Daily Current Affairs- 3 March 2024

Today's Current Affairs 3rd March 2024

NATIONAL

Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurates First Made-in-India ASTDS Tug

• Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of MoPSW & AYUSH, virtually inaugurated the 60T bollard pull tug named ‘Ocean Grace’ and the Medical Mobile Unit (MMU) on March 2, 2024.
• The Ocean Grace is the first Make-in-India ASTDS Tug developed by Cochin Shipyard Limited under MoPSW. 

Telangana Government Announces Launch of Indiramma Housing Scheme

• Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced the launch of the Indiramma Housing Scheme starting March 11.
• The first phase will witness the approval of 3,500 houses in each Assembly constituency, catering to a significant number of beneficiaries. 

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

BPCL Teams Up With Neeraj Chopra as Brand Ambassador for ‘Speed’ Petrol

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), one of India’s leading petroleum companies, has recently announced its partnership with Olympic and World Javelin Champion Neeraj Chopra.
• Krishnakumar is the Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL. 

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Hearing Day 2024: 3^rd March

• Observed every year on March 3, World Hearing Day 2024 fall on a Sunday.
• The theme for this year, as designated by the World Health Organization (WHO), is “Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all.”
• Initiated by WHO in 2007, World Hearing Day was formerly known as International Ear Care Day. The renaming to World Hearing Day occurred post-2016. 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Dr Pradeep Mahajan receives Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024

• Pradeep Mahajan, the Founder and Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of StemRx Hospital and Research Centre, along with StemRx Bioscience Solutions, has been awarded the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024. 

BANKING AND ECONOMY

Amit Shah Launches National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC)

• Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) in New Delhi. 

Policybazaar Insurance Brokers, PB Fintech’s subsidiary, Receives IRDAI Approval for Composite Insurance Broker License

• PB Fintech’s subsidiary, Policybazaar Insurance Brokers, has secured approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to transition from a direct insurance broker to a composite insurance broker.
• PB Fintech records first-ever net profit of Rs 37.2 crore in Q4, compared to a net loss of Rs 87 crore in Q3FY23.
• Revenue from operations surges 43% YoY to Rs 871 crore for the December quarter. 

Flipkart Introduces Its Digital Payments Solution, Flipkart UPI

• Ecommerce giant Flipkart has made a significant move in the digital payments space by introducing its own UPI services, Flipkart UPI, in partnership with Axis Bank.