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1st March, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a long-running practice in schools. The assembly is generally held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to gather on the school grounds or in the hall. The format of the assembly is not fixed and can differ from school to school. However, the primary activities stay the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students read the news headlines. Prayers, physical activity, and yoga are generally included in the morning school assembly.
In this context, we bring you the top news headlines about global and domestic affairs. You can check out the news headlines for March 1 to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for School Assembly
- The Union Cabinet approves “PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana” for installing rooftop solar in one crore households. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the scheme on February 13, 2024.
- The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), with headquarters in India, with a one-time budgetary support of Rs. 150 crore. The IBCA has been conceived as a multi-country, multi-agency coalition of 96 big cat range countries, non-range countries interested in big cat conservation.
- On April 9, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally announced the launch of an International Big Cat Alliance aimed at securing the future of big cats and the landscapes in which they thrive. Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar, and Cheetah are seven big cats, five of which are found in India.
- India is home to tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and cheetahs.
- The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal on March 1 and 2. On his visit, the PM will dedicate to the nation the North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project, Chatra. He’ll also inaugurate the Haldia-Barauni crude oil pipeline.
- The proposal to create a position at the level of Scientist H as Director of the National Institute of One Health, Nagpur, was approved by the Union Cabinet today.
- The establishment of three semiconductor units under the initiative “Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystems in India” was approved by the Union Cabinet today.
- The Central Government has announced an ex-gratia for the victims of a road accident in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased, and the injured would be given Rs. 50,000.
School Assembly Headlines for International News
- Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian PM H.E. Mr. Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated a new airstrip and a jetty at Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing.
Business News
- PM KISAN, the largest direct benefit transfer programme in the world, crossed a new milestone. With the release of the 16th installment, the scheme has benefited more than 11 crore eligible farmer families, with Rs 3 lakh crores disbursed till date.
- The Department of Fertilisers’ proposal to fix the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rates for potassium and phosphoric fertilisers for Kharif Season 2024 and to include three new fertiliser grades in the NBS programme was accepted by the Union Cabinet today.
- Today, the Union Cabinet approved royalty rates for the mining of 12 critical and strategic minerals: cadmium, beryllium, cobalt, indium, gallium, rhenium, selenium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium, vanadium, and tungsten.
Important Days on 1st March
- World Civil Defence Day
- Zero Discrimination Day
Thought of the Day
“Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution”- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Also Read: School Morning Assembly News Headlines For 29 February 2024
