Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Feb 22nd to 28th Feb 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Feb 22nd to Feb 28th 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Mother Language Day is observed worldwide on 21st February every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism & the theme of 2022 is: “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”.
• Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme.
• World Thinking Day, originally known as Thinking Day, is celebrated every year on 22 February by all Girl Scouts, Girl Guides and other girl groups worldwide & the theme for World Thinking Day 2022 is “Our World, Our Equal Future”.
• Central Excise Day of India is celebrated every year on February 24.
• The Government of India has organised the Polio National Immunization Day 2022 (NID) (also known as ‘’Polio Ravivar”) on February 27, 2022, to give two drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to every child in the country under the age of five.
• The National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February each year in India to spread the message about the importance of science in the daily life of the people & the theme of National Science Day for 2022 is Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future.
• Rare Disease Day (RDD) is observed every year on the last day of February. This year in 2022 it falls on February 28, 2022 with the Theme of Share Your Colors.
• February 27th is celebrated as the National Protein Day, to create awareness about protein deficiency and encourage people to include of this macronutrient in their diet & the theme of India Protein Day in 2022 is Food Futurism.
• The World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27 every year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare will launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ which is a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
• The government of India is looking to promote ‘Heal by India’ for strengthening the country’s educational institutions in the health sector and enhancing education to churn out quality human resources.
• TransUnion CIBIL Limited, formerly known as Credit Information Bureau Limited, has partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to launch a nationwide Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) consumer education program to support MSME’s across India to get awareness about credit management, CIBIL Rank and commercial credit information.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’, an initiative by Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd and flagged off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’ in various cities in India.
• The Government of India has organised a week-long science exhibition titled ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ from February 22 to 28, 2022, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemoration.
• Government has approved the continuation of Central Sector National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMSS) over the 15th Finance Commission cycle for a period of five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with financial outlay of Rs. 1827.00 crore
• The 25th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in Mumbai, under the Chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
• The Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has chaired the District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meetings of several districts in Jammu & Kashmir.
• Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAYG) Dashboard to monitor the implementation of the scheme.
• Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi has released a signature tune for ‘Vande Bharatam’.
• The government has approved continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking, IVFRT scheme for a period of five years with a financial outlay of over one thousand 364 crore rupees & the scheme will be in effect from April 2021 to March 2026.
• Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate a seminar- Industry Connect 2022, Industry and Academia Synergy in New Delhi. 
• Third anniversary of the launch of PM-KISAN, over Rs 1.80 lakh crore transferred directly into farmer families bank accounts.
• Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will release National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing. 
• Giriraj Singh, the union minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, has released the Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain.
• Sarbananda Sonowal who is India’s union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH has inaugurated Nikarshan Sadan” – The Dredging Museum at DCI campus in Vishakhapatnam.
• The PM Cares for Children Scheme has been extended by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India till February 28, 2022.
• Union Minister of Coal, Mines, and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi launched the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system of Coal India Limited (CIL).
• Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh has launched Ombudsperson App for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
• The/Nudge Foundation in partnership with plumbing brand Ashirvad Pipes and the office of the principal scientific adviser to the government has announced a prize worth a sum of Rs 2.5 crore for innovators working towards access to clean drinking water.
• Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the National Polio Immunization Drive for 2022 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age in New Delhi.
• IIT Madras & NIOT Jointly Organised OCEANS 2022 In Chennai, TN; Held 1st time in India
• The 28th edition of DST-CII India-Singapore Technology Summit 2022 held virtually on the theme ‘Building Economies for the Future’ which was attended by Minister of State(MoSIndependent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of India and S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Singapore.
• According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MoNRE), Tamil Nadu (TN) has achieved the first position in overall installed renewable energy capacity in India surpassing Karnataka.
• The Government of India(GoI) announced the purchase of 44.4 million tonnes (MT) of wheat and 4.29 MT of rabi-grown rice during 2022-23 under the minimum support price (MSP) programme.
• On February 24, 2022, the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract for Rs 1075 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the retro-modification of Commander Sight in 957 India’s premier Battle Tanks i.e T-90 of the Indian Army.
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing policy in India and aims to increase the share of global additive manufacturing to 5 percent by contributing $1 billion to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025.
• Indian Railways along Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has Successfully commissioned India’s first Solar Photovoltaic Plant of 1.7-MegaWatt (MW) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
• The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016, to accelerate the elimination of single-use plastic and promote alternatives.
• Indian Army conducted the first of its kind Hackathon “Sainya Ranakshetram – 2021” from 1st October to 31^st December 2021, to promote proficiency and expertise in the use of emerging technologies, and showcase the technological side of the Indian Army.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
• The United Kingdom has decided to close the Tier 1 Investor visa or golden visa route to all new applicants from all nationalities with immediate effect over security concerns.
• External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, would be on a visit to Germany and France from February 18-23, 2022 & In Germany, he will participate in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) also In Paris, S Jaishankarwould hold a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart, E. Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the report titled Frontiers 2022 : Noise, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern.
• 3rd edition of India-Japan Joint Military Exercise ‘Ex Dharma Guardian-2022’ conducted at Belagavi, Karnataka

CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS

• Telangana Governor and Lt.Governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan flagged off the historic first-ever all-women officers offshore sailing expedition of the Indian Army between Chennai Vizag Chennai at Chennai Port Trust.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved a budget of 2.26 crores for India’s second-largest fair Medaram Jathara 2022 Festivals.
• Telangana Governor and Lt.Governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan flagged off the historic first-ever all-women officers offshore sailing expedition of the Indian Army between Chennai Vizag Chennai at Chennai Port Trust.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved a budget of 2.26 crores for India’s second-largest fair Medaram Jathara 2022 Festivals.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the third edition of the annual ‘Huddle Global 2022’ conference, one of Asia’s largest startup ecosystem congregations and India’s biggest networking platform for entrepreneurs.
• The Jammu and Kashmir administration hosted the Janbhagidari Empowerment’ portal on a different server with higher bandwidth for swift access to it by the public.
• The West Bengal Government built a memorial of Bhasha Shahid Barkat at his residence at Babla village in Salar, Murshidabad.
• The Ramnadi Restoration Mission (RRM) has announced it is setting up the city’s first lotus lake at the Khatpewadi lake, Pune, Maharashtra.
• The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) cell in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• The Assam government has launched a mentorship programme called ‘Project Arohan’ to provide guidance to students and improve their skills.
• Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga presented the annual budget of the state for the financial year 2022-2023 with a total outlay of Rs. 14,008.15 crore, which is Rs 2,859.26 crore higher than the budget estimate of 2021-2022.
• Tamil Nadu has achieved the Number One position in overall installed renewable energy capacity in India surpassing Karnataka.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its alternative investment policy advisory committee, which advises the capital markets regulator on a range of issues that impact further development of the AIF space & the committee is chaired by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy.
• The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme).
• The largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan, has become the first bank to enter the metaverse by opening a lounge in Decentraland, a virtual world based on blockchain technology.
• Equitas Small Finance Financial institution has raised Rs 550 crore from the federal government of Singapore, Singapore’s central financial institution and a number of native mutual funds within the certified institutional placement of equities.
• BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB), and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) have launched the IRCTC BoB RuPay contactless credit card.
• As an extension of its flagship campaign ‘Team Cashless India’, Mastercard partnered with the Auto Rickshaw Association in Lucknow, All Assam’s Restaurant Association (AARA) in Guwahati, local shopkeepers, and Boat Union in Varanasi to bolster the digital payments infrastructure.
• Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) has become an official acquiring partner for e-RUPI vouchers, further making it accessible at offline stores across India.
• Moody’s Investors Service raised India’s growth forecast to 9.5 percent for the calendar year 2022 (Earlier it was 7 percent) and to 8.4 percent for FY23.
• The Reserve Bank asked a certain class of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) to mandatorily implement ‘Core Financial Services Solution (CFSS)’ by September 30, 2025.
• TripMoney, the fintech arm of MakeMyTrip, and SBM Bank India have partnered to launch a rupee-denominated secure credit card TripMoney Global card.
• Digital Insurer Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has joined hands with Ashv Finance, a tech-led NBFC present in over 100 locations in India, to offer financial protection to the latter’s business loan borrowers.
• HDFC Bank has been associated with Indore Clean Energy Private Limited (ICEPL) for the development of 550 tonnes/day of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant – the largest Bio-CNG plant in Asia located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• On February 25, 2022, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri Narayan Rane launched the Union MSME RuPay Credit Card of Union Bank of India at the MSME Conclave being held in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
• According to Brickwork Ratings, revised downwards India’s GDP growth forecast to 8.3 percent in the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) & earlier the ratings agency had given a forecast of 8.5 to 9 per cent for FY22.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the certificate of registration issued to PC Financial, which carries out lending operations through an app called Cashbean.
• NHPC has inked a pact with HDFC bank to securitise return on equity (RoE) of its 540-MW (3 X 180 MW) Chamera-I Power Plant in Himachal Pradesh.
• South Indian Bank has joined hands with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., as a corporate agent to provide a slew of innovative health insurance products for the Bank’s more than 6.5 million customers spread over 923 branches across India.
• Standard Chartered has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch IATA Pay in India & IATA Pay in India is powered by Standard Chartered’s Straight2Bank Pay, a payment platform that helps online merchants digitalise collections via multiple payment options through single global connectivity.
• New Development Bank (NDB) will become the first multilateral agency to open an office in the Gujarat International Finance Tec City (Gift), Gujarat & it will open the office in May 2022 in GIFT City.
• The Reserve bank of India cautioned public against car pooling app sRide, citing that the firm was operating a semi-closed prepaid instrument without authorization from the central bank under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• The Institute of Economic Growth has appointed Chetan Ghate as the new director & he replaces Ajit Mishra.
• South Korean International Olympic Committee member Ryu Seung-min & ice hockey player Emma Terho of Finland has been reelected as vice chair & chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission & Sarah Walker, an Olympic cycling medalist from New Zealand, was elected to the newly-created position of second vice chair.
• The international chess-playing sisters, Tanishka Kotia and Riddhika Kotia were declared District Gurugram brand ambassadors for the Government of India’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme for
• The former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways.
• Honda Motor Company Limited has announced the appointment of Takuya Tsumura as the President and CEO of Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) effective from April 1, 2022.
• IDBI Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the re-appointment of Rakesh Sharma as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from March 19, 2022.
• Noted economist and historian Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) for a tenure of 2 years.
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) has announced the separation of the position of Chairman of the Board and the CEO & Managing Director with Nitin Paranjpe has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company with effect from March 31, 2022.
• Sudha Ragunathan has been appointed as a member of the Central Advisory Board on Culture (CABC).
• Soft drinks company Coca-Cola has appointed film actor Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador of Thums Up.
• K.N. Raghavan, Executive Director, Indian Rubber Board, has been elected the new Chairman of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) for a period of two years (2022-2024).
• Dish TV India’s direct-to-home brand D2H has roped in Rishabh Pant as the new brand ambassador & he will feature in 360-degree brand communication for D2H for the next two years.
• KS Mani has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI), the apex body of dairy and edible oil cooperatives in India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : AWARDS & HONORS

• Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has been awarded the second-highest civilian award the Hilal-e-Imtiaz – by Pakistan for his efforts to help eradicate polio & the award was conferred by President Dr. Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, Pakistan.
• The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra to honor and appreciate the creativity & talent of the Indian Film and Television Industry & the award was presented by Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival celebrating the legacy of Dadasaheb Phalke – Father of Indian Cinema.
• Coal India Limited, a Maharatna company of the Government of India, has been awarded the ‘India’s Most Trusted Public Sector Company’ award at the Energy Meet 2022 & Excellence Awards of ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
• On Feb 25, 2022, Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), has bagged three awards at Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards for its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions in various categories.
• Professor emeritus in the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Prof Deepak Dhar will become the first Indian to be conferred the prestigious Boltzmann Medal 2022 for his contribution in the field of statistical physics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has extended the deadline for implementation of client-level segregation of funds and monitoring of collateral at stock brokers to May 2.
• Ideal Finance, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (Mahindra Finance/ MMFSL), has announced the rebranding of its company name to Mahindra Ideal Finance (MIFL).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : MOU & AGREEMENTS

• BSE, India’s leading and most diverse exchange, signed MoU’s with the four regional associations from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a India & UAE Virtual Summit.
• Tata Power has collaborated with Germany-based RWE Renewable GmbH to explore potential for a joint development of offshore wind projects in India.
• India and France have inked a roadmap to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue economy and Ocean Governance.
• IIFL Housing Finance Limited (HFL), signed a USD 68 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve funding to affordable green housing for lower-income groups in
• Ballard Power Systems has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Adani Group to evaluate a joint investment case for the commercialization of fuel cells in various mobility and industrial applications in India.
• On Feb 24, 2022, The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) to collaborate on a jointly designed Sustainable Cities India program.
• The Ministry of Defence inked a contract of Rs 1,075 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for retro-modification of commander sight in 957 T-90 battle tanks.
• Defence Accounts Department (DAD) of Ministry of Defence has signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, to onboard pension services under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative across more than 4 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) all over India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITION AND MERGERS

• State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India (UBI), Canara Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced subscription to the shares of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL).
• Bharti Airtel has decided to acquire an additional 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone Group, the company has announced.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of stakes in ISMT Limited by Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited, a flagship company of Kirloskar Group.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) are scheduled to participate in a bilateral exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from 21 to 25 February 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
• Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system, C-Dome which was tested against rockets, cruise missiles and drones.
• The first batch of three MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters are scheduled to arrive in India by mid-July 2022 in Kochi, Kerala.
• Three more Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) reached India from France.
• On Feb 23, 2022, the Indian Navy received the 12th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from the US-based aerospace company Boeing.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 kilometres.
• Indian Air Force will participate in a multi-nation air exercise named ‘Ex Cobra Warrior 22’ at Waddington, UK from 06 to 27 March 2022.
• The 3rd edition of the joint military exercise “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022” between India and Japan will be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka) from 27 February 2022 to 10 March 2022.
• The latest edition of Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 is scheduled to commence from 25 Feb 2022 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & SERVICES

• Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswas Sarma launched India’s first-night navigation mobile application for ferries on the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, Assam.
• Indian Information Technology (IIT) Roorkee launches the ‘KISAN’ mobile app for dissemination of Agromet Advisory Services (AAS).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : RANKING & INDEX

• India has been ranked at 43rd in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index released by the Global Innovation Policy Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce out of 55 countries, meanwhile the United States topped with a score of 95.48%.
• Hurun Report, the world’s largest rich list compiler, released the 2nd edition of Hurun India Wealth Report 2021, a macro research on India’s wealth landscape & also released the second edition of Hurun Indian Luxury Consumer Survey 2021 (survey on more than 50 data points).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The indigenously developed manned underwater submersible automobile able to take three people to a depth of 6,000 m, Matsya 6000, can be prepared as initially deliberate for its launch in 2024 for the Samudrayaan Mission & it is designed by the ISRO and developed by the the Ministry of Earth Sciences and NIOT, Chennai, beneath the aegis of Deep Ocean Mission.
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has delayed the test launch of the Artemis 1 moon mission & Artemis 1 will be the first test flight of NASA’s new Space Launch System megarocket and the Orion crew capsule.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• A team of herpetologists recorded a new species of bent-toed gecko from a Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya and Its scientific name is Cyrtodactylus Exercitus, and its English name is ‘Indian Army’s bent-toed gecko’ & the finding of the study was published in the European Journal of Taxonomy.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• India won the right to host the 2023 IOC session in Mumbai during the 139th IOC session that was held in Beijing, China, on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics.
• Sakibul Gani became the first player to score a triple hundred on first-class debut.
• The closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held on February 20, 2022, at National Stadium (known as the Bird’s Nest) in Beijing.
• In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters competition.
• The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has clinched the Rio Open tennis title after defeating Diego Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved the appointment of ace Malaysian badminton coach, Tan Kim Her, as India’s Doubles Coach till the Asian Games in 2026. 
• Nagaland is all set to host the South Asian Athletic Federation (SAAF) cross country championship and 56th National Cross-Country athletics championships from 26th of March in Kohima.
• Indian weightlifter and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist, Mirabai Chanu has won the gold medal at the 55kg Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 on February 25, 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the book titled “A Nation To Protect” authored by Priyam Gandhi Mody.
• The book, “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction“, is written by historian and Tagore biographer Uma Das Gupta, it explores Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s work for rural reconstruction by setting up ‘Sriniketan’, a wing of his Visva Bharati International University at Santiniketan in 1922.
• A new book titled “The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”, authored by author Jimmy Soni and published by Simon & Schuster released soon.
• Indian author, Anirudh Suri has come out with his new book titled “The Great Tech Game” Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations.
• A new book titled “Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki” about Captain AD Manek was authored by Mithilesh Tiwari and was released by the famous Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Former Indian Army Captain, Deepam Chatterjee, has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life”.
• The Union Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Nityanand Rai released six books published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in New Delhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Senior journalist and retired IIS officer Pratap Bordoloi passed away at his residence in
• Senior journalist and Indian Express national bureau chief Ravish Tiwari passed away following a two-year-long battle with cancer.
• Noted freedom fighter and Gandhian social worker, Shakuntala Choudhary has passed away at the age of 102 & she was popularly known as ‘Shakuntala Baideo’.
• Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy has passed away.
• Reddy, was a two-time MLA from the Atmakur Assembly constituency in the Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.
• Veteran Malayalam film and stage actress, KPAC Lalitha has passed away.
• Odisha’s first tribal chief minister as well as last Congress chief minister of the state, Hemananda Biswal passed away.

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