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Daily Current Affairs – 16 March 2022

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National

Book on Prime Minister’s 20 years journey in politics ‘Modi@20:’ to hit stands in April 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced to release a book on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery.
The book captures political life of PM Modi’s past 20 years, ranging from his tenure as Gujarat CM to Prime Minister of India.
The book is a compilation of pieces written by intellectuals & experts and has been edited & compiled by BlueKraft Digital Foundation.
It is set to hit stands in April 2022.

Power Minister RK Singh inaugurates India’s first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre in Manesar

The Union Minister for Power, Shri Raj Kumar Singh virtually launched the first of its kind Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Programme..
The Virtual SGKC will give a digital footprint of the physical setup of SGKC, established by POWERGRID in 2018 at its centre in Manesar, Haryana.
Virtual SGKC is housed within the POWERGRID centre in Manesar and the solutions which are physically present at SGKC premises will also be hosted on this platform.
The Virtual SGKC is conceptualized and developed by POWERGRID with support from Ministry of Power and technical supoort from USAID.
The new initiative will prove to be one of the leading Centers of Excellence globally to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and research in smart grid technologies.

Agreement

India approves US$1 bn line of credit for Sri Lanka to help pay for key imports

The Government of India has approved USD 1 billion line of credit (LoC) for Sri Lanka, to help the Island nation for importing food, essential items and medicine.
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is visiting India on March 15, 2022 to seal the deal.
The island nation Sri Lanka is currently facing severe economic crisis. The LoC is being extended by India in line with its efforts to assist its neighbouring country in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and to mitigate its adverse impact and its developmental priorities.

Appointment

Tapan Singhel reappointed as MD & CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has extended the tenure of its current managing director & chief executive officer (MD & CEO) Tapan Singhel for another five years.
The new term of Mr Singhel will begin from April 1, 2022.
Its worth noting that Singhel has already completed 10 years as the MD & CEO of the company.

Katalin Novak becomes first women to be elected as President of Hungary

The Parliament of Hungary has elected Katalin Eva Novak to be the first female President of the country.
The 44 year-old Novak won the 2022 Presidential election by a two-thirds majority.
She won 72.87% of the overall voting or 137 seats out of the total 199 seats.
Katalin Novák will take over the new role from May 2022. She will succeed Janos Ader.

Sports

Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer and New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr named ICC Players of the Month for February 2022

Shreyas Iyer, the fast-rising India batter, has won the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month’ for February 2022.
Among the women category, New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr bagged the ICC ‘Women’s Player of the Month’ award for February 2022.

Days

National Vaccination Day 2022: 16 March

In India, the National Vaccination Day (also known as National Immunisation Day (IMD)) is observed on 16 March ever year, to convey the importance of vaccination to the entire nation.
The day was first observed in the year 1995. It was on March 16, 1995 that India started Pulse Polio Programme and the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine was given.
In 2022, the National Immunization Day is important since the Government of India has started the COVID-19 vaccination for children between 15 to 18 years of age and booster dose for senior citizens.

Obituary

Former Andhra Pradesh Governor ‘Ms Kumudben Joshi’ passes away

Kumudben Manishankar Joshi, the former Governor of Andhra Pradesh has passed away. She was 88.
Ms. Joshi served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 26 November 1985 to 7 February 1990.
She was the second female Governor of the state after Sharda Mukherjee.
Joshi had been a member of the Rajya Sabha thrice

International Kabaddi star Sandeep Singh Nangal passes away after being shot dead

Indian international kabaddi player Sandeep Singh Nangal has passed away. He was 40.
As per the reports, Sandeep was shot dead during a kabaddi tournament in Jalandhar, Punjab.
Besides being a regular member of the Indian national team, Sandeep was a frequent player in leagues in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia.

WWE legend Razor Ramon passes away at 63

The two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Scott Hall has passed away, due to heart attack. He was 63.
His tenure with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) began in May 1992.
With WWE, he was famously known by his ring name as ‘Razor Ramon’.
He went on to become a four-time WWE Intercontinental champion.