DAILY DOSE 13TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Know About: Karnataka
- It is a state in southwest India with Arabian Sea coastlines.
- It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
- It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area.
- CM: Basavaraj Bommai
- Capital: Bengaluru
- Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
- Population: 6.41 crores
- Literacy (2011): 75.36%
- Sex ratio (2011): 973/1000
2) Nitin Gadkari unveils first methanol run buses in Bengaluru
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on 12 March 2023, unveiled Bengaluru’s first methanol-run buses.
- The project is aimed at reducing the level of emissions and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) NITI Aayog, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Ashok Leyland are conducting the project together.
- As part of the project, the IOC will provide free methanol for three months.
3) Ayush Ministry to organize Yoga Mahotsav 2023 in New Delhi on 13 March
- Ayush Ministry is going to organize Yoga Mahotsav 2023 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi from 13-15 March 2023.
- The Yoga Mahotsav is an event to commemorate 100 days countdown to the 9th edition of International Day of Yoga.
- During this Mahotsav, mass yoga demonstrations will take place in one hundred places in Delhi – National Capital Region (NCR) to celebrate the countdown.
4) SCO Supreme Courts Chief Justices’ meet held in New Delhi
- Eighteenth meeting of Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States was held in New Delhi from 10-11 March, 2023.
- It was held under the Presidency of Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud with an aim to foster effective judicial cooperation among the Member States.
- It was a 2-day session wherein all SCO member states had taken part.
5) Know About: ISSF
- The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events in rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines.
- After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISSF banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions.
- Headquarters: Munich, Germany
- President: Vladimir Lisin
- Founded: 1907
- Secretary-General: Willi Grill
6) PM Modi inaugurates 118 Km long Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 March 2023, inaugurated the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in the Mandya district of Karnataka.
- The 118 Km long project has been developed at a total cost of around Rs 8480 crores.
- It will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from around 3 hours to about 75 minutes. It will act as a catalyst for socioeconomic development in the region.
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