Daily Current Affairs 22 March 2023

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National

PM Modi to inaugurate ITU Area Office & Innovation Centre

On 22nd March 2023, PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office and Innovation Centre in India in New Delhi. India fully funded the Area Office and is situated on the second floor of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) building at Mehrauli in the national capital.

• PM Modi will also introduce Bharat’s 6G Vision Document and launch the 6G Research and Development Test Bed. 6G Testbed will offer academic institutions, industries, start-ups, MSMEs and industries a platform to test and validate the evolving ICT technologies.

Call Before U dig App

• Prime Minister Modi will launch Call Before U dig App, aimed at preventing damage to underlying assets like optical fibre cables, that occurs because of uncoordinated digging and excavation, leading to loss of about 3,000 crore rupees every year to the country.

Over Rs 2 lakh 41 thousand crore to over 11 crore farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

Govt of India disbursed over two lakh 41 thousand crore rupees to over 11 crore farmers in the country under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, PM-KISAN. PM-KISAN is a flagship scheme of the Centre and one of the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes. the funds under PM-KISAN help farmers with agricultural needs, and other expenses such as education, medical and marriage.

Govt of India to celebrate 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

Home Minister Amit Shah said at the 148th Foundation Day of Arya Samaj that the govt will celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand. Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati fearlessly propagated “swadharma, swabhasha and swaraj” in the pre-independence era.

Over two lakh farmers benefitted from PM- KUSUM scheme

2,00,000 farmers have benefitted from PM- KUSUM scheme. in 2019, the scheme was started for the de-dieselisation of the farm sector, providing water and energy security to farmers, increasing the income of farmers and curbing environmental pollution. Under PM-KUSUM Scheme, individual farmers or a group of farmers or cooperatives or panchayats can install solar power plants up to 2 Megawatt capacity on land. Farmers can also install standalone solar pumps or solarize their existing grid-connected agriculture pumps.

International

First Submarine Base of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangladesh’s first submarine base ‘BNS Sheikh Hasina’ in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s govt is working on ‘Forces Goal 2030’ to modernize its military.

Appointment

Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav sworn-in as Vice President of Nepal

In Nepal, newly elected Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav took the oath of office and assumed charge in a special ceremony in Kathmandu. The oath was administered by President Ram Chandra Paudel. Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav served as the founding general secretary of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum and had an active role in the first Madhesh Movement in 2007. He was appointed to the House of Representatives from Bara-2 in the polls

Archaeological Studies

A 500-year-old Vijayanagara Empire Hero Stone sculpture

A 16th-century Vijayanagara Empire period middle stone sculpture has been found by a team in Thonugal, a village near Gariyapatti in the Virudhunagar district. This sculpture is a 2.5 feet high and 2.5 feet wide slab of stone in relief. it contains image of a man and his wife and two jars

Awards

CMJ Spirit of the Cricket Award 2022

Nepal wicketkeeper-batsman Asif Shaikh has been honoured with the Christopher Martin-Jenkins (CMJ) Spirit Award 2022, jointly presented by MCC and BCC, for his performance in the Men’s T20 International between Nepal and Ireland. Asif Shaikh has also been awarded the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award.

Elina Rybakina won the championship 7-6 (13-11), 6-4

In the women’s singles final, Elina Rybakina from Kazakhstan defeated Arina Sabalenka from Belarus in the championship 7-6 (13-11), 6-4. The Indian Wells International Tennis Tournament 2023 is being held in the United States. Carlos Algarz won the men’s singles title with a score of 6-3, 6-2.

President Droupadi Murmu to confer Padma Awards for year 2023 in Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 22

President Droupadi Murmu will present Padma Awards for the year 2023, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22nd March 2023. Of the 106 Padma awards that were announced, 6 are Padma Vibhushan, 9 are Padma Bhushan and 91 are Padma Shri. 19 of the awardees are women. Oral Rehydration Solution, ORS pioneer Dilip Mahalanobis will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics).

• Former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will be conferred with Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of public affairs.
• Tabla Mestro Zakir Hussain will also be conferred Padma Vibhushan.
• Padma Bhushan winners will include Kannada novelist and screenwriter S L Bhyrappa, Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and Author and Philanthropist Sudha Murthy.

Defence

ISRO to launch OneWeb India-2 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO is going to launch the OneWeb India-2 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 26th, 2023. NewSpace India Limited, ISRO will launch 72 satellites of the UK-based Network Access Associates Limited and place them in low Earth orbits.

• NewSpace is the commercial wing of ISRO. The first set of 36 satellites was launched on October 23rd, 2022 by the LVM3 M2 launch vehicle.
• In the second mission on March 26th, 2023, the remaining 36 satellites weighing about 5805 kgs will be established in 450 km circular low Earth orbit by LVM3 M3 launch vehicle.

Sports

Women’s Premier League: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets

In Women’s Premier League Cricket, Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 4 wickets at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. RCB scored 125 for 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, MI achieved the target while 21 balls remained.

Important Days

Bihar celebrates 111th foundation day

Bihar celebrates its 111th (one hundred eleven) foundation day. The state of Bihar was carved out from the Bengal presidency on March 22 in 1912. The day is also known as Bihar Diwas. The theme of this year’s event is “ Yuva Shakti Bihar ki Pragati”.

World Water Day 2023

Every year, World Water Day is observed on March 22, highlighting the importance of water and raising awareness about the global water crisis. as per the United Nations website, the idea behind celebrating the day is to “support the achievement of sustainable development goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.”

• The day aims to aware and inspire people to sustainably manage freshwater resources and learn more about water-related issues like water pollution, water scarcity, inadequate water, and lack of sanitation, and take appropriate steps to make a difference.
• The theme for World Water Day 2023 is ‘Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis’

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