The Ministry of External Affairs set up 24×7 control centers to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine. India also launched a multi-pronged evacuation plan called 'Operation Ganga'.

Indian nationals will be evacuated through border crossing points with Poland, Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic. The ministry has activated a dedicated Twitter handle 'OpGanga'.

India began evacuating stranded civilians as part of Operation Ganga on 26 February, as Russia intensified its offensive against Ukraine. The evacuation operation began after Ukrainian airspace was closed to civilian aircraft operations on 24 February. So far, the Indian government has managed to operate three special Air India flights to bring back the stranded citizens. In the midst of the current emergency, the Government of India is bearing the cost of evacuation. Around 15,000 stranded Indians will be evacuated from Ukraine under Operation Ganga.

Ukraine has closed its airspace due to the ongoing tension. Thus, Indian evacuation flights are operating from neighboring countries such as Hungary and Romania. The government is also helping to evacuate stranded Indians from its borders crossing Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland.

• The government appointed Madhabi Puri Buch as the new chairperson of SEBI.

• Madhabi Puri Buch is the first woman chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

• She was the former head of ICICI Securities.

• Between 2017 to 2021, he also worked as a whole time member in SEBI.

• Now, she will replace Ajay Tyagi as the chairman of SEBI. Ajay Tyagi's tenure ended on 28 February.

Ajay Tyagi

• Ajay Tyagi is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre. He was appointed as the SEBI chairman on March 1, 2017 for three years. He was given an extension of six months. Later in August 2020, his term was extended for 18 months.

• In October 2021, the Ministry of Finance had invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of SEBI Chairman. The last date for form submission was December 6, 2021.

How are the candidates shortlisted?

• As per the process of appointment of regulators, candidates are shortlisted by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), which is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a panel consisting of the Secretary of Economic Affairs and three external members with domain knowledge. In addition, a high level panel is empowered to recommend names other than those applied for the post advertised. Based on the negotiations, the FSRASC recommends the name to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister.

• Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee

• FSRASC was set up as a “Standing Committee” based on the recommendation of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission. It was set up to "recommend suitable persons for the chairmanship, whole-time members and part-time members of the financial sector regulators". It was established with the aim of adopting a uniform selection process for all financial sector regulators.

Members of FSRASC

• It is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. Other members include:

• Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister

• Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs or Department of Financial Services.

• Chairman of the concerned regulatory authority and

• Three external experts.

Researchers from Bhakta Kavi Narsingh Mehta University (BKNMU) in Junagadh have recently discovered a new species of spider. It has been named "NarsinghMehtai" to honor Narsingh Mehta and to put his name on the global map.

Narsingh Mehta was a 15th century poet and devotee of Lord Krishna.

Members of the Brahmin community objected to the naming, saying that it was already a universal name and there was no need to associate their name with that of a spider.

Narsingh Mehta was born in 1410, at Talja in present-day Bhavnagar district. He died in Junagadh in the 1480s. His family originated in Vadnagar in northern Gujarat. The original caste name is believed to be Pandya, but because family members were officials in the states, they were called Mehtas.

Narsingh Mehta wrote more than 750 poems, which are called padas in Gujarat. These poems mainly deal with devotion to Lord Krishna, knowledge and dispassion from worldly matters.

Zero Discrimination Day is observed globally on 1 March. The day was observed to challenge discrimination and inequality by women and girls. It aims to protect the rights of women and promote their empowerment and gender equality.

Zero Discrimination Day is observed by the United Nations AIDS programme. This day is celebrated every year on 1st March. It was celebrated for the first time in 2014. It is being linked to the AIDS program because the United Nations believes that fighting discrimination against women is key to eradicating AIDS.

One in three women in the world is facing some form of violence. According to the United Nations, more than 50% of women in the world have reported violence against them. Therefore, this day is important to raise awareness.

Cyclone Imnati wreaked havoc in Madagascar. It made landfall just north of the southeast district of Manakara.

On 5 February, another storm, Cyclone Batsirai, hit the island, affecting about 270,000 people and killing 121 people.

21,000 people are still displaced since Tropical Storm Ana hit in January.

Tropical Storm Dumako affected 5,000 people.

Between November and April each year, the island is prone to many cyclones and storms.

What are tropical cyclones?

A tropical cyclone is a fast-moving storm with low pressure, strong winds, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that causes heavy thunderstorms or rain. Tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes or typhoons, are one of nature's most destructive weather events. They are strong circular storms that form over the tropical ocean that is warm.

National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February, with the aim of spreading the message of importance of science and its application among the people.

On February 28, 1928, physicist C.V. This day is celebrated to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by Raman. CV for this search. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

National Science Day was established by the Central Government in 1986 based on the demand of the National Council for Science and Technology Communication. National Science Day was celebrated for the first time on 28 February 1987. This day is celebrated to spread the message about the importance of science used in the daily life of the people and to popularize science and technology.

Raman Effect

In this phenomenon, some part of the light beam is scattered after passing through the transparent medium. This phenomenon of scattering of light is called Raman scattering and the cause of scattering is called Raman effect. The wavelength of these scattered rays is different from that of incident rays.

A 1.7-MW solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways.

Electricity will be supplied directly to the traction system of Indian Railways through this plant.

The plant was commissioned after the Indian Railways decided to become self-sufficient for its electricity requirement and had plans to solarize railway stations using the vacant land for various renewable energy projects.

This is the first such solar power plant commissioned on the Indian Railways network to feed traction power directly.

This solar plant commissioned at Bina is spread over an area of ​​more than ten acres. In this solar plant, 5800 solar modules have been installed on 145 sets of modular mounting structure on 1015 pile foundation.

The electricity generated from this plant will be provided free of cost to the Indian Railways.

This solar plant is expected to generate 8 MU of electricity every year.

This solar plant will save 2,160 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Plan to use solar energy to power railway stations

In the Union Budget 2017-18, it was announced that solar power would be used to power around 7,000 railway stations across the country in the medium term.

The government had announced in the budget that 2,000 railway stations would be built under its 1000 MW solar project.

Indian Railways' objective of becoming a net zero carbon emission rail network will be accelerated by the use of solar energy. To achieve this, Indian Railways had developed a plan to set up 20 GW capacity solar power plants by 2030 using its vacant land.

BHEL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is a state-owned manufacturing and engineering organization headquartered in New Delhi. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Heavy Industries. BHEL is the largest power generation equipment company in India and was established in 1956. Nalin Singhal is the Chairman and Managing Director of BHEL.

Dharma Guardian is the name of the Indo-Japanese joint military exercise that began in 2018. This exercise takes place between the armies of both the countries.

This exercise with Japan is important in cases of security challenges.

The exercise includes platoon-level joint operations training in semi-urban and urban environments and forests.

Dharma Guardian Exercise

The latest edition of this exercise will start from February 27 to March 10, 2022 and will be conducted in Belagavi, Karnataka.

Indian Army's 15th Battalion Maratha Light Infantry Regiment and Japan's 30th Infantry Regiment Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces are participating in this year's exercise.

The exercise is being conducted to share the various experiences gained during operations between the two soldiers to enhance inter-operation in planning and execution of various operations in jungle, urban and semi-urban areas.

To plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical exercises to neutralize potential threats, including raiding terrorist targets in semi-urban areas, home intervention exercises, firing, first aid, is included.

On 8 and 9 March 2022, a two-day verification exercise will be conducted which will complement joint warfare discussions, joint field training exercises and joint demonstrations.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park hosted the “OCEANS 2022 Conference” in collaboration with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).

The OCEANS Conference is a bi-annual event of global marine researchers.

It was organized for the first time in India.

The Ocean Technology Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) are coordinating the Ocean 2022 Conference on behalf of the Ocean Engineering Society.

hybrid mode convention

OCEANS 2022 conference was conducted in hybrid mode. It featured 400 presentations by delegates on topics such as climate change, global warming, marine pollution, microplastics, weather uncertainty and tackling coastal erosion. It was a four-day event that began on February 21, 2022.

conference theme

The theme of the “OCEANS 2022” conference was “inspire-innovate-sustain”.

conference agenda

The OCEANS 2022 conference highlighted how the “United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” is making efforts to reduce the impact of climate change through renewable energy.

Marine Technology Society

The Marine Technology Society was established incorporated in June 1963. It was created to provide a common platform for members of academia, industry and government to exchange information and ideas. It aims to promote awareness, advancement, understanding and application of marine technology.

IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society works for the advancement of theory and practice of electrotechnology, allied branches of engineering, as well as related arts and sciences, in addition to the maintenance of high professional and ethical standards among its associates and members.