NATIONAL NEWS
Full list of 3rd National Water Awards Winner
President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the 3rd National Water Awards at a special ceremony today, on March 29, 2022. Uttar Pradesh won first position in the ‘Best State Category’, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh was awarded the first prize in the ‘Best District-North Zone’ category. The National Water Awards recognizes the exemplary work and the efforts made by the States, individuals, districts across the country in attaining the government’s vision of ‘Jal Samridh Bharat’.
Raj Subramaniam named new FedEx CEO
IIT Bombay Alumni, Indian American Raj Subramaniam has become the Chief Executive Officer-designate of FedEx. He will replace the Founder and Chairman of FedEx, Frederick W Smith, who will be stepping down from the position on June 1. Raj Subramaniam will now be FedEx’s new Executive Chairman. He was earlier serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Corporation.
What is Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2022?
Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 on March 28, 2022. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for the inclusion of the Darlong community in the list of Tripura Scheduled Tribes. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposes the “Darlong” community as a sub-tribe of “Kuki” in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tripura.
UP Cabinet Minister List 2022 with Portfolios
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath allocated portfolios to 53 Cabinet Ministers on March 28, 2022. The Chief Minister has kept the Department of Home, Vigilance and Personnel along with 34 other crucial departments with him, while Suresh Kumar Khanna has been named state Finance Minister, Surya Pratap Shahi has been named Agriculture Minister, Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak has been given Medical and Health Department and the other deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has been given Rural development, Rural Engineering, Entertainment Tax, Food Processing, National integration and public enterprise.
Indian Navy’s second Air Squadron (INAS) 316 commissioned at INS Hansa
Indian Navy commissioned the second Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 316 into service at INS Hansa on March 29, 2022. The second squadron will comprise 4 Boeing P-8I multi-role anti-submarine warfare aircraft with twin jet engines. The squadron has been named ‘The Condors’ after one of the largest flying birds in the world. The first batch of 8 P-81 aircraft were acquired by the Indian Navy in 2013.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to India to be rescheduled
The visit of the Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The news was shared by the spokesperson of the Israel Embassy Muhamed Heib on March 29, 2022. Earlier on March 28, it was reported that Naftali Bennett had tested positive for COVID-19. Israeli Prime Minister was scheduled to visit India during April 3-5, on the occasion of the commemoration of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. He had planned to visit India at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. Both the leader had met earlier on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November 2021. India and Israel had elevated their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership during the visit of PM Modi to Israel in July 2017.
Foreign Minister of Mexico to visit India tomorrow
The Foreign Minister of Mexico Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon will be on a two-day official visit to India from March 30 to April 1, 2022. He will visit the country at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. This will also be the first time that Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon will be visiting India in his capacity as the Foreign Minister. Casaubon will also visit Mumbai. Both the Foreign Ministers will undertake a comprehensive review of the bilateral relations and will also discuss the international issues with mutual interest. The visit by the Mexican Foreign Minister follows EAM S. Jaishankar’s visit to Mexico City in September 2021. Mexico is also India’s second-largest trade partner in Latin America.
