DAILY GK 9-11 MAR
1.
SWACHHOTSAV,
A WOMEN-LED SWACHHATA CAMPAIGN
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The Union Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched
‘Swachhotsav‘, a 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, under the Swachh Bharat
Mission Urban[SBM(U)] 2.0.
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It was launched ahead of
International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023.
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As a part of the
campaign, a SwachhataYatra will kick-off on March 10, 2023 and will conclude
on March 30, 2023, which has been
declared as International Day of Zero Waste by the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA).
2.
FRINJEX-23:
1ST INDO-FRANCE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
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FRINJEX-23, The first
edition of the Joint Military Exercise between the Indian and French Army was
conducted at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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The theme
for the exercise is “Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations
in a Contested Environment”.
3.
2ND
G20 GPFI MEETING HELD IN HYDERABAD, TELANGANA
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The 2nd Global
Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) meeting was held in Hyderabad
(Telangana) for two days from March 06-07, 2023
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During the meeting, India
and Italy were declared as the new long-term Co-Chairs of the GPFI,
with unanimous support from the membership.
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The new Co-Chairs have
been chosen for a 3-year term, which will commence in 2024.
4.
UNICEF
REPORT ON UNDERNOURISHED AND OVERLOOKED
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As per the new UNICEF
(United Nations Children’s Fund) report titled “Undernourished and Overlooked:
A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women” released on 7th March
2023, the number of acutely malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women
to be increased by 25% between 2020 (5.5 million) and 2022 (6.9
million) in 12 countries that are affected by the current food and
nutrition crisis.
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The 12 countries are
– Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia,
Sudan, South Sudan, Chad and Yemen.
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The report estimates
that, more than 1 billion adolescent girls and women worldwide suffer from
undernutrition including underweight and short height, micronutrient
deficiencies, and anaemia.
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No region in the world is
on track to meet the 2030 global targets to reduce
anaemia in adolescent girls and women by half and low birthweight in newborns by
30%.
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Child undernutrition:
73% of all low birthweight infants and 74 % of all children suffering from
stunting live in South Asia and sub Saharan Africa.
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Globally, 51 million
children under 2 years are stunted,
and as per the report, about half of children become stunted during pregnancy
and the first 6 months of life (i.e., when a child is fully dependent on the
mother for nutrition)
5.
8TH
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
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In total, 13 individuals
were recognised in different categories.
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The theme for the
Professional category was “Life and Water”.
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The theme for the
Amateur category was “Culture Heritage of India”.
6.
PRITZKER
ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2023
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Sir David Alan
Chipperfield (David Chipperfield), a 69-year-old British
Civic Architect, urban planner and activist, won the 52nd Pritzker Architecture Prize
2023, the architect’s most prestigious award
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The 45th Pritzker Prize
ceremony will be held in Athens, Greece, in May 2023.
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The 1st Indian recipient
of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is Balkrishna Doshi, a noted Indian
architect and urban planner.
7. AIRPORT
SERVICE QUALITY (ASQ) AWARDS
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Indira Gandhi
International Airport (IGIA) – Delhi
Airport, has been adjudged as one of the Best and Cleanest Airports in the
Asia Pacific region.
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IGIA won the award under Best
Airports by Size and Region – Over 40 million passengers per year.
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Tiruchirappalli
International Airport (Tiruchirapalli, Tamil
Nadu ) – Under 2 million passengers per year
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Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport (Hyderabad, Telangana) – 15
to 25 million passengers per year
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Cochin International
Airport (Cochin, Kerala) -5 to 15 million
passengers per year.
8.
TROPEX-2023
-INDIAN NAVY’S LARGEST WARGAME
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The 2023 edition of
Indian Navy’s Largest War Game and operational-level biennial exercise, “Theatre
Level Operational Readiness Exercise” (TROPEX-23), which took place across the Indian Ocean Region
(IOR), culminated in the Arabian Sea.
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The recent overall
exercise program of Indian Navy which include Coastal Defence Exercise Sea
Vigil 2022, Amphibious Exercise 2023 (AMPHEX 2023), and TROPEX-23
held for 4 months from November 2022 to March 2023.
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The Indian Navy
is credited for pioneering the “Make in India” initiative and embracing
Aatmanirbharta to become “Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive, and Future
Proof.”
9.
CITY
INDEX 2023 ON FEMALE BILLIONAIRES
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India
has the fifth-highest number of female billionaires in the world,
according to a new International Women’s Day study report from City Index 2023,
which was based on the analysis of Forbes’ live billionaire tracker (March
2023).
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India is tied for 5th
position with Australia and Hong Kong, with each country having 9 female
billionaires.
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Savitri Jindal,
an Indian politician and businesswoman, is the richest woman in India
with a family fortune of USD 16.96 billion.
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The US leads
the list with a total of 92 female billionaires, which is double the
amount of China, which comes in second with 46.
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Germany ranks 3rd with 32
female billionaires, led by German automobile heiress Susanne Klatten (USD
27.58 billion).
10.
1ST
INDIAN WOMAN TO COMMAND EME UNIT NEAR CHINA BORDER
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Colonel Geeta Rana of
the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) is the 1st woman
officer to take over command of an independent field workshop in the Eastern
Ladakh sector with China, after the Indian Army’s clearance of 108 positions
for female officers to assume command of independent units in the Corps of
Engineers.
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On May 1943, the Corps of
Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (IEME) was established.
11.
ISRO
RECEIVES NISAR SATELLITE
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NASA-ISRO Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR), an Earth-observation
satellite, was handed over to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL), California, United States of America(USA).
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NISAR will observe
Earth’s land and ice-covered surfaces with 12-day regularity on ascending and
descending passes, sampling Earth on average every 6 days for a baseline 3-year
mission.
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The 2,800 kilograms
satellite consists of both L-band and S-band SAR instruments, which
makes it a dual-frequency imaging radar satellite.
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NASA
is providing the mission’s L-band SAR, a high-rate communication
subsystem for science data, GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers, a
solid-state recorder and payload data subsystem.
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ISRO is
providing the spacecraft bus, the S-band radar, the GSLV (Geosynchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle) launch system and associated launch services.
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NASA Headquarters–
Washington, D.C., USA
12. 74TH INTERNATIONAL BOXING
TOURNAMENT “STRANDJA”
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The 74th edition of the
International Boxing Tournament “Strandja” 2023 was held in Sofia, Bulgaria\
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India finished with 8
medals (3 silver and 5 bronze).
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The International Boxing
Tournament “Strandja” 2023 witnessed the participation of 398 pugilists
(256 men and 142 women), which is the highest ever in the competition’s
history.
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“The Tournament was
jointly organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA) and European
Boxing Confederation (EUBC).
13.
WORLD
KIDNEY DAY 2023 – MARCH 9
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World Kidney Day (WKD), a
global campaign, is annually observed across the globe on the 2nd Thursday of
March
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The theme
of World Kidney Day 2023 is “Kidney Health for All- Preparing for the
unexpected, supporting the vulnerable”.
14.
INTERNATIONAL
‘GOLDEN CITY GATE TOURISM AWARDS 2023
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The Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India (GoI), received a Golden
& Silver Star at the 23rd International annual ‘Golden City Gate
Tourism Awards 2023’ in ‘TV/Cinema Commercials International and Country
International’ Category at ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse), Berlin
2023, the world’s largest tourism trade show.
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The New Incredible India
brand films were developed by the Ministry of Tourism for welcoming foreign
tourists to India after the COVID-19 pandemic.
15.
PRESIDENT
OF NEPAL
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Ram Chandra Paudel
a senior leader of the Nepali Congress, was elected as the 3rd president of
Nepal. He will succeed incumbent President Bidya Devi Bhandari whose tenure
will end on 12th March 2023.
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Ram Chandra was the
common candidate of the 8 -party alliance which includes the Nepali Congress
and the CPN (Maoist Center).
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This is the third
presidential election in Nepal since the country became a republic in 2008.
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Nepal Prime Minister–
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
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Capital– Kathmandu
16.
PRESIDENT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Xi Jinping was
unanimously appointed as President of China for the 3rd time, making him
China’s longest-serving leader since founding father Mao Zedong (1954-1959).
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The 14th National
People’s Congress (NPC) hosted the 2023 Chinese presidential election on 10
March 2023 in order to indirectly elect China’s President and Vice President.
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NPC
is the national legislature and constitutionally the supreme state authority
of the People’s Republic of China.
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China Capital- Beijing
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Currency- Chinese Yuan
17.
HIGH
PRICE DAM AND SURPLUS POWER PORTAL (PUSHP)
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the Central Government
has launched a High Price Day Ahead Market-HPDAM and Surplus Power Portal
(PUShP) – an initiative to ensure greater availability of power during the peak
demand season.
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In 2022, the Ministry of
Power has given directions electricity exchange prices had risen to Rs.20 on
certain days and directed the CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission)
to put a price cap of Rs.12 on the exchange to prevent excessive profits.
18. COLOMBIA
OPENS MILITARY SERVICE TO WOMEN FOR FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS
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A cohort of 1,296 women
have been enlisted in Colombia’s Army in the month of February
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Colombia has compulsory
military service for men ages 18 to 24
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Colombia Capital -Bagota
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Currency-Peso
19. 1ST
INDIAN-AMERICAN JUDGE AT NEW YORK COURT
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Arun Subramanian, an
attorney, has been appointed as the first Indian American judge of the
Manhattan Federal District Court in New York
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He has been appointed as
the first Indian American judge of the Manhattan Federal District Court in New
York
20. MANIK
SAHA SWORN IN AS 13TH CM OF TRIPURA
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Manik Saha took oath as
13th chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister after the BJP
clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls.
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The BJP’s ally Indigenous
People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), which was routed in these elections, got one
ministerial berth
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Capital-Agartala
21. ISRO
LANDSLIDE INDEX
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Rudraprayag and Tehri the
two districts in Uttarakhand are facing the highest risk of landslides,
according to satellite data collected by ISRO
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The findings, compiled by
the Hyderabad-based ISRO facility the National Remote Sensing Centre, were
published in the Landslide Atlas of India.
22. THIS
WEEK KNOWLEDGE SERIES-WHAT IS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)
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A report on the 2021
Human Development Index (HDI) is part of the Human Development Report
2021-2022 released by the United Nations Development Programme.
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Human Development Index
is calculated using four indicators
life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of
schooling, and the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita
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Top 5 countries are
Switzerland (HDI value .962) ,Norway,Iceland,Hong
Kong (China),Australia.
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India ranked 132nd
among 191 countries and territories on the 2021 Human Development Index
(HDI)
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In the 2020 report, India
had ranked 131st among 189 countries and territories
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India’s latest HDI value
of 0.633 places the country in the medium human
development category, lower than its value of 0.645 in the 2020 report
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The female life
expectancy dropped from 71 years in the 2020 report to 68.8 years in the 2021
report
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Sri Lanka (73rd), China
(79th), Bangladesh (129th), and Bhutan (127th) are ranked above India, while
Pakistan (161st), Nepal (143rd), and Myanmar (149th) are below India