DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 13.03.2024

 DAILY ONE-LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 13.03.2024

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1	·      National No Smoking Day 2024 is observed on 13th March 2024 (the Second Wednesday of March) ·       The National No Smoking Day 2024 theme is, "Protecting children from tobacco industry interference".
2	·         The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the Assam Resilient Rural Bridges Program, aimed at enhancing connectivity for over 1.8 million people residing in rural areas of Assam, India, particularly during extreme weather conditions.
3	·         Kerala has the highest number of total passport holders in the country, reaching 98.92 lakh, which includes both males and females.Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of male passport holders, with a count of 70.58 lakh. The survey conducted as part of the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) Youth Leadership Fellowship in 2023.
4	Odisha government led by Naveen Patnaik has announced an additional 10 days of casual leave for women working in various government departments.
5	Union Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, responsible for Electronics and IT, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Jal Shakti, inaugurated India’s first FutureLABS center at C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram.
6	The Indian Navy recently took part in a major maritime exercise called Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 (CE-24). This exercise was held in Port Victoria, Seychelles from 26 February to 08 March 2024.
7	The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) celebrated its 38th Foundation Day on March 11. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) celebrated its 19th Foundation Day at the Jacaranda Hall, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi on March 12.
8	According to the latest data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India was the world’s top arms importer for the period 2019-2023. India’s arms imports witnessed a 4.7% increase compared to the 2014-2018 period.
9	Google has partnered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide authoritative information on voting processes for the upcoming general elections.
10	The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, which was presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Best picture Oppenheimer Best actor in a leading role Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Best actress in a leading role Emma Stone, Poor Things Best director Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
11	The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for January 2024 reflects a growth rate of 3.8%, indicating a slowdown compared to December 2023.
12	Retail inflation in February 2024 saw a decline to a four-month low of 5.09 per cent, remaining well within the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort zone of 6 per cent for the sixth consecutive month.
13	·         The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has secured $24.5 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its inaugural anchored project, the Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF), valued at $120 million.

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 DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 12.03.2024

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1.	·         India now stands as the world’s second-largest producer of mobile phones at the end of the decade 2014-2024.
2.	·         Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced the establishment of North India’s first Government Homeopathic College in the Jasrota area of Kathua district, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
3.	Karnataka and Rajasthan have commenced the auction of Exploration Licences (EL) for critical and deep-seated minerals.
4.	GOI Announces Implementation Of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
5.	Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the commencement of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) facilities in 41 villages and various development projects in 178 villages under the ‘Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan’.
6.	The Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Neengal Nalama’ (Are you fine?) scheme, a beneficiary outreach program aimed at reviewing the implementation of flagship schemes and addressing the grievances of the public.
7.	Nayab Singh Saini is an Indian Politician currently serving as the 11th Chief Minister of Haryana since 12th March 2024, and was former MP from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency. He became Chief Minister after the removal of Manohar Lal Khattar from the chair by the BJP
8.	AS Rajeev was appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission by the Honourable President of India on 9th February 2024.
9.	Kerala has unveiled a groundbreaking innovation in education with the introduction of India’s first Generative Artificial Intelligence(AI) teacher robot named ‘Iris’.
10.	IndusInd Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, introduces ‘Indus PayWear,’ offering tokenised wearables for debit and credit cards.
11.	Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the locally developed Agni-5 missile with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology.
12.	Kishor Makwana has assumed the charge of Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) in New Delhi. Shri Luv Kush Kumar has also taken charge as a Member of the NCSC.
13.	Riken Yamamoto, a Japanese architect from Yokohama, has been named the winner of the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize, widely regarded as the highest honour in the field of architecture.
14.	·         Sudha Murty,73, former chairperson of Infosys Foundation and philanthropist, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the 12th nominated member in the Upper House of Parliament.

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NATO is an acronym that stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed in 1949. The organization was formed as a means to ensure collective security in Western Europe. NATO was originally established by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. The Headquarter is situated in Brussels, Belgium.

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DAILY ONELINER CURRENT AFFAIRS 11.03.2024

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1.	The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, known as the ‘She Research Network in India’ (SheRNI).
2.	Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced the establishment of North India’s first Government Homeopathic College in the Jasrota area of Kathua district, J&K.
3.	The 3-day National Dairy Mela and Agricultural Exhibition at Chaibasa in Jharkhand was inaugurated by Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare, Shri Arjun Munda.Organized by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.
4.	Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the ‘Mahtari Vandan Yojana’ in Chhattisgarh from Kashi, Uttar Pradesh. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to women in the state.
5.	The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HLL Lifecare Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) to strengthen incident management systems and provide timely assistance to accident victims on national highways.
6.	Devendra Jhajharia, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, has been elected as the new President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
7.	India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) comprising Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein have signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).EFTA commits to increasing foreign direct investments in India by $100 billion over the next 15 years, aiming to generate 1 million direct jobs.
8.	India Bags 'Measles And Rubella Champion' Global Award For Extraordinary Efforts To Combat measles and Rubella.
9.	Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the BWF French Open men’s doubles title, defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the final.
10.	J&K Police Launches “Operation Kamdhenu” To Combat Cattle Smuggling.
11.	Majuli, the largest river island in the world, has received two prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tags from the Indian government for its traditional crafts – Majuli mask making and Majuli manuscript painting.
12.	·         The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is planning to collaborate with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to deploy V-SAT stations on a pilot basis for around 80 tribal villages in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra to bring Internet services there.

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