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Current Affairs 11 and 12 March 2020

WCD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurates National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs in New Delhi

• The Union Minister for Women and Child Development Mrs Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) in New Delhi on 7th March 2020.
• The conference was organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs.
• The main objective of the National Conference was to discuss and deliberate on the following themes:
  1. Cyber Stalking and Bullying of Women : Steps for Protection
  2. Challenges faced by CAPF Women in Operational Areas

Andhra Pradesh Top State for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan

• As per the recent report shared by NITI Aayog, Andhra Pradesh has been ranked first in the country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan (earlier known as National Nutrition Mission).
• Apart from this, Tamil Nadu tops the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in the programme.
• POSHAN stands for Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition.

Gujarat Tops in domestic solar rooftop installations, followed by Maharashtra

• As per the data released by the government, Gujarat is the top-most state in the installations of solar rooftop plants across the country.
• Gujarat installed about 50,915 systems on domestic rooftops in the State as on March 2, 2020.
• This is 64 percent or two-thirds of total 79,950 domestic solar rooftop installations across the country.
• The total capacity of the 50,915 systems installed on domestic rooftops in the State is 177.67 MW, whereas the total systems installed across the country have a combined capacity of 322 MW.
• Maharashtra stood second with 5,513 installations.

UP’s Jewar Airport gets international recognition for strategic infrastructure

• The first phase of the Jewar International Airport, in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh has been included in the world’s 100 strategic global infrastructure projects for the year 2020.
• Uttar Pradesh (India) and Yugoslavia are the two states chosen in the field of aviation all over the world.
• The Jewar International Airport project is being built by Zurich Airport International AG, at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore, on about 5000 hectares of land in Greater Noida.
• Once operational, Jewar Airport will be Asia’s second largest international airport after China’s Shanghai International Airport and 5th largest airport in the world.
• The Jewar Greenfield International Airport will boost industrial development in the state. According to the proposal, flights will start operating in 2022-23.

AP Government launches Mobile App ‘Nigha’ to check malpractices in civic polls

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has launched a mobile app called ‘Nigha’, to prevent the corrupt practices in upcoming local body elections in the state.
• The app would ensure ‘clean and healthy’ polls by curbing the use of money and alcohol.
• Any person can complain about the wrong practices by anyone during the campaign and his/her personal details and the identity would be kept secret.

India Ranks 46th in Inclusive Internet Index 2020 by EIU; Sweden Tops

• India has been ranked 46th out of 100 countries on the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
• The ‘Inclusive Internet Index’ benchmarks countries on the internet’s availability, affordability, relevance and the readiness of people to use it. The annual report is commissioned by Facebook.
• The 4th edition of the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2020’ covered 100 countries, representing 91% of the world’s population and 96% of global GDP.
• Top 3 Nations
  1. Sweden
  2. New Zealand
  3. United States
• Burundi was the worst ranked country placed at 100th position.

India ranked 2nd in KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report; Top- UK

• India has been ranked 2nd jointly with China in the KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report. UK has topped the report on technology innovation hubs.
• Among cities, Singapore is ranked 1^st. Bengaluru is top Indian city at 9^th rank. Mumbai is the only other Indian city ranked 16th on the list of top 20 cities.

PhonePe partners with ICICI Bank for UPI Transactions

• UPI App PhonePe which earlier partnered with YES Bank, for UPI, has now partnered with ICICI Bank for UPI transactions.
• This comes after YES Bank has been placed under moratorium by Reserve Bank of India due to which UPI transactions at PhonePe got disrupted.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches a comic book on Former CM Biju Patnaik

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a comic book titled ‘The Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat’,  which is based on the life and works of legendary leader and former Chief Minister of the state Biju Patnaik.
• The first of its kind book was released by Naveen Patnaik on March 5, 2020, to mark 104th birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik, who was also his father.

V Praveen Rao Named for 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award for 2017-19

• V Praveen Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), has won the seventh Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019.
• He has been recognized for his contributions in the fields of agricultural research, teaching, extension and administration.
• The biennial national award will be conferred on him in June 2020.
• The award was constituted by Retired ICAR Employees Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL) and carries a prize of ₹2 lakh and a citation.

PV Sindhu wins inaugural BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award

• Indian badminton champion and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has won the inaugural BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award 2019.
• The 24-year-old was chosen from the list of five contenders, also consisting of sprinter Dutee Chand, boxer Mary Kom, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and para-badminton player Manasi Joshi, through public voting
• Apart from this, former sprinter PT Usha was given the Lifetime Achievement award for her contribution to Indian sports and inspiring generations of players.

51st CISF Raising Day observed on 10 March 2020

• The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) celebrates its raising day ever year on 10 March.
• 2020 marks 51st Raising Day celebrations of the CISF.
• CIFF is a Central Armed Police Force in India and works directly under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
• It was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800 forces.

Oscar-nominated Swedish actor Max Von Sydow passes away at the age of 90

On 10 March 2020, The Bangladesh High Court has declared that ‘Joy Bangla’ will be the national motto or slogan of Bangladesh

Traditional ‘Fagli’ festival celebrated in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh to observe the “victory of good over evil”

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