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DAILY DOSE 6TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 6TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) Mirabai Chanu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year for 2022

  • Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award on 5 March 2023.
  • She becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021.
  • BBC Para Sportswoman of the Year went to Bhavina Patel while Pritam Siwach was conferred with the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Boxer Nitu Ghanghas was chosen as the BBC Emerging Player of the Year.

 

2) Karnataka beat Meghalaya to win Santosh Trophy after 54 years

  • Karnataka defeated Meghalaya 3-2 in the final of the 76th National football championship also known as “the Hero Santosh Trophy” at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 4 March 2023.
  • This is the first trophy for Karnataka since 1968-69.
  • The last time they won the trophy as the princely state of Mysore.
  • This is the fourth time that the state won this trophy.

 

3) Two-day Millet Mahotsav organised at Agra, Uttar Pradesh

  • A two-day Millet Mahotsav was organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from 3-4 March, 2023.
  • The event was inaugurated by Minister of State for Law & Justice, Prof. SP Singh Baghel.
  • Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of food grains in India and accounted for about 18.89% share in the country’s total food grain output in 2020-21.

 

4) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya unveils a book, ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story’

  • Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri.’
  • The book is authored by Sajjan Singh Yadav, Additional Secretary, Govt of India.
  • The book elaborates on India’s impressive achievement in developing, producing, and distributing COVID-19 vaccines.

 

5) The first Labour 20 meeting to be held in Amritsar on 19-20 March

  • The 1st Labour 20 (L20) meeting is scheduled to be held in Amritsar, Punjab, from 19th to 20th March 2023.
  • It comprises leaders and representatives of trade union centers of G20 countries who provide analyses and policy recommendations aimed at addressing labor-related issues.
  • Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) is the lead national trade union center for organizing the L20 inception meeting.

 

6) Liquid Nano Urea (LNU)

  • Nano urea is a liquid form of nitrogen providing plant nutrient as a conventional alternative to urea.
  • It has been developed in place of conventional urea and has the potential to reduce the requirement of conventional urea by at least 50 percent.
  • The effectiveness of Nano Urea Liquid is more than 80%.
  • Its use has been found to increase the yield by about 8%.

 

7) National Commission for Minorities rescue all Indians stuck in Libya

  • The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Iqbal Singh Lalpura, on 5 March 2023, annonced that all Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated.
  • It was done by the NCM with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia.
  • The country has been facing unrest ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.

 

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