🔆 Current Affairs | 25 March 2023
🔆 25 March | Famous in History
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
● 2023 : “Fighting slavery's legacy of racism through transformative education”
The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade, which has been called “the worst violation of human rights in history”, in which over 400 years more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims.
UNITED NATIONS (UN)
▪️Founded - 24 OCT, 1945
▪️HQ - New York, US
▪️S.G - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
▪️MC - 193
Note : International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery: 2 December
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1.Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has been sworn in as the third Vice-President of Nepal.
2.Padma Lakshmi from Kerala became the first transgender lawyer from the state to enroll as an advocate with the Bar Council of the state.
3.Jindal Steel & Power has received Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for manufacturing India's first fire-resistant steel at its Rail Mill.
4.The name of the MCF Rae Bareli Hockey Stadium in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh has been changed to 'Rani's Girls Hockey Turf' after the star women's hockey player of the Indian team, Rani Rampal. This is the first time that a stadium has been named after a female hockey player. The stadium was inaugurated by Rani along with the players and other staff members.
5.NTPC Green Energy Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited have entered into an agreement to set up a Brazilian power project to meet the round-the-clock power requirement of IOCL refineries.
6.Midfielder Hardik Singh and goalkeeper Savita Punia were honored with the men's and women's Indian Hockey Player of the Year awards 2022.
7.The Ministry of Rural Development has signed an MoU with the Ministry of AYUSH to cooperate in making Lakhpati Didi from Self Help Groups.
8.Delhi's Finance Minister Kailash Gehlot has presented the Delhi government's budget 2023-24. In this budget of Rs 78,800 crore, special announcements have been made on infrastructure. The new budget announcements include beautification of the PWD's 1,400-km road network, along with a proposal for 26 new flyovers, bridges, underpasses and 3 double-decker flyovers.
9.PM Modi inaugurated the Regional Office and Innovation Center of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in New Delhi.
10.The country's top court has agreed to hear the PIL filed in the Ram Sethu case.The Supreme Court has given its consent to list the PIL filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy for hearing.In this PIL, a demand has been made to direct the Central Government to declare Ram Setu as a National Heritage Monument.Theme of World Water Day 2023 - 'Accelerating Change to Solve Water and Sanitation Crises'.
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11.World Meteorological Day is observed on March 23 every year to commemorate the formation of the World Meteorological Organisation in 1950.
12.Microsoft introduces 'Bing Image Creator' powered by OpenAI's DALL-E.
13.India is ranked third in terms of the number of billionaires in the latest Hurun Global Rich List.
14.The Maharashtra government has given approval for a 75-feet tall 'Statue of Knowledge' dedicated to Dr B. R. Ambedkar in Latur city.
15.Sergio Perez wins F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 with Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen in P2.
16.The board members of Invest India appointed Manmeet K Nanda, an IAS, West Bengal Cadre, as the Managing Director & CEO (Additional charge) of Invest India.
17.According to the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, India can achieve energy independence by its 100th year of independence in 2047.
18.Union MoS (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-meter International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) at Devasthal in Uttarakhand.
19.ISRO is set to organize its annual special programme for school children called Young Scientist Programme — ‘Yuva Vigyani Karyakram’ (YUVIKA).
20.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch OneWeb India-2 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 26.
21. Gujarat court sentences Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail
22. PM Modi Launches ‘Call Before U Dig’ App and Unveils Bharat 6G Vision Document
23. QS Rankings: IIT-Delhi enters list of top 50 institutions for engineering
24. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) laid the foundation stone of the new Data Center and Cyber Security Training Institute
25. IPL new rule allows captains naming of playing XI after toss
26. Indian Army, Air Force conduct joint drills “Vayu Prahar” along LAC in eastern command
27. Indian Navy holds bilateral maritime exercise ‘Konkan 2023’ with UK’s Royal Navy in Arabian Sea
28. Bosch appoints Guruprasad Mudlapur as its Managing Director
29. Indian Woman Hockey Player Salima Tete Appointed AHF Athletes Ambassador
30.Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud presents Ramnath Goenka Awards for excellence in journalism
31.Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind, Kumar Sanu have been honored with which award for- 2019, 2020, 2021 respectively?- Lata Mangeshkar Award
32. Who has been honored with the Capital Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award?- Naveen Patnaik
33. Svante Paibo, a resident of which country, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022? – Sweden
34. Who is the recipient of the 2022 Nansen Prize given by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?- Angela Merkel
35. Which state government has notified India’s first Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary? – Tamil Nadu
36. Which state government has notified ‘Najrayan Tank’ as ‘Bird Sanctuary’? – Tamil Nadu
37. Which National Park has been given the International Ranger Award 2022 presented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Commission on Protected Areas?- Orang National Park
38. Which state government has recently approved the renaming of Chipi airport after ‘Barrister Nath Pai’? – Maharashtra
39. Ahmedabad Medical College has recently been renamed after whom? – Narendra Modi
40. England’s Leicester Cricket Ground is named after which Indian cricketer? – Sunil Gavaskar
41. Serbian scientists have named the beetle after which tennis star player? – Novak Djokovic
42. Which team of the Indian Army has prepared the world’s first women camel grooming team – Border Security Force
43. Which has become the second state in the country to implement Mahila Nidhi Yojana?- Rajasthan
44. Which state’s tourism department has recently launched ‘Women Friendly Tourism’ project? – Kerala
45. hich country’s Home Minister and Indian-origin woman Suella Braverman has been given the first Queen Elizabeth II Award? – Britain
46. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Awarded Padma Shri Posthumously
47. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) Visakhapatnam wins the National Level JCSSI ‘Ispat Suraksha Puraskar’
48. U.S.-Argentine researcher wins Abel Prize for maths
49. Asia’s largest 4-metre liquid mirror telescope inaugurated in Uttarakhand
50. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2023: 24 March
51. India, UAE and France have held their first trilateral foreign ministers meeting in which city? – New York
52. Which country has launched the first ‘inhalable vaccine’ against Covid? – China
53. For the first time in which armed force ‘Weapon Systems Branch for Officers’ has been approved? – Indian Air Force
54. India and which country have announced New Energy Task Force? – America
55. India and which country have successfully designed and conducted cyber security exercise for 26 countries?- Britain
56. Pakistan has participated in the SCO anti-terrorism exercise organized by India – Manesar, Haryana
57. Serum Institute of India will set up a center of excellence for pandemic preparedness in which city? – Hyderabad
58. Who has won the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year’ award 2023 during the 4th edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters? – Dr. Peggy Mohan
59. Which Indian-origin engineer has won the National Geographic ‘Pictures of the Year’ award? – Karthik Subramaniam
60. Who has been awarded as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2022? – Sajjan Jindal
61. India, UAE and France have held their first trilateral foreign ministers meeting in which city? – New York
62. Which country has launched the first ‘inhalable vaccine’ against Covid? – China
63. For the first time in which armed force ‘Weapon Systems Branch for Officers’ has been approved? – Indian Air Force
64. India and which country have announced New Energy Task Force? – America
65. India and which country have successfully designed and conducted cyber security exercise for 26 countries?- Britain
66. Pakistan has participated in the SCO anti-terrorism exercise organized by India – Manesar, Haryana
67. Serum Institute of India will set up a center of excellence for pandemic preparedness in which city? – Hyderabad
68. Who has won the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year’ award 2023 during the 4th edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters? – Dr. Peggy Mohan
69. Which Indian-origin engineer has won the National Geographic ‘Pictures of the Year’ award? – Karthik Subramaniam
70. Who has been awarded as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2022? – Sajjan Jindal
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1) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated the "Jharni Yojana Portal" at the Chief Minister's Office located in the state assembly.
▪️Jharkhand :-
Baidyanath Temple
Parasnath wildlife sanctuary
Dalma wildlife sanctuary Palamau wildlife sanctuary
Koderma wildlife sanctuary
Udhwa Lake Bird sanctuary
Palkot wildlife sanctuary
Mahuadanr wildlife sanctuary
2) The ground station of the jointly developed India-Bhutan satellite has been inaugurated in Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan.
➨ It is a ground-based facility that helps communicate with and receive information sent by the satellite.
3) The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 5th Poshan Pakhwada from 20th March to 3rd April 2023 to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition and promote healthy eating habits through Jan Andolan and Jan Bhagidari.
4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a special app called ‘Call before u dig’.
➨It will help prevent uncoordinated digging that results in damage to underground utility assets like optical fibre cables, costing the government thousands of crores every year.
5) Midfielder Hardik Singh and goalkeeper Savita Punia were conferred with the men's and women's Indian 'Hockey Player of the Year' awards.
6) A Pune-based swimmer, Sampanna Ramesh Shelar, has become the fastest Indian in under 21 age category to swim across the Palk Strait in the shortest time (5 hours and 30 minutes).
7) "India-UAE Investment Summit" has been organized for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir.
➨The Summit is a unique opportunity for a free and frank exchange of views on investment issues and opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir.
▪️Jammu and Kashmir :-
➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha
➨Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dachigam National Park
➨Salim Ali National Park
➨Annual Youth Festival "Sonzal-2022"
8) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) Visakhapatnam received national level safety Awards "Ispat Suraksha Puraskar" during annual award function held at SSO Ranchi.
➨ RINL Visakhapatnam also bagged Prestigious Award for "Zero Fatal Accident involving Contract Labour" for the year 2022.
9) Bengaluru was honoured with the 2023 Partnership for Healthy Cities Award at the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit held in London.
10) The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) is being organized at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) of the Indian Army located at Aundh Military Station in Pune.
➨ The 10-day exercise will focus on Humanitarian Mine Assistance and United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.
11) The Governor-General of Australia has announced the appointment of India’s well-known business tycoon Ratan Tata to the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the Australia-India bilateral relationship, particularly to trade, investment and philanthropy.
12) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi virtually inaugurated the 'Festival of India' in Kuwait.
➨This was the first Festival of India organized abroad by the Ministry of Culture after the COVID-19 pandemic.
13) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched Deen Dayal Updadhyay Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) scheme for the poorest of the families in the event of a death or permanent disability of a kin.
▪️Haryana:-
➨Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant
➨Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
➨Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
➨Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
➨Badkhal Lake
➨Karoh Peak
➨Phag Dance, Saang Dance
➨Chhathi Dance, Khoria Dance
➨ Dhamal Dance, Daph Dance
14) Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) has been inaugurated at Devasthal in Uttarakhand.
➨The telescope is located at an altitude of 2,450 metre on the Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital district.
▪️Uttarakhand CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami
➠Asan Conservation Reserve
➠Country's first moss garden
➠Country's first Pollinator Park
➠Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
➠Rajaji Tiger Reserve 🐅
➠Jim Corbett National Park
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