Current Affairs Today Headline- 2 March 2022

National News

• French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold telephonic conversation on March 1st.
• Operation Ganga: Indian Air Force joins evacuation efforts as its C-17 aircraft leaves for Romania.
• Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia lands in Romanian capital Bucharest, to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine.
• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lands in Budapest in Hungary to aid the evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine.
• All Indians have left Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, informs foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla
• Ujjain created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps as s part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
• India sends 1st trance of humanitarian aid to Ukraine through Poland.
• Virat Kohli’s 100th test match to be played against Sri Lanka in Mohali with no restrictions, spectators to be allowed in the stadium.
• Floods, droughts making India most vulnerable to climate change, as per latest IPCC report.
• Centre approves manufacture and import of machine-made polyester Indian national flags

International News 

• US to join its European allies in closing its airspace to Russian planes amid Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
• European Parliament on March 1, 2022 voted to recommend Ukraine’s candidacy status into the EU, following a moving speech from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
• Ukraine’s ambassador to the US accuses Russia of using a “vacuum bomb” in attacking Ukrainian cities.  
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signs decree on March 1st prohibiting the export of foreign currency in excess of $10,000 from Russia. 
• US launches COVID19 “Test to Treat” initiative, under which people can get tested at a pharmacy and if they’re positive, receive antiviral pills on the spot at no cost.
• America’s Boeing announces suspension of support for Russian airlines.
• World Bank to provide USD 3 billion support package for Ukraine.
• Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, limits Apple Pay and other services.
• European Central Bank orders European arm of Russia’s Sberbank closed.
• American company ExxonMobil to exit Russia, discontinue ventures at Sakhalin-1 project that operates on behalf of an international consortium of Japanese, Indian and Russian companies.
• EU nations considering banning Russian ships from ports.
• Ukraine’s Kharkiv attacked by cluster bombs, as per experts.
• China’s new-generation rocket successfully launches 22 satellites into space.
• Russian forces movement towards Ukrainian capital Kyiv ‘stalled’ for now, according to US defense official.
• The International Court of Justice to hold public hearings on Ukraine crisis on March 7 and 8, 2022, in a hybrid format.
• Zain Nadella, son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, passes away at 26.
• The International Tennis Federation announces a ban on Russian, Belarusian teams from its competitions.

• Russian and Belarusian tennis players to be allowed to continue competing in ATP and WTA tournaments and Grand Slam events.

• US advises citizens against travelling to Hong Kong, citing strict coronavirus curbs and risk of children being separated from parents.

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  Russian bombardment of Ukrainian capital, Kyiv resumes as air raid sirens ring out overnight.

• Russian airborne troops land in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv.