February 28, 2022
कैबिनेट ने मेडिकल टर्मिनेशन ऑफ प्रेग्नेंसी बिल में नए संशोधनों को मंजूरी दे दी है, जिससे महिलाओं की विशेष श्रेणियों के लिए ऊपरी हावभाव सीमा 24 सप्ताह तक बढ़ जाएगी, जिसमें बलात्कार से बचने वाली महिलाएं, नाबालिग और अनाचार की शिकार महिलाएं शामिल हैं।
कतर में शेख खालिद बिन खलीफा बिन अब्दुल अजीज अल सानी को देश का नया प्रधान मंत्री बनाया गया है। वह शेख अब्दुल्ला बिन नासिर बिन खलीफा अल सानी का स्थान लेंगे। इससे पहले प्रधानमंत्री अपना इस्तीफा सौंप चुके है।
नए प्रधान मंत्री अमीर कार्यालय के प्रमुख अमीरी दीवान होंगे।
प्रख्यात भारतीय पर्यावरण अर्थशास्त्री और संयुक्त राष्ट्र पर्यावरण कार्यक्रम के सद्भावना राजदूत पवन सुखदेव ने ‘हरित अर्थव्यवस्था’ पर अभूतपूर्व कार्यों के लिए 2020 का टायलर पुरस्कार अपने नाम किया है। इस पुरस्कार को ‘पर्यावरण का नोबेल पुरस्कार’ कहा जाता है।
The cabinet has approved new amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy bill that will increase the upper gestation limit to 24 weeks for special categories of women, including vulnerable women such as rape survivors, minors and victims of incest.
• The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has signed a licensing agreement with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Europe.
• Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Europe is an operator of global exchanges and clearinghouses.
• This agreement will serve the needs and interests to the Indian energy commodities space and market participants to access Rupee-dominated Brent benchmark prices.
• The country’s 1st underwater metro project is set to complete its East-West Project of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, which runs partly under the Hooghly river, West Bengal, by March 2022.
• 74% of the East-West Metro project is owned by India’s Railway & remaining 26% by the nation’s Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
• The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated 18.5 kilometre-long stretch of Nagpur Metro Aqua line of Maha Metro Rail Network.
• The newly inaugurated Nagpur Metro Aqua line passing over the Ambazari lake in the city will connect the east and west parts of the city. This Line will have six stations starting from Lokmanya Nagar to Sitabuldi Interchange Metro Station.
• Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Qatar, succeeding Sheikh Abdullah who has resigned from the post.
• Sheikh Khalid is a close associate of Qatar’s Emir and has played an influential role in the royal court.
Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev has jointly won the 2020 Tyler Prize along with conservation biologist Gretchen C Daily. Sukhdev has been honoured with the award for his work towards enabling a green economy.
• Union Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal in Anthariksh Bhavan, ISRO Head Quarters in Bengaluru.
• This web Portal will enhance network application of gram panchayats. The Portal will function with the help of satellite technology developed by ISRO.
• Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra died here on Monday, her son said. Chandra, an Arjuna awardee, was 76 and is survived by her husband Yatish Chandra and two sons.
• She had played for the Indian women’s hockey team between 1956 to 1966 and served as skipper from 1963 to 1966.
Updated On : February 28, 2022
कैबिनेट ने मेडिकल टर्मिनेशन ऑफ प्रेग्नेंसी बिल में नए संशोधनों को मंजूरी दे दी है, जिससे महिलाओं की विशेष श्रेणियों के लिए ऊपरी हावभाव सीमा 24 सप्ताह तक बढ़ जाएगी, जिसमें बलात्कार से बचने वाली महिलाएं, नाबालिग और अनाचार की शिकार महिलाएं शामिल हैं।
कतर में शेख खालिद बिन खलीफा बिन अब्दुल अजीज अल सानी को देश का नया प्रधान मंत्री बनाया गया है। वह शेख अब्दुल्ला बिन नासिर बिन खलीफा अल सानी का स्थान लेंगे। इससे पहले प्रधानमंत्री अपना इस्तीफा सौंप चुके है।
नए प्रधान मंत्री अमीर कार्यालय के प्रमुख अमीरी दीवान होंगे।
प्रख्यात भारतीय पर्यावरण अर्थशास्त्री और संयुक्त राष्ट्र पर्यावरण कार्यक्रम के सद्भावना राजदूत पवन सुखदेव ने ‘हरित अर्थव्यवस्था’ पर अभूतपूर्व कार्यों के लिए 2020 का टायलर पुरस्कार अपने नाम किया है। इस पुरस्कार को ‘पर्यावरण का नोबेल पुरस्कार’ कहा जाता है।
The cabinet has approved new amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy bill that will increase the upper gestation limit to 24 weeks for special categories of women, including vulnerable women such as rape survivors, minors and victims of incest.
• The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has signed a licensing agreement with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Europe.
• Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Europe is an operator of global exchanges and clearinghouses.
• This agreement will serve the needs and interests to the Indian energy commodities space and market participants to access Rupee-dominated Brent benchmark prices.
• The country’s 1st underwater metro project is set to complete its East-West Project of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, which runs partly under the Hooghly river, West Bengal, by March 2022.
• 74% of the East-West Metro project is owned by India’s Railway & remaining 26% by the nation’s Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
• The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated 18.5 kilometre-long stretch of Nagpur Metro Aqua line of Maha Metro Rail Network.
• The newly inaugurated Nagpur Metro Aqua line passing over the Ambazari lake in the city will connect the east and west parts of the city. This Line will have six stations starting from Lokmanya Nagar to Sitabuldi Interchange Metro Station.
• Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Qatar, succeeding Sheikh Abdullah who has resigned from the post.
• Sheikh Khalid is a close associate of Qatar’s Emir and has played an influential role in the royal court.
Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev has jointly won the 2020 Tyler Prize along with conservation biologist Gretchen C Daily. Sukhdev has been honoured with the award for his work towards enabling a green economy.
• Union Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal in Anthariksh Bhavan, ISRO Head Quarters in Bengaluru.
• This web Portal will enhance network application of gram panchayats. The Portal will function with the help of satellite technology developed by ISRO.
• Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra died here on Monday, her son said. Chandra, an Arjuna awardee, was 76 and is survived by her husband Yatish Chandra and two sons.
• She had played for the Indian women’s hockey team between 1956 to 1966 and served as skipper from 1963 to 1966.