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DAILY DOSE 12TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 12TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Karnataka reports India’s first death from H3N2 influenza virus

  • India reported its first two deaths due to the Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus, one each from Karnataka and Haryana on 10 March 2023.
  • Ninety cases of H3N2 have been reported over the last three months in India.
  • In Karnataka, 82-year-old Hire Gowda died due to the H3N2 virus.
  • The infection is contracting children more than adults and children below 15 are more prone to the viral infection.

 

2) Know About: Punjab National Bank

  • It is an Indian public sector bank based in New Delhi.
  • The bank was founded in May 1894 and is the third largest public sector bank in India.
  • It has a banking subsidiary in the UK, as well as branches in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Dubai, and Kabul.
  • Founders: Dyal Singh Majithia, Lala Lajpat Rai
  • MD & CEO: Atul Kumar Goel
  • Tagline: “The Name You Can Bank Upon”

 

 

3) PNB signs MoU with Central Warehousing Corporation to finance farmers

  • The Punjab National Bank and the Central Warehousing Corporation on 9 March 2023, signed an MoU to facilitate financing under the e-NWR (Electronic Negotiable Warehousing Receipt).
  • The partnership aims to provide easy access to finance to farmers/processors/traders against the pawning of agricultural products stored in CWC warehouses.

 

 

4) Saudi Arabia

  • It is a country in Western Asia.
  • It is the fifth-largest country in Asia and the second-largest in the Arab world.
  • The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel.
  • Capital: Riyadh
  • Currency: Saudi Riyal
  • Population: 3.6 crores
  • Official language: Arabic
  • King: Salman
  • Crown Prince and Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Salman

 

5) Iran, S. Arabia agree to resume diplomatic relations, reopen embassies

  • Iran and Saudi Arabia on 10 March 2023, agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other’s countries.
  • It was announced after China-led negotiations were held in Beijing in March 2023.
  • They also agreed that the foreign ministers of both countries would meet to implement this and improve bilateral relations and that previous cooperation accords.

 

6) Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves New Sports Policy 2023

  • The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath, on 10 March 2023, approved the New Sports Policy 2023.
  • As part of the new sports policy, special focus is to be laid on a range of aspects from a player’s physical fitness to training.
  • Along with this, various provisions have been made to support the development of new institutions while connecting schools, and colleges with sports.

 

7) Japanese PM Kishida Fumio to visit India on 20-21 March 2023

  • Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio will arrive on an official visit to India to expand bilateral cooperation with India on March 20-21, 2023.
  • During the visit, he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Both sides will discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.
  • They will also discuss their priorities for their respective Presidencies of the G7 and G20.

 

 

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