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The DefExpo 2022that was scheduled to be held from March 10 to March 14, in Gandhinagar of Gujarat has been postponed by the Ministry of Defence, due to logistics problems being experienced by participants.
The new dates of the defence expo shall be communicated in due course.
The Government of India has signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union (ITU)for the establishment of anArea Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhion March 03, 2022.
The Host Country Agreement provides the legal and financial framework for establishment and operations of the Area Office.
The Area Office and Innovation Centre of ITU at New Delhi will serve South Asian countriescomprising of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India.
The agreement was signed between Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications and H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of ITU, in a virtual ceremony during the World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly-20 (WTSA-20) being held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Axis Bank has signed an MoU with IPE Global for strengthening India’s healthcare infrastructure by providing affordable finance of up to USD 150 million (about Rs 1,140 crore) through SAMRIDH.
What is SAMRIDH: SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility is an initiative of the Government of India wherein a pool of fund is used to improve the health infrastructure, strengthen the skills of healthcare providers in India.
SAMRIDH is supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D).
SAMRIDH stands forSustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH).
Hero MotoCorphas unveiled a new brand “Vida”, for its emerging mobility solutions and upcoming electric vehicles. (Vida means life)
Vida brand has been unveiled by Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp,on March 3, 2022 in Dubai. He also announced a$100 million Global Sustainability Fundthat will help the company to nurture more than 10,000 entrepreneurs on ESG solutions.
The first electric vehicle under the Vida brand will be officially unveiled on July 1, 2022, to coincide with the birth anniversary of Dr. Brijmohan Lall, Chairman Emeritus of Hero MotoCorp.
Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, with effect from April 4, 2022.
The Jalan Kalrock Consortiumis the new promoter of Jet Airways.
Prior to this, Kapoor was the president of Oberoi Hotels and has also worked as chief operating officer at SpiceJet and chief strategy and commercial officer at Vistara.
Senior Advocate Aman Lekhihas tendered his resignation as theAdditional Solicitor General (ASG)at the Supreme Court with immediate effect on March 04, 2022.
He did not give any reason for his resignation.
Aman Lekhi is the husband of Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi.
Lekhi was appointed as the ASG in March 2018 and was re-appointed from July 1, 2020, for a period of three years till June 30, 2023.
The2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup kicked off on March 04, 2022 in New Zealand.
This is the 12 edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, being held in New Zealand from March 04 to April 03, 2022.
The opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 was held at the Bay Ovalin Mount Maunganui between West Indies and New Zealand, in which West Indies women beat New Zealand by 3 runs .
The final match is scheduled to take place at the Hagley Oval stadium.
Total 8 teams are participating which includes, New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies.