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DAILY DOSE 9TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 9TH MARCH CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) First meeting of Central Asia JW Group on Afghanistan held in India

  • The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Afghanistan was held in New Delhi in March 2023.
  • The meeting was attended by the Special Envoys and Senior Officials of India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, & Uzbekistan.
  • Participants discussed regional threats of terrorism, extremism, radicalization, and drug trafficking emerging from Afghanistan.

 

2) Indian Railways to launch Bharat Gaurav train from Mumbai to Madurai

  • Indian Railways is going to run the Bharat Gaurav train from Mumbai to Renigunta and back from 9 March 2023.
  • Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train is in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism.
  • This IRCTC tourist train will be an all-inclusive tour package and IRCTC will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests.

 

3) Australian PM Anthony Albanese arrives in India on 4 day visit

  • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in India on 8 March 2023.
  • Albanese is in India for India-Australia Summit which will be concluded on 11 March 2023.
  • It is PM Albanese’s first bilateral visit to India since the Labour Party government was sworn in in May 2022.
  • The visit to India aims to further strengthen India-Australia bilateral relations.

 

4) Five-day Yaoshang festival begins in Manipur

  • The Yaoshang festival began on 7 March 2023 in Manipur.
  • It is celebrated for five days in spring, starting on the full moon day of the month of Lamda (February-March).
  • The festival is celebrated by the Meetei who are predominantly Hindu and it is celebrated at the same time as Holi.
  • On the second day, groups of local bands perform sankirtan in the Govindagee Temple in Imphal.

 

5) Hardeep Singh Puri launches Swachhotsav under Swachh Bharat Mission

  • Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
  • It aims to recognize and celebrate the transition from women in sanitation to women-led sanitation.
  • At the launch, the first edition of Women Icons leading Sanitation & Waste Management (WINS) Challenge-2023 was also announced.

 

6) Grp Cptn Shaliza Dhami becomes 1st woman to command frontline IAF Unit

  • Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has become the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to command a front line combat unit.
  • She will command a missile squadron in the Western sector.
  • She was commissioned as helicopter pilot in 2003, and has over 2800 hours of flying experience and is commended by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief on two occasions.

 

7) Union MOS Dr L Murugan Presents National Photography Awards

  • The Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Dr L. Murugan presented the 8th National Photography Awards.
  • Winners List of the 8th National Photography Awards:
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Ms Sipra Das
  • Professional Photographer of the Year Award – Shri Sasi Kumar Ramachandran
  • Special Mention Awards in the Professional category

 

8) A new species of gecko discovered: Phyllurus fimbriatus

  • Phyllurus fimbriatus is a new species of gecko, has been discovered on an uninhabited Queensland Island of Australia.
  • The carnivorous reptile measures about 15 cm in length and has a spiny leaf-shaped tail and a beaky face
  • The lizard was named the Scawfell Island leaf-tailed gecko due to the fringe of spines around its tail.

 

 

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