DAILY DOSE 10TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Pune to host the fourth Y20 Consultation Meeting on 11 March
- The fourth Y20 consultation meeting will be held in Pune, Maharashtra on 11 March 2023.
- It will be held at the Symbiosis International University (SIU), Lavale in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports.
- Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will be the Chief Guest at the event.
- The theme for the fourth Y20 Consultation is ‘Peace building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War!
2) India wins Golden & Silver Star at ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards’
- The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, has bagged Golden & Silver Star at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023’ at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin) 2023 in Germany.
- It has awarded in ‘TV/Cinema Commercials International and Country International’ category.
- The Golden City Gate Tourism Awards are given. annually in the Tourism and Hospitality sectors.
3) Know About: CSIR
- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body.
- It is the largest research and development organization in India.
- Founded: 26 September 1942
- President: Narendra Modi
- Director General: Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founders: Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar
4) Ram Chandra Paudel elected as new Nepal President
- Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel has been elected the new President of Nepal on 9 Mar 2023.
- The President is elected by an Electoral College consisting of the members of the Federal Parliament and the Provincial Assembly.
- He will succeed Bidya Devi Bhandari as Nepal’s Head of State.
- He is a former Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of Nepal.
5) BIMSTEC Organization
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven Asian nations.
- The BIMSTEC member states include; Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
- The current Secretary General of the BIMSTEC is Tenzin Lekphell from Bhutan.
- Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Founded: 1997
6) MOS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh attends 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting
- MOS for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh participated in the 19th the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meet on 9 March 2023.
- The meeting was chaired by Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai.
- BIMSTEC was formed as a regional grouping in June 1997 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration.
7) CISF Raising Day: 10 March
- The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day is observed every year on 10 March.
- The CISF was set up in 1969 under the act of the Parliament of India.
- It works under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and its headquarter is located in New Delhi.
- CISF was made an armed force of India by the Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983.
- Director General: Sheel Vardhan Singh
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