Daily Current Affairs for Competitive Examinations: March 10, 2023
The current affairs section needs to be given extra attention if you are preparing for competitive examinations. A candidate should constantly study fresh information about events in the globe, country, state, and all other sectors. To maintain a level of general knowledge, all you need to know are the essentials. Reading about current events is not difficult; it is really interesting. In order to help all the candidates score well in this section, we have analysed the most recent news from The Hindu, Indian Express, the Economic Times, and so on.
Current Affairs: Defence
Navy gets first-ever made-in-India fuze for underwater anti-submarine rockets
In what is being seen as a major success for the “Make in India” initiative in the defence sector, the Indian Navy has received a fully indigenised fuze for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) underwater rocket manufactured for the first time by private Indian industry.
Details:
Fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket RGB-60 used from major warships through a private manufacturer, M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur.
Fuze is part of the weapon or ammunition that initiates its function. In torpedoes, the function is to explode.
Fuze may have electronic or mechanical parts. There are different fuze types: artillery fuze, hand grenade fuze, aerial bomb fuze, landmine fuze, naval mine fuze, etc. Apart from this, there are time fuzes, impact fuze, proximity fuze, barometric fuze, combination fuze, etc.
About RGB-60 rocket:
RGB-60 is a rocket used to hit submarines.
It is 212 mm in diameter and 1830 mm in length.
The range of RGB-60 is 300m to 5,500m. It operates with a two-stage motor. It is charged with Torpex. Torpex is a mixture of RDX, aluminium, and TNT. Torpex is mainly used in underwater firings.
Question:
Navy gets first-ever made-in-India fuze for underwater anti-submarine rockets. This fuze is made by which of the following companies?
A. Bharat Forge
B. Centum Electronics
C. Ashok Leyland Defence Systems
D. Economic Explosives Limited
Answer: D
Check out the Highlights of the Economic Survey 2022-23 by clicking on the link given below: Economic Survey 2022-23
Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR (Indian Ocean Region) over a duration of four months from Nov 2022 – Mar 2023, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea.
The overall exercise construct included the Coastal Defence exercise Sea Vigil and the Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX. Together, these exercises also witnessed significant participation from the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard.
Details of the Exercise:
Set in the Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the theatre of operations for the exercise extended approximately 4300 nm from North to South up to 35 deg South Latitude and 5000 nm from the Persian Gulf in the West to North Australia coast in the East, spanning an area of over 21 million square nautical miles.
TROPEX 23 witnessed the participation of approximately 70 Indian Navy ships, six submarines and over 75 aircraft.
Question:
Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for 2023, conducted in which of the following regions?
A. Andaman sea
B. Arabian Sea
C. Bay of Bengal
D. Laccadive Sea
Answer: B
Current Affairs: Culture
MOT inaugurated a pavilion at ITB, Berlin 2023, under its “Incredible India” brand line
The Ministry of Tourism (MOT), Government of India, under its “Incredible India” brand line, is participated in ITB, Berlin 2023, showcasing India’s rich and diversified tourism potential and providing a platform to the tourism stakeholders to showcase the various tourism destinations and products including niche products.
It also participated with the aim of promoting India as a ‘Must See, Must Visit’ destination.
The Indian Pavilion was inaugurated by Mr Arvind Singh, Secretary of Tourism, Government of India.
Details:
In view of holistically promoting Incredible India, the Ministry of Tourism developed five thematic television commercials on different themes: Adventure Tourism, Heritage Tourism, MICE Tourism, and Art and Craft and Wellness Tourism.
The promotional films will provide a glimpse of what India has to offer to the World.
Theme G20:
Encouraging inbound travel and particularly in the backdrop of India’s G20 Presidency as well as grand celebrations of India@75 – ‘Azadika Amrit Mahotsav’, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has declared “Incredible India! Visit India Year 2023”.
The focus is on inbound travel to India to highlight the varied tourism offerings of our country and showcase them to global tourists.
The priorities include highlighting the unique tourism offerings of every state by leveraging the country’s richness in culture, heritage, spirituality, and natural beauty and focusing on promoting diverse categories of tourism like sustainable tourism, rural tourism, medical tourism, MICE, and others.
What is ITB?
The ITB is a prestigious platform among the top international travel shows, where travel professionals connect and showcase destinations and tourism products.
Question:
The Ministry of Tourism recently inaugurated a pavilion under its “Incredible India” brand line at which of the following forums for 2023?
A. ITB, Berlin
B. ITB, Paris
C. ITB, Washington
D. ITB, Melbourne
Answer: A
Current Affairs: Important days and Events
5th ASEAN-India Business Summit
The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology recently addressed the 5th ASEAN-India Business summit.
It was held as part of the ASEAN-India Year of Friendship to commemorate the more than three-decade-long engagement between India and the 10-member bloc in Kuala Lumpur.
About ASEAN
It is a group of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok declaration
Founding members: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
Presently ASEAN comprises ten member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam
It promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration between its members and other countries in Asia
Question:
What was the theme of the recently held 5th ASEAN-India Business summit?
A. Strengthening and Moving Forward ASEAN-India Economic Relations for a Strategic Business Partnership
B. Develop fruitful relations
C. Connectivity is the pathway to shared prosperity
D. Towards Building Strategic Partnership between ASEAN and India in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution
Answer: A
Current Affairs: Environment and Ecology
Scientists discover the oldest known fossils of Pollen-Carrying Insects
Scientists have recently discovered 280-million-year-old fossils of insects and the world’s first plant pollinators called tillyardembiids preserved with pollen on their bodies.
They were found along the riverbank, close to the village of Chekarda in Russia.
These record-setting remains are around 120 million years older than the previously oldest known fossils of pollen-carrying insects.
The team examined 425 fossils of an insect called Tillyardembia and realised that six were preserved with pollen on their heads, bodies or legs.
Tillyardembiids are earwig-like insects with flattened bodies.
They are older than mosquitoes found in Jurassic Park, which is around 200 million years old.
The rock on which the insect fossil was found is a sedimentary rock. It was under a lagoon about 280 million years ago.
Question:
Recently Scientists have discovered 280-million-year-old fossils of insects and the world’s first plant pollinators called tillyardembiids in which of the following countries?
A. Thailand
B. Russia
C. Ethiopia
D. West Indies
Answer: B
Check out the Highlights of Union Budget 2023 by clicking on the link given below: Union Budget 2023-24
Factbook: 09-March-2023
Anupama Ramachandran wins the Women’s Snooker World Cup
India’s Anupama Ramachandran won the under-21 title in the world women’s snooker championships with a 79-13, 61-63, 31-76, 83-55, 53-42 victory over Ploychompoo Laokiatphong of Thailand in the final.
The Women’s Snooker World Cup is being held in Bangkok, Thailand.
The India ‘A’ team featuring Amee Kamani and Anupama Ramachandran have made history by winning the Women’s Snooker World Cup for India at the Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok.
Manik Saha sworn in as 13th CM of Tripura
Manik Saha took oath as the 13th chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister after the BJP clinched a victory in the 16 February Assembly polls. Eight other ministers were sworn in. Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy.
Tripura Capital: Agartala
Tripura Governor: Satyadeo Narain Arya
Visit of French Navy Ships to Kochi
French Navy Ships FS Dixmude, an amphibious helicopter carrier and La Fayette, a frigate, are on a visit to Kochi from 06 – 10 March 2023 as part of a circumnavigation mission and will be discussing a wide range of issues of maritime cooperation between the two Navies.
During the ongoing visit, the French team visited professional training schools and ships of Southern Naval Command. Cross-training visits, and professional and social interaction, including sports fixtures, were some of the highlights of the visit.
The French Army embarked onboard ships and will also conduct joint military exercises with the Indian Army.
Indo-French Naval cooperation is a key element in strengthening regional maritime security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The visit of the French ships significantly contributed towards strong bilateral defence ties and strategic partnerships between the two nations.
Rest of India (ROI) beat Madhya Pradesh to win Irani Cup
The Rest of India (ROI) team has captured the Irani Cup for the 25th time by defeating Madhya Pradesh by a margin of 238 runs in the final.
The Rest of India became champions for the second time in a row.
Earlier, they had managed to defeat Saurashtra in the 2019–20 season. The Irani Cup was not held in 2020–21 due to the Corona pandemic.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was awarded Player of the Match for his role as a centurion in both innings of the match against Madhya Pradesh.
Mumbai opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 213 in the first innings and 144 in the second innings.
Ashwini Vaishnaw releases ‘Go Green, Go Organic’ cover for Sikkim
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and four Sikkim ministers released a unique cover of the Department of Posts, ‘Go Green, Go Organic’ for Sikkim.
The Union Minister thanked the Department of Posts for this release and congratulated Sikkim State on becoming the world’s first state to get recognised as an Organic state by the World Book of Records (London).
The Department of Posts has played an important role in promoting the country’s culture and heritage through its special covers.
This release is a tribute to the rich culture of Sikkim and its contributions to the country’s agriculture sector.
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