Current Affairs March 2023 Part II

Current affairs MAR 2023
 US recognizes McMahon Line as international

border
 Joint India Singapore Exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra'
concludes at Jodhpur
 Surekha Yadav becomes Asia's first woman loco
pilot to operate Vande Bharat Express
 Uttarakhand govt approves 10 % horizontal
reservation for statehood activists in state govt jobs
 Oscars 2023: RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' wins Best Original
Song award
 International Women's Day - 8 March
US recognizes McMahon Line as international border
• The United States has recognized the McMahon Line as the

international boundary between Arunachal Pradesh and China in a
recently passed bipartisan resolution, calling it an "integral part of
India".
• The resolution also condemned the construction of villages in disputed
areas, the publication of maps of cities in Arunachal Pradesh, and the
expansion of Beijing's territorial claims on Bhutan.
• The resolution, titled 'Reaffirmation of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian
territory and condemnation of China's provocative activities in South
Asia', came after a major clash between the Indian and Chinese forces
in Arunachal's Tawang in December last year.
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What is the McMahon Line?
• India and China share a 3,500 km long border which is disputed.
• The line that delineates the boundary between the two countries is
called the McMahon Line.
• The border of India and China can be divided into three parts. Western
Zone, Central Zone and Eastern Zone.
• The line separating India and China is the McMahon Line although
China considers the McMahon Line illegal.
• The McMahon Line was drawn during the Simla Convention of 1914,
officially described as a convention between Great Britain, China and
Tibet.

Green national highway corridor project to be implemented in
four states
• India and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement for the
construction of the Green National Highway Corridors Project
(GNHCP) in four States.
• These four states are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
Andhra Pradesh.
• Agreement has been signed for construction of 781 kilometer green
national highway corridor in these states with a line of credit of $500
million.
• Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari gave this
information in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on
March 15.
Green National Highways Corridor Project
• It will assist the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to
construct 781 km of highways.
• It will integrate safe and green technology designs such as local and
marginal materials, industrial by-products and other bioengineering
solutions.
• It will also support the Bharatmala Pariyojana programme.
Components of the project

• Sustainable development and maintenance of National Highways.
• Institutional Capacity Enhancement and Road Safety.
• Research and Development.

Joint India Singapore Exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra' concludes at
Jodhpur
• The Singapore Army and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition
of Exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra', a bilateral exercise at Jodhpur Military
Station, India from 6 to 13 March.
• For the first time, both the armies participated in a command post
exercise, which included battalion and brigade level planning elements
and computer wargaming.
• Organized by the Indian Army, soldiers from the 42nd Battalion,

Singapore Armored Regiment and the Armored Brigade of the Indian
Army participated in the exercise.

Exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra'
• The exercise is conducted within the scope of joint military training and
exercise between the Singapore Army and the Indian Army.
• First held in 2005, the exercise underlines the strong and long-standing
bilateral defense ties between the two countries.
• This exercise enhances cooperation between the two armies.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das wins 'Governor of the Year'
award at Central Banking Awards 2023
• Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has been honoured with the
'Governor of the Year 2023 Award' by the international publication
Central Banking.
• Mr Das has been heading the central bank since December 2018.
• He has been awarded for successfully navigating the financial markets

through various crises, including the pandemic and inflation caused by
the war in Ukraine.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India and was
established on April 1, 1935.
• It is responsible for regulating India's monetary policy and managing

the country's currency and foreign exchange reserves.
• RBI also acts as the banker to the Government of India, commercial

banks and other financial institutions.
• RBI is headquartered in Mumbai and operates through various

regional offices across India.

India world's largest arms importer: SIPRI report 2023
• According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's

(SIPRI) 2023 report, India will become the world's leading arms
importer in 2022.
• According to this report, between the years 2013-17 and 2018-22,

India's arms imports have decreased by 11 percent.
• According to the report's findings, over the past five years, the US had
the world's largest military expenditure, accounting for 40% of the
global share, followed by Russia (16%), and France (11%).

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI)
• Establishment - 6 May 1966
• Founders - Tage Erlander, Alva Myrdal
• Chairman - Stefan Lofven
• Director - Dan Smith
• Headquarter - Solna

Denmark becomes the first country in the world to import CO2
and store it under the sea
• Denmark has launched a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres

below the North Sea, making it the first country in the world to bury
CO2 imported from another country.
• CO2 burial project, where carbon is injected into the site of an old oil
field to prevent further warming of the atmosphere.
• The project is called "Greensand" and is being led by British chemical

Giant Ineos and German oil company Wintershall Dia.
• The project aims to store eight million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.

Denmark
• Capital - Copenhagen
• Prime Minister - Mette Frederiksen
• Official name - Kingdom of Denmark
• Official language - Danish
• Currency - Krone

Surekha Yadav becomes Asia's first woman loco pilot to
operate Vande Bharat Express
• Asia’s first woman loco pilot Surekha Yadav has become the first
female to operate the newly-introduced semi-high speed Vande
Bharat Express train.
• She piloted a semi-high speed train between Solapur station and

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on 13 March.
• The train left Solapur station on March 13 on schedule and reached
CSMT five minutes before its scheduled arrival for a journey of over
450 km.
• Yadav set another record in Central Railway by becoming the first
woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express.

• Surekha Yadav, a resident of Satara in the western Maharashtra
region, became India's first woman train driver in 1988.
• She has won many awards at the state and national level for his
achievements so far.
• Mumtaz Kazi, who has the distinction of being Asia's first suburban
motor woman, piloted the K99 local, a women's special train running
between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai and
Kalyan.

Uttarakhand govt approves 10 % horizontal reservation for
statehood activists in state govt jobs
• Uttarakhand govt approves 10 % horizontal reservation for statehood
activists in state govt jobs
• In the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh
Dhami, the proposal to give 10 percent horizontal reservation in
government jobs to the state agitators and their dependents was
approved.
• Along with this, it was decided to increase the MLA Area Development
Fund from Rs.3.75 crore to Rs.5 crore.
• The cabinet also approved the new solar energy policy of the state.
• It also approved the setting up of an Authority on Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement in each district headed by a District
Judge or an Additional District Judge.
Uttarakhand
• location - Northwestern part of the country
• Capital - Dehradun
• Formation - November 9, 2000 as 27th state of India
• Chief Minister - Pushkar Singh Dhami
• Governor -Gurmit Singh
• State Animal - Alpine Musk Deer
• State Bird - Himalayan Monal
• State Flower - Brahma Kamal
• Districts - 13

Shreya Ghodawat appointed as India's ambassador of 'She
Changes Climate'
• Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat appointed as India's
ambassador for She Changes Climate on March 13, 2023
• In honour of International Women's Day, a global non-profit
organisation launched a special initiative called 'Embrace Equity'.
• The initiative aims to amplify women's voices about the effects of
climate change.
• The campaign promotes the role of women in accelerating climate
change.
• According to UN Women, more than 150 countries have laws that
discriminate against women.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts, covering villages in
ash
• Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes,
erupted on March 12, sending smoke and ash spreading over nearby
villages.
• The volcano is located on the island of Java near Yogyakarta, the
cultural capital of Indonesia.
• The ash cloud has reached 9,600 feet above the surface. The area up
to seven kilometers from the blast site has been restricted.
• In 2010 a major eruption of the volcano killed over 300 people.
• Indonesia, which has about 130 active volcanoes, lies on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high
volcanic and seismic activity.

Mount Merapi
• Mount Merapi is a volcanic mountain on the island of Java in

Indonesia and is the most active volcano in Indonesia.
• It was discovered by Mr. Morris in 1754 and is also known as the

'Mountain of Fire' because of its explosive nature.

Oscars 2023: RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' wins Best Original Song
award
• The song 'Naatu Naatu' from the Indian film RRR has won the Oscar in
the Best Original Song category at the 95th Oscar Awards.
• RRR is the first Indian film to be nominated for Academy Awards in
the last two decades, while 'Naatu Naatu' was the first Indian song to
be nominated for an Oscar.
• Music director MM Keeravani received the award.
• This Telugu song is sung by Kaal Bhairav & Rahul Sipligunj. 'Naatu-
naatu' means 'to dance'.
• The song is picturized on actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR, in which their
peppy dance moves have also been appreciated.

Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category
• Another Indian entry at the Academy Awards, 'The Elephant Whispers'
won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
• This 41-minute short documentary film by filmmakers Kartiki
Gonsalves and Guneet Monga explores the bond between Raghu, an
orphaned baby elephant, and his caretakers.

Indian Railways to become Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030
• Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav recently said in a written

reply to a question in the Lok Sabha that the Indian Railways is working
on a mission mode to become the largest green railway in the world
and towards becoming a "net zero carbon emitter" by 2030.
• Indian Railways has taken several initiatives to reduce carbon

emissions which include the use of energy efficient technologies.
• Indian Railways is starting production of three phase electric

locomotives with regenerative features, use of Head on Generation
(HOG) technology, use of LED lights in buildings and coaches, use of
star rated equipment.
Chinese parliament appoints Li Qiang as the country's new
prime minister
• Li Qiang was appointed as the new Premier or Prime Minister of China

by the Chinese Parliament on March 11, 2023.
• Li Keqiang, who had held the position for the past ten years, was
replaced by Li Qiang.
• Li Qiang's nomination was approved at the annual meeting of the

National People's Congress (NPC), the official body that adopts the
resolutions of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

China
• it is an east asian country
• It is the third largest country in the world in terms of total land area.
• President – Xi Jinping
• Capital - Beijing
• National language - Mandarin
• Currency - Renminbi

Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO
report
• According to the recently released 'Landslide Atlas' report of ISRO's
Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), the two
hilly districts of Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag and Tehri, are most prone
to landslides.
• The National Remote Sensing Center has released a list of 147 districts
prone to landslides across the country, in which Rudraprayag is at
number one and Tehri at number two.
• Kerala's Thrissur and Palakkad districts are at 3rd and 5th spots
respectively.

New initiative called 'Beggar Free City' launched in
Maharashtra's Nagpur
• In Maharashtra, a new initiative called 'Beggar Free City' was launched
in Nagpur.
• Nagpur City Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said that a notice

under 144 CrPC has been issued in this regard.
• It is a joint venture of the Nagpur City Police and the Social Welfare
Department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
• Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has made special arrangements

in its owned shelters to restrict homeless people.

Maharashtra
• Establishment - 1st May 1960
• Official Language - Marathi
• Neighbouring States - Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Goa, Dadra And Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh
• Members of Parliament -Lok Sabaha 48 (Rajya Sabha seats 19)
• Legislature - Bicameral ( Assembly 289 and council 78 seats)
• Literacy - 82.91%
• Districts - 36
• Major Rivers - Tributaries of Tapti, Bhima, Godavari and Krishna
• Capital - Mumbai
• Population - 11.23 crore (2011 census)
• Governor - Ramesh Bais
• Chief Minister -Eknath Shinde
British Architect David Chipperfield Wins 2023 Pritzker Prize
• British architect Sir David Chipperfield has won the 2023 Pritzker
Architecture Prize.
• He is a civic architect and urban planner with an extensive work plan

of projects built across 3 continents.
• David Chipperfield is the 52nd winner of the award, established in
1979.
• Francis Kéré (Germany) was awarded the prize in 2022, and Anne
Lacton (France) and Jean-Philippe Vasal (France) in 2021.
• The 45th Pritzker Prize ceremony honoring David Chipperfield will be
held in Athens, Greece in May 2023.

Pritzker Architecture Prize
• It is the highest international honor for architects.
• The prize was designed to honor architects for the work they built.
• The prize was established in 1979 by J. A. Pritzker is funded by the

Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation.

Ram Chandra Paudel elected as the new President of Nepal
• On 9 March 2023, senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel

has been elected as the new President of Nepal.
• Ram Chandra Paudel got votes by 214 MPs of Parliament and 352
Members of Provincial Assemblies.
• He will succeed Bidya Devi Bhandari as the head of state of Nepal.

Ram Chandra Paudel
• He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister and

President of Nepal.
• He served as the Vice President of Nepali Congress Tanhu District

Committee in 1980, General Secretary in 2005, Vice President in 2007
and Acting President of the party in 2015.
• Ram Chandra Paudel served as Minister of Local Development in May

1991, Minister of Agriculture in 1992 and Speaker from December
1994 to March 1999.

Nepal
• The kingdom of Nepal was established by the Shah dynasty.
• It is a landlocked country in South Asia.
• Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
• Capital: Kathmandu
• Currency: Nepalese Rupee

World's eighth most polluted country according to Swiss firm
IQAir report: India
• Swiss firm IQAir Report has released its 'World Air Quality Report',
according to which India has moved up to the eighth position in the list
of world's most polluted countries in 2022 as compared to fifth
position last year.
• According to this report, 39 of the world's 50 most polluted cities are

in India.
• The top 10 most polluted countries include Chad, Iraq, Pakistan,

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Kuwait, India, Egypt and
Tajikistan.

• According to it, the transport sector is responsible for 20-35% of PM
2.5 pollution in India.
• Lahore in Pakistan and Hotan in China are the two most polluted cities
in the world, followed by Bhiwadi in Rajasthan at the third place and
Delhi at the fourth place.

LIC appoints Tablesh Pandey as managing director
• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on 14 March announced

the appointment of Tablesh Pandey and M Jagannath as Managing
Directors of the corporation.
• Tablesh Pandey will take over from 1 April 2023, M Jagannath will take
over from 13 March 2023.
• The two managing directors retiring from the corporation this week are
Raj Kumar and BC Patnaik.

International Women's Day - 8 March
• International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March.
• The theme for the year 2023 is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology
for gender equality”.
• The theme of the International Women's Day 2023

campaign is: Embrace Equity or #EmbraceEquity.
• International Women's Day was started by Clara Zetkin in 1910.

CISF Raising Day: 10 March
• The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day is observed

every year on 10 March.
• In the year 2023, the 54th Raising Day of CISF is celebrated.
• Its main objective is to strengthen national security and for this it is
working continuously.
• It was established in 1969 by the Indian Parliament under the CISF Act
1968.
• CISF functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Director General: Sheel Vardhan Singh
• Headquarters: New Delhi

World Consumer Rights Day - 15 March
• World Consumer Rights Day is an annual celebration that is celebrated

on 15 March.
• The day aims to raise awareness of consumer rights and needs
globally.
• "Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions" is the

theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2023.
• He sent a special message to the US Congress on March 15, 1962,

where he officially addressed the issue of consumer rights.

National Immunisation Day: 16 March
• Every year on 16 March, India observes National Immunization Day to

raise awareness about polio eradication worldwide.
• Vaccines have successfully reduced the spread of many deadly diseases

such as measles, chickenpox, tetanus, rubella, polio and, more
recently, COVID-19.
• National Immunization Day was first observed in 1995 when the Pulse
Polio Immunization Program was launched to eradicate polio from
India.
• On March 16, 1995, the first dose of oral polio vaccine was
administered in India as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
of the World Health Organization (WHO), which began in 1988.
• The vaccination program was popularised through a nationwide
campaign called 'Do Boond Zindagi Ki'.
• Every year National Immunization Day is celebrated under a specific
theme and in 2022 its theme is 'Vaccines Work for Everyone'.

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 US recognizes McMahon Line as international

• The United States has recognized the McMahon Line as the

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Components of the project

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• Organized by the Indian Army, soldiers from the 42nd Battalion,

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• He has been awarded for successfully navigating the financial markets

• It is responsible for regulating India's monetary policy and managing

• RBI also acts as the banker to the Government of India, commercial

• RBI is headquartered in Mumbai and operates through various

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• According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's

• According to this report, between the years 2013-17 and 2018-22,

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• Establishment - 6 May 1966

• Founders - Tage Erlander, Alva Myrdal

• Chairman - Stefan Lofven

• Director - Dan Smith

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• Denmark has launched a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres

• The project is called "Greensand" and is being led by British chemical

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• Prime Minister - Mette Frederiksen

• Official name - Kingdom of Denmark

• Official language - Danish

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• She piloted a semi-high speed train between Solapur station and

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• Mount Merapi is a volcanic mountain on the island of Java in

• It was discovered by Mr. Morris in 1754 and is also known as the

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• Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav recently said in a written

• Indian Railways has taken several initiatives to reduce carbon

• Indian Railways is starting production of three phase electric

• Li Qiang was appointed as the new Premier or Prime Minister of China

• Li Qiang's nomination was approved at the annual meeting of the

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• it is an east asian country

• National language - Mandarin

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• Nagpur City Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said that a notice

• Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has made special arrangements

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• He is a civic architect and urban planner with an extensive work plan

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• It is the highest international honor for architects.

• The prize was established in 1979 by J. A. Pritzker is funded by the

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• On 9 March 2023, senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel

• He will succeed Bidya Devi Bhandari as the head of state of Nepal.

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• He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister and