National

'Subhash Abhinandan'

• Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will launch digital exhibition 'Subhash Abhinandan' based on life of Subhash Chandra Bose in New Delhi.
• The exhibition is being organized by the National Archives of India to commemorate its 134th Foundation Day.

International

UPI payments in Nepal

• NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI and Fonepay Payment Service Ltd, Nepal’s largest payment network, announced that Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for cross-border transactions between India and Nepal is live now.
• Both entities are now fully operational and ready to facilitate QR-code-based person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions between the two countries.

Nazrul Utsav

• Nazrul Utsav began in Dhaka to commemorate and pay tribute to Vidrohi Kavi Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Defence

President's Standard and Colours

• President Droupadi Murmu presented the President's Standard and Colours to four Indian Air Force Units at Air Force Station in Hindon, Uttar Pradesh.
• The President’s Standard and Colours is the highest military honour for any armed forces unit.

INS Jatayu

• INS Jatayu was commissioned at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep.
• INS Jatayu plays significant role in Indian Navy's operational surveillance.

Sports

5th ONGC Para Games

• Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the 5th Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Para Games at New Delhi’s Thyagaraj Stadium.

Person in News

Sudha Murty

• President Droupadi Murmu has nominated educator, author, and philanthropist Sudha Murty to the Rajya Sabha.

Winston Peters

• Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters will be on a four-day official visit to India.

Asif Ali Zardari

• Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Asif Ali Zardari is set to be the next president of the country.

Awards & Honours

‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Global Award

• India has been bestowed with the prestigious measles and rubella champion award for its exemplary efforts in combating these diseases.
• The award was received by the ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington.

Miscellaneous

Poshan Pakhwada 2024

• Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising Poshan Pakhwada 2024 from today to the 23rd of March.
• During the Pakhwada, mass sensitisation and community activities will be held around the themes including Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, dietary practices focused on sensitisation around nutrition and health of pregnant women.

Agriculture Integrated Command and Control Centre

• Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Arjun Munda inaugurated the Agriculture Integrated Command and Control Centre established at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi to empower the farmers of the country by equipping them with information, services and facilities.

RoDTEP Scheme

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced the extension of the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme support to additional export sectors in New Delhi.

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

• Union government has tweaked the new ₹75,000-crore PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (rooftop solar: free electricity scheme).
• From an initial plan to fully subsidise the installation of 1 kW-3 kW solar systems in one crore households via tie-ups with renewable energy service companies, the scheme will now only contribute up to 60% of the costs.