Current Affairs - March 8, 2022 Current Affairs

The Indian Railways has planned to deploy its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, 'Kavach', in a phased manner across all the networks.

The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the long-range version of the BrahMos cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.

The book was originally written in Hindi titled "Ullas Ki Naav" by author Vikas Kumar 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.

International Women's Day is celebrated annually across the world on March 8 as a symbolic reminder of the historic journey that women have taken globally.

Mukul Arya, India's representative to Palestine was found dead inside the Indian embassy in Ramallah, a city in Palestine.

India's first indigenously developed Flying Trainer 'HANSA-NG', successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry.

Paris-based Financial Action Task Force has added the UAE in its Grey List. It is a list of 23 countries of increased monitoring including fellow Middle-East nations Jordan, Syria and Yemen.

Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has come out with a new book titled 'The Blue Book: A Writer's Journal'.

The Government of India has appointed Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel as the chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.

The biennial Rajya Sabha elections will be held for 13 seats. The seats will be spread across six states including five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab, three in Kerala, two in Assam and one each in Tripura, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh.

Indian women cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman to appear in six World Cups. She is the only third cricketer overall to play six world cup after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.

'Glycosmis albicarpa', a new gin berry species, was discovered from Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu.

The 53rd Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) was organised in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) to drive digital banking operations.

Ravichandran Ashwin has become India's second-highest wicket-taker in Tests after Anil Kumble by taking his 435th test wicket.

The biennial Rajya Sabha elections will be held for 13 seats on March 31, 2022. The seats are spread across six states- Punjab, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland.

As a part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava', the Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has organised the 'Sagar Parikrama' initiative, to understand the challenges, experiences and aspirations of the fishermen community. The programme is planned to be held in states that have a coastline, Gujarat will mark the first state as part of this initiative.

Bollywood actress, Vidya Balan has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project and also interacted with differently-abled, visually impaired students present inside the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the Pune Metro.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, jointly organised the OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, in hybrid mode in Chennai.