DAILY GK: 8 MAR 2022

 DAILY GK: 8 MAR 2022

1.             ‘SAGAR PARIKRAMA’ INAUGURATED AT GUJARAT

·               The Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying ,ParshottamRupala inaugurated the ‘SagarParikrama’, an initiative to solve the concerns of the fishermen community in Gujarat. 

·               The Parikrama aims to understand challenges, experiences and aspirations of the fishermen community and to solve the concerns of the fishermen.

·               The initiative looks at the scope of seafood exports as the Country has a coastline of 8118 kms.

·               It covers 9 maritime States/4UTs

·               Gujarat marks as the first state as part of Parikrama initiative.

 

2.             NITIN CHUGH TO HEAD SBI’S DIGITAL BANKING AS DMD

·               SBI has appointed Nitin Chugh as its Group Head of Digital Banking at the level of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) for a period of 3 years initially.

·               His new position in SBI would be responsible for envisioning, developing and in execution of the bank’s digital banking strategy and business plan for imparting digital knowledge/skills in a constructive, empowering and collaborative way.

·               SBI Chairperson: Dinesh Kumar Khara,Tagline: “Pure Banking, Nothing Else”

·               YONO: YONO (You Only Need One) – an integrated app for financial services launched by SBI on 24 November 2017.

 

3.             HANSA-NG: INDIA’S 1ST INDIGENOUS FLYING TRAINER COMPLETES SEA LEVEL TRIALS

·               India’s first indigenous flying trainer ‘HANSA-NG (New Generation)’ designed and developed by Bengaluru (Karnataka) based CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), has successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry

·               NAL operates under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

·               HANSA-NG is a two-seater Hansa-NG is a revamped version of the original HANSA developed three decades ago. 

·               It is designed to meet the need for trainer aircraft by flying clubs in India.

·               HANSA-NG is an ideal aircraft for Commercial Pilot Licensing (CPL) due to its low cost and low fuel consumption. 

 

4.             SAMARTH-ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION DRIVE

·               Union Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Narayan Rane launched “SAMARTH”, a special entrepreneurship promotion drive for women.

·               SAMARTH will provide women with self-employment opportunities and make them self-reliant and independent. Under SAMARTH, 20% of seats in free skill development programs, organized by the MSME ministry, will be allocated for women entrepreneurs, which will help around 7,500 women in 2022-23.

·               Also, 20% of MSME business delegations sent to domestic and international exhibitions for marketing assistance under the schemes of MSME ministry will be dedicated to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) owned by women. This initiative will provide greater reach to the businesses of women.

·               20% discount on annual processing fee on commercial schemes of the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) can be availed by women entrepreneurs in 2022-23. A special Drive will be conducted under Udyam Registration for the registration of women-owned MSMEs.

 

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