- Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addressed over the Confederation of Indian Industry Partnership Summit 2023.
- The ‘Learning Science via Standards’ initiative has been launched by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for students.
- NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched ATL SARATHI, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework, to strengthen the Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL).
- Nitin Gadkari inauguarted 100% methanol-powered buses that will be run in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).
- The Government of India and the World Bank have collaborated for the construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP).
- IBA Women's World Boxing Championships started at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi
- The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry is organizing the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum tournament
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi, to enhance cooperation and jointly enable innovation in financial products and services.
- State regulators in the United States of America (USA) shut down New York-based Signature Bank after California authorities closed Silicon Valley Bank, marking the 3rd largest failure in US banking history.
- Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K; Bank) has signed a corporate agency agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
- India will send 20,000metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through the Chabahar Port in Iran.
- The government has appointed Mr Deepak Mohanty, former Reserve Bank official, as the Chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA).
- The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Mr Antonio Guterres has appointed Ms Kavilmadam Ramaswami Parvathy of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan, with the host Government’s approval.
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile in Odisha.
- Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics has developed India’s first indigenous quadruped (four-legged) robot and exoskeleton for the defense sector as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
- Important days:
- Ordinance Factory Day 2023: 18 March
- Ranks and reports:
- Delhi has been ranked fourth on the list of the world’s 50 most polluted cities
- Appointments and resignations:
- Mr M. R. Kumar, chairman: resignation from the board of the company of LIC
- Mr Li Qiang : China’s new Premier
Question:
Q.1 _______has been ranked fourth on the list of the world’s 50 most polluted cities
a. Delhi
b. Goa
c. Mumbai
d. Jorhat
a. Delhi
b. Goa
c. Mumbai
d. Jorhat
