Today in History (Mar 18th, 1919)
On 18th March 1919, the Imperial Legislative Council of India passed the Rowlatt Act which gave power to police to imprison any person in British India, suspected of terrorism, for up to 2 years without trial.
PM MITRA Scheme
The PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme, announced in October 2021, aims to attract investment of Rs. 70,000 crores, and to develop the textile sector in line with 5F (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.) The Union Government has selected sites in 7 States for setting up of PM MITRA textile parks by 2026-27.
Starberry-Sense
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics has developed a low-cost star sensor, Starberry-Sense, to help CubeSat class satellite missions to find their orientation in space. The position of stars in the sky is fixed relative to each other and can be used as a stable reference frame to calculate the orientation of a satellite in orbit.
Africa-India Field Training Exercise 2023 (AFINDEX 2023)
The Indian Army is set to host the second edition of the biennial Africa-India Field Training Exercise 2023 (AFINDEX 2023) at Aundh Military Station to practice with the participating nations in planning and conduct of Humanitarian Mine Assistance and Peace Keeping Operations under chapter VII of United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Ramsahay Prasad Yadav elected as the third Vice-President of Nepal
Ramsahay Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party defeated Ashta Laxmi Shakya of CPN-UML to become the third Vice-President of Nepal. He is the first person from the Madhes region of Nepal to be appointed as the Vice-President.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, for the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children. ICC is an international tribunal with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, war crimes, the crime of aggression, and a crime against humanity.
Indian start-ups hold $1 billion in Silicon Valley Bank
About $1 billion of funds from Indian start-ups have been impacted by the collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). About $200 million have been moved to Indian bank accounts in GIFT City.
