1.Naatu Naatu wins Oscar for Best Song:M.M. Keeravani brought the spotlight back to India after a historic Oscar win for his energetic anthem 'Naatu Naatu' from the SS Rajamouli film 'RRR'. The music was written by Keeravani and lyrics by Chandrabose who was also present at the awards show to receive the trophy. -https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
2.Crucial global meet begins with focus on IPCC findings: Representatives of 195 nations will meet in Interlaken in Switzerland starting Monday till March 19 to approve a synthesis report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scheduled to be released on March 20, a critical document on the state of climate crisis that will influence the outcome of UN Climate Conference in Dubai in December.-hindustantimes.com
3.Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar held a meeting with various floor leaders on Sunday, a day before the Budget session of Parliament was set to resume, and discussed several issues, including how disruptions can be curbed, even as Opposition members signalled they will keep raising issues to confront the government.- hindustantimes.com
4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad. IIT Dharwad is an Institute of national importance established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India in 2016, under the mentorship of IIT Bombay. The permanent campus is located in Dharwad, on a 470-acre land allotted by the Karnataka government.-india.com
5.The second leg of Union Budget 2023 commenced on Monday, after the first half being marred by a series of disruptions over number of issues with Hindenburg report and Adani Group issue being the focal point. Centre's top-most priority this time is to pass the Finance Bill along with a number of other pending bills. A total of 26 bills in Rajya Sabha and 9 bills in Lok Sabha are pending
6.India logged 524 new coronavirus cases after a gap of 113 days, while the active cases rose to 3,618, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.The death toll has increased to 5,30,781 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,90,492).-hindustantimes.com
7.Relentless heatwave continued to bake the city for the third consecutive day, making it the hottest location in India on Sunday with the daytime maximum temperature soaring to 39.4 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal temperature for the day, according to IMD base weather station in Santacruz.-ndtv.com
8.Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of a new national airline to be led by industry veteran Tony Douglas. The new carrier aims to leverage Saudi Arabia's strategic geographic location between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe and connect 100 destinations by 2030. The announcement was made by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday.-livemint.com
9.Two promotional films made by the Union Ministry of Tourism as part of its post-Covid global campaign on India reopening for tourists has won top awards in Berlin, officials here said on Thursday.- https://theprint.in/
10.The MoU, aimed to upskill and reskill 4,000 people from the state, will provide training to eatery owners, guest house caretakers, tour drivers on the Chardham route along with heritage tour and nature guides. The program will focus on improving the tourism and hospitality aspect with addition of topics such as digital and financial literacy, health and hygiene, safety and security, and entrepreneurship development. It will be delivered in offline mode across nine unique districts which attracts maximum religious, leisure, eco and adventure tourism. –hotelierindia.com
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