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National women's chess championship: Divya Deshmukh wins maiden title

Divya Deshmukh played out an 18-move draw with Soumya Swaminathan following a three-fold repetition of moves to claim her maiden MPL National women’s chess title.

Divya, 16, played way over her eighth seeding in the nine-round competition and garnered eight points for the first prize of Rs. 5.50 lakh - the highest in the 47 editions of the championship.

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Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is new national chess champion

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi of Telangana won the 58th edition of Senior National Chess Championship, edging out fellow GMs of Tamil Nadu D Gukesh and P Iniyan in a tie-breaker after the trio finished on 8.5 points each.

Defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram of Tamil Nadu finished fourth.

The champion received Rs 6 lakh prize money.

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The 18-year-old Erigaisi remained unbeaten in 11 rounds.

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Field assessment of Swachh Survekshan 2022 launched, with around 3,000 assessors ready to go on field

The field assessment for the seventh consecutive edition of the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan (SS), was launched on 1st March 2022 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Designed with ‘People First’ as its driving philosophy.

MoHUA formally kicked off the SS 2022 survey on 1st March 2022.

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PM Sh. Narendra Modi joins QUAD leaders in virtual meet, exchanged views on developments in Indo-Pacific

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated along with President of USA Joseph R Biden, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in a QUAD Leaders' virtual meeting.

The leaders had an opportunity to continue their dialogue after the September 2021 Summit in Washington DC.

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Google And MeitY Startup Hub To Help 100 Early To Mid-Stage Indian Startups Scale Globally As Part Of Appscale Academy

Aiming to help India’s next generation of innovators unlock this growth opportunity, MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Google announced a cohort of 100 Indian early to mid-stage startups it aims to help build high-quality global apps and games as part of the Appscale Academy.

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India’s first FSRU Höegh Giant arrives at H-Energy’s Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra

India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU)- has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra, the FSRU Höegh Giant which sailed from Keppel Shipyard, Singapore was berthed at Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra.

With the berthing of the FSRU Höegh Giant, the LNG regasification terminal will be ready to start testing and commissioning activities soon.

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National Safety Day 2022: March 4

Every year on March 4, India commemorates National Safety Day with the goal of raising awareness and commitment to working safely.

The National Safety Council established the holiday to raise public awareness of all safety principles, including road safety, workplace safety, human health safety, and environmental safety.

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2022 theme :- ‘Nurture young minds - Develop safety culture’.

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Sh. Bhupender Yadav releases DTE’s State of India’s Environment 2022

Sh. Bhupender Yadav,Union minister of environment, forests & climate change, released Down To Earth’s Annual State of India’s Environment Report 2022 at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue organised by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

Climate change, desertification and the sustainability-affordability linkage- 3 extremely critical issues facing India.

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Arunachal Pradesh to get a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi

Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi, 15 kms from Itanagar considering the importance of air connectivity to the capital city.

With an estimated cost of Rs.645 crore, the project includes the development work i.e. construction of airport pavements, air side work, terminal Building and city side works.

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UN telecom body ITU to open its area office in New Delhi for South Asia

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao signed a pact virtually to establish an area office and innovation centre of the United Nations telecom body in New Delhi.

The setting up of the area office will provide greater access and engagement to India and South Asian countries in global policy.

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ITU Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland;
Founded: 17 May 1865

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UN Adopts Historic Resolution to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.

The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.

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UNEP Headquarters location: Nairobi, Kenya.

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Film critic Jai Prakash Chouksey dies at 83 in Indore

Film critic, writer Jaiprakash Chouksey died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.

Chouksey, 82, had been suffering from lung cancer for the last 7 years and his condition had deteriorated over the last 3 months.

Chouksey has penned scripts and dialogues for several films including 'Shayad' (1979), 'Qatl' (1986) & 'Bodyguard' (2011).

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Indian shooters Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar win gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo

India's Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh, and Ruchita Vinerkar won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event of the ISSF World Cup.

The Indians shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish on the podium for the country's third medal, and second gold, in the year's first World Cup. India lead the standings with three medals -- two gold and silver.

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Assam government has declared the entire State of Assam as 'disturbed area' up to 6 months

Assam government has declared the entire State of Assam as “Disturbed Area” up to 6 (six) months with effect from February 28, 2022.

The declaration has been made as per powers conferred under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

AFSPA  Act in its original form was promulgated by the British in response to the Quit India movement in 1942.

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Aviation veteran Sanjiv Kapoor appointed CEO of Jet Airways

As part of their plans of restarting operations by summer, Jet Airways has picked Sanjiv Kapoor, who had previously headed revenue and strategy departments at SpiceJet and Vistara, to lead the new Jet Airways.

Jet Airways, which is now promoted by Jalan Kalrock consortium, had plans to restart operations during the first quarter of 2022.

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CDSL becomes 1st depository with 60 million active demat accounts

Central Depository Services (India) has more than six crore plus (60 million) active Demat accounts.

Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) is India's only listed depository.

As the interest of the general public in Indian share markets has been increasing, the number of Demat accounts too have seen a large upsurge in the past two years.

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CDSL - Headquarters: Mumbai;
Founded: February 1999.

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Over 140 aircraft of IAF to take part in Vayu Shakti 2022 in Pokhran on 7th March

Over 140 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will take part in the 2022 edition of Vayu Shakti that will be held at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test facility on March 7.

Rafale, LCA Tejas, Sukhoi-30, and other fighter jets will participate.

Vayu Shakti, which is IAF’s biggest exercise, is held every three years to showcase country’s air power.

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World Obesity Day: March 4

Observed on March 4, World Obesity Day is an initiative that is directed towards the eradication of the global obesity crisis. Earlier October 11 was marked as Would Obesity Day. Since 2020, the date has been changed to March 4. ‘Everybody Needs to Act’ is the theme for World Obesity Day 2022. World Obesity Federation, a non-profit body organises this day annually.

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World Obesity Day was celebrated for the first time in 2015.

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National Security Day: March 4

March 4 is observed as National Security Day in India. It is also known as Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas and is celebrated to honour the National Security Day. The day aims to show gratitude to our security forces which include military, para-military, commandos, police officials, guards, and India’s security forces and to those who maintain peace and security of our country.

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March 4 marks the day when the National Safety Council of India was established in 1966.