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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

DAILY GK: 09 MAR 2022

 DAILY GK: 09 MAR 2022

1.       LANKA-INDIA NAVAL EXERCISE ‘SLINEX 2022’

·            The 9th edition of Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise, ‘SLINEX 2022’, a Bilateral Maritime Exercise is being held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP)

·            This exercise caters to India’s policies of ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)’.

·            The military exercise between India and Sri Lanka is Mitra Shakti.

                                                                                             

2.       IAF POSTPONE ITS FIREPOWER DEMONSTRATION EX VAYU SHAKTI

·            The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Exercise Vayu Shakti, which was scheduled to be held in Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan on 7th March 2022.

·            The reason for deferring the exercise was not disclosed. 

·            Exercise Vayu Shakti takes place at Pokhran range every three years to demonstrate its readiness to conduct full-spectrum operations.

 

3.       RBI LAUNCHES UPI FOR FEATURE PHONES ‘UPI123PAY’ AND 24*7 HELPLINE ‘DIGISAATHI’

·            The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) launched two landmark initiatives UPI123Pay and DigiSaathi.

·            DigiSaathi will help customers address queries in the digital payments umbrella including cards in two languages – english and hindi and also working towards all vernacular languages.

·            RBI Establishment – 1st April 1935,Governor – Shaktikanta Das

 

4.       AXIS BANK ROLLS OUT ‘HOUSE WORK IS WORK’ INITIATIVE TO BRING EDUCATED WOMEN TO WORKFORCE

·            Axis Bank Limited has started the ‘House Work Is Work’ initiative that provides opportunities to those women who want to rejoin the professional space as the urban educated women’s participation in the workforce is still not at desired levels.

·            GIG-A-Opportunities is Axis Bank’s new platform for alternative work models to attract the finest talent, with a promise of growth with flexibility, diversity and inclusivity.

 

5.       RBI RELEASES BOOKLET ‘BE(A)WARE’ ON MODUS OPERANDI OF FINANCIAL FRAUDS

·            The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)  released a booklet titled “BE(A)WARE”. It provides information on the common modus operandi used by fraudsters and precautions to be taken while carrying out various financial transactions.

·            The booklet will enhance public awareness about financial frauds perpetrated on innocent customers. 

·            According to the Ombudsman Offices & Consumer Education and Protection Cells (CEPCs) of RBI,  sharing of confidential information by the customers, knowingly or unknowingly is one of the major causes leading to the financial frauds in India.

 

6.       HDFC MF LAUNCHES LAXMIFORLAXMI  FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN.

·            HDFC Mutual Fund launched an exclusive women led financial empowerment initiative #LaxmiForLaxmi. It will connect women investors to a woman financial expert through a unique missed call service.

·            The woman financial expert will provide guidance and resolve queries to women investors.   

·            It  is an extension of HDFC Mutual Fund’s Investor Education campaign #BarniSeAzadi  which was launched in 2021.

 

7.       INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022 – MARCH 8 

·            The United Nations (UN)’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is annually observed across the globe on 8th March

·            The theme of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. The theme calls for climate action for women by women. 

 

8.       INDIA’S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR POWER PROJECT

·            The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. K. Stalin inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power plant constructed at a cost of Rs 150.4 crore. The floating plant is established in Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC) factory at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu to provide clean energy.

·            SPIC worked with France-based floating solar power specialists and global leader Ceil & Terre for the constructions and designs.

·            The 48-acre floating solar power plant has been set up on a large water reservoir that spans 62-acres.

 

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