Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 01.03.2024

NATIONAL NEWS
•The Government has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar system in one crore households with a total outlay of 75,021 crore rupees.

•Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects of 17,000 crore rupees across Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

•Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called upon the Customs Department to be alert and vigilant while manning the post in sensitive border areas, especially in areas that are densely populated and vulnerable.

•Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, massive strides have been achieved through the digitalisation of the Anganwadi system.
•The External Affairs Ministry said India is trying for the early discharge of Indians stuck in Russia.

•The annual Eastern Command Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) field firing was conducted at Teesta Field Firing Range in West Bengal from the 20 to the 28th of February 2024.

•External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be on a visit to South Korea and Japan from the 5th to the 8th of March.

•Voter Awareness campaign- Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye being organised in different Higher Educational institutions

•Department of Science and Technology, Secretary, Professor Abhay Karandikar said that the synergy between industry and academia is crucial in overcoming obstacles, facilitating innovation, and bringing sustainable solutions to the Electronic Vehicles (EV) sector.

International News

•India, along with South Africa, successfully blocked a key proposal led by China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the third day of the conference.
•Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries that sending soldiers to fight for Ukraine may lead to nuclear war.

•Russia launched Pars 1, an Iranian imaging satellite, into space on Thursday. This satellite has the capability of sending high-resolution images of surface locations from its orbit 500 km above Earth.

•Indian Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and the Indian delegation on Thursday visited Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Base Birsrestho Matiur Rahman at Jashore.

•In Bangladesh, a two-month-long ban on all kinds of fishing including jatka (hilsa fry) in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary area will come into effect on March 1.

•In the 13th Ministerial Conference of WTO at Abudhabi on Thursday, India underscored the imperative need for policy flexibility to foster digital industrialization, particularly for developing and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) SPORTS NEWS

•In Women’s Premier League Cricket, Delhi Capitals were 111 for 3 in 13 overs against Royal Challengers at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, when reports last came in.

•In the Women’s Premier League, UP Warriorz defeated Mumbai Indians Women by 7 wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru yesterday.

•In Delhi Open Tennis, India’s Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan advanced to the Quarterfinals at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex yesterday.