore Weightlifting International 2022
- 31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in Vietnam
- Daniil Medvedev ranked the new ATP World No.1, overthrew Novak Djokovic
- Saurabh Chaudhary won India’s first gold at International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo; Esha Singh won silver
- Ladakh LG inaugurated 1st-ever Ice Wall Climbing Competition 2022
- Shri Nivetha, Esha, Ruchita won gold in women’s 10m air pistol team event at ISSF World Cup
- BCCI announced RuPay as the official partner for Tata IPL 2022
- Mithali Raj became first woman cricketer to appear at six Cricket World Cup
Book and Author
- Mithilesh Tiwari authored a book titled “Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki” by Captain AD Manek
- A new book titled “The Millennial Yogi” authored by Deepam Chatterjee
- Rahul Gandhi launched Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s autobiography “Ungalil Oruvan”
- Amitava Kumar authored a book titled The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’
- The Queen Of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography Of Usha Uthup released
Important day
- 1-7 March: Janaushadhi Diwas week
- 1 March: Zero Discrimination Day (Theme 2022: “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”)
- 1 March: World Civil Defence Day
- 2 March 2022: 46th Civil Accounts Day
- 3 March: World Wildlife Day (Theme 2022: ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’.)
- 3 March: World Hearing Day (Theme 2022: “To hear for life, listen with care”)
- 3 March: World Birth Defects Day (Theme 2022: “Many births defects, one voice”.)
- 4 March: National Security Day
- 4 March: National Safety Day (Theme 2022: ‘Nurture young minds – Develop safety culture’)
- 4 March: World Obesity Day (Theme 2022: ‘Everybody Needs to Act’.)
- 6 March 2022: CISF 53rd Raising Day
- 7 March: Janaushadhi Diwas (Theme 2022: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.)
- 8 March: International Women’s Day (Theme 2022: “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.)
Obituary
- Bollywood film critic, writer Jaiprakash Chouksey passed away
- Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr passed away
- Australian cricket legend Shane Warne passed away at 52
- Former Punjab Governor & Indian Army Chief General S F Rodrigues passes away
- Former Australian cricketer Rod Marsh passed away
