1) PM Modi announces “One Sun, One World, One Grid” initiative
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the “One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG) plan. Under this, there will be a trans-national electricity grid, for supplying solar power across the globe.
•As per the draft plan prepared by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the OSOWOG will connect 140 countries through a common grid that will be used to transfer solar power. “The vision behind the OSOWOG mantra is “the Sun never sets” and is a constant at some geographical location, globally, at any given point of time.
Three phases of OSOWOG
The OSOWOG plan will be executed in three phases to share solar and other renewable energy resources:
•Phase I: Indian grid will be connected with the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asian grids.
•Phase II: Connect the first phase nations with the African Region countries rich in solar and other renewable energy resources.
•Phase III: Global interconnection.
2) Ministry of AYUSH launches campaign “Ayush for Immunity”
•A campaign on “Ayush for Immunity” has been launched by the Ministry of AYUSH. The campaign was rolled out during a webinar which featured the participation of More than 50 thousand people. The webinar was streamed by the Ministry of AYUSH on its new digital communication platform Ayush Virtual Convention Centre (AVCC).
•Through the campaign “Ayush for Immunity”, Ministry of AYUSH aims to aware people about the valuable information about strengths of various Ayush-based solutions for enhancing immunity and preventing diseases.
3) Nagaland Govt launches “YellowChain” centralized e-commerce platform
•Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has launched “Yellow Chain” a centralized e-commerce system to provide the people of the state integrated platform to build sustainable businesses either in products or services from their own locations for sustainable economic activity.
4) Kaushik Khona becomes new CEO of GoAir
•Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir Airline. He will replace Vinay Dube. GoAir is an Indian low-cost airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group.
5) PNB launches ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ campaign to promote digital banking
•Punjab National Bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking channels. The campaign launched by the bank’s Managing Director S S Mallikarjuna Rao on the occasion of Independence Day is till March 31, 2021. PNB encourage customers to use digital channels and participate in the noble cause of donating to the PM CARES Fund for COVID-19.
6) 4th Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group
•Russia chaired the 4th Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group. The session which was held over video conference, featured the participation of delegates from Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and India. Rakesh Asthana, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau led the Indian delegation that participated in the meeting.
7) Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Spanish Grand Prix 2020
•Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain. This was his 4th win of the season and the 88th win of his career. Max Verstappen (Red Bull–Netherlands) came second followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) at third.
8) Kiren Rijiju launches initiative “Fit India Youth Clubs”
•“Fit India Youth Club” initiative has been launched by the Union Minister of Youth and Sports, Kiren Rijiju. Fit India Youth Club is an nation-wide initiative which has been launched to promote fitness among every citizen. The program envisages to utilize the power of youth to create mass awareness about the relevance of fitness, across the nation.
•Under this program, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and National Service Scheme, Scouts and Guides, NCC and other youth organisations will register as Fit India Youth Clubs in every block in the country, hence Fit India Youth Clubs will unite fitness and voluntarism in a unique manner. Each member of the Fit India Youth Club will encourage people to perform fitness activities of 30 to 60 minutes in his or her daily routine. Fit India Freedom Run will be promoted by the Fit India Youth Clubs as one of its first initiatives.
