Daily Current Affairs  – 11 March 2023

In News The PM felicitated awardees of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar during the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR).  Awardees for the Year 2023 Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram About the Award It is an award to recognize the excellent work done […]

In News Recently, India and the U.S. agreed to form a semiconductor sub-committee during the relaunched India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue. About The Semiconductor Sub-Committee is part of India-US efforts to  increase private-sector cooperation in the area of semiconductors  with a view to reducing their dependence on China and Taiwan.  It is led by the Department of […]

In News Recently, the US Secretary of Commerce visited India to participate in the India-US bilateral Commercial Dialogue 2023. About: The India-US Commercial Dialogue aims to strengthen US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership by enhancing commercial collaboration  It is because of such collaborations that the bilateral goods and services trade has almost doubled since 2014, surpassing […]

In News The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched the MSME Competitive (LEAN) scheme. About The Scheme is a business initiative to reduce “waste” in manufacturing. It provides for building awareness of lean manufacturing practices in MSME clusters as well as cost sharing of consultant’s fees with MSME units who opt for […]

In News Recently, China-Brokered Talks have led to the normalcy of diplomatic relations between the middle-eastern countries of Iran and Saudi Arabia About Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions after a seven-year-long rift that has fuelled tensions in the Gulf and deepened conflicts from Yemen to Syria. The […]

In News The Finance Ministry has amended money laundering rules to incorporate more disclosures for non-governmental organisations by reporting entities like financial institutions, banking companies or intermediaries. It has also defined “politically exposed persons” (PEPs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in line with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). […]

In News The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the report to monitor progress and identify areas for action in the implementation of sodium reduction policies and other measures. Major Highlights of the Report The world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 percent in the next two years […]

In News The Prime Minister inaugurated the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in New Delhi. Highlights of the Session The main theme of the session is “Building Local Resilience in a Changing Climate”. The PM also felicitated awardees of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar.  The PM gave […]

In News ISRO recently released the Landslide Atlas of India identifying landslide hotspots in the country. About  ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre created a database of landslide-prone regions of India based on events during 1998 – 2022. In addition to aerial images, high-resolution satellite images captured using ResourceSat-1 and 2, etc., were used to study […]