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 Important News – India


1. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has installed a 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier on the VaniWarora Highway in which state _______Maharashtra.


➢ The highway connects the Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts of the state.


➢ This Bamboo Crash Barrier has been christened as ‘Bahu Balli’.


➢ Bahu Bali: The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa.


➢ It is treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE).



2. PM Anthony Albanese arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on a state visit to India on March 8, 2023. He is a PM of which country _____Australia.


➢ During his four-day tour, he will also visit Mumbai and Delhi as well.


➢ He will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan on 10th March and call on President Droupadi Murmu.


➢ He will hold the Annual Summit with PM Modi to discuss areas of cooperation under the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.


3. The Task Force report titled “Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio-fertilizers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas” was released by which government organization _______NITI Aayog.


➢ It suggested measures to make Gaushalas economically viable, address the problem of stray and abandoned cattle, and utilization of cow dung and cow urine in the agriculture and energy sector.


➢ It provides factual estimate of operating and fixed costs and other Gaushalas issues.


4. Which organization has issued operational guidelines, that the government will provide financial assistance to eligible agencies for undertaking initiatives for the promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs) products ____ Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).


➢ It can be extended to eligible agencies as 100% grants in aid for the promotion of GIs.


➢ DPIIT is an arm of the commerce and industry ministry.

5. PM Modi has dedicated the 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway in Karnataka to the nation. This expressway is ___ km long ______118Km.


➢ It was constructed at a cost of over 8400 crore rupees.


➢ It will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from three hours to about 75 minutes and boost connectivity and socio-economic growth in Karnataka.


➢ He also laid the foundation stone for the Mysuru-Kushalnagar highway.


6. Which railway zone has achieved 100% electrification of its broad gauge network of 3,825 kilometers ____Central Railway.


➢ The CSMT-headquartered zonal railway informed that the 52-kilometer Ausa Road-Latur Road stretch in the Solapur division was the last non-electrified section and its electrification was completed in March 2023.


➢ This move helps in reducing carbon footprints of 5.204 lakh tonnes every year as well as savings of 1670 crore rupees.


7. Which edition of 'World Food India-2023’ will be organized from 3-5 November 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi _____Second.


➢ The event will be organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.


➢ During the event, Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras outlined pivotal elements of the WFI-2023 as Millets- ‘Shree Anna-The Super Food of India’, Innovation and Sustainability ‘Green Food’, White Revolution 2.0, making India an export hub and focus on technology and digitisation.

8. The Ministry of Jal Shakti had constituted a Committee to identify how many Water Heritage Structure (WHS) in reference to 75 years of India's Independence ____75.


➢ A total of 421 nominations were received and out of which, Committee has recommended 75 water heritage structures.


➢ It includes 5 WHS from Gujarat and 4 WHS from Andhra Pradesh.


➢ At present, there is no central fund allocated/disbursed for the maintenance of these sites.


9. India and which country signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to strengthen cooperation and promote research networking between research institutions from both countries ______Sweden.


➢ Aim: To promote mobility funding opportunities in both countries


➢ It facilitates academic cooperation through mobility activities as well as through seminars, workshops, and conferences.


➢ This partnership will take forward joint Science and Technology efforts particularly in smart cities, AI, and many more.

10. India and which country signed an audio-visual co-production agreement to offer filmmakers financial incentives amounting to up to 30% of the expenditure incurred in the respective countries ____ Australia.


➢ The agreement was signed by I&B Secretary Apurva Chandra and Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell.


➢ Australia is the 16th country with which India has a co-production agreement.


➢ It would benefit mainly small filmmakers keen on shooting movies in that country.


11. India and which country inked an initial pact on increasing private-sector cooperation in the area of semiconductors ______USA.


➢ The two countries would facilitate business opportunities and develop an ecosystem with a view to reducing their dependency on China and Taiwan.


➢ Both sides have agreed to set up a semiconductor sub-committee, led by the Department of Commerce for the US side and MeitY and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the Indian side.


12. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in which city on March 10, 2023 ______ New Delhi.


➢ Theme: Building Local Resilience in a Changing Climate


➢ It is jointly organized by the Home Ministry, National Disaster Management Authority, National Disaster Response Force, and National Institute of Disaster Management.


➢ It will comprise four Plenary Sessions, one Ministerial Session, and eight Thematic Sessions.

13. The Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted the 3rd International Conference in virtual format on 09 March 2023. What is the theme of this conference _______ Inclusive Elections and Elections Integrity.


➢ ECI is leading the Cohort on Elections Integrity which was established as a follow-up to the ‘Summit for Democracy’ held virtually in December 2021.


➢ Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel addressed the Conference.


14. Misra Centre for Financial Markets and Economy (MCFME) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), along with which organization has organized 'International Research Conference on FinTech: Innovation, Inclusion, and Regulation' _______Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL).


➢ It is a two-day conference for bringing top researchers, practitioners, and regulators from across the globe together to deliberate on key issues of FinTech.


15. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has inaugurated two-day G20 Flower Festival has been organized in which city _______New Delhi.


➢ G20 countries like Japan, Singapore, and the Netherlands are participating in it.


➢ Flower plants of different colours and varieties are being displayed in different forms and installations to showcase the diversity of the Indian subcontinent.

16. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel has inaugurated Vote Fest 2023 to create awareness on the election process in which city _______Bengaluru.


➢ They also inaugurated ‘Electhon 2023’, which is a 30-hour hackathon for securing the electoral future.


➢ The fest seeks people's suggestions on improving voter turnout, ensuring the registration of new voters, and how to ensure the involvement of urban youth in the democratic process.


17. Which edition of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) has been concluded in New Delhi ____ Third.


➢ Organized by: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).


➢ NPDRR was comprised of 4 Plenary Sessions, 1 Ministerial Session, and 8 Thematic Sessions with more than 1200 subject experts, practitioners, academicians and delegates.

18. Who has inaugurated the exhibition titled ‘Women and Nation Building: 1857 to the Republic' at National Archives of India, New Delhi on 133rd Foundation Day of National Archives of Indian _______ Arjun Ram Meghwal.


➢ The exhibition highlights the contributions of women in nation building and freedom struggle from 1857 in an interesting manner like Durgawati Devi and Kasturba Gandhi.


➢ It also presents a selection of original documents drawn from the attics of the archival repository.


19. Which launched the MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme at the NDMC Convention Centre, Delhi _____Union Minister Narayan Rane.


➢ Aim: To provide a roadmap to global competitiveness for the MSMEs of India


➢ Under the scheme, MSMEs will implement LEAN manufacturing tools like 5S, Kaizen, KANBAN, visual workplace, and Poka Yoka.


➢ MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, improve quality, work safely, expand their markets, and finally become competitive and profitable.


Important News – State


1. Which iconic aircraft of legendary leader Biju Patnaik was unveiled by Odisha's CM, Naveen Patnaik at the Bhubaneswar for public viewing ____ Dakota aircraft.


➢ It was unveiled on the 107th birth anniversary of the former CM of Odisha.


➢ It was brought from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata to Bhubaneswar on January 18, 2023.


➢ A 10-member team of Aerospace Research Development required has dismantled the aircraft and packed it in proper shape for public viewing


2. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw released a unique cover of the Department of Posts, 'Go Green, Go Organic' for which state ______Sikkim.


➢ The special cover is a testament to the state's achievements in organic farming and progress and a reminder of the importance of sustainable development for the entire country.


➢ Sikkim is the first state in the world to get recognized as an Organic state by the World Book of Records (London).

3. Which state celebrated Yaoshang festival ______ Manipur.


➢ The festival is celebrated by the Meetei who are predominantly Hindu and it is celebrated at the same time as Holi.


➢ However, during the Yaoshang festival, apart from playing with colour, the festival also witnessed a number of cultural and religious activities for five days.


➢ The Manipur Governor and CM conveyed warm greetings to the people of Manipur.


4. Which state government has announced to launch the fourth women's policy _____Maharashtra.


➢ Aim: To give more opportunities to women


➢ State Government initiative:


➢ To introduce a rehabilitation scheme for those above 18 years old girls from the orphanage.


➢ To start a Hirkani Room(Kaksha) for breastfeeding mothers at the police station.


➢ Govt also proposed to provide equal and dignified positions to women in all sectors.


5. Which UT launched Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Internship-2023 for engaging the youth, who are interested in working in rural areas ______Jammu and Kashmir.


➢ It will provide an opportunity for young minds to gain valuable experience, develop their skills, and contribute meaningfully towards the implementation of the SBM (G) Phase II.


6. Which state has become India's first state to launch the Resham Keet Bima scheme for sericulturists ______ Uttarakhand.


➢ In the first phase of this pilot project, 200 sericulturists from five blocks of four districts -- Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital -- have been insured from the ill effects of climate change, scarcity of water, and other hazards.


➢ This scheme will be run under Saral Krishi Beema.

7. According to the Landslide Atlas report, prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO, which district has the maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country ____ Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand).


➢ Tehri district (Uttarakhand) ranked second on the list of landslide-prone districts.


➢ As per the State Emergency Operation Centre data, Uttarakhand reported 253 landslides between 2018 and 2021.


➢ Kerala's Thrissur and Palakkad districts ranked 3rd and 5th respectively.


8. Which state government announced a new livelihood and income-generating scheme for the tribal people with an outlay of Rs 500 crore for 2023-24 to 2025-26 _____Odisha.


➢ The livelihood cluster development initiative will be implemented by the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare dept under Mukhya Mantri Janajati Jeebika Mission.


➢ The state-funded scheme will be implemented in 119 tribal sub-plan (TSP) blocks.


9. A new initiative called 'beggar-free city' has been started in which Indian city _____Nagpur, Maharashtra.


➢ Commissioner of Police of Nagpur City, Amitesh Kumar informed that notification of 144 CrPC has been issued in this regard.


➢ Notices have been served to people.


➢ The Nagpur police will strictly enforce this and begging will not be allowed in public places.


➢ This is the joint venture of Nagpur City police and Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) social welfare department.


10. Sweden India Business Council (SIBC) has signed an MoU with which state government for cooperation in waste to energy, sustainable infrastructure & transportation, defense manufacturing, and investment ______Maharashtra government.


➢ The MoU was signed between SIBC and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.


➢ Both have also agreed to work together to explore and facilitate funding opportunities.

Important News – World


1. According to the WHO Global Report on Sodium Intake Reduction, two million deaths can be prevented by which year and seven million by 2030 if policies recommended by WHO to reduce sodium intake are implemented ______2025.


➢ The world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025.


➢ The global average salt intake is estimated to be 10.8 grams per day (more than double the WHO recommendation of fewer than 5 grams of salt per day (one teaspoon)).


Honor & Awards


1. Which Indian ministry has bagged a Golden & Silver Star at The International ‘Golden City Gate Awards 2023’ at ITB, Berlin 2023 _____ Ministry of Tourism of India.


➢ Category: TV/Cinema Commercials International and Country International


➢ Arvind Singh, Secretary (Tourism) received awards on 8th March 2023 at ITB, Berlin.


➢ The Golden City Gate Tourism Multi-media Awards are given annually in various categories related to the Tourism and Hospitality sectors.


2. The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the WINS Awards 2023. What is the full form of WINS ______Women Icons Leading Swachhata.


➢ Aim: To recognize celebrate and disseminate inspiring and exemplary initiatives in urban sanitation and waste management by women-led organizations and individual women.


➢ The applications are open from 8th March to 5th April 2023.


➢ Applications for the Awards are open to SHG, Micro-enterprises, NGOs, Startups, and Individuals.

3. RRR’s Naatu Naatu has created history by winning the prestigious Academy Awards 2023 in which category ____ Best Original song.


➢ The music of Naatu Naatu was given by M. M. Keeravani and Lyrics by Chandrabosedouble-dagger.


➢ While India's The Elephant Whisperers (directed by Kartiki Gonsalves) won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject.


➢ Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)


➢ Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)


Sports News


1. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated Khelo India Dus Ka Dum Tournament at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in which city ______New Delhi.


➢ In the run-up to the International Women’s Day 2023 celebrations, the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry organized the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum tournament from the 10th to the 31st of March.


➢ Nearly 15,000 women athletes participated in the contest in more than 50 cities of the country.


➢ The game features 10 sports.


Books and Authors


1. Who has released a book titled India’s Struggle for Independence – Gandhian Era ______ Supreme Court Judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian.


➢ It was authored by a former Judge of Madras High Court, P. Jyothimani, and G. Balan, former professor of history, Pachiayappa’s College.


➢ It was published by Vanathi Pathipagam.


➢ The book covers aspects such as the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi as of the date.

2. Who has authored the book titled “As Good as My Word” ________KM Chandrasekhar.


➢ He served as the Cabinet Secretary from 2007 to 2011.


➢ The book provides knowledge of Indian politics and bureaucracy during the UPA era.


➢ In his book, Chandrasekhar gives a thorough overview of the UPA administration during one of its most difficult periods and talks about his own role in navigating India through many crises.


3. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar released of the book “Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity”. It was written by ______ Dr. Karan Singh.


➢ Dr. Karan Singh is a former member of parliament.


➢ He is a philosopher and politician from India.


➢ Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan initially released this book in 1987.


Science and Defence


1. The US Air Force handed over an earth observation satellite, NISAR to ISRO on March 8, 2023. What is the fullform of NISAR ____ NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.


➢ A US Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying the NISAR has landed in Bengaluru, Karnataka.


➢ It was jointly developed by NASA and ISRO.


➢ This satellite will be used by ISRO for a variety of purposes including agricultural mapping, and landslide-prone areas.


➢ It is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory.


➢ It will map the entire globe in 12 days.


2. ISRO has successfully carried out an "extremely challenging" controlled re-entry experiment of the decommissioned orbiting which satellite _____ Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1).


➢ The final impact region estimated is in the deep Pacific Ocean within the expected latitude and longitude boundaries.


➢ The low Earth satellite was launched on October 12, 2011.


➢ It is a joint satellite venture of ISRO and the French space agency, CNES for tropical weather and climate studies.

3. Which space agency has partnered with the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) to build and launch MAIA (Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols) missions _____ NASA.


➢ Aim: To investigate the health impacts of air pollution in the world’s most populated cities.


➢ It is the first mission of the agency whose primary goal is to benefit societal health and will launch before the end of 2024.


➢ It will consist of the PLATiNO-2 satellite (provided by ASI), and a science instrument (NASA).


4. The Indian Navy successfully fired a medium-range surface-to-surface missile (MRSAM) from which INS _______INS Visakhapatnam.


➢ Reason: To validate the capability of the anti-tank missiles


➢ MRSAM was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and produced at Bharat Dynamics Ltd.


➢ The DRDO has already handed over two other versions to Indian Army and Indian Air Force to augment the country’s air defense power.


5. Which edition of the multi-lateral maritime exercise La Pérouse 2023 started between the navies of India, Australia, French, Japan, and the United States in the Indian Ocean Region from 13-14 March 2023 _____Third edition.


➢ It is a biennial exercise, conducted by the French Navy.


➢ Aim: To enhance maritime domain awareness and optimize maritime coordination amongst the participating navies in the Indo-Pacific Region


➢ India's INS Sahyadri and fleet tanker INS Jyoti have participated.


6. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, which country remained the world’s largest arms importer from 2018 to 2022 ____ India.



➢ Saudi Arabia is the second-largest arms importer from 2018 to 2022.


➢ Russia was India’s largest arms supplier in the periods between 2013-17 and 2018-22.


➢ But Russia's share of arms imports to India fell from 64 to 45%.


➢ While France emerged as the second-largest arms supplier to India followed by the US.

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