22 March 2022 : Top Current Affairs 22nd March
Important Current Affairs 22nd March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd March about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd March 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Latest Current Affairs of 8th March 2022
Current Affairs of 22nd March – National
1. Pramod Sawant was re-elected as Chief Minister of Goa for a second term.
◉ Pramod Sawant was unanimously voted as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party in Goa, opening the route for him to win re-election as the state’s chief minister.
◉ Sawant, who took over as Goa’s chief minister after Manohar Parrikar’s unexpected death in March 2019, has been re-elected for a second term.
2. Nagaland became the first state to go paperless after installing the e-Vidhan program.
◉ Nagaland made history when it became the first state legislature in the country to adopt the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) program to go paperless.
◉ For every one of the 60 members, the Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has placed a tablet or e-book on their table. Members can now engage in House sessions using technological devices.
3. AquaMAP Water Management and Policy Centre is established at IIT Madras.
◉ To solve India’s water concerns, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has established a new interdisciplinary water management and policy center called ‘Aquamap.’
◉ Prof. Of. AquaMap, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, was launched at IIT Madras on March 19, 2022, by the auspicious hands of Vijay Raghavan.
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International News
4. A virtual summit between India and Australia was held for the second time.
◉ The 2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit was held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.
◉ The summit discussed the two countries’ complex relationships and exchanged perspectives on regional and global trends. In 2020, the inaugural virtual summit will take place on June 4th.
5. Turkmenistan’s President, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, has been elected.
◉ Turkmenistan’s President, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, has been sworn in. Berdimuhamedow succeeds Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, his father and previous president, who took office in 2006 and lasted until 2022.
◉ It should be remembered that Turkmenistan has presidential elections every seven years. Serdar Berdymukhamedov was elected president of the gas-rich country with 97 percent of the vote.
Banking
6. The “SmartHub Vyapar program” and the “AutoFirst” app will be launched by HDFC Bank.
◉ To provide small company loans a digital boost, HDFC Bank has announced the launch of the “SmartHub Vyapar program” and the “AutoFirst” app.
◉ The financial institution has onboarded over 7 million merchants and is purchasing 100,000 merchants each month. In three years, HDFC Bank wants to onboard 20 million shops. More than half of the newly onboarded retailers rely only on the app platform to operate.
Appointment (Current Affairs 20th March)
7. Sharma, Shankar Prasad as the new Nepalese envoy to India
◉ President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Hankar Prasad Sharma as Ambassador to India.
◉ In accordance with Article 282 of the Nepalese Constitution, he was appointed on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
8. Jayati Ghosh, an Indian economist, has been appointed to the UN’s Advisory Board.
◉ Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), has named Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh to the UN’s newly constituted Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.
◉ Former Liberian President and Nobel Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven will co-chair the 12-member high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism.
Awards News
9. At the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu were named “Sportstar of the Year.”
◉ At the 2022 Sportstar Aces Honors, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and silver medalist Mirabai Chanu will be honored with the ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ and (Female) awards, respectively.
◉ The Aces Awards honor the spirit of excellence in sport, with the goal of motivating our athletes and athletes to continue to smash records and achieve new heights of triumph.
10. Francis Kéré is the first African to be awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2022.
◉ Francis Kéré, an architect, educator, and social activist, has been named the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, widely regarded as architecture’s top honor. Kéré is the first black architect to win the prestigious honor, having been born in the little community of gando in Burkina Faso.
Sports
11. Iga Witek and Taylor Fritz won the women’s and men’s singles titles at the BNP Paribas Open 2022.
◉ The 2022 BNP Paribas Open tennis competition, also known as the 2022 Indian Wells Masters, took place in Indian Wells, California, from March 07 through March 20, 2022.
◉ The BNP Paribas Open is the world’s most-attended WTA 1000 and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis competition, taking place over two weeks outside of the four Grand Slams.
12. Hyderabad FC has won the Indian Super League for the first time.
◉ After defeating Kerala Blasters in a penalty shoot-out in the final, Hyderabad FC has won their first Indian Super League title. Laxmikant Kattimani, the goalkeeper, produced three incredible saves.
Book and Author
13. Former cricketer G.R. Viswanath’s autobiography “Wrist Assured: An Autobiography”
◉ Former Indian cricket captain Gundappa Ranganatha Vishwanath has written an autobiography called “Wrist Assured: An Autobiography,” which he co-wrote with prominent writer R Kaushik.
◉ The book follows Gundappa Vishwanath, who represented India in Test cricket from 1969 until 1986, making 91 appearances and scoring more than 6000 runs.
Important day
14. World Puppetry Day is celebrated on March 21st.
◉ Every year on March 21, World Puppetry Day is observed. Its goal is to promote puppetry as a worldwide art form and to honor and pay tribute to puppeteers from all over the world.
◉ The Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA), often known as the International Puppetry Association, launched World Puppetry Day in 2003.
15. The 22nd of March is World Water Day.
◉ Every year on March 22nd, the world commemorates World Water Day. The purpose of the day is to emphasize the importance of freshwater.
◉ The concept for this worldwide day dates back to 1992 when Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. In the same year, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring March 22nd as World Day for Water, to be marked annually beginning in 2009.
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