DAILY GK 22,23 MAR
1. ‘CITY FINANCE RANKINGS
2022’ PORTAL GOES LIVE
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The Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has made the portal ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’
www.cityfinance.in/rankings, live on March 20, 2023, to evaluate, recognize and
reward Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across
India on the basis of the quality of their current financial health and
improvement over time in financial performance.
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The portal will enable
the ULBs across India to participate in the Rankings through an entirely
digital, 100% paperless, process.
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In accordance with the
guidelines, the participating ULBs under the portal will be evaluated on 15
indicators across 3 key municipal finance assessment parameters, such as
– Resource Mobilization, Expenditure Performance, and Fiscal Governance.
2.
1ST
CROSS-BORDER ENERGY PIPELINE IBFP BETWEEN INDIA & BANGLADESH
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The Prime Minister (PM)
of India, Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated
(virtually) the 131.5-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh Friendship
Pipeline (IBFP), the first cross-border energy pipeline between India and
Bangladesh.
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The IBFP is a
cross-border pipeline that connects Siliguri in West Bengal, India to Parbatipur
in the Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
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The pipeline stretches
around 5km inside India and 125km inside Bangladesh’s territory.
3.
L20
MEETING IN AMRITSAR, PUNJAB
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The Labour-20 (L20)
engagement group of the G20 (Group of Twenty) adopted two joint
statements as the ultimate outcome of the two-day discussions at its
inception meeting in Amritsar, Punjab, as part of India’s G20 Presidency.
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The two joint
statements are Joint Statement on Universalisation of Social Security
and Joint Statement on Women and the Future of Work
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As India is the
official host for the G-20 in 2023, BharatiyaMazdoorSangh, India’s largest
trade union, has been appointed chair to host the L-20.
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Hiranmay Pandya
is the Chair of L20 in 2023.
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India holds the G20
Presidency from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.
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The theme
for India’s G20 Presidency is “VasudhaivaKutumbakam”.
4.
SANGITA
KALANIDHI AWARD 2023
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Bombay Jayashri,
Padma Shri Awardee and Carnatic vocalist, has been selected for the SangitaKalanidhi
award 2023, the highest accolade in the field of Carnatic music, of the
Music Academy Awards.
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VasanthalakshmiNarasimhachari,
a well-known and highly respected performer, teacher, and choreographer of the
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of Indian classical dance, has been selected
for the NrityaKalanidhi award 2023.
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Carnatic singer PalkulangaraAmbika
Devi of Kerala and MridangamvidwanK.S. Kalidas, a student of VidwanPalani
M. Subramania Pillai, will receive the 2023 Sangita Kala Acharya award.
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The Musicologist award
will be conferred on Arimalam S. Padmanabhan who has been doing research
in classical music, dance, theatre, folk music, and classical Tamil literature.
5. HERO
INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE (ISL) 2022–23
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ATKMohun Bagan
(ATKMB) Football Club(FC) won their first Indian Super League (ISL) title by defeating
Bengaluru FC in the finals of Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2022–23 held
in Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Margoa, Goa.
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Golden Boot- Diego
Mauricio (Odisha FC)
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The Hero Indian Super
League (ISL) is India’s unrivalled football championship which kicked off in
2014.
6.
ASIA
CUP 2023 ARCHERY STAGE-1 WORLD RANKING TOURNAMENT
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The Indian archers’
team won 10 medals – five gold, four silver and one bronze at the Asia
Cup 2023 archery stage-1 world ranking tournament which was held in Taoyuan,
Chinese Taipei.
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India secured gold
medals in the men’s recurve and compound, women’s compound, recurve men’s team
and compound women’s team events.
7.
BOOK
“A MATTER OF THE HEART: EDUCATION IN INDIA”
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Anurag Behar,
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Azim Premji Foundation has authored
a new book titled “A Matter of the Heart: Education in India”, a travel book
that chronicles experiences of Anurag Behar at work at the Azim Premji
Foundation, is a compilation of all his columns.
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Anurag Behar is one of
India’s leading educationists and social sector leaders
8. BOOK
“CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ”
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ShrimantKokate,
popular Marathi author and historian, whose 1st book in English,
ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj (illustrated) was launched.
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The book originally
authored in Marathi and published by Marathi Prakashan has been translated into
English by DilipChavan.
9.
INTERNATIONAL
DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 2023 – MARCH 21
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International Day for
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023
marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, a blueprint for international human rights principles.
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The theme
of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023 focuses
on ‘the urgency of combating racism and racial discrimination, 75 years
after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR)”.
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United Nations Human
Rights Office(UNHRO)High Commissioner– Volker Turk(Austria)
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Headquarters– Geneva,
Switzerland
10.
WORLD
POETRY DAY 2023 – MARCH 21
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United Nations (UN)’s
World Poetry Day is annually observed across the globe on March 21 to promote
the reading, writing, publishing, and teaching of poetry.
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World Poetry Day theme
“Always be a poet, even in prose”.
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The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at its 30th General
Conference in Paris, France, in 1999 1st adopted March 21 as World Poetry Day.
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UNESCODirector-General-
Audrey Azoulay
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Headquarters- Paris,
France
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Establishment- 1945
(came into force in 1946)
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Members- 193 Members
and 11 Associate Members.
11.
WORLD
DOWN SYNDROME DAY – MARCH 21 2023
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The United
Nations(UN)’s World Down Syndrome Day(WDSD) is annually observed across the
globe on 21st March to create awareness about Down Syndrome
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The theme
of WSDS 2023 is “With Us Not For Us”. The 2023 theme is a key to a human
rights-based approach to disability.
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Awareness Ribbon:
The blue and yellow ribbon is used as the symbol of Down
SyndromeAwareness.
12.
AFINDEX-2023:
AFRICA-INDIA FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE
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The 2nd edition of the Africa-India
Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) between India and 23 African nations
began at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra for
training the participating contingents.
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The theme
of the exercise is focused on Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping
Operations.
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Participating Countries:
The field training exercise is attended by 100 participants from Botswana,
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,
Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles,
Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
13.
JAPAN’S
PM FUMIO KISHIDA VISIT TO INDIA
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Fumio Kishida, Prime
Minister (PM) of Japan, paid a two-day visit to
India and held the ‘Japan-India Summit Meeting 2023’ with PM of India
Narendra Modi
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Japan’s PM, Fumio
Kishida, discussed the “Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership”
and efforts to realise a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP), with a focus on
India’s rising prominence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
14.
INS
ANDROTHLAUNCHED IN KOLKATA
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The Indian Naval
Ship (INS) Androth, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine
Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) was launched in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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INS Androth was built
by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata, West Bengal.
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They are 77.6 m long,
have a displacement of 900 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots.
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The first ship
of the series, the INS Arnala, was launched in December 2022. The Arnala
class of ships will replace the in-service Abhay class ASW Corvettes of Indian
Navy.
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The INS Androth was
named after the largest and longest island from Andrott Island, also known as
Androth Island, in the Lakshadweep archipelago.
15.
ALL
ENGLAND OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
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Li Shi Feng, from China won the Men’s Singles title
defeating Shi Yu Qi from China in the finals.
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South Korea’s An Se
Young, won the women’s singles title by beating Chen Yu Fei of China
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Indonesian pair
FajarAlfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto won the Men’s doubles title
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Korean pair Kim So
Yeong and Kong Hee Yong won the women’s doubles title
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Chinese pair Zheng Si
Wei and Huang YaQiong bagged the Mixed Doubles title.
16.
WORLD
WATER DAY 2023 – MARCH 22
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The day aims to inspire
people to sustainably manage freshwater resources, address water-related issues
and support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Water and
Sanitation for All by 2030.
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The theme for
World Water Day 2023 is “Accelerating the change to solve the water and
sanitation crisis.”
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The United Nations
General Assembly designated March 22 as World Water Day in 1993, following the
recommendation made by the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992
17.
INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF FORESTS 2023 – MARCH 21
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The day is annually
organized by the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the UN in collaboration with governments, the
Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), and other organizations in the
field.
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Theme “Forests and
Health”.
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FAODirector-General- QU
Dongyu
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Headquarters- Rome,
Italy
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Establishment- 1945
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Member States- 194
member states
