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Successful trial of ‘Kavach’ conducted between Gullaguda
– Chitgidda Railway stations in South Central Railway
• Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information
Technology inspected the trial of ‘Kavach’ working system between Gullaguda-Chitgidda Railway
stations on Lingampalli-Vikarabad section in Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway

• The ‘Kavach’ system initiated the automatic braking system and halted the locomotives 380
metres apart.

• Also, crossing the red signal was tested; however, the locomotive did not cross the red signal as
‘Kavach’ necessitated the application of brakes automatically.

• Automatic whistle sound was loud and clear when gate signal approached. The crew did not
manually touch the sound and braking system during the trial.

• The speed restriction of 30 Kmph was tested when the locomotive was run on loop line. ‘Kavach’
automatically reduced the speed to 30 Kmph from 60 Kmph as the locomotive entered the loop
line.
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Successful trial of ‘Kavach’ conducted between Gullaguda
– Chitgidda Railway stations in South Central Railway
• The KAVACH is an indigenously developed ATP system by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
in collaboration with Indian industry and trials facilitated by South Central Railway to achieve the corporate
objective of safety in train operations across Indian Railways. It is a state of the art electronic system of Safety
Integrity Level - 4 standards.

• KAVACH is meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid collision.
It activates the train braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per the speed restrictions.
In addition, it prevents collision between two Locomotives equipped with functional KAVACH system.

• ‘Kavach’ is one of the cheapest, Safety Integrity Level 4 certified technologies with the probability of error is 1 in
10,000 years.
Features of KAVACH
1.Prevention of Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD)
2.Continuous update of Movement Authority with display of signal aspects in Driver Machine Interface (DMI) / Loco
Pilot operation cum Indication Panel (LPOCIP)
3.Automatic Braking for Prevention of Over Speeding
4.Auto Whistling while approaching Level Crossing Gates
5.Prevention of collision between two Locomotives equipped with functional KAVACH
6.SoS Messages during emergency situations
7.Centralized live monitoring of Train movements through Network Monitor System.
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Successful trial of ‘Kavach’ conducted between Gullaguda
– Chitgidda Railway stations in South Central Railway
KAVACH works are being taken up in a focused manner as per following priority set by the Railway
Board.
• First Priority : High Density Routes and on New Delhi - Mumbai & New Delhi - Howrah Sections
for 160 Kmph with Automatic Block Signaling & Centralized Traffic Control. Since such sections
have higher chances of human errors on part of drivers resulting into accidents as trains run
closer to each other.

• Second Priority : On the Highly Used Networks with Automatic Block Signaling & Centralized
Traffic Control.

• Third Priority :On other Passenger High Density Routes with Automatic Block Signaling.

• Fourth Priority : All other routes.

• As a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, 2,000 km of network will be brought under Kavach for safety and
capacity augmentation in 2022-23. Around 34,000 Kms of network will be brought under Kavach.
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DTE’s 9th State of India’s Environment Report 2022
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the 9th edition of
Down To Earth’s annual ‘State of India’s Environment Report 2022’ at the 4-day
long Anil Agarwal Dialogue organised by Centre for Science and Environment at
CSE’s state- of-the-art residential environmental training facility, the Anil Agarwal
Environment Training Institute in Nimli, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

• As per the report, India has slipped three spots to 120 from 117 in 2021 on the 17
Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192
United Nations member states in 2015.

• India’s overall SDG score was 66 out of 100.

• AAD is an annual conclave of journalists. AAD 2022 saw the participation of over
60 journalists across India.
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• As per report, on the state-wise preparedness to meet the SDGs by the target year 2030, Kerala ranked 1st,
followed by Tamil Nadu (TN) and Himachal Pradesh (HP) in the 2nd position.

• The 3rd position was shared by Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

• Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by the target year 2030.

• Among the Union Territories (UTs), Chandigarh was ranked 1st, followed by Delhi, Lakshadweep and
Puducherry in the 2nd place and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the 3rd.

• With the latest rankings, India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129.

• The south Asian countries ahead of India are Bhutan ranked 75, Sri Lanka (87), Nepal (96) and Bangladesh
(109).

• India also performed poorly in dealing with quality education and life on land aspects

• India lacked on the fronts of ending hunger and achieving food security, achieving gender equality and
building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and fostering innovation.
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NCPCR in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau conducts
National Level Joint Action Plan “ Ek Yudh Nashe Ke Virudh”
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in collaboration with Narcotics
Control Bureau conducted a National review cum Consultation on “Roll out of
Joint Action Plan”.

• It is an initiative to prepare a convergent platform for action at various levels

starting from School, District to State wherein actions are indicated for various
departments and authorities to implement.

• In first phase, the Joint Action Plan has been rolled out in 272 vulnerable districts
identified by the NCB and Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
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NCPCR in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau conducts
National Level Joint Action Plan “ Ek Yudh Nashe Ke Virudh”
• Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan, DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in his inaugural
address mentioned about some of the special initiatives of NCB i.e., running an online e-
pledge through mygov.in to spread awareness against drugs especially among the youth
of the nation. Till date more than 14 lakh people have taken this virtual pledge against
drugs. He hoped that till 15th August, 2022, i.e., the 75th anniversary of India's
independence at least 75 lakh people would have taken the e-pledge.

• NCB along with NCPCR, through social media platforms, has undertaken the task of
streaming celebrity video messages on JAP – 'Ek Yudh Nashe ke Virudh’.

• District Magistrates/Collectors of 20 Best Performing Districts viz: Namsai, Udalguri,

Chandigarh, Daman, South Goa, Sirsa, Shimla, Udupi, Thiruvananthapuram, Shillong,
Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Champhai, Mehsana, Gajapati, Patiala, Bundi, Thiruvenlveli,
Etawah, Uttarkashi on roll out of Joint Action Plan (from July to December, 2021)
were felicitated in the programme.
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Telangana tops country in terms of Per Capita
Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices
• Telangana became the top performing state in India with a population over one
crore in terms of growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current
Prices by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

• It succeeded other states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

• The Gross State Domestic Price (GSDP) of Telangana increased from Rs 359434
crores in 2011-12 to Rs 1,154,860 crores in 2021-22.

• It recorded GSDP growth by 31.12 per cent from 2011-12.

• In terms of the percentage growth in GSDP, Telangana has shown the most rapid
increase in its growth rate by around 17% from 2020 to the present.
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“Skyshade Daylights Private Limited” Hyderabad
signed an MoU with Technology Development Board

• The only Start-up company in India for Daylight Harvesting Technologies

“Skyshade Daylights Private Limited” Hyderabad signed an MoU with Technology
Development Board, a statutory body of Department of Science & Technology

• the company is engaged in roots starting with design & build operations of large
skylight domes for building atriums and solar thermal technologies

• Daylighting is basically bringing natural sunlight inside the rooms. The solar
energy spectrum has 45% energy as visible light and this can be used to harvest
building illumination for about 9-11 hours a day.
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NMCG receives ‘Special Jury Award’ in recognition of the
significant work done for Ganga rejuvenation

• The National Mission for Clean Ganga was awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at
the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards, held
virtually

• The Jury “recognizes the extremely important work NMCG is engaged in, to bring
about a paradigm shift in water management, even as they endeavour to revive
river Ganga”
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NMCG receives ‘Special Jury Award’ in recognition of the
significant work done for Ganga rejuvenation

National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies
Registration Act 1860.It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) which
was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA),1986. NGRBA has since been
dissolved with effect from the 7th October 2016, consequent to constitution of National Council for Rejuvenation,
Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council)

The Act envisages five tier structure at national, state and district level to take measures for prevention, control
and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water so as
to rejuvenate the river Ganga as below;

1. National Ganga Council under chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

2. Empowered Task Force (ETF) on river Ganga under chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister of Jal Shakti
(Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation).
3. National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG).
4. State Ganga Committees and
5. District Ganga Committees in every specified district abutting river Ganga and its tributaries in the states.
India signs Host Country Agreement with the International Telecommunication
Union for establishment of Area Office & Innovation Centre at New Delhi
• Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications and H.E. Houlin Zhao,
Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union signed the Host
Country Agreement for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of
ITU in New Delhi

• International Telecommunication Union is the United Nations specialised agency

for information and communication technologies. ITU currently has a membership
of 193 countries and over 900 private-sector entities and academic institutions.

• The Area Office and Innovation Centre of ITU at New Delhi is expected to serve
South Asian countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives,
Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. The Host Country Agreement provides the legal and
financial framework for establishment and operations of the Area Office.
India signs Host Country Agreement with the International Telecommunication
Union for establishment of Area Office & Innovation Centre at New Delhi
• The Area Office shall also have an Innovation Centre, which is expected to give
impetus to research and development in telecommunication technologies in South
Asia. The Innovation Centre will provide opportunities to academics, start-ups and
SMEs to showcase their innovation at a global stage

• The agreement was signed in a virtual ceremony during the World

Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly-20 (WTSA-20) being held in
Geneva, Switzerland. WTSA is a four-yearly global conference of ITU dedicated
to standardisation of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs).
India has proposed to host the next WTSA to be held in 2024.
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Government approved the scheme - Modernisation
Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces

• The Government has approved the scheme - Modernisation Plan-IV for Central
Armed Police Forces in continuation of the scheme “Modernisation Plan-III for
CAPFs.

• The Modernisation Plan-IV will run from 01.02.2022 to 31.03.2026.

• Modernisation Plan-IV for CAPFs with a total financial outlay of Rs.1,523 crore is
to be implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs under guidance of Union Home
Minister,
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Ujjain creates Guinness Record by Lighting 11.71 Lakh Diyas

• Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71

lakh clay lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes.

• The diyas were lighted as part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the
occasion of Mahashivratri. With this they broke the earlier record of lighting 9.41
lakh diyas created in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on 03 November 2021.

• Ujjain is also known as the ‘Land of Mahakal’.

• It was a zero-waste programme. The clay from the lamps will be used to prepare
idols, while the oil left in the lamps will be offered to gaushalas. The plastic used
for the I-cards will be used to make chairs and other items for public gardens.
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Rajasthan govt announces ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’
• Rajasthan, the state government has announced a ‘Camel Protection and Development
Policy’ in its budget 2022-23.

• According to the government figures, less than two lakh camels are left in Rajasthan and
in the entire country, the number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh since 2012. There
were about 2.5 lakh camels left when counted last in 2019.

• Camel is the state animal of Rajasthan. The Rajasthan government had declared the
camel as the state animal in 2014.

• About 85 per cent of the country’s camels are found in Rajasthan followed by Gujarat,
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

• World Camel Day is observed every year on 22 June to recognize the importance of
camels to the livelihood of a large population.
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Tata Motors launches ‘Anubhav’- showroom on wheels
• Tata Motors has launched a mobile showroom named ‘Anubhav,’ to target rural customers by
increasing their reach in rural areas and providing them with a doorstep car buying
experience.

• Tata Motors will deploy a total of 103 mobile showrooms across the country
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Paytm Partners with IRCTC to Offer Digital Ticketing Services
Through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines
• Paytm partnered with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation to offer
digital ticketing services to consumers through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines
installed at railway stations across India.

• This is the first time that Indian Railways is offering the option to pay for ticketing
services digitally via Unified Payments Interface on ATVMs

• New QR code-based digital payment solutions has been implemented across all
ATVMs at the railway stations in India.

Paytm:
• MD & CEO– Vijay Shekhar Sharma
• Headquarters– Noida
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GST revenues cross 1.3 lakh cr. in February
• The Gross Goods and Services Tax revenue in February 2022 crosses ₹1,33,026 crore,

• The collections are 18% higher than those of February 2021 and mark the fifth time that GST
revenues have crossed ₹1.3 lakh crore since its launch in July 2017.

• Revenues from import of goods were 38% higher year-on-year, while revenues from domestic
transaction, including import of services, were 12% higher than the revenues from these sources
during February 2021.

• GST Compensation Cess collections crossed ₹10,000 crore in a month for the first time in
February

• GST revenues hit a record figure of nearly ₹1.41 lakh crore in January 2022
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Union Bank of India Partners with Ambit Finvest

• Ambit Finvest private limited signed a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of
India for lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise customers which enables
creditworthiness of MSMEs in 11 states that are currently covered by Ambit
Finvest.

Ambit Finvest private limited:

• CEO – Sanjay Agarwal
• Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Union Bank of India (UBI):

• Managing Director & CEO – Rajkiran Rai G
• Headquarters – Mumbai
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Religare Broking Launches ‘Pre Apply LIC IPO’ App
• Religare Broking Limited has launched ‘Religare Pre Apply LIC IPO
App’ to open a demat account and pre-apply for the Life Insurance
Corporation of India Initial Public Offering
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IDBI Bank launches C-LMS & G-LMS for institutional clients
• IDBI Bank launched Corporate Liquidity Management Solution and Government Liquidity
Management Solution to meet the liquidity management needs of institutional customers.

• LMS and G-LMS provide real-time, web-based and formula driven liquidity management solutions
to the customers of the bank.

• The solutions provide tools such as forecasts of cash position in the bank, automate the transfer of
funds, online formula based liquidity management solution and others.

• They will also help the corporate customers in efficient management of liquidity and also provide a
boost to working capital management in the economy.

IDBI Bank:
• MD & CEO- Rakesh Sharma
• Headquarters-Mumbai
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DST tieup with Intel India to boost AI readiness

• ‘Building AI Readiness among Young Innovators’, a program by the Department

of Science and Technology Government of India, in partnership with Intel India,
was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and
Technology (I/C). The program aims to build digital readiness among the students
from classes 6 to 10, enrolled under DST’s INSPIRE-Awards MANAK scheme.

• The flagship program of DST reaches out to students pan India with an aim to
create a culture of creativity and innovative thinking. Intel said its commitment to
promoting AI readiness in the country is in synergy with the government’s vision
of leveraging AI to make India a leader in the field while utilizing the technology to
address its socio-economic challenges.

• The program will bring both these together and seek to build an AI-ready
generation by empowering the students with the knowledge and skills to leverage
AI in an inclusive way.
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appoints TS Ramakrishnan as its MD & CEO

• LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited appointed TS
Ramakrishnan as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

• He will succeed Dinesh Pangtey

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UpGrad ropes in Amitabh Bachchan as Its Brand Ambassador

• UpGrad ropes in actor Amitabh Bachchan as its Brand Ambassador.

• UpGrad has recently unveiled its marketing campaign #AssNahinAssetBano(don’t

be an ass, be an asset) focusing the annual appraisal period in a corporate world.

UpGrad:
• CEO(India) – Arjun Mohan
• Headquarter – Mumbai
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Singapore Weightlifting Championship – 2022

Singapore weightlifting championship 2022

Position Category Winners
Gold 55kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Gold 59kg Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam
Gold 64kg Hazarika Popy
Gold 87kg Natesh Kumara Usha Bannur
Gold 55kg Mahadev Sargar Sanket
Gold 96kg Vikas Thakur
Silver 55kg Chanambam Rishikanta Singh
Bronze 96kg Ragala Venkat Rahul
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Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

• Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) has won gold medals at
the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

• Nandini also finishing on the podium in the 81kg category and signing off with a
bronze medal

• The Indian contingent ended their campaign at the tournament with three medals
including two golds and one bronze.
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Writer Jaiprakash Chouksey passes away

• Writer Jaiprakash Chouksey has passed away.

• He has penned scripts and dialogues for several films including ‘Shayad’ (1979),
‘Qatl’ (1986) and ‘Bodyguard’ (2011), and was also involved in writing for
television serials.
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National Security Day - 4th March
• In India, March 4 is celebrated as National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) every year,
in the honor of the Indian Security Forces.

• The day aims to show gratitude to all the security forces, including policemen, para-military
forces, commandos, guards, army officers, and other persons involved in security, who sacrifice
their life in maintaining the peace and security of the people of the country.

• Apart from this, National Security Week 2022 is being celebrated from March 4 to March 10,
2022.

• 4 March also marks the day when the National Security Council of India was established,
in 1966 by the Ministry of Labour under the Government of India.
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World Obesity Day 2022 - 4th March

• World Obesity Day is observed every year on March 04. It is observed to spread
awareness about obesity and encourage action towards its elimination.

• The day is organised by the World Obesity Federation

• The theme of World Obesity Day 2022 is ‘Everybody Needs to Act’.

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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights celebrates its
17th Foundation Day (Additional Information)
• A special initiative ‘SAHARA’ by NCPCR and BSF received compliments from Union Minister
Smriti Zubin Irani.

• It is an initiative to provide psycho-social counselling & support to children of BSF jawans who
made the supreme sacrifice.

• SAHARA is an acronym for Supportive Action with Holistic Approach to build Resilience among the
children of Armed Police Force Personnel.
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The Henderson-Brooks Report was

commissioned to investigate the
conduct of military operations of which
war?
a) 1962 India-China War
b) Vietnam War
c) Yugoslav Wars
d) 1971 India-Pakistan War

India’s war with China ended in 1962. Sixty

years later, we still do not know all the truth
about that war.
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British energy giant Shell snapped its joint

venture with which Russian gas company in
the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
a) Gazprom
b) Rosneft
c) MOL Group
d) Lukoil

British energy major Shell decided to exit

Russia. The company ended its joint venture
energy projects with Russian energy company
Gazprom.
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What was the main objective of the Sarkaria

Commission?
a) Agricultural reforms
b) Centre-State relations
c) Address caste discrimination
d) Monetary policy

Signs of a confrontation between Raj Bhavan and

the elected government in a State are not infrequent
in the country. The onus often appears to be on the
Chief Ministers to avert a constitutional crisis. The
Sarkaria Commission's charter was to examine the
relationship and balance of power between state and
central governments in the country.
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