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DAILY DOSE 15TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 15TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Bird census at Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary identifies 161 new species

  • As many as 161 bird species, including a new one, were identified by bird watchers during the annual bird census held in March 2023 at the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary in the Aralam Wildlife Division in Kerala.
  • As many as 60 bird watchers participated in the three-day census, which began on March 10 and concluded on 13 March 2023.

 

2) First woman loco pilot operates new semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train

  • Surekha Yadav, Asia’s first woman loco pilot has become the first female to operate the newly-introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train in March 2023.
  • Yadav piloted the Vande Bharat Express train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on March 13, 2023.
  • In 1988, she became India’s first female train driver.

 

3) Bihar has lowest literacy rate followed by Arunachal and Rajasthan

  • Bihar (61.8 pc) has the lowest literacy, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65.3 pc) and Rajasthan (66.1 pc) according to Ministry of Education.
  • The literacy rate in rural India is 67.77 per cent as compared to 84.11 per cent in urban India.
  • Kerala has the highest literacy rate (94 pc) followed by Lakshadweep (91.85) and Mizoram (91.33 pc).

 

4) Know About: SIPRI

  • Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, arms control and disarmament.
  • It provides data, analysis and recommendations for armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade.
  • Founded: 6 May 1966
  • Headquarters: Solna
  • Director: Dan Smith
  • Chair: Stefan Löfven
  • Founders: Tage Erlander, Alva Myrdal

 

5) India remains world’s top arms importer: SIPRI report

  • India remained the world’s top arms importer in 2022, but its imports declined by 11 per cent between 2013-17 and 2018-22, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report 2023.
  • According to report, the US was the world’s topmost military exporter in the past five years, accounting for 40% of global exports, followed by Russia (16%), France (11%).

 

6) South Korea

  • It is a country in East Asia.
  • It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and shares a land border with North Korea.
  • Seoul Capital Area is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world.
  • President: Yoon Suk Yeol
  • Capital: Seoul
  • Currency: Korean Republic won
  • Population: 5.17 crores
  • Official languages: Korean
  • Prime Minister: Han Duck-soo

 

7) AUKUS Pact

  • It is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, announced on 15 Sept 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region.
  • Under the pact, the US & the UK will assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
  • The pact will focus on military capability, separating it from the 5-Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance that also includes New Zealand and Canada.

 

8) India to host SCO Tourism Ministers’ meet in Varanasi on March 17-18

  • India will host the Shanghai Cooperation. Organisation (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ Meeting on 17-18 March in Kashi (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh.
  • Varanasi has been designated as the first cultural capital of the SCO.
  • During the Tourism Ministers’ (TMM) meeting, a joint action plan on the development of cooperation in tourism among SCO member countries will be adopted.

 

9) World Consumer Rights Day: 15 March

  • It is observed on 15 March every year for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs.
  • The Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights.
  • The theme of the 2023 is “Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions”

 

 

 

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