Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 6 & 7 March 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
Daily Current Affairs 6 & 7 March 2022
Indian Navy successfully test fires extended range BrahMos land attack missile
The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the long range version of the BrahMos cruise missile on March 05, 2022 from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.
According to the Navy officials, conducted in the Arabian Sea under Western Naval Command, the missile hit its intended target with a pinpoint accuracy after traversing an extended range trajectory and performing some complex manoeuvres during the demonstration.
The missile hit its intended target with pinpoint accuracy. The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile manufactured by an Indo-Russian joint venture.
HANSA-NG successfully completes sea level trials at Puducherry
India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry from Feb 19 to Mar 5.
The aircraft has been designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). HANSA-NG was flown from Bengaluru to Puducherry on February 19, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles in 1.5 hours at a cruising speed of 155 km/hr.
Vidya Balan appointed as brand ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed National Award-winning actress VidyaBalan as its Brand Ambassador. Vidya will help the insurance company to further deepen its campaign “#DoTheSmartThing”. Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture of Bharti, India’s leading business group and AXA, one of the world’s leading organizations in financial protection and wealth management. Parag Raja is the managing director and chief executive officer of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.
SBI appoints ex-Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO Nitin Chugh as DMD
State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed former Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) to drive digital banking operations. He has been appointed to SBI for an initial term of three years, sources said.
Nitin Chugh is a former Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO. He has also served as the Group Head of Digital Banking at HDFC Bank.
Indian Railways to bring 2,000 km of network under ‘KAVACH’ in 2022-23 for safety and capacity augmentation
‘Kavach’, the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, will be deployed across the entire rail network beginning with 2,000 km in the 2022-23 fiscal and will be rolled out in 4,000 to 5,000 km every subsequent year, bringing around 34,000 Kms of network under Kavach, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.
KAVACH is a state of the art electronic system meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid collision. This will boost safety in train operation.
IIT Madras and NIOT jointly organises OCEANS 2022 Conference virtually
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, are jointly conducting OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, the bi-annual event for global marine researchers, technologists and engineers, students, and policymakers, from Feb 21-24 2022 in hybrid mode in Chennai.
The bi-annual conference was held for the first time in India. The theme of the event was “inspire-innovate-sustain”. It was co-sponsored by the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE OES) and Marine Technology Society (MTS). The conference provided a platform for global maritime professionals to learn, innovate, and lead in the protection and utilisation of the world’s largest natural resource, which is ‘oceans’.
Union Fisheries Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurates ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative from Gujarat
Parshottam Rupala inaugurates ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative from Gujarat – Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala will inaugurate the ‘Sagar Parikrama’. Sagar Parikrama’ was organised by the Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava’.
The programme will be held in phased manner in states that have a coastline. To begin with, Gujarat will mark the first state under this initiative. The Department of Fisheries has jointly organised the programme with National Fisheries Development Board along with Gujarat Government’s Department of Fisheries, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India, Gujarat Maritime Board and fishermen representatives.
The ‘Sagar Parikrama’ will focus on the sustainable balance between the utilization of marine fisheries resources for food security of nation and livelihoods of coastal fisher communities and protection of marine ecosystems. The Union Minister for Fisheries, Shri Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ on March 05, 2022 from Gujarat. The voyage was flagged off from Mandvi at Shyamiji Krishna Varma Memorial, Gujarat on March 5 and will conclude on March 6 at Porbandar via Okha in Devbhoomi Dwarka. Other districts of Gujarat and other State/UTs will be covered in subsequent phases.
The Queen Of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography Of Usha Uthup by Srishti Jha
The Queen Of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography Of Usha Uthup by Srishti Jha – The English translation of pop icon Usha Uthup’s biography “Ullas Ki Naav” has been released on February 28th, 2022. it is originally written in Hindi by author Vikas Kumar Jha, is translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha.
“The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” is the English translation of the book, translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha. The book is published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
‘The Blue Book’ by Author and Journalist Amitava Kumar
‘The Blue Book’ by Author and Journalist Amitava Kumar – Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has authored a new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’.
The book has been published by HarperCollins India. Amitava Kumar uses watercolor drawings as well as words to depict the experience, both individual and collective, of the pandemic.
Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to appear at six Cricket World Cups; Overall 3rd cricketer
One of the game’s finest servants, India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday became only the third cricketer and the first woman to appear in six World Cups, joining the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistani great Javed Miandad. She achieved the feat as India locked horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Bay Oval here.
She has played in the ICC women’s cricket world cup events in 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and now in 2022. The ICC women’s cricket world cup 2022 is being held in New Zealand.
Prime Minister inaugurates Rs 11,400 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 12km stretch of the Pune Metro Rail project in the city. The project is being built at a cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. It has a total length of 33.2 km and 30 stations. Modi also unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). Pune Metro is the first metro project in the country to have Aluminum body coaches, indigenously manufactured under Make in India policy of GoI.
CISF Observes 53rd Raising Day on March 06, 2022
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (March 6) attended the 53rd Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, where he also inspected the 53rd Raising Day parade. Minister Amit Shah attended and addressed the Raising Day ceremony of CISF at Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram. he also inspected the parade of the force.
CISF Director General – Shri.Sheel Vardhan Singh.
